Hello Cherokee Families,
Happy October! What a beautiful weekend we had. I hope you enjoyed the cooler weather too.
Be sure to read the notes below AND the Daily Announcements each day via our website so you can stay connected with all things Cherokee!
Carline reminders: Thank you to all parents who are following our carline expectations of pulling as far forward before dropping off. We also appreciate everyone’s patience in the carline.
We have a few families dropping off in the west/athletic parking lot. Do NOT drop off in the west/athletic parking lot. This if for buses ONLY. We almost had a student hit last week due to parents dropping off in this area.
Thank you again for not using your phones in the carline.
Everything we are doing is for the safety of all students. Thank you for doing your part too!
Here are a few updates and reminders for you:
1. Daily Announcement and website – Remember you can stay closely connected with these listed events and even more each day by visiting our website HERE. Our Daily Announcements are updated Monday – Friday.
2. PTSA yearly calendar & Clothing Bank signup – Here is the YEARLY CALENDAR with other dates of note and all meeting dates as well. Our next meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 18th at 6 p.m. in the library. You can also find Cherokee PTSA on Facebook HERE. We are looking for volunteers for the SPS PTSA Clothing Bank. Click HERE for dates and times and to sign up. Thank you!
3. We have an amazing team here at Cherokee. Thank you to all the families who submitted a recognition last year! You have no idea how much this means to our teachers and staff. You can complete an Employee Recognition Form here to show them your appreciation. No recognition is too small. Thank you for taking the time to recognize and celebrate our staff!
4. IGNiTE – Have questions about IGNiTE? Check out this website for more information on IGNiTE. Our website also has links to more information at the top left-hand side of the page under IGNiTE.
- District Chromebooks are filtered using a product called Securly. Securly filters Chromebooks at school and at home.
- Websites are filtered upon categories and blocks items such as pornography, proxy websites used to bypass filtering, weapons, drugs, gambling, hacking and other non-educational websites.
- Parents can find out more about how we keep students safe and secure on their Chromebooks on the IGNiTE@Home website.
- If a student, parent or teacher reports that inappropriate content is available to students, please send any websites or Chrome extensions you believe should be blocked to me immediately.
- Here is an FAQ regarding district filtering policies.
5. Bell schedules for Cherokee – We use a few different bell schedules during the school year. These will help you when planning for lunch, appointments, etc. This LINK will take you to a folder with the following schedules - Character Ed, Morning assembly, Sports/Pep Assembly, and our regular bell schedule. The dates are listed at the top of each schedule.
6. Parent Teacher Conferences - We will host parent-teacher conferences on Monday, Oct. 24th from 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 27th from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Please remember you do not need to wait until this time to have a conference. You are welcome to contact teachers any time to request a conference.
7. Progress reports - The 6 week progress report was sent home on Friday. Please sign and return as soon as possible. If you have any questions please contact your child’s teachers. Thank you.
8. PTSA Reflections contest - Are you good at dance, photography, Film, Literature, Musical composition, or Art? This year’s REFLECTIONS theme is What is your story? Here are the Rules and here is the Entry Form. See our daily announcements and main webpage for more information about Reflections.
The Reflections group will be holding a pizza party and work event after school on October 12th. Students interested in attending must register at this link: https://goo.gl/forms/593kIhKTcr7NSGW22
9. FOOD FIGHT! - Now until October 31 #SPSFoodFight #HungerHeroes Get involved in giving. BRING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS to Cherokee to help Ozarks Food Harvest.
10. Fall Pictures - Will be held Friday, Oct. 14th. Flyers were sent home Friday and info can be found in the daily announcements and on our website main page. We do NOT pay taxes on the pictures so please ignore that portion of the flyer.
11. Parent survey - As part of the IGNiTE teaching and learning initiative, the school district partnered with BrightBytes, an educational research and analytics organization that will help us learn more about our schools’ technology use for student learning. We are asking for Parents to please complete this survey by Friday, Oct. 7th. It should only take 10-15 minutes. Here is the LINK. Thank you for your time and feedback.
12. Box Tops for Education - Our PTSA collects these and the first turn in date is Friday, Oct. 7th. Please turn in at any time. Future collection dates are: Feb. 15, 2017 and April 28, 2017.
13. First quarter - ends on Friday, Oct. 14th and report cards will be sent home on Friday, Oct. 21st.
14. No School - Monday, Oct. 17th for teacher Professional Learning and work day.
15. Flu shot clinic - Cherokee will be hosting a flu shot clinic on Wednesday, Nov. 16th. More info will be sent home from our nurse soon. In the meantime check HERE for additional information.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at any time.
Have a great week and as always #GoIndians
Bill Powers
Principal
Cherokee Middle School
420 E. Farm Road 182
Springfield, MO 65810
Ph: 417-523-7210
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
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