El Tejon Middle School

EL TEJON SCHOOL BADGERS

HAPPENINGS WEEK OF 10/22/18

**Parent Conference Week starts 10/22**
Minimum Days as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday - students released at 12:30pm
Wednesday - students released at 1:50pm
Friday - normal school schedule

Lifetouch Picture Re-take - Wednesday, October 24th

Camp Keep Week 10/22 through 10/26 - 5th Grade Only

PTSO hosted Halloween Dance & Dinner
Friday, October 26th
Dinner: 6-7pm
Dance: 7-9pm
Pre-sale tickets $8.00 & includes dinner
$10.o0 at the door & includes dinner
Open to grades 5, 6, 7 and 8
Gorman School and Peak to Peak are welcome!
Dinner includes Spaghetti w/garlic bread and a drink!
PTSO IS LOOKING FOR BAKE SALE DONATIONS AS WELL. PLEASE DROP OFF AT EL TEJON SCHOOL BY 3PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH

PTSO Pumpkin Patch at Falcon's Nest now open.. pumpkins $5.00 each until sold out!

PARENTS: PLEASE NOTE
EVERY WEDNESDAY WILL BE A
MINIMUM DAY ...
EARLY RELEASE AT 1:50PM
THIS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR.

EL TEJON SCHOOL UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, October 24th - Lifetouch Re-Take Pictures
Monday-October 22nd thru Thursday, October 25th - Parent/Teacher Conferences/Minimum Days
Friday, October 26th - PTSO hosted Halloween Dance - 6-9PM, ETS Cafeteria & Gym
**See Halloween Dance Flyer under "Fundraisers" on the website
Monday-October 29th thru Friday-November 2nd -- Red Ribbon Week -
**Please see flyer with activities under "Meeting Notification"** on the website
Monday, October 29th - 1st Quarter Honor Roll Assembly - ETS Gymnasium
9:30AM (5/6th Grade) & 10:40AM (7/8th Grade)
Monday, November 12th - Veteran's Day Holiday - No School
Tuesday, November 13th - PTSO Meeting - Falcon's Nest - 5PM
Friday, November 16th - Progress Reports Go Home
Monday, November 19th thru Friday, November 23rd - Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
Wednesday, December 12th - District Science Fair - El Tejon School Gym - Time: TBA
Friday, December 21st - End of 2nd Quarter - Minimum Day
Monday, December 24th thru Friday, January 4, 2019 - Winter Break - No School

What you should know...

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING

Mrs. Wood - English Tutoring - Grades 5-8

Mrs. Oliver - Math Tutoring - Grades 5-8

LATE BUS AVAILABLE - LIMITED ROUTE

Mission Statement

El Tejon Middle School will provide a program that meets the individual educational needs of each student in a safe and positive environment with the goal of preparing each student to be a confident and productive citizen.

Vision Statement

Curriculum and Instruction:

To continue to align the site curriculum, instruction and assessments with district and state standards.
To meet the needs of all students in 4th through 8th grades so that they achieve proficiency in grade level standards.
To maintain an ongoing process of evaluation, planning, implementation and assessment of the academic program.
To continue to improve the quality of instruction by providing all staff with effective staff development.
To increase the number of students performing at Proficient and Advanced levels in Mathematics and Language Arts
To exit Program Improvement status

Climate:

To foster ownership and stewardship among all staff members, students and parents.
To foster an open, friendly, supportive and professional environment for all.
To build a stimulating and productive environment for learning and teamwork.
To maintain a safe and secure campus.

Partnerships:

To create and maintain productive partnerships between El Tejon School and the community.
To maintain a positive relationship with the media. To provide meaningful and regular opportunities for parents and community members to become partners in education.

Bullying Reporting Notice:
Parents and students now have the ability to report an incidence of bullying online using Springeo.com. All incidences are emailed/texted to the principal and administrative designees, and they will be investigated within 36 hours. In addition, all incidences are recorded in the Springeo system and parents can log in to see any updates regarding their child's bullying report.

Click here to report an incident of bullying