Lansing USD 469 2021-2022 Third Quarter Newsletter
Our teachers and staff were excited to welcome students back after winter break. Students in grades Pre-K through 11 have taken the winter session of FastBridge Screening, and we will share results with our parents in the coming weeks. These screenings help teachers see which students are likely to meet the end of year learning goals, and which ones need more help. If you have questions about your child’s scores, please reach out to your child’s teacher for points of clarification.
With the help of our Director of Teaching and Learning, Miles Azzeh, we have established a partnership with the Lansing Community Library. We will be sending home some new and exciting resources soon, so be on the lookout for that. I also want to remind parents of the importance of reading to your child at a young age. If you have a fourth or fifth grader, ask them what they are reading during their sustained silent reading (SSR) time.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching and will take place on February 9th and February 10th. If you haven’t already, you will be receiving information about how these will be held (in-person or virtual) soon. If you have a middle school-aged student, the conferences will be student-led. This will be the third year the middle school has used the student-led format for spring conferences. Parents and educators have found them incredibly helpful in increasing student accountability, both academically and behaviorally, and building open relationships with families concerning their student’s progress.
This is also the time of year we ask parents to fill out a Family Engagement Survey. This survey is our way of engaging with our families to see how we are doing on creating a welcoming environment, supporting student learning, and communicating. We take the results to find areas to focus our efforts to serve our community best. Please take a few minutes to fill out this important survey.
I once again want to thank each of you for your support and resiliency as we have dealt with the challenges presented by the pandemic. As always, I genuinely appreciate your support as we work together to keep students in the classroom as much as possible while maintaining a safe and effective learning environment.
Dan Wessel
Lansing USD 469 Superintendent of Schools
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