Mead Middle School Weekly Update:

NO SCHOOL February 12 and 15!  Have a great 4 day weekend!

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 Tuesday. Wednesday is 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.

YEARBOOKS will be on sale all 3 nights of conferences – Feb. 22, 23, & 25 – for $37.

Mead High Registration Forms:

8th graders attending Mead High School next year need to return their yellow registration form either to Mead High or Mrs. Vaughan by February 29th.

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

 

Follow Mr. Barnett on Twitter:

@MeadBulldogs

Mead Middle School has a new and active Facebook page.  Please like us on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/MeadMiddle

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:

Mead Middle School Chick-fil-A Night:

Eat at Chick-fil-A on March 3rd and help the Mead Middle School PAC.  See details in our flyer.

The next PAC meeting will be on March 14th at 5:45 in the library. Cupcakes will be provided:)

Bulldog Den Update:

March Late Start: Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Bulldog Den is having a late start movie from 7:50 am to 10:10 am (School starts at 10:20 am)

The cost is: $5 before 2/29/16; $15 aDer that (cost includes snack) Complete this form or register online at https://stvrain.revtrak.net/

Learn about leadership in a fun, new way! Leadership is a quality that serves students in any capacity. It will help them with their friends, their school work and their team involvement. It is more than running for an office. Join us each month as we explore leadership with movies, games, teamwork and challenges.

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.

Education Foundation

Nominate a teacher for an Encore Award. See these flyers:

Flyer English, Spanish

Encore Awards English, Spanish

For Clubs and Athletics, please check out the calendar of upcoming events.

Junior Solar Sprints

Would you like to design, build, and race a car powered by a lithium battery or the sun? If so, then consider joining the Junior Solar Sprint Club and Competition. An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, February 18 from 3-3:30 p.m. in Mrs. Frade’s room. You must attend this meeting to be considered for a spot on one of four teams. Only 16 spots are available.  If you cannot attend, but are still interested, please see Mrs. Frade by February 17.

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.  

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.

MYSA

Career Development Center (CDC) Open House