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December 4, 2022
Good Afternoon,
With the Thanksgiving break seeming as though it is long past us, the energy in Middle School has not become any less heightened with exams and our winter break right around the corner. Faculty and students have shifted their attention to exams and their preparation. As you may know, seventh- and eighth-graders will begin exams during the week of December 12.
For seventh-graders and some of our new students, this is most likely their first experience with exams, and their teachers do understand the emotions that accompany that realization. From the school’s perspective, exams provide opportunities for students to learn how to integrate content within a course on a broader scale than when preparing for quizzes and unit tests. It is a valuable exercise for students to learn how to organize multiple resources, review prior learning and demonstrate an understanding of how concepts connect to one another within each course. The process of preparing for and experiencing the emotions that come with the practice of exams is both a healthy and necessary part of adolescent development. You should have just received this email from Middle School Counselor Amy Brooks with some tips and resources for supporting students during exam week. Please feel free to contact her or me if you have questions or if you need any other information.
Below is the final week’s (prior to break) schedule for our middle-schoolers in December. The school day will continue as normal from 8:05 a.m. until 3:20 p.m. If students are going to be absent, parents/guardians must still report their absences on SchoolPass or notify the middle school office directly by emailing Michelle White at whitem@columbusacademy.org.
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