Dear Parents/Guardians, Important happenings at the MHS:
Schools Closed 1/18/2021 as we honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Spirit Run on Friday! A thank you to all who came out and cheered us on. We enjoyed seeing you.
Athletics: A reminder that our South Amboy MHS website is your one stop for all sports related inquiries and correspondence. Here is the link for your reference: http://mhs.sapublicschools.com/athletics If you visit the site and still have a question, please call the school so we can assist you.
Photos for The Yearbook: Please consider sharing your memories from this year; it was certainly different. We are looking for special, unique memories our school community might like to have considered for inclusion in our yearbook. Please see the attachment I included with my weekly email for directions to upload.
Yearbook Photos for Grades 9, 10, and 11!!! LifeTouch will be taking yearbook photos for our high school underclassmen on Thursday, 1/28/21, (between 1pm and 7pm) and Friday, 1/29/21, (between 8am and 2pm). Parents please go to Parent Access and use the conference scheduler to select a time to have your child’s photo taken. Each time slot of photos is three minutes long. Our Nurse will be present and greet all students while ensuring all necessary precautions are taken. Covid forms should be completed ahead of time online. Parents scheduling their children understand that he/she will be traveling to the Middle/High School and back. Students will enter via the auditorium entrance. Students should come at the specified time. Once we complete the high school underclassmen, we will schedule grades 6 and 7.
Please check your email often. Emailing is how we will reach out to you most of the time. Teachers will use this as a first line of communication regarding your child’s academic progress. If you receive an email, please reply so the teacher knows you have read the email. If not, the teacher will need to then call you.
Check Parent Access: please check your child’s progress in Parent Access regularly and email his/her teachers if you have any questions.
Looking ahead:
1/25/2021: 8th Grade Cap and Gown photos - last opportunity
1/27/2021: first day of marking period three
1/28/21: 1pm to 7pm underclassmen photos
1/29/21: 8am to 2pm underclassmen photos
Week of 2/1/2021: marking period two report cards will be available.
2/10/21: short session - evening parent/teacher conferences
2/11/21: short session - afternoon parent/teacher conferences
Please reach out to the school if you have any questions.
Thank you and stay well, Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians and Students:
We miss you!
While we see your faces online, it is not as good as seeing you in person.
We are making a run!
The Middle/High School staff are having a Spirit Drive (Car Parade) on Friday, 1/15/2021, at 2:00 pm led by the South Amboy Police Department.
We will be driving around the town, making noise, beeping our horns, looking for you!Please come out and wave, cheer, and say hello.
Here is our route: We leave the MHS at 2:00 pm and make a right on to O'Leary Blvd.
We will go past the YMCA to Broadway.
We will take Broadway straight and make a left onto Main Street.
We will take Main Street and make a left onto South Feltus.
We will take South Feltus across Bordentown Avenue and make a left onto Portia Street.
We will take Portia Street and make a left onto South Pine Avenue.
We will take South Pine Avenue and make a right onto John Street.
We will take John Street down and make a right onto O'Leary Blvd. and back to the MHS.
A thank you to our staff for volunteering to come out and to the South Amboy Police Department for their support.
Thank you, Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians, Important happenings at the MHS:
Reminder: we will be returning to in person instruction on 1/19/2021. We will be following the Purple and Gold Day format. Students scheduled for a specific day, Purple or Gold, will attend on those days. Students scheduled for remote only will remain on remote instruction.The period schedule will not change.
Student Cameras: I want to thank our community for supporting us having students keep their cameras on during instruction. We will continue to require this of our students. Students not wanting to keep his/her camera on may be excluded from the class meetings.
Parent questions: if you have a question or concern, please make the classroom teacher your first point of contact.
Midterms and Benchmark Testing - will begin on 1/11/2021. High school students have midterms. All math and LAL classes, Middle and High, will have benchmark testing.
Eighth grade cap and gown photos makeup photos on 1/25/2021. Please log on Parent Access and select a time using the conference tab. This is only for those eighth graders who have not had a photo taken or need a retake.
