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  What's Happening Around Here: Please see  Mrs. Schaefer's blog  for school-wide information. STAAR testing begins at the end of April and continues through May. STAAR Information: Important! Please Read! Follow Our Progress: I post weekly agendas in Canvas. If you aren't connected to your child's Canvas classes, you can join by  following this link.  This will allow you to see all work posted in all courses. Please know that I do not use Canvas to report grades. All grades for this class can be found in Skyward. Grades and Skyward: Please make sure you're checking Skyward at least once a week with your child. I have them check their grades multiple times a week, and I try to do it daily. I don't enter grades in Canvas, so Skyward is the one place to check. Remember that the "Missing" grades section is misleading. This notification requires a separate entry for the teacher for each assignment, so we don't always mark it. Look at each class individ...

  What's Happening Around Here: Please see  Mrs. Schaefer's blog  for school-wide information. STAAR testing begins at the end of April and continues through May. Friday, March 10 is the end of the 3rd Nine Weeks.  STAAR Information: Important! Please Read! Follow Our Progress: I post weekly agendas in Canvas. If you aren't connected to your child's Canvas classes, you can join by  following this link.  This will allow you to see all work posted in all courses. Grades and Skyward: Please make sure you're checking Skyward at least once a week with your child. I have them check their grades multiple times a week, and I try to do it daily. I don't enter grades in Canvas, so Skyward is the one place to check. Remember that the "Missing" grades section is misleading. Look at each class individually and check for low grades and zeroes. Get Started Planning for After High School! Here's a resource for helping your teen make some decisions. Let me know how...

And I almost missed it... :) Sorry for the lateness of my update. We were without power at home at the beginning of the month. I used this experience to explain to the kids how important customer service, taking care of equipment, and doing the job that's assigned to you can be to everyone around you. Upcoming Dates:  Please see  Mrs. Schaefer's blog  for school-wide information. February 14 - Carnations for sale at school. (Cheer fundraiser) February 15, 16, 17 - 8th grade parent meetings during school (parents should have received notice of specific time and date). February 17 - Parent meeting for any 6th or 7th grader interested in trying out for the 2023-24 Cheerleading Squad (including mascots). Follow Our Progress: I post weekly agendas in Canvas. If you aren't connected to your child's Canvas classes, you can join by following this link.  This will allow you to see all work posted in all courses. Things I've Noticed: This is the time of year that everyone sta...

And just like that, we're back! There's a lot going on in January. Please see Mrs. Schaefer's blog for school-wide information. Students will be doing interim testing over several days this month, and they'll need to have charged, fully-functional, school-issued Chromebooks for these tests. If there's an issue with your student's Chromebook, have them fill out a work order. If they don't know how to do that, have them bring it to me and I'll walk them through the process. January 18 - Reading Interim test for 7th and 8th grade students during school. January 19 - Reading Interim test for 6th grade students during school. January 24 - Math Interim test for 7th and 8th grade students during school. January 25 - Math Interim test for 6th grade students during school.  January 31 - Science and Social Studies Interim tests for 8th graders. **Here are a couple of other items that specifically affect this class, but please check the blog for more inform...

Hi All! It's December! :) Only 1.5 weeks left until break. I apologize for the layout of this information. I'm trying to get information out quickly, so it doesn't look "right". I hope to clean it up as the month goes on. ;) December Dates: Please check the Principal's Blog to catch any campus updates, like band concerts, school dances, etc. Friday, December 2: IPR4 ends. Grades are pulled for the progress report today. Wednesday, December 14:  This is the last day I'll accept work for this class for this semester's grading. I've already gone over this with all my classes, and I'll keep reminding them. :) Friday, December 16: End of Semester 1, Half Day- Early Release at 12:45. Skyward Reminder/Tip: I've been trying to train the students NOT to use the "Missing Assignments" section in Skyward, but instead to click on the underlined grade for the current grading period.  The issue with "Missing" is that in order for an...

  November Dates: 11/4: IPR3 grades are pulled. (If you're unfamiliar with this particular acronym, IPR is an Interim Progress Report that is created every three weeks between report cards.) Please check Skyward with your student to make sure there aren't any surprises.              https://www.pfisd.net/skyward 11/11:   Veteran's Day Assembly:   Veterans of all branches are invited to be recognized (7th/8th grade is at 8:35 and 6th grade is at 9:30).  Please RSVP to  Kristi.Henderson@pfisd.net .   Click for more information. Please make sure to check the  Principal's   Blog  and emails from Mrs. Schaefer. Career Rotations: On November 16, we're starting our third career rotation!! Check in with your students to see what careers they're looking at now! Scholarship Opportunity! Students who complete at least 3 lessons in EverFi:FutureSmart are eligible! All of my students have access to the FutureS...