Scott Middle School

Ms. Jackson’s classroom has been bustling with activity. We’ve completed our first essays with the conclusion of the second quarter. We’re finishing up our novel, “The Midwife’s Apprentice”, and we are looking forward to our next novel, “Code Talkers”. We will begin our Black History Month projects this week and next week we begin our focus on TDA’s (text dependent analysis).

Additionally, we are doubling down on classroom “norms”. We are staying in the classroom, we are not leaving without passes, and we are treating our classroom as a “community”. We’re expressing ourselves daily as we answer our “social-emotional” writing prompts (in 2-4 sentences of course!) in our daily “warm-ups”.

I have been having a fantastic time here at Scott Middle School. The energy is amazing, and everyone has been warm, friendly, and welcoming. I feel very at home in my new role. Thank you to everyone who has helped to make my transition fabulous.

In Ms. Ryan’s classroom, students have been actively building skills that support both learning and real-life success. In social skills class, students are exploring nonverbal communication—such as facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice—and how these cues impact social interactions. Executive functioning class challenged students to think flexibly and communicate clearly as they taught each other the rules of a game without using written directions (it is actually a lot harder than it sounds!) In math class, students are strengthening their understanding of fractions and working hard to master operations with fractions through guided practice and problem-solving activities.

Mrs. Fox's 6th Grade students are currently working on Unit 3 of TransMath.

Unit 3 Consists of the following concepts:

-Basic and Extended Multiplication Facts

-Factoring out a 10

-Factoring out powers of 10

-Expanded Multiplication

-Multiplying two multi digit numbers

-Comparing Methods of Multiplication

-Estimating products

-Common errors in multiplication

-Problem Solving

-Metric system

-multiplying side lengths

-Estimating length and Distance on a map.

Students enjoy doing the multiplication wheel drills every day.

They also just completed a project identifying angles and lines. Earlier in the year, students researched a number from 11-99 and had to identify various facts of that number. They had to use that number in creating word problems that have the number in the problem and another one that the answer is that number. Students had to identify celebrities who born on that date, history that occurred on that date and various movies or songs with that number in the title.

We end our most classes by playing silent ball for fun.

My students are working hard and I am incredibly proud of each of them. They have all shown growth in various ways.

We have been learning about influential Black leaders during morning announcements. This week students heard about Carter Woodson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman and Katherine Smith. On Friday, a trivia question was asked and students were able to answer for a chance at a prize. We were very proud of how many students knew that Carter Woodson is credited for the start of Black History Month, but Brayden's name was the one called from the pile. Congratulations, Brayden! Next chance for a prize will be next Friday.

Last Friday afternoon we held grade level assemblies to celebrate student success in the second marking period. Students received certificates honoring Honor Roll and Distinguished Honor Roll. GRIT Certificates were also given honoring students that have already made 1 year's growth (100 points or more) in Math and ELA according to our IXL Benchmark testing.

Keep up the great work! We are so proud of you!

Students earning As, Bs, and no more than one C achieved Honors, while those earning all As achieved Distinguished Honors. We celebrated these achievements with grade level assemblies last Friday, and our Honor Roll is proudly displayed in the main hall for the remainder of the year.

Your hard work, focus, and commitment to excellence have truly paid off, and we are incredibly proud of your accomplishments. For those who came close or are still striving, keep pushing forward—every day is a new opportunity to grow, improve, and reach your goals. Let’s make the next marking period even stronger together!

