Terrill Middle School
Monday, June 16, 2008
WHITE DAY
YEARBOOKS
Yearbooks will be distributed to all students on Monday. 5th, 6th, and
7th graders will receive theirs today. If you aren't sure if you have
purchased one, please check the list posted in the Main Office window to see
if your name is listed.
FALL SPORTS
8th graders who wish to sign up for high school sports must pick up forms in
the nurse’s office.
The following sports are being offered at the high school:
Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Girl’s Tennis, Gymnastics,
Soccer & Volleyball
Terrill students who will be in 7th or 8th grade this fall should also sign
up for fall sports in the nurse’s office. The only fall sport offered is
Soccer.
MEDIA CENTER
The Media Center is now closed for inventory, students may still return
overdue books.
CELL PHONES
In our ongoing effort to go green, the 6th grade is asking students and
faculty to bring in any old and/or used cell phones. These phones will be
recycled. Please drop your phones off at the Main Office in the labeled
box. Thank you for helping make our earth a little greener.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Students who need to leave school early for any reason should bring in a
note from home and take it to the Guidance Office before the start of the
school day. At that time, a pass will be given you and your name will be put
on the early dismissal list. At the time you need to leave, you are to
come to the main office with your pass and wait for your ride.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
ALL SPORTS
8th graders who wish to sign up for high school sports must pick up forms in
the nurse’s office.
The following sports are being offered at the high school:
Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Girl’s Tennis, Gymnastics,
Soccer & Volleyball
Terrill students who will be in 7th or 8th grade this fall should also sign
up for fall sports in the nurse’s office. The only fall sport offered is
Soccer.
5TH GRADE BEACH SOCIAL
Attention all 5th Graders: The Beach Party Social takes place on Friday,
June 6th from 3:00 to 4:30 PM. We hope to see you there for an afternoon
full of beachy fun, games, prizes, and refreshments!
CHAIN LINK
Attention Casts of "Chain Link" and "Hooray for Hollywood". Don't forget
about our cast party on Friday, June 6th, after school in room 27. Bring a
bottle of soda or some kind of snack. Questions? See Ms. Nielsen in room
27.
BUILDERS CLUB
Builder's Club Camp Marcella Walkathon is coming closer. All students
interested in walking with friends, laughing uncontrollably, winning gift
cards and eating pancakes, be sure to turn your permission slips and money
to Miss Semple by June 5th. All students who raise $75 will get a stylish
walkathon
t-shirt. See you Thursday, June 12th!
Walkathon permission slips and donations are due today to Miss Semple.
MEDIA CENTER
All library books are now overdue, please return all books today.
CELL PHONES
In our ongoing effort to go green, the 6th grade is asking students and
faculty to bring in any old and/or used cell phones. These phones will be
recycled. Please drop your phones off at the Main Office in the labeled
box. Thank you for helping make our earth a little greener.
CHARACTER EDUCATION POSTER CONTEST
Your Character Counts! Up to three winners per grade level will win a gift
card! Posters must be submitted by Friday, June 6th. Good luck!!
SCHOOL PICTURES
All picture envelopes are due today.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
FORGOTTEN ITEMS
Any student who has forgotten their lunch, lunch money or if you realize
that you have forgotten an item from home please check the Main Office to
see if your item is there. We will not call the classroom for forgotten
homework or projects.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Students who need to leave school early for any reason should bring in a
note from home and take it to the Guidance Office before the start of the
school day. At that time, a pass will be given you and your name will be put
on the early dismissal list. At the time you need to leave, you are to
come to the main office with your pass and wait for your ride.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
BLUE DAY
BAND
A reminder to all Band students Tonight's concerts are at the High School,
not Terrill.
Grades 5 & 6, please be at the High School between 6:00PM and 6:15PM.
CHORUS
5th Grader Chorus is cancelled today only, June 3rd.
GIRLS SOFTBALL
There will be a softball end of the season party/practice today, Tuesday,
June 3 from 3:00PM 4:00PM. All players should bring their "washed"
uniforms, and come ready to play. If you have any questions see Mrs. Loftus
in room 13.
