I hope that this summer email finds you well. We, at Sundling, are looking forward to starting school and getting back into a school routine soon. We are all in this together, and will continue to focus our work on what’s most important, our students!

The Sundling staff is gearing up after the summer months, and looks forward to working with you as our “Partners in Learning” this year. Please remember that our front office staff is here to assist with your transition into the new school year. Jennifer Ratkovich, our school secretary and Betty Dime, our recently hired school nurse, will be available for support throughout the year. We are currently in the process of hiring a new school office clerical. The Sundling Leadership Team consists of myself, Assistant Principal Kelly Rice, Michelle Burton, our School Counselor, and our new School Resource Officer Jenae Taylor. Please do not hesitate to contact any of us if we can be of assistance to you. As a leadership team, it is our goal to provide a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable learning experience for our students so that they continue to achieve the academic excellence that the community has come to expect from Sundling. If you have questions or areas of concern, we encourage you to contact any of your child’s teachers, our school counselor, or the administrative staff so that we can work together to help your child reach his/her academic goals throughout the year.

Students will have access to their schedules using the Infinite Campus Student Portal on August 5th after 4:00 PM. Students can use their Chromebook login information to gain access and view their schedule. Help us to remind students to have their Chromebook charged and ready for learning each day, and to regularly check emails for daily updates and news a few days prior to school, and thereafter. Here is a link to the Sundling Bell Schedule as a reference. Students will use this bell schedule and their own schedule to move through their classes each day. Teachers will be taking attendance for classes at the beginning of the school day, and for each class period.

The process of scheduling a junior high school of more than 600 students is extremely complex. During the past several months, the Sundling staff has been working through the scheduling process for all students. This was a time-consuming process that involved content specialists and student support staff. We appreciate the trust you have given us in using our best professional judgment in placing students. Our scheduling process is a team effort that is very complex and completed with great care. Please know that we work to place each student in the best schedule possible. Every consideration is made to best accommodate each student’s needs. Unfortunately, it is impossible to honor over 600 requests. As such, we will not be able to change schedules if students did not receive their electives of choice. Doing so would create unbalanced classes and upset the instructional environment for all. Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate you for relying on and trusting our professional judgments on this important issue.

We will be utilizing lockers again this year and due to enrollment and number of lockers, some lockers will be shared. Students will also receive a PE uniform at the beginning of the school year, and receive a PE locker. If students bring cellphones to school, they will be required to keep them locked in their locker during the school day. For those students that share a locker, we offer a locker that is safely located in the office for personal items they wish to remain secure.

Our adopted motto will remain, “Sundling Strong!” We will focus on this motto in various ways throughout the school year as we teach students what it looks like to be respectful, responsible, and safe in all school-related settings in junior high. We will support them by kicking off the year with virtual lessons and activities that teach them about our behavioral expectations while gearing them up to be the best student they can be. Our focus to start the year will be to “Reinvest” in school and with each other.

Enjoy the remainder of your summer. I will continue to send out additionaI information as we close in on the forst day of school. look forward to the opportunity to meet and work with you and your child to help promote growth and success during their junior high experience.

Sincerely,

Jason A. Dietz

Principal

Please click on the following link to view the list of school supplies needed for Sundling JH this school year: WRS School Supply List 2021/22.