Goal Setting II
The winter iReady assessment reports were sent home with your child on Friday, January 24th. Did you review their winter iReady assessment data and compare it to their fall scores? Is your child on track to meet or exceed academic expectations? Did your child make no progress from fall to winter?
We appreciate your support if your child is on track to meet or exceed expected growth. However, if your child is struggling, here are some tips to help your child at home to ensure progress is being made.
Daily routines to begin with your child:
Check your child’s assignment notebook daily for unfinished class work that should be completed at home and submitted
Check Google classroom daily for each each of your child’s classes so you will know what your child is expected to learn and complete
Check Teacherease weekly for grade updates or for late and/or missing assignments in each class
Reach out to your child’s teacher often for support
Attend Taborn Morning Meet Up or Taborn Takeaways monthly meetings to learn more about how you can support your child at home
*Goal setting tips have been linked in the Parents’ Corner below.
Your support at home is critical to your child’s academic success. We appreciate your support.
Go Stallions!
Ms. Taborn
Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are excited to invite you to Part 2 of our Social Media Safety Parent Town Hall Series. Last year we had a social media safety presentation that introduced you to various social media apps, features and safety protocols. This year, we are going to have a deeper look and dive into how you can go into specific apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram to monitor time spent as well as how to adjust settings and features to ensure your child is safe while using them.
The presenter will bring iPads for participants to use. However, you can bring your own cell phone, iPad, or laptop with the apps already downloaded and accounts are created so we are all starting from the same place. Although the same presenter will be attending, this is a separate presentation from last year.
Please RSVP by scanning the QR code on the flyer to reserve your spot to attend! Sandwich wraps and light refreshments will be provided. Free child care is also available. See flyer for more details.
8th Grade Cap and Gown Pictures
The 8th graders will be taking pictures in the cafeteria tomorrow. To ensure your child’s cap and gown picture is taken, please make sure your student is on time for school and follow the guidelines listed in the flyer. We will begin taking pictures at 8:00 am.
8th Grade T-Shirts
The T-Shirt fundraiser for the Class of 2025 is now live on Image Market. You can place your order today using the link below.
Planning Ahead
8th Grade parent donations and volunteers are needed for the EOY activities. Please reach out to Mrs. Thorsen at thorsen@ccsd93.com for more information and how you can support.
Tips for Building Positive Attendance Habits
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
Dear Stratford 6th Grade Families,
I am happy to share that we have the privilege of welcoming Mr. Raul Villarreal as our student teacher from January 21 to May 2, 2025. Mr. Villarreal is joining us from Roosevelt University, and he brings enthusiasm and a passion for teaching that I’m confident will resonate with our students.
Students have already met Mr. Villarreal, as he completed observation hours in our classroom this past fall. He’s had the opportunity to get to know the students and social studies curriculum. I’m sure he will quickly become an integral part of our learning community.
During his time with us, Mr. Villarreal will gradually take on teaching responsibilities, allowing him to gain valuable hands-on experience while working closely with me to ensure a smooth transition. This collaboration will also provide our students with the benefit of an additional teacher’s perspective and support.
We’re excited to support Mr. Villarreal on this important step in his teaching journey. Please join me in giving him a warm welcome!
Thank you!
-Mara Thanos
Students are required to remove their airpods/headphones when they enter the building and place their cell phones in their locker before they enter their advisory class.
Headphones
All students are required to have wired headphones in their classes for assignments. Please ensure your child has a pair of wired headphones to use with their iPad (6th/7th grade) and MacBook (8th grade). Wireless headphones cannot be used for class assignments.
Cell phones
Students are required to put their cell phones in their locker for the day before they enter their advisory class and it should be turned off.
Unless it’s for a medical reason, no student can have their phone on their person. If a student does not comply with that expectation, their parents will be contacted and their cell phone will be kept in the office each day.
Parent/Student Communication During the Day
If your child is not feeling well, they should not text you to be picked up for an early dismissal. Instead, the student must be seen by our school nurse. If it is necessary for your child to go home, the nurse will contact you. If you need to contact your child, please call the office. The secretary will deliver the message to your child’s teacher.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
On January 31st, all 6th grade students will be participating in a career activity hosted by Junior Achievement. Students will be assigned a career and then take a tour through JA Town.
In JA Town, students will visit life-expense stations such as transportation, insurance, self-care, housing, and education to name a few. At the expense stations students will make choices on how they spend their salary in order to budget their money.
Please join us! Our next meeting is Monday, January 27th at 6:30 pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ccsd93.zoom.us/j/87658415933?pwd=VTiDNajKLFrv7RR2kPQbwwxwwqNSe2.1
Meeting ID: 876 5841 5933
Passcode: 624716
