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Walt Morey is committed to providing a meaningful and challenging environment that supports and empowers all students in achieving their fullest potential . Page 1 of 16 March 2018 Newsletter Walt Morey Middle School Principal: Tanya Pruett Assistant Principal: Valorie Spearman 2801 SW Lucas Ave., Troutdale OR 97060 Office (503) 491-1935 Attendance (503) 661-9595 Dear Mustang Families, I want to begin by saying “Congratulations!” to our Honor Roll students. This quarter we had 208 students make Honor Roll wit h a 3.5 GPA or higher. What an incredible group of hard working kids! I am very proud of all of them. I also want to say a special “thanks” to our librarian, Daphne Bethel, and all our 7 th Grade Language Arts teachers for organizing this year’s African American poetry reading. All 7 th grade students heard poetry from talented writers such as Eloise Greenfield and Langston Hughes. They learned how those authors’ life experiences affected the lens from which they saw the world, and, subsequently, how it affected their writing. It was a wonderful and educational event for everyone. The next thing I want to make sure that you are aware of is that OAKS state testing begins in April and will extend through the end of May. These tests are designed to measure the school’s effectiveness in helping our students master grade -level standards in reading and math. They also help us know when students are in need of more intensive interventions. During testing weeks, it is extremely important that your child gets enough rest and eats healthy meals, especially at breakfast. It is also important that your child not be absent during his/her assigned testing weeks. Please communicate directly with your child’s Language Arts and Math teachers if you have questions about the testing schedule. Oregon state law requires all districts to inform parents that a form is available from the Oregon Department of Education that provides the opportunity to opt your child out of the OAKS/Smarter Balanced assessments. The form must be filed annually and is available in 8 languages. Should you choose to opt your child out of the exam, please fill out the form found on the website http://www.reynolds.k12.or.us/district/2016-17-parent-exemption-guidelines and submit it to the District Testing Coordinator. The form must be turned in prior to your student beginning the test. If the form is received after your student begins testing, he/she will not be required to finish the exam. However, the state still requires that all incomplete tests be counted and scored. Finally, the most important thing you will need to know this month is that Spring Conferences are quickly approaching. They will take place on Thursday, March 15, and Friday, March 16. Just as they were in the Fall, the Spring Conferences at Walt Morey will be student-led. This means that your student will be the one explaining his/her academic growth to you. Students have spent the past few weeks preparing for the conferences by creating portfolios of their work in all their courses. Your student will lead the conference in an area where his/her homeroom teacher will be present. Because teachers are not the ones doing all the explaining, there will be more than one conference running at a time. Once you complete the student-led portion of the conference, you are encouraged to meet with all your student’s teachers to talk about any questions or concerns you may have. Maps with teacher room assignments will be provided to you when you arrive for your conference. This week, your student’s Homeroom teacher will be sending home appointment slips confirming the day and time of the conference you requested. If you did not turn in a request, an appointment will be scheduled for you. However, if you do not receive an appointment confirmation or you need to reschedule your conference, please contact your child’s Homeroom teacher as quickly as possible. See you all at conferences! Sincerely, Tanya Pruett, Principal
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Walt Morey is committed to providing a meaningful and challenging environment
that supports and empowers all students in achieving their fullest potential. Page 1 of 16
March 2018 Newsletter
Walt Morey Middle School Principal: Tanya Pruett Assistant Principal: Valorie Spearman
2801 SW Lucas Ave., Troutdale OR 97060
Office (503) 491-1935 Attendance (503) 661-9595
Dear Mustang Families,
I want to begin by saying “Congratulations!” to our Honor Roll students. This quarter we had 208 students make Honor Roll with
a 3.5 GPA or higher. What an incredible group of hard working kids! I am very proud of all of them.
I also want to say a special “thanks” to our librarian, Daphne Bethel, and all our 7th Grade Language Arts teachers for organizing
this year’s African American poetry reading. All 7th grade students heard poetry from talented writers such as Eloise Greenfield
and Langston Hughes. They learned how those authors’ life experiences affected the lens from which they saw the world, and,
subsequently, how it affected their writing. It was a wonderful and educational event for everyone.
