SKYRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 5220 NW PARKER ST, CAMAS, WA 98607

PHONE: 360-833-5800 ~ FAX 360-833-5801 ~ ATTENDANCE 360-833-5806

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HOME OF THE SKYHAWKS OCTOBER 2018

Dear Skyhawk Families:

One month down already. It’s always amazing how quickly September passes. The excitement in the building from

the start of school carries throughout the whole month and suddenly it’s October before we know it. I hope your

student has enjoyed the start of school this year and that, as a family, you are enjoying this great fall weather. Be

sure to take full advantage of it; get out and catch some Skyhawk football or cross country as our fall sports wrap up

in October.

October is also bringing a change in our FLEX system this year. Through the years, that time has been used for a

number of different activities. Lately, it has been a time for our clubs to meet and for teachers to work with students

for both intervention and extension. Last year, we had a committee of teachers looking at how we use this last part

of our day. Our goal was to make sure that every teacher had a chance to work with kids and that every kid was

available to meet with a teacher if needed. For that reason, we took our clubs out of that time and moved them to

zero period or to after school so that both advisors and students were freed up. We also shortened the time to cre-

ate a time frame that we felt was more optimum for interventions and attention spans.

Next week, we will practice putting this plan into place. Students will be given a planner which they will need to

have with them in all of their classes. They are able to use that planner for organizing their homework and class-

work. Teachers will also use the planner. If teachers want to see a student during FLEX on a given day, they will

stamp the student’s planner. Each subject will have a priority day throughout the week. If your student receives a

stamp on that day, that is their destination for FLEX. If they don’t have a stamp from the priority subject, but they

do have other stamps, they get to choose which class they are going to. If they have no stamps, they can choose to go

to our open FLEX classes, which include open gym, a study hall in the dining room, or silent reading in the library.

This sounds a little confusing on paper, but we will work with our students over the next few weeks to make sure

they understand the procedures.

We are looking forward to this new system as it gives us the opportunity to better serve each of our students during

our FLEX period. However, we will have students all over the building during the last 45 minutes of our day. This

might make it difficult to find students quickly on short notice. If you know you are picking your student up early,

please let us know before 3PM so we can locate your student when you arrive. Communication with your student

about when to come to the office would also help us out. Finally, as I mentioned, each student will be given a plan-

ner, which is essential to this program. If they lose that first planner, replacements are $3.00, so please talk with

your student about keeping track of his/her planner.

The next few weeks will be a little messy as we work through this new plan, but we will

get it worked out. If you have questions about FLEX, or anything else, don’t hesitate to

contact our office.

Go Skyhawks!!

Clint Williams, Principal

SKYRIDGE ATTENDANCE

24 HOUR PHONE LINE: 360-833-5806

Call directly to report any information regard-ing absences, bus passes, and student emergen-cy messages. The voice mail box is checked fre-quently for messages.

DELIVERY OF ITEMS TO SCHOOL

Please put your student’s name on anything you bring for them to pick up.

Items are placed on a table in the entry of the main office.

A note is provided to your student’s classroom informing them that there is an item at the main office for them to pick up.

If a student has called for the item and/or is ex-pecting a delivery, a note is NOT sent to them. They need to check the pickup area at lunchtime, between classes or after school.

LOST n’ FOUND

Our lost n’ found is located in the hallway outside the LMC and is quite full already. Items not claimed are donated to charity over Thanksgiving and Spring breaks.

Girls Volleyball Tryouts: Oct 22-24 7th Grade 4 PM—6 PM

8th Grade 5:30 PM –7:30 PM Wrestling grades 6/7/8 practice begins

October 22 from 4-6 PM. Online registration on FamilyID should be completed by Wednesday, October

17 to participate. Contact the Athletics/Activities Secretary, Catherine Bush,

with questions at catherine.bush@camas.wednet.edu

NO SCHOOL

Friday, October 12

State Inservice Day for Teachers

PROGRESS REPORTS

Our current grading period ends on October 11. Please check

Skyward for any missing assign-ments as they will not be accept-

ed after the 11th.

Progress Reports will be posted to Skyward approximately one

week later.

Calendar of Events

Daily calendar review is available on our website:

http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/

Oct 1—Advocacy Classes Begin

Oct 8—VB Open Gym for 7th Grade Girls

Oct 11—LATE START—classes begin at 11 AM

Oct 11—District Girls Cross Country Meet

Oct 11—End of Grading Period

Oct 12—NO SCHOOL—State Inservice Day

Oct 15—VB Open Gym for 8th Grade Girls

Oct 15-19—ASB Hawktoberfest

Oct 15 & 16—8th Gr St Helens Field Trip—Hunting

Oct 16—6th Grade Student Experience 6 –7:30 PM

Oct 17—8th Gr St Helens Field Trip– Olsen

Oct 17—7th & 8th Grade Student Experience 6-7:30 PM

Oct 18 & 19—8th Gr St Helens Field Trip– Smith

Oct 19—CHS Homecoming Parade downtown 4-5:30 PM

Oct 20—Football Extravaganza

Oct 22—Volleyball Tryouts and Wrestling Practice Begin

Oct 23—Picture Retake Day

Oct 25—LATE START—classes begin at 11 AM

Oct 26—7th Grade OMSI Field Trip

STUDENT HEALTH INVENTORY FORMS

These forms must be on file for students to partici-

pate in sports, clubs, intramurals, field trips. Please

be sure to fill out these shortened forms and return

to the main office as soon as possible.

