News and events Oct. 13

Good morning Junior Falcons!

News

• lf you haven’t already, please sign up for a Parent/Teacher conference on Oct. 26 (4-7 p.m.) or 27 (12-3 p.m.) via this link.
• Pease note the new dismissal time (12:30 p.m.) to accommodate staff professional development on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Transportation and after school activity information for this day can be found here.
• Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 18) for this month’s PTSA meeting!
• Registration for the 2023-24 modified winter sports season opens Oct. 20, with practices/tryouts beginning Nov. 20. New this year: a Falcon girls' wrestling team! Please note that student-athletes must have had a physical dated on, or after, Nov. 1, 2022.
• Officer Nicholas Schuler, a School Resource Office at Albany High, led a presentation on social media use and digital footprints at Myers on Thursday. The hope is that our students now better understand that their interactions online can last forever - affecting college and careers - and how important it is to choose and control what they leave online now for others to find later.
• Our grade 6 students, and teachers, enjoyed a field trip to Thacher Park earlier this week. Check out highlights from Team Sage's adventure and expedition here.
• The Junior Falcon Health and Wellness program here at Myers will now begin Oct. 19 but families can sign up at any point during the year. It provides free family-friendly meals and hygiene products weekly on Thursdays. Students will pick up food during periods 8-9. If interested, please fill out this application to register. The program is also in need of donations - find a list of suggested items here.
• The Community School Advisory Board is seeking interested parents or guardians to join the board. The advisory board makes decisions about programs and services that are brought to Myers, gives input on how funds are spent, receives updates about programs and services and is an opportunity to have your voice and unique perspective heard. The time commitment is every 4th Tuesday of the month from 3:10-4:10 p.m. Please contact Jenn Seguinot, Community School Site Coordinator, at 518-475-6462 or jseguinot@albany.k12.ny.us if interested.
• The Empire State After School Program, run by the Albany Police Athletic League, is accepting applications for the wait list. Parents/guardians will be notified when/if there is a spot for their student. Please print out this application and return it to the main office. Students can also pick up a physical copy in the main office. 
• If you don't already, please 'like' Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School on Facebook.

Events

• Oct. 13: Q1 interim grades close
• Oct. 18: 12:30 p.m. dismissal for staff professional development
• Oct. 18: PTSA meeting, 5:30 p.m.
• Oct. 23-26: Spirit Week (schedule can be found here)
• Oct. 24-25: Fall Picture Day (students will receive an order code after photos are taken)
• Oct. 26: Parent/Teacher conferences, 4-7 p.m.
• Oct. 26: Teen Night
• Oct. 27: Parent/Teacher conferences, 12-3
• Oct. 30: Trunk-or-Treat, 4:30-6 p.m. (sign up to decorate your trunk/hand out candy)
• Nov. 9: Q1 grades close
• Nov. 10: Veterans Day (no school)
• Nov. 15: 12:30 p.m. dismissal for staff professional development
• Nov. 21: Fall Picture Day make ups
• Dec. 1: Honor Roll Ceremony, 8:30 a.m.
• Dec. 12: Winter Concert and Art Show, 6:30 p.m.
• Jan. 17: 12:30 dismissal for staff professional development
• Feb. 14: 12:30 dismissal for staff professional development
• March 20: 12:30 dismissal for staff proffessional development

Have a wonderful weekend!