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Mr. Wilkowski's students are studying criteria and constraints while building paper towers. While doing so, they use a decision matrix to make informed decisions.

Never Forget 9/11

Patriot's Day

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SAFETY DRILLS Fire, tornado, and other emergency drills are held regularly to develop safety practices that will help students to move quickly in an orderly manner to designated safety areas during an emergency. Rules of safety are reviewed regularly and posted in each classroom. Students are required to be silent and shall comply with the directives of school officials during emergency drills. Each school shall conduct a minimum of five (5) fire drills, two (2) tornado drills, and three (3) lockdown drills each school year. During a drill or actual emergency, personal safety will depend upon the way in which students carry out regular procedures or modified instructions that the situation may dictate. FIRE DRILL = pulsing horn and flashing lights TORNADO DRILL = intermittent siren-like sound

Why Does Attendance Matter? Every school day counts in a child's academic life... A missed school day is a lost opportunity for students to learn. In this era of increased accountability for states, districts, and schools, the connection between student attendance and learning is being studied more than ever before. The primary rationale for focusing on attendance is the relationship between student attendance and student achievement. Teacher effectiveness is the strongest school-related determinant of student success, but chronic student absence reduces even the best teacher's ability to provide learning opportunities. Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career. A recent study looking at young children found that absenteeism in kindergarten was associated with negative first grade outcomes such as greater absenteeism in subsequent years and lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge.

Students can pick up a Student Council Application in the office or from Ms. Ludlum or Mrs. Curtiss starting Friday, September 6? The applications are due next Friday, September 13th. They must be filled out completely and as directed.

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GRADE REPORTS AND REPORT CARDS Midterm reports will be issued to the students on the following days: 1st Marking Period—Wednesday, September 25, 2nd Marking Period--Wednesday, December 4, 3rd Marking Period—Wednesday, February 19, and 4th Marking Period—Wednesday, May 1. Parents may request that their child bring home a paper copy by calling the office. Report cards are posted digitally to Skyward following the conclusion of each marking period. Parents may request that their child bring home a paper copy by calling the office. Marking periods end on Friday, October 25; Friday, January 17; Friday, March 27; and Friday, June 5. Twelve week terms end on November 22, March 6, and June 5—grades for these classes are available online on these dates and will print out on the next report card following each Term end date. Report cards will be available on Skyward on the following dates: Wednesday, October 30; Wednesday, January 22; and Wednesday, April 1. Fourth marking period report cards will be mailed home by Thursday, June 18.

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Would like to offer feedback to MDE about the M-STEP testing program? If so, the following is a communication from the Department of Ed. detailing a local opportunity to do so. "On behalf of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Public Policy Associates, Inc. (PPA) would like to invite parents in your area to a focus group feedback session at the Saginaw ISD. The purpose of this event is to gain parent perspectives on the current 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 11th grade parent assessment reports, and to collect recommendations to help guide the creation of an updated report that will be useful for parents like you! The feedback session will be at the Saginaw ISD on Wednesday, September 18th at 6:00 p.m. Individuals who participate will receive $40 for providing their time and input. If you are interested in attending, please register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SaginawISDFG If you have any questions regarding the parent feedback session for MDE, contact Paige Haight at phaight@publicpolicy.com or call 517-485-4477. Thank you for your interest! We look forward to hearing your feedback."

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Absences from school and extra-curricular activities-- Students who are absent from school due to illness for more than half a day may not participate in any school-sponsored activity conducted the date of the illness. If a student must be absent from school for an excused family matter, the parent/guardian should contact the principal to discuss eligibility that day. Students who are suspended in-school or out of school may not attend extra-curricular activities.

We hope your first week of school has been a good one!