Walker Middle School would like to invite parents to the upcoming parent/teacher conferences scheduled for March 22-23. Conference times are listed below:

Wednesday, March 22:  4:30-7:30pm
Thursday, March 23:  7:30-9:00am; 12:00-3:00pm; 4:30-7:30pm

Spring conferences will be held in person in an open house/drop-in format.  Staff will be meeting with parents in their classrooms.  Each teacher will have a sign-in sheet at their door so that you can sign up for a 10-minute conference.  If you prefer to meet virtually via Microsoft Teams, please reach out directly to your child’s teacher(s) to set-up a time to meet.

To email a teacher, please use the following format: last name_first name@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Thank you for partnering with us and we look forward to seeing you!

Yearbooks to be delivered to students on the last day of school can be purchased now at the school office or on the online payment portal through April 30th. Yearbooks are $16.00 until April 30th. Price increases to $18.00 May 1st. RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY!

ONLINE PAYMENT PORTAL

Basketball is coming in March for 8th grade boys and girls. There will be games against other SK Middle School teams. Registration must be complete and tryouts are required because space is limited.  Tryouts will be February 21st and 23rd. Sign up soon!!

Students will be on a schoolwide testing schedule starting next Monday, January 30.  All students will be taking the diagnostic reading and math i-Ready assessments in their advisory class periods at the start of each school day.  We anticipate that this may take students about 5 days to complete in Advisory Classes.  This testing schedule will allow teachers to continue teaching content in Language Arts and Math classes.

Please be sure your child gets a healthy breakfast each morning and that they get some good sleep each night.  We offer breakfast items (free) for students before school when the doors open at 8:45am.

We will follow the same schedule later in the spring when students complete their state testing requirements in reading, math and science.  (Science test is 8th grade, only)

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It is fundraising time at Walker Middle School to help pay for valuable student programs that help student achievement and make Walker Middle School a great place to be.  Our philosophy is that by directly asking families for donations, our students won’t be involved in multiple fundraisers so they can focus on learning, staying involved in school activities and enjoying being a Walker Wildcat.

At Walker we provide students with rewards for good attendance and responsible actions at school with fun activities such as:

• ROAR Store-Students receive tickets from teachers to spend at our “ROAR Store” for things such as candy, chips and fun items.
• Breakfast of Champions-Students nominated by staff are selected monthly to be invited to have donuts with Administrative Staff.
• No Tardy Party-Students with no tardies during each grading period receive tickets to have ice cream during their lunch periods.
• Monthly Drawings-ROAR tickets received by students are added to a drawing for fun items monthly and one large item drawing at the end of the school year.

Incentives for students are funded solely by donations from families and/or business partners and we are depending on you for your help.  If you are a parent and wish to donate, you may donate at the school or on student payment portal at https://or-salemkeizer.intouchreceipting.com/ by signing in to your student account and selecting “Shop Items At Student’s School-Donations”.

If you are involved in a business interested in becoming a Business Partner with Walker, please contact the school.

We are also reaching out to families interested in being involved in Parent Club or volunteering in the school. Our Parent Club became inactive during distance learning and we would welcome a new set of families to start again. If you are interested in being involved at Walker, please complete the attached survey to let us know.

WALKER PARENT CLUB & VOLUNTEER SURVEY

Thank you for your support!

Walker Administration

Backpack-able to fit in locker

Refillable Water Bottle-plastic or metal

Wired Earbuds

3″ 3 Ring Binder (suggested for AVID only)

College Ruled Spirals (6)

College Ruled Composition Book (1-2)

¼ inch Graph Spiral (1-2)

Ball Point Pens (no gel pens or permanent markers)

Highlighter Pens (2 colors)

No. 2 Pencils

Set of 24 Colored Pencils

Pencil Pouch

Ruler with standard and metric

Box of Tissue – to be given to your 1^st period teacher

Teachers of some subjects my request additional item

Hey Walker Wildcat Families, are you looking for fun and enriching activities for your middle school students? Look no further! Salem Keizer school district has the Unified Champions Summer program July 8, through July 28th. Our program is modeled after Special Olympics Unified Sports, and is dedicated to promoting inclusion through shared sports training and unified activities. The UC summer program has students with and without intellectual disabilities engaging and learning together to foster authentic relationships and understanding. If you are interested in learning more about our Unified program please visit our summer program website: Unified Summer Partners 2022 – Salem-Keizer School District 24J (salkeiz.k12.or.us)

If you would like to sign up an athlete (student with intellectual disability) click here- Unified Registration

If you would like to sign up a partner (student without intellectual disability) click here – Registration for students without disabilities

If you would like more information you can reach out to Ms. Bennett- Bennett_heather@salkeiz.k12.or.us

See video link to youtube  Salem Keizer Unified Champions

Don’t forget to reserve a yearbook for your child. They are on sale now through May 19th. Buying one now will ensure that your child gets one before they are sold out. They may be purchased online at the online payment portal or in the school office for $16.00.