Q: What does it take to build anything, like New York City?
Thank you so much for the support for the students of our middle school. This is a wonderful time in their lives and we here are honored to be a part of it. We would like to share a few of the details surrounding some of the adjustments we are making here.
Technology
Parent:
What did you do at school today?
Student:
Nothin.
No
longer!
To
improve our communication from our teachers, we are piloting a program called Remind101.
(www.remind101.com) This allows
staff to send a text message to every parent signed up. Homework
reminders, test dates and class announcements would be the primary purpose.
So when you want to know what happened, look at your text messages!
Schedule
Research
shows that teachers talking together actually helps students do better,
especially when the teachers teach the same classes! This is called
collaboration. We have grouped teachers geographically
together by content this year: math by math, grammar & reading
together and sciences together! This is designed to allow teachers to
have lunch together every day, reducing competition and improving
communication.
Lunch
Therefore
lunch will be based on the 4th hour class, and not grade level. Math and most
science classes will eat first. English second, and everyone else, third. Some may even be allowed to attend their Jazz
Band class early. Another benefit is the
number of students served per lunch is better aligned. No longer do we have one lunch substantially
different than another. Our kitchen
staff truly appreciates this!
That
is why the rooms are arranged differently. We understand it will be an
adjustment but together we can and will work through it.
Theme
Last
year our theme was #onthemap. We feel we have done a good job of putting
Winfield Middle School on the map, and not just because of our flood
assistance! There were successes in every department, grade level, and
class!
This
year, we are focused on a puzzle. We know there are many types but in
each, every part of necessary. Here at WMS, EVERYONE is necessary, vital
and valued, especially our students.
These are some bricks we are using at the middle school. What
other contributions are available?
Watch your thoughts; they become beliefs.
Watch your beliefs; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Parents:
text @mrmccracke to 5736291051 to get the latest announcements
and pertinent information from the Middle School.
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