Homeroom Screenshots! On Thursday of this week, we will be taking homeroom screen shot photos. Students are asked to be present and on time for their first period - which is also their homeroom - so we can include them in the photos.
Community Service: this is a yearly requirement for graduation for our high school students. Due to the present situation in our nation and the need for social distancing, we will be waiving the requirement this year.
Please check your email often. Emailing is how we will reach out to you most of the time. Teachers will use this as a first line of communication regarding your child’s academic progress. If you receive an email, please reply so the teacher knows you have read the email. If not, the teacher will need to then call you.
Check Parent Access: please check your child’s progress in Parent Access regularly and email his/her teachers if you have any questions.
Looking ahead:
1/18/2021: School closed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King.
1/19/20201: return to in person - Purple and Gold Days.
1/25/2021: 8th Grade Cap and Gown photos - last opportunity
1/27/2021: first day of marking period three
Week of 2/1/2021: marking period two report cards will be available.
Please reach out to the school if you have any questions.
Thank you and stay well,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
I emailed all of my students the below notification this evening. I want to make sure you are aware. I am seeking your support to ensure all of our students are doing their best while on virtual instruction.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
Dear Students,
I enjoyed seeing working, smiling faces during my class visits this week. It is a lot more enjoyable than being by myself in my office in a mostly empty school.
However, it has come to my attention that many students are not turning their cameras on while in class. This was something I noticed when making my visits. When we first began virtual instruction, our notification to you (here is a link to the notification: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CAYWLIKy6GizzuFgvXAgUaRnW3k1PQMjSbFn2JhUoAE/edit?usp=sharing ) included instructions to keep your cameras on while in class. There are many reports from the community that our students are actually logging on, keeping their cameras off, and doing other things not related to classwork. This needs to stop immediately.
As of Friday, 1/8/2021, if your camera is not on, you will be marked absent. Mr. Zalocki and I will be visiting classes and ensuring students have cameras on.
A big thank you to all of the students who are doing their best; I appreciate it. We need to all be doing the best we can during this unusual time.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians, Important happenings at the MHS:
Welcome back and Happy New year!
Eighth grade cap and gown photos makeup photos on 1/25/2021.
Underclassmen Photos: we will be working with LifeTouch Photographers to schedule dates for grades 6,7,9,10 and 11 to have photos taken. Our priority was to ensure 8th and 12th were completed; they take the longest. The scheduling of photos is more involved now given the pandemic and the precautions we must take to keep everyone safe.
Please check your email often. Emailing is how we will reach out to you most of the time. Teachers will use this as a first line of communication regarding your child’s academic progress. If you receive an email, please reply so the teacher knows you have read the email. If not, the teacher will need to then call you.
Check Parent Access: please check your child’s progress in Genesis regularly and email his/her teachers if you have any questions.
Looking ahead:
Week of 1/11/2021: Benchmark testing and high school midterms begin.
1/18/2021: School closed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King.
1/25/2021: 8th Grade Cap and Gown photos - last opportunity
Please reach out to the school if you have any questions.
Thank you and stay well,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Meal pick up this week and next at the MHS will be on Tuesday, 12/22/2020, and Tuesday, 12/29/2020.
Both days will have two pick up times: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Thank you and stay well,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Important happenings at the MHS:
Eighth grade cap and gown photos are done. We will have make ups on 1/25/2021. I will forward information to schedule after the break.
Senior Portraits: the last day is Monday, 12/21/2020, for those who are scheduled. Please arrive on time and enter via the auditorium entrance to the school. Covid questionnaires need to be completed by 7:30 am. Students cannot enter the school without the completed questionnaire.
Please check your email often. Emailing is how we will reach out to you most of the time. Teachers will use this as a first line of communication regarding your child’s academic progress. If you receive an email, please reply so the teacher knows you have read the email. If not, the teacher will need to then call you.
