Friday, December 6, 2013

Be Respectful, Be Excellent, Be Accepting, Be a Leader

 

This is a W Day.

 

8^th Grade:

Attention 8^th Grade Boys: Basketball will begin on Thursday, December 12 at 3:00 PM in the gym.  Mr. Coll and Ms. Enderlin look forward to seeing you.

 

ALL GRADES:

Fitness club is cancelled for Monday, December 9th. The last club meeting, before the break, will be Monday, December 16th.

 

Attention MathCounts Club members: our first practice will be on Wednesday, December 11. We will go over rules of the competition, schedule of practices and work on some math problems. Meet in room 209 after school with Coach Otte.

 

Next week help us to raise toys to give to children that won't get a Christmas.  Please bring in new toys to the cafeteria in the mornings before school and help us make this a Christmas to remember for many families.  The Student Council Toy Drive goes from Monday, December 9 to Friday, December 13.

 

Words of Wisdom

Quote: "Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible." –Miguel Unamuno

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Be Respectful, Be Excellent, Be Accepting, Be a Leader

 

This is a B Day.

 

8^th Grade:

Attention 8^th Grade Boys: Basketball will begin on Thursday, December 12 at 3:00 PM in the gym.  Mr. Coll and Ms. Enderlin look forward to seeing you.

 

ALL GRADES:

Fitness club is cancelled for Monday, December 9th. The last club meeting, before the break, will be Monday, December 16th.

 

National Junior Honor Society will meet this Friday, December 6 at 7:00 in the Double Classroom.  We will have holiday music, hot cocoa and apple cider and breakfast items.  Please bring a new or slightly used stuffed animal that you believe an older person at a nursing home would appreciate having in their room.  We will wrap the animals and make cards and plan to deliver them to some community members before the holidays.

 

Words of Wisdom

Quote: "Dreams must be free to flee and fly high … You should never agree to surrender your dreams." –Rev. Jesse Jackson

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Be Respectful, Be Excellent, Be Accepting, Be a Leader

 

This is a W Day.

 

ALL GRADES:

National Junior Honor Society will meet this Friday, December 6 at 7:00 in the Double Classroom.  We will have holiday music, hot cocoa and apple cider and breakfast items.  Please bring a new or slightly used stuffed animal that you believe an older person at a nursing home would appreciate having in their room.  We will wrap the animals and make cards and plan to deliver them to some community members before the holidays.

 

Words of Wisdom

Quote: "You must believe in yourself or no one else will believe in you.  Be self-confident, self-reliant, and even if you don't make it, you will know you have done your best." –Mother of General Douglas McArthur

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Be Respectful, Be Excellent, Be Accepting, Be a Leader

 

This is a B Day.

 

ALL GRADES:

Attention all advanced math students -there will be an information meeting for the MathCounts Team on today in room 209 after school. The Top Four students of the Mathcounts Team will compete against 40 other schools in the Metro Division. Good math skills and problem solving are a must. See Coach Otte if you have questions.

 

National Junior Honor Society will meet this Friday, December 6 at 7:00 in the Double Classroom.  We will have holiday music, hot cocoa and apple cider and breakfast items.  Please bring a new or slightly used stuffed animal that you believe an older person at a nursing home would appreciate having in their room.  We will wrap the animals and make cards and plan to deliver them to some community members before the holidays.

  

Words of Wisdom

Quote: "I have limitations.  Things don't come easily to me … I have to slug it out slowly." –Jose Arcadia Limon

Monday, December 2, 2013

Be Respectful, Be Excellent, Be Accepting, Be a Leader

 

This is a W Day.

 

ALL GRADES:

Attention spelling bee participants - If you qualified for the spelling bee, don't forget it takes place tomorrow, December 3.  It will begin at 12:30 in the double classroom.  You will be excused from class at that time.  Don't forget you can invite two friends and any family members to join you.  See Mrs. Grenawalt in room 104 if you have any questions.

 

Attention all advanced math students -there will be an information meeting for the MathCounts Team on Tuesday, December 3 in room 209 after school. The Top Four students of the Mathcounts Team will compete against 40 other schools in the Metro Division. Good math skills and problem solving are a must. See Coach Otte if you have questions.

 

Words of Wisdom

Quote: "A vision without a task is but a dream.  A task without a vision is drudgery.  A vision and a task are the hope of the world." –Inscribed on a church in Sussex, England