Knox Middle School
December 2023
Knox Newsletter
December was a quick month at school, but it was packed with amazing opportunities for our students.
Please see below for some more of our awesome activities from December at Knox.
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Teacher Professional Learning:
Knox teachers and counselors are working in Action Research Teams and presented their findings from their first task as a team. These mini-presentations helped other teams to learn about the work of their peers and to develop ideas for their Task #2.
Knox is the only school in SDUSD that is certified as a High Reliability Level 1,2, and 3 school.
Learn more about Marzano and high reliability schools here.
Student Incentives:
- Students that complete 4 articles in Achieve 3000 each month are entered into a raffle for a burrito
- 4 students each month with responsible attendance will win Belmont Park Tickets.
- +MVMNT student of the month (6,7,8) get gift cards and sport equipment
- Brag tag party of the month- each teacher selects a student exhibiting the theme of the month and they are invited to a party. This month's theme for January is: Organized
Please also mark your calendar for these important events in January:
- 1/3-1/5- Vision to Learn Mobile Eye Exams on campus. Students that did not pass their initial vision screening will have an eye exam and will be prescribed glasses
- 1/5- Power School Parent Portal training- 9:00 am- It is recommended parents join, the Semester ends 1/19. We will be raffling off 1 grocery cart.
- 1/10- Food Pantry and Parent Circle
- 1/12- Knox Annual Martin Luther King March. Students dismissed at 1:00
- 1/15-No School
- 1/16- SSC- 3:15 on Zoom-Budget input 24-25-Meeting ID: 858 9340 8876
- 1/19-SSC-3:15 on Zoom- Budget finalization and voting 24-25-Meeting ID: 858 9340 8876
- 1/19- Semester 1 ends
- 1/22-1/23- Dental Screenings for students
- 1/24- Food Pantry and Parent Circle
- 1/25- SGT -3:15 on Zoom- Promotion criteria vote- Class of 2024-Meeting ID: 858 9340 8876
- 1/30- NAEP test- Some 8th grade students
Earth Lab Field Trips During Saturday School
- 1/6
Minimum Days-
- 1/4
- 1/11
- 1/12 (**Friday-Students dismissed at 1:00pm after the Martin Luther King March event)
- 1/18
1:40pm dismissal
Tutoring in room 202-1:45-2:45
No late bus
Students are encouraged to attend if they needed additional support with assignments. Please continue to check Power School. The progress reporting period ends at the end of the month.
Saturday School:
- 1/6
- 1/13
- 1/20
- 1/27
- Clears 4 tardies
- Clears 1 full day absences
- 8:00-12:00
LOP: Loss of Privileges
- Students must have no more than 10 tardies in the grading period
- No more than 2 absences
- Citizenship of at least 2.0
- No serious behaviors or suspensions
- Students on the LOP list may not participate in sports teams, dances, Pep Rallies, Fun Fridays, clubs, end of the year activities, certain field trips, etc.
- Students may appeal for 1 activity each year
Primetime Enrollment:
Site Coordinator | Knox Middle School
(619) 494-8652
1098 S. 49th St.
San Diego, CA 92113
Sincerely,
Principal Potter, Vice Principal Hirsch, and the Knox team.
Belmont Park Attendance/GPA Incentive Trips
ASB Winter Pep Rally
Lincoln Park Fire Department Partnership
Toys For Tots Gives All Students Gifts!
Achieve 3000 Online Reading Program
7th Grade Swim Lessons
Winter Music Concerts
Attendance Incentives
Attendance Incentives: Belmont Park Tickets
Parent Involvement
Knox Parent Information
Students- Check your school email!
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Parents- Monitor Grades and Attendance
Check your Power School! Monitor your attendance and grades
Knox Primetime
Primetime Update
There is still space to enroll!!
Site Coordinator | Knox Middle School
(619) 494-8652
1098 S. 49th St.
San Diego, CA 92113
About Knox!
Positive School Culture and Climate
Join the mailing list- email hpotter@sandi.net
Key Contacts At Knox:
Associate Principal- Lourdes Hirsch- lhirsch@sandi.net
Head Counselor-M-Z- Lori Cruz- lcruz@sandi.net
Counselor- A-L- Zach Zaragoza-zzaragoza@sandi.net
Restorative Practices Coordinator-Jeff Ponsford- jponsford@sandi.net
Registration-Leticia Alva Sanchez- lalvasanchez@sandi.net
Attendance- Iliana Castaneda Estrella-icastanedaestrella@sandi.net
Site Tech- Power School Parent Portal- Kristen Ojetti- kojetti@sandi.net
Admin Assist-Linda Dozier- ldozier@sandi.net
Nurse Nadine Trassare-ntrassare@sandi.net
Health Tech-Monica Diaz-mdiaz6@sandi.net