2.  September 16 th - Parent Walk-Through: 7:00 – 9:00pm  September 17 th -Student Holiday/ Faculty Retreat  October 6 th - Parents of new 7 th and 8 th graders: Meeting with the President.  November 5 th - NMSA Convention. Middle School ONLY is closed.

3.  Laura Reid: 7 th grade coordinator and math teacher. lreid@loyolablakefield.orglreid@loyolablakefield.org  Jeff Glorioso: Assistant to the dean of students in the middle school and Science teacher  Sebastian Price: Religion teacher  Steve Truitt: History teacher  Sally Waller: Language Arts

4. Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years. – Author Unknown

5.  I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan

6.  What challenges do you foresee your son facing in 7 th grade and how will you provide guidance and support?