Thomas Blake Middle School

I hope that everyone is doing well and that you are all enjoying our last full week of summer! I am sharing a link with all of the Blake families to the 'Opening Letter' for the 2024-2025 school year. To help all families navigate and gather student-specific and family-specific information, the ‘section headers’ (hyperlinks) outlined within the letter/link below will hopefully provide a ‘quick reference’ format to meet the varied needs of our community...
Opening Letter and Info for Blake Families, August 2024 (8/22/24)
 
Reminder Regarding Schedules in Aspen
Student schedules will continue to be revised and finalized up until the first day of school. Should your child have electronic access to their Blake schedule because of older siblings, please remind them that we are continuing to balance out classes until the day before school starts, and we check and double check that everyone has what they need. Therefore,  everything can  and likely will change up until the first day of school. Students will receive a paper schedule on the first day  of school at Blake - this will be their finalized schedule for 24-25. We do not want students to be disappointed because they think a mid-August version of their schedule is their actual schedule. Thank you for understanding and reinforcing this with your children if it comes up as a topic.

** Important Information about the Saturn App
You may already be aware of the app "Saturn," but for those who are not, it is an app that allows students to upload schedules to share/compare schedules with classmates. Though it is always the purview of families to decide on what apps/tools go on personal devices, we want to make you aware of the safety and privacy concerns associated with this app in advance of the schedules being published. Here are two articles written about the app:
Is Saturn Safe? A Saturn App Review for Parents
Saturn App Review

I look forward to the work that lies ahead for all of us and wish everyone a safe, enjoyable, and memorable final stretch of summer.
Take care.
Nat