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 26th and 27th. These are both half days and we will meet with parents 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
Laura Welshoff, English & Social Studies
Jennifer
Fuller, Special Education Liaison Teacher
fullerj@franklinps.net
