Cougar Nation!

We are so appreciative of all of the parents and guardians who are going out of their way to help our campus remain the greatest middle school in all the land! Why just this week we now have microwaves for kids to use in the cafeteria, thanks to y’all’s generous donation, and our staff will be treated to breakfast once a month due to the efforts of volunteers. These signs of appreciation will help keep our students and our staff nourished, motivated, and ready for the Fall.

We also want to thank our fantastic PTA for organizing and providing weekly Snack items for staff in the faculty lounge. They gather the donated goods, prominently display them, then we send out the all-call and teachers come a-runnin’! It’s the perfect way to break up the day and ensures our teachers never get hangry, which keeps them nice as pie for our kids. For some teachers, it’s the only time they make it down to the first floor each week so this gift serves two-fold; needed nourishment and social contact.

Math:

We knew coming into this year that our students’ largest gaps over the last two years of online learning would be in mathematics, we just didn’t know how large the deficit would be until after the first round of MAP growth. We were keenly aware that the lack of manipulatives, hands-on learning, and direct instruction would be cause for concern coming in and have plans to address them. The first thing we will be doing is changing the PRIDE schedule for 8th-grade students beginning this Monday. Mondays will be “Math Days” from here on out and students will use this time in their PRIDE class to work on the IXL Math program for a minimum of 30 minutes. Since we will no longer be using Mondays as grade-check days with their PRIDE teacher, you can help us with this switch by checking your grades with your student at home. Better yet, have your student get with you on Sunday night and pull up h/her Student Portal, log into Frontline SIS and show you where they are and what they need to finish or make up.

Another way to help your student is by letting them know how important math is to all walks of life and to encourage them to complete their schoolwork and homework in the subject. If they’ve nothing left to do for coursework, then ask them to log in to IXL for about 30 minutes and reward them with a sundae or even a series of sundaes. As much as we’d like to think differently, our students still see these little trees that say math only takes place in math class and we need you to show them the forest where math is part of everyday life.

Thanks for all you do. We are who we are because you are who you are.

Matthew Nelson

Principal

Clint Small Middle School

(512) 841-6705

www.smallmiddleschool.org

matthew.m.nelson@austinisd.org

Hi Parents! Welcome to Clint Small Middle School.

Our Teachers and Staff have been working hard getting the school, classrooms, campus, and animals ready for the school year. Here are some items that will keep them Recharged and Refreshed. Thank you for your donations in advance!

• Bottled Water
• Sparkling Water
• Variety of Sodas
• Coffee Pods for their Keurig
• Individually wrapped tea bags
• Single use Creamers and Sugar
• Individually Wrapped Snacks: Trail Mix, Granola Bars, Chips, Crackers, A Variety of Candy, etc.….
• You can also do an Amazon delivery of random snack boxes to Small Middle School, 4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd. Austin Tx 78749
• Please drop off any donations at the front door, preferably at non-pick up times 😊