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Attendance Line | 262-723-6800
Office Hours | Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Elkhorn Area Middle School
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Mark Your Calendar
EAMS Student Council Dance
Friday, December 13th
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
MS Cafeteria and Gym
DECA Meeting
Monday, December 16th
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Gold Pod
Forensics Club
Monday, December 16th
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
LMC
Student Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 17th
2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Gold Pod
Winter Band Concert
Tuesday, December 17th
6th Grade 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
7th/8th Grade 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
MS Gym
Geography Bee- Finals
Wednesday, December 18th
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Room 229
STEM Club
Thursday, December 19th
2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Gold Pod
Forensics Club
Thursday, December 19th
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
LMC
Holiday Choir Concert
Thursday, December 19th
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
High School Auditorium
8th Grade Warrior Field Trip
Friday, December 20th
Traxside Skating
Holiday Assembly
Friday, December 20th
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
MS Gym
Holiday Break
December 23rd - January 3rd
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Principal's Message
Hello EAMS Students and Families:
I’ve been a part of several conversations this week with parents and students regarding grading and assessment. Our assessments are an integral part of our commitment to meeting our students where they are at and growing from there. In short, there are three major assessment types that are used at EAMS: formative, summative, and standardized.
Formative assessment is the most frequent and valuable assessment type that our teachers deliver. Formative assessment could be formal, like a quiz, or more often informal, like a post-it note. Also, formative assessment may be graded or it may not be graded. The key component that makes it so important is that it “informs” the teacher as to where a student is in relation to a learning goal. Our teachers then use this information to properly plan how to proceed in reaching all students.
Summative assessments are what comes at the end of a string of formative assessments. They are a summary of learning up to that point in relation to a goal. Summative assessments will always be graded; although, how they are graded may vary. It could be a point value, percentage, or rating on a rubric. Summative assessments allow us to accurately report on a student's content knowledge and skills. Summative assessment do not have to be final though. All students at EAMS have the ability to redo/retake summative assessments.
The final type of assessment is a standardized assessment. Examples of this would be MAP testing and the Wisconsin Forward Exam. These tests serve important purposes on a larger scale. They accurately measure a student’s growth over time, and they provide insights to our staff on the delivery of instruction. These assessments are used by students and staff in the goal setting process throughout the course of the year.
I hope this gives you some insight into our practices and vocabulary around assessment. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Ryan McBurney
Principal
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There will be a Student Council sponsored dance this Friday, December 13th. This is also a chance to help others. Bring 2 non-perishable food items, and you will receive $1.00 off of your admission. The dance costs $3.00 and runs from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. We hope to see you dancing! The doors will be closed by 6:15 p.m., so make sure you are on time.
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Student Council is excited to announce the dress up spirit days for next week, December 16-20
Monday
- Crazy Hat/Crazy Socks Day
Tuesday
-Summer in Winter Day (wear shorts, Hawaiian shirts, sandals, etc)
Wednesday
-Holiday Day (wear favorite holiday shirts)
Thursday
-Pajama Day
Friday
-Class Color Day. 6th grade-white, 7th grade-green, 8th grade-red
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First Day of Wrestling Practice
Monday, January 6th
3:15 p.m - 5:15 p.m.
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8th Grade Moving on Party Slideshow
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Thank you to all who have already submitted their photos. We currently have recieved photos for about fifty 8th graders. If you have not submitted pictures, there is still time.
If you are interested in having your child be in the slideshow, please submit pictures of them (3 at most). We would like to have one baby picture, one elementary picture, and one middle school level picture, if at all possible.
When sending your
electronic pictures
, please include your child's name (first and last) in the email. Please send the pictures to -
reecje@elkhorn.k12.wi.us by December 20th.
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Elkhorn Area Middle School
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Website
627 East Court Street, Elkhorn, WI 53121
262-723-6800 (ph) | 262-723-4967 (fx)
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