Personal Best Parent Update
...from Donald F. Gately Ed.D.
August 30, 2019 Volume VII No. 2
Welcome video: Chad and Don
Incoming 6th Graders
Welcome to Jericho Middle School! I am excited to be your middle school principal and look forward to getting to know you. Change is always exciting, but it can be unsettling too. We realize that you may be a little anxious about coming to the middle school so we’re going to do everything we can to help you adjust and be comfortable in your new school. I am confident that in a few short days you will be as happy here as you were in your elementary schools.
When you arrive at school on Tuesday, September 3rd, the administrators and teachers will greet you as you enter the building. Each of us will be available to assist you in finding your classroom. You will report to the period 1 class that is indicated on the schedule you received.
Of course, you should take the bus to school, but if your parents drop you off they can drop you off at the middle school entrance in the lower parking lot or you can enter the building via what we call the “flag circle”, the traffic circle that is at the main high school / middle school/auditorium entrance (see the photo above).
Students get picked up at these locations also.
Your teachers have worked very hard in creating activities that will allow you to feel comfortable in the Middle School. Some of the activities for the first week of school include:
# tours of the building
# review of your daily schedule of classes
# locker practice (I know you’re nervous about this one . . . don’t worry, we’ll help you learn to open your locker.)
# classroom visitations will be conducted to familiarize you with the building administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologist, and social worker
# review of the school planner
# visits by the school administrators
We are confident that you will have an exciting school year and look forward to getting to know you.
Love,
Us
Lockers
Buses
Information about buses was e-mailed home. You can find more information at the transportation tab on the website
http://jericho.sharpschool.net/departments/transportation
Our sixth-grade students might be nervous about finding their bus at the end of the day. Rest assured, your teachers will walk you up to the buses during the first week to make sure you’re okay.
Supplies
Bully Prevention Kickoff - Oct 17th
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Jericho Middle School
Email: dgately@jerichoschools.org
Website: Jerichoschools.org
Location: 99 Old Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, NY, United States
Phone: (516) 203-2600
Twitter: @JerichoMS