YMWLA Weekly Updates
Monday, September 11th - Friday, September 15th
Does Your Student Know The CREED?
As a student at YMWLA, it is important that all students know the school creed. The school creed should be committed to memory. This week I am testing students out, having them to recite the school creed.
Week at a Glance:
Monday, September 18th- Friday, September 22nd
Monday, September 18th B-DAY
ELA Testing PM1
Volleyball, Football, Cheerleading Practice
Volleyball Parent Meeting
Tuesday, September 19th A-DAY
ELA Testing PM 1
Volleyball Practice
Home Football Game
SAC Meeting 5:30 Media Center
Wednesday, September 20th B-DAY
Math Testing PM 1
Volleyball, Football, Cheerleading Practice
Thursday, September 21st A-DAY
Math Testing PM 1
Students Wear Professional Attire
Volleyball, Football, Cheerleading Practice
Friday, September 22nd B-DAY
Algebra 1 Testing PM 1
Grade Level Meetings
Students and Faculty Wear College Attire
Activities:
YMWLA Goes to College:
Going to college is one of the most important academic decisions a student will make. With the annual “Jacksonville Goes to College Week,” Duval County Public Schools students and families can learn more about important college-going resources and strategies while engaging in fun activities centered around higher education.
Monday-Wednesday: Highlight Colleges of Faculty Members
Thursday- Students are to wear attire representing their future career
Friday- Faculty & Staff wear college attire
SAC Meeting Tuesday, September 19th 5:30pm:
6th Grade Parent Representative
7th Grade Parent Representative
8th Grade Parent Representative
Please reach out to Mrs. Tookes our SAC President for more info. elisha212@aol.com
BLOOMZ Communication:
Parents we will be using BLOOMZ as our primary platform for communication. All parents should receive an email inviting them to join. Be on the lookout for your email invitation.
Academics:
Quarter 1 Progress Reports:
Due to the recent schedule changes we have delayed printing Progress Reports to next week. This will allow the new teachers to receive their grades from the old teachers and upload them into FOCUS.
FAST Progress Monitoring Assessment 1:
FAST PM1 is an assessment that includes grade-level content for the entire year, much of which has not been taught yet. The purpose of the PM1 is to provide a baseline score at the beginning of the year to track student progress in learning the B.E.S.T. Standards. Therefore, your child’s PM1 achievement level should not be interpreted as a prediction of how he/she will perform on the end of year assessment.
Students in grade 6th -8th will receive a scale score and percentile rank for each FAST Reading and Mathematics assessment. Students will receive a scale score, an achievement level, and reporting category performance for each FAST Reading and Mathematics assessment.
This week we will be administering the FAST PM 1 Itis important that all students get a good night's rest the night before and arrive on time to school daily.
Team Teacher Conference Request:
If you would like to schedule a conference with your child's teachers please reach out to Ms. Bamping in the main office. To request a conference please call (904) 630-6900 or email Ms. Bamping at bampinga@duvalschools.org
Blended Learning:
Student at The Leadership Academy have home work every night in reading and math. In addition to being assigned work by their teacher, students are to work on blended learning. Students are to spend 40 minutes a night working on Exact Path. Students may access Exact Path from the DCPS main website under the Blended Learning tab.
Monday: 20 Minutes Reading 20 Minutes Math
Tuesday: 20 Minutes Reading 20 Minutes Math
Wednesday: 20 Minutes Reading 20 Minutes Math
Thursday: 20 Minutes Reading 20 Minutes Math
Friday: 20 Minutes Reading 20 Minutes Math
Athletics:
Home Football Game This Tuesday 5:30pm:
Our first home football game will be Tuesday, September 19th 5:30pm. Please come out and support our Falcons. Bring your lawn chairs and spirit!!
How to Purchase Football Tickets:
We would love to have our Falcon Family support us at all games and athletic events. All supporters will need to purchase tickets via Go Fan.
1. Download the GoFan app & register for an account or go to www.gofan.co
2. ONCE AT THE SITE Search: YMWLA
3. Scroll to locate the game
4. Click get tickets
Aktivate Athletic System:
The district has created a new way of registering athletes; we will be going paperless this year. All athletes will need to be approved through the Aktivate system, please see below:
Website: https://www.registermyathlete.com/login/
How to create an account:
Parents: https://aktivate.helpscoutdocs.com/article/38-how-do-i-begin-a-registration-for-a-sport
Parents, please complete the registration and upload all forms as soon as possible. Once everything has been completed, you will receive an email that lets you know that your student is clear to participate.For more information please contact Ms. Christensen at Christenst@duvalschools.org