Menominee Junior High October 2016 - www.gomaroons.org

N EW SLET T ER Term: Fall | Issue 2 | Date: September 29, 2016

PRINCIPAL'S M ESSAGE

K EY DA TES FOR OCTOBER 2016

----------------------Octob er 7th - Junior High Picture Day

Dear parents and guardians: It is hard to believe it is already October and school has been in session for a month. Please be sure you are checking your child/rens power school account daily. If you need help with your log in or password please email Lorrie Desotell at [email protected]. She will be happy to email you your log in information.

Octob er 13th - Early Release Students dismissed at 11:05am. Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00pm - 7:00pm

This is a critical time for junior high students and we need parent/guardian support in monitoring students to be sure they are filling out their planners daily and are working on homework and/or reading nightly! I am encouraged to report for our first Student Council meting we had approximately 50 students show up for the informational meeting to be members! We have a

Octob er 22nd - Make A Difference Day

plethora of awesome activities planned this year starting with Make a Difference Day . This year we will be doing a service project at the Abundant Life Mission. We will be decorating placemats and making and serving a nice Spaghetti Dinner for residents.

Octob er 23rd - 31st - Red

Staring on October 23rd we have Red Ribbon Week - Our Drug and Alcohol

Ribbon Week

Awareness Week. We will have fun dress up days, share facts , post educational messages on the dangers of drugs and alcohol and sell treats to raise awareness!

Oct ober 26t h - Early Release PD - Students dismissed at

Watch for a form at home to sign up to chaperone or participate in these great

11:05am.

activities along with your child/ren. Please call or make an appointment with me to discuss any concerns or questions

Oct ober 27t h - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

you have as the year progresses.

Your Partner in Education, Alison M. Granquist Principal

Wash i n gt on DC M eet i n g OCTOBER 4t h @ 6:30pm Hi gh Sch ool Li br ar y There will be an informational meeting for parents/guardians who

M s. Pascoe's Com m u n icat ion 7 Class

have students already signed up to go to Washington D.C and for others who are interested in

Hello, an d w elcom e t o ou r 7t h gr ade com m u n icat ion s n ew slet t er su bm ission f or Oct ober . Ou r cr ew m em ber s ar e Jacob Felt er , Jacob Fer en bach , Elijah Higgin s, Er ick Br ow n , Nat h an Gr aves, an d Vasyl Rivar d. Ou r n ew slet t er t h is m on t h is abou t t h in gs t h at ar e dif f er en t in m iddle sch ool. -

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For st ar t er s, lock er s play a m or e im por t an t r ole in sch ool, bu t ar e sm aller (an d clean er ). Havin g gym ever y day is a good t h in g f or som e an d n ot so good f or ot h er s. At lu n ch , w e h ave ven din g m ach in es t h at w or k : it ?s good f or people t h at don?t lik e lu n ch m en u s, bu t ju st w an t a qu ick sn ack . Also, af t er lu n ch you can ch oose t o st ay in t h e lu n ch r oom or go t o t h e gym .

Th ese ar e ju st a cou ple of t h in gs ar e dif f er en t in m iddle sch ool!

hearing more about the trip.

THAN K YOU FOR SLOWIN G DOWN IN CIRCLE DRIVE AN D IN THE BACK PARKIN G LOT WHEN PICKIN G UP YOUR CHILD/ REN ! PARENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 AT 9:00 A.M . M ENOM INEE COUNTY ISD 1201 41ST AVENUE, M ENOM INEE, M I 49858 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORM ATION CALL ROBIN DELFOSSE (906) 863-8751

PARENTS/FAMILIES/INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN COMING TOGETHER TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES, IDEAS AND SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER!!

JUN IOR HIGH DAN CES 2016-17 Dear par en t s/ gu ar dian s: We ar e excit ed t o sh ar e t h at ou r ju n ior h igh St u den t Cou n cil w ill again be spon sor in g m u lt iple dan ces t h is year f or 7t h an d 8t h gr ade st u den t s. Th ese h ave been w ell at t en ded over t h e past cou ple of year s an d ar e a w on der f u l oppor t u n it y f or st u den t s t o in t er act w it h t h eir peer s in a social an d f u n at m osph er e. Dat es of dan ces an d all ju n ior h igh act ivit ies w ill be post ed t o ou r ju n ior h igh sch ool page on t h e dist r ict w ebsit e, w w w.gom ar oon s.or g. Saf et y is a pr ior it y f or all sch ool act ivit ies. Please discu ss w it h you r ch ildr en t h e im por t an ce of adh er in g t o sch ool r u les n ot on ly du r in g t h e sch ool day bu t also at sch ool even t s su ch as dan ces. We w an t t o be su r e all par en t s ar e aw ar e t h at w e w ill n ot allow st u den t s w h o h ave h ad a m ajor r u le in f r act ion in t h e m on t h leadin g u p t o a dan ce (t h at m ay or m ay n ot h ave r esu lt ed in a su spen sion ) t o at t en d dan ces. In addit ion , if a st u den t is ask ed t o leave a dan ce an d par en t s n eed t o be called t o pick t h em u p ear ly f r om a dan ce du e t o beh avior al con cer n s, t h ey w ill n ot be allow ed t o at t en d dan ces f or t h e r em ain der of t h e academ ic year . We u n der st an d st u den t s m ak e m ist ak es an d w e w ill con t in u e t o r e-t each expect at ion s t o su ppor t n ot on ly academ ic gr ow t h bu t also appr opr iat e social sk ills an d beh avior . If st u den t s get det en t ion s or ot h er m in or r u le violat ion s t h ey w ill be allow ed t o at t en d t h e dan ces. Th is n ew pr ocedu r e is specif ic t o m ajor r u le in f r act ion s an d at t h e discr et ion of t h e ju n ior h igh pr in cipal w h o is u lt im at ely r espon sible f or t h e saf et y an d secu r it y of all st u den t s at t h ese even t s. Th an k you f or you r u n der st an din g an d please call w it h an y qu est ion s or sch edu le a t im e t o see m e by callin g M r s. Desot ell (906)863-9929 w h o h as access t o m y calen dar . Sin cer ely, M r s. Alison Gr an qu ist , Pr in cipal

ALL JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS SHOULD READ A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES EVERY NIGHT!!! AR points are an ongoing expectation for English Language Arts classes for all 7th and 8th graders!!

Menominee Area Public School District is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, gender, marital status, height, weight, or handicap. Persons denied equal opportunity based on these conditions may file a complaint with Terri Mileski, Menominee Area Public Schools Compliance Coordinator at 906-863-9951 and/ or The Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Lansing, Michigan.