IMMS Family Flier
June 1, 2025
A Note from Ms. Thomas and Mr. Jondle
Dear Indian Mound Middle School Students and Families,
As we approach the final days of the school year, we want to take a moment to thank you for your continued partnership and support throughout the year. It has been a year full of growth, learning, and memorable experiences for our students.
We are incredibly proud of the hard work our students have shown and the resilience they’ve demonstrated. From academic achievements to musical performances, athletic events, and community service projects—our students continue to amaze us every day.
To our 8th graders, congratulations on completing your middle school journey! We are excited to see the wonderful things you will do in high school and beyond. And to our returning students, we can’t wait to welcome you back in the fall for another great year.
We hope your summer is filled with relaxation, adventure, and time with family and friends. Thank you again for a wonderful school year—IMMS is truly a special place because of our amazing students, dedicated staff, and supportive families.
Wishing you a safe and happy summer!
- Library Materials Due: May 30 (book club books due June 3)
- Chromebooks and chargers are collected: June 4 (see details below)
- 8th grade rec/dance: June 4
- Last day of school: June 5 (8th graders release at 1:00 pm)
Warm regards,
Jamie Thomas, Principal
Brett Jondle, Associate Principal
😀Top 5 things to know for this week😀
1. 8th Grade Families (see below for details) Note: 1 pm dismissal on June 5th for 8th grade only
3. 25-26 Sneak Peak (see below for details)
4. June 4th: Chromebook collections (see below for details)
5. Last Day of School June 5
Important Dates
June 1: All required fees must be paid. 8th grade students going into 9th should have a zero balance. If any questions, please email pilig@mcfsd.org. Thank you!
June 4: 8th Grade Recognition / 8th Grade Dance
June 5: Last day of school (full day for 6th and 7th ; early release for 8th grade.. more info to come)
25-26 Sneak Peak
Looking ahead:
- August 25th-26th: District Photo Days (10 am-7 pm)
- August 26th: Welcome Back Night at IMMS for 6th grade only
- August 27th: Welcome Back Night at IMMS for 7th/8th grades
- September 2nd: First Day of School For 6th Grade ONLY (and WEB Leaders)
- September 3rd: First Day 7th / 8th Grade: ALL STUDENTS ATTEND
25-26 School Year Info:
- Building opens at 7:55 am (students should not arrive prior to 7:55 as there is no supervision available)
- School Begins at 8:20 am
- School Releases at 3:30 pm
- Daily Schedule
Grades will be available June 10th
Grades will be in Infinite Campus by June 10th
We are excited to share that it is time for our 4th Quarter/Semester 2 report cards. The purpose of grades in the McFarland School District is to communicate the learning, growth, and achievement of individual students about necessary academic standards with a focus on critical thinking, creative thinking, and communication skills. In addition to the ongoing communication that teachers and families have throughout the school year, we formally communicate four times yearly on your child's academic, behavioral, and social progress: twice at Parent/Teacher Conferences and twice with semester report cards. Our Q1 and Q3 report cards are an opportunity to share a snapshot of your child's progress toward learning standards each year, and spring report cards are now available on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Note: If the class is a 9-week long class, the grades at each quarter are the final grades.
***HERE is a 90-second video on how to check your scholar’s grades on IC.
Final Grades for 9-week classes: The following courses are only 9 weeks long and the grades are final: Art, Family and Consumer Sciences, Futures, General Music, Technology, and Engineering.
Final Grades for other classes: All remaining courses have final grades that reflect student progress throughout the first half/second half of the school year, with the most recent evidence (assessments) being the most important.
There are three areas assessed for student progress:
Conduct: Reflecting our empathy and respect goals.
Effort Reflecting achievement and responsibility regarding completed/ missing/ late work and effort in participating in class activities and learning.
ELO Standards: These reflect the course's academic standards (“Essential Learning Outcomes”).
Student progress is reported using the following scale:
Extending the standard (ES) My performance extends the standard at this time. I consistently apply and/or extend a thorough understanding of the concept or skill being assessed.
