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You have a very LUCKY child! Research has shown that having parent involvement in schools has a very positive effect on a child’s education. The Harvard Family Research Project concluded that parental involvement is associated with higher student achievement. They found that … Continue reading →

Join us for an informative and entertaining day designed especially for parents at this year’s IU13 Federal Parent Conference. Wynne Kinder (www.wynnekinder.com/) will provide the keynote session entitled “Trouble at Home:What Comes Before Fight, Flight, and Freeze? Oh, So Much”. … Continue reading →

Will you spend just as much time counting down until this time is over as you did anticipating its start? Celebrate with Food! Reindeer Brownies Latke Cookies WHY NOT SHARE A FAMILY RECIPE? Don’t forget to add your child to … Continue reading →

Title One Virtual Information Sessions November 9 – Mark Your Calendars!  Here is the invitation with pertinent parent information … Additionally, in March, there will be an in-person Title I parent advisory council meeting to review Title I parent engagement requirements and documentation.  A brief review … Continue reading →

The first several weeks of the 2022 – 2023 school year at Manor Middle School have come and gone, and we hope that each child’s experience so far has been one of encouragement and excitement. The Title One Program at … Continue reading →

Something to think about… “‘Stop and smell the roses’ isn’t just good advice—it’s also a powerful safeguard against stress. Mindfulness, or the practice of consciously and non-judgmentally observing the present moment, has been linked to better well-being in previous research. … Continue reading →

Click Here (English) Click Here (Spanish) to provide us with valuable feedback for our Title One Program in the 2021-2022 School Year UPCOMING PSSA TESTING INFORMATION PSSA Testing Window 2021-2022 ​Assessment ​Dates ​Grades ​English Language Arts ​April 25-29, 2022 ​Grades … Continue reading →

In response to your BRAGGING RIGHTS survey feedback, this blog addresses the topic of Active Listening. When you practice active listening, you make the other person feel heard and valued. In this way, active listening is the foundation for any successful conversation. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Out of those parents who responded to our BRAGGING RIGHTS survey last month, approximately 59% chose EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION as the number one social skill they would like to see developed in their child. ACTIVE LISTENING and SOCIAL PROBLEM-SOLVING both came … Continue reading →

Even as we work through marking period 2, we are discovering new and exciting things about your child. We continually want to get to know each student better, so that we can better assist with meeting each one’s unique needs … Continue reading →