To the 19th annual Back to School Night! Since our school’s closure back in 2020, we are proud to announce that Back to School Night is returning to Andrews! 

Taking place from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm on September 15th at Wallen L. Andrews school. We hope that you guys will meet the staff members and teachers. Also if we haven’t told you yet, have a good time. Dinner will be from 5:00pm to 6:30pm and they will be serving tacos and quesadillas. The principal's program will be from 6:00 pm to 6:25pm in the MPR (cafeteria). Just a disclaimer, parents can get to the MPR at 6:00pm if they’d like. Classroom visits will start at 6:30pm and will end at 7:30pm. Please try to buy food and drinks to support our fundraising efforts which will be used to support our students over the year.

We hope you will enjoy Back to School Night! We will see you soon!

- Abe, Gilberto, and CJ.

I-ready is an electronic diagnostic that is used by schools to see what grade level work you know and what your teachers can support you with. Sometimes people do lessons but the lessons match what grade level you are at. There are certain tests called diagnostics that measure what grade level you are in. I-Ready helps identify areas of need and you can work on this area in Intervention class.

Why should students use i-ready, i-Ready online instruction efficiently targets  skill gaps  to help students who are behind access grade-level content and provides challenge and enrichment for students who are ready.

 I-Ready is an online program for reading and/or mathematics that will help the teachers determine your needs, personalize your learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. I-Ready allows the teachers to meet your students exactly where they are and provides data to increase our learning gains.

-Opinion-

I think I-ready is a good way to digitally learn ELA and Math, but in my opinion its pretty boring. But I’ve read others opinions on I-ready and they all think kinda the same. A student, Steven said that I-Ready was a good learning site, but he said it can get boring often. Another student, Emily, wants to burn it. I-Ready is a digital online program used for learning things like math and reading. There's also mini-games to play if given permission from teachers. I-ready provides knowledge from all grades depending on your diagnostic test score results, there are many grade levels that can be achieved but your goal should be a grade above or at your grade level.

What is Labor day? We had Journalist Isabella and Cameraman Julian ask two Middle School students what they knew about Labor Day. Our first interviewed student was Marlee, 8th. Our question was “What is Labor Day to you?” She replied with “A day to take naps!” Which was similar to our second interviewed student Sabrina Rodriguez, 8th who had said “A day off of school.” Which shows how unrecognized Labor Day is.

Labor Day is a national holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September. Labor Day was first celebrated in New York City in 1885 and has been celebrated in America ever since. Labor day pays tribute to the achievements of American workers. “In June 1894 president Grover Cleveland signed into law a bill making Labor Day a national holiday” says a News article. Every Labor day students and some workers get Labor Day off for vacation. “Today, the holiday is observed in all 50 United States and in Canada.” “Oregon became the first state, in 1887, to grant legal status to the holiday (although the state initially celebrated it on the first Saturday in June). That same year Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey established the holiday on the first Monday in September, and other states soon followed.” Fun fact ,you CAN wear white after Labor Day even though people say not to!