Parents, please see below for Closing Exercises and Spirit Week Activities/
****Updates: 8th grade Field Day will be on June 7th. This event is for Bache-Martin 8th graders ONLY--no guests. There is no cost unless students want to buy lunch from the stand in the park. They may bring lunch if they want to. A list of Spirit Week activities will be sent home after Memorial Day. Those activities will consist of crazy hat day, T-shirt day, jersey day, etc.... There is no cost for these. Please see your child's trip slip for the Zoo trip on June 1st. The trip is $15.00. Please ask your child to give you the letter that was sent home last week. Please see a copy of the letter below.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
May 17, 2012,
Dear Parents and Guardians of Grade Eight Students,
We are all looking forward to our closing exercises on
Wednesday June 13, 2012. In order
to ensure a safe, enjoyable program for all of our graduates and their
families, please adhere to the following procedures:
·
Each student will receive up to four (4)
invitations to the closing exercises.
Attached to this letter is a form for you to fill out the names of your
guests. Please list the given name
of each guest (no nicknames). You
will be given invitations with each name written on them.
·
You will be issued the number of invitations (up
to 4) equal to the number of names you provide.
·
Everyone over
the age of 5 must have an invitation with their name on it to enter the
closing exercises. Children without invitations MUST sit on their parents’
laps.
·
Due to space restrictions and fire regulations, NO
strollers or baby coaches will be allowed in the auditorium.
·
NO blank invitations will be issued or accepted
at the door.
·
NO Balloons are allowed in the auditorium.
·
No school-age child may attend closing exercises
without his/her own parent or legal guardian.
·
Invitations are not transferable.
·
All names for invitations are due to the
principal by Friday June 1, 2012
·
Students who do not provide a list of name will
not receive tickets.
The day of closing ceremony
-
Students should arrive at school by 9:00am
-
Guest will be allowed to enter (Parrish Street
Auditorium entrance only) by 9:15 am
-
Invitations will be collected at the door
The cost of the
closing ceremony is $20 per students. This will cover the cost of the gowns and
refreshments.
DRESS CODE FOR CLOSING EXERCISES AND LUNCHEON
STUDENT DRESS CODE:
Students are wearing gowns but NOT caps. Caps are reserved for graduation from high school and
college. Please do not send your
children with a cap—they will not be allowed to wear it at closing exercises.
**Under the gown, boys should wear
dress pants, a dress (collared) shirt and dress shoes (NO sneakers). Girls
should wear a nice dress or pants outfit.
Girls’ shoes should NOT be
flip-flops, if they wear sandals, they must have straps on the back. If they wear heels, PLEASE make sure they can walk
comfortably without falling!
++++The 8th grade
luncheon (students only) will be held on Friday, May 25th
during school hours. Students may
wear appropriate nice clothes instead of uniforms: Boys may wear nice shorts or pants (no jeans) and a button down or
collared shirt (NO t-shirts), no low
pants or underwear visible.
Girls may wear a nice dress or pants outfit (no jeans). NO visible cleavage, bare shoulders,
bare midriffs, mini-skirts, or short shorts. Sandals should have straps around
the heel.
**Students not adhering to the
dress code will not be allowed to attend the luncheon.
Calendar of Events
May 25, 2012 Eighth
Grade Luncheon (Hosted by the Home and School)
June 1, 2012 Zoo
Trip
June 4 -8, 2012 Spirit
Week
June 8, 2012 Eighth
grade field day
June 12, 2012 T-Shirt
Day
June 13, 2012 Closing
Ceremony
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Newsletter 12
CLOSING EXERCISES UPDATE:
CLOSING EXERCISES: Closing Exercises for Grade Eight will be held on June 13th, 2012 at 10:00AM sharp. Right now, we are scheduled to have the closing exercises in the Martin Auditorium. The auditorium is freshly painted, and having the ceremony there will be a nice tribute to tradition. Many classes have had closing exercises in the Martin building. We will be sending information home about gowns (no caps--those are for high school) soon. The students have voted on a class song (You Gotta Be, by Des'ree) and also on class superlatives (best smile, etc....).
