First Day of School - almost here!

Dear PAML Community,

We are excited to be welcoming your students for the 2015-16 school year.  Our teachers had a wonderful week of inservice learning together.  We made plans for our upcoming year for your students to include the process to incorporate Personal Learning Plans for each student.  This will be done in conjunction with the work we did last year with Student Portfolios and Student Led conferences.  This week we also planned out our instructional sequence for Second Step, our social skills curriculum, and teams worked on their content learning progressions for the year.

We welcomed Stephanie Zuccarello (8th grade Science teacher), Jennifer Macdonnald (6th grade Humanities teacher) and Johanna McCoy (School Nurse for PAML and PAHS) to our school and helped them get settled in.  They are VERY excited to be meeting your children.

I must commend our custodial staff for their stellar work in making the school and clean and safe environment for our students to learn.  Your students may notice some changes at school and others aren't so noticeable as they are behind the scene.  Also, teachers have spent many hours this summer preparing their classrooms to be clean, warm, safe and inviting learning environments.

Please send those packets back which were mailed to you and look for additional information when you student returns home on Monday.

Thank you very much for the opportunity you entrust us with everyday in providing instruction to your children.  It is a joy to see students grow and mature throughout the years at PAML.  Please do not hesitate to contact me at karen.weeks@lssuvt.org

Sincerely,
Karen

Many of the Faculty at PAML

New School Year - 2015-16

We are busy here at PAML getting everything in order for the first day of school on Monday, August 31, 2015.  Megan and Linny have mailed off Welcome Back packets for your review!  We know it's a lot, but hope it's helpful to you and to us.  Look for those today or tomorrow (they were mailed on the 17th).  Please have as much ready as possible on the first day and send it in with your student.  We are VERY excited about this upcoming school year, and know that it'll be the best yet!

Summer Time

As we cleaned up the walls in the PAML hallways I came across this poster I wanted to share...it seems to sum up the my thoughts for last year and will carry us as we move forward onto 2015-16 school year!  I hope summer is a great time for you and your families!

Summer 2015 Meals Schedule

 Please make note of times and locations of the Summer Meal Sites this summer, including Breakfast and Supper options!

TRY TEAM WINS!!

The combined grades 6 and 8 TRY (Teens Reaching Youth) Team at Peoples Academy Middle Level competed against 12 other middle and high school teams in the region and took first place in the SMART (Save Money And Reduce Trash) award competition. Through 6 months of work, their efforts allowed People Academy Middle Level to reduce their classroom trash amounts, by reducing the amount of food and recyclables by 98%. The team will be award $750 to continue their work next year.  This team has been committed to reducing food and recyclables from our waste stream and have been supported by Jennifer Clark.

UVM Girls Science Discovery Day

On May 30th  Darian, Lily, Gabby and Naomi participated in "Girls Science Discovery Day" at the UVM school of Medicine. The PAML eighth graders participated in five workshops including; "Lessons from the Dead" and "Explore the Blood". This was a special opportunity for girls from around the state to work with the UVM faculty and medical students from the medical school. These PAML students all want to pursue medical related careers.  Thanks Mrs. Bronner for bringing these girls to the UVM event!

iPad Return Process - 2015

This is a copy of a letter being sent home with your students regarding the end of year iPad return process.

Peoples Academy Middle Level

202 COPLEY AVENUE

MORRISVILLE, VERMONT  05661

PHONE:  (802) 888-1401

FAX:  (802) 888-6488

KAREN WEEKS

Principal

TO:               PAML Parents/Guardians

FROM:          Karen S. Weeks

DATE:           May 29, 2015

RE:                PAML iPad Hand-In Process and Replacement Cost of iPad and/or iPad Equipment

 

Please be aware that all PAML student iPads and iPad accessories must be handed in to their core team teacher on Monday, June 8th for all grades.  When your student returns their iPad on the previously noted hand-in date, the following items listed below must be returned with the iPad.  Listed below are the replacement costs associated with the iPad and the iPad accessories for your reference.  Should any of these apply to your student(s), please send in a check made payable to ‘PAML’ to cover the cost of lost iPads and/or iPad equipment with your student(s) on their hand-in date. These funds will be used to purchase replacements.

       

EQUIPMENT	COST PER ITEM IF NOT RETURNED	COST PER ITEM IF RETURNED BROKEN
iPad	$400.00	N/A
Keyboard Case	$100.00	N/A
iPad Charging Cord	$20.00	$20.00 (if already replaced this school year)
iPad AC Adapter	$20.00	$20.00
Keyboard Charging Cord	$5.00	$5.00
Black Neoprene Carrying Case	$20.00	N/A

Over the summer, all apps and data will be deleted from student iPads, therefore, students are being encouraged to save any data (i.e., photos, etc.) they deem valuable to their Google Drive to avoid losing it.  Videos do not upload well to Google Drive.  Students should fully charge their iPads and remove any passcodes the night before hand-in.  Returning students in August 2015 will be issued the same iPad they used the previous year with new apps appropriate to their new grade, and they will be able to access their Google Drive again.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact PAML at (802) 888-1401.

Thank you for all you do for the PAML community!

Karen S. Weeks

Principal