Meeting the standard (ME) :My performance meets the standard at this time. I consistently demonstrate an understanding of the concept or skill being assessed.
Approaching the standard (AP):My performance is approaching standard at this time. I demonstrate a basic understanding of the concept or skill being assessed. I may need more time to practice before becoming independent.
Significantly below the standard (SB):My performance is significantly below standard at this time. I demonstrate a limited understanding and/or misunderstanding of the concept or skill being assessed. My performance indicates significant gaps in understanding that are needed to meet the grade level standard at this time. I need more time and support before becoming independent.
Not Assessed or Blank (NA)The standard is not assessed at this time.
Not enough evidence (NE): I have not yet provided enough evidence of understanding at this time.
Not assessed NA The standard is not assessed at this time.
For the conduct grade and the effort grade, students' goal is to perform at the “ME” level. If your child is not meeting these expectations, please talk to them and their teachers about how to improve.
For final grades, the goal for students is to be performing at the “ME” level at the end of the semester/school year
You should not expect to see grades of “ES” as this is an extremely high standard and not the equivalent of an A in a traditional grading system. Please understand that teachers are doing their best to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate higher levels of learning as they build their foundational skills.
Not all ELO’s are assessed at a given time. ELO’s not assessed enough for a teacher to assign a score are either left blank or listed as “NA” for “not assessed.
Should you have questions about your child’s grades, please contact their teacher for that course directly.
Here are some helpful tips and videos that may be useful:
How to log-in to Infinite Campus (38 second video) or HelpDoc
How to check your scholar’s missing assignments (2 min. video) or HelpDoc
What are Conduct and Effort Scores? (2.5 min. video)
How to check your scholar’s Conduct and Effort Scores (3 min. video) or HelpDoc
How to view grades on Infinite Campus:
1. Log into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
If you do not have an Infinite Campus portal account, please contact Gina Pili at pilig@mcfsd.org or 838-4580 and request your Portal Activation code.
If you have forgotten your username and/or password and previously set your Security Preferences, you can click the orange HELP button on the portal login screen and choose either 'Forgot your password?" or "Forgot your username?'
You can also send an email to Eversomm@mcfsd.org for help with either of these issues.
2. Select your child from the “Select a student” drop-down menu at the top. If you have only one child in the district, this won’t be necessary.
3. You have 2 options to view the final grades and in-progress grades.
a. Grades Tab:
Go to the top left 3 bars to bring down the menu and select Grades and Term 2
You will notice some grades are “in progress” and those that are final grades are in bold.
b. Documents Tab:
Go to the top left 3 bars to bring down the menu and select Documents, Report Card, IMMS Report Card.
Please note that only final grades are on the report card (versus in-progress grades
Select Progress Report " to see the current "in progress" grades in your child's other classes.
Fastbridge Information: FastBridge assessments are a universal screener that students in grades K-8 participate in three times per school year. These results provide a snapshot about what our students know and are able to do in the core academic areas of English/Language Arts and Math, and spring results are available for families to view in Infinite Campus.
To access your child's Fastbridge results, please follow these steps:
Log into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal
On the left-hand side menu, click More and then Assessments
All of your child's historical FastBridge scores will be displayed. The number under Score is a raw score and the number under Result is the national percentile rank of that score for your child's grade level. A percentile shows the percentage of students nationally who scored at or below your child's score. The lowest value is 1 and the highest is 99.
If you have more than one child in the District, you can click in the upper right to change which child's scores you are viewing
If you would like additional information about your child's FastBridge scores, you can email one of us to request a FastBridge Family Report that includes more detailed information
If you would like additional information about your child’s FastBridge scores, you can reach out to your child’s principal and request a FastBridge Family Report that includes more detailed information.
Please contact the main office at 838-8980 if you would like a printed copy of your child’s grades. Thank you for your involvement in your child(ren)’s education!
