Life at the Locke

HOLIDAY EDITION!! December 17, 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season. It is a great time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to new challenges. Enjoy your vacation with family and friends. The Locke has great year of learning planned for the new year. The newsletter will be taking a week off. We will publish again on January 1 st .  See you in 2018!! 4 ½ Days of Learning left in 2017! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 18 th  is a “B” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle HALF DAY Friday, December 22 nd   is a half day (also ugly sweater day!) with dismissal at  10:40 . Breakfast and lunch will not be served. Dismissal time is dependent on the arrival of buses. Please be patient as we will follow our regular dismissal procedures for the safety of all students. HOMEWORK CLUB/LATE BUSES HW Club and late buses will continue on only  Mond

December 10, 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you successfully shoveled out after our first snow storm of the year. The storms always seem to come on the weekends. It looks like some more snow ahead this week. Stay tuned. We are looking at another bust week as the holiday season is in full swing. We have another “d Days of Learning” this week. Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 11 th  is an “A” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle QUOTE OF THE WEEK No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — ELEANOR ROOSEVELT REPORT CARDS Report Cards will be published to the Aspen portal on Wednesday, December 13 th  at 1:30 PM. TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE The second annual Toys for Tots toy drive is underway at the Locke.  Last year, thanks to Locke family generosity, we collected an incredible 137 toys and books! Let’s try to beat that number.  The eighth grade Peer Leaders will be collectin