PLEASE NOTE: We have high hopes that all 8th graders who are currently passing all classes will be able to attend closing exercises. However, we must remind you that students MUST have a signed behavior letter on file to attend closing exercises and the 8th grade student luncheon (all but two students have this). Closing exercises are a privilege, not a right--and as we hold practice in the coming weeks it is crucial that we have the cooperation of all students. It is also important that students continue their good behavior in class and other areas of the school. Any student that disrupts the school environment can be EXCLUDED from closing exercises. We sincerely hope we do not have to exclude anyone.
In Order to PASS 8th Grade: In order to "graduate" 8th grade, students must pass ALL four major classes--Math, Reading, Social Studies, and Science. Math, Science, and Social Studies grades are averaged across all 4 quarters, so students who have an F or D in one or more quarters must be very careful to keep their grades up this marking period. Ms. Allen and I can tell students who are worried what grade they need to ensure they pass their subjects.
URGENT: Phones and Music Players: Too many students are playing with phones and other electronics in class. They are texting, watching videos, and otherwise being disruptive and off-task. Please refer to the Code of Student Conduct--PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOOL. We realize that students need them for safety on the way to and from school, but using them during the school day is strictly forbidden. Parents, if you have an urgent message for your child, please call the school office at 215-684-5450. Phones will be confiscated and students will receive a discipline report (pink slip) for illegal use of electronics if this continues. Not surprisingly, most of the students using their phones during class time also happen to be failing 8th grade!
CLOSING EXERCISES UPDATE:
CLOSING EXERCISES: Closing Exercises for Grade Eight will be held on June 13th, 2012 at 10:00AM sharp. Right now, we are scheduled to have the closing exercises in the Martin Auditorium. The auditorium is freshly painted, and having the ceremony there will be a nice tribute to tradition. Many classes have had closing exercises in the Martin building. We will be sending information home about gowns (no caps--those are for high school) soon. The students have voted on a class song (You Gotta Be, by Des'ree) and also on class superlatives (best smile, etc....).
PLEASE NOTE: We have high hopes that all 8th graders who are currently passing all classes will be able to attend closing exercises. However, we must remind you that students MUST have a signed behavior letter on file to attend closing exercises and the 8th grade student luncheon (all but two students have this). Closing exercises are a privilege, not a right--and as we hold practice in the coming weeks it is crucial that we have the cooperation of all students. It is also important that students continue their good behavior in class and other areas of the school. Any student that disrupts the school environment can be EXCLUDED from closing exercises. We sincerely hope we do not have to exclude anyone.
In Order to PASS 8th Grade: In order to "graduate" 8th grade, students must pass ALL four major classes--Math, Reading, Social Studies, and Science. Math, Science, and Social Studies grades are averaged across all 4 quarters, so students who have an F or D in one or more quarters must be very careful to keep their grades up this marking period. Ms. Allen and I can tell students who are worried what grade they need to ensure they pass their subjects.
URGENT: Phones and Music Players: Too many students are playing with phones and other electronics in class. They are texting, watching videos, and otherwise being disruptive and off-task. Please refer to the Code of Student Conduct--PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOOL. We realize that students need them for safety on the way to and from school, but using them during the school day is strictly forbidden. Parents, if you have an urgent message for your child, please call the school office at 215-684-5450. Phones will be confiscated and students will receive a discipline report (pink slip) for illegal use of electronics if this continues. Not surprisingly, most of the students using their phones during class time also happen to be failing 8th grade!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Newsletter 11
PSSA-Writing:
Our students did well through a difficult 6 days of reading and math PSSA testing and now have writing and science to get through!
Writing will start on Monday April 16th. As usual, please make sure your students are on time, well rested, and have had breakfast. Breakfast will also be served at school. The writing PSSA consists of several multiple choice sections in which students must correct grammar and sentence structure etc..., and several writing prompts in which students are given a topic on which to write a short essay. These may be persuasive or narrative assignments.
