<BODY><P>Hi everyone,</P>
<P>Our next parent group meeting is on Tuesday February 6th at 7:15 am in room 201. Here are the minutes from the January meeting.</P>
<P>Hope to see you on Tuesday!</P>
<P>- Susan Mahoney, PST chairperson</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Moscow Junior High School<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Parent Support team meeting<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=2><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">January 3, 2007</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Susan Mahoney, PST chair, presiding over the meeting. The following people attended: Susan Mahoney, Faye Nagler, Joni Porter, Peggy Jenkins, Elizabeth Young, Marie Charles, Lisa Morris, Carolyn Birmingham, Glenn Segota, Dale Kleinert, Kevin Hill, Candis Donicht.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Susan welcomed everyone and introduced Superintendent Candis Donicht.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Guest Speaker:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Superintendent Donicht presented information on the recent school board approval for an increase of $1.97 million to the permanent school tax levy on March 27, 2007. The school district budget of $18.9 million is currently subsidized by a levy of $5.6 million. The last levy increase was in 2002. Levy funds support many programs ( GT, Special Education, Libraries, Team Teaching, Clubs, Extracurricular and Sports Activities, etc.), that would otherwise not be available to students. Dr. Donicht is asking staff and parents to support and promote the additional levy request. Dr. Donicht will provide more information in upcoming newsletters.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Principal Dale Kleinert:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>January is a light month for calendar activities as students move into a new semester. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>The new electronic reader boards are almost completely installed. Principal Kleinert proposed offering a $2 service to students, parents and staff wanting to pay for birthday greetings. Funds raised would go towards the new curtains in the MPR. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Suggestions were made to have a donation box available at events in the MPR to also support the purchase of curtains.</I><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>January 15 – Martin Luther King Day, no school<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>January 18 – Drama Production MPR, 7pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>January 25 – Finals and New Semester Schedules released<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>January 26 – Teacher work day, no school<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>January 29 – New semester begins.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Vice-Principal Kevin Hill:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Tentative dates for the “Penny Drive”, a community service project raising funds to support children with leukemia, to be held from February 26 to March 2. Last year MJHS raised almost $4000 with spirited competition between classes. Parent volunteers are needed for a “penny rolling party” proposed for March 5.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>The canned food drive was a great success with 5 truckloads delivered to the food bank. MJHS collected over 3300 cans of food.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Students are reminded to leave expensive electronic items at home. Items lost are rarely recovered.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=2>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>A new Accelerated Language program for students in Basic English will begin in the next semester. This is a state approved language arts program. Teachers received extensive training to be able to provide this new program to students in all grades.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Box tops for education:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>The box tops for education “16 Drive” will take place from Jan 16 to Feb 16. Parents volunteers are needed to count the collected tops on February 20 (Susan Mahoney proposed a meal be provided to encourage attendance). Proceeds will go to replacing the curtains in the MPR. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>The next staff appreciation event will be February 7 coordinated by Marie Charles and Peggy Jenkins.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>The next PST meeting will be Tuesday, February 6, at 7:15 am in room 201.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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