Parent Newsletter November 17, 2024

Trimester 2

Trimester 2 begins tomorrow, November 18th. If there were any academic or behavior concerns in trimester 1, please look forward to your child’s teacher to contact you to put a plan in place to help provide more structure and support at school and at home for trimester 2.

We welcome requests from parents to schedule a meeting with your child’s teacher(s).

Academic and work habit grades will be available for you to view on Teacherease on Friday, November 22nd using your online registration login information.

We look forward to creating trusting relationships with you and your child.

Sincerely,

Ms. Taborn

Principal

Go Stallions!

This week our students will be learning about American Education Week. Our teachers have activities planned throughout the week and we would like for you to join us during our WINN, (What I Need Now) class on Friday, November 22nd to see the wonderful things our teachers do with our students every day.

To be able to accommodate you, please complete the attached form with this link to RSVP by Thursday, November 21st.

We hope you can join us!

In examining our student data from previous years, we consistently find that:

• Students who miss 1 or 0 days of school per month throughout the school year are twice as likely to meet grade level expectations in reading and math than those who miss 2+ days of school per month.

• Students who arrive on time to school also generally outperform those who are frequently tardy.

Without question, on-time attendance truly matters to student success. Knowing this, our goal is to help students and their families to build positive attendance habits this school year, and school administrators will be making an extra effort to monitor attendance more closely than ever. Please review this info sheet for some great tips to ensure your child is consistently in attendance and on time this school year.

Middle School Attendance Habits - English

Middle School Attendance Habits - Spanish

Donate to Personal Hygiene Product Drive Through 11/26!

We’re helping Bloomingdale and Carol Stream restock essential resources for families in need this holiday season. Please consider contributing any of the items listed here by November 26 if you can!

If you’re in need of these resources and live in Bloomingdale, please call 630-529-9993 to be connected. If you’re in need of these resources and live in Carol Stream, please call 630-871-6280 to be connected.

PTA Membership

We need more parent membership! As of today, we ONLY have a few parent members that have joined our PTA this year. We need your support to help fundraise for the events we have planned and would like to do this year. Please support our PTA as a member, purchase spirit wear, and purchase meals from our community partners.

Please consider supporting the Stratford PTA by joining through Givebacks.

Cafe Zupas Fundraiser

Come to Cafe Zupas for a house-made meal and Stratford Middle School PTA

will earn up to 25% back! Mark your calendars and order your favorites on November 19th & 20th from 4pm-9pm. Showing your support has never been so simple.

Spirit Wear Fundraiser

You can purchase spirit wear until Sunday, December 1st. All orders will be delivered the week of 12/16. Please click the link below to view these great items that would make awesome gifts!

Here is the link https://stratford2024.itemorder.com/

Lost and Found

This week will have a display of lost and found items our students left throughout the school day, after practices, club meetings, and games. Please encourage your child to retrieve their items by Friday, November 22nd. Any item unclaimed will be donated.

Lost and Found Flyer

Technology

Please help prepare your child each day by making sure they charge their device every night at home. Too often our students’ device does not have a full charge to complete their class work throughout the day. If your child no longer has a charger, please see the price below to replace it.

• 8th grade MacBook charger $78

• 6th & 7th grade iPad charger $38

Pencils

Please help prepare your child each day by making sure to have a pencil in class. Although we have 1:1 device, our students still have to complete written assignments.

Wired Headphones

All students can only have wired headphones for class. Please help your child be successful by making sure these headphones are available for their classes.

Student Locks

We have secured any locker that did not have a lock or is not assigned to a student. Therefore, if your child does not have a lock to secure their items, the cost to purchase a lock is $7.00. Students can purchase a lock from the main office.

Also, students need to practice the combination so they can secure and retrieve their items in a timely manner.

Thank you in advance for your support in this matter.

Thank you for joining me at our last Morning Meetup. I enjoyed our conversations and getting to know you better.

Our next meeting for the Taborn Morning Meetup will be Tuesday, December 3rd, from 10:00 am - 10:45 am.

If you cannot attend the Morning Meetup, please join me at Taborn Takeaways on December 3rd from 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm. We will discuss academics and what’s new at Stratford.

I look forward to meeting with you. More information will be shared soon.

I am looking for a new parent representative to represent Stratford on the District Leadership Team. These meetings are held at our district office and if chosen, you will join me and a teacher representative to learn more about district wide goals and initiatives.

We meet three times a year, our next meeting dates for the year are:

• January 28 at the district office at 4:15-6:15

• April 15 @ the district office at 4:15-6:15

If you are interested, please click the link.

Thank you in advance.

Tuesday 11.19.24

• Boys BB v Franklin 4:00 pm

• Wrestling at Franklin 4:00 pm

Thursday 11.21.24

• Elementary Fall Orchestra Concert 6:30 pm

• Wrestling at Indian Trail 4:00 pm