From the Middle: Week of January 8

Welcome Back Students:

Students came back on January 3 to an all school assembly.  Students reviewed PBIS expectations and the data from the first half of the year.  One of the highest areas of minors in the middle school is incomplete homework.  The PBIS team has come up with an incentive to reward students who don't have any incomplete homework for the week.  Five students from each grade level will be drawn each week for the first month of the third semester to receive an extra reward.  If students have fewer than a 100 minors in the first month then the entire student body will earn a movie over lunch.  Students were excited to hear about the new ideas and a few lucky students were also drawn to have breakfast at Klunders based on tribe tickets turned in last semester.  Below is a fun video some of the staff made to review our plan in addition to the lucky breakfast winners!

Spotlight of the Week- Mrs. McAvoy :

Mrs. McAvoy is guidance counselor NHMS.  She works on student concerns on a daily basis from how to get along with others, career planing, coping skills, interventions, and other concerns.  She is a very caring person that wants what is best for all students.  A very important role for Mrs. McAvoy is to help get our students ready for the next step into high school.  She meets with all students to complete a 4 year plan of classes they will need to take in high school and the requirements for post secondary education or the workforce.  She also provides a guidance program to each level of students in the middle school.  She has worked with the Chickasaw Connections group to implement the All Stars Program to our 7th grade students.