UJHS is in full swing as we head into the month of September. Our sixth graders are settling in having mostly mastered their locker combinations. Seventh and eighth graders are taking leadership roles in the school with athletics, clubs, music and student led announcements. It seems that everyone is embracing #ROCKETSALLIN. Here are few updates for families to be aware of in the days and weeks ahead.
Car Rider Arrival/Dismissal: In effort to maximize safety for our students, orange cones have been placed along the no parking area at the Rocket Center exit/entrance. The purpose of these cones is to allow students to have an unobstructed view when entering or exiting the building from or to the parking lot. Please DO NOT block the cones with your vehicle, park or “line up” in front of the cones, or block the handicap parking spaces. Please park in the lot and have your student walk to your car or walk to the outside area of the building to meet your student. Deputy James will be helping us to support this safety goal. We ask that you share this information with grandparents, older siblings, sitters, etc. who pick up from the junior high. Thank you for supporting a safe school arrival and dismissal for our students.
NWEA MAP Assessments and Social Emotional Screener: NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) takes place on September 11. This Universal Screener provides important information that helps us plan for and meet the needs of students. It is also information that helps to inform the overall rigor of math and ELA courses and is an indicator of students’ readiness to be successful on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR).
Social emotional learning (SEL) universal screening has also become part of our practice over the past five years. SEL screeners helps school staff to determine which students may be “at risk” of not adequately achieving ISBE’s identified standards. Your child’s educational team will be completing the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) for all students in the fall semester. The use of SAEBRS refines and strengthens our efforts to help all of our students be successful by allowing us to take positive and preventative measures as early as possible. Because this screener is completed by teachers, your child’s learning will not be disrupted. Notification of Social Emotional Screener will be sent home with students on September 1 and will posted in parent documents on the website.
Progress Reports: First quarter progress reports available September 20 in TeacherEase.