{"id":10155,"date":"2022-04-29T15:20:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?p=10155"},"modified":"2022-04-29T15:20:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:20:38","slug":"may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/ms\/middle-school-letter\/may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ButterflyDear PVMS Families,<\/span><\/p>\n

May is already here and we are starting to see flowers bloom, warmer temperatures, and many events on our calendar as things continue to open up.\u00a0 Please join us in finishing strong over these last two months of school.\u00a0 Children will be busy with activities outside of school, but this reminds us to stay on schedule and focus academically.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our middle school drama, \u201cHigh School Musical,\u201d took place over the weekend of April 22nd and both evening performances were outstanding.\u00a0 The show featured two different evenings of cast members and they gave it their all.\u00a0 We have so much talent among our student body and I would encourage you to talk to your children about trying something new if they have never tried acting or performing on stage.\u00a0 Ms. Kraus and Mrs. Torres-Craane as well as many other faculty members worked closely with our students for months to put on these performances.\u00a0 Congratulations to all that were involved and to our eighth graders moving on to the high school next year to share their gifted talents in this area.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we continue into the fourth quarter, it is vital for our students to stay focused on their efforts toward their academic progress.\u00a0 Please note that our seventh and eighth graders will be taking final exams in June and that these will be summative measures for teachers to assess their progress for the entire year.\u00a0 In addition, we still have our Science 8 NYS assessment, Algebra I Regents, and our Checkpoint A exam for those in eighth grade Spanish.\u00a0 We are hopeful that our students continue to apply themselves, stay focused, and take advantage of opportunities that will strengthen their overall abilities.\u00a0 I want to thank all of those families of students who sat to take the NYS English Language Arts assessments and NYS Mathematics assessments.\u00a0 We use this data to help drive instruction and as a multiple measure for supports that students may need.\u00a0 These are always vital opportunities for students to show their knowledge and prepare for high school Regents exams that they will be taking in the near future, especially for our seventh and eighth graders.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

End of Year Details<\/b><\/p>\n

We are still in the process of organizing end of the year details for our seventh and eighth grade final exams.\u00a0 These will take place during our school day.\u00a0 Our Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, June 23rd in our High School Performing Arts Center at 5:00PM.\u00a0 That same evening we will have a Moving Up Dance at Cortlandt Colonial at 7:00PM.\u00a0 We will have more detailed information as we draw nearer to these dates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mark Your Calendar \u2013 We are Busy!<\/b><\/p>\n

Monday, May 2nd – Friday, May 6th: Teacher Appreciation Week – Thank you to the Putnam Valley PTA and families that were able to contribute to all of the events planned for our staff this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 11: National School Nurse Appreciation Day – Thank you to Nurse Jaquie LeClech and Nurse Kathy Hill for all that they do for our community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 6th: PVMS Student Talent Show – PVMS Stage – 5:00PM\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 9th: PVMS 5th and 6th Grade Spring Chorus Concert – PVHS PAC – 7:00PM<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 11th: PVMS 7th and 8th Grade Chorus Concert – PVHS PAC – 7:00PM<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 16th: 7th & 8th Grade Assembly – \u201cYour Choices Determine Your Destination\u201d Marc Mero – 1:00PM – PVHS PAC – Thank you to our PTA!<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 20th: Midpoint of the 4<\/span>th<\/span> Quarter \u2013 Please check PowerSchool on<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 26<\/span>th<\/span> for updated grades and comments.\u00a0 Contact your child\u2019s teacher if you have any questions and concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 20th: PVMS Spring Fling – PVMS Dining Hall and Gymnasium –\u00a0 5:00 – 7:00PM<\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, May 23rd – Thursday, May 26th: Math iReady and ELA iReady diagnostic Round 3 \u2013 Students should come prepared with ear buds\/headphones, pencils and an independent reading book.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 27th – Monday, May 30th: No School \u2013 Memorial Day Break<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 31st: Two By Two Zoo – Fifth Grade<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can see we have a very busy May.\u00a0 As always, please reach out to your child\u2019s classroom teachers should you have any questions or want to schedule an in person meeting for one reason or another.\u00a0 It is through our partnership that our children are supported in positive ways so that they succeed.\u00a0 Please reach out to the middle school if you have any questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/span><\/p>\n

Travis W. McCarty
\n<\/span>Principal<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear PVMS Families, May is already here and we are starting to see flowers bloom, warmer temperatures, and many events on our calendar as things continue to open up.\u00a0 Please join us in finishing strong over these last two months of school.\u00a0 Children will be busy with activities outside of school, but this reminds us… Continue Reading May 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-middle-school-letter","clearfix"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10157,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10155\/revisions\/10157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}