Shepard News & Notes
November 4, 2016
Hello Shepard Families!
We had a little bit of fun this morning! To celebrate receiving the 2016 Blue Ribbon Award, we all wore blue and took a school photo from a drone. Coincidentally, I think we'll have to tweet this at the Cubs since it also works as celebration of ending the 108 year drought!
Enjoy!
Warm Regards,
John
1st/FINAL Posting - Deerfield Parent Network Program
5 Simple Rules: How to Raise Resilient, Gritty and Passionate People
11/15/16, 7:30 p.m. – Deerfield High School
Deerfield Parent Network brings New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen to Deerfield to offer parents a framework to help guide and support their children from grade school through college and beyond. Based on research, many interviews, group discussions, and his own personal experiences, Harlan combines insightful advice with facts, humor and the latest trends so parents leave with tools they can immediately put into practice. Click for details.
4th Posting - Shepard Student Portfolio Showcase
Purpose: The purpose of Shepard’s Portfolio Night is for students to report to their
parent/guardian on their academic progress.
Context: Portfolio Night is one of many opportunities for parents/guardians to receive
information about the curriculum and their child’s progress. Portfolio Night compliments Open House--an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and hear about the curriculum--and is intended to provide additional progress reporting.
It is important to note that Portfolio Night is not meant to be a traditional parent-teacher conference. Due to scheduling constraints, it is not possible to offer individual conferences with each teacher in a format similar to elementary school. However, should you desire to meet with a teacher or team of teachers individually, please reach out to them directly. Teachers are very happy to conference with parents/guardians by phone or in person throughout the year.
Structure: In advance of portfolio night, students will work with their teachers to develop a
comprehensive portfolio that represents the very best of their coursework. With
the assistance of teachers, students will prepare a presentation of their work for parents/guardians.
Students and parents will select a time (see below) to meet at Shepard Middle School to review the portfolio. At the meeting, students and parents will be assigned to a classroom where the student’s Core teachers will be stationed. While the student will manage his/her presentation, Core teachers will be available should parents have specific questions best addressed by them. In addition, Encore staff will be available in designated locations to address any questions parents may have.
Timeline:
- September 29, 2016 Link opens for parents to schedule Portfolio Night time slot. Please note - you need to know your child’s team.
- November 18, 2016 Link to registration closes Friday before
- November 21 & 22, 2016 Portfolio Day/Night - November 21 (evening) & November 22 (daytime)
10th Posting - Yearbook Ordering
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Box Tops
Don't throw away those Box Tops! We collect them and submit them to
raise money for the Shepard Student Council. Drop your Box Tops off in the Shepard Office.About Us!
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