Dear Atholton Families,
The time between Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break is always a tough time for students. They are coming off an extended time away from school rules and routines and an even longer break seems so close; but the four weeks can feel so long for them, for you, for the staff, for all of us. As I shared with students today, we're entering a season with various holidays being celebrated and the best gift they can give the staff here at Atholton is to "keep it together" these next four weeks!
For the most part, students have been doing a pretty good job with most of the school rules. There were only 9 suspensions for the first marking period compared to 22 last year. The "big stuff" is definitely noticeable, but it's the classroom behavior that makes the biggest difference for staff each day. We appreciate you encouraging your student to give their teachers and all the staff the best gift of all by:
- Coming to school and class on time and ready to learn
- Putting their cell phones in their backpacks during class
- Taking off their earbuds/headphones in class
- Refraining from using profanity
- Treating classmates and staff with respect
- Making good decisions
This gift is absolutely free. No need to purchase anything online for Cyber Monday (and you wouldn't find it in stores on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday)! Thanks for helping us make the next four weeks as productive as possible! Go Raiders!
Sincerely,
Nick Novak
Principal
Upcoming Concerts/Performances
It was great seeing so many people out to watch the Fall production of Alice in Wonderland. Our students did an amazing job and it was a fantastic first show at Atholton for director Hayley Adler. Our performing arts department has a series of concerts/performances coming up in December and we hope to see you back in the auditorium supporting our students for these awesome shows:
- 12/5: Orchestra Concert at 7pm
- 12/7: Band Concert at 7pm
- 12/14: Dance Concert at 7pm
- 12/15: Dance Concert at 7pm
- 12/19: Choir Concert at 7pm
