Dear Mayfield Community and Families,
I hope our families enjoy the break from the cold weather (although there is too much rain today). I want to take a moment to thank our custodial staff for all they have done to ensure our school is ready for students in January. While many of us were at home during the snowstorm earlier this month, our custodial staff was here at Mayfield clearing the snow and working to ensure that the walkways were clear of ice and safe for students and staff. During the freezing mornings a couple of weeks ago, our custodians were outside early in the morning, icing the sidewalks before students and staff arrived. Because of our excellent custodians, we could attend school and safely walk into our building because of the clear parking lots and sidewalks.
Students and Families, enjoy your 3-day weekend, and we will see you all back here in Mayfield on Tuesday, February 4.
Donnie Frischkorn, Principal
Sarah Milhoan, 6th Grade Assistant Principal
Brian Moore, 5th Grade Assistant Principal
571-377-6600
The week of February 3rd is a time that we recognize our school counselors at Mayfield Intermediate School. Ms. LaScola, Mr. Vavrinak, Mrs. Shaffer, and Ms. Lima-Bravo provide excellent services to our students. Their hard work ensures that our students are supported inside and outside the classroom and available to learn while they are here at Mayfield. Our school counselors do so much for our students, including one-on-one counseling sessions, daily check-ins with students, group lessons for homerooms, small group lessons focused on various supports that our students have requested, attendance support, scheduling, and teaching students about career connections.
We have 302 students participating in the WIDA ACCESS assessment that starts Wednesday, February 5. Below, you can read some additional information regarding the ACCESS assessment
ACCESS for ELLs Online (ACCESS Online) is a computer-based, adaptive test that responds to student performance and may be administered in group or individual settings. This assessment is given annually to students in grades 1-12.
ACCESS Online meets U.S. federal requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for monitoring and reporting ELs’ progress toward English language proficiency. It tests students' language in the four domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing.
Features
The online test platform routes students to easier or more challenging content based on their performance.
The online format promotes increased student engagement.
Built-in accessibility and accommodation features support individual students' needs.
ACCESS Online can be administered to groups of students in various grades and at different proficiency levels at the same time.
Online testing ensures standardized, reliable scoring.
Domains are scored either automatically by the test platform or by the test vendor's trained raters.
February is Black History Month. Throughout the month our staff will share lessons with students that highlight Black History. At Mayfield Intermediate School, we host our annual Black History Month Assembly that is organized by our incredible staff. This year we will be hosting our assembly for the students on Thursday, February 27 and this year's theme is Then and Now.
Mayfield will take part in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program this year! The Spelling Bee will take place in the Mayfield Library on Tuesday, February 11th at 9 am.
