Good Evening Taft Families,
This is Principal Garcia-Rubio calling with our Sunday update. We hope everyone had a restful weekend.
Term 4 began on Monday, April 12, 2021. Students have returned to periods 4, 5, and 6--the classes they originally began for Term 2. Questions regarding schedules or schedule changes may be directed to Mrs. Sanchez, our counselor at [email protected]. A list of Term 4 Class codes is included in the email transcript of this communication.
Instructional Model Update
We are pleased to share that we have 220 students reporting on-site for in-person/hybrid learning. At this time, we are keeping a wait-list for families who would like to change their instructional model from online only to hybrid. This is because we must confirm that our classrooms have the capacity for the appropriate social distancing. For more information, please contact our office at 858-935-2650.
In addition, we would like to thank our students for doing a great job following all of the health and safety guidelines.
Registered students who are reporting to Taft for in-person/hybrid learning should bring:
1. A completed Daily Symptom Check Form (if possible)
Click here for a PDF of the Daily Symptom Checker
2. Backpacks and learning materials
3. A refillable water bottle
4. A small snack (if needed)
5. Their charged Chromebook or device
Friday Schedule
As a reminder, Fridays will be online only for all students and check-in is from 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. This week, check in will be period 5. Students will have asynchronous or independent work to complete.
ONLINE ONLY STUDENTS
For our students who are remaining online only, we ask that they continue to log in to their teachers' respective online platforms.
TERM 4 GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODES
A new list of codes is attached to this communication:
Click here for Term 4 Google Classroom Codes
GRADING PERIOD FOR TERM 3
Term 3 ended on Friday, April 9, 2021. Grades are available on PowerSchool now.
HONOR ROLL CRITERIA AND CELEBRATION
TERM 3 HONOR ROLL CRITERIA
To qualify for the Term 3 Honor Roll, a student must have a 3.33 grade point average or above, with no D’s or F’s and no N’s or U’s.
Please save the date. We will have a drive-through Honor Roll Celebration and certificate pick up on Saturday, May 1, 2021.
Limited Front Office Hours in Effect
Because we need all our available staff to check-in students at the front gates on Gramercy Drive, our front office will be closed in the mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Walk-in support is available from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. Thank you for your understanding as we open up our school for in-person learning.
PIQE
We are pleased to announce that the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) is offering an online experience for our parents and families this Tuesday, April 20, 2021. PIQE believes in empowering our parents and families to begin planning for a successful college preparation now that our students are in middle school. We encourage all of our parents and families to attend this powerful experience. There are morning and afternoon sessions on Zoom and this opportunity will be hosted in both English and Spanish. The Zoom codes are all included in this communication.
CLICK HERE FOR PIQE Flyer
English AM
PIQE at Taft MS – English Orientation AM
Tuesday, April 20th 9:15AM – 10:30AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89670637945?pwd=bUVubEQ5dHRPc0NzcXp1K0lFdjFwQT09
Meeting ID: 896 7063 7945
Passcode: PIQE
Spanish AM
PIQE at Taft MS – Spanish Orientation AM
Tuesday, April 20th 9:15AM – 10:30AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610944930?pwd=VDFmbkZNdDNwYm55d1gwbUhzYSt0Zz09
Meeting ID: 896 1094 4930
Passcode: PIQE
English PM
PIQE at Taft MS – English Orientation PM
Tuesday, April 20th 6:00PM – 7:15PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81563034816?pwd=Uk9DZURlZUNPNUFnWnJVdkdhUURlZz09
Meeting ID: 815 6303 4816
Passcode: PIQE
Spanish PM
PIQE at Taft MS – Spanish Orientation PM
Tuesday, April 20th 6:00PM – 7:15PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83282340369?pwd=VnFHRUdyQ3NLM2FWR1ZCd0NjVllSQT09
Meeting ID: 832 8234 0369
Passcode: PIQE
On behalf of the all the Taft Staff, we thank you for being an important part of our community. It was a joy to see all our students for Term 4! Thank you and go Eagles!