School Day 167/Remaining Days 13

Pennbrook Middle School Monday, May 23, 2016 “E” Day School Day 167/Remaining Days 13

9 am Fire Drill

Penn Time: Meet the Candidates 4-9 pm Volunteers Corps Trip to Reading Phillies

9 th grade NJHS members: Please turn in your slips with money for the pizza party

Student Council: Please help Miss Pearcey and Miss Seiler in congratulating Pennbrook’s 2016-2017 Student Council Cabinet.

Vianne Chang Nicole Chiappa Jaylin Conard Hannah Eranackal

Carson Francis Riley Gallagher Anna Jia Alexa Juska

Anuya Prabhudesai Emily Thieu

Attention 9 th graders: You have one week to turn in photos for the 9th grade slide show. The deadline is Wednesday, May 25th. No more than three photos per person. Group shots are preferred…we want to see you and a lot of your friends having fun. Photos from elementary school and outside activities are also welcome. Please email them to Mr. O’Brien.

Need a graduation gift?? A cookbook makes a practical and timeless gift AND there are still a few FCS cookbooks available! All the proceeds go to the FCS scholarship program at North Penn High School. Still only $15.00!! See Mrs. Doyle or Mrs. Moos in the FCS department.

All Students: Do you have books, clothes, small electronics, bags, belts, suitcases, CDs, DVDs, jewelry, and shoes that you don’t use anymore? If so, DON’T throw away what could be someone else’s treasure! May 23rd to May 27th, Pennbrook Student Council will sponsor a collection drive for Impact, a store that financially supports local charities to help families and children in need across the North Penn community. You could help out hundreds of local people by going through your room and donating gently used and new items. Beginning Monday, May 23, please bring in your donations and place them on the table in the bus lobby each morning. We are hoping to collect 1,000 pounds of donations! Pennbrook will earn a portion of the profits for each pound collected! Attention Freshmen! It is not too late to purchase a copy of the PANORAMIC PICTURE. You may still buy a precious photo of the entire freshman class sitting on the bleachers in the old gym! Just pick up an order form from the lobby kiosk and return the forms to Mrs. Behrens by next Friday, May 27—RED & BLUE DAY!

After School Pickup: Pennbrook parents: please be aware that we encourage those parents picking students up in the front of the building at dismissal to please move as far up to the front of the building as possible when parking and waiting for your child. This will help to alleviate the back up of traffic onto North Wales Road. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Attention all Envirothon participants if you did not get a hat or bag come to room 78 this week and pick them up. Thank you

Students: The end of the year is quickly approaching…If you are receiving an overdue notice from the IMC, you MUST come down and see a library staff member. We need you to return or renew your item TODAY!!!

ALL STUDENT CHECK OUTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE IMC BY MAY 27!!!.

Miss Seiler would like to congratulate the 68 students whose poems were chosen to be published in Creative Communication's A Celebration of Poets book due out later this year! Great writing, freshies!

Ultimate Frisbee Club The next Ultimate Frisbee Club Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 25 from 3-5. Please meet in the new gym and remember to turn in your blue form or you won’t be allowed to play! Everyone is welcome, even if you didn’t come to the first meeting. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Olinik or Miss Koffel.

9 th Graders: don’t forget to send in those photos for the 9th grade slide show. Email them to Mr. O’Brien or hand him a hard copy.

Yearbooks: Online ordering is no longer available. Please email Mrs. Beard at [email protected] or have your child pick up an order form from Mrs. Beard, Mr. Wright or Mrs. Behrens. If unsure if a yearbook was ordered contact Mrs. Beard via her email to verify. Less than 50 available.

Sports: For the most up-to-date and complete Pennbrook sports information, please visit Pennbrook’s Athletic Welcome Page. This can be found under the “Our School” tab: “Pennbrook Athletics.” For sports information/questions, please call 215-853-1603 or email Mrs. Kohler at [email protected] Please see Athletic Welcome Page for most up-to-date information

Football: All 8th graders who will be playing football for Pennbrook in 9th grade this fall need to attend a meeting on Tuesday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m in the Audion at North Penn High School. Any questions please see Mr. Williams

NPHS Field Hockey Meeting When: Thursday May 26, 2016 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm (Meeting and then turf practice) Where: NPHS turf field *The meeting is MANDATORY for athletes that are interested in trying out for the field hockey team in the fall. Summer workouts, tryout information, physical paper work and pre-season calendar will be distributed. Questions? E-mail Coach mccracken [email protected]

The North Penn Knights Baseball Community Knight at the Ballpark and Knights of Fame Induction Ceremony has been rescheduled for this Friday evening at Hostelley Field. 7pm ceremony, 7:30pm game time.

