Hello from Curtis Principal, Sonya Pitcock
Cougar parents,
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break with family and friends. We feel blessed to have such a supportive community partnership with you as we work to support the growth of our students. We will have three weeks until our winter break and the end of the semester! We encourage our students to keep working hard to finish this semester strong!
Our semester exam schedule is below. Students will not be able to take exams early and if exams are missed, they will need to be made up the week we return from break, starting January 4.
- Tuesday - Dec 14 – PE/Athletics, ELA 7, History 7/8 and Algebra 8
- Wednesday - Dec 15 – Fine arts, Math 7/8 and Algebra 8, Foreign Language
- Thursday - Dec 16 – CTE, Science 7/8, ELA 8, Foreign Language
- Friday - Dec 17 – makeups, corrections, part 2
Parents, please be sure to send a note with your child after an absence so we can excuse the absence. We are working on reducing our unexcused absences. You have three days from the absence to turn in the note. Students can drop those off in the office before school or you can enter the absence in skyward.
AISD Middle School Vaping Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DBmhDvDb0RB-Ko-Awn18uIo2DXkZ7ZbYe9h64H5hfIo/edit?usp=sharing
Student devices are being consistently monitored by a program called GoGuardian. We can see everything students search for and try to access from their district device no matter where they are located and in real time. Unfortunately, we are seeing a large amount of inappropriate searches from our students. We encourage parents to have discussions with your children and remind them of the acceptable use policies and expectations for device use. We are monitoring GoGuardian and having conversations with students who are using devices inappropriately. Also, please remind your children to lock their computer when/if they leave it unattended and be sure not to share their password with anyone. Lastly, the devices should be treated with respect and care. Students carrying their devices in their backpacks need to think about it being in the backpack before dropping or throwing backpacks down. We know accidents happen, but are just asking that you remind your students about taking care of the device.
Responsible Use and Digital Citizenship Policies: https://sites.google.com/allenisd.org/empower-allenisd-student/responsible-use-digital-citizenship
Sincerely,
Sonya Pitcock
Principal, Curtis Middle School
Upcoming Events
December 7: Jersey Mike's Spirit Night
December 17: Early Release
December 20 - December 31: Winter Break
January 3: Staff Development Day / Student Holiday
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A HUGE thanks to the more than 500 who have already joined Curtis PTA! Students can join too.
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When adults volunteer, all students benefit! There are many opportunities for parents and community members to get involved! Your help is needed! Complete the Volunteer Opportunities interest form and we will be in touch with you.
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Volunteers who work with AISD student groups and organizations will need to complete a volunteer application. These groups include, but are not limited to, PTA organizations, booster clubs, cheerleading squads, dance squads (athletic and fine arts) and any other AISD student organizations where adults will be working with students other than their own children at AISD sponsored events.
Click on this link to fill out the volunteer application: https://www.allenisd.org/Page/214
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