Mead Middle School Weekly Update:
School Dance:
Our final school dance of the year is Thursday, February 4th from 3-5pm.
-Cost is $4
–Students must have all fees and fines paid to attend the dance
-Please pick your child up promptly after the dance.
8th Grade Registration night at Mead High School:
Mead High will have an informational night for parents on February 3rd from 6-8pm in the Mead High School Auditorium. Mead High School staff will talk to Mead Middle School 8th graders on February 1st.
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:
Parent-Teacher conferences are 2-22, 2-23 and 2-25. The link will open up on February 1st. To sign up for conferences please go to the Mead Middle School website and click on “Online Scheduler” in the quick links area of our website. Or click this link.
The password is “Mead”
Conference Details:
3:10 – 7:50 on Monday and Wednesday and 3:10 -5:40- 10 minute conference time slots throughout the evening.
- 7th and 8th Grade – schedule with Advisory teacher
Open times will be available for 7th and 8th grade parents to visit with other teachers after they have met with the advisory teacher. - 6th Grade – Schedule with Math teacher and Language Arts teacher *Not by team*
Conferences will be 10 mins. in length.
Spring Testing April 12-22, 2016
All students will be taking the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) tests for English language arts (ELA) and math.
In addition, 8th graders will take the CMAS (Colorado Measure of Academic Success) test for science.
The testing window will be April 12-22, 2016. Attendance is vital during this time. We wanted to let you know early so that appointments and vacations are not scheduled during these days.
We have attached a schedule of when the tests will be administered to students.
Thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
Spring Testing Schedule
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We do collect Box Tops for Education as well as Milk Caps from Longmont Dairy. Please turn those into the office.
Mead Middle School PAC News:
Hello Bulldogs,
PLEASE READ FOLLOWING!!!
The School Dance is February 4th after school starting at 3:00 p.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m. There will be a $4 admission into the dance and all school fees must be paid. There will be snacks and one free soda or bottled water provided with each additional costing .50 cents.There will be a PHOTO BOOTH at the dance with props and FREE prints (Digital Downloads)!!! We need help providing snacks for the students like cookies, chips, popcorn or finger foods. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please drop them off in the office before 2:30 p.m. on the 4th. Thank you so much for your support.
The next PAC meeting will be on March 14th at 5:45 in the library. Cupcakes will be provided:)
Bulldog Den Update:
NOT ABLE TO GET YOUR KIDS AFTER SCHOOL?
Mead Middle School has an after school ENRICHMENT program called Bulldogs Den that begins at 2:50-6:00 pm in the Cafeteria. We are open Monday-Friday (when school is open). We provide snacks, homework time, activities, games, free-time, and friendships. Bulldogs Den provides a safe place for them to grow and enjoy networking with other students.
February late start is February 3. Our Community School program will be offering a late start movie that morning. Please see the FLYER for more details to sign your child up.
For Clubs and Athletics, please check out the calendar of upcoming events.
Kim’s Corner:
Hello Parents,
With the ever increasing presence of technology in our world, it can sometimes be hard to decide how much to allow your child to interact with it, and what types of interactions you approve. Social media is something that children in middle school often want to engage with, and also need guidance about HOW to participate! Much like other relationships, there are social norms and expectations that need to be learned. In addition, the online world is one in which people often behave differently than they would in person, leading to confusion for our tweens and teens about appropriate ways to speak, behave and interact.
I recently came across this article from the NY Times, and thought it gave great advice for parents who are considering letting their children begin to use social media, and also for parents of youth who are already participating in it. It sometimes feels like the easiest thing to do when concerned about something is to restrict access, tighten the reins, and deny permission to do certain things. In reality, there are times we do need to do that to ensure our children’s safety. The other side of this coin is recognizing we have the opportunity to guide our children as they learn how to navigate new challenges with healthy decisions. Social media is a new and constantly changing landscape. While helping our youth learn how to be responsible participants and users of it, we can foster wonderful communication about many things including friendships, communication skills, trust, self image, and many more.
Helping Tweens/Teens Start Social Media Use the Right Way
Hope you enjoy the read!
Kim Styles, LCSW
MMS Interventionist
Kim Styles is our Mental Health Counselor and Interventionist. Periodically she will be sharing information about mental health issues facing middle school age students.
The 100 Mile Club
Mead Middle School is proud to announce the first year of The 100 Mile Club. The 100 Mile Club® provides the opportunity to run or walk 100 miles at school during a single school year which improves school readiness to learn, creates better education outcomes, building self-esteem and the overall health in the lives of children and others. The 100 Mile Club will begin Monday January 11th from 7:15 to 7:45 am out on the track. If it’s freezing outside, we’ll run in the big gym. The fee is $11 and can be turned in the first day of attendance. We welcome parents and any volunteers. Check out the following Letter to Parents as well as Registration form. Please contact Amanda McIntire with any questions. [email protected]
100 Mile Club Letter To Parents
***Please look at the district website for any flyers for sports, fundraisers, etc that are approved by the district. Here is the link to the flyers.
Career Development Center (CDC) Open House