Important: Chrome Book Information for ALL GRADES
The end of our 24-25 school year is upon us and summer break is right around the corner! We will be collecting your learner’s CHARGER and CHROMEBOOK on June 4th. Before chromebooks are collected they need to be placed into “storage mode.”
To make our collection process run smoothly, we are asking that you please follow these steps:
Steps to put Chromebooks put into storage mode:
1. Charge your Chromebook to at least 80%
2. Connect the device to a charger and turn it on.
3. Hold Refresh and Power buttons at the same time
4. While holding these two keys, remove the power cable and then release the two keys. The device should shut down and remain off.
5. Attempt to power the Chromebook on by pressing the power button. If the Chromebook powers back on, you should repeat steps 2 thru 4. If the device does not power on, you have successfully completed the steps.
6. Here is the LINK to video instructions
Last Day of School: June 5 Events
We are very excited to share the students’ last day details to allow for you to plan accordingly!
The last day of school will be Thursday, June 5! This last day is an opportunity for us to celebrate the successes of a wonderful school year! The most important thing for you to know is that sixth and seventh grade students are dismissed at 3:30pm, while eighth grade students with approved permission to leave early will be dismissed at 1:00pm (or whenever they return from their field trip!).
- Sixth grade students will be having Related Arts classes, watch a movie in their Homeroom class, and then have their Money Unit Auction!
- Seventh grade students have core classes (cores one, two, five, six, and eight) and within these classes will be watching a movie, receiving the PE track meet awards, and having their annual seventh grade carnival!
- Eighth grade students will have their class trip to Urban Air before returning to IMMS at 1:00pm. Upon returning to IMMS, eighth grade students (who have had parent/guardian permission) may leave at 1:00pm (or whenever they return from their trip!).
Last but not least, we want to thank you for your continued involvement in your child's education during this school year. We are grateful for the partnership we have between all of you and all of our staff. We truly can't thank you enough. We are looking forward to another great school year during the 2025-2026 school year. For those of you with eighth graders heading off to McFarland High School (or other area schools), know that you will be missed, but certainly never forgotten.
8th Grade End of the Year Information:
- 8th Grade Recognition Wednesday, June 4th. LINK for detailed information.
- Students arrive at High School A gym at 5:30 pm
- Recognition Ceremony: 6:00-7:00 pm (High School gym B)
- 8th Grade Dance Wednesday, June 4th after the recognition.
- The dance is immediately following the recognition from 7:00-8:30.
- Students can walk up the path to IMMS. There will be light refreshments, DJ and open gym.
- Students must be picked up promptly at 8:30.
- Chaperones are needed for supervision, serving food and clean up. Please see Sign Up Genius LINK
- Last Day of School Thursday, June 5th:
- Field Trip - The 8th grade students will be taking a field trip together to Urban Air. Please see this LINK with the detailed information about the day. Deadline for sign up, permission forms and payment is 5/28/25.
There has been a long standing tradition that our eighth-grade students have the opportunity to leave earlier than the sixth and seventh graders on the last day of school. This year, the 8th grade students will be dismissed at 1:00 pm on Thursday, June 5th upon the return of their field trip, unless the student’s parent/guardian wants them to stay at school until regular dismissal at 3:30 pm. Our bus times will remain at the typical time for all students. If eighth graders do leave upon return from the field trip at 1:00 pm, they will be expected to be picked up from school or leave school grounds at that time.
Please fill out this form if you do NOT want your eighth grader to leave school at 1:00 pm on June 5th and wish to have them dismissed at regular dismissal time (3:30 pm).
8th Grade Recognition - Dance Volunteers Needed
- Chaperones are needed for supervision, serving food and clean up.
- Please see Sign Up Genius LINK
6th Grade Science Fair
Another sixth-grade science fair in the books! Sixth-grade scientists worked hard on using scientific principles like the scientific method to predict, plan, and conduct an experiment. They collected data and wrote a scientific conclusion. Students then displayed their work on a display board for all to see! Great work, to all sixth-graders, and thank you to all who were able to join!
Thank You for Supporting the 7th Grade Community Day Food Drive!
