Markham Woods Middle School Newsletter

JULY 2016Volume 12 Issue 1

For the Parents, Students & Community of

6003 Markham Woods RoadLake Mary, FL 32746

Phone 407-871-1750

Elizabeth DarcyAssistant Principal

Rendon FletcherAssistant Principal

Dana RichardsonAssistant Principal

AdministrationByron Durias

Principal

2014Florida

A+Rated School

Mission Statement“By working collaboratively, continually monitoring our progress, establishing progressively increasing goals, and assessing our results, we will ensure that all students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become successful adults.”

www.scps.k12.fl.us

400 E. Lake Mary Blvd.Sanford, FL 32773

Message from the Principal

PostDear Markham Woods Middle School Families,

I hope that you are enjoying your summer. I would like to express my sympathies for any family directly impacted by the recent events in downtown Orlando. I am proud to be a part of such a caring and compassionate community. While these events are often difficult to accept, there are always opportunities to increase our knowledge and understanding of our connectedness and commonalities as a human race. As a school, we identified the need to teach empathy, more explicitly, to students as part of our continued efforts to create a safe, supportive, and respectful environment for all. The unfortunate recent events at Pulse nightclub provide organic opportunities for you, as parents, to also engage your child in discussions about empathy.

As part of the 2014 Making Caring Common Project by Harvard University, they released a report titled, “The Children We Mean to Raise: The Real Messages Adults Are Sending About Values.” The report revealed, despite parents’ and educators’ efforts to teach character, many students valued academic achievement and individual happiness over caring for others.

According to parenting blog, Motherlode, “in order to be truly empathetic, children need to learn more than simple perspective-taking; they need to know how to value, respect and understand another person’s views, even when they don’t agree with them.” Likewise, the director of the Making Caring Common Project, Mr. Weissbourd argues, empathy is a function of both compassion and of seeing from another person’s perspective, and is the key to preventing bullying and other forms of cruelty.

If we mean to do a better job at raising the current generation of children and preventing further incidents, like the rash of violence we have seen throughout our nation and world, we must be more deliberate about teaching our kids to be more caring for others. To that end, here are recommendations from the project that help develop empathy in children:

1. Empathize with your child and model how to feel compassion for others. Children who feel valued are more likely to value others and demonstrate respect for their needs.

2. Make caring for others a priority and set high ethical expectations. Kids need to know that we are not simply paying lip service to empathy, that we show caring and compassion in our everyday lives. Prioritize caring when you talk about others, and help your child understand that the world does not revolve around them or their needs.

3. Provide opportunities for children to practice. Empathy, like other emotional skills, requires repetition to become second nature. Hold family meetings and involve kids by challenging them to listen to and respect others’ perspectives. Ask children about conflicts at school and help them reflect on their classmates’ experiences. If another child is unpopular or having social problems, talk about how that child may be feeling about the situation, and ask your child how he or she may be able help.

4. Expand your child’s circle of concern. It’s not hard for kids to empathize with their immediate family and close friends, but it can be a real challenge to understand and feel for people outside of that circle. You can help your child expand their circle by “zooming in and zooming out”; listening carefully to a particular person and then pulling back to take in multiple perspectives. Encourage your child to talk about and speculate on the feelings of people who are particularly vulnerable or in need. Talk about how those people could be helped and comforted.

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Normal Conflict versus Bullying: Recognizing the Difference Conflict is a normal part of interpersonal relationships and an integral part of childhood. It is important that young teens learn to distinguish the difference between normal conflict and bullying for several reasons. First, teens need to learn when to ask for help with a problem and when the problem is one that they can handle on their own. As students progress through middle school, they become increasingly reliant on themselves or ask peers for assistance. However, in bullying situations the imbalance of power can severely hinder the usual conflict resolution strategies, which further empowers the bully. Teens need to learn to recognize this pattern so that they don’t continue trying ineffective strategies or thing they have to solve the conflict on their own.

Normal peer conflict is characterized by the developmental level of children involved. Middle school adolescents engage in conflicts which include angry hurtful remarks, gossip, note writing, and derogatory sexual jokes. Their presence alone does not infer that a bully-victim problem exists.