Check Parent Access: please check your child’s progress in Genesis regularly and email his/her teachers if you have any questions.*Wednesday, 12/23/2020, is a short session day.
Looking ahead:
Winter break - 12/24/2020 - 1/3/2021.
Schools reopen 1/4/2021
Week of 1/11/2021: benchmark testng and high school midterms begin.
8th Grade Cap and Gown photos - last opportunity: 1/25/2021
I am wishing all in our school community a happy holiday vacation, and a healthy and prosperous New Year. 2020 has been a challenge. We as a community have met the challenge, but we want more for 2021. Let us hope the status in regards to the pandemic changes soon. I look forward to the day we can safely return to what we used to know as school: a building full of children, smiling without masks, and being educated by our staff in person. I know that day will come.
Thank you and stay well,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
You may login to Parent Access at this time and view your child's interim report for marking period two.
If you have any questions, please contact the school so we can assist you.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians, Important happenings at the MHS:
Eighth grade cap and gown photos were taken this week. If your child missed both days, we will have make-ups on 1/25/2021. I will forward information as the date gets closer. This will be our last 8th grade cap and gown photo opportunity.
Senior Portraits: most of our seniors have had their portrait photos taken. There are a handful left who need to do so. I have secured 12/21/2020. Information has been forwarded to you from LifeTouch for those left to schedule. This is the last opportunity! If you need help scheduling or have any questions, please reach out to the school asap.
Meals: We will have meal pickups at our school each week as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
The meals will be available by the auditorium entrance to the Middle/High School
Interims will be available on Parent Access this week. I will send out a notification when they are posted.
Looking ahead:
Senior Portraits - last day - 12/21/2020
Short Session 12/23/2020
Winter break - 12/24/2020 - 1/3/2021.
Schools reopen 1/4/2021
8th Grade Cap and Gown photos - last opportunity: 1/25/2021
Please reach out to the school if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians, Important happenings at the MHS:
Eighth grade cap and gown photos will be taken in the MHS auditorium on 12/07/2020 and 12/11/2020 between 8:00am to 1:00pm by appointment only. If you have not already, please schedule your child’s photo today! See directions below:
Parents must make an appointment for their child through Genesis.
All students must be brought to the school and taken home by a parent/guardian. Students may not arrive at the school or leave unless under the direction of a responsible adult acting as parent/guardian.
Students will enter using the auditorium entrance only.
The school will provide caps and gowns for the photo.
To schedule an appointment please do the following:
1. Login into the parent portal.
2. Select the "conferences" tab
3. Select date 12/07/20 or 12/11/204. Select a time slot for your appointment
By 7:30 am on the day of the appointment, please complete the COVID 19 Questionnaire in Genesis for your child.
Upon arrival, students will have their temperature taken by the school nurse and be asked to show completion of their COVID 19 Questionnaire. The completion of the COVID 19 Questionnaire will serve an entrance pass which can be accessible on a cellular device.
Photo brochures and ordering options have been mailed out today. You can also see brochure information and order photos by clicking on portal.lifetouch.com
Senior Portraits: most of our seniors have had their portrait photos taken. There are a handful left who need to do so. I have secured 12/21/2020. Information has been forwarded to you from LifeTouch for those left to schedule. This is the last opportunity! If you need help scheduling or have any questions, please reach out to the school asap.
Meals: We will have meal pickups at our school each week as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Wednesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
The meals will be available by the auditorium entrance to the Middle/High School
National College Fair (Virtual): this will be held on Tuesday, 12/8/2020. Please see this link for more details: https://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/national-career-fairs/edison-career-fair/12-08-2020/6771/
Looking ahead:
Interims available via Parent Access the week of 12/14/2020. I will send out a notification once they are posted.
Senior Portraits - last day - 12/21/2020
Short Session 12/23/2020
Winter break - 12/24/2020 - 1/3/2021. Schools reopen 1/4/2021
Please reach out to the school if you have any questions.
Thank you, Dr. McCabe
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