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February Parent Information Meeting

January 12, 2022

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WELCOME BACK AND MITIGATING FACTORS

  • As we welcome you all back, the following mitigating factors have been put in place to help ensure the safety of our students and staff.

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      • Students will be required to wash hands and encouraged to use hand sanitizer throughout the school day.
      • Student desks will be sanitized between each class period.
      • The use of computer labs will be limited to an as-needed basis (ESL, Renaissance, etc) and students will be assigned computers that are 3 feet away from each other.
      • Limited transitions.
      • Face coverings are OPTIONAL. Parents are best equipped to decide whether or not their child should wear a mask.
      • Masks must have strap that is worn around the ears, Gaiters are not approved face coverings.

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Nurse’s corner/FAQs

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Some FAQ's:

  • NISD does not require masking. That remains optional and up to the parent to decide
  • Viral Illness policy has not changed. If your student is diagnosed with a viral illness, please email a copy of the result to sbruschk@needvilleisd.com and Mrs. Sbrusch will help you on the plan to return.
    • *Different symptoms/illnesses have different times for recovery. Please utilize email and the nurse will help you navigate your situation.
  • NISD requires a parent note or DR note to cover all days of absence.
  • NISD takes a symptom-based approach - we do not exclude for "close contact"
  • At home tests for any illness must be verified/validated by a physician, otherwise they are counted as a parent note.
  • More information can be found under the link

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Campus Celebrations

  • December Growth Party
  • No Discipline Party
  • Super Jays
  • S.O.S.
  • Colonial Day

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Campus Happenings- Growth Party

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Campus Happenings- Colonial Day

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Super Outrageous Science (S.O.S)

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Attendance

  • Attendance is taken and counted each period. If a student misses any class period, they must provide a note the following day to the front office before the 7:55 a.m. bell. After an absence, a written note from the parent/guardian/doctor will be required and shall contain the following information:
    • Student name - last and first
    • Grade
    • Date(s) of absence
    • Reason for absence
    • Signature of parent or guardian
    • Correct phone number

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  • Student notes can be taken up to 24 hours to count for the student being absent, can be emailed, fax or brought to the front office by the student please.

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  • Students who are out for approved school functions(UIL/FFA, etc) are responsible for the work they miss during that time.

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Transportation changes/announcements

  • Please notify the front office of any announcements/transportation changes before 3:00 p.m

o This helps ensure that we can get all of the notes to the students/teachers on time.

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Dress Code and ID’s

  • Students are required to wear their ID cards at all times (exception: PE and recess)
    • Replacement IDs can be purchased at the front office for $3.
  • Students without any identification may be subject to school discipline.
  • Students are expected to be in compliance with school dress code as soon as they enter the building.
  • Shirts must be tucked in at all times (exception: PE and recess)
  • Boys’ hair shall NOT cover any part of the ears, beyond the eyebrows, or over the top of a standard (dress shirt) collar in the back.-
    • Dress code checks are occurring and discipline will be assigned as needed.
  • The entire NMS Dress Code can be found by clicking the link below.
    • https://5il.co/zswy

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School Supplies/School Store

  • Please make sure that your child has appropriate school supplies each day
    • Pen, pencil, paper, glue, etc

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  • Students can purchase school supplies from the school store which is open each morning.

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Fast Forward

  • Fast Forward is a program provided to our student by the district that helps with reading fluency, comprehension, and phonetic awareness and is accessed through Classlink.

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  • The goal for all our students is to complete 30 minutes of Fast Forward each day.

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  • As we get closer to the state testing, students will be required to complete more of the daily Fast Forward program at home.

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  • If you could please ask your child to see their Fast Forward progress each day.

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D.E.A.R.

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Six Weeks-At-A-Glance

  • A guide to what topics your child will be learning about in the core contents
  • Subject to change based on curriculum comprehension/pacing

https://www.needvilleisd.com/o/needville-middle-school

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Google Classroom

  • Teacher’s Google Classroom pages should be updated each day.
  • If your child is absent or has questions about what they are doing in class please have them reference their teacher’s page.
  • Remote Conferencing work will also be found here.