Because all youth need help when they are being bullied, it is important for adults to recognize the difference between normal conflict and bullying (see table). Often a behavior or series of behaviors will appear to the adult as a daily hassle rather than a major stressful event. In reality, the adult needs to embrace the young teen’s report of the behavior and respond from that position. Students who need reassurance and assistance with direct coping behaviors.

The prevention of bullying in our school is critical in establishing an environment where everyone within the school community feels safe, supported, and respected. SCPS defines bullying and harassment (intimidating or hostile behaviors) as, “…unwanted and repeated written, verbal, or physical behavior, including any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing acts by an adult or student that are severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational environment...”

All MKMS administrators have completed the SCPS in-service on bullying and harassment and are prepared to implement the county protocol, which must be initiated and concluded within 10 days. The three-step protocol is 1) intervene, 2) document, and 3) report. Students are encouraged to report incidents to classroom teachers, staff members, guidance counselors, dean, or administration. Once a report is made to a staff member, parents will be notified and the investigation will begin. Parents are notified of the determination at the conclusion of the investigation. The SCPS bullying policy can be accessed at http://www.scps.k12.fl.us/Portals/0/assets/pdf/Board%20Policies/Policy%205.421%20Bullying%20and%20Harassment.pdf.

Markham Woods Middle School

Mustangs Dare To…Do your best

Respect others

Engage in learning

Always be positive

Manage yourself

*Information taken from Bully-proofing Your School: A Comprehensive Approach for Middle Schools.

Recognizing the DifferenceNormal Conflict Bullying

Equal power—friends Imbalance of power; not friendsHappens occasionally Repeated negative actionsAccidental Purposeful Not serious Serious-threat of physical harm or emotional or psychologicalEqual emotional reaction Strong emotional reaction on part of the victimNot seeking power or attention Seeking power, controlNot trying to get something Trying to gain material or powerRemorse—take responsibility No remorse—blames victimEffort to solve the problem No effort to solve the problem

5. Help children develop self-control and manage feelings effectively. Even when kids feel empathy for others, societal pressures and prejudices can block their ability to express their concern. When kids are angry with each other over a perceived slight, for example, it can be a real challenge for them to engage their sense of empathy. Encourage kids to name those stereotypes and prejudices, and to talk about their anger, envy, shame and other negative emotions. Model conflict resolution and anger management in your own actions, and let your kids see you work through challenging feelings in your own life.

I hope that these recommendations help to structure meaningful and beneficial opportunities to help your child become more caring and ethical.

Looking ahead to the next issue of the Wood Post in August, I will again be providing my “State of the School” as we embark on the 2016-2017 school year. The goal will be to outline my recommendations and priorities as well as the approaches I believe to be most expedient.

Our office will be closed the week of July 4th – July 7th. We will reopen July 11th (Mon. –Thu.) with hours from 8:00 – 4:30. We look forward to assisting you with your school needs. Enjoy the remainder of your summer. The first day of school will be here before we all know it!

Sincerely,

Byron L. Durias, Principal

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Message from PTSA PresidentHello MKMS Families,

Can’t believe we are at the end of the school year already. Time really does fly when you’re having fun. I want to take a moment and thank each and every one of you for your support and kindness throughout my time as PTSA President at Markham Woods Middle School. It’s been such a pleasure working with many of you and especially getting to know the kids. I look forward to spending next year here on campus helping out where ever I can and soaking in my last year here at Markham, as well as, supporting the new MKMS PTSA Executive Committee listed below. Please join me in congratulations to the new team! I hope you show them all the warmth, support and compassion moving forward as you have me during my time as President. Have a phenomenal summer making memories with your families and I’ll see you in August!

Beth Dostal

MKMS PTSA President 2014-2016

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July 2016 • Issue 1Published Six Times Per Year

Markham Woods Middle SchoolSeminole County Public Schools

400 E Lake Mary BlvdSanford, FL 32773-7125

Dividends As our school year comes to a close, we would love to send out a special thank-you to all of our Dividends who have made so much possible on our campus this year! In 2016, we had more than a hundred active Dividends on our campus, logging in more than 2,600 hours. Mustangs are also proud off our four Dividends with more than 100 hours--Ms. Lawson, Ms. Williams, Ms. Rosser, and Ms. Dostal-- and Ms. Dostal, who earned more than 500 volunteer hours this year. We are grateful for all of our Dividends and thankful for all of your service and dedication to Markham.

