Middle School Update

Volume 7 Number 32

June 9 , 2008

CALENDAR:  

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF:  Middle School students under the direction of Mr. Lee Piscioneri and musical direction of Ms. Anne Cochenour will be presenting Fiddler on the Roof for your enjoyment.  Please join us for one or both of the performances. The dates and times are Wednesday evening June 18 at 7:00pm and Thursday afternoon June 19 at 4:00pm. Seating is limited as it is being staged in the Middle School Music Room rather than Center Stage.  From June 11 onward you can purchase advanced tickets for 10 soles directly from Mr. Piscioneri or Ms Cochenour. A limited number of tickets may also be available at the door.

REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS –

THE LAST WEEK OF THE SEMESTER (June 23 –27) includes many activities students will not want to miss.  There will be tests, quizzes, and presentations through Tuesday the 24th in various classes at each grade level.  Wednesday is the end of year recognition assembly for eighth graders to celebrate the “Moving On” to high school.  Thursday is the end of year picnic for 8th graders. Thursday afternoon we will have a swim meet for all students in grades 6 & 7. Students will ALL get the chance to compete on behalf of one of four color teams (red, blue, yellow, or green.) No one is excluded because they are not fast enough. Points are awarded for participation not just for winning.  Thursday will also include the second talent show of the year. Students will be able to perform individually or in groups with either vocal or instrumental – or dance.  Friday is a half day and at the end of it, report cards and school records will be distributed.  Report cards and records will not be available before then as teachers will still be grading papers and computing grades through Wednesday.  Please remember also that students who have outstanding books or obligations will NOT receive report cards on that day.  They may be picked up when school reopens on July 14th.

PE and BOOK LOCKERS must be cleaned out and all belongings taken home. Locks which remain will be cut off and the contents of the lockers donated with other lost and found items not picked up by the last day.  Please encourage your child to clean out lockers and check ALL lost and found boxes before the last week.

RECORDS - If your child will be attending a different school next year please see Ms Marquez for the withdrawal form soon. We need time to photocopy records and have the packet ready for June 27th.  Some schools will ask for forms to be filled out or letters of recommendation from certain teachers. Do not wait to ask for these. As the year draws to a close everyone is busy. Thank you.

CALCULATORS -  Is your child going into 8th grade or HS? Students must have a graphing calculator. It is best if this is a Texas Instrument, TI83 or 84 model.  If it is a different brand some of the functions will work in a different way and make it difficult for the student to get help in using it. Save the manual!!!  These are easily available online. Go, for example, to www.amazon.com and search for TI84 graphing calculator.  You can have this shipped to someone who will be in the US to bring it back for you, or if you are in the US you can find them in many stores – Best Buy, Target, Office Depot, etc.

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:

SWIM TEAM:  This past Wednesday we had a Copa Roosevelt for swimming for ages 98-99 and 96-97. There were many middle school students participating and they did an excellent job. Our swimming program is growing in numbers of students and in the number of meets, encouraging your children to participate next year.

SOCCER TEAMS:  We have boys and girls soccer teams participating in Copas and ADCA this month. Check the website for schedules:

http://www.amersol.edu.pe/ms/info/afterschool/index.asp

GIRLS' SOFTBALL:  Unfortunately, not enough ADCA schools were able to put together
teams for an ADCA tournament. However, our Middle School girls, as well as boys, benefited greatly from an exhibition game and clinic that was conducted last week by a visiting Girls' Fast-pitch team from a college in Alabama. PLEASE NOTE:  This Tuesday, June 10 will be the last time that the Girls' Softball activity will meet.

MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES end next Friday, June 13, except for our Girls' and Boys' Soccer teams, which are currently in ADCA and copa competition. Congratulations to all our students who kept their commitments and had fun in the process. Have a great month of July!!