CLOSING EXERCISES: Closing Exercises for Grade Eight will be held on June 13th, 2012 at 10:00AM sharp. We are still exploring different places to have the ceremony. Right now, we are scheduled to have the closing exercises in the Martin Auditorium, but if any parent has any connections that could get us a free or inexpensive hall or meeting room in Fairmount/Francisville we would be open to suggestions.
URGENT: Phones and Music Players: Too many students are playing with phones and other electronics in class. They are texting, watching videos, and otherwise being disruptive and off-task. Please refer to the Code of Student Conduct--PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOOL. We realize that students need them for safety on the way to and from school, but using them during the school day is strictly forbidden. Parents, if you have an urgent message for your child, please call the school office at 215-684-5450. Phones will be confiscated and students will receive a discipline report (pink slip) for illegal use of electronics if this continues. Not surprisingly, most of the students using their phones during class time also happen to be failing 8th grade!
Our students did well through a difficult 6 days of reading and math PSSA testing and now have writing and science to get through!
Writing will start on Monday April 16th. As usual, please make sure your students are on time, well rested, and have had breakfast. Breakfast will also be served at school. The writing PSSA consists of several multiple choice sections in which students must correct grammar and sentence structure etc..., and several writing prompts in which students are given a topic on which to write a short essay. These may be persuasive or narrative assignments.
CLOSING EXERCISES: Closing Exercises for Grade Eight will be held on June 13th, 2012 at 10:00AM sharp. We are still exploring different places to have the ceremony. Right now, we are scheduled to have the closing exercises in the Martin Auditorium, but if any parent has any connections that could get us a free or inexpensive hall or meeting room in Fairmount/Francisville we would be open to suggestions.
URGENT: Phones and Music Players: Too many students are playing with phones and other electronics in class. They are texting, watching videos, and otherwise being disruptive and off-task. Please refer to the Code of Student Conduct--PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN SCHOOL. We realize that students need them for safety on the way to and from school, but using them during the school day is strictly forbidden. Parents, if you have an urgent message for your child, please call the school office at 215-684-5450. Phones will be confiscated and students will receive a discipline report (pink slip) for illegal use of electronics if this continues. Not surprisingly, most of the students using their phones during class time also happen to be failing 8th grade!
Monday, March 12, 2012
NEWSLETTER 10 PSSA time is here!
Spring is here, and with it comes time for the PSSA (the state mandated test). We are ready, and we feel that our students are ready too! You may have heard that there are some new rules in place due to cheating in some parts of the city and state.
****Bache-Martin is NOT one of the schools accused of cheating, but we must abide by the new rules anyway.
****The biggest change your child will notice is that they may no longer be given the test by their homeroom or main subject area teacher. The 8th grade will be tested by the seventh grade teachers. We feel confident that the students will do well no matter who is in the room with them.
****The 8th grade is the most heavily tested grade. They take Reading & Math, and after Spring Break they will move on to Writing and Science. It seems to them and us that they test forever!!
On the bright side, once they are done this year, they do not take PSSAs again until 11th grade.
****Please make sure your children get a good night's sleep, a good breakfast, and come to school on time. We also serve breakfast in the lunchroom in the mornings.
CLOSING EXERCISES: We are still working out a date, place, and time for our closing exercises. We will keep you posted with new information.
Social Studies Project: Remember the Social Studies project is due at the end of March. The marking period ends around the same time, so NO late projects will be accepted. A failing grade on the project will most likely result in in an 'F' for the quarter.
NO Summer School: The School District has announced that there will be NO summer school this summer!!! Therefore, if your child does not meet the requirements to be promoted (to be promoted to 9th grade, a student must pass ALL four major subjects), that child will be repeating grade 8 next year. Most of our 8th graders are on track, but a few seem to think no work is required to move on to high school--please speak to them about this. Thank you!
****Bache-Martin is NOT one of the schools accused of cheating, but we must abide by the new rules anyway.
****The biggest change your child will notice is that they may no longer be given the test by their homeroom or main subject area teacher. The 8th grade will be tested by the seventh grade teachers. We feel confident that the students will do well no matter who is in the room with them.