5TH GRADE BEACH SOCIAL
Attention all 5th Graders: Don't forget to bring your permission slips in
to buy tickets for the 5th grade beach party social to be held this Friday,
June 6, from 3-4:30. Tickets are being sold at lunch today, Tuesday, June
3. No tickets will be sold at the door. We hope to see you there for an
afternoon full of beachy fun, games, prizes, and refreshments!
CHAIN LINK
Attention Casts of "Chain Link" and "Hooray for Hollywood".
Don't forget about our cast party on Friday, June 6th, after school in room
27. Bring a bottle of soda or some kind of snack. Questions? See Ms.
Nielsen in room 27.
TRACK
Attention Track team members who ordered track gear. It has arrived.
Please meet Coach Rafferty after school on Wednesday.
BUILDERS CLUB
Builder's Club Camp Marcella Walkathon is coming closer. All students
interested in walking with friends, laughing uncontrollably, winning gift
cards and eating pancakes, be sure to turn your permission slips and money
to Miss Semple by June 5th. All students who raise $75 will get a stylish
walkathon
t-shirt. See you Thursday, June 12th!
MEDIA CENTER
All library books are now overdue, please return all books today.
CELL PHONES
In our ongoing effort to go green, the 6th grade is asking students and
faculty to bring in any old and/or used cell phones. These phones will be
recycled. Please drop your phones off at the Main Office in the labeled
box. Thank you for helping make our earth a little greener.
CHARACTER EDUCATION POSTER CONTEST
Your Character Counts! Up to three winners per grade level will win a gift
card! Posters must be submitted by Friday, June 6th. Good luck!!
PALS
The next PALS meeting will be this Wednesday, June 4th.
SCHOOL PICTURES
All picture envelopes are due today.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Morning Announcements
Blue Day
PALS
Attention all PALS members. Lakeview School is visiting Terrill today.
Just a reminder to meet this morning at 10:00 AM in one of the three
designated areas: either the front main lobby, the media center or
multi-purpose room. If you do not know which location you were assigned,
please see Mrs. Pech or Madame Emmanuel.
TECH ED
Reminder: Today, all 8th Grade Tech Ed students are to report to the Media
Center.
POETRY COMMITTEE
Ms. Frost’s Eighth Grade Poetry Committee has put together the annual
“Spring into Poetry” contest. Submit your best poem, and you could be chosen
to attend the poetry celebration on June 4th during period 6. The poems must
be submitted from now until May 30th to your Language Arts Teacher, and a
dollar donation is required per poem to enter. All the money collected will
be donated to The Wellness Community, which helps people with cancer and
their loved ones. Any questions? Contact your English teacher or Ms. Frost
in room 37. Thank you and good luck everyone!
SCHOOL PICTURES
Spring School pictures have been distributed. Students wishing to purchase
pictures, or individual sheets, please be sure to check out
www.Spring.lifetouch.com, for additional
information and payment options.
Students not wishing to purchase the package, please be sure to return your
pictures to your homeroom teacher. We ask homeroom teachers to please keep a
list of students returning envelopes. After you have checked off a student’s
name, you can return those envelopes to the Main Office. Any questions
please see Mrs. Pober. ALL PICTURE ENVELOPES ARE DUE BACK TODAYŠ
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
FORGOTTEN ITEMS
Any student who has forgotten their lunch, lunch money or if you realize
that you have forgotten an item from home please check the Main Office to
see if your item is there. We will not call the classroom for forgotten
homework or projects.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Students who need to leave school early for any reason should bring in a
note from home and take it to the Guidance Office before the start of the
school day. At that time, a pass will be given you and your name will be put
on the early dismissal list. At the time you need to leave, you are to
come to the main office with your pass and wait for your ride.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
May is the month of Integrity. Being a person of integrity means you hold
true to your principles and are true to your very best self. It means you
walk your talk by living up to your highest ethical values. It means you
always try to do what’s right even in tough situations, and you don’t let
temptation compromise your values. Doing the right thing, even when nobody
is watching- that’s integrity.
