Middle School

                      BettyAnn Souffrin, Assistant Principal
                                                             Middle School
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February 3, 2010

Dear Middle School Parents,

           February is here and our third marking period is well underway. Although February is a short month, it is filled with many middle school activities. Please take note of the following important dates:

February 10th – Valentine’s Day Dance 2:30 – 4:30 pm

February 11th – Parent Workshop: Analyzing your child’s predictive results and preparing for the State tests 8:15 am

February 12th – Jersey Kids Concert for students – 12:45 pm

February 23rd  – Parent Workshop: Be your Child’s Lab Partner. Ms. Magliocco’s science classes will be doing an experiment in the lab and you are welcome to join your child.

February 24th  - Parent Workshop: Be your Child’s Lab Partner. Ms. Carrara’s science classes will be doing an experiment in the lab and you are welcome to join your child.

(Formal invitations for all events will be sent home in your child’s correspondence folder.)

February 25th – Parent teacher Conferences 1:00 – 3:00 pm and 6:30 – 9:00 pm

This is also a half day of school

            Please take note that the monthly postcard and calendars have been sent home in your child’s correspondence folder. Official class teachers handed out labeled envelopes containing this information. You can also access monthly postcards on our school’s website. You can also access Edline.net for information about your child’s progress in each of the classes. Teachers are updating frequently and you can keep track of progress daily.

            The English language Arts teachers are sending home a practice ELA test to be completed over the Mid – Winter Recess. This will be used as another assessment tool to prepare for the upcoming State examination.

            The week of January 25th was No Name Calling Week. Middle School students participated in classroom lessons in support of this. We will continue our work on this campaign to create a kinder community during our Advisor/Advisee program.

            If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at (718) 815 – 0186 extension 217 or BSouffrin@schools.nyc.gov.