Conferences - Please call Mrs. Frey in the office, 893-0433, to schedule an appointment.  Parents have two options:  either schedule a student-led conference for Thursday evening (10/29), or schedule a meeting specifically with your child's homeroom teacher for Friday morning (10/30).
     Thursday evening's student-led conferences allow students to share with their parents their academic goals and self-assessments, as well as representative class-work samples.  Parents sit with their child and a teacher facilitator for the first 15 minutes of the session, and then are free to talk to the rest of the student's teachers in an informal setting for the second 15 minutes.  The goal is to reinforce student ownership of their education.
     Friday morning parent-teacher conferences provide an opportunity to talk about your child with the homeroom teacher, for parents who are more comfortable with a more traditional format.  If you choose this format, you can decide whether to include your child or not.  It is recommended that you bring current Edline progress reports with you (homeroom teachers do not have easy access to all of your child's Edline reports).

     Please select only one conference option at this time.  As always, parents are welcome to set up appointments as needed to see teachers whenever they have a concern, and it is best to make that request via email directly to the teacher.
 

 

Red Ribbon Week, October 26-29
Thousands of schools participate in National Red Ribbon Week, which was established years ago in response to the tragic 1985 murder of a General Drug Enforcement Administration Agent who was investigating Mexican drug traffickers at the time of his death. Angry parent groups and other citizens began wearing red ribbons to take a public stand against the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs to show their support for drug-free youth.  Here at Walden we want to take this opportunity to renew our commitment to a healthy and drug-free lifestyle and show our dedication to education and drug prevention efforts in our school and community. Please help us in this effort by encouraging your student to participate in our daily activities this week.
Monday, October 26th   - Homeroom teachers will pass out RED RIBBONS and safety pins to each student. The students should wear red to school that day and their ribbons daily. 

Tuesday, October 27th - Use your head, don't do drugs.  Wear a hat day.        
Wednesday, October 28th - Instead of doing drugs, wear red again.
Thursday, October 29th - Life is a party without drugs; wear pajamas to school.

Thank you for all your help and cooperation to make Red Ribbon Week a huge success.