Here is today’s Integrity quote
A healthy mind has an easy breath. ~Author Unknown
Thursday, May 15, 2008
BLUE DAY
POETRY COMMITTEE
Ms. Frost’s Eighth Grade Poetry Committee has put together the annual
“Spring into Poetry” contest. Submit your best poem, and you could be chosen
to attend the poetry celebration on June 9th during period 6. The poems must
be submitted from now until May 23rd to your Language Arts Teacher, and a
dollar donation is required per poem to enter. All the money collected will
be donated to The Wellness Community, which helps people with cancer and
their loved ones. Any questions? Contact your English teacher or Ms. Frost
in room 37. The poetry committee will meet during lunch in room 37 on May
26th Thank you and good luck everyone!
SCHOOL PICTURES
Spring School pictures have been distributed yesterday. Students not
wishing to purchase the package, please be sure to return your pictures to
your homeroom teacher. You can purchase single sheets or the entire
package. Please be sure to check out www.Spring.lifetouch.com,
for additional information, and pictures
can be paid for online. Any questions please see Mrs. Pober.
STUDENT COUNCIL
Kids Connect pledges are due on Friday! Attention Grade 8: Do not lose your
spirit point lead and your chance at an in-school field trip. Please
participate.
5TH AND 6TH GRADE BAND
5TH Grade morning lessons with Mr. Van are cancelled today. There will be
5th Grade Band with Mr. Van during lunch today.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Students who need to leave school early for any reason should bring in a
note from home and take it to the Guidance Office before the start of the
school day. At that time, a pass will be given you and your name will be put
on the early dismissal list. At the time you need to leave, you are to
come to the main office with your pass and wait for your ride.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
May is the month of Integrity. Being a person of integrity means you hold
true to your principles and are true to your very best self. It means you
walk your talk by living up to your highest ethical values. It means you
always try to do what’s right even in tough situations, and you don’t let
temptation compromise your values. Doing the right thing, even when nobody
is watching- that’s integrity.
Here is today’s Integrity quote
Be always sure you're right, then go ahead. ~Davy Crockett
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
BLUE DAY
8TH GRADE BAND/CHORUS PERIOD 5
5TH AND 6TH GRADE BAND
5TH Grade morning lessons with Mr. Van are cancelled today. There will be
5th Grade Band with Mr. Van during lunch today.
Dear Parents,
I you have children that are recent graduates of SPF-HS and have just
completed their first year of college, they are needed to help us with our
culminating activity for our 8th grade advisory program. If your daughter
or son is willing to share their experiences with our 8th graders, please
have them contact Ms. Senff @ csneff@spfk12.org to express their interest.
They are need on either May 21st or May 28th.
Thanks
DRESS CODE
As we move into the warmer months, students are reminded of the dress code.
Specific requirements regarding the dress and grooming regulations are as
follows:
a. Clothing that unreasonably exposes the midriff or has an unreasonably
low neckline is not permitted in the school building during school hours.
The list of restricted items includes: backless to the waist tops and
dresses, tube tops, and mini-skirts/dresses or shorts that are shorter than
mid-thigh. Undergarments must not be visible. Clothing which is not worn
appropriately, not properly fastened, or with tears or holes that are
indecent will not be permitted.
b. Clothing, accessories, or jewelry that include messages associated
with gangs, alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, or other illegal substances or
paraphernalia, sexual connotations, indecent/lewd writings or pictures or
cartoon images that support or depict discrimination on the basis of age,
handicap, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sexual
orientation or gender are not allowed.
c. Personal grooming including combing, brushing, spraying hair, spraying
of perfumes or colognes, and applying cosmetics is allowed only in restrooms
and designated areas.
d. Pants must be worn at the waist and must be securely fastened.
e. Articles of jewelry that can potentially cause a safety concern or
hazard or can easily deface school property are not permitted.
f. Footwear must be worn in the building at all times.
g. Headgear is not to be worn in the building during school hours. Hair
accessories that complement students’ dress and which pose no safety or
identification concern are permitted. Head accessories worn for religious
purposes will be permitted if accompanied by a note from an official
representative of the religious institution or a parent. Also, students
having a medical condition, which may require headgear, will be permitted if
accompanied by a parent note or medical excuse.
No sunglasses may be worn during the school day unless medically prescribed.
PALS
Attention all PALS members. Today's meeting will be held in the
multi-purpose room. Please meet Madame Emanuel & Mrs. Pech there at
dismissal.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
POETRY COMMITTEE
Ms. Frost's poetry committee will meet today, Wednesday, May 14th. See you
then!
