School News

Dear Monroe Families.

We hope that the email finds you and your family safe and healthy during this extraordinary time.  As you may know, Monroe Middle School, as well as schools across the district, and county, will be closed through May 1, 2020.  Please see the press release from the Santa Clara County Office of Education.  Additionally, you hopefully received an update from our District Superintendent Dr. Shelly Viramontez.  She gave an overview of how we will be continuing student learning over the next several weeks.

Furthermore, we wanted to share some specific information and guidance as it relates to the needs of Monroe Middle School.

• Distance Learning will begin on April 13th.

• Completion of the distance learning work is expected of all students. 

• Class assignments will be posted in Google Classroom.

• Student-teacher communication is key.

• The work assigned does count and we are still working out the details around how best to assess and grade assignments.  We want to balance accountability with understanding during this distance learning time.

• Teachers will be available for contact with students via virtual office hours.

• Google Classroom resources for parents:

• English

• Spanish

If your child needs to pick up materials from the classroom we have arranged for staff to support this.  Here is the schedule. Families and students must stay in their car or on the sidewalk.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.  Continue to check out updates on our school website and on the district website.

We hope you are well.  We miss your students very much.  

Regards,

Mrs. Radle

Ms. McAvoy

Ms. Flores

Please follow Mrs. Radle on Twitter @RuthRadle for updates and information.

Mensaje familiar

Estimadas familias de Monroe.

Esperamos que este correo electrónico lo encuentre a usted y a su familia seguros y saludables durante este tiempo extraordinario. Como sabrán, la Escuela Intermedia Monroe, así como las escuelas de todo el distrito y el condado, permanecerán cerradas hasta el 1 de mayo del 2020. Consulte el comunicado de prensa de la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Santa Clara. Además, con suerte recibió una actualización de nuestra Superintendente del Distrito, Dra. Shelley Viramontez. Ella dio una visión general de cómo los estudiantes continuaran aprendiendo durante las próximas semanas.

Además, queríamos compartir información específica, guiandolos con relación a las necesidades de la Escuela Intermedia Monroe.

• La educación a distancia comenzará el 13 de abril.

• Terminar el trabajo de aprendizaje a distancia es una expectativa de todos los estudiantes. 

• Las tareas de clase se publicarán en Google Classroom.

• La comunicación de profesor-alumno es clave.

• El trabajo asignado cuenta y todavía estamos trabajando en los detalles sobre la mejor manera de evaluar y calificar las tareas. Queremos equilibrar la responsabilidad con la comprensión durante este tiempo de aprendizaje a distancia.

• Los maestros estarán disponibles para mantener contacto con los estudiantes a través del horario de oficina virtual.

• Recursos de Google Classroom para padres:

Inglés

Español 

Si su hijo necesita recoger materiales del aula, hemos hecho arreglos para que el personal lo apoye. Aquí está el horario. Las familias y los estudiantes deben permanecer en su automóvil o en la cera.

No dude en comunicarse si tiene alguna pregunta. Continúe revisando las actualizaciones en el sitio web de nuestra escuela y en el sitio web del distrito.

Esperamos que estén bien. Extrañamos mucho a sus alumnos.

Saludos,

Sra. Radle

Sra. McAvoy

Sra. Flores

Siga a la Sra. Radle en Twitter @RuthRadle para obtener actualizaciones e información.

January 29th, 2020  

6:00PM - 7:00PM       

In the PLC Building

Click on this link to find out more information.

Thank you to all who attended the first band concert of the year here at Monroe Middle. The students performance was superb. We look forward to many more wonderful performances like this one. Congratulations students on a job well done. 

I want to thank the nearly 70 parents and staff who attended the MMS community meeting this week to better understand what the school and district staff are doing to support student safety at Monroe.

Our meeting was constructive and positive, with people sharing their concerns and suggestions, and several people even offering to volunteer for lunch supervision or to meet other needs of the school. If you are interested in supporting lunch time supervision or intramurals, please use our parent/guardian volunteer form on our website or obtain one in our school office.

The PTA president also shared that PTA is a wonderful way to be and stay connected with the happenings of the school.  The next meeting is on Wed., Nov. 20, from 7-8 p.m. Monroe PTA information is also online. 

As an administrator returning to Monroe Middle School, this is a special school to me, and I want to ensure that it is also special for our students. My goal is for this school to be a safe place for your child to get a rigorous education in a positive environment.

The input we received at the community meeting left me encouraged that, together, we can achieve that goal for all of our Monroe students.

We have a PDF of the presentation—in English and Spanish—that Superintendent Viramontez and I shared at the meeting. 

Also, we have scheduled a follow-up meeting for Tuesday, December 10th, starting at 7 p.m.