Closing Exercises are Thursday, June 20th!

Our students are practicing and the gowns should be here today!

A few reminders:  Ceremony starts at 10:00AM  SHARP!!!!

Students should arrive no earlier than 9:15 am on Thursday Morning and report to the Martin Lunchroom.

Parents and guests should arrive at 9:45 and enter the Martin Auditorium from the Parrish Street entrance.  Please DO NOT walk through the school building.

Immediately after the Closing Exercises conclude there will be a short cake and juice reception in the Martin Schoolyard.

Congratulations and Onward!

Tickets Distrubuted TODAY for Closing Exercises--AND other reminders

Parents and Guardians,

***All students who handed in the names for their two tickets to Closing Exercises received those tickets today.  Each ticket has the name of the person who will use it written on the back.  PLEASE ask your child for the tickets today when they arrive home and keep them in a safe place.  We do not have extras, and lost tickets will not be replaced.

***Luncheon for 8th grade students will be at the Ukrainian League Club on 23rd and Brown this Friday June 14th.  Please see the previously published dress code (published below).

EIGHTH Grade Closing Exercises Information

May 30, 2013

Dear Parents and Guardians of Grade Eight Students,

We are all looking forward to our closing exercises on Thursday June 20^th, 2013.  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 two (2) 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 2) 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 10, 2013

·      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 9:20am

-       Invitations will be collected at the door

  

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 8^th grade luncheon (students only) will be held on Friday, June 14^th during school hours.  Students may wear appropriate nice clothes instead of uniforms: Boys may wear nice long 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 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

June 14^th, 2013            Eighth Grade Luncheon (Hosted by the Home and School)           

June 20^th, 2013            Closing Ceremony

Thank you,

Kristin Luebbert, Jeffrey Rupertus, 8^th grade teachers

CC: Yvette Duperon , principal

Report Card Conferences THIS WEEK

Report card conferences are this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1:10-3:00 PM.  Students will be dismissed at 12:09 on conferences days. Students have brought home a letter and schedule, pleas ask them to show it to you.  All room 20, 8th grade parents will need to have an in person conference this marking period; I will not send any report cards home without a conference with a parent. Thank you.

++++We are out of tissues, hand wipes, and desk wipes for the classroom.  I will not be personally replenishing these supplies anymore, so if your child has allergies or a cold, etc... please send them to school with tissues.

Project Alert!

Projects Coming Due for Grade 7 AND Grade 8, Advisory 24:

Students and Parents,  Grade 8 (24 only) has their African-American Poet project due on Monday,  2/25/13.

Grade 7 has their Africa Project due on Thursday 2/28/13.

Please remember that ANY and ALL projects in my Reading, Social Studies, and Writing Classes MUST be word processed/typed in 12 point font in Times New Roman.  NO handwritten projects will be accepted.  Please do not have students bring projects to me on a flash-drive or email them to me.  Students MUST print out their own projects and hand them in.  

If you do not have a printer at home The Free Library of Philadelphia has printing services available at low cost.

CORRECTION:  The next Current Events in due 2/28/13! Topics: City tax increase, Federal Budget, OR School Closures.  Please remember: a copy of the article MUST be included with the summary.

Next Current Events Assignment

Students:  Your next Social Studies Current Events Assignment is due NEXT Thursday: February 21, 2013.  The topic is one of the following:  City real estate taxes, the Federal (U.S.) budget, or school closings. Please remember to include the article with your summary