In The Middle
A newsletter to and for the parents of CLMS - 8/9/19
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back! This is the first newsletter of the 19-20 school year. The plan is that we will send one out every week, typically on Friday. The idea is that we share with you what is going on at school and keep you in the loop.
You will be getting a letter from us soon. It should be mailed out today. It has tons of important stuff in it. Please take a moment to look at that. It will answer many of your questions.
Lots of odds and ends in this newsletter. Enjoy your last few days with your kiddos at home. In a few short weeks we will be back in the groove. By the end of September it will like second nature again.
My biggest back to school tip is to reestablish the routines. Morning comes early on the Ponderosa. It goes better if the first day of school, is not the first day they needed to get up early.
Can't wait to get back at it.
Ralph Fairchild
CLMS Principal
651-213-2401
Schedules for 2019 - 2020
The schedules for the 19-20 school year are available on line. If you have your child log in to StudentVUE they can see lots of information. Most of it is very intuitive. The one that is not intuitive, is where to find their locker number and combination for their lockers. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so take a look at the picture and we will skip a thousand words.
(The little boxes that say "Data Removed" that is where your child's name would normally be. I just removed the student data for this demo.)
Open House 8/26/19
The open house will be on August 26th, we hope you can make it. It is a great chance to let the teacher put a face with a name. It is a great opportunity for you to see the rooms and get a feel for where your child will be for next several months.
Back packs for 8th graders
The idea behind using a backpack in 8th grade is to carry your computer or chrome book. Over the past few years they have gotten way too big. The average of backpacks I weighed last year was about 17 pounds. One of the features of the BYOD program is to carry less, not more. Clutter, safety for staff and students, and better organization are all part of the reason we want you to use a simple drawstring bag to move from class to class.
We are going to encourage your kids to use the lockers more than the 8th graders have in the past.
A really bad idea.
What you ask yourself during the day.
This is the best idea.
Not a bad choice.
Small yet protective.
Imagine 34 of theese in your classroom.
Grade 6 Sneak A Peek!
- Grade 6 kids
- August 21
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- This is a great chance to come in and walk around a bit.
- Practice your locker combinations.
- No teachers will be here, but Mr. Fairchild will be.
Up Grades
Paint, polish, fix, refurbish and clean! Our top notch crew has been hard at it, to get the building ready to go.
These folks are a fun and hardworking crew that have been getting after it to make it shine! Thanks
Val and Courtney are Back!
A big thank you to Mr. Jim Gillach who made these new metal logos for the tennis courts. Also a big thanks to Mr. Steve Otte for helping instal them.
Parent Volunteers
We will have a form for you to complete if you want to sign up to be a parent volunteer for our various activities. The form will be in the office - see Val Rogers or Courtney Daugs.
Our first event that we will for sure need help with is the fundraising party. That one takes place on October 3rd in the early afternoon. I know he needs help for this one.