HOTDOGS AND BACKPACKS – A GOOD COMBINATION FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

Recognizing that back to school is an important transition for all middle grades students – especially the new incoming 6^th graders – Wood Intermediate and JB Young Intermediate are planning special “Unpack Your Backpack” Family nights to welcome their students back to school.

Both events will be held this Thursday, August 26,  from 5 to 7 p.m. and feature cookouts, building tours, the chance to meet school staff and an opportunity for students to find their lockers and unpack their backpacks.  All of this is designed not only to help kids be ready to go on the first day of school, but to involve families at the outset of the school year.  All students at Young will also receive student spirit t-shirts to celebrate a new beginning at their school following a $6.8 million renovation project.

Parent involvement is critical to a student’s success in school, agree Marianne Corbin, principal at Young, and Rick Herrig, principal at Wood.  The district is putting a strong focus on middle grade education this year, exploring ways to strengthen academic achievement and enhance building climate.  “This will take a true partnership between school and home,” says Ms. Corbin.  “We’ll be working to support students with engaging curriculum and a staff that’s really committed to a great year here at JB.”  Mr. Herrig agrees.  “We appreciate the important role parents play in supporting their students, and we want both students and their parents to know that Wood can be a family,” he adds.