January 2019 - Posts
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Some important happenings at the MHS:
Seniors: Last call - the Disney trip needs to be paid in full by, Monday, Jan. 28th. Students received their outstanding balances on 1/7.
Senior Night Girls Basketball/Cheer will be on 02-01-19 at 5:30pm. The game will start at 5:45pm.
Last day of marking period two is Monday, 1/28/19.
Board of Education meeting on 1/28/19.
MHS will host the County-wide Consumer Bowl on 1/30/19.
Attention middle school parents and students: our next middle school dance, sponsored by the PTO, will be on Thursday, February 7, 2019, in the MHS cafeteria from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Please see permission form attached to my weekly email or contact the main offce for one. The form needs to be signed by a parent and returned to the school with the $5.00 ticket cost by Monday, February 4, 2019. Completed forms and ticket fee can be submitted to a homeroom teacher or directly to the main office. Please know that no tickets will be sold at the door the night of the event. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Jennifer Evanski at [email protected]. A big thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this dance.
High school students: would you like to earn some community service hours and support your school at the same time? If yes, consider being a student chaperone for our next middle school dance. If you are interested, come to the main office so we can add your name to the student chaperone list.
Juniors: are you considering an internship next year? We have a working relationship with the the Municipal Office in South Amboy. We are also working on internship opportunities with the Elementary School. Want more info? Contact the guidance department. An internship provides hands-on experience in the world of work and also looks great on a resume.
Free Dental Services!!! Give Kids a Smile Day is Friday, 2/1/19. This is a national program supported by the American Dental Association Foundation and locally by the New Jersey Dental Association. On Give Kids a Smile Day, participating dental offices open their doors to offer free dental care for kids 12 and under. Please see flyer attached to my weekly email; you can also go to this address for more information: https://www.njda.org/for-the-public/gkas/for-parents .
Remind: Some of our parents receive messages from teachers and/or coaches via Remind. There was talk of Verizon customers no longer receiving services from Remind as of 1/28/19. According to the most recent notification posted on 1/25/19, go to this address to view the notification: https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002396740-Service-disruption-for-Verizon- Wireless-users-in-the-United-States , service will not change.
Looking ahead:
Report cards available end of the day on 2/1/19.
Middle school dance on 2/7/19.
Parent/Teacher conferences: 2/13/19 in the evening and 2/14/19 in the afternoon. We will open the online conference scheduler in Parent Access two weeks prior. An announcement will be sent out once the scheduler is available. There will be a short session for students, a 12:15 pm dismissal, on both days.
School closed for President's weekend from 2/15/19 to 2/18/19. School will reopen on 2/19/18.
If you have any questions, please call the school so we can assist you.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Some important happenings at the MHS:
Benchmark Testing and Midterms: Midterms for Social Studies and Science will be on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. All other subject areas have been administered. If your child has missed an assessment, please ensure he/she sees the appropriate teacher as soon as possible.
Seniors: The Disney trip needs to be paid in full by Jan. 28th. Students received their outstanding balances on 1/7.
Senior Night/Boys Basketball will be on 01-25-19 at 6:50pm. The game will start at 7:00pm
Senior Night Girls Basketball/Cheer will be on 02-01-19 at 5:30pm. The game will start at 5:45pm.
Looking ahead:
Last day of marking period two is 1/28/19
Board of Education meeting on 1/28/19
MHS will host the County-wide Consumer Bowl on 1/30/19
Report cards available end of the day on 2/1/19
Middle school dance on 2/7/19
Parent/Teacher conferences: 2/13/19 evening and 2/14/19 afternoon. We will open the online conference scheduler in Parent Access two weeks prior. An announcement will be sent out once the scheduler is available.
If you have any questions, please call the school so we can assist you.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
pmccabe
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Some important happenings at the MHS:
Our Spring Musical is coming!!! Get ready. Here is an update: dates for the performances of " Alice in Wonderland" are 4/5, 4/6 and 4/7/19. Students interested in participating in this years spring musical, please come to the auditorium Monday at 3pm.
Benchmark Testing and Midterms: These assessments begin on Monday, 1/14/19. There are benchmarks for grades 6-11 in math and LAL. All other high school subjects will also have midterm assessments. The dates for each subject area can be found on the school calendar. At the high school level the benchmarks will serve as midterms.
Seniors: The Disney trip needs to be paid in full by Jan. 28th. Students received their outstanding balances on 1/7.
Seniors: Any student interested in purchasing trip insurance for Disney, forms and payment are due by Jan. 17th. Forms were handed out on 1/7. Additional forms are available form Ms. Sherman in rm 432. (We need 10 students interested in order for the travel agent to purchase the insurance).
Senior Night/Boys Basketball will be on 01-25-19 at 6:50pm. The game will start at 7:00pm.
Senior Night Girls Basketball/Cheer will be on 02-01-19 at 5:30pm. The game will start at 5:45pm.
Looking ahead:
PTO meeting on 1/16/19
Schools closed for Martin Luther King Day on 1/21/19
Last day of marking period two is 1/28/19
Board of Education meeting on 1/28/19
Parent/Teacher conferences: 2/13/19 evening and 2/14/19 afternoon
If you have any questions, please call the school so we can assist you.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
pmccabe
Dear Parents/Guardians:
This years spring musical will take place on April 5, 6 & 7th.
Auditions for MHS students (and speaking roles for grades 4 & 5) will take place on Thursday, January 10th, from 3-5pm in the MHS auditorium. Please prepare a one minute clip from your favorite Broadway show to be sung a capella. Callbacks will take place on Monday, January 14th, from 3-5 in the MHS auditorium.