Need help writing your paper? Need help editing a paper? Need help revising a paper you already wrote? Come see Miss Senderling in the WRITING CENTER Where?? - Room 90 When?? - Penn Time any day of the week! Pass?? – Get a purple pass from your teacher Bring a paper or writing assignment from ANY SUBJECT AREA that you would like help with. Miss Senderling will be happy to work with you to perfect your paper! Math Support is available all students every morning at 7:40AM in the IMC-7. Please bring your books and handouts! The Math Center is open during Penn Time in room 89 . All students are welcome. Please get a purple pass from your HR teacher. (Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. DiLuigi) Please be aware that you can obtain information regarding the Jr. ROTC Program from the High School by clicking on the JROTC/teacher site http://www.npenn.org/site/Default.aspx? PageID=1820

BUS INFORMATION Pennbrook Sports . . .Late Buses run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00pm. High School Sports . . .Late Buses from North Penn run Mondays, Wednesdays& Thursdays. There is a 3:00 pm Sports shuttle (BUS #29) from Pennbrook to the High School IMPORTANT INFORMATION: To schedule an appointment with Mr. Galante, please call 215-853-1600 or email Mrs. McConaghy at [email protected] STUDENT ABSENCES: All absences should be made by a phone call, note, email or fax. If you have reported the absence to attendance by anyone of these means, you DO NOT have to notify the school in any other way. If your student arrives late, they must present an excuse for tardiness at the attendance office. If a phone call, email, note or fax is not received by the attendance office, the absence will be unexcused. Email: [email protected] (please note that you must have the underscore _ before the PBAttendance when emailing) Fax: 215-699-0151 Attn: Attendance Office Call: Attendance at 215-853-1602 or the main office at 215-699-9287 Days Absent: When a student is absent for three or more days a request can be made for missed assignments through Mrs. Behrens or by emailing [email protected] You can also check your student’s teacher’s web page on Pennbrook’s website. Most teachers post their assignments on a regular basis. Vacation: If going on vacation during the school year please make sure to send a note at least one week in advance to the Attendance Office. If your absence will exceed ten school days, you will need to contact Mrs. Amy Keller, Registrar, at 215-368-0400 to make an appointment to re-register before returning to school. Student Pickup: For questions or information on picking up your child during the school day, please call 215-853-1601 or email Mrs. Behrens at [email protected] Lunch Accounts: Remember to put money into your child’s lunch account. It is very easy with the new program: www.mypaymentsplus.com and follow the on-screen instructions to create an account. There is also a toll free number (1-866-821-0306) that families can call to make payments and check their student’s account, if they do not have access to the internet. There is a charge of 4.75% each time a deposit is made through MyPaymentsPlus. Please note these fees do not go to NPSD, but is the cost of online transactions with MyPaymentsPlus. Families can benefit by this system because it allows you to: make payments using a credit card, debit card or check; check account balances online and via a toll free phone number; auto-pay a student’s account when it reaches a low balance; receive notifications when a student’s account balance is low; view a student account balance 24/7; monitor student purchases to what they are purchasing; inform the cafeteria staff about your child’s food allergies which will enable a computerized reminder system to prompt cashiers to review the student’s purchase for possible reactions. Visitors: All visitors to Pennbrook are required to show their NPSD staff ID or a driver’s license at our reception desk. If you are coming to an IEP, Team or Teacher meeting or to volunteer, you must show your license and register with our new security system. Student Illness/Nurse: Students should not be using cell phones to call home when they are ill. Students need to visit the Nurse and the Nurse should contact the parents to come and pick up their student. Please remind your children regarding this rule. Id Cards are available from Mrs. Lancia in the Guidance Office for $3.00. Late Bus: North Penn School District runs a late bus every Tuesday and Thursday. Students are picked up from Pennbrook at 5:15PM. Bus Pass Reminder: In order to ride home with a friend on a different bus, a student must get a bus pass from the main office. Each student must have a note from a parent authorizing the bus pass and must include the names of all students involved, the date and a parent’s signature. If a note is forgotten, only then, can an email be sent in its place by no later than 10:00AM of that day. The email address is [email protected]. Verbals over the phone are not acceptable. Also, all requests must be made by the end of Lunch Study; which is 11:53. Bus Passes will not be given out after this time. NO bus passes on early dismissal days per Transportation Department. INFORMATION CHANGES: If the home address, home/cell phone number or guardianship of your child changes, please contact the Guidance Secretary, Mrs. Lancia at [email protected] or call 215-853-1610. Parents Please Note: If you are withdrawing your student from Pennbrook due to a family move or changing to another school within the District or out of state – please email Mrs. Lancia, Guidance Secretary, [email protected], so records can be copied and sent. Mrs. Lancia will email you the forms necessary so she can withdraw your student.