Isanti Middle School

Parent/Family Newsletter January 13, 2023

Winter Conferences - Around the Corner

Winter conferences are coming up in a few weeks. We have two types of conferences; Scheduled, and Selected. I'll send more information out next week for signing up for the Scheduled Conferences.

Scheduled Conferences In-Person

Family Initiated
Dates: Thursday, February 2
Time: 4:00-7:30pm
Conference Setup: In Person
Conference Length: 10 Minutes

Selected Conferences: Teachers contact families to conference with specific students.

Teacher Initiated
Dates: Flexible times between February 6 and February 16
Time: Flexible

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Attendance - A Gentle Reminder

Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and in life.

We realize some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. But, we also know that when students miss too much school— regardless of the reason – it can cause them to fall behind academically. Some key things to consider:

Frequent absences can be a sign that a student is losing interest in school, struggling with school work, dealing with a bully or facing some other difficulty.
By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school.
By 9th grade, attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores.
Missing 10%, or 2 days a month, over the course of the school year, can affect a student’s academic success.

Each year we set school goals in the areas of Academics (Reading & Math), Behavior (Discipline Reports), and Attendance. We use the metric of 90% as our goal for students. If they miss more than 10% of school days, as mentioned in the last bullet point above, there is often a negative impact on their academic success.

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Save the Date: 9th Grade Registration

Cambridge-Isanti High School is making preparations to welcome your student as a ninth grader at Cambridge-Isanti High School. Please look for further information coming out in upcoming IMS Parent News.

Registration Night

Cambridge-Isanti High School

Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, February 28th at 5:00 pm

December Students of the Month

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C-I Schools Calendar 2022-23

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Parents Are Key (PAK)

February PAK Gatherings: Thursday, February 2

Morning (7:00-8:15 AM) @ Rendezvous Coffee
Evening (5:00-6:15 PM) @ IMS (Media Center) (This is also our Winter Conference night.)

We plan to meet the first Thursday each month. The intent with the two meetings would be to make these gatherings accessible to more parents. There is NO expectation that people need to stay the entire time, or attend every month. This is meant to be a time to connect and have some good conversation.

Repeat - Repeat - Repeat

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IMS Pet Photo Contest

Jan. 17th and ends Jan. 27th

Enter your pet’s photo by submitting an actual photo or emailing a photo to Ms. Emmons or Ms. Randall (main office).
1 photo per pet: **you must include your name and your pet’s name**

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End of the Day - Delayed Dismissal

When things go according to plan, and all of the buses coming to our building for dismissal are on time, our end of the days goes relatively smoothly. As we have seen with our wonderful Minnesota weather, it doesn't take much to throw a wrench into the plan. When we anticipate late buses arriving at IMS we will delay dismissal until all of the buses arrive.

We have made the conscious decision to delay the release of all students. For us to have a safe dismissal we need to have all of our buses in place before we release. Otherwise we are trying to get buses into our lot while we have traffic entering and exiting the parking lot, 530 IMS students exiting the building and 200+ transfer students from CIHS, Brookside, ASA, and CCS moving to their drop-off buses. On days when we anticipate late arriving buses we communicate throughout the building to ignore the 3:35 bell and that we will dismiss with the PA system.

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ENCORE

Morning (Tue. thru Thu.) or Afternoon (Mon. thru Thu.)

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Targeted Services

Targeted Services Parent Letter

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eLearning Days

IMS eLearning / Late Start Slides

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Health Office Update - Repeat

Influenza (flu) season is among us. We have seen a rise in Influenza-like Illness in the community, and our schools. We can all work together to prevent the spread of Influenza by staying home when you are sick, covering your cough/sneezing, and performing regular hand hygiene.

KEEP YOUR CHILD HOME IF: