Page 1 THE PAW PRINT Congress Middle School Math, Science, Technology Magnet… ”Where Every Student Has An Opportunity to Excel & Excellence is Expected” THE PAW PRINT Translation Services Just a phone call away… Parean ki ta ren- men gen en- fomasyon ki nan let sa a an ol kapab rele an (561) 374-5600 Title I School wide Newsletter November 2019 Inside this issue: Principally Speaking 1 Choice Open House 2 Parent En- gagement 4 Principally Speaking Congratulations Congratulations Mrs. Kraus for being the recipient of the Education Foundation Go Teach Classroom Grant for the Passport to Reading Program. Congratulations to our Teacher and Non -Instructional Staff of the Month: Mr. Brutvan - Grade 7 Science Teacher Mrs. Kanhoye - Data Processor Family News Christopher Michael Brown our Science teacher, passed away on October 4th after a valiant five-year battle with cancer. Mr. Brown was an excep- tional role model for his students and colleagues, his passion demonstrated every day as he taught the subject matter but also inspired them to think and grow. He will be remembered most for his quick smile, deep and abiding friendships, the kindness and help he showed to everyone he encountered, and his unwavering positive outlook on life. As a memorial to Mr. Brown and knowing Chris’s passion for learning and teaching, the family asks that you donate to the children’s Florida prepaid college funds set up for Shelby and Kyle . https://www.529egift.org/FL/FxATNv Administration would like to welcome the following mem- bers to the Congress family: Stephanie Wilkerson will be teaching grade 8 Math. She comes from Boca Middle School. Dr. Esther Hezel will be joining the ESOL Team from Lake Shore Mid- dle. Gloria Salazar will be joining the electives team as the Spanish Teacher. Junior Classy Ladies Operation Christmas Child International Project On October 4 th , Hurricane Dorian made landfall in The Bahamas as a cate- gory 4 storm, causing devastation where approximately 100 lives were lost. In an effort to spread some holiday cheer to the children in The Bahamas, The Junior Classy Ladies Club at Congress Middle School is collecting items for their International Service Project, “ Operation Christmas Child Drive”. The club is collecting new socks, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap. brush, comb, deodorant, wash cloths , and toys for children ages 2-13. Items can sent with your child and/or dropped off in the Main Office. Stu- dents making donations will be awarded HERO points. November 7th Choice Open House @ 6:00- 8:00pm 11th No School 12th Mathematics Benchmark Boot Camp begins 14th PTSA Meeting @5:30pm & SAC Meeting @ 6:00pm 14th Cougar Universi- tyty @6:30pm 15th Progress Report Goes Home 25th-29th Thanksgiving Holiday December 23rd-Jan3rd Winter Break December 11th School Pictures Retake 23rd-Jan 3rd No School 17th PTSA Meeting @ 5:30pm & SAC Meeting @ 6:00 pm
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Page 1 THE PAW PRINT
Congress Middle School
Math, Science, Technology Magnet…
”Where Every Student Has An Opportunity to Excel & Excellence is Expected”
THE PAW PRINT
Translation
Services
Just a phone call away…
Parean ki ta ren-
men gen en-
fomasyon ki nan
let sa a an ol
kapab rele an
(561) 374-5600
Title I
School wide Newsletter
November 2019
Inside this issue:
Principally Speaking
1
Choice Open House
2
Parent En-
gagement
4
Principally Speaking
Congratulations
Congratulations Mrs. Kraus for being the recipient of
the Education Foundation Go Teach Classroom Grant
for the Passport to Reading Program.
Congratulations to our Teacher and Non
-Instructional Staff of the Month:
Mr. Brutvan - Grade 7 Science Teacher
Mrs. Kanhoye - Data Processor
Family News
Christopher Michael Brown our Science teacher, passed away on October 4th after a valiant five-year battle with cancer. Mr. Brown was an excep-tional role model for his students and colleagues, his passion demonstrated every day as he taught the subject matter but also inspired them to think and grow. He will be remembered most for his quick smile, deep and abiding friendships, the kindness and help he showed to everyone he encountered, and his unwavering positive outlook on life. As a memorial to Mr. Brown and knowing Chris’s passion for learning and teaching, the family asks that you donate to the children’s Florida prepaid college funds set up for Shelby and Kyle .
https://www.529egift.org/FL/FxATNv
Administration would like to welcome the following mem-
bers to the Congress family:
Stephanie Wilkerson will be teaching grade 8 Math. She comes from
Boca Middle School.
Dr. Esther Hezel will be joining the ESOL Team from Lake Shore Mid-
dle.
Gloria Salazar will be joining the electives team as the Spanish Teacher.
Junior Classy Ladies Operation Christmas Child International Project
On October 4th, Hurricane Dorian made landfall in The Bahamas as a cate-
gory 4 storm, causing devastation where approximately 100 lives were lost.
In an effort to spread some holiday cheer to the children in The Bahamas,
The Junior Classy Ladies Club at Congress Middle School is collecting
items for their International Service Project, “ Operation Christmas Child
Drive”. The club is collecting new socks, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap.
brush, comb, deodorant, wash cloths , and toys for children ages 2-13.
Items can sent with your child and/or dropped off in the Main Office. Stu-
dents making donations will be awarded HERO points.
Parents, We are hosting our annual Choice Open House on Thursday, November 7, 2019. We will have our students, parents and teachers available to talk about our fabu-lous programs at Congress Middle School. The deadline to apply is January 24, 2020.
Barnes & Nobles Book Fair will be November 21, 2019 from 6-8pm. Barnes & Nobles is located at 333 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Dr. Grice for volunteer information. Winter Showcase will be December 19, 2019 from 6-8pm. Please come out and see our students perform during our Winter Showcase.
Choice Open House
Diagnostic Testing: The Winter Diagnostic season, which are tests provided to us by the district, aimed at predicting your students upcoming FSA, and EOC tests will be starting in January right after winter break. The test dates are Tuesday, January 7th to Friday, January 24th. Once the schedule for Congress is finalized we will be publishing it on our website.
Our first annual in-house Mathematics Benchmark Boot Camp Begins on No-vember 12, 2019. This program was created to provide equity and access to stu-dents identified as needing extra math support but are unable to attend either the afterschool or Saturday morning tutorial programs. The vision of this program is to improve the overall math achievement in all identified students and support they’re journey on the path to success.
Mathematics Boot Camp
Barnes & Nobles Book Fair will be November 21, 2019 from 6-8pm. Barnes & Nobles is located at 333 N Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Dr. Grice for volunteer information.
Winter Showcase will be December 19, 2019 from 6-8pm. Please come out and see our students perform during our Winter Showcase.
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Positive Referral Program
Congress Middle School believes in rewarding student success, not only in aca-
demics but also in Social Emotional Learning and good citizenship. This is why
we have started our Positive Referral Program. A teacher, Administrator or Staff
member can write a student a positive referral for doing the right things and being
a good citizen. The students will be recognized in front of their peers in the morn-
ing announcements, and will receive a call home stating what a great job they are
doing. They will also have the opportunity to select a gift from our gift room.
Each week two of the students will be randomly selected to receive a lunch out-
side of the cafeteria.
At Congress Middle School, we believe in preparing our young men to be life-long learners as well as high school, college and career ready. Subsequent to this, we have created a mentoring group called Young Men of Distinction. In this
group, young men will learn the value of having self-respect, confidence, respon-sibility and many other life-changing qualities. Often times all that is needed to produce success is belonging to a group that is successful. Programs like these provide the type of environment for creating an atmosphere so they can thrive and gain self-confidence.
Young Men of Distinction
Volunteering Recruitment Meeting Congress Middle School needs YOUR HELP. Please plan on attending our annu-al Volunteer Recruitment Meeting on Wednesday, November 6 from 10am-10:30am in the Media Center. If you are unable to attend, but want to volunteer, please contact Ms. Adams at: 374-5610 or [email protected].
Calling Volunteers
Congress Middle School Choice High School Fair On Thursday, November 7, Congress Middle School will host a mini High School Choice fair for Congress Middle School 8th grade students and par-ents. The event will begin at 6:30pm to 8pm. Schools attending in-clude: Boynton Beach High School; Lake Worth High School; Suncoast High School; South Tech High School; G-Star School of the Arts; and Inlet Grove High School. This is a great time to learn of all the special choice programs available and how to apply.
Clubs & Sports: Our early fall sports, baseball, and softball have completed their seasons. The boys, lead by Coach Willse, ended the season with a 5-5 record. The girls Softball team led by Coach Combs ended their season at 3-7. Thanks coaches for a wonderful start to the sports sea-son. The girls volleyball team, lead by Ms. Combs, and the boys soccer team lead by Mr. Es-time are practicing hard for their upcoming season and are eagerly awaiting their first games, we will let you know the schedule when it is published. Our clubs are in full swing, and are all throughout the week here at school. Please remember to pick your students up on time, 5:45 from their club, we also have transportation, for students who ride the bus.
Clubs and Sports News
Parent Engagement
As an Annual Requirements each Title I school must provide families of students attending a
Title I school with written notification of their rights to request and receive information regard-
ing their child's education. The rights are listed below.
1. Parents/Guardians may request information regarding the professional qualifications of
their child’s teacher.
2. Parents/Guardians have the right to be notified if their child has been assigned to or taught
by a teacher who is considered out-of-field because the teacher does not hold certification in
the subject area or grade level being taught.
3. Parents/Guardians may inquire if non-teacher personnel are providing instruction to their
child and, if so, their professional qualifications.
4. Parents/Guardians have the right to be provided information on their child’s level of
achievement and growth on state academic assessments.
Notification of these rights were provided during the first week of school in writing and in the
appropriate language to all students. If there are any questions or concerns regarding any Title
1 initiatives, please contact Dr. Thompson at [email protected] or 561-
