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Family Update 1/20/23

 

January 20, 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians:

We continue our Second Step lessons next week.  We are on Lesson 11.  Our 3rd graders will be Introduced to Emotion Management, our 4th graders will be talking about Managing Strong Feelings, and our 5th graders will be working with Managing Anxiety.

Here are the Second Step Lesson 11 Home Links:

Grade 3 - Home Link, Home Link Spanish

Grade 4 - Home Link, Home Link Spanish

Grade 5 - Home Link, Home Link Spanish

We want to share an update on our expectations for our Flexible Learning Days - those days when we can’t hold school in person, which is typically weather related.  Each teacher has a list of activities for students to choose from and complete.  We don’t expect students to work for 5 or 6 hours, but the activities can be done independently and we expect students to make a good faith effort to complete some work.  Students will be asked to show what they did during that Flexible Learning Day within a week of the day.  Teachers will mark students present if they have made an effort during that day, absent if they have not.  Please reach out if you have any questions about how this works.

The Princeton PTO is sponsoring a Read-A-Thon.  Students were able to select a book last Friday.  This fundraiser ends this Sunday, January 23rd.  I hope your child was able to participate and get a lot of reading in.  Sponsor sheets and donations are due back by January 27th, 2023.

Interested in Volunteering at the Intermediate School?  Please fill out this short Google Form if you are interested.

Take care,

John Beach

  • intermediate

Other News

Family Update 3/22/24

Do you have a 5th grader this year?  Here is a link with more information regarding registering for the Middle School - 6th Grade Registration.

 As a principal, I have the opportunity to work through conflicts between students on a daily basis.  Students at this age are learning how to deal with emotions and situations involving conflicts with others.  One of the biggest challenges for our students is responding positively when someone is not kind to you.  Many times a student will say something mean back or become physical with the other student.  We continue to encourage students to tell the other person to stop and report it if the behavior continues.  That way I can work with the other student for their poor choice rather than needing to speak with two students who made less than positive choices.

We are looking for volunteers for our Book Fair, which is April 30, May 1, May 2, May 3.  Use this form to sign up for a time to help - Intermediate Book Fair- volunteer sign-up.

Family Update 3/15/24

Thank you to all of you who were able to take our Feedback and Input Survey.  There is still time to complete this if you haven’t had a chance to yet.  Your feedback helps us better serve you and our students.  Feedback and Input Survey

Do you have a 5th grader this year?  It is time to register for 6th grade choir, band or band & choir.  Use this Google Form to complete music registration.

Is it bullying?  We field many reports of situations that have been called bullying.  In most cases they don’t fit the definition of bullying.  While we still want to be aware of these situations and deal with them, we also want to give a clear definition of what bullying is.  

Family Update 3/8/24

Thank you to all of you who were able to take our Feedback and Input Survey.  There is still time to complete this if you haven’t had a chance to yet.  Your feedback helps us better serve you and our students.  Feedback and Input Survey

Last weekend 2 teams competed at the State Robotics competition.  Team CHOCOLATE with team members Luke Aaseby Brantley Cluka Garrett Guggenberger Kolton Rittenour and team MEGA BOTZ with team members Bently Thorp Henry Jenson Cal Kluver.  They both did amazing! Team Chocolate came home with the JUDGES award!  It is a HUGE award for the team to receive!  The criteria for the award is:

  • Team displays special attributes, exemplary effort, or perseverance at the event.

  • Team overcomes an obstacle or challenge and achieves a goal or special accomplishment.

  • Team interview demonstrates effective communication skills, teamwork, professionalism, and a student-centered ethos

Family Update 2/23/24

We have wrapped up our diaper drive. We collected 4,543 diapers and 3500 wipes.  Last Friday, Jolynn presented the diapers to the Princeton Pantry.  Thank you so much to all of you who were able to participate. 

Family Update 2/15/24

We have wrapped up our diaper drive.  Jolynn helped us get a final count.  We collected 3,043 diapers and 2,420 wipes.  On Friday, Jolynn will be presenting the diapers to the Princeton Pantry.  Thank you so much to all of you who were able to participate.