We know that our school is special and our Dividends are a large part of what makes this campus thrive! Dividends helped to put together sporting events, host club ceremonies, set-up for dances or concerts or plays, and plan school fundraisers; they went on field trips, worked our Book Fair, and worked together with students, faculty, and staff to make our school a community. Thank you for making our school year a success!

Markham continues to be supported by excellent business partners! In March and April, Jason’s Deli helped provide sweet treats to our teachers and staff during testing and our partners continued to support our students’ Honor Roll and Reading initiatives on campus. If you are interested in partnering with Markham for the 2016-2017 school year, please contact Meredith Tweed, our School Administration Manager.

President – Carolyn StaubVice President – Beth DostalTreasurer – Cindy WinzlerSecretary – Kim Sunner

Important DatesAll Summer - Pick up report cards – Office M-Th-8-4:30

August 8 – Schedule Pick – up – 4pm-6:30pm

10 – First day of Student Attendance

September 5 – Labor Day – School System Closed

14 – Fall Portraits

October 13 – Student Holiday

14 – Student Holiday

Partners in Excellence Mustangs are grateful for the support of our community! Gator’s Dockside, Smoothie King, Chick-fil-A, Knoa Ice, Victory Martial Arts, Fire House Subs, and Jason’s Deli continue to support our students through Honor Roll and Student of the Month recognition. Our Business Partners in Excellence make many of our events on campus possible!

This winter we are rolling out Car-Line Banners with proud support from our Business Partners.

If your business or organization would like to support our Markham Community, we want to talk to you! Contact Meredith Tweed, School Administration Manager at [email protected].

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PBS Message Positive Behavior Support or PBS is changing just a little bit at MKMS. The PBS Team of teachers, parents and students are implementing a new system of behavior intervention and incentives. On a school-wide level, PBS relies on accurate and reliable discipline referral data to understand the behaviors occurring across campus. An analysis of the data allows a school team to identify the problem areas, brainstorm interventions such as where and what to teach, reward the students exhibiting the expected behavior, and communicate findings to the staff, students, and families. The PBS process is a team-based approach that relies on a strong collaboration between families and professionals from a variety of disciplines regardless of the level implemented.

We are working with parents in the PTSA and a team of students will be meeting to discuss how to take PBS to the next level at Markham Woods. One new system that will start in February is the PBS Sticker. Students will be able to earn a sticker in any area of the school for exemplifying the Dare to DREAM philosophy.

You earned a PBS STICKER

Art News First, I would like to recognize many of our art students. Congratulations to Heli Parekh and Joseph Rubanoj. Heli won 1st place in the Sanford Seminole Art Association Member’s Show and Joseph received an honorable mention for is work in the Seminole Towne Center art show. Central Florida Earth Day 2016 was held April 23rd at Lake Eola Park in Orlando. Many of our art club students developed creative art ideas using repurposed materials and presented them at the event. The event provided environmental education and art activities to the public. For more information visit the website at www.cfearthday.com.

As we end the school year, I will be displaying artwork at the Educational Support Center the week of May 4th through the 11th. It has been an exciting year and I look forward to seeing many of our 6th and 7th grade students next fall.

Ms. Gilmartin

SACHello MKMS Families,

Markham Woods Middle - School Advisory Committee(SAC) is wrapping up the 2015-16 school year. This year our SAC team was able to take part in providing information and data to support the School Improvement Plan (SIP), provide feedback on state funds spending and we even granted some pretty amazing grants to our teachers this year. We are currently looking for other valuable team members to add to next year’s group. Below please find the outlined purpose/responsibilities of the SAC, please review and let myself or Elizabeth Darcy, our Assistant Principal ([email protected]), know as soon as possible if this looks like something you would have an interest in, we’d love to have you!

