1. Mission Statement: Working in collaboration with students, parents, staff and community, Crofton Middle School will develop productive citizens by challenging, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners within a safe and structured environment. CMS Parent Weekly Updates Welcome to Crofton Middle School Home of the Eagles Ryan Beaumont, Assistant Principal Donna Belmont, IEP Clerk Sarah Danielslarson, ESOL Teacher Michele Devine, FACS Teacher Whitney Etter, Science Teacher Irina Fedeles, WCL-French Teacher Jamie Herzing, Language Arts Teacher Ann Houghton ”Annie”, Social Studies DC/Teacher Theresa Kee “Anne”, Special Education Teacher Steven Koellmer, Social Studies Teacher Noah Melnick, Tech Education Teacher Laura McIntosh, Science Teacher Jennifer Richardson, Science Teacher Jonathan Schachter, PPW Chester Spriggs, Custodian Hilda Torres-Ramirez, Bilingual Facilitator Welcome to Crofton Middle School Home of the Eagles Ryan Beaumont, Assistant Principal Donna Belmont, IEP Clerk Sarah Danielslarson, ESOL Teacher Michele Devine, FACS Teacher Whitney Etter, Science Teacher Irina Fedeles, WCL-French Teacher Jamie Herzing, Language Arts Teacher Ann Houghton ”Annie”, Social Studies DC/Teacher Theresa Kee “Anne”, Special Education Teacher Steven Koellmer, Social Studies Teacher Noah Melnick, Tech Education Teacher Laura McIntosh, Science Teacher Jennifer Richardson, Science Teacher Jonathan Schachter, PPW Chester Spriggs, Custodian Hilda Torres-Ramirez, Bilingual Facilitator September 01 – Labor Day Schools Closed September 08-12 – Book Fair (students) September 10- Book Fair Parents Welcome 7pm September 11 - 7 th /8 th grade Back to School Night 6:30pm September 12 – PBIS School Store (during lunches) September 17- 2 hour ED Professional Development September 25 – Rosh Hashanah Schools Closed September 26- Interims sent home September 26- Picture Day September 26-PBIS School Store (during lunches) September 01 – Labor Day Schools Closed September 08-12 – Book Fair (students) September 10- Book Fair Parents Welcome 7pm September 11 - 7 th /8 th grade Back to School Night 6:30pm September 12 – PBIS School Store (during lunches) September 17- 2 hour ED Professional Development September 25 – Rosh Hashanah Schools Closed September 26- Interims sent home September 26- Picture Day September 26-PBIS School Store (during lunches) Message of the Week August 26-29, 2014 Quotes “A great coach never achieves greatness for himself or his team by working to make all his players alike.” Carol Ann Tomlinson “I attribute my success to this- I never gave or took any excuse.” Florence Nightingale Monday, August 25– Red A Day – Advisory Schedule Opening day for 6 th grade ONLY Tuesday, August 26–Red A Day – Advisory Schedule Opening day for ALL students Wednesday, August 27– Black B Day – Advisory Schedule Thursday, August 28– Red C Day – Advisory Schedule 6 th grade Back to School Night – 6:30pm Friday, August 29–Black A Day – Advisory Schedule Dear Parents, I would like to welcome you and your child to a wonderful 2014- 2015 school year at Crofton Middle! We look forward to having our students and teachers in the building again. It has been an extremely busy summer with construction in full swing. We are hoping to move into phase one our new building by Thanksgiving! I hope you have had a fun yet restful summer break with family and friends. My daughter and I spent our vacation in Florida with family. We had an amazing time! This year based on parent request we are looking to provide a weekly update. Hopefully making the information we provide relevant and timely. We will continue to share required monthly forms and memos from the Board of Education. Another useful resource is Blackboard. The user name is: croftonms and the password is: eagles. Just log-on to AACPS.org, click the student tab and choose blackboard. Blackboard allows teachers to communicate with students and parents about homework and provide dates for tests and projects. Over the summer as administration attended conferences and professional developments regarding the PARCC assessment we heard the word “perseverance” over and over again. This is what our students will need to tackle the rigor and challenges that Common Core will bring. Therefore, this school year we would like to support our students by NOT allowing them to “opt out”. When they do not know an answer or when things get difficult we are going to support them by teaching them how to find the correct answer or solution. We do not give up at Crofton Middle instead we S.O.A.R to success! Students who are organized and take action to reach their goals! Understanding that there may be many questions pertaining to Common Core, I thought to share a website, Achievethecore.com. It is user friendly and has plenty of information and resources from the parent perspective. Lastly, if you have a twitter account you may follow Crofton Middle school at: CroftonMSAACPS@Croftonmsaacps Please review the information for important events, dates and times. http://www.aacps.org/aacps/croftms/