Middle School Weekend Update

This week we will start fall conferences. Conferences will be held Thursday, October 26 (in-person) and Thursday, November 2 (virtual). Conferences are by appointment only. There will be no drop-in conferences available. Please check your email for more information on how to schedule conferences.

We are excited to welcome the Scholastic Book Fair back to our schools! The book fair will be available for students October 23-26. Students are able to visit the book fair before school, during advisory, and conference night. In addition, there will be a list of books teachers have requested for their classroom library. Families are welcome to donate.

Don't want to send cash with your student? No problem! You can set up an eWallet for your student so they have a certain amount of money to spend. Checkout the Book Fair website for more information.

October 23 - 26: Book Fair

October 26: P-T Conferences (in person)

November 2: P-T Conferences (virtual)

November 10: End of Quarter 1 (no school)

November 11: Veterans Day

November 13: Beginning of Quarter 2

• Ask you kids to share how they use their screens for communication, school, fun, and feeling connected.
  
• Keep listening and discussing expectations of online/digital media time and place.
  




• If you child shares something from their online experiences that is upsetting, remain as calm as possible and consider how to talk about it with curiosity.
  

As the weather turns colder, we recognize students are going to get ill. When a student doesn't feel well at school, they are expected to come to the nurse's office and be evaluated before going home with a parent or guardian. If your student reaches out to you wanting to be picked up, we ask that you direct them to the nurse first before coming to school to pick them up. The nurse will contact families of students who are ill and need to go home.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Check out all of the amazing classes, activities and events available this Fall by browsing our digital catalog. Be sure to register for these popular classes that are starting soon! Click on the class below for more information or to register. You can also visit our registration website at priorlakesavagece.com.

• Driver Education (ages 14.5+) - Oct 10

• Parent/Child, Youth and Adult Pottery Classes

• Virtual Classes with Tech Academy - Multiplayer Minecraft, Game Coding

• Bob Ross Method of Oil Painting (Ages 13+) - Oct 23

• Soccer (ages 6-9) - Starting Oct 23

• Navigating Challenging Behaviors - Oct 25

• Creepy Cupcakes (ages 5-15) - Oct 25

• Cartoon Characters (grades 3-8) - Starting Oct 25

• Halloween Candy Scene (ages 5-12 with an Adult) - Oct 25

• CPR/AED and First Aid Online Hybrid Course - Oct 26

Community Halloween Party

Join us for the Community Halloween Party. Enjoy games, prizes, inflatables, treats, costume contests, a haunted house and more! Saturday, October 28, 2:30-5 pm

Twin Oaks Middle School (Lower level)

Register online

Community Education Advisory Council

Make a difference in your schools and community, join the PLSAS Community Education Advisory Council. For more information visit our website.

Questions

For questions about our programs, please call 952.226.0310 or email communityed@plsas.org.

Need support from someone at school, here is who you contact:

Hidden Oaks Middle School

952-226-0700

• Principal: Sasha Kuznetsov
• Assistant Principal: Melissa Knettel
• Dean of Students: Scott Peterson
• Counselor: Rhonda Soukup (Grade 6)
• Counselor: Kristin Hodnefield (Grade 7)
• Counselor: Jason Dvorak (Grade 8)
• Social Worker: Kim Koepp
• Health Office 952-226-0706

Twin Oaks Middle School

952-226-0500

• Principal: Joe Kuboushek
• Assistant Principal: John Dahl
• Dean of Students: Zach Johnson
• Counselor: Zac MacLean (Grade 6)
• Counselor: Sarah Loechler (Grade 7)
• Counselor: Allison Beesley (Grade 8 )
• Social Worker: Jennifer Witt
• Health Office 952-226-0506