Mission

Our mission at Blaine Middle School is to provide a safe and caring, learning environment where successful academic, social, and physical experiences will empower our students to make responsible choices, to become life long learners, and to welcome, with confidence, the challenges of the future.

We believe. . . .

• Student learning is the chief priority for the school.
• Studentsí learning needs should be the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work of the school.
• All students can learn.
• Students need to not only demonstrate their understanding of essential knowledge and skills, but also need to be actively involved in solving problems and producing quality work.
• Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of instructional approaches to support their learning.
• Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
• Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.
• A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.
• Teacher, administrators, parents and the community share the responsibility for advancing the schoolís mission.
• The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative if our school is going to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.
• Student Planners are beneficial in teaching students the importance of organization.
• Smaller class loads increase learning and lead to more interaction between individual students and their teacher.

Academic Goals

At Blaine Middle School we are focused on helping students meet and exceed the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements and the Washington State Four Learning Goals:

•  Read with comprehension, write with skill and communicate effectively and responsible in a variety of ways and settings.
• Know and apply the core concepts and principles of mathematics; social, physical and life science; civics and history; geography; arts; and health and fitness.
• Think analytically, logically and creatively and to integrate experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgements and solve problems.
• Understand the importance of work and how performance, effort and decisions directly affect future career and educational opportunities.

Demographics

• Blaine Middle School is comprised of 559 students in grades 6-8.
• The projected class size in 6^th grade is 28, 7^th grade is 28, and 8^th grade is 24.
• The average daily attendance is 94%.
• 35% of our students are on the Free or Reduced Lunch program.

Student Activities

We offer a variety of activities for students to get involved. A few examples are: ASB, Drama, History Day, Math Team, 8^th Grade Bay Area Trip, Natural Helpers, Peer mediation, Geography Bee, Recycling, Spelling Bee, Yearbook, After School Enrichment, Outdoor Adventure Club, and Young Authors.

Parents

Parents are an important part of our educational process. Twice a year, we hold parent-teacher conferences. Our doors are always open for parent volunteers to assist in the classroom on special school projects, and as chaperones on field trips. We encourage you to become an active part of Blaine Middle School.

Parents are also highly encouraged to communicate to teachers via the telephone or the Binder Reminder. Writing messages to teachers is an effective way to communicate with teachers. Parents are also encouraged to reach teachers via email.

We are very excited about the upcoming school year and welcome any and all comments and suggestions to improve our school Please call (360) 332-8226 if you have any questions regarding Blaine Middle School.