Life at the Locke

December 16, 2018 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 2019!! 4 ½ DAYS OF LEARNING left in 2018! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 17 th  is an “A” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. –Mother Theresa HALF DAY – UGLY SWEATER DAY Friday, December 21 st   is a half day (also ugly sweater day!) with dismissal at approximately 10:40. Breakfast and lunch will not be served. Dismissal time is dependent on the arrival of buses. Please be patient as we will f...

December 9, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, We have a busy 2 weeks ahead before holiday break. We return with another  5 DAYS OF LEARNING this week ! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 10 th  is a “D” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Light tomorrow with today.” ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning REPORT CARDS Report Cards will be published to the Aspen portal on Wednesday, December 12 th  at 1:30 PM. AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK HW Club and late buses will continue this week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. PARENT CONFERENCES Parent conferences are on Thursday, December 13 th  from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. We are using a computer program called PTC wizard to schedule conferences. Conferences will be 5 minutes long and each teacher will have 24 openings. There is a possibility that a teacher will be booked and you will not be able to sch...

December 2, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, Happy December! We have a busy 3 weeks ahead before the holiday break. We return with another  5 DAYS OF LEARNING this week ! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 3 rd  is a “C” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK Don’t count the days, make the days count. – Muhammad Ali END OF TRIMESTER 1 The last day of trimester 1 is Tuesday, 12/4. Trimester 2 and new unified arts classes begin on Wednesday, 12/5. AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK HW Club and late buses will continue this week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. PARENT CONFERENCES Parent conferences will be held on Thursday, December 13 th  from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Conferences will be scheduled in 5 minute increments. Parents will receive an email later this week that will explain how to use the PTC wizard website to sign up for conferences. N...