Next week, on Thursday and Friday, October 3 & 4, Middle School hosts parent-teacher (and student) conferences. Students do not have school on these days, but we encourage them to join you for conferences, so that they may hear the same feedback you hear about areas of strength and areas for growth. Students do NOT have to wear school uniform.
Hopefully, by now, you have signed up for your 2 hour session in the arena format with all the teachers and other parents. If you have not, sign ups remain open until Tuesday of next week.
We limit the number of parents per grade in any sessions to help ensure that you can reach all teachers in the designated time. It is important that you arrive at the start of your session, so that you have the full time to see all of your child’s teachers. That said, please do not arrive and start seeing teachers prior to your session starting, as the teachers need a short break after talking for 2 hours straight and before starting the next 2 hours. We ask that conversations with individual teachers last no more than 5 minutes. If you need longer, or you need more privacy, please schedule a separate appointment for a different day. This venue is for check-in conferences with all the teachers.
To make the process more smooth, we ask that you look at PowerSchool grades on Tuesday evening, when they will be most up to date, before coming to conferences. Then your time talking with teachers will be about strengths and what your child can work on, rather than about what grade(s) they are getting.
We look forward to seeing you at conferences and engaging with you about your child’s learning progress.