{"id":14759,"date":"2024-06-04T08:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?p=14759"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:43:50","slug":"june-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/ms\/middle-school-letter\/june-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14760\" src=\"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/juneflower.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/juneflower.jpg 275w, https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/juneflower-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>June is here and it is our final month of the 2023-2024 school year.\u00a0 Many of our students have summer on their minds and warmer temperatures offer many the extended opportunity to be outside.\u00a0 Although we will be on summer vacation starting on June 27th, we are still engaged in vital learning opportunities and assessments through our last day of school. \u00a0 We will have no school on June 19th in recognition of Juneteenth and\u00a0 June 26th will be a half day for students as we will be dismissing at 11:00 AM on that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for partnering with us over the course of this school year.\u00a0 Our students have been engaged, thoughtful, resilient, and ever changing through their journey of middle school.\u00a0 It takes a village to raise a child and your support is more important now than ever before especially with all of the outside influences that impact our students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we finish up the school year, I want to take the time to commend those students and families that saw the opportunity to take NYS assessments in preparation for standardized assessments that our students will encounter in the near future.\u00a0 Our mathematics, reading, and science assessments present a framework that will only better prepare students for what is to come in high school and to show off their knowledge. \u00a0 Next year, we will be moving to computer based assessments (CBT) in all of our grade levels 5 &#8211; 8.\u00a0 We will continue to work through the remainder of the school year and over the summer to ensure our curriculum and programs continue to educate the whole child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grade level final exams and projects will be given soon.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 7th grade does not have a special testing schedule with modified class periods, but these are the specific dates for the finals that will be given:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Spanish 7\u00a0 and Mandarin 7\/8: exam during regularly scheduled class periods across June 14th, 17th, and 20th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Math 7: exam during regularly scheduled class periods on June 17th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Studies 7, ELA 7, and Science 7 will have final projects and\/or single unit assessments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 8th grade will have a special testing schedule for a few content areas within our school day with modified class periods.\u00a0 These are the specific dates for when the finals will be given:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science 8 Final: Friday June 14th periods 1-3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Math 8 Final: Monday June 17th periods 1-3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish 8 Final: Thursday June 20th periods 1-3<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ELA 8 and Social Studies 8 finals\/projects will be given during regular class periods in June.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Our Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony will be taking place on Monday, June 24th at 5:00PM in the High School Performing Arts Center.\u00a0 This will be followed by a Moving Up Dance at Cortlandt Colonial from 7:00 &#8211; 9:30PM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Please mark your calendars:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday, June 4 &#8211; NYS Algebra I Regents Exam &#8211; PVMS Gymnasium &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students taking this exam should arrive at school with a fully charged calculator, 2 non-erasable pens (blue or black), and 2 sharpened pencils.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, June 5 &#8211; Friday, June 7 &#8211; Spring iReady Benchmark Assessments in math and reading.\u00a0 Progress reports will be sent home at the conclusion of the school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday, June 6 &#8211; Talent Show &amp; Art, Technology, and Music Event\u00a0 6:00 &#8211; 7:30 PM &#8211; PVMS Stage and Gymnasium &#8211; Please come out and watch our talented students and see their work displayed from the school year.\u00a0 All are invited!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday, June 11 &#8211; 5th &amp; 6th Grade Band Concert &#8211; 7:00PM &#8211; HS PAC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, June 12 &#8211; 7th &amp; 8th Grade Band Concert &#8211; 7:00PM &#8211; HS PAC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, June 14 &#8211; Grade 8 Science Final Exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday, June 17 &#8211; Grade 8 Math Final Exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Grade 7 Math Final Exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday, June 18 &#8211; PTA Event &#8211; Whole School Event &#8211; Minute to Win It<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ice Cream provided during lunch periods<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, June 19 &#8211; Juneteenth &#8211; School Closed \/ No Staff or Students\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday, June 20 &#8211; Grade 8 Spanish Final Exam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05th Grade Trip &#8211; Bounce<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>\u00a0Yearbook Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or concerns, direct them to Mrs. Trchala\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(<\/span><a href=\"mailto:strchala@pvcsd.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strchala@pvcsd.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, June 21 &#8211; 8th Grade Trip &#8211; Lake Compounce<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07th Grade Trip &#8211; Spins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday, June 24 &#8211;\u00a0 Locker Clean Out &#8211; Recess Periods<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PTA Sponsored 8th Grade Breakfast &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thank you to our PTA!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Grade Moving Up Ceremony &#8211; 5:00PM &#8211; HS PAC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08th Grade Moving Up Dance &#8211; 7:00PM &#8211; Cortlandt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Colonial<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday, June 25 &#8211; 6th Grade Trip &#8211; PV Town Park<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, June 26 &#8211; Half Day for Students &#8211; Dismissal at 11:00AM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Week of July 1 &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report Cards and iReady Reports Mailed Home<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for your partnership over the course of this school year.\u00a0 We hope you have a restful summer and find time to spend with your families.\u00a0 Putnam Valley is a special place and our middle school community values the relationships we have with all families.\u00a0 We want to wish you a safe, healthy, and restful summer with your children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travis W. 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