December 2014

Page Middle School

(928) 608-4300

101 El Mirage

Page, AZ 86040

Message from Administration: The Arizona Department of Education has chosen to use the AZMerit assessment to re-

place the AIMS annual state assessment. Although we’re still learning more and more

since the decision was announced in early November, we have attached a letter from the

Department of Education to this newsletter with the information to parents. As more

news becomes available, we’ll be sure to pass it along.

As a reminder, attendance is very important to student success. According to Arizona

State Statutes and the Navajo Nation Attendance Laws, students need to be in school.

We often have students who are pulled out for travel. Please ensure your child only miss-

es school when they are ill.

Christy Rodriguez, Principal

Page Middle School

Page Middle School

Office Hours

7:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Page Middle School “Together We Succeed”

Page Middle School Christmas Concerts Our Band, Choir, and Orchestra classes will be holding their Christmas con-

certs on December 10, 2014at 7 p.m. at the Cultural Arts Building (CAB).

There is a dress code for the students that are participating in the concerts,

and they have been informed by their teacher of what they are required to

wear. If you have any questions about the dress code please feel free to email

Mr. Martinez at jmartinez@pageud.k12.az.us or Ms. Coe at

hcoe@pageud.k12.az.us.

Come out and enjoy some great music. This event is free.

* 1st Semester ends on December 19th *

The last day of school before the holiday break is December 19th

and it’s a half day of school. Finals will be held the 15th through

the 19th. There will be no make ups allowed for finals before or

after the break. Please make sure your child is in school these

days. School will resume on January 5th.

Holiday Hours

The front office will be

closed from December

22—January 5th. We will

return to our normal

business hours on the 5th

of January.

Student Check-Outs

Student checkouts should

be kept to a minimum.

Please try to schedule

appointments or events

you want your student to

participate in off campus

after the school day

hours. Your child’s edu-

cation is dependent on

his/her learning time.

Also , interruptions in the

classroom take other

students off task when

check out notes are de-

livered to class.

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Arizona’s New Assessment —AzMERIT

On November 3rd the Arizona State Board of Education announced the new assessment which will replace the

AIMS Reading, Writing and Mathematics test beginning spring 2015—-it is the AzMERIT. A letter from the AZ

Dept. of Education is attached to our December newsletter giving more in depth information about the test.

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Winter Sports

Our winter sports are busy this

month. The events have been

listed on the calendar on the

next page and their full schedule

is available in the front office and

o n o u r w e b s i t e a t

www.ms.pageusd.org. Come out

and support these wonderful

athletes. Contact Lou Brown

at 928-608-4308 if you are

interested in working events.

After School Programs

These are the programs that we offer for students after school. If you have any questions about these

programs please contact Teresa Budd, 21st Century Coordinator, at (928) 608-4300 ext. 6613 or at

tbudd@pageud.k12.az.us.

Classic Film Club—Thursdays

Reading Tutoring—Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Math Tutoring—Mondays & Wednesdays

Homework Help—Monday thru Thursday

December 8, 2014 Parent & Stu-

dent Enrichment: Cooking Healthy

@ PMS 3:15 PM

Art Club—Thursdays

Science Club—Mondays

Students Against Destructive Decisions

(SADD) - Tuesdays

Computer Club—Tuesdays

Native American Culture Club—Wednesdays

Strength Training—Tuesdays

Galileo Testing

Testing will be held on

December 8th–12th.

Student attendance dur-

ing this week is vital.

Make sure your child has

a good breakfast and ar-

rives on time to school.

Future test dates are

Feb. 23rd—March 6th

and April 27th—May

8th.

Tax Credit

We have many different organizations

that could use your support. A good

way to help them out is by tax credit.

You can donate up to $400 for mar-

ried couples filing jointly and $200 for

individual fliers. Forms are available in

our office and online at

www.pageschools.org. All tax credits

need to be completed by December

31st for the 2104 tax season. The Dis-

trict Office will be open on December

30th from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Up Coming Events

1/19/15—No School Martin Luther King Day (Snow Make Up if

needed)

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cert

7 PM

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Kayenta

Boys & Girls BB

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7th Grade Boys & Girls Bball

Tournament @ Kayenta

Wrestling @

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Wrestling @

Kayenta

Happy Holidays

8th Grade Boys & Girls

Bball Tournament @

Kayenta

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