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Upcoming Events
5/16 Taylor MEF Walk-A-Thon
Click here for details
5/17-5/20 Taylor Music Heritage Days
(Trip to Los Angeles to compete)
5/21 Taylor Student Election Day
5/23 8th Grade Field Trip
(Civil War Reenactment and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)
5/28 Memorial Day
No School
5/30 Taylor Spring Concert
(7p.m.)
6/5 8th grade picnic
(12:35 - 3:00p.m.)
6/7 8th grade Promotion Ceremony (4:30 @ Taylor field)
6/7 8th grade dance
(6:30 - 10:00p.m.)
Millbrae Community Center
6/8 Last Day of School
Talent Show
(12:15 Dismissal)
ATTENTION Parents
4/25/12 Parent Cyber Bullying Presentation
New 2012-13 Immunization Requirements
Nutrikids Info
8th grade fieldtrip and promotion activities
May 7, 2012
Dear Parents,
May is finally here and the students are feeling their oats! Please remind your child that we expect all students to be fully engaged and learning to the last day of school. Thank you.
This Wednesday 8th grade students will receive an informational letter about promotion activities and the eighth grade fieldtrip. Please review information and return the signed permission slip and cash or money order by May 16. At this time, we cannot accept any checks for the field trip. If you have any concerns, please contact Nancy Agles, Office Manager @ 650-697-4096 ext. 3.
Sixth and seventh grade parents, next year our master teaching schedule will slightly change. We will continue to offer the six period days but will also offer a variety of support classes (Reading Power and Math Power) and enrichment electives/explorative classes on the trimester wheel. All students will receive PE once / day. Taylor teachers will be grouped in teams to plan during their preparatory periods. This change will enable our teachers to provide more collaborative student support. This schedule will support our students in all academic subjects as the school prepares for the nationwide Common Core Standards to be implemented in 2014. The elective request sheet will be distributed this week. Please review with you child, sign and return to your student’s core teacher by May 18.
This past week your child received a pledge envelope from the Millbrae Education Foundation for our Walk-A-Thon. On May 16 all Taylor PE classes are participating in this event with the goal of 100% participation for all the classes. The MEF Walk‐a‐thon is a one of a kind event in our schools. Every child in every grade participates in this event. It is not distance walk, but rather just a participation activity. The money raised from this walk‐a‐thon will be added to the total amount the MEF has raised this year to fund valuable programs and staff in our schools next year. Students are asked to raise $50 in pledges by asking friends, family, and neighbors to be "sponsors.” Pledge cash or check donation for your participation in the Walk‐a‐Thon and turn in on May 16. Checks should be made payable to MEF, or Millbrae Education Foundation. The MEF funded the Taylor Middle School Counselor this past year. Please consider participating.
Also MEF Family night out is this Tuesday, May 8 at certain participating restaurant. Please go to the MEF website to obtain the voucher coupon http://www.millbraeeducationfoundation.org/uploads/MEF_Night_Out_May_2012_Voucher.pdf
6th grade parents were sent home a letter regarding the T-dap immunization (http://www.shotsforschool.org/tdaplaw.html). It is extremely important our school receives a physician’s verification of the t-dap immunization booster as soon as possible, but must be turned in before the first today of your child’s seventh grade year. Seventh and eighth grade students who do not have completed verification forms will not be allowed to start school. Please return forms to the office or at Maze Day.
A few important dates to note, Taylor Maze Day will be August 17 for incoming 7th and 8th graders and school will begin Monday, August 27. Maze Days forms are currently being reviewed and will be available on the website by July.
If your child’s NutriKids account has a positive balance at the end of the school year, it will automatically rollover to next school year. If your child’s NutriKids account has a negative balance, it would be appreciated to have it paid in full before the end of the school year. If you have any questions, please contact Food Services Dept, 650-697-5693 x28.
We are looking for volunteers to help finish a campus beautification project in the front of the school. Thanks to the volunteers from Grace Church and the Cozzo/ Kaili family, they did a fabulous job clearing the area. We hope to connect a pipe from the sprinklers to the planting bed, rototill the area and plant a variety of native plants and grasses. Please let me know if you are interested in helping with this project. ( lmartin@mesd.k12.ca.us ).
Student election timeline:
- May 7-10 12:00 noon: All speeches are due by 12 noon on Thursday
- May 11: Campaign posters go up
- May 21: Election speeches will be broadcast live on KTLR first period. Voting will take place second period. Results will be announced at the end of that day.
Important dates:
May 7-10 STAR testing (8th grade) and make ups
May7-11 Teacher Appreciation Week
May 10 Teacher Appreciation Lunch
May 16 Taylor MEF Walk-A-Thon
May 17-20 Taylor Music Heritage Days – Trip to Los Angles to compete
May 21 Student Election Day
May 23 8th gr Fieldtrip: Civil War Reenactment and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
May 28 Memorial Day, No school
May 30 Taylor Spring Music Concert, 7 pm
June 5 8th grade picnic 12:35-3:00 pm
June 7 8th grade Promotion Ceremony 4:30 @ Taylor Field, 8th grade dance 6:30-10:00 pm, Millbrae Community Center
12:15 Dismissal for all students.
June 8 Last Day of School, Talent Show, 12:15 Dismissal
Looking way ahead …..
August 16 and 17 Maze Days
August 27 First Day of school
Have a good week.
Lesley Martin Ed.D.
Principal
Taylor Middle School
850 Taylor Blvd.
Millbrae, CA 94030
650-697-4096
650-697-8435 fax
Your child has been invited to attend this exciting program
co-sponsored by the Sheriff’s office and the YMCA
(CLICK HERE FOR THE INFO)
Taylor Activities
Taylor Middle School
850 Taylor Blvd
Millbrae, CA 94030
(650)697-4096
(650)697-8435 (fax)
Our Vision
The Taylor Middle School Community will be informed, active, reflective and conscientious citizens in the local and global arenas. All students will have access quality teachers, rigorous curriculum, 21st century technology and instruction that challenges, nurtures and honors the whole child. We will embrace diversity and strive to understand that individuals come to us with a wide variety of learning needs that will be addressed so that all students will be successful.
Our Mission
Taylor Middle School is committed to educating all students regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or gender. Our purpose is to provide information and skills necessary for students to become responsible, healthy, young adults. This development is possible with both parental involvement and dedication of the student. Our expectation is that every student will succeed, and it is our responsibility to provide a safe learning environment with high academic standards.
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