WHEN TO KEEP SICK KIDS HOME

Cold and flu viruses can spread rapidly in

classrooms. Please review the Guidelines for

Keeping Ill Children Home from School to

prevent the spread of these viruses. These

guidelines can be found on the district web-

site under Schools & Resources/Health &

Wellness. Thank you.

EAST COAST TRIP

Is your child interested in traveling to the East Coast with a group of students for a week? This 8th grade

trip will be June 21-28, 2019. On this trip, we will visit Colonial Williamsburg, Washington D.C., Lancaster, PA, Gettysburg, PA, and New York City. To find out more about this trip, you and your parents can attend the East Coast Trip Informational Meeting at 7pm in the Skyridge library on Monday, Octo-ber 22. Parents who are unable to attend the meeting can email jeanette.romano@camas.wednet.edu for more information.

The Camas School District does not sponsor or endorse this event.

BOX TOPS

Still collecting Box

Tops from your ele-

mentary school days? Did you know

that our Skyridge Special Education

department collects these? So con-

tinue to collect and send your Box

Tops for Education coupons to

Skyridge attention: Beth Ceron.

SPIRIT WEEK Oct 15– 19

Monday—Mismatch Day

Tuesday—Twin Day

Wednesday—Sweats Day

Thursday—Fan Fanatic Day

Friday—Camas Pride Day

FOOD DRIVE—KICK OFF FOR ‘STUFF THE BUS’

Grade level completion

Hat pass for two food items donated in one

day

Song request submission for four food items

donated in one day

Popcorn for food donation on Wednesday

Dance/Social Ticket for two food items do-

nated on Thursday

SKYHAWK FALL DANCE/SOCIAL—’A FAN

FAVORITE’: THURS, OCT. 18 3:45-5:30 PM

Dance –Rubber Gym

Games—Wood Gym

Middle School “Chill” Room—Choir Room

Concessions for Purchase—Cafeteria

Kona Ice for Purchase—Drop Off Loop

Price for Admittance -$3 at the door or 2

food items donated on Thursday

STUDENT ACTIVITIES ALL WEEK. Parents, please join us for a “Student Experience”

to learn about this year’s activities. Sixth grade will be Tuesday evening and 7th and

8th grade will be Wednesday evening, both from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.

Eat Out at Five Guys Oct. 17 – Need an excuse to NOT cook dinner? Here you go: Skyridge will receive a portion of the proceeds when you eat out at Five Guys Burgers & Fries on Wed., Oct. 17, any time from 11 AM till 10 PM. Just present the flyer included here on your phone or in print or simply mention the Skyhawks fundraiser.

Attend a Behind-the-Scenes School Tour Oct. 18 – Swing by Skyridge on Thurs., Oct. 18, 12-1 PM, for a special tour of the school. We’ll show you all the areas you need to know, didn’t know existed, or have heard your child talk about! A member of the District team will also be on hand to share what’s going on in Camas Schools, and we’ll take a moment to share upcoming PTO events and vote in a new treasurer.

Support Skyhawk Students & Staff – Your one-time donation to our Skyr-idge Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) Direct Drive helps fuel Staff Ap-preciation treats and events throughout the year, as well as staff grants that enable even more phenomenal teaching and learning right here at Skyridge. We’ve already awarded more than $350 in teacher grants this year!

Shop & Earn at Fred Meyer – Sign up for the *free* Fred Meyer Commu-nity Rewards program and Sky PTO earns money whenever you shop. Every dollar equals more support for students and staff.

Get to Know Sky PTO – For full details on each of these endeavors AND to see this year’s meeting schedule, visit us at www.skypto.weebly.com. For up-to-date info on Sky PTO, follow us on Facebook.

This year Camas Middle Schools are offering after school intramurals. Each sea-

son, there will be two activities offered from 4-5 PM Mondays/Wednesday or

Tuesday/Thursday. Students can sign up on FamilyID . A one-time, annual ASB

fee of $35 and a per activity fee of $10 can be paid in the main office or online.

Season 1: Futsol and Bombardment

Season 2: Table Tennis and Chess/Board Games

Season 3: To Be Determined

Season 4: Badminton/Pickleball and Soccer

As the year begins to smooth out, we wanted to make students aware of some clubs offered at Skyr-idge. Joining a club is a great opportunity to get in-volved with the school community and connect with other students and adults. Here is a quick update of clubs that are available for our students:

Mock Trial - For grades 6-8. This is a CCE class.

Science Olympiad – For grades 6-8. Contact Mrs.

Holbrook for more information.

Builders Club—First meeting is Oct 10 8:00-8:45 in

Mrs. K. Cooper’s room and is open to grades 6-8.

Robotics Club – Begins in March for grades 7-8.

Math Club – Begins in January for grades 6-8.

Knowledge Bowl – Begins in February for grades 6-8.

Spring Musical—Tryouts will be early next year for

grades 6-8.