Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week. Reminder, I will not be in today as I am taking Tyler to a football visit at Morningside.
Earlier this week, Mr. Wingert approached me about a grade he thought was calculating wrong. We both calculated and what we came up with was different than what was on PowerSchool We figured the grade by taking the average of the formative percentages times .2 and the average of the summative percentages times .8. So I opened up a support case in PowerSchool. This is what I learned. PowerTeacher calculates the grades by taking the total points earned divided by the total possible points. So if a student has earned a total of 70 out of a 100 formative points and a 80 our of a 100 summative points, the grade will calculate like this: ((70%*.2)+(80%*.8))=Quarter Grade.
Something to make you all aware of: New Law- Hotels (for stays in Iowa only)Iowa public money can’t pay for rooms at non-certified hotels The Iowa Department of Public Safety wants you to be aware of the new Iowa Code section 80.45A requirements. Per the Code section, effective January 1, 2022, for any public money to be used at a lodging provider, the lodging provider must certify with DPS that all of its employees have received approved human trafficking training. Further information is available at stophtiowa.org. A list of certified hotels is posted at https://stophtiowa.org/certified-locations . If rooms are already booked at hotels not on the list, DPS suggests calling the hotel to ensure it plans on becoming certified before the date of the stay. Questions may be directed to lucas@dps.state.ia.us.
This includes any activity or club accounts.
Semester tests will be on Dec 17 - Periods 1, 3, 5, & 7 and December 20 - Periods 2, 4, 6, & 8. December 21 will be the make up date. Students will report to all classes except study hall. They may be excused from Success Center or Resource Room if they are caught up. Students that choose to stay in the building will need to report to the commons.
Like last year, final grades will be due on December 21 before you leave for the day. You will need to make sure you put all comments into the S1 comment slot. Report cards will not go until January 4. Please make sure you verify your grades have been completed.
Enjoy your weekend!
Mark
Assistant Principal's Happenings
We have had quite a few students finishing up their time for Attendance Contracts and Tardies. I did change the policy last year at this time and took over the tardy detentions. I was hoping this would be a positive change but the opposite has happened and we have doubled the amount of tardy detentions compared to the past two years. I do think this has a lot to do with students simply not being aware of how much trouble they can be in for tardies as it is not being communicated to them as much. I am going to go back to the original policy this next semester and will have teachers give out consequences for the first 6 tardies. The policy is 1-4 are forgiven, tardy 5 is a detention from the teacher, and tardy 6 is an additional detention from the teacher and a phone call home. I take over with the 7th tardy or if they refuse to come in for you.
Please make sure you are contacting parents as we end the semester if students are in jeopardy of failing. If you have a student that you did not complete a pass plan for please follow the incomplete process and make sure you are giving the parents notification that that could happen. We tend to get more angry phone calls this time of the semester when it comes to grades and parents feeling like they may be unaware of what is going on with their child. I am aware there is no reason for that as we have everything available but it does show we are trying to work with parents when we contact them.
On Monday- make sure every class plays Bulldog Bites- there is a 30-second segment highlighting Finals. Please ask students if they have any questions or do not understand anything with them. I know I have seen several rooms with the Finals' Schedule on the board.
Upcoming Activities
Friday, December 10
12:30 pm Bowling @ Thunderbowl vs. C.B. T.J.
1:00 pm Wrestling @ Mid-American Center Council Bluffs
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ Heelan
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ Heelan
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ Heelan
Saturday, December 11
9:00 am Boy Freshmen Basketball vs. Sioux City West
10:00 am Wrestling @ Mid-American Center - Council Bluffs
Monday, December 13
7:30 pm HS Holiday Concert - MS Auditorium
Tuesday, December 14
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ C.B. T.J.
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ C.B. T.J.
5:30 pm Wrestling vs. Akron Westfield, Western Christian, & MVAOCOU
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ C.B. T.J.
Thursday, December 16
3:30 pm Bowling vs. Sioux City East
5:30 Wrestling @ Sioux City North
6:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball vs. Sioux City North
Friday, December 17
Day 1 Semester Tests
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ Sioux City North
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ Sioux City North
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ Sioux City North
6:30 pm Madrigal Dinner
Saturday, December 18
TBD - Girl Varsity Basketball @ USD
9:00 am Boy Freshmen Basketball @ Heelan
10:00 am Wrestling @ Spencer
6:30 pm Madrigal Dinner
Monday, December 20
Day 2 Semester Tests
Tuesday, December 21
Semester Test Make Up Day
2:30 pm Dismissal
4:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball vs. Harrisburg, SD
5:30 pm Boy JV Basketball vs. Harrisburg, SD
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball vs. Harrisburg, SD
Monday, January 3
1:00 pm Bowling @ Plaza Bowl
4:30 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ Sioux Center
6:00 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ Sioux Center
7:30 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ Sioux Center
Thursday, January 6
4:30 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball @ Dakota Valley
5:45 pm Boy JV Basketball @ Dakota Valley
6:00 pm Wrestling vs. SBL
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ Dakota Valley
Friday, January 7
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ Sioux City West
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ Sioux City West
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ Sioux City West
Saturday, January 8
NWI HS Honor Band - Sioux City
9:00 am Wrestling @ Linn-Mar School
Monday, January 10
3:30 pm Bowling @ Thunderbowl - Council Bluffs
6:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball @ Gehlen
Tuesday, January 11
4:30 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ MOC
5:30 pm Wrestling vs. Sheldon & Spencer
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ MOC
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ MOC
Thursday, January 13
5:30 pm Wrestling vs. Sioux City East and West @ East
Friday, January 14
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ Sioux City East
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ Sioux City East
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ Sioux City East
Saturday, January 15
10:00 am Wrestling - Le Mars Invite
Monday, January 17
NWI Honor Choir @ Dordt University
3:30 pm Bowling vs. SBL
6:30 pm 8th Grade Parent/Student registration night
6:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball @ Unity
Tuesday, January 18
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball vs. SBL
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball vs. SBL
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball vs. SBL
Wednesday, January 19
2 hour early out
Thursday, January 20
Iowa Lakes Jazz Band Contest
6:00 pm Boys Freshmen Basketball vs. MOC
Friday, January 21
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball @ CB AL
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball @ CB AL
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball @ CB AL
Saturday, January 22
8:00 am IHSSA Group Speech District Contest
9:00 am Wrestling Tournament @ Heelan
Monday, January 24
State Jazz Band Festival - Middle School Auditorium
3:30 pm Bowling vs. CB TJ
6:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball vs. Storm Lake
Tuesday, January 25
FFA Soup Supper - High School Commons
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball vs. Heelan
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball vs. Heelan
5:30 pm Wrestling @ Sioux Center
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball vs. Heelan
Thursday, January 27
NWI MS/HS Honor Orchestra Festival @ Northwestern College
4:00 pm Wrestling Tournament @ Long Lines Family Center - Sioux City
6:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball vs. Western Christian
Friday, January 28
4:00 pm Boy/Girl JV Basketball vs. CB TJ
5:30 pm Girl Varsity Basketball vs. CB TJ
7:00 pm Boy Varsity Basketball vs. CB TJ
9:00 pm Winter Formal Dance
Saturday, January 29
9:30 am JV Wrestling @ Kingsley-Pierson
10:00 am Bowling - Le Mars Tournament
7:30 pm Show Choir Showcase
Sunday, January 30
2:00 pm Large Group Speech State Performers Showcase
Monday, January 31
State Show Choir Contest - TBD
3:30 pm Bowling vs. MMCRU and West Sioux
6:00 pm Boy Freshmen Basketball @ SC North
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