GO PHILLIES !! and HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!

• Don't forget that this Monday, Nov 3rd, is PICTURE DAY. You must wear your school uniform and a big smile! These pictures go in the yearbook.
• Have a fun and safe Halloween night and weekend!
• NO SCHOOL Tues. 4th - Election Day - Remind your parents to vote
• NO SCHOOL Mon. 10th and Tues. 11th - Veterans' Day - Remember those that fight to keep us free!
• NO SCHOOL Wed. 26th thru 30th - Thanksgiving Break - BE THANKFUL!!

End of October Update

Well here it is the end of October....can you believe it?

Congrats to all that worked so hard to make PCA's First Annual Halloween Haunting a success!

Book Fair is all week - all of Muldoon's classes will go tomorrow, Thursday 30th

Spirit Day - Also tomorrow, Thursday 30th - Students may wear jeans and a PCA color shirt for $3. That afternoon will be the pep rally. Middle school will start at 2:30.

Middle School Gathering will be on Halloween day, Friday, Oct. 31st

PICTURES - Don't forget that picture day is Monday, Nov. 3rd

CONFERENCES have been scheduled and a reminder will be attached to your agenda this week. Be sure that your parent gets the reminder.

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - November 4th, 10th, 11th

ELA - Continue to read your fiction books. Don't loose your book report file folder with the instructions to completing your book report. As soon as you finish reading, get started on your book report. ALL BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE THURSDAY, NOV. 13th (points will be deducted for any report handed in after that date). Grammar - We will continue working on nouns. READING - We will have a quiz on "Lady and the Tiger" and the vocab. next week.

SCIENCE - Weather Unit continues...

MATH - Equations with Positive and Negative Intergers (Numbers) using the order of operations (pemdas) continues...

SOCIAL STUDIES - Junior Achievement booklets continue...

October 16th - UPDATE

• Writing - Final copy of your Short Story is due tomorrow, Friday 17th.
• Science - Test today...hope you studied!
• Math - We will continue practicing Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing and Negative Numbers
• Social Studies - Did you present yet? Some have been great! If you haven't presented yet, be ready it's your turn next!

MISTAKE POSTED

ATTENTION - The DSTP info. below is incorrect. Testing is for 4th-6th ONLY. I was not able to correct it after posting, sorry.

ATTENTION PARENTS

Agenda MUST be signed by the parent/guardian EVERY night. (The far right column is specific for parental signing) The agenda will be checked every Friday at the end of the day. Consequences after 3 missed and 10 missed signatures for ALL Middle School students, NOONE is exempt! Please be sure to read and sign your child's agenda every night.

Monday, October 13th - UPDATE

ELA - Reading/Vocab. Test Tues. 14th and Grammar Test Wednesday 22nd,
Writing - Final of Short Story is due Friday 17th
SCIENCE - Test on Wednesday 15th, directly from your notes... so study them
MATH - This week we start "Inverse Operations"
SOCIAL STUDIES - Presentation of projects begin tomorrow, are you ready?
Advisement - My group continues to set and revisit their goals. Good Luck - you CAN do it!!!
Think about an activity for the group that requires everyone to work together to be
successful. Also, we will plan on Mon. Nov. 24th to be a celebration. Everyone will bring
something to share (food, drink, etc.) that must be approved by Mrs. Jilek. We will also talk
about what we are thankful for.
Dance - The first PCA dance will be this Friday the 17th from 6-9 for 5th-8th grade only. The
cost is $5, unless you bring a chaperone and it is $4.
Book Fair - Oct. 27-31st
Haunted Night - PCA Haunting will scare the britches off of you!!! Friday the 24th at night...
wear your costume...watch for more information to come
Pep Rally - Thursday, Oct. 30th will be the last home football game and peprally. We will participate from 2:30-3:00. For $3 you may wear jeans and a purple or school appropriate shirt. Best "PCA ALL THE WAY" wins the spirit stick!