The next thing I want to make sure that you are aware of is that OAKS state testing begins in April and will extend through the end
of May. These tests are designed to measure the school’s effectiveness in helping our students master grade-level standards in
reading and math. They also help us know when students are in need of more intensive interventions. During testing weeks, it is
extremely important that your child gets enough rest and eats healthy meals, especially at breakfast. It is also important that your
child not be absent during his/her assigned testing weeks. Please communicate directly with your child’s Language Arts and Math
teachers if you have questions about the testing schedule.
Oregon state law requires all districts to inform parents that a form is available from the Oregon Department of Education that
provides the opportunity to opt your child out of the OAKS/Smarter Balanced assessments. The form must be filed annually and is
available in 8 languages. Should you choose to opt your child out of the exam, please fill out the form found on the website
http://www.reynolds.k12.or.us/district/2016-17-parent-exemption-guidelines and submit it to the District Testing Coordinator. The
form must be turned in prior to your student beginning the test. If the form is received after your student begins testing, he/she
will not be required to finish the exam. However, the state still requires that all incomplete tests be counted and scored.
Finally, the most important thing you will need to know this month is that Spring Conferences are quickly approaching. They will
take place on Thursday, March 15, and Friday, March 16. Just as they were in the Fall, the Spring Conferences at Walt Morey will
be student-led. This means that your student will be the one explaining his/her academic growth to you. Students have spent the
past few weeks preparing for the conferences by creating portfolios of their work in all their courses.
Your student will lead the conference in an area where his/her homeroom teacher will be present. Because teachers are not the ones
doing all the explaining, there will be more than one conference running at a time. Once you complete the student-led portion of the
conference, you are encouraged to meet with all your student’s teachers to talk about any questions or concerns you may have. Maps
with teacher room assignments will be provided to you when you arrive for your conference.
This week, your student’s Homeroom teacher will be sending home appointment slips confirming the day and time of the conference
you requested. If you did not turn in a request, an appointment will be scheduled for you. However, if you do not receive an
appointment confirmation or you need to reschedule your conference, please contact your child’s Homeroom teacher as quickly as
possible.
See you all at conferences!
Sincerely,
Tanya Pruett, Principal
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Boletín de Walt Morey - marzo de 2018
Escuela Secundaria Walt Morey Directora: Tanya Pruett Asistente a la Directora: Valorie Spearman
2801 SW Lucas Ave., Troutdale OR 97060 Oficina (503) 491-1935 Reportar Ausencias o Tardanzas (503) 661-9595
www.reynolds.k12.or.us/morey
Estimadas familias de Mustang, Quiero comenzar diciendo felicitaciones a todos nuestros estudiantes de la Lista de Honor. Este trimestre tuvimos 208 estudiantes que alcanzaron estar en esta Lista de Honor con un promedio de 3.5 o más. ¡Qué increíble grupo de niños trabajadores! Estoy muy orgullosa de todos ellos. También quiero agradecer especialmente a nuestra bibliotecaria, Daphne Bethel y a todos nuestros maestros de Artes del Lenguaje del 7º Grado por organizar la lectura de poesía afroamericana de este año. Todos los estudiantes de séptimo grado pudieron escuchar poesías de escritores talentosos como Harriet Tubman y Langston Hughes, y aprender cómo las experiencias de la vida de estos autores afectaron el lente con el que veian el mundo y, posteriormente, cómo afectaron su escritura. Fue un evento maravilloso y educativo para todos. Lo siguiente que quiero asegurarme de que sepa es que las pruebas estatales de OAKS comienzan en abril y se extenderán hasta fines de