Have an amazing summer and see ya next year!!Beth Dostal, SAC Chairperson 2014-16, [email protected], 407-341-7393

SAC Purposea. Serve as a resource for the principal, who remains responsible for all decisions affecting the school.

b. Advise the principal in matters pertaining to the school program. (“Advise” in this context means to inquire, inform, suggest or recommend)

c. Determine how the funds provided to the school through the annual General Appropriations Act will be spent; provided that these monies must be expended on programs or projects that implement the school improvement plan and are recommended by SAC.

d. Develop a proposed SAC budget by the conclusion of the second meeting of the year and include it in the meeting minutes. Those minutes reflecting the proposed budget are to be submitted to the Office of School Improvement.

e. Inquire about school matters, identify problems, propose solutions to problems, suggest changes, inform the Markham Woods Middle School Community and make formal recommendations to the principal;

f. Assist in the preparation and evaluation of the school improvement plan as defined in Section 230.23(18) of the Florida Statutes;

g. Address any other educational area which would be improved through the encouragement of closer working relationships among the students, the school principal, the teachers, educational support personnel, and the parents and other members of the community; and

h. Provide input on the school annual budget

5Guidance Corner Curriculum Fair is tentatively scheduled for September 8th and more information will follow this summer. Summer Bridges Program - June 6th-30th for students who need assistance with reading fluency. This program is for incoming 6th graders only. Inquiring parents may contact elementary Certified School Counselors. Summer Transition Programs start June 2nd-July 14th. Students are off July 4th-7th. There will be no school on Friday with the exception of June 3rd. The hours are 7:20 am-1:18 pm. Applications can be found in the Guidance office and are due June 22nd.

Donations Accepted: We are accepting donations of school supplies, backpacks, and non-expired canned foods. Please contact Mrs. Knight-Simpson at 407.871.1712 for more information.

Advice from your Counselors: Steps to Succeeding in School Next Year 1. Get organized! A HUGE part of middle school is being organized. You need to have a binder. Try to get folders with inserts or dividers to put inside of the binder. If you have all your papers together and not separated you’ll get disorganized and you won’t be able to succeed! Also get a folder and notebook for each class, a plastic one is best because they last the whole year. 2. Take notes and study with them! When you hear a test or quiz is coming up, immediately write it in your planner book and start planning study time. If you have 3 days before a quiz then study for 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening until the test or quiz. It helps to have a study group so you can all get prepared for the test. 3. Do your homework! An important part of getting good grades is finishing and turning in homework on time. Take as much time as you can to finish your homework. 4. Know when you have a quiz or test! Study a few days in advance. Go over previous quizzes and tests and practice. 5. Ask questions. Your teachers are there to help you! They love questions. If you are confused on something, drop in during lunch or free time, after school or before. 6. Find out for any extra credit. This will help during the end of the quarter or trimester or semester. If you have an 85% in the class and you really want an A, do the extra credit! Always ask early- you don’t want to wait. TIPS • Make things fun! Use bright colored pens, notebooks, sticky notes, folders, binders and backpacks. Just because it’s cooler that way. • Believe in yourself. Just TRY to do well in school. By the time you get your report card, you’ll be surprised by the outcome. • One of the biggest originators of procrastination is electronic distractions. Turn all electronic distractions OFF or put them away completely while doing your work. Don’t let your private life distract you from school. • Always listen to your teacher in class and ask questions! • On the morning of a test or exam, you should eat a healthy breakfast. It will help you stay focused. • Don’t get so caught up in drama with your friends. If something happens to that circle of your friends try to talk it out or help each other. • Don’t let rumors get you down. They are just rumors! If they are about you and not true, laugh it off-you know what’s true and fake. If it becomes a persistent situation, talk to your Counselors or the Dean. You WILL survive it. We know you can! ;-) • ENJOY YOUR SUMMER AND DO YOUR BEST NEXT YEAR!!

Social Studies This upcoming school year, the MKMS Social Studies department is getting a renovation! After several years of success, including the biggest increase in school Civics EOC scores from one year to the next in 2015, we’re working to improve our academic program to ensure all students who enter in 6th grade and leave in 8th are prepared for advanced social science and humanities coursework in high school and beyond.

What will this look like? In 6th grade, our focus will be on developing the academic skills needed to be successful in the rigorous 7th Grade Civics class that follows. It’s a very steep learning curve, as the Civics curriculum has the breadth and depth of some college-level Political Science courses. Through buckling down on these academic skills through the World History curriculum, we will have every student ready for the first day of Civics a year from now.

