Welcome back and welcome to 2012! I hope all the Defer families had a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends, and fun! We are excited to pick-up where we left off in our school year. I’d like to thank all the families that attended our December Student-Parent-Teacher conferences. It provided the opportunity to review student achievement and growth and to set goals as we continue the school year. We look forward to this continued progress as school and home combine efforts to help students grow as learners and thinkers. Your support in this process is essential.
Here are 3 great school New Year Resolutions for families:
*Spend time reviewing your child’s homework
*Be sure reading is going on every night in your home
*Practice basic math facts until they become as automatic as reciting your own name
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5th Grade Parents
Pierce Middle School is beginning the orientation process for the in-coming 6th graders of the 2012-13 school year. Please mark your calendar for the following events:
Thursday, January 19th is the Pierce “Coney Night” in the Pierce Gym from 6:00—7:30 p.m. Get to know your new school for next year!
Wednesday, January 25th Pierce Middle School will be hosting a Parent Night for in-coming 6th Graders at 7:00 p.m. in the Pierce Auditorium
Thursday, January 26th Defer 5th grade students will meet in the Pierce Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. to learn about the middle school program for next school year.
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Kindergarten for 2012 – 2013
Parents of children who will be eligible (5 years old on or before December 1, 2012) for Kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year are reminded that our Kindergarten Parent Information Meeting will be held in the Defer Library beginning promptly at 7:00 p.m. on January 26, 2012.
If you know of any current non-Defer parents who have Kindergarten-aged children, please be sure to have them contact our office as soon as possible so that we can give them information about the up-coming parent meeting and enrollment process. Thank you for your assistance with this as it really as an impact on our staffing and budgeting for next school year.
