From the Desk of Ms. Debra Novy
It has been so wonderful to see all of our students back in person for the start of the 2021-22 school year at Marian Central Catholic! We are excited to be welcoming in the Class of 2025 and new transfer students as well as seeing all of our returning students walking the halls again!
The entire faculty, new and returning, are ready for a great school year. To prepare, our faculty participated in two full inservice days August 11 & 12, focusing on collaboration, policies and procedures, Catholic Identity, and school goals. All academic departments are continuously working to update and improve the quality of instruction and student engagement in order to ensure that the education that we deliver is of high quality and rigor. More specifically, our teachers continue to develop lessons that provide students with a variety of approaches to their learning so that students construct their own knowledge, develop critical thinking skills, and become real world problem solvers.
In order to ensure that your student has a successful year here at Marian, here are a couple pieces of valuable information! By now, all parents/guardians should have received an email instructing how you can log into the Parent Portal. When you log in you will find that you have real-time access to your students’ grades and attendance records. If you have concerns or questions about grades or any other classroom issue, please always go to the teacher first, as they have the most direct knowledge about what is going on in the classroom and their specific classroom policies and procedures. You can find teacher contact information and webpages on the Marian website at www.marian.com. Students who find themselves struggling in any classes have several resources to assist them. These include utilizing their teachers’ Google Classroom, OneNote, or Canvas platform, lunchtime math lab (which will be starting up soon) with student tutors, or signing up for NHS tutors through the Guidance office. The Guidance Counselors, the Academic Resource Department, Father Warren, and the entire administrative team are also here to assist students with any issues! We are proud to work as a team to provide your students with what they need to succeed socially, emotionally, spiritually, and academically.
In addition, all of our students should now have a school-issued HP Laptop for use in and out of school for educational purposes. This allows the students to access their teachers’ platforms for communicating information and assignments, complete & submit work online, access the grade portal to monitor their own progress, as well as email teachers for assistance if need be. Here are some simple steps for successful use of these devices that parents can reinforce at home…
- Always charge the computer overnight
- Restart the computer before school so it remains updated
- Keep food and drink away from the computer
- Keep the computer in a safe place when not using it
Students who start to build a routine around the care and use of their computer find that they are less apt to be unprepared when they come to school, and therefore more successful overall.
Finally, a quick reminder that our Back to School Night was moved to a virtual format. We anticipate that we will be providing a specific date and links for our parents to navigate themselves through their students’ schedules virtually to “meet” the teachers and find out a little more about the classes the students are enrolled in.
As I said earlier, I am very excited for this school year, stepping into the classrooms to see students grow and learn, and become the self-sufficient individuals we know they can be! Please know that my door is always open for your students and all of you.
Prayers for an amazing school year!
Ms. Novy
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