District Announcements  Back to School: 10 Ways Parents can Promote Academic Success Take a quick look at this column, Back to School: 10 Ways Parents can Promote Academic Success, by Julie Mack of the Kalamazoo Gazette as you prepare for the beginning of the school year. There are some great tips here that students will really appreciate. School Announcements 2012-2013 School Year Scheduling and Registration is Coming! We will soon be opening the window for students who wish to register for classes next year through PowerSchool. Please see both the timeline, as well as directions on how to use our online registration system for further information. Please note the following:
1st Semester Credit Recovery In an effort to increase student content mastery we are offering an opportunity for students to retake their semester 1 exams. This applies to any student whose final semester 1 grade was above a 55% and/or who have a chance to pass the course by retaking the semester exam. Students who passed their course but would like to retake the exam are also encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Those students that could benefit from this have been identified by teachers and will receive a letter, which will also be sent home to parents. All semester exam retakes need to be completed by 2/10/12. After this date students will need to attend Summer School.
Unfortunately, some students final grade is too low to take advantage of 1st semester credit recovery. Those students who cannot utilize this opportunity will need to attend Summer School. Please see this 1st Semester Credit Recovery document for more information. FLEX Class We are excited to offer our students a new opportunity for second semester. Every Wednesday except Early Release days we will run an 8 period day. This day will not change the start or end time of the school day. Students will use this extra period (called FLEX) to get extra help, retake tests and work on projects. Students will be able to visit any teacher in the building and will have access to the media center. Every student is scheduled with a FLEX teacher who will record attendance and a student rating based on work completion and time management. This grade can be found in PowerSchool and will not be calculated into the students GPA. For more information please click on this FLEX document. We are hoping that this opportunity will increase our student success. ACT/PLAN/EXPLORE/COMPASS On March 6 we will be conducting a series of tests for our 8-12 grade. It is very important to provide the best testing environment possible for our students. On this day (3/6) 7th grade students will have no school. 8-10 grade students will test in the morning and will attend 5-7 periods in the afternoon. 11th grade students will finish testing at around 1pm and will be allowed to leave if they have transportation. 12th grade students will take a bus in the morning to Baker College to take a college entrance exam. Seniors will be allowed to leave when they return back to Morrice. NO EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULED IN JANUARY Because of the winter break there is no early release scheduled for January. The School Calendar can be viewed under the "Parents" tab at the top of the page (under the pictures). STUDENT ABSENCES Students who have accrued more than 9 but less than 15 absences in a class must make up class time to receive credit for the semester. Upon the 15th absence, the student will lose credit in the class. Students may apply for an absence waiver (available in the office) at the end of the semester. The waiver committee will be chaired by the principal and will review all information available from the student on absences over 15. The committee will determine the amount of time to be made up and if credit will be granted. A student will receive a grade of “I” if all course work is completed but has not met the attendance requirement. The “I” will be changed to a letter grade upon completion of the attendance requirement.
In order to schedule a make up session, a student may make arrangements with the principal or his designee or with a teacher to serve the class time missed on an hour per hour basis except for Saturday detentions which would equal 8 hours made up for a 4 hour detention. Arrangements should be made as soon as the tenth and any subsequent absences have occurred. Make-up time must be completed within a period of four weeks after the end of the semester (2/14/12 for first semester, 6/29/12 for second semester). This can be extended with principal approval. PROGRESS REPORTS It is now Progress Report time! You can check Power School for your child's current grades. If you need a paper copy of the Progress Report, contact the high school office at (517) 625-3143, ext. 222. Yearbooks This year's Morrice Jr./Sr. High School yearbooks and more are available for pre-order online through Josten's website. Click on the button below to get yours now.
 Packages start at $40. Saturday School We are pleased to open up our Saturday Detentions to all students who may want to use the time for extra help or retaking tests. We will have a teacher at the school from 8am - 12pm on: 10/29, 11/19, 12/03, 12/17, 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/10, 3/24, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12, 5/26. There will be plenty of room for students to work on group projects, quiet areas for studying, and the use of computers. Please encourage anyone in need to come up to the school. |
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