REMINDER

Don't forget tomorrow, Thursday, April 1st, is Community Service Day. ...and NO it is not an April fools day joke!!! Yes, you may wear jeans, but you must wear a school uniform shirt. It is recommended to wear sneakers; flip-flops are NOT allowed. Be sure to bring a bag lunch and a drink. We will board buses after announcements. We will return around 1:30 for an Easter egg hunt then attend the gathering for pizza. It's going to be a beautiful day! :)

Last week of March

Well here we are in the last week of March and it will be a short week.
Here are some important things that you need to remember:

• Earth Balloon - Tomorow, Tuesday the 30th - each homeroom class has a designated time slot (8th grade will attend between 9-10:30)
• Social Studies - Tomorrow, Tuesday the 30th - you will have a TEST on Chapter 6 on the Revolutionary Period. Study the topics given to you today.
• Tomorrow, Tuesday the 30th - Earth Balloon - each homeroom class has a designated half hour time slot (8th grade will attend between 9-10:30)
• Science - Planetary Systems Study Guide is Due this Wednesday the 31st - the test will be the week of the 12th (the week you return from spring break).
• Math -We've been working on Prime, Composite, Rational Numbers, GCF, LCM, LCD. Practice you mulitplication facts #0-12 they must be memorized!
• Reading - Your Poetry Packet and Vocabulary was due today. If you did not hand it in be sure to hand it in tomorrow or you will get a "0" for that assignment. Your pleasure book report/journal is Due this Wednesday the 31st - this should be an easy "A" for everyone. Also, you must have a poem, with a min. of 15 lines, approved by Ms. Wessell or Mrs. Jilek before the end of the day this Wednesday the 31st. This is NOT a poem written by you. You can find the poem in a book from the classroom, from the library, from home, or off the computer. This will be the poem that you memorize during spring break. The week we return from spring break everyone will recite their poem to the class. The order to recite will be a random selection by name, so be ready... you could be first! You will be graded on how well you remember the lines, as well as how you deliver the lines. Practice reciting to someone, or the mirror. You are not allowed to read it, you must memorize it!
• Thursday, April 1st - Community Service Day Field Trip - You are allowed to wear jeans, but you must wear a school uniform shirt. You should wear sneakers and you must have a bag lunch and drink. This is an outside field trip, rain or shine. Altho' it's suppose to be a beautiful day, watch the weather report to dress appropriately.
• Friday, April 2nd - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
• SPRING BREAK - HAPPY EASTER!!! Have a blessed Easter and a safe spring break! Enjoy the beauty of Spring and time with your loved ones.
• Back to school Monday April 12th

Reminder

Don't forget to wear atheletic clothes and sneakers Thursday 25th and bring a bottle of water, for fitness day.

Calendar Correction

The PCA Cheerleaders will be performing at the Blue Rocks game on Tuesday, April 20th at the Blue Rocks Stadium at 6pm (not the 29th as previously posted)

UPDATE

Wednesday 17th - St.Patrick's Day! All students may wear green shirts (school appropriate ofcourse) with jeans...for only $3 (which goes towards the school year book committee). Let's see if we can be green school wide :)

IMPORTANT DATES

Here are some important dates for you to remember:

• MATH DSTP was yesterday and today
• this Sunday the 14th - Change your clocks - Spring Forward
• READING DSTP - Monday and Tuesday, March 15th and 16th - no tutoring
• DSTP make up days the rest of the week
• Wed. March 17th - St. Patrick's Day! Luck of the Irish to ya!
• Friday the 19th - Field Trip to Maryland Science Center (rescheduled from a snow day) Be sure to bring a packed lunch, drink, and snack. Also spending money, if you wish. Parents must be at school to pick you up no later then 5:00, unless called and told otherwise. Marking Period also ends today.
• Thursday March 25th - Fitness Day and Report cards go home
• Tuesay the 30th - The Earth balloon will be here
• April 1st - Community Service Day - bring a packed lunch and drink
• April 2nd - 11th - No School - Spring Break - Happy Easter!!
• April 12th - Back to School
• April 16th - jeans day and spring dance at 7pm
• Tues. April 29th - PCA Cheerleaders perform at Blue Rocks Game at 6pm
• Friday the 23rd - Washington DC field trip (bring lunch, snack, drink, money) late return!
• Monday the 26th - MS Gathering
• Friday the 30th - Book Fair Starts
• May 3-7th Book Fair
• May 4th - 8th grade assembly "Choices"
• May 12th - Progress Reports go home
• May 14th and 15th - Science Fair
• Weekend of 15th and 16th - Dover Nascar Races - Beware of the race traffic!
• Tues. May 18th - Science DSTP
• Wed. May 19th - Social Studies DSTP
• Frid. May 21st - jeans day
• Sat. May 22nd - 8th grade formal 7-10
• Tues. 25th - Sports Banquet
• Thurs. 27th - Spring Concert 7pm
• Friday the 28th - Spring Concert Assembly
• Monday the 31st - Memorial Day - No School
• June 7th - Marking period ends - final grades in
• June 11th - Field Day - rain date the 14th
• Tues. June 15th - Honor Roll Assembly
• Wed. June 16th - 8th grade GRADUATION at 7pm
• Last Day of School - TBA
• SUMMER!!!! :)

SUNTIMES

Pick yourself up a copy of this week's Suntimes
and see page 22 about PCA's collection for Haiti

HAPPY MARCH !

It's March!! I hope that means no more snow! It does mean DSTP's this week and next.
Math DSTP the 10th and 11th. Reading DSTP the 15th and 16th.
Please be sure to have a good nights sleep and eat a good breakfast.
If you do your very best, then we can't ask any more of you.
Please take time to check out Mrs. Muldoon's blog. You can see her new baby "Patrick" and some great hints and info for DSTP.
Next week I will be posting important dates, so be sure to check back.