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Students who need to leave school early for any reason should bring in a
note from home and take it to the Guidance Office before the start of the
school day. At that time, a pass will be given you and your name will be put
on the early dismissal list. At the time you need to leave, you are to
come to the main office with your pass and wait for your ride.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
May is the month of Integrity. Being a person of integrity means you hold
true to your principles and are true to your very best self. It means you
walk your talk by living up to your highest ethical values. It means you
always try to do what’s right even in tough situations, and you don’t let
temptation compromise your values. Doing the right thing, even when nobody
is watching- that’s integrity.
Here is today’s Integrity quote-
You don't carry in your countenance a letter of recommendation.
Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
WHITE DAY
Dear Parents,
I you have children that are recent graduates of SPF-HS and have just
completed their first year of college, they are needed to help us with our
culminating activity for our 8th grade advisory program. If your daughter
or son is willing to share their experiences with our 8th graders, please
have them contact Ms. Senff @ csneff@spfk12.org to express their interest.
They are need on either May 21st or May 28th.
Thanks
BAND
Mr. Van is with Mr. Gillick on his trip. All lessons are cancelled. Period 2
band students will go to Phys. Ed. Class.
CHORUS
All fifth grade chorus students should eat lunch at 11:00AM on Tuesday, May
13 and Thursday, May 15, and go to chorus at 11:30AM.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
HOMEWORKCLUB
Homework Club will meet Tuesday, May 13th
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS
Please stop by the counseling office to enter the "name our fish" contest.
The winner of the contest will take home the fish on the last day of school.
POETRY COMMITTEE
Ms. Frost's poetry committee will meet this Wednesday, May 14th. See you
then!
P.A.L.S. COBRA SOFTBALL
Registration forms are in the Main Office.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
NURSE
The nurse is out to lunch between 10:45AM and 11:45AM. Please only send
true emergencies to the Front Office.
FORGOTTEN ITEMS
Any student who has forgotten their lunch, lunch money or if you realize
that you have forgotten an item from home please check the Main Office to
see if your item is there. We will not call the classroom for forgotten
homework or projects.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Students who need to leave school early for any reason should bring in a
note from home and take it to the Guidance Office before the start of the
school day. At that time, a pass will be given you and your name will be put
on the early dismissal list. At the time you need to leave, you are to
come to the main office with your pass and wait for your ride.
VALUABLE ITEMS
Students are asked to leave all valuable items at home. This includes
jewelry, electronic games, portable CD players, and IPODS. Should these
items be lost or stolen, the school cannot be held responsible.
May is the month of Integrity. Being a person of integrity means you hold
true to your principles and are true to your very best self. It means you
walk your talk by living up to your highest ethical values. It means you
always try to do what’s right even in tough situations, and you don’t let
temptation compromise your values. Doing the right thing, even when nobody
is watching- that’s integrity.
Here is today’s Integrity quote-
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did
it wrong
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Blue Day
DRESS CODE
As we move into the warmer months, students are reminded of the dress code.
Specific requirements regarding the dress and grooming regulations are as
follows:
a. Clothing that unreasonably exposes the midriff or has an unreasonably
low neckline is not permitted in the school building during school hours.
The list of restricted items includes: backless to the waist tops and
dresses, tube tops, and mini-skirts/dresses or shorts that are shorter than
mid-thigh. Undergarments must not be visible. Clothing which is not worn
appropriately, not properly fastened, or with tears or holes that are
indecent will not be permitted.
b. Clothing, accessories, or jewelry that include messages associated
with gangs, alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, or other illegal substances or
paraphernalia, sexual connotations, indecent/lewd writings or pictures or
cartoon images that support or depict discrimination on the basis of age,
handicap, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sexual
orientation or gender are not allowed.
c. Personal grooming including combing, brushing, spraying hair, spraying
of perfumes or colognes, and applying cosmetics is allowed only in restrooms
and designated areas.
d. Pants must be worn at the waist and must be securely fastened.
e. Articles of jewelry that can potentially cause a safety concern or
hazard or can easily deface school property are not permitted.
f. Footwear must be worn in the building at all times.
g. Headgear is not to be worn in the building during school hours. Hair
accessories that complement student dress and which pose no safety or
identification concern are permitted. Head accessories worn for religious
purposes will be permitted if accompanied by a note from an official
representative of the religious institution or a parent. Also, students
having a medical condition, which may require headgear, will be permitted if
accompanied by a parent note or medical excuse.
