Dear Middle School Families,
Today’s issue provides you with an important update that later this afternoon, Friday, Nov. 15, you will have access to your student’s interim comments report for the fall semester. These comments summarize the hard work and productivity, and also include coaching comments so that Middle School students can continue to grow and improve. You access the comments through the D-E website. Please see the instructions listed below.
This is the first of seven (7) formal Middle School family communications designed to provide information about your student as a learner and a person. Next, you will get the mid-semester grade report that will give you a snapshot of where your student is heading into Thanksgiving Break.
The Middle School teachers have put great thought into the comments. The comments are written with the students as the intended audience. As you read the comments, I encourage you to remember the school philosophy of “progress over product.” This is the initial report, and we are expecting each student to grow significantly over the course of the year. Engage your student in a conversation about the comments and get her/his perspective on them. Help develop an action plan to reach goals over the course of the year. This is the process of learning and growth, and we in the Middle School value the parent partnership in helping each student make progress.
Thank you for taking a moment to review the additional updates below, including a call for donations to this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive, which your student(s) will hear about in HomeBase and Morning Meetings.
Regards,
Jonathan
Instructions to Access Comments:
- Go to the My D-E area of the Dwight-Englewood website (https://de.myschoolapp.com)
- Log-in to My D-E using your assigned password or the password you established for yourself. If you need assistance, please call D-E Computer Services at 201.277.3177
- Click on your child’s name at the top of the page
- Click on Progress (if not already selected), then click on the current grade for you child immediately below that.
- After selecting the grade, click on the Report Cards link in the Performance area.
You will see a link for Middle School MS Fall Interim: Academic Report Card. When you click on the link, a pdf that contains your child’s progress information will open in a new window. This file can be saved to you computer or printed out for your records. These reports will remain viewable while your child is enrolled at Dwight-Englewood.