A heartfelt thank you to all MSD families who helped support the 7th Grade Community Day Food Drive! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to deliver over 40 complete kits to the local food pantry. Your kindness and support made a big impact, and the 7th grade team truly can’t thank you enough!
Together, we made a difference in our community—thank you!
Ways to Prevent the Summer Slide
Did you know?
Reading just five books over the summer can help prevent literacy decline when students return to school in the fall (Home Libraries Research Foundation).
Here are a few simple, engaging ways to support your child’s literacy development this summer:
Let kids choose what they read – and talk with them about it.
Read what they’re reading and share texts with them – and have conversations about it together.
Visit the E.D. Locke Public Library and check out their teen programs.
Try audiobooks – students will continue to have access to SORA this summer.
Talk about current events, hobbies, or projects – these informal conversations build background knowledge.
Let kids cook – following recipes promotes reading comprehension and sequencing.
Encourage journaling or scrapbooking – great ways to integrate writing into daily life.
Use educational apps and games like IXL to build skills in a fun way.
IXL Summer Access
For the past two years, students have used IXL in their ELA classes to practice grammar and mechanics. They will continue to have access this summer and can use it to build a wide range of literacy skills.
Mobile Access: Search for IXL in the App Store.
Login following these instructions:
ELA Teachers will provide students with their launch cards (usernames and passwords).
Be sure students sign in using their full username: username@indianmoundms
If you're having trouble signing in, contact Erin Fischer, 6–12 Literacy Coordinator, at fischee@mcfsd.org.
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Summer Orchestra & Band Programs
Summer Orchestra program in McFarland, Aug 4-7 and 11-14 - Grades 5-8
Summer Band program in McFarland, Aug 4-7 and 11-14 - Grades 6-8
Student Services
Family Information Regarding Student Learning
Below you will find "Hubs" (aka Task-List) for each grade level and Related Arts. You can click on the "Hub" to get information on what your scholar is doing in class, assignments, and assessments.
Madison Mallards MSD Night - June 4
Future 2025-26 Spanish Program at MPS - Early Registration by June 6
Futura 2025-26 Spanish Program at WIS - Early Registration by June 6
McFarland Soccer Club Fall/Spring Soccer - Register by June 20
MHS Juneteenth Celebration - June 22
Stoughton Health Safe@Home Program - June 24
Stoughton Health Safe Sitter Program - June 28
Dane County Humane Society Camp Wildside 2025 Day Camps and Summer Camp
E.D. Locke Library Grades 3-5 Graphic Novel Book Club - September-May
McFarland Soccer Club Summer Camp - Register Through June 20
Hamline University Summer Reading Skills Programs
UW Madison Summer Anxiety Group for Kids Grades 2-4 - June 17-July 17
McFarland Summer Orchestra Program Grades 5-8 - August 4-14
Camp Jorn YMCA Performing Arts Specialty Summer Camp
Dane County Humane Society Summer Camp Pawprint
Free Triple P Positive Parenting Online Program for WI Families
WI School of Business - Grade 8 & 9 Free Precollege Summer Camp: Business Basics
Badger Bots Kids Summer Camps
McFarland Youth Center Summer Programming
Looking For More Things To Do?
McFarland Recreation Aquatics & Play (MRAP) and the McFarland Performing Arts Center (MPAC) offer a wide variety of recreation and aquatics programs for community members of all ages. To learn more, visit MRAPNews.com
Questions about specific MRAP or MPAC programs?
Reach out to the staff contacts listed below:
Stu Schaefer, Director of Community Services
schaefs@mcfsd.org | 608-838-3168
Kayla Eliasson, Aquatics Supervisor
eliassk@mcfsd.org | 608-838-3168
Alisha Fix, Recreation Supervisor
fixa@mcfsd.org | 608-838-4666
Zachary Franczak, Performing Arts Supervisor
franczz@mcfsd.org | 608-838-4461
Health Services
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June 6 - Hunger Awareness Day
June 14 - Robert La Follette Sr. Day
June 19th - Juneteenth
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