Week Before School Reminders
Everything you need to know for school start....
To: MS Parents
From: Bill Wolf-Tinsman
Re: School Start Information
Date: August 2016
We are fast approaching the start of school, and I wanted to pass along a few reminders and updates that I hope will be helpful. It is shaping up to be an exciting year, and I speak for the faculty in sharing our enthusiasm for what lies ahead.
- Information for Advisor: Hopefully everyone (parents and child) has already taken advantage of the opportunity to share a bit of your hopes for the coming year with your child’s advisor. If you did not have a chance to fill out the questionnaire, please follow the links below as the information is quite important to us.
Student and Parent questionnaire links:
6th Grade:
Parent Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHP3JJ6
Student Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WBQ88BJ
7th Grade:
Parent Link
Student Link
8th Grade:
Parent Link
Student Link
Additional Information I hope is helpful as you get ready for September first:
- School Supply Information: Children should arrive at school on Tuesday, August 30 with necessary school supplies, including all necessary novels, books, ebook receipts, and workbooks. The list for each grade can be accessed from the My CA webpage.
- iPad Preparation: All students should arrive on the first day of school with their charged iPad and keyboard. Please also be sure the various aps are updated.
- Health Plans, Medical Forms, Medications and Non-Prescription Medication form: We must have all health plans, medical forms and necessary medications before the FIRST day of school as we need to be prepared for any medical contingency that may arise. If your child has a health care plan for conditions such as a severe allergy which requires an epi pen or asthma which requires an inhaler, and we do not have the necessary medication, your child will NOT be able to attend school. Similarly, if you child does not have a signed athletic participation physical exam form, s/he will not be able to participate in athletics. Please also note that if you would like the school to be able to give your child any non-prescription medications, we must have both the appropriate signed doctor’s form AND the necessary medication (advil, Benadryl, etc.) By law, any medication that was not picked up last June was disposed of by the school. We are being intentionally very careful about these safety related issues.
- ALL 6th Grade and New to 7th or 8th Grade Student Family Picture: If you have not done so already, please email a family picture to Fran Clark. Ideally the picture is relatively recent and clearly shows faces. Thanks.
- Welcome Back Picnic: We are hoping to see everyone at the Welcome Back Picnic on Monday, August 29 at 5:00 PM.
- New Student Orientation: All sixth graders and new to the school 7th and 8th graders are invited to an orientation session on Monday, August 29 at 4:00 pm in the Middle School. Parents may reconnect with their child after the orientation at the front desk for the Family Picnic which begins at 5:00 p.m.
- Locker Set Up: Interested returning 7th and 8th grade students may come to school and set up their locker after 5:00 pm on Monday, August 29. This is optional, and children will be given time for this task on Tuesday, as well. Our hope is that this may be fun for some children and encourage attendance at the picnic. Children will receive their locker number and combination from Mrs. Clark, Mr. Koza, Mrs. Farrell or Mrs. Butler. Please do not arrive earlier than 5:00 pm as we will not issue lockers until new student orientation wraps up.
- New Faculty: We are pleased to welcome Jessica Campbell, our new 6th and 7th grade math teacher, Kristina Espinosa, our new 6th grade Spanish teacher and Xan Funk, our new middle school director of Athletics.
- First Parent Association Meeting: Please join me on Thursday, September 1 at 8:30 in the Middle School Community Room for our first PA meeting. I look forward to sharing an overview of our program and highlights of what is new programmatically for 2016-17.
- Back to School Night: Please mark your calendars for Thursday, September 8, so that you can join us for Back to School Night. This is your chance to get to know your child’s teachers and become familiar with our curricular goals for each subject area. The evening begins with a light supper in the dining hall at 6:15. Remarks begin at 6:40 pm.
- Student Honor Statement: During the first week of school, advisors will share with students an honor statement which we will ask each student and his/her parents to sign and then return to school. The honor statement serves as a reminder of the importance of behaving with integrity from the first day of school to the last.
I hope you enjoy the last few days of summer. If there is any way I can be helpful between now and school start, please do not hesitate to be in touch.
Best,
Bill
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