Life at the Locke

January 28, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you are enjoying another warm weekend. We have another  5 days of learning  this week! (applause, applause) Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, January 29 th  is an “A” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The worst thing would be to ... look back and think of all the things that one could have tried and could have done and think - why didn’t I do that?” David Bowie | 1947 - 2016 | PROGRESS REPORTS/DAY 91 Day 91 is January 31 st  and students will begin with trimester 2B unified arts classes. Progress reports for core classes will be issued on Thursday, February 1 st . Please sign and return the progress report envelope. I-READY MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT I-ready testing continues  tomorrow  for 8 th  grade and make-ups will be this week. Please see attached schedule. We...

January 21, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you are enjoying the warm weekend. It’s funny that we now consider the 40’s warm but we will certainly take it. I think it’s safe to say that we will have a full  5 days of learning  this week. I asked the students to get their rest and be ready for a full week! As always there’s a lot going on. Let’s see what’s happening … and GO PATS !!! Monday, January 22 nd  is a “D” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland DATE CHANGE Due to the recent snow days, Day 91 is now January 31 st  and students will change unified arts classes. Progress reports will still be published on February 1 st . I-READY MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT I-ready testing begins  tomorrow  for 6 th  grade. Please see attach...

January 15, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you are enjoying the three-day MLK weekend and take a moment to reflect on his legacy.  We have  4 days of learning  (hopefully) this week and there is a lot going on. Let’s take a look and see what’s happening … Tuesday, January 16 th  is a “D” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle DATE CHANGES Due to the recent snow days, Day 91 is now January 30 th  and progress reports will be published on February 1 st . HOMEWORK CLUB/LATE BUSES HW Club and late buses will continue on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  this week. QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. -- “I Have a Dream” speech, 1963 YEARBOOK NEWS – SEE IMPORTANT DEADLINES  SMILE!! Grade 8 2018 yearbook! The following items are available to be added in ...