BJHS | January NewsLetter

JANUARY 2018

Junior High

NEWSLETTER

Ms. Beth Lindsay | Principal Brookwood Junior High School

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to

Happy New Year!

Looking Forward To A Positive & Productive 2nd Semester!

change the world.

--Harriet Tubman

(708) 758-5350

Brookwood Junior High School Ms. Beth Lindsay | Principal

200 E Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood,IL 60425

BUILDING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE...

What does the research tell us about the impact parent involvement has on student achievement?

Help Your Child Explore College Education and Career Options--It’s Not Too Early!

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The more intensely parents are involved, the more beneficial the achievement effects -Cotton, K. School Improvement Research;

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Parent involvement leads to higher grades, test scores, and graduation

Junior High is not too early for students to begin exploring their career and educational options;

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Have frequent conversations and encourage your child

rates;

to continue his/her education after high school. Most

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Parent involvement leads to better school attendance;

careers today require education and/or training beyond

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Parent involvement leads to increased motivation and better self-

high school;

esteem -Epstein, J., 1995. Research on Parent Involvement; •

Parent involvement has a greater impact on student achievement than SES/income level;

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excellence is a by-product of interest; •

Parent involvement can close the achievement gap between high SES/ income and low SES/income students. -Keith, T. & Keith, P. (1993). School Psychology Review.

Tips for Parents: •

Pay close attention to weekly folders and communication from school;

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Read frequently with your child and encourage non-fiction, as well as fictional reading;

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Play math games with your child to support development of math fluency;

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Review homework for accuracy and completion;

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Contact the school if you need additional resources for your child or if you think your child needs additional help;

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Watch documentary programs with your child, using the closed-captioning features so your child is able to view the text;

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Observe your child and stay engaged because there will be changes in how your child learns and new materials may be unfamiliar;

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Encourage and challenge your child to learn;

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Visit the state education department’s website to see the standards and how they are being implemented (ISBE);

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Ask your child questions about what he/she is learning.

Help your child pursue his/her own interests… Remember For more information on helping your child plan and prepare for a career, go to www.mappingyourfuture.org.

Parent Involvement/Home Connections: Supporting Learning and Achievement at Home.

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Study Island

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ISBE - PARCC Practice Items

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Electronic Book Shelf

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Various Educational Websites

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PowerSchool

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Mathia X

NOTES...

5 Essentials Parent Survey

Study Island Blue Ribbon Contest

It’s not too late to submit your survey. The survey gathers data related

Encourage Your Child To Use Study Island At Home

to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes,

Student Goal = (30) Blue Ribbons

including improved attendance and larger test score gains.

These (5) five indicators that affect and predict school success are: •

E f f e c t i v e • Leaders

Collaborative • Teachers

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S u p p o r t i v e • Environments

Ambitious Instruction

I n v o l v e d Families

If at least 20 percent of parents complete this survey, we can receive a report on the responses and use the information to guide school improvement plans.

Our students have access to a great resource for preparing our kids for the state standardized tests. We have purchased a building license for a web-based program called [Study Island], which is accessible to students from school or home. If you have Internet access, your child can access Study Island from home as well as during our after-school tutoring program to prepare for the state assessments. Every student has his or her own username and password. I encourage you to develop a schedule at home that requires your child to complete a set amount of hours/lessons each week.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey will end on 1/31/18.

Scripps Spelling Bee

To take the survey visit: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

BJHS will be participating in the Scripps National Spelling Bee!

and select the appropriate survey to begin.

All students will be participating in their classroom spelling bee! The

Student Attendance Is Important

winners of the classroom spelling bees will advance to the final school

As we begin the New Year, we ask all parents to make sure that

district spelling bee.

spelling bee. The winners of the school spelling bee will advance to the

their child attends school each day. School attendance is extremely important for the success of the student. Please make sure that every effort is made to ensure that your child arrives to school on time and misses only when absolutely necessary. If your child is

For more information go to: http://spellingbee.com/ This site contains more information and tips!

late to school or needs to miss due to an illness or an appointment,

Brookwood School District 167 will hold the Annual Spelling Bee at

please make sure you call the school. This call should be made each

Brookwood Middle School on January 26, 2018.

day your child is going to be absent from either all or part of the day.

Attendance and success at school go hand-in-hand.

EVENTS...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

--Frederick Douglass

JANUARY 2018

January 1-7

--NO SCHOOL

January 8

- School Resumes - Black History Writing Project Begins - BOE Meeting 7 P.M. - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 9

- PBIS Meeting

- Boys BB Game - Home - Chess Tournament - Home - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 10

- Bloom High School Placement Testing - Boys BB Game - Away - Girls Volleyball Game - Home - Spelling Bee Meeting - Map Winter Benchmark Begins - Math 180 Training - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 11

- Faculty Meeting 7:45 A.M. - Boys BB Game | Chess Tnmt. - Away - Girls Volleyball Game - Home - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 16

- School Spelling Bee - Wrestling Meet - Home - SSJHSA BB Tournaments - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 17

- Crisis Drill for Faculty - SSJHSA Speech Festival - Carnegie Math Coaching - SSJHSA BB Tournaments - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 18

- Peer Mediation Student Training

January 19

- SSJHSA BB Tournaments - Carnegie Math Coaching - Girls Volleyball Game - Home - STEAM PLC - Tri-District Leaders Meeting

- Advisory: Social Emotional

Wellness - PBIS Monthly Celebration Activity

January 22

- Special Ed. Collaboration Mtg. - Girls VB Game - Home

January 12

- Report Card Pick-Up - Advisory: Social Emotional Wellness - 5 Essential Student Surveys

January 23

- Chess Tournament - Away - Wrestling Tournament - Away - Girls VB Game - Away

January 15

--NO SCHOOL | DR. KING BIRTHDAY

January 24

- Girls VB Game - Away - PTO Teacher Meeting - Read 180/System 44 Coaching

January 25

- Parent Cafe - Peer Mediation Student Training - Read 180/System 44 Coaching

January 26

- Advisory: Social Emotional Wellness - District Spelling Bee

January 29

- Boys VB - Away - Girls VB - Home - New Teacher/Mentor Meeting - Wrestling Meet Away

January 30

- Boys VB - Home - Girls VB - Away

January 31

- NWEA MAP Winter Benchmark Ends