Curtis Middle School

Falcon Express September 2019

CurtisMiddleSchool@CurtisFalcons

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Quote of the Month

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to

awaken joy in creative expression and

knowledge.”

~Albert Einstein

Newsletter Editor: Cathy Peters crpeters@usd259.net

From Nurse Haley khaley@usd259.net/316-973-7354

Here are a few important Back-to-School reminders:

All students are required to have an updated immunization record

on file in order to stay in school. Updates include Meningococcal

and Tdap for 12 years old.

If your student has a health condition or needs special care during the school day such as

medication, treatments, or monitoring, please inform the school nurse. Individual health

care plans help keep your students safe and healthy.

Create a daily schedule for: waking up, eating breakfast, arriving to school on time, doing

homework, enjoying free time, having dinner with the family, bathing, and packing up for

the next day; and post daily chore list on fridge as a reminder.

Have a great year!

Internet Crimes Against Children-presentation last Spring at Curtis Middle School by

Detective Heather Huhman

Be aware of what your child is doing online! More tips each month.

90% of Teens are on-line

They average 5 hours of on-line activity/access each day

73% engage on social networks daily

20% reported engaging in “sexting”

30% admitted to or admitted knowing a “friend” who sent sexually explicit images to someone

else

17% of those who received such images then shared them with other friends/users

45% of teens on-line interacted with strangers

35% of teens on line allowed a stranger to “friend” or “follow” their on-line persona/account

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This year Curtis Middle School is starting an initiative to improve our attendance rate. Our school

has 25% of our students who are chronically absent. Each month we will be sending information

on the effects of students who are chronically absent. This month we will define what is meant by

chronically absent:

If a student is frequently not in school, regardless of the consequences, there are negative

effects.

A student is chronically absent if he/she misses 2 or more days a month.

2 days in the first 20 days of school

10 days in the first 100 days of school

18 days in a 180 day school year

We need your help with this important goal. Because we know that attendance has a direct impact

on academic success, we want to see every student attend school every day and for the full day.

Why is This Important?

We want your child to succeed in every aspect of life and it starts right here with being present at

school. Attending school regularly is so important for your child’s success because it not only

helps your child academically but it also helps them socially as well. While some absences are

unavoidable, research shows that when students miss too much school, regardless of the reason,

it can cause them to fall behind academically. For example, missing 2 or more days per month, or

18 days over the course of the year, means they have missed 10% of the yearly instruction!

Some Great Tips to Get Out the Door

Help your children establish a regular bedtime and morning routine.

Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before.

Help your children get to school every day unless they are truly sick.

Avoid scheduling vacations or doctor’s appointments when school is in session.

Develop back up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family

member, neighbor, or another parent to help out.

Talk to teachers and counselors for advice if your children feel anxious about going to

school or show other signs of not wanting to go to school.

Other Resources

We want your child to be successful in school and when they are absent, we miss them! Let us

know how we can best support you and your child by contacting your child’s teacher, principal, or

school counselor at 316-973-7350. We look forward to seeing you and your child throughout this

school year!

Thank you! School Attendance Task Force

Adult

English

Classes WE BEGIN

August 26, 2019

WHERE

CURTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOM 122

FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY OF CURTIS STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SCHEDULE FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY

MORNING CLASSES

FROM 9:00 AM TO

11:30 AM

EVENING CLASSES

FROM 5:30 PM TO

8:00 PM

COST: FREE

Limited capacity.

Enroll soon, by phone or in

person! Room 122

PHONE: 973-7433

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

3:30 –5:00

VBall Tryouts

4

3:30 –5:00

VBall Tryouts

5 6 7 North Redskin

Classic 8:00—

11:30 @ Chapin

Park

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 SE Invitational

XC 4:00—5:30 @

Cessna Park

20 Official

Enrollment Day

21

22 23

3:30 VBall @

Coleman

24 East

Invitational XC

3:30-5:00 @

Cessna Park

25 3:30 VBall @

Mayberry

26 27 School

Pictures

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Standards Referenced Grading (SRG)

If you have any children in Elementary schools in our district, they will

be fully implementing this new grading system this school year. Here

at Curtis, several teachers across grade levels and content areas are

piloting Standards Referenced Grading. This grading system focuses

on what our students can do academically, using proficiency scales

with designated targets. There are several opportunities for the

students to show that they have met the targets or are heading

toward meeting the targets. The targets are based on our current

Standards in Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Math.

Thank you in advance for your patience as we integrate the pilot into

our routines.

Save the Date!

Thursday, October 3: Fall

Festival 5:00—6:30

Thursday, October 24:

Parent/Teacher

Conferences 4:00—7:50

Friday, October 25:

Parent/Teacher

Conferences 1:00—5:50

(School gets out at

12:00)

Wichita Public Schools

Curtis Middle School

1031 S. Edgemoor Street

Wichita, KS 67218

Dillons Community Rewards

Curtis Middle School participates in the Dillons Community Rewards program and last year we received over $1200 because parents who shop at Dillons signed up for the Community Rewards program. That is more than we make on any other fundraising activity!!

We hope you will consider selecting Curtis Middle School as the organization you support and that you will take a couple minutes now to sign up!

Below are some instructions to get you started!

Search for and select “Curtis Middle School” or enter the code DY351.

Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Dillons Community Rewards selection on your digital account.

1. Sign in to your digital account.

2. Use Code: DY351

3. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization that you wish to support.

Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save.”

Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program. It takes approximately 10 days for the Dillons Community Rewards total to begin displaying on your receipt.