Schuyler Middle School

Message from the Principal

Second Semester Beginnings

By now, after the snowy weather conditions, your students and your household have hopefully settled into a routine. It is always difficult to come back from Christmas Break and begin the second semester. With the recent weather hazards and school dismissals, settling into a routine has been a challenge. It really has been a smooth beginning to the second semester and students seem to be adjusting to the school routine, again. As always, we strive, as a school, to keep you informed of changes to schedules and to our school calendar. There have been a few changes in the recent weeks to the calendar that will be beneficial to our students and to you as parents.

On Wednesday, January 20th, the original dismissal time was 1:15 p.m. for a staff in-service. The dismissal time has been changed to 11:30 a.m. on that day.

Eighth grade visitation was scheduled for Friday, January 29th, that has been changed to Wednesday, March 10th. On that day, the eighth grade students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. and they will go to the high school and eat lunch and begin their orientation. On February 24th, the eighth grade students will be tested in their Math classes and Keyboarding classes and this information will be given to the high school to assist in the scheduling of the eighth grade students. Finally, on May 11th, we will have the activities program for the eighth graders. On that day, they will be dismissed at 3:15 p.m. and go to the high school to meet with coaches and sponsors at the high school to get information on the different sports teams and clubs offered at the high school. We believe this format is better suited for the eighth grade students to be successful.

There will be an Open House on Monday, February 1st at the Colfax County Courthouse Community Room for our new mentoring program at the middle school, TeamMates. The Open House will run from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Our Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, February 17th and Thursday, February 18th. On Wednesday, school will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. and conferences will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. On Thursday, there is no school for students and conferences will be held from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. There is no school on Friday, February 19th.

One final note, there has been a policy change at the middle school in regard to bookbags, purses, coats, and backpacks. Students in the middle school (grades 7-8), are no longer allowed to have these items in the classroom. Several reasons for this change in policy, mostly in relation to crowded class conditions and safety of students and staff. Please stress with your students to follow this policy for their sake.

Again, thank you for your continued support for our school and staff. With your support and assistance your student will have every opportunity to be successful.