Distinguished Honors

6th Grade

Elinor Chesley

Madyson Chilcote

Josie Chmielecki

Nico Diaz

Savanah Diaz

Norel Earnest

Aubree Everitt

Raine Hopkins

James Irwin

Josiah Johnson

Savannah Lane

Amal Lieb

Trey Madison

Olivia Smith

Faith Walton

Maisie Watkins-Bristow

7th Grade

Grayson Bannan

Callen Boyer

Faith Cabot- Ronca

Aubrey Ford

Kylee Jackson

Bolivar Jacome Malo

Jacob Juncal

Sophia Kerns

Brayden Leech

Amelia Mitchell

Imogen Mooney

Jacob Morales-Lopez

Maxwell Pelletier

Gabriella Quaglia

Gabrielle Ross

Lee Savage

Fisher Sharpless

Adrianna Tucker

8th Grade

Elizabeth Abbott

Jacob Borneman

Brandon Butler

Jailene Calle

Gia Charriez

Zoe Everitt

Alana Gregg

Zamaya Jones

Drake Ly

Luke Ramsay

Finn Randler

Katie Scheivert

Megan Sheller

Ben Smiley

Morgan Soden

Jena Trexler

Blakely Wimmer

Honors

6th Grade

Brayden Armstrong

Hadassah Bailey

Jalin Bailey

Kaiden Bolden

Jacob Brown

Zalyn Brown

Dabeed Buchanan

Hailey Christino

Winnifred Corcoran

Donald Damiano IV

Sahara Datil

Faith Day-Verucci

Bryson Dickinson

Gabriel Divito

Nova Douglas

Jada Fosque

Cameron George

Treyvon Gill

Destiny Glassco

Sharon Guadron Gutierrez

Chloe Guyer

Bryce Hanna

Julianna Hobson

Kaydence Hubbard

Ciera James

Ella Jenkins

Kyle Johnson- Taltoan

Charlotte Jones

Arianna Kershner

Carson Kuch

Oliva Lane

Pierce Leech

Francis Madonna

Aaira Mahmood

Sebastian Mars

Vicky Martinez Serrano

Nicholas McGinnis

Jarael Mills

Alanys Morales-Lopez

Alyssa Mullen

Vincent Murdock

Daniah Myers

Laylah Nash

Gabriel Nieves Mason

Mackenzie Olimpo

Jameson Osborn

Colin Pham

Jerome Ramos

Kiandra Ramos Nieves

Nickolas Rice

Jasir Roberts

Sage Roberts

Ayla Roman

Cesar Sanchez-Hernandez

Savannah Scrafford

Jayde Shelton

Nicholas Souders

Chanel Stoudmire

Ja’Nasia Thompson

Nakai Thompson

Chase Weaver

Emily Webster

Cole Weldon

Amari Whitaker

Amauri Williams

Gabriel Williams

Amelie Wilson

Aidan Winans

Alan Zarraga

7th Grade

Aubrey Barrett

Talon Barry-Wheatley

William Bradley V

Samuel Brotman

Alyvia Campbell

Vincenzo Cavitt

James Creedon

Kaliya Creekmur

Delaney Crowley

Mariah Cucchi

Mason Cucchi

Kade Dale

Natalee Desiata

Hudson Durborow

Camila Dyer

Ryan Flores

Serenity French

Kimberly Garcia Juarez

Gael Gonzalez Alpizar

Harper Griffith

Ashley Hernandez-Moran

Aaron Humphrey

Charles Johnson

Jaxon Johnson

Aislynn Jones

Dane Kinzeler

Isabella Kravec

Ja’celine Lawrence

Giavanna Micklick

Nathan Moffitt

Philippa Moore

William Moore

Melodie Morris

Logan Mullen

Sage Noble

Madison Pawling

Naomi Peoples

Leah Pinkerton

Aviya Powell-Turner

Jazlynn Rivera-Foster

Juan Rodriguez Jr.

Taylor Ross

Trent Russell

Brooklyn Sager

Corey Sano

Anthony Segura

Sara Smiler

Kaleb Smith

Katie Smith

Aubrey Taylor

Derek Thompson

Alissandra Valente

Ava Weeks

Pierce Wharton

8th Grade

Chaeli Alston

Katelyn Banta

Nadiah Barrios-Burrage

Lucy Berger

Kaylee Brown

Brody Chmielecki

Elaina Clark

Colin Davis

Riley DeMarse

Allie DiDonato

Leah Diener

Porter Francis

Nero Franciscus

Suhri Grove

Lizbeth Guadarrama-Flores

Mia Hand

Kayden Johnson

Zane Kurzeja

Maggie Lagarde

Mason Maciejewski

Lucas Madonna

Eli Matukaitis

Chase McConnell

Breann McCormick

Brynn McWilliams

Shyann Mickens

Nashaly Morales Diaz

Kayleigh Mowday

Emily O’Neil

Jianna Oliver

Abigail Pandosh

Brianna Richards

Casey Rodriguez Vargas

Liam Ruszkay

Danasia Shockley

Jonathan Tellez-Herrera

Taliyah Tooles

Madilyn Torrente

Latham Warner

Skylar Williams

At this point in the year students and staff are able to see and celebrate academic growth. Students completed mid year benchmarks last month, and teachers are working on sharing results and conferencing with students to plan for the second half of the school year. The following list of students have achieved a year's growth or more in the first half of the school year according to their scores on the IXL benchmarks in ELA and Math. This shows just how hard our students (and teachers) are working to learn and grow. Congratulations, we are incredibly proud of your remarkable growth!

