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November 24, 2009 Interims will be sent home today. Please sign and have your student return them tomorrow. Although it is sometimes hard for the students to focus at this time of year, the second quarter is important since many high schools will ask us to forward second quarter grades. There are four week left in this quarter--two before the holidays and two after. Thanks for your help! Thanks to all those students who helped at Breakfast with Santa. You did a great job, and you helped make the day special for the younger children!
A few important pieces of information:
November 17, 2008
The following parents volunteered the first Hot Dog Lunch on November 3rd– THANK YOU!!!!
Gigi McClure, Corby McClure, Val Borsody, Aida Robles, and Maria Chavez
Volunteers November 17th :
Marcelo Guillen
Liz Lopez
Need One More Volunteer
Volunteers December 1st
Need 3 Volunteers
Volunteers December 15th
Maria Guillen
Need 2 Volunteers
Hot Dot Lunch Shopping:
Elida Gomez assisted by Aminta Binger
Please contact Sheila Jackson AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to volunteer for these and future dates!!! Please check this website to see which dates are covered as we will update it with volunteers as we get them. Thanks!
Below is a note from Sheila Jackson. The hot dog sale directly benefits every 8th grade student. In the past, the profits from 8th grade fundraising covered the cost of the Hershey trip (bus, lunch, and tickets), the cost of our 8th grade Communion Breakfast, an expanded graduation reception, and more. Last year, the Hershey Park trip was about $100 per student. By having this fundraiser, we make sure that all students are able to attend. (For graduation diplomas, flowers, programs, etc., a graduation fee is charged in January.)
Since this fundraiser helps all families, please check your calendars and let Sheila know how your family can help. For this Tuesday, we only have one volunteer.
From Sheila Jackson:
Thanks so much for your Halloween party donations! BUT WE STILL NEED HELP WITH HOT DOG SALES!! If we do not get parents to sign up for each date of hot dog sales, we will need to cancel these sales, which is the biggest and only fundraiser that we have for ALL eighth grade events for the year. We have a significant number of sales this year (Pre-K orders are leading the pack!) and we really don’t want to cancel this great fundraiser. Please check your calendars and get back to me AS SOON AS POSSIBLE regarding covering the following lunch dates:
THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3rd
Tuesday November 17th
Tuesday December 1st
Tuesday December 15th
Tuesday January 5th
Tuesday January 19th
Please contact Sheila Jackson at (202) 409- 6410 (c) or ssjackson55@comcast.net.
HELP WANTED FROM OUR PARENTS TO SUPPORT OUR GRADUATING EIGHTH GRADERS!
HALLOWEEN PARTY
This year there will be three parties held throughout the entire school year so we only need donations from 6-7 families at each party. We’ll take donations of drinks (NON-caffeinated soda and juices), cups, small plates, napkins, and food. The food can be baked, nut-free goods or some fruit (grapes, melon, pineapple), Halloween candy. A halloween theme is encouraged as this is their last chance to dress up and really enjoy the holiday!! If you would like to come and set up, take pictures and join the party, stop by after lunch – enjoy it while you can!!!! Please email me at ssjackson55@comcast.net if you are going to donate and what you are going to donate so that I can track it and let everyone know when we have enough donations.
HOT DOG LUNCHES
As you all probably noted, the hotdog lunches will begin in November. Elida Gomez has volunteered to be our shopper – THANK YOU!!!. We now need volunteers to help warm up the hotdogs and serve on the designated two Tuesdays per month that we will be holding this event. THIS EVENT IS THE ONLY FUND RAISING EVENT THAT WE PLAN TO DO TO FUND ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR OUR EIGHTH GRADERS. It is critical that we get enough volunteers for every date so that we can make this an effortless event. For planning purposes please review the following dates and email me with dates you are available through at least January 2010. We need to be there from 10 a.m. through the last lunch and clean up by approximately 1 p.m. That is 3 hours of banked volunteer time each time you help! The dates are all Tuesdays: Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 1, Dec 15, Jan 5, Jan 19, Feb 2, Feb 16, Mar 2, Mar 16, Apr 20, May 4, May 18. Your child will notice and appreciate your presence at these lunches!!!!! Please email me at ssjackson55@comcast.net by Wed, October 28th with your available dates in Nov, Dec and Jan. THANKS!!!
Confirmation
English Confirmation is May 18 at 6:00. The rehearsal for student and sponsor is May 13 at 7:00. If the sponsor can’t make the rehearsal, a parent may stand in.
High School Forms and Recommendations
On Monday, students were given a blue and tan piece of paper. The blue paper is the form to register for the High School placement test. It is due Friday, October 9. The cost of the test is $40 and the check should be made to St. Martin’s School. If you would like scores sent to St. John’s Catholic Prep, the fee is $55. This test is open to all students and is good practice for tests such as the PSAT and SAT. If your student is not going to take the test, please indicate that on the form and return it to me.
The tan sheet indicates where test scores, records, and recommendations should be sent. That form due by November 24. All teachers will fill out their portion of the ADW recommendation forms and they will be sent to the schools you select. If additional recommendations for scholarships are needed, please have the student ask the teacher in person, provide the teacher with a list of activities or other helpful information, and supply a stamped and addressed envelope to the scholarship committee. Please allow two weeks for this process.
A Note from Mrs. Jackson
Shadow Visits
Once students have scheduled their shadow visits, they are to mark the dates and schools on a calendar in our room.
Lord's Table
The students have been signing up for their shifts at the Lord’s Table. Each student should have signed up for at least two slots. If a student switches slots with another student, please let me know. We still have a need for parent volunteers. Please let me know if you are able to help. The updated Lord’s Table schedule can be found on the Lord’s Table page of this website.
Parent Volunteers
The eighth grade class has many activities during the year that require parent assistance. If everyone pitches in, we can have a very successful year. One of the highlights of the year is our annual Hershey Park trip. Once we pay for the bus, tickets, and lunch, this becomes a very expensive field trip. To ensure that everyone can attend, the eighth grade traditionally holds fundraisers such as the hot dog hot lunches to offset the cost. In recent years, money from these fundraisers also paid for the eighth grade parent/student communion breakfast and an expanded graduation reception. These fundraisers directly benefit all eighth grade students and so we ask that all families help and support them. (For graduation diplomas, flowers, dvd, programs, etc., a graduation fee is due in early spring.)
Guidelines for Graduation Attire
I know it’s early, and there is still a lot of work to do . . . but I know some parents like to get an early start on this! Remember photos will be at the beginning of May. Please have all clothes in order by then.
• Girls—White dress of appropriate length and style for Church—NO mini-skirts, strapless dresses, spaghetti straps (straps must be at least 1 inch wide), halters, low-cut necklines. (Most girls wear long dresses, but this is not required.) Girls should wear dress shoes.
• Boys—Suit or dress trousers and jacket, dress shirt, tie, and dress shoes.
· Welcome to the new school year!
· If you are interested in Catholic high schools, check the high schools’ websites for shadow visit guidelines. It is important to schedule visits as early as possible.
· Religious Ed sent a letter this summer with important dates. The first is the Confirmation meeting is this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
· Please review uniform code with your student. The eighth grade students should be an example to the rest of the school. Boys should remember to wear a belt. Girls should make sure their skirts are not shorter than two inches above the knee. All students should wear crew socks, not ankle socks.
Thanks for your help!
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at hredmond@smsmd.org.
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