About Me: Mrs. Judith P. Mesack is originally from Bay Village, Ohio.  She graduated from Albion College with a degree in secondary education, majoring in biology and English.  She earned a master’s in education from Central Michigan University, majoring in gifted/talented education.  She has taught in North Carolina, Alaska, and Lansing. Mrs. Mesack has mentored other teachers and has trained student teachers. She has lived in Grayling for 29 years. She and her husband Paul have two grown children, Lesleigh and Greg. She loves biking, aerobics, kayaking, and reading.

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Team Guidelines:

How do I use passes?  Your pass from class to the restroom, locker, the office, or another teacher's classroom is your agenda book. No other kinds of passes will be issued.  When coming to class, if you need to use the bathroom or go to your locker, you should speak with your teacher.  We will be standing at the classroom doors to greet you.  You will be given a 2 minute tardy permission.  If you come to class more than two minutes late, you will be given a tardy.  After class begins, you will not be given a pass from class. An exception to this would be if you had a pass from the main office, the counseling office, or another teacher with you when you came to class.

What do I need to bring to class?  You need to bring your three ring binder if you are going to math class.  You need to bring  your multi-subject notebooks for language arts, social studies, or science.  For all classes, you need your agenda book, pencils/pens, highlighter.  You may bring a healthy snack or drink if you have already been given permission by your teacher.

What happens if I get sick during class? First of all, let Ms. Kioski or Mrs. Mesack know as they greet you coming into the room that you don't feel well.  If you don't think you can make it through class, ask to take the sick pass down to the office.  Mrs. Kercher will call home for you to let your parents know that you need to leave school. 

How do I use the phone?  You are not allowed to use the phones in the teachers' classrooms.  These phones are intended for use within the building only.  If you need to call home, you must go to the main office and have Mrs. Kercher call for you.

Homework/Week-at-Glance

Class activities will be in green

Homework will be in red

Work turned in will have a blue *

Parents and students:  This is what you should see when you open your agenda book to this week's date.  Keep in mind that assignments are subject to changes that your student will record in his/her agenda book.

**Don't forget that if you have a good reason for missing your homework, check with Mrs. Mesack in the morning during homeroom for permission to turn your work in late.

**"EQ's" are "Essential Questions" that tell what the student is supposed to understand at the end of class.  They are the focus of instruction

Year-at-a-Glance

Team News for September: During September we met each other and began to learn how we learned from each other. Social studies classes recreated the Triangular Trade routes and reenacted a town meeting to determine separation from England.  Science classes began to learn introductory chemistry, with mini-labs done at home. For science classes, the majority of September and October was spent preparing for and taking the MEAP test.

Team News for October/November:  These two months brought a variety of activities for both science and social studies.  Science classes went to room 107 for lab activities to determine whether solutions and substances were ionic or covalent.  Social studies classes went to Penrod's Canoe Livery to reenact the Battle of Trenton.  Students reenacted both sides: British and Continental.

"Hessians" are sleeping after a celebration                "Continentals" attack!        "Casualties" are covered with

                                                                                                                        made in science class

December and January:  Social studies classes moved from learning history to learning civics:  the structure of government.  Science classes finished their study of chemistry.  Both classes prepared for and took their first semester exams. 

The Loyalists plan their strategies	The Patriots are ready to argue.	These Loyalists plan a strategy to keep the Colonies British