6th Grade Math

BRAYDEN ARMSTRONG

EMANUEL BEDOLLA NAVARRETE

MAZIE BEINHOWER

KAIDEN BOLDEN

KAIDEN BOYD

ZALYN BROWN

JACOB BROWN

DABEED BUCHANAN

EGYPT BURTON-SPELLMAN

SIENNA BUTLER

YARIEL CARDONA-MURILLO

EMILIA CASTRO HETZEL

MADYSON CHILCOTE

SAHARA DATIL

MALACHI DAY

FAITH DAY-VERUCCI

MARESSA DELGADO ZARRAGA

NICO DIAZ

BRYSON DICKINSON

MAXX DRUMHELLER

AUBREE EVERITT

SHAUN FRENCH

XANDUR GABIN

DESTINY GLASSCO

ALDO GONZALEZ PULIDO

JORDAN HICKLEN

JULIANNA HOBSON

JAMES IRWIN

CIERA JAMES

CHARLOTTE JONES

KIMBERLY LANDA-BILLINGSLEY

SAVANNAH LANE

OLIVIA LANE

HANNAH LAUER

CHAIDYN LUCKEY

KENDRICK MARCANO-HADDOCK

NICHOLAS MCGINNIS

CARLOS MERCEDES-ORTIZ

ANNELIESE MORALES-JIMENEZ

VINCENT MURDOCK

DANIAH MYERS

MACKENZIE OLIMPO

AIZLIN OSBORN

JORDYN RAISON

JEROME RAMOS

JASIR ROBERTS

CESAR SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ

GEOVANY SIMON-CASTILLO

OLIVIA SMITH

CHANEL STOUDEMIRE

YASIR STYER

MUSA TROWERY

EMILY WALLS-HURST

MAISIE WATKINS-BRISTOW

AMARI WHITAKER

DENIRO WILSON

ALAN ZARRAGA

6th Grade ELA

NATHALY ARGUETA HERRERA

KAIDEN BOLDEN

JACOB BROWN

CARTER BROWN

ZALYN BROWN

YARIEL CARDONA-MURILLO

ELINOR CHESLEY

XAVIER COMER

MARESSA DELGADO ZARRAGA

NOVA DOUGLAS

NOREL EARNEST

AUBREE EVERITT

CHLOE GUYER

BRYCE HANNA

AIDEN HANSELL

ARYA HASKETT

SARAI HATFIELD

KAYDENCE HUBBARD

SAVANNAH LANE

JALASIA LONDON

FRANCIS MADONNA

SEBASTIAN MARS

JALEN MORALES

ALYSSA MULLEN

FRANCIS O'BRIEN

KIANDRA RAMOS NIEVES

NICKOLAS RICE

JASIR ROBERTS

AYLA ROMAN

CESAR SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ

JAYDE SHELTON

OLIVIA SMITH

CHANEL STOUDEMIRE

ISMAEL TREJO-CELSO

MUSA TROWERY

MAISIE WATKINS-BRISTOW

DENIRO WILSON

ALAN ZARRAGA

7th Grade Math

SA'NYIAH ADDISON

ZAYDEN EDWARDS

JACE FELL

AUBREY FORD

NORMAN GILLIAM

GAEL GONZALEZ ALPIZAR

CHARLES JOHNSON

A'LYSSA KELLY

SOPHIA KERNS

SAMUEL LAW

GIAVANNA MICKLICK

WILLIAM MOORE

MADISON PAWLING

GABRIELLA QUAGLIA

NAZARETH QUIROZ-SUERO

COREY SANO

LILA SMILEY

KALEB SMITH

IJA'NAE TRAMMELL

7th Grade ELA

ALANNAH BAKER

GRAYSON BANNAN

JIHAD BAXTER

WILLIAM BRADLEY

SAMUEL BROTMAN

JAMES CREEDON

MARIAH CUCCHI

AUBREY FORD

KYLEE JACKSON

BOLIVAR JACOME MALO

CHARLES JOHNSON

JAXON JOHNSON

SOPHIA KERNS

DANE KINZELER

BRAYDEN LEECH

SANTIAGO MARTINEZ-ALMANZA

AMELIA MITCHELL

PHILIPPA MOORE

LOGAN MULLEN

GABRIELLE ROSS

COREY SANO

DAVID SAVAGE

ANTHONY SEGURA

MAICOL SIFONTES GUERRA

KALEB SMITH

TA'MIRAH STYER

AUBREY TAYLOR

IJA'NAE TRAMMELL

