Knox Middle School
February 2021
Welcome To February!
Hello Knox Families!
Welcome to Semester 2.
This month we will continue to celebrate student achievement with our Brag Tag program. Students can earn brag tags by checking their email, reading daily in Achieve 3000, participating in our Advisory program, joining our Saturday morning Zoom tutoring sessions, and for participating online. If you haven't had a chance to pick up your student's brag tags, please come to the main office at Knox between 8:00 and 3:30 daily.
Student Class Schedules for Quarter 3:
8:00-Advisory
8:30-Assembly (M,T,Th), Office Hrs (W,F)
9:00-period 1
10:00-period 2
11:00-period 3
12:00-lunch
12:30- start homework, check email, or outside break
1:00-3:00- finish classwork on Canvas/Google Classroom
Parent Portal
It is extremely important that parents access Power School Parent Portal to monitor grades and attendance. If you need your password, please email Ms. Kristen (kojetti@sandi.net).
We will continue to send out information to our Knox families via our Knox Social Media sites (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Smore Newsletters), as well as our School Messenger Program.
If you have changed your phone number or email, please reach out to us ASAP, so we can update our Power School system.
Meeting ID: 835 4583 3791
To join our ELAC, please reach out to Ms. Hueso ahueso@sandi.net
Thank you for your partnership and for navigating online learning with us!
Sincerely,
Principal Potter
GO BULLDOGS!!
Happy School Counselors Week Ms. Cruz and Ms. Shirley
Positive School Culture and Climate
Marzano Level 2 Certification in progress!
Our team has been working diligently this year to strengthen instruction and professional development at Knox. We are working with our Knox ILT and Marzano 2 team to develop structures to support instruction and differentiation. Please see the link below to learn more about the Marzano Framework.
In order to dedicate more time to our instructional professional development plan, our Knox staff will be participating in a special morning of professional development on 2/19 from 9am-12pm.
Navigate Knox's Online Learning Websites!
Knox has developed specific grade-level websites to help students navigate distance learning. These websites will help our students navigate to their Zoom classes and office hours, teacher's Canvas pages, as well as provide information about school news and events.
Click here, to learn about how to navigate our Distance Learning websites.
8th Grade Distance Learning Website
7th Grade Distance Learning Website
What is the Butterfly Project?
Our 6th grade students had the opportunity to participate in the Butterfly Project on Zoom on 1/28. Students will pick up their butterflies this week during the drive-thru return to Zoom on 2/4 to paint their butterflies, while asking questions to our presenters. After students paint their butterflies, they will be able to return them at Knox (food distribution drive thru daily).
Learn more about the Butterfly Project here.
LOTE Testing
On Friday, February 5th our Knox 8th grade students will have the opportunity to take the LOTE test. Students that will be taking the LOTE have received an email in their gmail. This assessment affords students an opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English in order to satisfy the World Language high school graduation requirements.
Congratulations to our students that have passed the LOTE in January.
S.H.E.P Program
Our Knox 6th and 8th Grade students are currently participating in the S.H.E.P program in their Science classroom. For students taking Science Q4, they will participate in the program then.
Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3Rs) is San Diego Unified School District's Board-approved comprehensive sexual health curriculum that complies with CA Healthy Youth Act requirements and National Sexuality Education Standards. This curriculum was vetted by a team of experts prior to being approved by our program's Sexual Health Education Advisory Committe and the district's Inter-divisional Curriculum Committee (ICC).
You can preview the curriculum here:
For additional information or to opt out of this program, please reach out to Ms. Cruz (lcruz@sandi.net)
Online Programs For Additional Support
Support for Families
In addition, our Knox team has created a Family Corner website for parents, which contains the following:
- Technology support information
- Library of Parent Coffee Presentations
- Covid-19 Resources
- Food Distribution Information
- Supports for Distance Learning
Upac Counseling Support
Knox Primetime Update
Hello Knox Students & Families!
Last month, to welcome in the New Year, we watched the Los Angeles Chargers take on the Las Vegas Raiders. The game was watched online and we were also able to have pizza ordered to the homes of those who were able to partake in our party! In order to be considered for events such as these moving forward, keep a look out for our monthly newsletters as well joining us on our zoom calls Monday-Thursday 3p-6p.
Thank you for all your help and support in getting your kids involved with PrimeTime! We have had an awesome amount of participation but are always looking to add more students to the Knox program! We are continuously enrolling throughout the school year to give your children the best opportunity to participate in sports, arts and other fun activities.
Throughout the month of January, we have been implementing new program activities which consist of a sports day, artistic expression, workout day along with college/career readiness!
We look forward to having you and your kids become a part of our Knox PrimeTime family!
Hope everyone is doing well during this current time. Stay safe!
D’Jay Scott
Knox Primetime
For enrollment, call: Ph. 7605861659
Parent Portal- Grades, Schedules, & Attendance
Join the mailing list- email hpotter@sandi.net
Key Contacts At Knox:
Vice Principal- Angelica Hueso-Garcia- ahueso@sandi.net
Google Voice- 619-500-6018
Head Counselor-M-Z- Lori Watkins- lcruz@sandi.net
Google Voice-619-500-6572
Counselor- A-L- Mary Shirley- mshirley@sandi.net
619-631-8632
Restorative Practices Coordinator-Jeff Ponsford- jponsford@sandi.net
Registration/Attendance-Leticia Alva Sanchez- lalvasanchez@sandi.net
Google Voice-619-512-3532.
Site Tech- Power School Parent Portal- Kristen Ojetti- kojetti@sandi.net
Google Voice-970-919-0119
Elizabeth Harris-Attendance- eharris3@sandi.net
Google Voice-619-880-9355
Admin Assist-Linda Dozier- ldozier@sandi.net
Health Tech-Monica Diaz-mdiaz6@sandi.net
Google Voice-619 292-8817