Draper Middle School - Mohonasen Central School District

Draper Middle School Home Page

ANNOUNCEMENTS & FEATURES:

	DRAPER'S ASTRONOMY CLUB VISITS UNION COLLEGE'S OBSERVATORY -- On October 10th, 14 students in Draper's Astronomy Club visited Union College's observatory where they were treated to spectacular views of Mars, Polaris, the Ring Nebula and several open and closed star clusters. "It was an awesome, once in a lifetime learning opportunity and our students loved it," said Jeremy Lundy, Astronomy club advisor and science teacher at the school. Pictured above is one of Draper's students peering through Union's $180,000 20-inch telescope.
	PARENTS AND 8TH-GRADERS INVITED TO NOVEMBER 12TH SUPERINTENDENTS FORUM -- Parents of Draper's 8th-graders are invited to attend a special forum about raising student achievement on November 12th at 6 p.m. in the Middle School library. The date was reserved on the district calendar and a special letter of invitation is being mailed with interim reports on October 20th. The letter can also be downloaded here. This is the second in a series of Superintendent forums with parents of elementary, middle and high school students planned for the coming year. Please note that 8th-graders are also encouraged to attend the November 12th forum with their parent(s).
	EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DRILL WITH EARLY DISMISSAL SET FOR NOV. 7 -- All schools in the district will conduct their annual test of the Emergency Management Plan on Friday, Nov. 7. Students in grades K-12 will be dismissed 15 minutes early.
	IS YOUR CHILD A FAN OF INSTANT MESSAGING ON THE INTERNET? With all of the freedom that the Internet offers, online "chatting" can be dangerous if you don't know some basic safety rules. To help, our school resource officers have put together useful tips that can help prevent problems on the Internet. This site also features important bicycle safety information that is worth reviewing with your child. Visit the SRO site here.
	SCENES FROM DRAPER'S 3RD ANNUAL TRIATHLON -- Eighty students and teachers participated in the swim-bike-run triathlon at Draper Middle School on Saturday, September 27th. Click here to see scenes from the day and learn who took home the medals!
	HOMEWORK HOTLINE ON THE WEB IS UP AND RUNNING FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR -- Click here to look up today's homework. Student volunteers are helping input assignments during their advisory periods and all homework postings should be live by 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Any student who would like to help out with this important service should stop by the guidance office to volunteer. Keep in mind, the hotline will be entirely Web-based this year. The old telephone-hotline will no longer be in operation, due in large measure to the low volume of phone calls and easy access to the same information now provided through the Web.
	MOTIVATING YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLER -- How do you spark an interest in academics when Sponge Bob Square Pants has become your child's guru and the lure of Internet chat rooms looms large? Try these tips for parents.
	EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL -- Join a club!. Get involved! Look here for a newly updated list of student clubs and activities at Draper Middle School for 2003-04.
	THE HISTORY OF MOHONASEN -- A fascinating and informative look back on some of the rich history of our school district. These history pages were developed by students in Draper Middle School's Generation Y Club under the direction of advisor Dr. Kathy Verzoni. A fun and informative site with great pictures you won't want to miss! Check it out here.
	HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR PRICE CHOPPER'S TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS? -- All four schools in our district are participating in this program. You can help your child's school get new computers, sports equipment and more by registering at www.pricechopper.com/toolsforschools and then using your AdvantEdge Card whenever you shop at Price Chopper. Your purchases earn points for the school you select. School codes are as follows: Mohonasen High School -- 15990; Draper Middle School -- 15989; Pinewood Intermediate School -- 15991; and Bradt Primary School -- 15988. Tell your friends, neighbors and relatives to enroll, too, because the more people participating, the more our students benefit!

ACADEMIC AREAS:

Math:
Grade Six Math
English/Language Arts:
Ms. Ambavaram
Marvelous Moccasins Team (Grade 6)
Social Studies:
	Draper Social Studies Homepage -- Links to individual teacher pages and social studies curriculum maps for grades 6-8
Science:
	Draper Science Homepage -- Links to individual teacher pages and science curriculum maps for grades 6-8
Technology Department:
	Draper Technology Homepage
Foreign Language:
	Draper Foreign Language Homepage
	Monuments of Paris
Interdisciplinary:
	Special Education Consulting Team
	Human Body/Disease

SPECIAL AREAS:
	Draper Library -- An extensive and very useful site that will help students with research, classroom projects and more.
	Draper Guidance Department
	Technology Integration, K-12
	School Resource Officers
	Parent Newsletters from the Middle School

Maintained according to the Mohonasen Central School District Web Publishing Guidelines by Erin McNulty. Copyright 2003 Mohonasen Central School District -- All rights reserved.
Last modified on 11.5.03

EXPRESS ROUTE TO THE LIBRARY

EXPRESS ROUTE TO HOMEWORK HOTLINE

IMPORTANT DATES:

November 7
Emergency Management Drill -- Students in grades K-12 will be dismissed 15 minutes early

November 7
1st Quarter Marking Period Ends -- Grades 6-12

November 7
MS/HS Faculty & Staff Basketball Match and Ziti Dinner
-- Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
-- Game: 7 p.m./HS Gym

November 11
Veterans Day -- No School

November 12
Superintendent's Forum for 8th-Graders and Their Parents -- 6 p.m./Draper Library

November 20
1st-Qtr. Report Cards Issued -- Grades 6-12

November 21-22
Mohon Masque Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE -- 7:30 P.M./HS Theatre

November 25
Draper Student Recognition Breakfast -- 8 a.m./Draper Cafe.

November 25
Practices/Tryouts Start for Modified Winter Sports

November 26-28
Thanksgiving Recess -- No School