APRIL VASQUEZ-RODRIGUEZ

8th Grade Math

ARIEANA BELNOME-CLIFFORD

ALEXANDER BLACK

SONNY BOGGS

ZAKAI BROWN

KAYLEE BROWN

BRANDON BUTLER

JAILENE CALLE

ELAINA CLARK

DECLAN CONNAH

RILEY DEMARSE

LEAH DIENER

TRE'ZAUN FOSQUE

ARMANDO GALARZA

LITZY GARCIA ROMERO

CAMILA GOMEZ-ZURITA

SUHRI GROVE

MATTEO HAMELTON DEL CASTILLO

CONNER HANDY

ERIC HERNANDEZ GARCIA

MARLEY HODGE

QUANE HOLLEY

LYNDIN JACKSON

JAILEN JOHNSON

ZAMAYA JONES

AUSTIN LEWIS-RASH

KANAJAH LINDSEY

LUCAS MADONNA

TYLER MADONNA

JOSHUA MANTHEY

CAYLEIGH MARCH

BETHANY MARSHALL

ELI MATUKAITIS

ALEJANDRA MAXWELL

CHASE MCCONNELL

BREANN MCCORMICK

KE'MON MCNEIL

BRYNN MCWILLIAMS

SHYANN MICKENS

NASHALY MORALES DIAZ

MASON MORRIS

KAYLEIGH MOWDAY

ABIGAIL PANDOSH

JAYDAN POWELL-WILLIAMS

LUKE RAMSAY

CATALEYA RODRIGUEZ

ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ

AMARIANA RODRIGUEZ

PAYTON RUBINCAM

SAYURI SALGADO

JOSHUA SANCHEZ-RUIZ

PEYTON SAWHILL

BENJAMIN SMILEY

MARGARET SMITH

MORGAN SODEN

ELLISE TALTOAN

TALIYAH TOOLES

AVA TOWNSEND

WILLIAM TUGGLE

LEALYN TURPIN

ATHENA WHEELER

JULIE WHITNEY

8th Grade ELA

KATELYN BANTA

LUCY BERGER

JULIYANA BONILLA

BENJAMIN BRITTIN

ZAKAI BROWN

AILEEN CARRILLO-LOPEZ

BRODY CHMIELECKI

DECLAN CONNAH

COLIN DAVIS

NIEMA DAVIS

RILEY DEMARSE

DAYON DEVEAUX

ALEXANDRIA DIDONATO

PORTER FRANCIS

NERO FRANCISCUS

SARA GAINOR

CAMILA GOMEZ-ZURITA

LEILANI GOULET

SUHRI GROVE

ERIC HERNANDEZ GARCIA

NATHANIEL HINDS-HUNT

DEZMOND HOSKINS

DARLINGTON JALLAH

JAILEN JOHNSON

BRONSON JONES

DIANA LOPEZ-ZAMUDIO

MASON MACIEJEWSKI

ROMAN MAJORS

ELI MATUKAITIS

ALEJANDRA MAXWELL

CHASE MCCONNELL

BREANN MCCORMICK

SHYANN MICKENS

JAY'ON MOJICA

MARIANALIZ MORALES

NASHALY MORALES DIAZ

KAYLEIGH MOWDAY

JIANNA OLIVER

ABEL OSBORN

LUKE RAMSAY

STEPHEN REMENTER

AMARIANA RODRIGUEZ

CATALEYA RODRIGUEZ

DANASIA SHOCKLEY

BENJAMIN SMILEY

MORGAN SODEN

HEZEKI STOUDEMIRE-PARKER

EMILY TAPIA-GALICIA

MAKENZIE THOMPSON-MYERS

MIONNIE TILGHMAN

MADILYN TORRENTE

WILLIAM TUGGLE

LEALYN TURPIN

JULIE WHITNEY

SKYLAR WILLIAMS

During January, all classes watched reminder videos about expectations in our classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, and cafeteria. Students then took a quiz to demonstrate their understanding. The first WIN classes to achieve at least 80% participation and an average quiz score of 80% or higher earned extra gym time. Congratulations to the following WIN classes: Mr. Dougherty, Mrs. Abgarian, Mrs. Fogg, Ms. Hall, Mr. Hamilton, and Ms. Taylor!

