MTHS Parent Group Meeting Notes
Thank you for such a great turnout at the monthly parent
meeting last night!
And Welcome new and freshmen parents!
Parent Volunteers Needed! MTHS highly promotes
the use of parents to help out at the school. You can help out on a weekly or
daily basis. You can help out individual teachers, students, oversee the lunch
break, help out at study club and much more!
Contact: Laura Munson at MunsonL@edmonds.wednet.edu or
425-431-5066
MTHS Student Headcount this year is 1,620 students.
Very close to what was expected, so there should be little staffing changes.
There are a few areas where the classes are quite large, specifically PE with
some classes with 38-40 kids, and some Math Analysis Classes with 33-34
students per class. The school is looking at possibly adding staff to lower
these class sizes. Most classes have between 30-31 students per class.
Curriculum Night is
being held Thursday, September 20th @
Pick-up your students schedule between
Attend
Then follow your students schedule in 10 minute sessions and
meet their teachers.
It is a great way to learn what your student’s day is like
and ask questions!
WASL for Juniors and Seniors
For those Jrs & Srs that have not passed the reading and writing portion of
the WASL they will have an opportunity to get help. For the lowest scoring
students they will use computer training called
Read 180. And just prior to the spring WASL there will be a Boot Camp brush up
for a week.
Currently a student does not need to pass the Math portion
of the WASL to graduate from high school. Seniors that do not pass have to take
an extra year of math. Juniors that do not pass have to re-take the WASL in
their Junior year. In 2013, students will have to pass
the Math WASL to graduate.
Homecoming Week is October 16th -20th
The focus as always will be for the kids to have fun that
week, but that no hazing or disruption of school will be tolerated. The school
needs parent support from home to keep it a fun filled week without issues.
The Naturescape
The area behind the school by the tennis courts known as the
Naturescape has been reopened with the fences taken
down. There is now access for students to get through this path to school once
again. It turns out the fences were put up without proper authority, as
property owners near there have access/easement rights into the area. The
school is well aware of activities that students use this space for and monitor
it as best they can.
PSAT (Practice SAT)
Juniors who want to take the PSAT
in the fall: Sign up in the
Bus Schedules
It has not been possible to change the bus schedules again
this year to accommodate the start time of school. It is still being worked on.
Parking Auction
The parking auction is taking place Wed. Sept. 12th
in the HUB from
Students bid on parking spaces with upfront spaces going
upwards of $150, and far parking spaces going for $40. All proceeds benefit the
ASB Student Body for all classes.
Even after the auction, there have always been extra spaces
available for students to pick-up.
Two new Vice-Principals
Assistant Principal Diane Lashinsky
and Assistant Principal David Tadlock have both
accepted Principal positions at other schools. Our two new Assistant Principals
are Erin Murphy and Scott Morrison. Look for further information in the next
Hawk Talk.
Senior Projects
This year’s Seniors will be doing
their Senior Projects within their Senior Social Studies Class. Seniors will
receive specific information about their Senior Project at the mandatory Senior
Meeting. Beginning this year, the freshman class will be creating a different
type of senior project called the Student Portfolio, in which they will save
their best school work electronically each year to create a portfolio. For the
junior and sophomore class they will use some aspect of a student portfolio (that
they start this year) and do a senior project. All of this will be explained to
students in detail.
Skyward Family Access
Skyward Family Access is a tool for parents
to keep track of student progress in school. Parents can check Family Access to
find a student’s schedule, grades, attendance, and other important information.
We request that parents put their e-mail into the system, as it will be a
great way for the school to communicate directly with the parents by sending
out such information as above.