Principal’s Message April 26, 2019 SBO Elections: Student Body Officer Elections will be kicking off next Monday, April 29. Seventh grades who meet the requirements are eligible to run for SBO. Mrs. Niemann will be having a meeting before school on Monday, April 29, in her classroom. She will repeat the meeting after school. The meeting will be when all the requirements and process for the elections will be discussed. It is imperative that your student attend the meeting if they … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – April 19, 2019
Principal’s Message April 19, 2019 Testing: We will be testing differently this year than we have in years past. Last year, we did school-wide testing for ELA, and we liked the process for it. This year we are going to move to school-wide testing for all content areas. We feel strongly that this will provide the best testing environment for all students. By doing school-wide testing for all areas, we are able to push the testing all the way back to the week of May 6-10 and … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – March 29, 2019
Principal's Message March 29, 2019 Principal’s Message March 29, 2019 Testing: Now that we are into March, it is a good time to discuss RISE testing that will be coming up at the end of April and beginning of May. Please remember that RISE is taking the place of SAGE this year. The questions that will be used in the testing remain the same; it is the testing platform and the functionality of the test that is changing. We have asked the ELA, math, and science teachers to get their … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – March 8, 2019
Principal’s Message March 8, 2019 Faculty Recognition: Since my last message, we have had two faculty members receive major awards. Mr. Collins-Peynaud, one of our French Dual Immersion Teachers, won the DLI Teacher of the Year award from the Utah Foreign Language Association (UFLA). He received his award at a luncheon during UFLA’s annual conference at Weber State University. Only one DLI teacher is recognized from across the state, so this speaks volumes about the positive … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – February 8, 2019
Principal’s Message February 8, 2019 Souper Bowl of Caring: Thank you to everyone who participated in Souper Bowl of Caring. We raised over $4700 in addition to over 800 items of food. We participate in the food drive every year, and it’s something we like to focus on because we never want to lose sight of the fact that there are many families in need within Granite School District. We appreciate Granite Education Foundation and the work they do with The Utah Food Bank to keep the … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – January 7, 2019
Principal’s Message January 7, 2019 Souper Bowl of Caring: We are participating in the Sopuer Bowl of Caring again this year. This is a food drive that benefits the Utah Food Bank, but, more specifically, it is run in Granite by the Granite Education Foundation, and all the food we collect will be distributed to school-based food banks in Granite School District. The number of schools in the district operating their own food banks has increased the last few years, and this is the main … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message November 20, 2018
Principal’s Message November 20, 2018 Land Trust Final Report: Each year, I am responsible for publishing a final report summary for what Churchill Jr. High did with our Land Trust money. Last year, we received $58,400 from the Land Trust. The school’s community council works with me in establishing a goal and an action plan for accomplishing the goal and spending our allotted money. I am always appreciative of the time and thoughtful consideration given by the members of the community … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – October 26, 2018
Principal’s Message October 26, 2018 Science SAGE: The state released Science SAGE results last week, and Churchill did well. Sixth graders were 67% proficient and above, 7th grade was 57%, and 8th grade was 60%. This gives the school a 62% overall proficiency score. That is up from 49% the year before. So, once again, we made great strides by increasing 13% overall in science. Churchill finished second in Granite District in Science SAGE. Joined with our number one finish in English, … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – October 5, 2018
Principal’s Message October 5, 2018 Social Media: A few times a year I mention social media in this newsletter. Usually when I’m mentioning it, it’s because we are seeing an increase in issues at school that are the result of things going on with social media. Such is the case right now. We are seeing an increase in issues resulting from student use of social media. Students are going back and forth insulting and making fun of each other and they are using texting as well as social … [Read more...]
Principal Message – September 17, 2018
Settled In: We have reached the point in the school year where the kids and teachers seem to have really settled in to their routines. I have been out and visiting classrooms and it’s fun to see the things happening with student learning. Teachers and kids have jumped into cool things and are working on experiments and projects already. We have both of our Charger Times up and running now. Thursday Charger Time is time for student remediation. Teachers submit lists of students to the … [Read more...]