Weekly Top for 2-14-20

Folks,

Happy Valentine's Day -

Have a great day and weekend! 

Congratulations Staff -

Take a look at this :   Great news link

Congratulations to a team effort here at UMS!  Your hard work following the 4 questions of the PLC process is being recognized!

End of Rotation 3/Start of Rotation 4 -

Monday, February 17th will be the last day of rotation 3 and Tuesday, February 18th will be the start of rotation 4 for 6th & 7th graders.

Scheduling for 7th to 8th & 8th to 9th -

Recommendations are due today and students should have been told by you.  Scheduling will open next week Wednesday for 8th to 9th grade scheduling.  

GO Time next Thursday -

We are going to run the Michigan Math League contest in the cafeteria next Thursday, so there will not be an overflow room.  We want to encourage students to do this and give it a whirl.

Final Battle next Friday -

Next Friday, February 21st is our Final Battle of the Books!  It will be in the cafeteria and we will begin as close to 8:00 AM as we can.  Semi-battles will take place Monday and Tuesday of next week.

PD Day (February 28th) -

Our PD afternoon on February 28th will feature your colleagues sharing some teaching techniques, social emotional ideas, health/wellness, etc.  I think it will be a great afternoon!

Career Day (February 28th) -

8th graders will pick their choices of presenters on Monday (17th), 7th grade on Wednesday (19th), and 6th grade on Friday (21st).  Please read the email Torrey sent out yesterday afternoon very carefully with a lot of good information on Career Day.

Choir Festival Around the Corner -

Choir festival is coming up on Tuesday, February 25th.  We will be switching 7th & 8th grade lunch that day to help the festival schedule.

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2nd 

3rd 

8th grade lunch

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7th grade lunch

Bringing the Juice -

Cathy-  Eating lunch with a group of 7th grade boys

Julie-  Being there for a student who was having a meltdown

Ben & Anne-  Assisting with an altercation

Melissa, Marci, Mary Ann, Eric, Torrey, Beth, Craig, Scott and Denise-  Using extreme patience and working through a tough situation

Jeff-  Moving a lot of snow the last two days

The ladies in the kitchen-  Keeping a great kitchen in order (The health department made a surprise visit yesterday)

Quote of the week -

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer.  Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."  - Harriet Tubman

Have a wonderful Friday and weekend,

Chad