mayo. Estas pruebas están diseñadas para medir la efectividad de la escuela de ayudar a nuestros estudiantes a dominar los estándares de nivel de grado en lectura y matemáticas. También nos ayudan a saber cuándo los estudiantes necesitan intervenciones más intensivas. Durante las semanas de prueba, es extremadamente importante que su hijo descanse lo suficiente y coma alimentos saludables, especialmente durante el desayuno. También es importante que su hijo no esté ausente durante las semanas de prueba asignadas. Comuníquese directamente con los maestros de Artes del Lenguaje y Matemáticas de su hijo si tiene preguntas sobre el horario de exámenes. La ley del estado de Oregon requiere que todos los distritos informen a los padres que hay un formulario disponible del Departamento de Educación de Oregón que brinda la oportunidad de excluir a su hijo de las evaluaciones OAKS / Smarter Balanced. El formulario debe presentarse anualmente y está disponible en 8 idiomas. Si decide excluir a su hijo del examen, complete el formulario que se encuentra en este sitio web http://www.reynolds.k12.or.us/district/2016-17-parent-exemption-guidelines
y envíelo al Coordinador de Pruebas del Distrito. El formulario debe ser entregado antes de que su estudiante comience la prueba. Si el formulario se recibe después de que el alumno comience la prueba, su estudiante no tendrá que terminar el examen. Sin embargo, el estado todavía requiere que todas las pruebas incompletas sean contadas y calificadas. Finalmente, lo más importante que deberá saber este mes es que las conferencias de primavera se están acercando rápidamente. Se llevarán a cabo el jueves 15 de marzo y el viernes 16 de marzo. Al igual que en otoño, las conferencias de primavera en Walt Morey estarán dirigidas por sus estudiantes. Esto significa que su estudiante será quien le explique su crecimiento académico. Los estudiantes han pasado las últimas semanas preparándose para las conferencias al crear un portafolio de su trabajo en todos sus cursos. Su estudiante dirigirá la conferencia en un área donde su maestro principal estará presente. Debido a que los maestros no son los que hacen todas las explicaciones, habrá más de una conferencia en funcion a la vez. Una vez que complete la porción dirigida por los estudiantes de la conferencia, se le anima a reunirse con todos los maestros de sus estudiantes para hablar sobre cualquier pregunta o inquietud que pueda tener. Se le proporcionarán mapas con las asignaciones de los salones de maestros cuando llegue a la conferencia. Esta semana, el maestro de Homeroom de su hijo enviará las hojas de citas a su domicilio que confirmen el día y la hora de la conferencia que solicitó. Si no entregó una solicitud, se programará una cita para usted. Sin embargo, si no recibe una confirmación de la cita, o necesita reprogramar su conferencia, comuníquese con el maestro de Homeroom de su hijo lo más rápido posible. ¡Nos vemos en las conferencias! Sinceramente,
Tanya Pruett, Directora de la escuela
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NEWS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Important Info Remember: Every Monday is late start. School starts at 8:40 AM on Mondays
only. Tuesday-Friday we start at our normally scheduled time: 7:30 AM. School
ends every day at 2:15 PM.
Attendance Phone Number 503-661-9595
If your student will be late or will not be at school, please call before 8:00 AM.
Students are marked unexcused until we hear from a parent/guardian. When
you call please leave a reason why your student will be out. This helps us
record the correct reason in our software. Thank you!
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
This month Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held March 15 and 16. The
Conferences are Student led – students are to be present with their
parents/guardians!
➢ March 15 hours: 8am – 11am; 12pm – 3pm; 4pm – 8pm
➢ March 16 hours: 8am – 12pm
All conferences are by appointment. If you have not scheduled a time, please
contact your student’s Homeroom teacher.
Scholastic Book Fair
Support our library by making purchases at our Spring Book Fair!
Dates: Monday, March 12, through Friday, March 16.
