Corinth Middle School

As we prepare for our final push toward the end of the school year, its extremely important students are attending school regularly and putting in maximum effort. During the month of June, all core classes will be giving a final exam. These exams are cumulative and will give our staff critical information on the retention of information provided throughout the year. Students who fail to earn a 65% on any academic course will be offered summer school to prepare for the upcoming school year. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions regarding course grades. You can also view your child's grades through the parent portal via E-school.

In addition, I would like to take the opportunity to share with you the schedule for the end of the year. Breakfast will be offered to students in the classroom daily.

June 16th

Last day of regular classes

5th Grade Awards Ceremony

Final Exams - Grade 5 through Grade 8

Grade 8 Field Trip to The Great Escape

June 19th

No School - Juneteenth observed

June 20th

Dismissal at 11:15am

6th Grade Awards Ceremony

Final Exams - Grade 5 through Grade 8

June 21st

Dismissal at 11:15 AM

7th Grade Awards Ceremony

Final Exams - Grade 5 through Grade 8

June 22nd

Dismissal at 11:15 AM

PBIS Breakfast

Final Exams - Grade 5 through Grade 8

June 23rd

Last Day of School for Students

Dismissal at 11:15 AM

8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony

Students will take final cumulative exams during exam week. Please keep in mind that no students' grades will be negatively affected by their final exam score. Students will have the opportunity to replace their lowest quarter grade with their final exam score, if it helps their overall final average. This will give students the opportunity to show what they have learned this year without the additional pressure usually associated with final exams. If students are able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the material, their average will be positively impacted.

As we conclude the 2022-2023 school year, I wanted to give you some additional information about this year's award and moving up ceremonies. Parents of students in grades 5-7 who will be recognized on stage will receive a letter in the mail inviting them to attend the ceremony. All eighth grade families will be invited to attend the Moving up Ceremony and will need to reserve seats for this event. More information on this will be sent home in the next few weeks.

As a district, we are committed to providing some exciting and educational field trips over the next several weeks. As always, if you have any questions, please contact your child's homeroom teacher or the middle school office.

5th Grade:

• WildPlay 6/14

6th Grade:

• WildPlay 5/30
• Albany Institute of History and Art Museum

(Skinner and Lefebre's classes) 6/6

(Griffiths and Finn's classes) 6/8

7th Grade:

• WildPlay 6/2
• Grant's Cottage 6/7

8th Grade:

• WildPlay 6/9
• The Great Escape - 6/16

A big shout out to our 7th grade students for great work helping the county to restock the Corinth Reservoir with Brook Trout this week!

Thank you to Science 7 teacher, Mrs. Kayla Butler, and the 7th grade team for facilitating this valuable experience!

A shout out to Saratoga County NY Government for inviting Corinth Middle School to participate!!!

This activity supports The Positivity Project Social Emotional Learning curriculum character strengths: Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence, Teamwork and Citizenship!

Our 8th grade students recently participated in an incredible hands-on field trip that supports our Science 8 and Living Environment Curriculum as well as the Next Generation Science Standards.

Many thanks to the Lake George Association for facilitating our "Floating Classroom" field trip! Students learned about the ecology and health of our beautiful Lake George region. They measured water quality, captured zooplankton and many other hands-on experiments and activities to understand the environment. The trip included a boat trip and work on land in the streams and supports our Positivity Project character strength: Appreciation for Beauty and Excellence!

This year we will again be offering a fun and exciting Summer School Program. This program will begin on July 10th and will conclude on August 10th. Summer school classes will be held Monday through Thursday, starting at 8:30am and will end at noon. District transportation will be available for students who normally qualify. At the conclusion of each week, students will participate in an amazing field trip to a local destination.

Students will be contacted by our staff starting on June 16th. If you are interested in having your student participate in Summer School and you have not been contacted by our staff, you may apply to participate, starting on June 29th. Space is limited! Come join the fun!!!

Summer is a great time for academic exploration!!! With that in mind, the middle school will be hosting several enrichment opportunities for students. Summer enrichment opportunities will start on July 10th. Each program will run from 8:30am - noon, Monday - Thursday. Different course offerings will be available throughout the 5 week program. Families can start signing up for these programs on June 26th. A full list of summer enrichment courses will be posted on the school's website in mid June.

Supply lists for the 2022-2023 school year will be posted to the school website on June 16th. As always, if you have any questions, please contact the middle school office.

Save the Date for our 2nd Back to School Fair on August 29th from 4-6pm.

Our Back to School Fair is open to all Corinth Students benefiting from free school supplies, free haircuts (appts will be 1st come, 1st served), gently used clothing distribution, hygiene supplies and other great resources offered through the CARE Committee.

More information and the RSVP form will be posted on our Corinth District Facebook page and District Website later this summer. Please keep your eye out for more information!

The CARE Committee is a Non Profit organization run by volunteer teachers working to meet the many needs of our students and community. If you are interested in supporting our efforts, monetary donations can be made directly to the CARE Committee at 105 Oak Street with Attn: to Kerry Giumarra, CARE President.

As we prepare for the 2023-2024 school year, I would like to remind all families of the NYS Health requirements for attending school in the fall. The New York State Department of Health requires both immunization and health physicals for middle school students entering specific grades. Please review the information listed below:

Grade 5

Health Physical

Grade 6

Immunization - Tdap vaccine - (which is a tetanus shot)

Grade 7

Health Physical &

Immunization - First meningococcal vaccine

Grade 8

No additional health information is required

Please submit proof of a physical health exam and/or required immunization to the Health Office prior to the start of the school year. Proof of immunization is required 14 days from the start of school. This proof is required for continued school attendance and is reported to the state yearly. Specific New York State Immunization Regulations are available on the NYSDOH website. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the middle school office.

All Chromebooks will be collected by Homeroom teachers on the last day of attendance, June 23nd.

Please be sure that your student returns their Chromebook, case and charger as parents/guardians may be billed for any missing items. Please note that if any student purposefully damages school equipment, including chromebooks, their family will be billed for the damages and/or a replacement chromebook.