Knox Middle School

Hello Knox Families!

The month of January was an exciting one at Knox! Our students, along with students from Lincoln High School participated in the 45th Annual Martin Luther King March.

All 6th and 7th grade students also participated in the Butterfly Project, where they learned about the Holocaust, and painted a butterfly for our Knox Holocaust Memorial. Each butterfly symbolizes a child who lost their life in the Holocaust.

Reminders:

• ELPAC testing begins
• Summer School Registration is open- See below

• We have a late bus for tutoring every Tuesday. It stops at Baker and Balboa. It departs Knox at 4:35
• Minimum days are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Thursday only.
• Please monitor your child's social media accounts (Instagram, Snap Chat, Tik Tok). Please talk to your students about their digital footprint and cyberbullying. Here is a parent resource:

  Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media

Instructional Updates:

First Semester report cards have been mailed home. Please continue to monitor Power School grades and attendance.

Students must complete 5 articles in Achieve 3000, every month. Please see the video on how to access Achieve 3000 in this newsletter

All Knox teachers will participate in i2 STEM training. We are so excited to have STEM week return to Knox at the end of March.

Check out the Lincoln Cluster Newsletter for more awesome events happening in our cluster.

To join our ELAC, please reach out to Ms. Hueso ahueso@sandi.net

Sincerely,

Principal Potter

GO BULLDOGS!!

Enroll in Summer School :

English-English-UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

Spanish-Spanish-UTK-12 Google Enrollment Form

Level Up Enrichment Camps: 2022Family Letter Level Up ENG.pdf

San Diego Unified will once again offer all students a summer of learning and joy with free classes, free camps and free enrichment programs. Last year, more than 30,000 students took part in the program! Sign up is starting for the academic portion of the program, so please take a look at some of the programs available. Remember that all classes are taught by highly qualified and trained San Diego Unified educators. This is a great chance for your student(s) to continue learning over the summer and extend their education. Both academic and enrichment opportunities at No Cost to families throughout the city.

Academic Program

The enrollment/registration window for the Summer of 2022 is now open for ANY interested student. Enrollment/registration will be processed by the district office. The last day to enroll is Monday, February 28, 2022. All applications received after the enrollment window closes will be considered based on space availability.

*If a student becomes eligible for ESY after the enrollment deadline of February 28, they can still enroll/register for Extended School Year (ESY).

All academic program summer classes will support the academic and social-emotional needs of our students.

• Classes are taught by San Diego Unified educators at designated school sites. Education specialists will be assigned to sites to help support staff in meeting the needs of all learners.
• ESY services will be provided to students who have ESY services as part of their Individualized Education Program (IEP); specialized ESY programs will be provided at selected school sites.

Knox students are encouraged to read 5 articles a month on Achieve 3000. Each week, students will read in their Advisory program, on Thursday mornings. Our goal is that all students progress in their Lexile reading level as measured by Achieve 3000 and the FAST reading assessment. Our Knox library is open at lunch. Students will visit the library with their ELA teachers to check-out independent reading books.

Students are encouraged to make up missed days of school on Saturdays.

1 Saturday School session clears 1 full day absence and 4 tardies. Students will have an opportunity to get support with missing assignments and support with reading on Achieve 3000.

Saturday school is 8am-12pm. Students that arrive late will not be able to enter. Students need their backpack, laptop, charger, planner, mask and water bottle. Breakfast will be served.

Knox has developed specific grade-level websites to keep students updated on their classes and school events.

Click here, to learn about how to navigate our websites.

8th Grade Website

7th Grade Website

6th Grade Website

Programs available to our Knox students include:

ST Math (in Clever)

Achieve 3000 Reading (in Clever)

Brain Pop (in Clever)

Flocabulary (in Clever)

Hello PrimeTime Families,

I want to thank everyone for their efforts in keeping students safe. There have been a lot of COVID cases recently so it is our uttermost priority to ensure all students are healthy and following the appropriate guidelines.

We understand there are a lot of questions and I can assure you that we are doing our best to answer them for you. If there is anything I can do to help, please do not hesitate to reach out.

The PrimeTime program is here is help your student grow emotionally, mentally, and socially. Our program is more effective when students are here consistently and for as long as your time allows. Please encourage all students to take part in the activities we offer. We create and offer these opportunities so that every child is able to have fun and learn.

Best,

Kevin Cervantes

Kevin Cervantes

Site Coordinator | Knox Middle School

(619) 494-8652
knox@arc-experience.com
1098 S.49th St, San Diego, CA 92113

Principal-Heather Potter- hpotter@sandi.net

Vice Principal- Angelica Hueso-Garcia- ahueso@sandi.net

Head Counselor-M-Z- Lori Watkins- lcruz@sandi.net

Counselor- A-L- Mary Shirley- mshirley@sandi.net

Restorative Practices Coordinator-Jeff Ponsford- jponsford@sandi.net

Registration-Leticia Alva Sanchez- lalvasanchez@sandi.net

Attendance: Jenorice Robinson

Site Tech- Power School Parent Portal- Kristen Ojetti- kojetti@sandi.net

Admin Assist-Linda Dozier- ldozier@sandi.net

Nurse Peterson-jpeterson1@sandi.net

Health Tech-Monica Diaz-mdiaz6@sandi.net

Google Voice-619 292-8817