Hello Monroe Families-
What a great first week of school! Thanks for your endless support, communication, collaboration, and understanding as we kick off this school year. We had a great first week filled with excitement and positive vibes throughout the school. The students have shown incredible enthusiasm, eagerly looking forward to their classes and engaging with our dedicated staff. Similarly, our staff are excited and optimistic about the year and have already begun engaging and supporting our students!
This year we’ll be using the phrase “Raise the Bar.” The heart behind this is that we all have opportunities to better ourselves, treat others better, strive for excellence academically, socially, behaviorally, and more. We’ll be looking to “Raise the Bar” for our students and also ourselves in how we interact, teach, support, care for and more.
It's been heartening to see students responding positively to adults, creating a warm and welcoming environment for everyone. I am excited about the learning and growth that lies ahead and appreciate your partnership in making this year a success!
A few key reminders and things to consider as we move forward:
Cell Phone Policy: students have been doing a wonderful job so far! It’s amazing how they can adapt and meet our reasonable expectations as we “Raise the Bar.” Reminder of our process and policy below that we will start implementing next week:
First Incident: The student will be given a warning and asked to turn off the device and put it away in their locker.
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Second Incident: A Minor Referral will be written. Families will receive an email notifying of the 2nd incident. Administration will follow up with appropriate consequences
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Third Incident: A Major Referral may be written. Administration will follow up with appropriate consequences AND the student may lose privileges- examples below:
*Length of time determined by administration
Please refer to the Student Parent Handbook HERE for other policies and details
School Planners: every student will receive a FREE Monroe planner next week and will be expected to write in it every day in their classes. Teachers will go over expectations for the planner next week in Connect. Thanks for helping reinforce how important it is for our students to be ORGANIZED especially with 7 class periods!
Connect Lessons: If you're curious what we discussed this week in Connect, see HERE. Again, your support in reinforcing what we’re doing and talking about is much appreciated!
MODEL Mustangs Lessons: We’re spending the next two weeks teaching our school-wide expectations throughout our classes. You can glance at them HERE!
Schedule Change Requests: we will be emailing families the link to request a change to student schedules on Monday, September 9th. Please submit your request no later than Friday, September 13th. We do not accept requests based on teacher preference or friend preference. Requests will be processed as quickly as possible. Please keep in mind that not all requests can be accommodated. The available elective options will be listed on the form sent on Monday.
Cross Country: we are excited to announce that signups for this year's cross country team are now open! We invite all students to join us for another fantastic season of fitness, fun, and teamwork.
Registration Process: this year, signups will be completed through Final Forms. Please click HERE to view the instructions on how to register your student. It's a quick and easy process to get started.
Season Details:
Practice Schedule: Students will practice 3-4 days a week. M,T,Th, F from 3:50 PM to 5:00 PM.
First Practice: The season kicks off on September 16th.
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Fees:
Payment: All fees must be paid on School Pay, not through Final Forms.
Physical Form: A current physical form is required for students to participate in practices. Please find the physical form attached to this email.
We are thrilled to welcome back Coach James Longoria this year! Coach Longoria is excited to lead the team and has a message for all returning and new runners:
Mustangs! I am excited to coach middle school cross country this year! Our vision is to make our program competitive, fun and team focused. We will support each other with encouragement, team building and celebrate the successes we achieve together. If you would like to be part of Mustang cross country, come join us! No experience required, we encourage beginning runners.
School Supply Drive: we are excited to announce our School Supply Drive, scheduled to run from September 9th - September 13th. This drive aims to gather essential supplies from the school supply list to support our students throughout the academic year.
Open House: join us for Open House on Thursday, September 12th, 5:15-7:30 PM. It’s a great opportunity for a brief meet and greet with our staff. You will get the chance to hear from our staff and visit classrooms (10 minute rotations) all while enjoying some FREE pizza! REMINDER- this is just an introduction to the staff and school year. If you have questions for specific teachers, please reach out to them directly to arrange a time to talk. More details will be shared with families as we approach the Open House!
Picture Day: get ready for picture day on Thursday, September 19th. Order pictures on LifeTouch.com with ID code EVT94NK3V.
Middle School Supervised Attendance at Football Games: Sheldon High School welcomes middle school students to Friday night football games with parent supervision.
High School football under the lights is fun and thrilling, so please ask parents to accompany you to the game to cheer the Sheldon Irish to victory.Middle School students will not be admitted without a parent. Students will be admitted for $4 and parent tickets are $6. Go Irish!
Tripshare Connection: join a virtual meeting to other Monroe families for shared walking, biking or driving trips to school on Wednesday, Sept. 11th, 7:00-7:20 PM.
This meeting will provide an opportunity to connect with other families around carpooling, walking or biking together. You will be able to talk directly with other families who may live nearby or on your route to school. Participants will have the chance to express your needs and interest along with your contact information so that you can follow up afte3r the meeting to plan for trip sharing. Translation services will be provided upon advance request by contacting Sarah Mazze at mazze_s@4j.lane.edu or 541-516-0887.
To join the meeting, click THIS link or to join by phone dial +1 601-688-3090 and enter this PIN: 902 241 672#
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ALL IN, ALL MUSTANGS!
Best,
Stephanie Pérez
Secretary
Monroe Middle School
perez_s@4j.lane.edu
Phone: (541)790-632
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