October 31, 2011 Newsletter #3

IMPORTANT: The School District of Philadelphia has a policy on Academic Honesty and Integrity (read it here: http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/students/index.html#code). Aside from being morally and ethically wrong, any and all cheating will result in a grade of zero and a negative discipline report (pink slip). Please do not risk your academic future and reputation by cheating. Cheating includes copying homework, looking at others’ test papers, and plagiarizing essays and reports.

Franklin Institute Trip: The trip is November 17, and will cost $20.00. Students will be given trip slips on tuesday. Please remember that trips are a privilege, and safe and appropriate behavior is required to attend a trip.

INTERIM REPORTS: Students have been issued interim reports by Ms. Allen and Mrs. Luebbert. Please ask your child to see his/her reports.

HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATIONS: Your Public High School applications should have been turned in to Mrs. Frank by Friday, October 28^th. As for CHARTER SCHOOLS, different schools have various due dates, please be pro-active in investigating this if you think your child will need to consider the option of Charter High Schools. Refer to the Philadelphia Public School Notebook Fall Guide for info on Charter Schools. (http://www.thenotebook.org/fall-guide-2010/102812/choosing-high-school)

EIGHTH GRADE PARTICIPATION LETTERS: (SIGNATURES DUE NOW)

Your child has brought home a letter that explains the conduct and behavior that is expected of them in order to be included in all eighth grade culminating activities and Closing Exercises. These behaviors are simply the expectations we have of all our students at Bache-Martin. Please review the letter with your child and return the separate signature sheet ASAP.

Grade Eight Newsletter #2

October 17, 2011

Please Note: Wednesday, October 19 is a half-day for

students. Dismissal at 12:09.

Field Trip News: Our trip to hear Markus Zusak at the Free Library was a great success. The students were very well-behaved. I believe the students really enjoyed hearing him speak.

****The school-wide field trip is to the Kimmel Center on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 to see DRUMLine Live!.
We are taking buses provided by the Kimmel Center at NO COST!!!! The ticket is discounted for our students at $5.00 There are 272 student tickets and 28 chaperone tickets reserved for Bache-Martin for the trip. Tickets are going to go on a first come first serve basis: Completed trip form must be accompanied by the $5 discounted ticket money to reserve a spot.

Franklin Institute Trip: The final cost for our Franklin Institute Trip is $20.00.

The trip is November 17, 2011. The trip slips will be given out next week.

UPCOMING DUE DATES!!! Remember, High School Applications are due On October 28, 2011. The High School Fair is at 440 North Broad Street on October 22 &23—please plan to visit.

*****the grade participation letters were sent home last week, the signature page is due back ASAP.

Please note that new links have been added to the blog. These links are to various information and resources the District has to offer. Please check them out.

Grade Eight Newsletter #1

Parents/Guardians and Students: Please read for important information and upcoming events for our eighth grade students.

Upcoming Trips: Thirty eighth-graders will be attending an author book talk and signing at the main branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia on October 17^th at 1:00 PM. We will hear The Book Thief author Markus Zusak talk about his award-winning book. This is a free trip and students have already received their copy of The Book Thief. Please return all permission slips ASAP.

****Franklin Institute trip: We have arranged a trip to the Franklin Institute to see and participate in CSI: The Experience for November 17, 2011. The cost of this trip will be between $18.00 and $20.00, and the permission slip will be sent home soon. This will be a walking trip and students will need to bring lunch that day.

*******Please discuss with your child the fact that to be included on a field trip, he/she must exhibit safe and responsible behavior in school every day.

EIGHTH GRADE PARTICIPATION LETTERS:

By the end of this week, your child will be bringing home a letter that explains the conduct and behavior that is expected of them in order to be included in all eighth grade culminating activities and Closing Exercises. These behaviors are simply the expectations we have of all our students at Bache-Martin. Please review the letter with your child and return the separate signature sheet ASAP.

EIGHTH GRADE CULMINATING ACTIVITIES:

In addition to Closing Exercises, we would like to plan a “big” trip for our eighth graders. If we choose to travel to New York or Baltimore, for example, the trip would cost upwards of $60.00 per student. Please let us know your opinions. We will keep you advised of all plans and costs as early as possible so students and families have a chance to plan ahead for expenses.

Best, Ms. Allen (tdallen@philasd.org) & Mrs. Luebbert (krluebbert@philasd.org)