****The 8th grade is the most heavily tested grade. They take Reading & Math, and after Spring Break they will move on to Writing and Science. It seems to them and us that they test forever!!
On the bright side, once they are done this year, they do not take PSSAs again until 11th grade.
****Please make sure your children get a good night's sleep, a good breakfast, and come to school on time. We also serve breakfast in the lunchroom in the mornings.
CLOSING EXERCISES: We are still working out a date, place, and time for our closing exercises. We will keep you posted with new information.
Social Studies Project: Remember the Social Studies project is due at the end of March. The marking period ends around the same time, so NO late projects will be accepted. A failing grade on the project will most likely result in in an 'F' for the quarter.
NO Summer School: The School District has announced that there will be NO summer school this summer!!! Therefore, if your child does not meet the requirements to be promoted (to be promoted to 9th grade, a student must pass ALL four major subjects), that child will be repeating grade 8 next year. Most of our 8th graders are on track, but a few seem to think no work is required to move on to high school--please speak to them about this. Thank you!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Newsletter #9
February 13, 2012 Newsletter #9
Remember Parents: Report Card Conferences this Week: Wed. 2/15, Thurs. 2/16, and Fri. 2/17 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Students will be dismissed at 12:09 on conference days.
***Appointment letters were sent home last week.
7th & 8th Grade Dance: The dance was a great success! Many thanks to Ms. Stephens, Mrs. Gaillard, Ms. MacNeill, The Home and School Association ,Mr. Rupertus, Mr. Golson, and all parents who helped and chaperoned!
Social Studies Project: All 8th Grade students have an important Social Studies project due on March 30, 2012.
Students brought home the requirements on a bright green paper last week. If you would like me to email you a copy, contact me at krluebbert@philasd.org
School Reform Commission announces that due to budget crisis there will be no summer school!
*****Parents, we are well into the third marking period. If your child has failed one or more subjects so far this year, he/she is in grave danger of returning to bache for 8th grade again next fall!
#####THERE WILL BE NO SUMMER SCHOOL—please discuss this with your child and make sure they improve their work.
“EXTRA CREDIT”— the third marking period is underway, and it might be useful to explain what ‘extra credit’ means: It is for the VERY RARE times when a student has tried his/her best every day, but still needs a little EXTRA work to pass a class, OR it is awarded when a student has done something BEYOND what is expected. IT IS NOT for a student who has neglected to do homework, or work in class, or projects, and is therefore failing the class. Extra credit WILL NOT be given to students who are missing regular assignments. Please discuss with your child the importance of giving his/her effort every day in school. Thank you.
READING AND WRITING—All students should be reading a book or magazine of their choice for twenty minutes each night. Students also have several ongoing writing project that they should be working on at least several times a week.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Newsletter #8
January 25, 2012
School Reform Commission announces that due to budget crisis there will be no summer school!
*****Parents, we have just entered the third marking period. If your child has failed one or more subjects so far this year, he/she is in grave danger of returning to bache for 8th grade again next fall!
#####THERE WILL BE NO SUMMER SCHOOL—please discuss this with your child and make sure they improve their work.
School Supplies: Parents, many students are now coming to school without pens, pencils, paper, notebooks…..Please make sure your child has all needed supplies to be successful in school.
Parents and Guardians: We care for our students here at Bache, and know Middle Schoolers need guidance to make good decisions. Please talk with your child about appropriate actions and behavior. Please, please, make sure they do not bring anything unsafe to school---poor decisions can have dire consequences for them and others!
DATE for Closing Exercises: Our Closing Exercises Date is awaiting approval by the AD-8 offices
****Please ask your child about the new Interactive Notebook they are using in Math class. It will be a great organizational and study tool for them.
READING AND WRITING—All students should be reading a book or magazine of their choice for twenty minutes each night. Students also have several ongoing writing project that they should be working on at least several times a week.
Kristin Luebbert: krluebbert@philasd.org
Trina Allen: tdallen@philasd.org
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