In 7th grade, we’ll be building on our tried-and-true proven strategies for mastering this challenging Civics content. For the past two years, the Civics team has been developing a program of common lessons and assessments that ensure students have every opportunity to learn the material and retain it for the End-of-Course Exam. We would argue (and many of the students from the past few years would agree) that the Civics EOC is the toughest state exam in middle school. It’s important both students and family members to know at the very beginning that this End-of-Course exam score is converted into a letter grade that is averaged into students’ final grade. Luckily, we’ve been able to build-in three to four weeks at the end of the school year for rigorous practice and review of the content, which has contributed to our success as a school.

Finally, in 8th grade, all US History students will begin taking on the academic responsibilities of a social sciences and humanities scholar, including outside reading, research, and advanced note-taking. Pre-AP and Honors classes will begin work on their SCPS History Fair projects within the first few weeks of school. Please be on the lookout for information on that coming your way in August or early September.

Across the board in all grade levels, we’re also implementing and reinforcing some of the learning strategies that have proven effective in the past. Document-Based Question (DBQ) writing projects will continue to be an important component of our curriculum. Cooperative learning will continue to be key to students discussing and digging deeper into the content in all courses. This year, we’re looking to incorporate a component of public speaking into each grade level to help students develop those important skills, which are necessary in high school and beyond.

Be prepared and get excited for a Social Studies academic program that will take things to the next level this year!

6 Department NewsSocial Media Mustangs are social! Make sure to catch the latest of what is happening at Markham by following us on social media and make sure you are signed up for Family Access in Skyward.

• Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markhamwoodsmiddle/

• Follow us on Twitter: @MarkhamWoodsMS or https://twitter.com/MarkhamWoodsMS

ESE News It has been our pleasure and privilege to teach your children this year. Seeing their personalities grow day by day and watching them make academic gains in their most difficult classes has been such a rewarding experience. We are sincerely proud of their accomplishments and achievements this year. May all of their success stories get bigger and brighter as the years go by!

Over the summer, try to reflect on what they learned this year in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. What activity or lesson will they never forget? Which was the most challenging task? What did they learn and accomplish that they never thought they could? Talk about it during family dinners together and have them share their unforgettable school memories with you! It will bring smiles and laughter into your home.

Try to balance unstructured and structured time this summer with fun and educational activities. Join summer reading and enrichment programs at the local library. This will help build vocabulary skills and perhaps a love of literature. Take trips to museums, art galleries, aquariums, planetariums, concerts, and plays to help enhance creativity and imagination. Sign up for web and graphic design classes, or even basic keyboarding classes, which will help to build technologically advanced students in this globally competitive world! Participate in hands-on activities to help build independence, responsibility, and organizational skills.

• To our 8th graders leaving MKMS- wherever you may go, whatever you may do, and whoever you become, we, as your teachers, are honored to have been part of your path to greatness! Follow your heart and dreams!

• To our returning 7th and 8th graders- you are the role models now- always strive for success! Take a break, recharge, and have a fresh new start to the next grade level!

• To our incoming 6th graders - we are excited to meet you, and are ready to welcome you with a smile in August.

• To our incoming 6th grader parents- we are in the process of scheduling meetings for your child’s IEP Articulation and we look forward to meeting with you.

English Language Arts Department In English Language Arts (ELA), the kids have been developing their research and speaking skills. They are doing a remarkable job and should all be very proud of themselves. We are incredibly proud of them! During the fourth nine weeks, we will be focusing on critical thinking skills with reading comprehension with our novel studies. Sixth grade will read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. Seventh graders are soon going to begin reading The Boy with the Striped Pajamas. Eighth grade will tackle Anne Frank. The kids are developing their analyzing and synthesizing skills with the readings and applying the information to their written work.

Parents and students, please look for summer reading lists and assignments to come out in the next few weeks. We will ask students to choose a novel from the 2016-2017 Sunshine State list which will not be released until the beginning of June 2016. Once the list is released, it will be posted to our website, along with the summer reading project. With the Sunshine State books, students can participate in county contests and join the Battle of the Books team (spring 2017) while keeping their minds nimble over the summer. Current eighth graders going to ninth grade next year should have information about their high school’s summer reading lists within the next couple of weeks, from their English Language Arts teachers, as well. Keep up the good work! Read a few great books this summer! Thank you, parents, for a magnificent school year!