Hours: Monday – Wednesday > 7:30 AM - 3 :00 PM Thursday – Friday > Open during Conference hours
Location: In the Walt Morey Library
Upcoming events
March 5 – 9: Classified Employees Appreciation Week
March 5: PALS Meeting > 6:30 PM in the Library; 8th Grade Recognition Planning Meeting > 7:30 PM in the Library
March 6: Popcorn Day; Orchestra Concert > 6:30 PM at Reynolds High School
March 9: End of Quarter 3 Progress Report Period; Friday Night Basketball
March 11: Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 12 – 16: Scholastic Book Fair
March 12: Fundraiser at Chipolte March 13: OMEA Band Festival March 15-16: Student-led Parent Conferences – No School for Students
March 19: 8th Grade Fundraiser @ MOD Pizza; Choir Concert > 7:00 PM at Reynolds High School
March 20: Popcorn Day; Choir Festival > 12 PM
March 21: Cookie Dough products delivered (date subject to change)
March 21 & 22: Pre-Season Track & Field Practices
March 23: No School for Students or Staff (Budget Reduction Day)
March 26 – 30: Spring Break – No School
April 2: PALS Meeting > 6:30 PM in the Library; 8th Grade Recognition Planning Meeting > 7:30 PM in the Library
April 2 – 6: Candy Grams
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PLEASE NOTE: THE ART AUCTION IS MARCH 8, NOT MARCH 9.
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Orchestra Concerts The Walt Morey Orchestra Pre-Festival Concert will be on Tuesday, March 6, at 6:30pm in
the Performing Arts Auditorium at Reynolds High School. Students will be performing a
variety of music including pieces that will be performed at the Northwest Orchestra
Festival. The Northwest Orchestra Festival will be held Friday, March 9, in the Theatre of
Mount Hood Community College. The WMMS Advanced Orchestra will be performing at
12:30 PM.
Both events are free and open to the public. Please come to enjoy some beautiful music
performed by fantastic students!
Oregon Music Education
Association District 2
Middle School Band
Festival
On Tuesday, March 13th, the Walt Morey Concert Band will be performing at the Oregon
Music Education Association District 2 Middle School Band Festival. The Festival is
located at Sandy High School; Walt Morey is scheduled to perform at 3:00 PM. This is a
required event for the "Concert Band" students. The public is invited to this free event.
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Congratulations to Walt Morey Middle School’s
Mustangs of the Month!
Each month students are nominated by teachers to be Mustang of the Month. The following students are our January Mustangs of the Month:
Chase Bradley; Carissa Clack; Kane Finders; Abby Fox; Emily Frick; Emily Grindle ; Matthew Jerome; Christine Nguyen; Yailen Romero; Fernando Sanchez Maldonado; Isaiah Turner
Monthly winners receive a certificate, have their pictures posted in the entryway, and are invited to an exclusive pizza lunch with Mrs. Pruett.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL STUDENTS!
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PALS Corner
Our Winter/Spring fundraiser has wrapped up. Thank you to all who participated! Please
mark your calendars for cookie dough pick up on Wednesday, March 21, from 2 – 4 PM.
PALS needs more parent involvement! PALS is an important piece to your child’s education
and we are in need of parents who can step up and be a part of this organization. Our
meetings are held on the first Monday of the month; we meet in the Library at 6:30 PM.
The first and third Tuesday of every month is Popcorn Day. Price of popcorn is 50 cents or 3
Mustang Bucks. Your student can get a popcorn during lunch. During lunch on the last
Thursday of every month, ice cream is sold for 50 cents or 3 Mustang Bucks.
8th Grade Recognition Celebration Corner
The 8th Grade Recognition Celebration planning is underway. We could really use your help in planning this exciting
day for our 8th graders. Please plan to attend a planning meeting; the meetings are held the first Monday of the
month after the PALS meeting.
We have two 8th Grade fundraisers this month: Chipolte is sponsoring an event on March 12 and MOD Pizza an event
on March 19. Please see the flyers in this issue of the newsletter, print and bring to the restaurants (or copy to
phone and show at time of order). Please spread the word – share these events with your friends and family!
If you have any questions about WMMS PALS, please email Amber Diehr, President, at
Reynolds School District Non-Discrimination Notice Reynolds School District recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups in our society. It is the policy of the Reynolds School District Board of
Education that all educational programs, activities and employment be free of discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, parental or marital status, or age.
Equal opportunity and Title VII: Frank Caropelo, Chief Academic Officer at (503) 491-3423 District Title IX: John Olsen, Athletic Director (503) 667-3186 ext. 1127
District 504: Michelle Murer, Student Services Director at (503) 661-7200 ext. 3229
American Disabilities Act: Jennifer Ellis, Human Resources Director at (503) 491-3418 ext. 3418