No sunglasses may be worn during the school day unless medically prescribed.
CHORUS
For today only: 11:00 AM All 5th Grade boys in chorus report to chorus
in the auditorium.
11:30 AM All 5th Grade girls in chorus report to chorus in the auditorium.
COUNSELING
Any student not going to SPFHS next year, please come to the counseling
office and sign the transfer book. We will need the name and address of the
high school you will be attending. Thank you.
MEDIA CENTER
The Media Center will be closed during testing.
HOMEWORKCLUB
There will be no Homework Club until May 13th because of testing.
STUDENT COUNCIL
To all students, if you haven’t received your Kids Connect Pledge Sheets,
please see your homeroom teachers for a copy.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS
Please stop by the counseling office to enter the "name our fish" contest.
The winner of the contest will take home the fish on the last day of school.
POETRY COMMITTEE
Ms. Frost's poetry committee will meet next Wednesday, May 14th. See you
then!
RELAY FOR LIFE
This year's Relay for Life will be held on Friday, May 9th at the Scotch
Plains Fanwood High School. If you are interested in participating please
contact the Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) spfhsmac@gmail.com to
learn about how to sign up. You can also visit www.spfsmac.com,
and use the links to sign up your team. Join SMAC
and our community in the fight against cancer!
P.A.L.S. COBRA SOFTBALL
P.A.L.S. Cobra Softball registration starts May 8th. If you are
interested, please come to the Main Office for a registration form.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
NURSE
The nurse is out to lunch between 10:45AM and 11:45AM. Please only send
true emergencies to the Front Office.
FORGOTTEN ITEMS
Any student who has forgotten their lunch, lunch money or if you realize
that you have forgotten an item from home please check the Main Office to
see if your item is there. We will not call the classroom for forgotten
homework or projects.
May is the month of Integrity. Being a person of integrity means you hold
true to your principles and are true to your very best self. It means you
walk your talk by living up to your highest ethical values. It means you
always try to do what’s right even in tough situations, and you don’t let
temptation compromise your values. Doing the right thing, even when nobody
is watching- that’s integrity.
Here is today’s Integrity quote-
Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you
must see the world.
George Bernard Shaw
Monday, May 5, 2008
White Day
7th Grade/Band Chorus Period 3
CHORUS
In addition to regular chorus, today, May 5th, please observe the following:
6th period - All 7th and 8th grade chorus students
HOMEWORKCLUB
Homework Club will meet tomorrow, May 6th.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS
Please stop by the counseling office to enter the "name our fish" contest.
The winner of the contest will take home the fish on the last day of school.
RELAY FOR LIFE
This year's Relay for Life will be held on Friday, May 9th at the Scotch
Plains Fanwood High School. If you are interested in participating please
contact the Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) spfhsmac@gmail.com to
learn about how to sign up. You can also visit www.spfsmac.com,
and use the links to sign up your team. Join SMAC
and our community in the fight against cancer!
P.A.L.S. COBRA SOFTBALL
P.A.L.S. Cobra Softball registration starts May 8th. If you are
interested, please come to the Main Office for a registration form.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
NURSE
The nurse is out to lunch between 10:45AM and 11:45AM. Please only send
true emergencies to the Front Office.
FORGOTTEN ITEMS
Any student who has forgotten their lunch, lunch money or if you realize
that you have forgotten an item from home please check the Main Office to
see if your item is there. We will not call the classroom for forgotten
homework or projects.
May is the month of Integrity. Being a person of integrity means you hold
true to your principles and are true to your very best self. It means you
walk your talk by living up to your highest ethical values. It means you
always try to do what’s right even in tough situations, and you don’t let
temptation compromise your values. Doing the right thing, even when nobody
is watching- that’s integrity.
Here is today’s Integrity quote-
To thine self be true and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst
not then be false to any man. ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Thursday, May 1, 2008
White Day
DRESS CODE
As we move into the warmer months, students are reminded of the dress code.
