Julian Middle Matters Newsletter
A weekly communication from Dr. Fitzgerald
Friday, May1
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4th- 8th
We are asking students and families to help!
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4th- 8th We need your help to send love to Julian teachers - social distance style. Here is a way you can help!
Contribute a kind video message to your teachers on this FLIPGRID. Go to Flipgrid.com. Click "Enter a Flip Code" and Enter one of the Flip Code: julian416
Click the big green plus sign to record a video of yourself sending a message to your teachers. Please record videos for your team teachers AND special teachers (non core teachers, social workers... etc.)
Questions? Email Mr. Lee (wlee@op97.org)
Navigating PowerSchool during Remote Learning
Please watch this brief video on how to navigate PowerSchool during remote learning. Angelica Love, an assistant principal at Brooks, put this together for our middle school parents/guardians. Please contact Cory Marshall (cmarshall@op97.org) if you need assistance with accessing PowerSchool for your student.
Julian Virtual Book Group
Attention all readers! Join Ms. Winchell in a virtual community with other Julian readers on Mondays at 2pm. Share what you are reading and get new book ideas. Be ready to share and listen!
Monday, May 4 @ 2pm
Monday, May 11 @ 2pm
Monday, May 18 @ 2pm
Tuesday, May 26 @ 2pm
Monday, June 1 @ 2pm
Jayhawk Lunchtime Socials
We believe that during this time, it is important for our students to have the opportunity to come together. Starting next week, we are offering a space for Julian students to get together to socialize with their peers. Assistant principals will be facilitating these sessions next week. The “Julian Jayhawks Lunchtime Socials” will take place every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 11:00-11:30 using Google Meets. We will be sharing this information and the Google Meets link with our students on Monday morning.
Monday: 6th Grade
https://meet.google.com/jfe-hwao-wwr
Tuesday: 7th Grade
https://meet.google.com/tja-scvf-zfb
Wednesday: 8th Grade
Remote Learning Planning Days for Teachers
Friday, May 8
Friday, May 15
Friday, May 22
Students are NOT assigned work by their teachers on these days.
Cancellation Refunds / Field Trips
Several field trips scheduled for March and April were cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Julian office staff has recently submitted refund requests for those parents who had paid for their student's cancelled trip. Given that the district office staff is working remotely because of the shelter-in-place order, this refund process will take several weeks to complete for all of our District 97 elementary and middle schools. If you have not received your field trip refund by June 1, please contact our business office at 708-524-7625. We appreciate your patience during this difficult time.
Social Emotional Learning Lessons for Julian Students
19 Webcomics for Middle-Grade and Young Adults
This School Library Journal feature by Mahnaz Dar provides links to 19 webcomics for middle-grade and young adult audiences: https://bit.ly/3bKeOfR
Mental Health Wellness Appointments
We recognize that this time of crisis may create stress and trigger emotional difficulties for your child. D97’s school psychology department is offering acute (short-term) access to mental health wellness checks. Scheduled appointments are available daily between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. for mental health triage services during the COVID-19 school closure beginning April 13, 2020.
Parents/Caregivers, you may sign up your student for a 15-minute slot here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUVKMGZxZ0E0ZkpvfGRlZmF1bHR8ODI4ZTEzZmFkOTFjYWY5OGU5NjFiZDBkMDExZjkzNmY if you think your child would benefit from an empathetic ear and a few coping and self-care tips. When signing your child up, please provide the email (for video chat) or phone number you’d like us to contact at the time of the appointment.
Although this crisis may also be tough for adults, these mental health triage appointments are reserved to focus on student needs. If you have questions as a caregiver/parent, please email your building’s assigned school psychologist, your child’s educational team, or refer to this resource guide, created by the District 97 Social Work Department: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uKPIgKHr6sDnj_YHb1t6S9UbukwE2JUAZS4cv37H9QY/editBPAC Parent-to-Parent Online Support Group
Technology Support
District 97 Staff Referral Program
Meal Distributions
District 97 will hold meal distributions every Monday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Longfellow Elementary School (for Julian and feeder schools), 715 S. Highland Ave., and Brooks Middle School (for Brooks and feeder schools), 325 S. Kenilworth Ave. Meals are available to any District 97 family in need. Each student will receive breakfast and lunch items for five days.
OPRF Youth Summer Camp Program and Swim Camp Canceled
Upcoming Events
Remote Learning Teacher Planning Day - Friday, May 8
Email: tfitzgerald@op97.org
Website: op97.org/julian
Phone: 708-524-3040