November/December 2014
Dear Parents,
Thank you for attending the fall conferences! We had
an outstanding turnout for parent teacher conferences in October! It is our goal for teachers, parents, and
administrators to strive toward student achievement for every individual
student in our building. Teachers will notify
parents at mid-quarter of any student who is below proficiency. Please remember each parent/guardian may
access student academic progress online through Infinite Campus (IC). Our response time to parent calls/e-mails
should be within 24-48 hours. We may
also be in contact with the parent if a student has unacceptable performance in
scholarly habits of excellence, perseverance, preparation and respect.
Safety is our number one priority in our school. Parents, we cannot stress enough the
importance of ALL of our visitors to sign in at the office. It is a state law and is posted on the front entrance
of our school. We do have a reliable
security system that screens visitors in our building. The security system is connected to the
National Sex Offenders Registry with the swipe of a driver’s license. Teachers
are being asked to have any adult who is not wearing a visitor sticker to
return to the office to obtain one.
Thank you for your cooperation by having your license whenever you enter
the building. I want to take this
opportunity to let you know that our entire staff is wearing a “SRMS Staff
ID.” Our expectation for our students is
to also wear ID’s to school every day, every hour. We have provided a lanyard and a Student ID
for every student at SRMS. The ID for
every staff member and student is to be visible and worn above the waist. Again, wearing an ID is a pertinent safety
measure. Replacement cost for an ID and
a lanyard is $5 each. They may be
purchased in the office.
The winter months are upon us, please remind your child to bring a
jacket. We do go outside daily after
lunch. Going outside allows students to
release some stress, get some fresh air, and allows us to move the traffic of
1,001 students to eat lunch within an hour and a two hour timeframe. When the weather is not cooperative, we do
stay inside, but it is very seldom that we hold students in the cafeteria the
entire lunch time. Thank you for
supporting your child in being prepared with a coat for the Colorado weather.
As we move through the year, our students progress academically,
socially, emotionally, and physically.
Our students sometimes experience difficult situations. Please remind your child that the SRMS staff
is here to help and assist in difficult situations. We have solid resources to assist our
students (i.e. counselors, teachers, and administrators. Safe 2 Tell on the
school web page…). It is extremely
critical that we are made aware of the problem, so that we may assist your
child. Your child’s communication with a
staff member is a key element. This
allows the school to solve these issues as quickly as possible. Our goal is to provide a safe and conducive
learning environment for every student who enters our building.
One last important topic I want to mention is
the first round of Choice deadline is January 30th. It is imperative to remember
that applying for Choice is necessary for students out of their home school
boundaries every year. Please review the
process on the Adams 12 website (www.adams12.org). Applications may be submitted online.
Thank you for
your continued support and we hope you enjoy the upcoming holiday season!
Sincerely,
Susie Wickham
Principal