If you have any questions, please call the school so we can assist you.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
pmccabe
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Some important happenings at the MHS:
Our Spring Musical is coming!!! Get Ready!
Song and dance auditions will be held in the Middle/High School auditorium on January 10th and 11th between 3pm and 5:00 pm. Short monologues or readings will be heard from 5:00-5:30 pm. You may bring your own music and readings if you wish. Please dress comfortably. Do you have other talents?: juggling, magic, fencing, acrobatics, gymnastics? Come!There will be sign up sheets for non acting positions: stage crew, tech, sound, lighting, (training offered) stage manager, crew manager, assistants for our younger actors, dance helpers, costuming, and make-up.Parents, we welcome your support as we get the ball rolling. we are reaching out to the arts community; if you are interested in working with the musical as a dance choreographer or carpenter, please reach out to our directors. See below.
Mrs. Irene Nemser, Director. [email protected]
Mrs. Lorraine Cotter, Music Director. [email protected]
The South Amboy Youth Organization is having a Luau Winter Party on Friday, 1/11/19, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm for students in grades 5, 6 and 7. The address of the event is 108 South Stevens Avenue. Please see flyer attached to my weekly parent email.
Our school will be hosting and competing in the Consumer Bowl on 1/30/19. The New Jers???ey High School Consumer Bowl is an educational competition for high school students across the state. It was established in 1997 to educate young adults on a variety of consumer issues and is approved under the New Jersey Department of Education Profes?sional Development Guidelines. The competition will be held in the morning at the MHS. You can find out more about the Consumer Bowl at using this link: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/bowl/
Graduates Come Back. On Monday we will have graduates form our high school coming back to speak with students in 11th and 12th grades. They will speak about their experiences after high school, how to prepare, what to expect and provide a question and answer format after their presentation.
Benchmark Testing and Midterms: These assessments begin on 1/14/19. There are benchmarks for grades 6-11 in math and LAL. All other high school subjects will also have midterm assessments. The dates for each subject area can be found on the school calendar.
Looking ahead:
PTO meeting on 1/16/19
Schools closed for Martin Luther King Day on 1/21/19
Last day of marking period two is 1/28/19.
If you have any questions, please call the school so we can assist you.
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
Principal
pmccabe
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Our Spring Musical is coming!!! Get ready.
Song and dance auditions will be held in the Middle/High School auditorium on January 10th and 11th between 3pm and 5:00 pm. Short monologues or readings will be heard from 5:00-5:30 pm. You may bring your own music and readings if you wish. Please dress comfortably. Do you have other talents?: juggling, magic, fencing, acrobatics, gymnastics? Come!
There will be sign up sheets for non acting positions: stage crew, tech, sound, lighting, (training offered) stage manager, crew manager, assistants for our younger actors, dance helpers, costuming, and make-up.
Parents, we welcome your support as we get the ball rolling. we are reaching out to the arts community; if you are interested in working with the musical as a dance choreographer or carpenter, please reach out to our directors. See below.
Mrs. Irene Nemser, Director. [email protected]
Mrs. Lorraine Cotter, Music Director. [email protected]
Thank you,
Dr. McCabe
pmccabe
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Some important happenings at the MHS:
Happy New Year and welcome back. The first day of school for the new year is Wednesday, 1/2/19.
There will be a Board of Education reorganization meeting on Wednesday, 1/2/19, at 6:00 pm.
Vice Principal/Athletic Director: many of the members of our school community are already aware that Mr. Blekeski will be leaving us in the middle of January. Mr. Blekeski has been with our school since 2001 when he began as a teacher. He also served as a coach for middle school boys and varsity girls soccer, and middle school boys basketball. He was also the 2008 class advisor and National Junior Honor Society advisor prior to becoming our VP/AD in 2013. We wish him well as he leaves to take an administrative position in another district. Mr. Frank Zalocki will be working as our new Vice Principal/Athletic Director. Mr. Zalocki came to us this year as our Instructional Coach. His experience includes serving as a Teacher, Data Analyst for a school district and a Turn Around/School Improvement Coach for the New Jersey Department of Education. His work as an Analyst and Turn Around Coach focused on supporting schools in need to use assessment data to positively impact student performance. During his time as a teacher, he also served as a high school basketball and track coach. We welcome Mr. Zalocki to our school in his new role as our VP/AD.
Attendance Counts: we have been focusing a good deal of attention on attendance both this year and last. We noted an improvement in our attendance rate last year and are grateful to our school community for supporting students coming to school regularly; we like having them present. As we approach the halfway mark of the school year, there are only 18 days left in the second marking period, we ask for your continued support in this endeavor. Student attendance is linked to school success.
Being on time: most of our students are prompt, thank you! We believe being on time regularly helps prepare our students for success in many areas in their lives. I ask that parents check Parent Access not only for student performance, but also attendance and lates. There are consequences for lates (in addition to disciplinary actions) that include a loss of privileges if too many are accrued. Five per marking period will result in a loss of privileges for the marking period. Twenty total in a year results in a loss of privileges for the entire school year. We want all of our students to have accesses to clubs, teams, dances, trips, etc. and avoid losing such due to too many lates to school. Please monitor attendance and lates via Parent Access and, if you notice a problem, call us so we can assist you. We rather be proactive.
Looking ahead:
We begin Benchmark testing on 1/14/19
PTO meeting on 1/16/19
Schools Closed for Martin Luther King Day on 1/21/19
Last day of marking period two is 1/28/19.
Thank you, Dr. McCabe
pmccabe
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