Dear Parents and Guardians,
I hope you are well. On behalf of all the McCall staff members, I
would like to thank the McCall Parent Association as well as all the parent
volunteers for putting together such a wonderful spread of holiday treats for
us. We would especially like to thank Adrienne and Mai, our two MPA Presidents, for the leadership, organizational skills, creativity, and energy they exhibited in order to put this event together. We appreciate knowing that the
parent community supports the hard work we do, and we thank all of you for
giving up your valuable time during the busy holiday season to be kind to us.
As we head into the last
week of school of 2018, I would like to remind everyone that Friday December 21st
is a full day of school and students will be dismissed at the regular time of
3:07 pm. On that day, McCall staff is
planning to do our annual Scavenger Hunt activity with all of our students. We believe this a valuable exercise because
it brings the entire school community together and promotes positive teacher-student relationships. The scavenger hunt will take place during the last period of
Friday. During that time, students and
staff will have the opportunity to work together in small groups and as an
entire class with the end goal of accurately answering as many questions as
possible. The questions and tasks are varied to respond to different learning
styles. Some of the questions require knowledge about McCall Middle
School – the staff, building, how the school operates, etc… Other items
test one's ability to solve puzzles, brain teasers and riddles.
I am looking forward to the
Scavenger Hunt. Most of all, I am
looking forward to seeing staff and students bonding over this activity.
Lastly, I would like to wish Ms. Galatis a happy retirement as she embarks on her last week of teaching this coming week. Ms. Galatis concludes a remarkable thirty plus career working as a public school educator and educational leader. We will miss her leadership, humor, friendship, and dedication to the students and families of Winchester. Thank you Ms. Galatis!
Thank you and enjoy the
upcoming week!
James Lin
Principal
McCall Middle School
