Monday, November 11, 2019

Week of November 11

We would like to thank all Veterans for their service and sacrifice.  The freedoms we love, cherish, and teach come at a price.  Thank you for giving to our country.  Your service is appreciated.

The student leadership team is holding a canned food drive this week  Students who wish to participate should bring nonperishable items to Mr. Miller's room during the week of the 11th. The grade that brings in the most food items will be rewarded with  pizza at lunch.  The SLT got a head start when they went trick-or-treating for food on Halloween.  Check out their haul below!



Middle school students, staff, and families are rabid consumers of social media.  As with many things, how adults interact and respond to social media is very different than how our students do.  Adult brains are physically different from adolescent brains and therefore we process the feedback we get from social media very differently.  This article from Psychology Today summarizes the impacts of social media on middle level brains and offers suggestions for monitoring use.  If your student uses social media, please consider monitor their usage time, following their accounts (all of them as they probably have more than one Instagram and Snapchat account), and encouraging non-tech social interactions.  There are many positive aspects to social media, but it can also have a very negative impact on students and their learning.  Please help us create and sustain a healthy school community by monitoring your student's social media.

Upcoming Events:

        November 15                     Hathaway Day
        November 27-29                No school-Thanksgiving
        December 2                        PTO Meeting
        December 6                        Winter dance
        December 18                      No SLL due to staff meeting
        December 18                      SLT family night
        December 23                      Winter break begins

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