March began with a week of spring break! The character trait for March is perseverance which we all need as we enter the last quarter of the school year and all the busyness it brings. In Advisory, we will be exploring different careers and personal interests, strengths, and goals as we prepare for our Career Day on March 28. We have numerous presenters lined up for that day and students will get to sign up for 6 careers they are interested in learning about. If you have a career you would be willing to talk about, please contact the school at 816-732-4125.
We also have two outside agencies coming in March to talk with our kids. The first was March 13 with The Survival House of Warrensburg who came to discuss sexual abuse, the signs, ways to prevent and report. On March 19, Country Crossroads Counseling is sending a team to present to our students about Suicide Prevention–how to get help for yourself, noticing changes in others, and reporting concerns. Each presentation has an opt out form that will be emailed to parents. If you do not want your child to see either or both of these presentations, please contact the main office or return the form(s). Each presentation is designed to be informative while being age appropriate.
Our third and final iReady diagnostic test will be taking place March 26 and 27. This test helps our teachers see how students are doing with concepts and helps us predict how they will do on the MAP test. We take this test in a way that mimics the way we take the MAP test so it's like a practice round. We want students to do their best on this test so over the next couple weeks teachers are meeting with students to set goals and talk about how they can have the best chance at success. Parents will be able to get their student's results after the test.
