Middle School News

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Dear Parent(s),

Welcome to a new school year! We would like to invite you to join a saintly team this year. Our team will consist of teachers, students, parents, priests, and our community. We would like to invite you to join our team so we can have a successful year.

While we focus on academics and a faith community, we will also build compassionate individuals. This is our mission in middle school:

Within a Christian community, the team at St. Ann School seek to foster personal and academic excellence, treat one another with dignity, respect our environment, embrace diversity, and develop character which merits trust and honor. We encourage positive risk taking and perseverance in pursuit of our goals.

Together we can be a team and solve problems positively. Together we can dream and make our dreams come true. Together we can move mountains this year and reach for the stars in the academic realm. Together we can build friendships and Christian relationships. Together we can pray, laugh, cry, make mistakes and learn from our mistakes, and support one another. Together we can be a team and score with God.


Sincerely,

Mr. Long
Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Vowels
Mrs. Wurth
Mrs. Scates

House System
A Saintly Experience

Saints will come alive this year at St. Ann School. One of the ways we will achieve our mission is to implement a House System. The House System consists of four houses, each representing a saint: St. Joseph, St. Padre Pio, St. Anthony, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Each House will have a motto, team color, and mascot. Every student will receive a team shirt and the Gasper River Retreat day will be just the beginning of our teaming experiences this year in middle school. Students will be required to wear their team shirt every Thursday. Throughout the year, students will be involved in team building activities. These activities will vary, but the goal is for all students to have a positive interaction with one another, to learn to work together and to trust one another, as well as gaining a sense of pride and self-worth when everyone realizes that they can make a difference. Along with team building activities, students will also be involved in service projects throughout the year to build a spirit of faith and truly make saints come alive in our school, our community, and our world.

Houses will represent the core value behind the school's decision to group students together to achieve goals and cheer each other on along the way. Mixing students from all grades in the House provides greater opportunities for students to meet peers with whom they may not otherwise interact and will provide a smoother transition for sixth graders. Positive student interaction through teams will get students involved in activities in order to support their House and students gain a sense of pride in being able to contribute. When all students feel they can make a difference, it creates a positive climate for both students and teachers, making the House System a win-win situation! As Henry Ford once said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; and working together is success." Building a positive atmosphere for both students and teachers invites all students to journey with God.

Saintly Helpers

Agenda Books

We feel that organization is one of the major keys to student achievement. Homework and tests will be listed on the board each day for students to copy in their agenda books, and they will go home each day. The agenda book given to students is a useful tool for keeping organized. Please check your child's agenda book nightly for additional information.

Late Work

Responsibility builds character and we want to help our students build character in middle school; therefore, no late work will be accepted. Please contact the teacher if an emergency occurs. We are an empathetic group of teachers who understand emergency situations.

Absent Work

A homework sheet and books will be placed on the table outside the office on days students are absent. If homework is not picked up the day of the absence, students may pick it up the first day he or she returns to school. Refer to the St. Ann School Student/Parent Family Handbook for absent work due dates. Refer to the homework chart; it is a great tool for success.

Make-Up Tests:

Make-up tests are to be taken the day upon returning to school unless special arrangements have been made with the teacher. Make-up tests may be given during the school day or after school.

Power Break:

Students will take a ten minute break each morning to eat a healthy snack. Snacks may include fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, breakfast bars, and water. Vegetable and fruit dip and water flavorings are not permitted.

Grades:

Grades will be posted each week on Fast Direct. Midterm progress reports will be available on Fast Direct midway through each nine week period.

Cheroreader:

Be a Cherokee this year and acquire your Cherokee Reader points each nine weeks. Fifteen points are required and will count as a test grade in literature. Students may read one grade level below their grade. Novels read together as a class are excluded. Don't forget to take your novel to class each day and pump up that Cherokee Spirit. Be a Cheroreader and your brain knowledge will be a powerful tool in life. Mrs. Charlotte has read millions of books; let her suggest one based on your interest.

Website: www.st-ann.com

Go to the St. Ann website to acquire the following information through Fast Direct: view grades, compose a message to a teacher, and read bulletin boards (tests, assignments, upcoming events)

Contacting Teachers:

Our school number is 389-1898. If you need to meet with the team, contact the office to schedule an appointment. The team can also be contacted by phone or email as well.
Mrs. Davis (270) 748-6395 (Before 9 p.m.) julie.davis@st-ann.com
Mrs. Vowels (270) 533-4415 (Before 9 p.m.) leighann.vowels@st-ann.com
Mr. Long (270) 826-8917 gary.long@st-ann.com
Mrs. Scates 389-1402 kassy.scates@st-ann.com
Mrs. Wurth 389-2337 jennifer.wurth@st-ann.com

Middle School Discipline

SAINTS Alive

  1. Speak kindly
  2. Always be prepared
  3. Ignite your talent
  4. Nurture others
  5. Try your best
  6. Share your faith

Saintly Agreement: "I will not do anything that stops me from learning, others from learning, or the teacher from teaching."

Saintly Support

FIRST TIME: Reminder
SECOND TIME: Points (-5)
FOURTH TIME: Points (-5) Office Visit to Call Parent(s)
Parents unavailable: student communicates through a written report, acquires a parent signature, and returns the next school day.
Failure to return the report with a parent signature will result in detention.
FIFTH TIME: Parent/Team/Principal Meeting After School
*Emergency drills: Horseplay and talking (-10)
*Announcements: Talking (-10)
*Bullying: No tolerance (-50)
*Severe Disruptions: Students sent to the office for severe behavior. Conduct F (Forgery, lying, cheating, improper language, gestures or profanity, theft, vandalism, severe threats, or disrespecting an adult.)
Each student will begin each week with 100 conduct points. Conduct grades will be posted on Fast Direct.

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STUDENTS: I have read this classroom discipline plan and understand it. I will honor it.



Signature______________________________________ Date___________________


PARENTS: My child has discussed the classroom discipline plan with me. I understand it and will support it.



Signature______________________________________ Date___________________


TEACHER: I will be fair and consistent in administering the discipline plan.



Signature______________________________________________________________________

St. Ann School provides academic excellence in education while emphasizing the teaching of the Catholic faith to prepare students to be responsible members of families, church, and community.
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