7Department NewsScience Department It’s been a great year for science at Markham Woods middle school. Markham science continues to be a hands on program designed to inspire students to keep asking questions and learning about the phenomena that daily surround them. Depending on grade level students have had the opportunity to participate in science fair, rocket launches, dissection of worms and frogs, celebrated earth day, and studied forces by recreating some of the experiments of Newton. Keep your ears open through the end of the school year for announcements about an informational meeting and flyers regarding Sea Camp for 7th and 8th graders next spring. This field trip is in the beginning stages of planning and scheduling, but we hope to have additional information before the school year ends.

The SSA (Statewide Science Assessment, formerly called FCAT) may be over but school is not. The eighth grade is beginning the study of Biochemistry to give Markham Woods students a head start for 9th grade biology and introductory chemistry classes. Seventh grade is studying environmental sciences including populations, and cycles in on Earth. Sixth grade is studying astronomy, including lunar phases, tides, and Earth-sun-moon interactions. Ask your 6th grader about the wonderful things that we have as a result of technology from the space program; such as memory foam, GPS devices, gaming systems, and infrared for ear thermometers. As summer approaches please remember that Study Island is an excellent resource for brushing up on those concepts student found difficult this year and can be used to help them improve their understanding before we build on those concepts next school year.

Students who plan on taking advanced science coursework will again need to start thinking about Science Project topics. Please remember that while we are brainstorming ideas and giving tentative approval for topics, no projects should be started before school resumes in August. The hardest part of any science project is coming up with an interesting and acceptable topic. Some of the best science projects focus on solving real world problems in a student’s own, original, way.

Chorus News The Markham Woods Middle School Chorus is looking forward to a busy and productive end to the school year! In the next couple of weeks we will present our Farewell Concert, “#allthefeels: an emotional journey through music” at Seminole High School’s Karen W. Coleman Performing Arts Center on May 18, 2016 at 7:00pm. Admission is free to the public. The concert will explore the depths of emotion through a wide variety of music from different genres and time periods. It will end with our farewell to our amazing 8th grade students as we wish them well on the next step of their journey.

Chorus students will need to arrive to the concert based on a rolling arrival system. Black and Silver Singers will arrive at 5:00pm, Inspire Show Choir at 5:15pm, Concert Chorus at 5:30pm, and Beginning Chorus by 5:45pm. Please ensure that all students arrive to the performance at their designated time so that they have the opportunity to practice on the stage prior to the concert. The doors will open at 6:50pm for parents, friends, and family to take their seats.

On Tuesday, May 17th, all chorus students will participate in a Staging Rehearsal to prepare for the concert. Information regarding the logistics of the rehearsal will be forthcoming in a letter that will be sent home with your student.

Thank you to all parents, friends and community members who supported our Donation Drive Fundraiser! The students did such a wonderful job getting the word out about the fundraiser and we raised an unprecedented amount of money. Congratulations to the Black and Silver Singers, who were victorious in their quest for class pride glory! They raised the most money out of all of the chorus classes.

As always, thank you to all of our chorus families for your support of our program. We couldn’t do all of the wonderful things that we do, without your support!

Math The math department is excited to share that we once again took top honors at the Seminole County Middle School Math Festival – this makes Markham ten for ten! The festival took place Saturday April 30th at Sanford Middle School. We had 52 students represent MKMS. We took home two engineering ribbons. 13 of our 16 sixth graders, 10 of our 16 seventh graders and 9 of our 20 eighth graders placed in their respective top ten. All four of our sixth grade teams and two of our seventh grade teams took first place. All this success allowed us to take first place overall!

Once again until 2016-2017 thank you for all of your efforts and support. The Markham Woods Middle School Math Department.

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Physical Education/Wellness Physical educators understand that the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle begins at home. The Physical Education/Wellness department would like to thank-you all for your support during the 2015-16 school year. If you have the opportunity to start planning for the 2016-2017 school year keep in mind that your student will need to wear black shorts and a grey T-shirt and laced athletic shoes. We encourage that each child has at least 3 sets of uniforms in order to maintain proper hygiene. Students will also need a good quality combination lock and will be assigned a locker to keep their belongings. The Physical Education department sells the following; T-shirts $8 and shorts for$12. The uniforms will have a school logo on both the shirt and shorts and are made of a quality material that will last and will not shrink. Take advantage of the summer vacation and GET MOVING. Make this a family event and get the entire family involved. Ask your student about the health/skills related components of fitness and about their gains in the Fitnessgram.