Administrative Staff Principal
Tonya A. Marx Assistant Principal
Mrs. Michelle Bell Assistant Principal
Mr. Andrew Follensbee Assistant Principal
Ms. Lori Westberry PTSA President
Ms. Tammy Castro SAC Chair
Mr. Bill Winton Region Chief
Mr. Jermaine Dawson School Board Member
Mrs. Lori Hershey Office: (904) 292-0555 FAX: (904) 260-5414 School Hours: 9:30 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. Mandarin Middle School Website
http://dcps.duvalschools.org/mandarin
Principal’s Letter Hello Mandarin Hawk families, We are already in the second half of second quarter, and our students are SHINING brighter each day as we work toward regaining our “A” status! Our midyear scrimmage testing begins after Thanksgiving break, and will provide a snapshot of students’ progress at the midyear point. Teachers will review this data, meet with each student, and plan a path to success for the remainder of the school year. You can track your students’ progress in FOCUS and ONEVIEW, including grades, attendance, tardies, and discipline. I encourage you to ask your students about their efforts---as they engage with rigorous content, they are moving toward taking ownership of their learning, so that they can demonstrate mastery in their classes and on state assessments. They should be able to articulate to you how they are doing now, and what they need to do for improvement next quarter. We hope that our Hawks continue to grow and shine through their active learning experiences at Mandarin Middle School. Our students (with the help of our teachers, staff, and PTSA) have been active in our community as well: we’ve participated in Unity Day, Red Ribbon Week, Trick or Treat Street, and AVID Family Night, just to name a few events. Our fall athletic season wrapped up with a huge win for our girls’ volleyball team, and winter sports tryouts are underway. Come out and show your support for our student athletes, and continue to encourage your students to participate in the variety of clubs and organizations we offer. Check out our website for more details on events and club life at Mandarin; we truly have something for everyone! Finally, we’ve implemented some procedures and positive incentive systems this year to encourage our students to embody the Mandarin hallmark traits of respect, restraint and responsibility, and we are rewarding students for improvement, achievement, and citizenship. Our honor roll students have an ice cream social, students with enough HERO points earn outside lunch privileges, and those high “Achievers” earned lunch with me! Our newly revised procedures are available on our website for your review. As we move into the holiday season, please remember that learning time is a priority; we need our students here on time, every day, all day, ready to learn, and focused on their academic success. I want to thank you all for choosing Mandarin Middle as YOUR middle school, and I am confident that working together, Mandarin Hawks will outSHINE the rest! Mrs. Alex Marx Principal
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Dece mber 2016 “Hawk Tales” December 2016 Published Five Times Per Year Duval County School Board 1701 Prudential Drive 6th Floor | Room 642 Jacksonville, FL 32207 Issue #2