Magee Parent Newsletter
October, 2023
Important Dates
10/6: Grading Day (No Students)
10/9-10/14: Fall Break (No School)
10/17: Family Life Begins
10/20: Picture Retake Day
10/23: 6th Grade Honor Roll (1st Period)
10/23: 7th Grade Honor Roll (2nd Period)
10/23: 8th Grade Honor Roll (3rd Period)
10/25: District PD Day (no students)
10/27: Masquerade Ball Presented by Student Council 3PM-4:30PM
Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
As our days get shorter and a bit cooler, we wanted to take a moment to wish your student a joyful and rejuvenating Fall Break!
It's been an exciting journey for your student so far, filled with learning, growth, and new experiences. This well-deserved break is an excellent opportunity for them to recharge and spend quality time with family and friends.
Whether they choose to catch up on rest, or dive into their favorite hobbies, we encourage them to make the most of this time away from their studies.
Thank you for entrusting us with your student's education, and we look forward to welcoming them back refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of the semester with renewed energy.
Wishing your family a peaceful and happy Fall Break!
Warm regards,
Martin Muecke
Principal, Magee Middle School
TKAP
The Korean Ambassador Program is looking for host families to have an incredible experience with a foreign exchange student for South Korea. Our friends will be here in January for 3 weeks visiting Magee MS and learning all about Tucson, AZ. If your family would like to host please contact Mrs. Butler at tamara.butler@tusd1.org or call 520-731-5000. There is a stipend for hosting and we would love to have you be a host family and share with our Korean students. Thank you, Mrs. Butler
Please use the link below to the Host family application. copy and paste in your browser.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:5493eded-b911-3bc8-806a-c2f7eacf2aaa
PTA Membership
Help our PTA reach 10 members! Please consider joining so we can incorporate as a chapter! We are lucky to have a few parents willing to help out this year! Let's show our support.
President: Tiffany Rogers
Vice President: Autumn Szlemko
Student Council Officers
Congratulations to our 4 Student Council Officers:
- President-Alixis Harrison
- Vice President-Khloe Jefferson
- Treasurer-Paola Martinez
- Secretary-Matt Lopez
We also have representatives from each 1st period class. Meetings are tentatively scheduled during the 1st period advisory time. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Nichols at Karen.nichols@tusd1.org
Student Council is off and running and our first spirit week was a success. Look for upcoming events and fun from our Magee Student Council.
Season 2 Girls Basketball on Deck
Magee Girls basketball is defending it's championship starting after Fall Break. All athletes must have a physical clearance on file. Email Mr. Yates at benjamin.yates@tusd1.org for more information.
Tardies
A reminder that our tardy enforcement is part of our MTSS process. It is as follows:
If a student has 4 or more tardies your students teacher should be contacting you the parent and will log the contact into MTSS.
Being on time is being successful!
Family Life
Lessons will be presented during the last 30 minutes of 1st period starting the Tuesday after fall break. Students break to designated rooms at 8:50, taking their bags with them.
Impact to instructional time is minimal because there will be no advisory for 6th and 7th graders during this time. 8th graders will complete an AVID advisory unit at the end of the period after the sixth and seventh graders have left.
21st Century Club
The Magee 21st Century Club is resuming after Fall Break. We will offer a host of after school activities in addition to tutoring. Please contact Mr. Miller or Ms. Seamans for more information.
Contact Ms. Nickerson or Mr. Miller for more information.
IReady
Congratulations to the IREADY winners who have gotten their pictures posted in the hallway. Students who practiced 45 minutes a week in Reading and Math were recognized and photographed with Rocky the Roadrunner!!
Lockdown Practice
The students and staff at Magee participated in a successful Lockdown drill on Friday, September 29th. Students. Teachers went through a training with School Safety officer Sam Martin 2 weeks prior and were able implement the required procedures. Magee will continue to practice Lockdowns throughout the school year.
AVID Binders and Planners
Please remind your students to bring their supplies i.e. Binder with notebook, pencil pouch with supplies, folders and Planners. Encourage your students to use their supplies. We are looking into purchasing some more planners for students. (There will be a charge ($5.00) for the planners that we purchase.)
In addition, our staff is using the AVID planners daily in their classes. Your child should always have their AVID planner in their backpack.
Hogwarts in the Magee Library
Please visit the library website at https://thesinginglibrarianatmagee.weebly.com for resources and all you need to know about what's happening inside our Hogwarts Library.
Information about HOUSE POINTS has been added to the LANDING PAGE on the LIBRARY WEBSITE (linked above). Please familiarize yourself with that document, as well as the Library Procedures documents for both Staff and Students.
The awarding of HOUSE POINTS and BONUS INCENTIVE has BEGUN!!!
Good Luck to ALL HOUSES!
Thank you!