Team Taylor Newsletter
It is hard to believe it is October! It was so nice to meet so many Team Taylor parents at our recent Back To School Night! Students are settling into their routines now and are aware of the expectations of a middle schooler. They seem to have a solid grasp of their schedules and are able to navigate their lockers like pros.We encourage you at home to take a look at your student's agenda book and compare it to our Homework website (found on ASMS webpage). We also encourage you to check your child's grades via the Aspen portal. All of the students have been trained on accessing the site in their social studies classes. Ask your child to share their Aspen password with you. Students are realizing how important it is to complete their homework assignments and class work assignments with great effort, as this has a direct impact on their grades.
Middle school is all about teamwork. Our trip to the YMCA really helped foster this bond we are forming as a team. In our Team Time class period, we are working on a variety of social/emotional lessons, with a focus on executive functioning. This is so helpful as the students are learning to navigate their schedules and multiple classes.
As a part of our Admirable Attribute program, Team Taylor recognizes one boy and one girl from our team who exemplifies the attribute from the authors we read in 6th grade. September's attribute was Optimistic. We will be announcing nominations soon and the students who stand out as most optimistic will be nominated and announced.
We value the home/school relationship; please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions about your child's progress. We have times built into our schedule for parent/teacher conferences. We meet as a team and discuss your child's progress. Email is the best method to reach us. We will be reaching out to parents soon regarding setting up Parent/Teacher conferences. The dates for these are October 25th and 26th. These are both half days and we will meet with parents for the second half of the day. If you do not hear from us, all is going well! Of course, you may still want to touch base on your student’s progress, and we will make sure to set up a time to meet with you.
Warm regards,
Team Taylor Teachers
Daniel Kelley, Math & Science
kelleyd@franklinps.net
Laura Welshoff, English & Social Studies
welshoff@franklinps.net
Kerri Marcotte, Special Education Liaison
marcottek@franklinps.net
