It is March. That crazy time of year in public schools where everything appears to be at a crossroads. The weather is frustrating, standardized testing is beginning, there aren’t any days off, and the students/adults are getting stir crazy. Student absences tend to increase and academics tend to suffer. What can we do to keep us out of this funk???
Well, how about hold a CMT kick-off assembly???
That is exactly what we did here at Moran last week. On Thursday morning we had all grades cycle through three different activities; a school climate activity focussing on the YouTube clip titled RedRed (click title), a breakfast sponsored by the Moran PTO, and an assembly which ended with a performance by Phil ‘N the Bubbles (Band). All of the activities were very well received by our students. It was great to see parents here cutting bagels and serving breakfast to students. We had a couple of great videos for kids to see in the auditorium. Then it was time for our grand finale. The students loved it.
What impressed me most about the morning was how far above and beyond a lot of people were willing to go. What a fantastic event for everyone to take part in. In that 90 minute time frame we included parents, students, staff, central office administration, and community businesses. In my mind that is a perfect day at a middle school. CMT’s are not the most exciting event in the world, for on Thursday they were. The kids were pumped and as one of our teachers said, “It was a wonderful community event.”
Overall our students are still working hard. Our English and Mathematics classes are in full Common Core State Standards curriculum mode. I have seen some great book discussions going on in the building.
As the year ends we have a lot of upcoming events. 6th and 7th grade students have upcoming trips to local amusement parks. 7th grade students have a former professional football player coming in to speak to them. 8th grade has their outing and red carpet dance to look forward to. March is a tough school month. We ask parents to continue to encourage your children and support the school. We are partners in this.
One last note – the Men of Moran have righted the ship and started a new victory streak for the Faculty / Student Basketball game!!