{"id":10993,"date":"2023-01-03T10:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?p=10993"},"modified":"2023-01-03T10:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:03:44","slug":"january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/ms\/middle-school-letter\/january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HappyDear PVMS Families,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Happy New Year!\u00a0 I hope 2023 affords us opportunities to set attainable goals and to challenge ourselves to the fullest extent possible.\u00a0 Most of all, I hope you and your families remain healthy!\u00a0 Our middle school students continue to persevere through this \u201ctridemic\u201d and amaze us with their resilience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our winter band and chorus concerts were very successful.\u00a0 Thank you to our music department and all of the preparation it took to get the entire band and chorus groups together to perform.\u00a0 It\u2019s always nice to see our talented young performers on stage playing and singing their hearts out.\u00a0 Thank you to those that attended as it\u2019s always a very busy time of year but a nice way to close out 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our modified winter sports are in full swing.\u00a0 Please note that should a student want to attend a game or match, they must have adult supervision.\u00a0 Many events start after 4:00PM so students should go home and come back to the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

School will be closed on January 16<\/span>th<\/span> in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. day.\u00a0 This is a nice time to discuss the sacrifice that Martin Luther King Jr. made regarding equality and a vision of hope for all humanity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No Name Calling Week will take place January 17th \u2013 20th. \u00a0 The middle school years are a time where we work hard to remind students of making good choices and to be thoughtful of the words that they use.\u00a0 This week is a nice reminder as our student support team works very hard in creating activities for students.\u00a0 Please expect more communication regarding the events taking place over the course of this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

The end of our second quarter is quickly approaching and will be Friday, January 20th.\u00a0 Please review PowerSchool and partner with us to contact teachers should your child have difficulty in a subject area.\u00a0 There are opportunities such as after school study hall and our H.W. Booster Lab to help support students in getting them back on track academically, should they fall behind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quarter 3 and the second semester of the school year begins Monday, January 23rd.\u00a0 This is\u00a0 a great time to clean out binders and keep all items in safe storage until the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the week of January 23rd, our students will be taking their winter iReady Benchmark Assessments for math and reading.\u00a0 Our 7th and 8th grade students have been engaged in iReady instruction since the beginning of the school year in order to help give them more support in addressing areas for growth.\u00a0 We are hopeful that this will have a positive impact on their results.\u00a0 Please share with your children the importance of these assessments as we use them as part of a multiple measure in placement and to inform instruction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please mark your calendar to check PowerSchool on Friday, January 27th for Quarter 2 Report Card Grades and Comments.\u00a0 Please be sure to reach out to teachers regarding any academic, behavioral, or social concerns.\u00a0 You will receive paper copies of these report cards in the mail so please be on the lookout for these and let us know if you have any questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2023 school year will be a time where we will continue to foster <\/span>p<\/b>erseverance, <\/span>r<\/b>esponsibility, <\/span>i<\/b>ntegrity, <\/span>d<\/b>edication, and <\/span>e<\/b>mpathy, as we continue to grow as lifelong learners.\u00a0 Open up lines of communication with your children, be involved and aware with what your children are doing with regard to technology and social media.\u00a0 Monitor their screen time and speak with your children about the dangers of using inappropriate language, creating fake accounts, and creating videos and sending images through social media.\u00a0 Children should never type something that they wouldn\u2019t say to someone in person.\u00a0 These \u201cdigital footprints\u201d are forever linked to the choices that we all make.\u00a0 It is through open lines of communication that you will help to guide your children in making good choices. \u00a0 Please join with us in teaching that words matter and we should all be thoughtful of the impact that they have on others.\u00a0 We all work together to help guide our children and to let them know that they are supported and cared for and that this is a time for growth and reflection.\u00a0 This is our mission as educators!<\/span><\/p>\n

May this year be one full of good health, happiness, opportunities and good choices!<\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dear PVMS Families,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Happy New Year!\u00a0 I hope 2023 affords us opportunities to set attainable goals and to challenge ourselves to the fullest extent possible.\u00a0 Most of all, I hope you and your families remain healthy!\u00a0 Our middle school students continue to persevere through this \u201ctridemic\u201d and amaze us with their resilience.\u00a0\u00a0 Our winter band… Continue Reading January 2023<\/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-10993","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\/10993","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=10993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10995,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10993\/revisions\/10995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}