BULLDOG NEWS In This Issue

Team 73 Update

November Students of

the Month

Title 1 Tidbit

Winter Sports

Notification

Student Immunization

Exclusion Date

Breakfast of Distinction

Pictures

Ski Program Information

Holiday Spirit Week

Information

December / January

Calendar

Dear McLoughlin Families,

I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the many families that attended our Parent/Teacher Conferences this fall. We know that strong family support and connections to our school are critical to a student’s success in school. If you missed our conferences or would like to meet with your student’s team at any time, please do not hesitate to reach out. Our winter season is finally here. Should we have any inclement weather, we will be sharing possible school delays or closures through our Mass Messenger system as well as updates on our Medford School District webpage. If you need to update any contact information, please call our office at 541-842-3720. McLoughlin is proud to host a variety of events and activities in the afternoons and evenings. Boys Basketball is off to a fabulous start and Girls Basketball and Wrestling will be starting soon. Look for athletics updates to come! We will be hosting an informational, evening event on Thursday, January 24th for any prospective family that will be attending McLoughlin in the future or is interested in hearing more about our wonderful school. Look for our Save the Date card coming to your inboxes soon! Our Winter Break will begin on December 24. Classes will resume on Monday, January 7. On behalf of our Bulldog family, we want wish you all a happy, healthy and safe holiday season. See you in 2019!

Respectfully, Kelly Soter Principal

The Soter Scoop December 2018 / January 2019

Team 73 has the spirit! These students started the year by winning 3 Golden bones from the various spirit competitions throughout 1st quarter. We are going to carry that positive energy for the rest of the year. In Science with Mr. Gillette, students have been working hard making the transition from states of matter to learning about the earth’s interior. They show enthusiasm about science! In Social Studies with Mr. Hampton, students are studying historic world leaders from Alexander the Great to Julius Caesar. They are also studying the geography of India and Rome along with the cultural impact these people had on ancient civilizations. Students are exercising Social Studies skills ranging from historical evaluation & analysis, to academic debate & argument writing. They are using additional tools such as digital atlases for geography and Newsela (Reading Program) for current events. We have developed great routines, respectful on-task behaviors and positive relationships in class. In English with Mrs. Hamer, we are diving into Informational Reading and Writing. Students have already gotten the opportunity to choose a topic of interest to research and write about. We will learn to use scholarly databases for research and we will read important, relevant, and interesting informational articles using Newsela. We have also started using educational websites such as No Red Ink, Quizlet, Newsela, Pear Deck, and more. In Math 7 with Mr. Jones, students are learning the in’s and outs of integers and rational numbers and how they work together with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In Pre-Algebra students are learning all about Pythagoras and what he thought of triangles that were right! Students are putting their knowledge to the test and presenting a lesson to their peers as one of their latest assignments. On Team 73 we all utilize Google classroom. Please make sure to check PAL for updates on your student’s grades. If you have not signed up for PAL, please call the school office at 541-842-3720.

Team 73

Kyle Gillette

Ty Hampton

Bill Jones

Stacy Hamer

Winter Sports Notifacation

Girls Basketball and Wrestling

begin on Monday, January 7th.

If your student plans to

participate in an athletic program here at

McLoughlin, you will need to make sure all

necessary paperwork is in

and fees are paid. All forms

required to participate are on

the McLoughlin webpage

under Athletics. Scholarships and payment

plans are available. If you have any questions,

please contact Lisa Keepes at 541-842-3727

or at Lisa.Keepes@medford.k12.or.us

Title 1 Tidbit

Have you heard? Mac Clubs are

AMAZING! Would YOU like to be in a Mac Club? Our first

semester clubs will be ending on January 17th….but new clubs

will start January 22nd. Be watching for emails, Facebook posts

and flyers home about the NEW Clubs. The sign-ups for Mac

clubs are first come-first serve and fill up fast so don’t wait. The

Clubs provide a third meal, academic tutoring, and then club

time! Do you have an idea for a new club? Do you need more

information about clubs? Please see contact information below.

