Life at the Locke

December 15, 2019 HOLIDAY EDITION!! Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I wish you all a happy, healthy holiday season and a happy new year. We have had another great year at the Locke. It certainly was a busy one with BMHS opening its doors to 8 th  graders and our school welcoming 5 th  and 6 th  graders. Change can be difficult at times, but our students and staff are resilient and embraced the transition for the benefit of all. It is a great time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to new challenges and goals. The Locke has a great year of learning planned for the coming months. Enjoy your vacation with family and friends. The newsletter will be taking a week off and we will publish again on January 1 st .  See you in 2020!! 4 ½ DAYS OF LEARNING left in 2019! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 16 th  is a “B” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_schoo...

December 8, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you are enjoying the cold weekend. We have a busy 2 weeks ahead before the holiday break. We are back to a full  5 DAYS OF LEARNING this week ! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 9 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 “None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Ken Blanchard AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK We will have  HW club and late buses  on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. Fall activities have been completed. REPORT CARDS Report cards will be published on Wednesday, December 11 th . They can be found on your Aspen home page under published reports. BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK Our first book fair of the year will be running this week, Monday through Friday! Proceeds from the fair will go towards supporting the Locke library. The fair will be open Thursday ni...

December 1, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, Welcome to December! I hope that you and your families enjoyed the Thanksgiving break. It is a great opportunity to get together with family and friends, enjoy some great food, and of course go shopping! As we enter the busiest and most hectic time of year, I wish you a safe, healthy holiday season and an opportunity to reflect on the positive moments of this past year. We return with a full  5 DAYS OF LEARNING this week ! (maybe not, it looks a possible snow day on Monday) Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 2 nd  is a “D” Day . If we don’t have school,  Tuesday December 3 rd  is still a “A” day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”--  Maya Angelou AFTER SCHOO...