Middle School Principal’s Letter

Dear Parents,

Thank you for taking the time to read this week’s version of the news and views. We have completed our fourth week of e-learning and my gratitude goes out to each and every one of you. We have a very high percentage of our students staying connected with their learning and it is a result of your efforts in partnership with the school.

As parents, you are proving to yourself that you can get through something that makes you vulnerable and uncomfortable and that you have what it takes to survive; while knowing you have the strength to come out on the other side with new information, new habits, and new skills. Learning how to stand in the midst of uncertainty, that is the foundation of courage.

We will be posting Semester-Two Progress Reports next week Thursday, April 23d. We hope that you will find the information about your child’s e-learning experience both, useful and informative. When you view the reports, as always, we encourage you to talk with your child about their ATLs as they relate to their academic achievement. We will include a comment as well, to provide the student and parent an idea of what the student is currently doing well, and what they need to work on.

On Monday, April 27th, all students are expected to attend Advisory during SSR time (11:50 – 12:20). At which time their advisory teacher will discuss their progress report card and help them set a goal as we move forward with the learning.

Thanks to all the parents who were able to attend the coffee morning on Wednesday.

Thank you for your continuous support of the middle school.

In Partnership,
Courtney Bailey
Middle School Principal

 

From MS/HS Library

Library Books Curbside Service Continues
CAC families can place holds on print library books and have them delivered to the front gate for pickup. See here for details on the service. We have checked about about 100 books from the MHS alone this week, and even more from the ES.

We use gloves to handle all check outs and book returns. Books that are returned are set aside for a 48 hour quarantine, as recommended by the American Libraries Association. The COVID-19 virus can live up to 24 hours on cardboard, and so we’ve decided to double that time for our returned books.

Once the 48-hour period has passed, books are checked in. If you have returned library books to the front gate and they are still on your library account, it’s because of this 48-hour wait.

Please note that the library carts will not be at the front gate until school reopens on Tuesday. You are welcome to place holds over the weekend for pick up on Tuesday. The cart and book drop for returns are at the gate from 12 to 3 pm.

Our collection of ebooks and digital audiobooks is open 24/7 via the Sora app, or the Sora website: soraapp.com. You only need your CAC single sign on to borrow books and read from your mobile device. See video tutorial for accessing Sora here. (When Sora asks for your Follett account, that means the CAC single sign on.)

Happy reading!

Three Cheers

Three Cheers to Ms. Fitzgerald for all her efforts to put a book in the hands of students and parents.

Three Cheers to Mahmoud for all his hard work supporting the distribution of material at the front gate.

Three Cheers to all the parents who attended the Principal’s Coffee Morning.