Pacific Intermediate families:
We are preparing to end another year, and we want to congratulate the students who will be moving on to Riverbend next year as well as our 5th grade students who are about to be promoted to 6th grade! This is an exceptionally exciting time as we are watching our students grow to the next part of their lives.
If you have received an academic warning letter for summer school or if your student has let their grades drop to where they have multiple F’s, final decisions about summer school or retention will be made the last week of May. Parents will be notified if your student is required to attend summer school in order to be promoted, or if they will be retained in their current grade.
We are looking forward to bringing back Olympic Day at Pacific Intermediate. The current scheduled date is May 19th. While we look forward to all of our students enjoying the day, students who receive in or out of school suspension may be prevented from participating during the day's events. We would like to encourage parents about the importance of maintaining student behavior as we close out the year.
By the time you are reading this, we will have begun MAP testing at Pacific Intermediate. We encourage you to make sure your students are rested when they come to school, and stress the importance of doing their best on the test. During the testing window which lasts until May 11th, students will be tested on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the morning. If a student misses a test, they will be pulled by Ms. Diamond to make up the test. We greatly appreciate your partnership during this time, and this is a chance for us to show our community and state some of the great teaching and learning that occurs at Meramec Valley.
As an additional reminder, summer school begins June 1st. If you have not registered at this time, you may still sign up for the waiting list. Students on the waiting list will be called when and if a spot becomes available for them at summer school.
Finally, I would like to inform our families that we will have a new assistant principal next year at Pacific Intermediate. Alison McAtee will begin her role as an assistant principal in July. Mrs. McAtee is a multiple decade veteran of Meramec Valley, serving most recently as an instructional coach and a 6th grade ELA teacher. She will be a great addition to our staff, and we cannot wait for our students and parents to meet her.
Have an amazing summer and make some great memories!
Matt Agee
Pacific Intermediate Principal
