[Mjhsteam] Volunteer Opportunity, Box Tops and other news

Thu Sep 13 12:44:23 PDT 2007

Greetings, Parents!  

The Parent Support Team is looking for five to seven parents to help
input student data for the 2007-08 directory.  Excel spreadsheet
experience is a definite plus.  There will be a work party on Tuesday,
September 25th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Dinner will be provided.  Please
contact Peggy Jenkins at jenkinsresearch at yahoo.com if you would like to
volunteer.    (If your student has not yet turned in the directory
information form and would still like to be included in the directory,
it is not too late to get the form in to the office.)

MJHS participates in the BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION program fundraiser, and
will be asking students to bring in box tops in several weeks so that we
can send them in for cash in mid-October.  Now is the time to start
collecting!  Ask friends and neighbors for their box tops too.  For more
information on participating products, visit www.boxtops4education.com.

The minutes from our first parent support group meeting appear below.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday October 2d from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. in
room 216.  Hope to see you there!

Peggy Jenkins

MJHS Parent Support Team

September 4, 2007

Welcome and Introductions - Peggy Jenkins is now the chairperson of the
PST.

Immediate Volunteer Opportunities

                PST Secretary:  Karen Jennings with back-up of Wendy
Bolles

                Directory Coordinator - still needed

                Staff Appreciation Coordinator -  Marie Charles with
help from Erin McCall

                Box tops Coordinator - still needed

Respect and Responsibility Activities - Kris Poncek - 8th grade
counselor

September 18 - 19 for the 8th grade class at Phillips Farm - Team
building activities will be conducted.  Charlie Gerke is looking for
volunteers from 8:30 - 2:55.  Contact Chris.

Principal's Report - Dale Kleinert

Susan Mahoney has entered 150 more names to the List-serve. 

He will write the principal's letter re: Back to School Night on
Thursday and pictures Friday.  

There are 13 new staff members.

September Calendar of Activities

Next week will be the first full week.

On September 11, the Parent Portal will be open.  On Thursday evening,
parents can get a letter with their password (7th grade parents already
have theirs.)  Those who don't attend will have their passwords mailed
to them.

ISAT Testing will take place September 17 - September 28 with make-ups
the next full week of school.  There is a new method.  The 9th graders
will be tested over a 3-day cycle, alternating the time of day.  The
same periods won't be affected each day.  The 8th graders will be tested
next followed by the 7th graders.  The calendar will be "quiet" during
ISAT times.  

Curtains for the stage:  The PST has been helping to fund a new set of
curtains for the stage (The current ones have been there since 1959.)
Dale has been researching this.  Others in the PST will ask around the
community as well.

Assistant Principal's Report - Kevin Hill

All School Assembly and Back to School Night this Thursday with pictures
on Friday

Dance: November 9 from 3 - 6:30.  There will be snacks /food for sale
(fundraiser for the curtains.  The $3 charge will go towards the 9th
grade class.

Canned Food Drive November 12- 16.  Help is needed from 9 - lunch to
sort out the food.  

Toy Drive December 3 - 7.  Need gently used and new toys.

Financial Report - Peggy Jenkins

The PST has $1500. Susan Mahoney will coordinate the T-shirt project
again.  This usually happens twice.  

Other Business

Erin McCall suggested having a flyer at Back-to-School Night re: the PST
in the social studies classes.

District Liaison - Lisa Morris explained that she is the liaison for the
junior high.  She and other parent liaisons meet once a month with the
superintendent, Dr. Candice Donicht.  

Next meeting will be in Room 216 on October 2 at 7:15 a.m.

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