AND NOW...Mac Site Council!

What is Site Council? Mac Site Council is a team made up of

parents, teachers, classified staff, administration and

community members. They meet monthly to determine the

action plans needed to improve our school in a variety of ways.

This team also helps teachers continue their learning through

professional development opportunities. Our next meeting is

December 3rd from 3:45-5:45 in the McLoughlin main office.

Everyone is welcome to attend a Site Council meeting to hear

and see what is going on behind the scenes at our school. If

you have ideas or questions please feel free to contact:

Shelli Campos,

MCMS Title 1 Specialist

541-842-1719 or shelli.campos@medford.k12.or.us.

Immunizations

Exclusion Date

The exclusion date is fast approaching for

students who are not current with their

immunizations.

What does this mean to you?

Oregon Law (ORS 433.267) requires that all

children attending public schools show

evidence of compliance with state

immunization requirements or have a

non-medical exemption. Most 7th grade

students are still in need of their Tdap booster,

also known as the whooping cough vaccine.

For those of you who have already had this

done and turned in the paperwork, thank you!

If you are not sure if your student is up-to-date,

please call your doctor. If your student is not in

compliance by February 20th, 2019 he/she will

not be able to attend school until we have proof

that all vaccines are current. If you have any

questions, please contact Julie Boekenoogen

at 541-842-3716

Student of the Month As you might already know, McLoughlin is full

of outstanding students; students that are smart,

kind, accepting, gracious etc. One of the ways we recognize

these individual students is by selecting a Student of the

Month. Monthly, team teachers select a student from each

team that they feel exemplify one or more of these character

traits. We are proud to announce, and want to congratulate,

the following students selected for the month of November.

Team 61 - Marcus Johnson

Team 71 - Ellie Taylor

Team 72 - Rachel Rustad

Team 73 - Kiana Patrick

Team 81 - Isaac Madigan

Team 82 - Adrinna Sanchez

Team 83 - Tobias Whitley

Booster Club Meeting

Are you interested in joining the MAC Booster

Club? Join Mrs. Soter for an informational

meeting, on January 9th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm

in the media center She will share her vision

and take questions.

Student of Distinction Breakfast

On November 9th, Students of the Month from September and October were honored at our STUDENTS of

DISTICTION BREAKFAST. Mrs. Soter and Mrs. MacLeod host this event and each student was asked to

invite their parents, family members and one staff member to join him/her at their table. The staff member introduces

the student and shares with the audience the accomplishments and character qualities unique to that student. Again

this year, we are privileged to have the Mayor of Medford, Dr. Gary Wheeler, attend to honor our students with a

certificate from the city. This breakfast is a wonderful way to recognize these outstanding students and get to know

them and their families on a more personal level.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5

Late Late Start

School Starts at

10:00 am

Mid Quarter

6 7 8

9 10 11

Band Concert

CMHS

7:00pm

12

6th Grade

Academy &

West Side

Elementary

Band Concert

6:30pm

13 14

Sparrow

Assembly

15

16 17

Choir Concert

@ CMHS

7:00 pm

18 19 20

Mac &

Elementary

Orchestra

Concert @

CMHS 6:30pm

21

Ugly Sweater

Day

22

23

30

24

31

25

Christmas

Day

26 27 28 29

Winter Break

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

New Years

Day

2 3 4 5

6 7

School

Resumes

1st Day of Girls

Basketball &

Wrestling

8 9

Booster Club

Parent Night

6:00 pm

Media Center

10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17

End of Second

Quarter

Session One

Mac Club Ends

18

No School

19

20 21

No School

Martin Luther

King Jr. Day

22

Session Two

Mac Club

Begins

23 24

Prospective

Parent Night

6:30 pm

25 26

27 28 29 30 31

Winter Break