Specific requirements regarding the dress and grooming regulations are as
follows:
a. Clothing that unreasonably exposes the midriff or has an unreasonably
low neckline is not permitted in the school building during school hours.
The list of restricted items includes: backless to the waist tops and
dresses, tube tops, and mini-skirts/dresses or shorts that are shorter than
mid-thigh. Undergarments must not be visible. Clothing which is not worn
appropriately, not properly fastened, or with tears or holes that are
indecent will not be permitted.
b. Clothing, accessories, or jewelry that include messages associated
with gangs, alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, or other illegal substances or
paraphernalia, sexual connotations, indecent/lewd writings or pictures or
cartoon images that support or depict discrimination on the basis of age,
handicap, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sexual
orientation or gender are not allowed.
c. Personal grooming including combing, brushing, spraying hair, spraying
of perfumes or colognes, and applying cosmetics is allowed only in restrooms
and designated areas.
d. Pants must be worn at the waist and must be securely fastened.
e. Articles of jewelry that can potentially cause a safety concern or
hazard or can easily deface school property are not permitted.
f. Footwear must be worn in the building at all times.
g. Headgear is not to be worn in the building during school hours. Hair
accessories that complement students’ dress and which pose no safety or
identification concern are permitted. Head accessories worn for religious
purposes will be permitted if accompanied by a note from an official
representative of the religious institution or a parent. Also, students
having a medical condition, which may require headgear, will be permitted if
accompanied by a parent note or medical excuse.
No sunglasses may be worn during the school day unless medically prescribed.
MEDIA CENTER
The Media Center is closed during testing.
GRADE 5 AND 6 TESTING INFO
Students in grades 5 and 6 will be receiving their testing locations on
Friday during period 7. The students that are assigned to any of the testing
rooms upstairs in rooms 35, 36, 37, 38. 39, or 40 will need to remember to
report to the main cafeteria each morning of testing after you have gone to
your locker. Once the eighth graders have had time to visit their lockers
and move to their period one location, the students that are testing will
proceed upstairs with a teacher to your testing location.
Grade 8 students will need to get to their lockers quickly next week from
Monday through Thursday so that the testing for the 5th and 6th graders can
begin. We need the hallway in the new wing completely clear by 8:10 each
morning. Students in grade 8 must remember all of their books for periods
one, two, and three each of the four days. Students must also remember to
bring along any lunches or lunch money with them to their first period
class. There will be no access to the 8th grade lockers until after 8th
grade lunch during the testing days next week.
HOMEWORK CLUB
Homework Club will meet on May 6th. Thank you and see you then.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS
Please stop by the counseling office to enter the "name our fish" contest.
The winner of the contest will take home the fish on the last day of school.
RELAY FOR LIFE
This year's Relay for Life will be held on Friday, May 9th at the Scotch
Plains Fanwood High School. If you are interested in participating please
contact the Student Movement Against Cancer (SMAC) spfhsmac@gmail.com to
learn about how to sign up. You can also visit www.spfsmac.com,
and use the links to sign up your team. Join SMAC
and our community in the fight against cancer!
P.A.L.S. COBRA SOFTBALL
P.A.L.S. Cobra Softball registration is May 8th If you are interested,
please come to the Main Office for a registration form.
EARLY PASSES
All teachers are reminded to distribute passes to students for early
arrivals before 8:00AM.
NURSE
The nurse is out to lunch between 10:45AM and 11:45AM. Please only send
true emergencies to the Front Office.
FORGOTTEN ITEMS
Any student who has forgotten their lunch, lunch money or if you realize
that you have forgotten an item from home please check the Main Office to
see if your item is there. We will not call the classroom for forgotten
homework or projects.
April is the month of citizenship. Citizenship means doing your share to
make your school and community better. Cooperation, staying informed, being
a good neighbor, and obeying laws and rules make one a good citizen.
Respecting authority and protecting the environment also are important parts
of being a responsible citizen. Here is today’s citizenship quote:
“You must not lose faith in humanity. If a few drops are dirty, the ocean
does not become dirty.”
Mohandas Gandhi
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Blue Day
DRESS CODE
As we move into the warmer months, students are reminded of the dress code.
Specific requirements regarding the dress and grooming regulations are as
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