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Grade Level Remind Accounts- 6th

Band- @nmsbands

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5th Grade Remind Information

Phoenix Pod (Vasquez, Zahradnik, Hoover,Koffel)- @5needville

Hercules Pod (Warncke, Sloan, Search, Duncan)- @hercules21

Pegasus- (Stewart, Griffin, Jahn, Graham)

  • Stewart-@dstewart22
  • Graham- @kgraham22
  • Griffin-@dh7626
  • Jahn- @jahn22

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4th Grade Remind Information

Discovery Pod (Sablatura, Salch, Kubena)- @nmsdisc

Atlantis Pod (Lollar, Ordeneaux, Wleczyk)- @atlantisnm

Endeavor- (Anderson, Babcock, Pompa) - @endeavor22

Czyz and Paul- @enternms

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Speak Up Box!

  • “Here some...see something… say something!”

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  • There is now a blue Speak Up box outside of the Mrs. Mikulec’s office.

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  • This is a way that students can report things happening on campus.
    • Students can include their name if they would like to speak with someone OR can submit them anonymously.

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UIL

  • Teams are being formed and practices scheduled.
  • If you have any questions about practice times please let us know.
  • UIL Schedule of events
    • Writing- conducted on individual campuses February 7th – 11th
    • Speaking- Thursday, February 10th
    • All other events- Friday, February 18th.

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Accountability Overview

  • Semester exams went well.
  • On campus we always promote a “Growth Mindset” and reward students for achieving their goals.
  • All students each six weeks receive a progress monitoring sheet from their teacher. This is a tool for parents to have academic conversation with their child, and know where they stand.
  • If you have any questions regarding testing or your students achievement please feel free to reach out to any of the administrators or teachers.

4th Grade Math:

Masters 82% Meets 71% Approaches 50%

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4th Grade Reading:

Masters 86% Meets 75% Approaches 56%

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5th Grade Math:

Masters 83% Meets 69% Approaches 47%

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5th Grade Reading:

Masters 84% Meets 76% Approaches 55%

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5th Grade Science:

Masters 89% Meets 78% Approaches 58%

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6th Grade Math:

Masters 79% Meets 61% Approaches 39%

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6th Grade Reading:

Masters 88% Meets 78% Approaches 58%

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Club Schedule- January

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  • Thursday, January 13th
    • Ladies of Distinction- 4th grade
    • Crafty Cookers- 5th grade
    • Gardening Club- All grade levels (4-5 p.m.)
  • Monday, January 17th
    • Student holiday- MLK day
  • Tuesday, January 18th
    • Men in the Making- 6th grade (4-5 p.m.)
  • Wednesday, January 19th
    • J.A.Y.S- 7:30 a.m.- 4th grade
  • Thursday, January 20th
    • Ladies of Distinction- 6th grade (4-5 p.m.)
    • Crafty Cookers- 6th grade (4-5 p.m.)
    • Gardening club- all grade levels (4-5 p.m.)
  • Tuesday, January 25th
    • Men in the Making- 5th grade (4-5 p.m.)
  • Thursday, January 27th
    • Ladies of Distinction- 5th grade (4-5 p.m.)
    • Crafty Cookers- 4th grade (4-5 p.m.)

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Upcoming Key Dates-4th Six Weeks

  • January 17th
    • MLK day- Staff Development; no school for students
  • January 26th
    • Progress reports via Skyward
  • February 8th-11th
    • Six weeks testing
  • February 10th-
    • UIL Speaking
  • February 16th
    • End of the 4th six weeks
  • February 17th
    • Super Jay Lunches/SOS
  • February 18th
    • UIL Academic Meet
  • February 22nd
    • No Discipline

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Miscellaneous

  • Issues with bathrooms/hallways that are not clean.
    • We do random checks of the bathroom.
    • Please notify the front office of the issue, and we will address immediately
  • Parent communication
    • Skyward, Remind, teacher email, phone, etc
    • If you have any questions regarding your child’s progress in a particular class, please feel free to reach out to their teacher. Below is a link to the staff website with their email addresses.

https://www.needvilleisd.com/o/needville-middle-school/staff

  • Clubs
    • Clubs will run through the end May.
    • Will send weekly and monthly schedules to keep up to date.
    • T- Shirts- Ladies of Distinction have been distributed, Men in the Making will be voting on this month.

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Q & A

Please use the following link as a sign-in sheet for the January Parent Information presentation.

https://forms.gle/kgeyeo4uJLEUZA4S7

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Please click the link below if you would like to ask any other questions.

https://forms.gle/QKMmcLA6GetEBfPb9

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