Our PBIS team meets twice a month to review office referrals and behavior data. Based on this information, they select a monthly focus area. As you may know from previous Monday Morning Messages, many of our students have been struggling to get to class on time and to remain in class when feeling frustrated. This month, we are focusing on both of these areas. Students who arrive to class on time and stay in class will be rewarded later this month with a student vs. teacher game of Knock Out.

Thank you for taking the time to talk with your students about the importance of arriving to class on time and staying engaged in their learning. Remember our motto at Scott: We enter to learn and leave to achieve. We can only do that if we are doing our best inside classrooms every day.

This year, Coatesville Area School District (CASD) will use the Pennsylvania Climate Survey (PA Climate Survey) and a Student Engagement Survey to gain valuable insights into our school climate, student engagement/involvement, and to make meaningful improvements in CASD. The PA Climate Survey is conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Office for Safe Schools (PDEOSS).

Your student’s input is essential. Two brief surveys are conducted with all students (grades 6-12), and we would appreciate your students’ participation.

What does participation look like?

Your students’ ELA teacher will administer the surveys between Friday February 13 and Friday February 20, 2026.

Student Survey Information

Students in grades 6–12 will be asked to complete the Pennsylvania Climate Survey & Student Engagement Survey during the school day. This short, anonymous survey helps us understand student experiences and guides improvements to make our schools safe, welcoming, and supportive for every child.

If you would like to review the survey questions in advance, please email me directly and I will gladly provide a copy. Families who prefer that their child not participate may contact their child’s principal to opt out.

Additional Survey Details

All survey responses are completely confidential. Note that combined statewide or regional data may be used to look at trends, evaluate programs, and help guide planning and improvements in our schools.

The PA School Climate and Student Engagement Survey focus on key areas that support student learning and well-being:

• Student Support & Engagement: How much students feel listened to, cared for, and supported by teachers and other adults to reach their goals.
• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): How well students and staff support and relate to each other.
• Safe & Respectful School Climate: How safe and respected students and staff feel at school, both physically and emotionally.
• Inclusion and Belonging: How included and connected students are to the school community.

Thank you for partnering with us to make a positive impact on our school community.

Kind Regards,

Dawn Mader, Director of Student Climate and Belonging

Donated gently used or new clothes would be greatly appreciated by the nurse.

Additional Reminders:

1. All 6th grade students required a Physical exam by their own health care provider by Winter Break

2. All 7th grade students will required a Dental exam by their own dental care provider by Winter Break.

3. If your student needs medication in school, please have their doctor complete the medication form and have an adult bring the medication to the school nurse.

If you have any questions, please email: ritterc@casdschools.org

February 13- Early Dismissal for Students/ PM Professional Development for Staff

February 16- No School for Students and Staff/ President's Day

February 19- Scott PTO Meeting at 5:30 via Zoom (Link to be sent earlier to the date) Please note new date- moved to Thursday this month and only via Zoom.

February 19- Wellness Event Sponsored by CYI during school for 7th and 8th Grades

February 20- Wellness Event Sponsored by CYI during school for 6th Grade

Website: https://www.casdschools.org/scott
Location: 800 Olive Street, Coatesville, PA, USA
Phone: 610 383 6946

Mrs. Kathryn Lamothe- Principal lamothek@casdschools.org

Mr. Peter Altland- Assistant Principal altlandp@casdschools.org

Mrs. Devyn Hamilton- Guidance Counselor (8th grade and 7th Grade Last Names (M to Z) hamiltond@casdschools.org

Mrs. Janelle Diehl- Guidance Counselor (6th grade and 7th Grade Last Names A to L) diehlj@casdschools.org

Ms. Ashley Russum- Principal's Secretary russuma@casdschools.org

Mrs. Sue Shumate- Assistant Principal's Secretary shumates@casdschools.org

Attendance email- scattendance@casdschools.org