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Parent
E-Newsletter
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Pershing Happenings
E-Newsletter
Vol.
1, Issue 13
May
31,
2007
Website
Spotlight
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Rummage
Sale!
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The
Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, June 9th
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Pershing front lawn.
Tables are $20 each. Crafts, garage sale items, teaching supplies,
etc. can be sold. Profits are yours to keep. The money from the
table sales will go to the Pershing Scholarship Fund. If anyone
would like to donate some of their profits or items to sell, please
contact Jacque Montague at (619) 465-3234 x4401.
http://sandi.net/pershing/rummagesale.htm
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8th
Grade News
Promotion
Day is less than a month away!
For dress code details and other Promotion Day guidelines, please visit our
website’s Promotion page. http://sandi.net/pershing/promotion.htm
Remember
to “Mark Your Calendars” for all the 8th Grade June events -
http://sandi.net/pershing/8thactiv.htm
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After
nearly a year of meetings, fundraisers and lots of hard work,
Pershing’s 8th graders and their teacher chaperones will be
leaving on June 2nd for a week on the east coast. They will
travel to Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and New York City. A special
thank you to Mr. Budzynski, Mr. Mendibles, and the entire East Coast
Trip Committee for your patience and dedication to our students!
http://sandi.net/pershing/8thtrip.htm
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East
Coast Trip
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Pershing
News and Announcements
The
Drama Club and Pershing’s 6 to 6 proudly present the most
anticipated and talked about Drama Club production ever… Disney’s High
School Musical (by
special arrangement with Music Theatre International)! Our
enthusiastic and very talented cast of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be
performing eight shows from May 30 through June 1st including an evening
performance on May 31st. For show times – http://sandi.net/pershing/Springplay.htm
Don’t
miss out on the last dance of the school year! The ASB is having an
end-of-the-year
school wide dance on June 6, 2007 in the Pershing
Auditorium from 2:00 to 3:40 p.m. Cost is $2.00 per student. A late bus will
be provided. http://sandi.net/pershing/endoftheyearschooldance.htm
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Congratulations!
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What
a way to complete the 2006-2007 Science Fair Season! A
Pershing 7th grader won 3rd place honors in the category of Biochemistry/Molecular
Biology at
the 56th Annual California State Science Fair. This
prestigious event honors the best middle and high school science fair
projects from throughout the state. We are very proud of the eight
Pershing students who were chosen to participate at this rigorous
competition.
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The
district makes it easy to plan your schedule for the upcoming school year.
They have posted the 2007 – 2008 San Diego Unified School District
calendar online. To view – http://www.sandi.net/comm/schools/calendars/0708traditional.pdf
Time
is running out to purchase yearbooks! The cost is currently $35
and will increase to $40 beginning on June 1, 2007. Please no checks, cash
only. http://sandi.net/pershing/finance_office.htm
Congrats
to Mr. Myrick and the ASB for coordinating
an
outstanding
Spirit Week!
It was a great week
filled with crazy hats, dancing, laughing, and even water balloon tossing.
Lots of winners in the daily contests too! http://sandi.net/pershing/spiritweek.htm
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On
June 12, 2007, the spotlight will be on Mr. Anderson and his awesome
musicians at the Pershing
Band's Annual Spring
Concert. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the school
auditorium. http://sandi.net/pershing/bandspringconcert.htm
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Spring Concert
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On
May 23, 2007, Mrs. Sullivan hosted the last 5th grade tour of the school
year.
Incoming families were able to see first hand why we are
all so proud of our campus. Thank you to everyone who has made the
2006-2007 tours such a huge success!
On
Friday, May 18, 2007, the Pershing Auditorium was filled with enthusiastic
cheers and applause as Pershing students were honored for their Academic
Excellence (all A's), Perfect Attendance, and/or Excellence in Citizenship
in the third reporting period. We are so proud of these students
and their fine achievements. Congratulations! Thank you to our faculty and
parents for supporting and encouraging all our students. A big thank
you to our wonderful staff who decorated the auditorium for this festive
occasion.
Attention 7th Grade Parents
– The 2008 8th Grade East Coast
Trip is scheduled for May 31, 2008 through June 7, 2008. We already have
quite a few students signed up through Worldstrides. After the first 90
students, we will start a waiting list. Information packets can be picked
up from Mr. Budzynski (Room 1003). If you have any questions, please email
Mr. Budzynski at rbudzynski@sandi.net.
The 2008 East Coast Trip also has a web page online at http://sandi.net/pershing/20088thGradeEastCoastTrip.htm
Congratulations
to our latest Prompt of the Month winners.
Their winning essays
are proudly posted in the school office for all to enjoy.
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Please
Return Your Library Books!
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Library
News from Ms. Spicer
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June 4th is
the due date for all library books.
Individual reminders about late books and fines will be given to students
the week of May 29th. There is plenty of time to clear all library debt
before textbook return.
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Textbooks will be returned during math classes
on: June 13th for Eighth Graders; June 14th for Sixth Graders; and
June 15th for Seventh Graders.
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Volunteer
Corner
WOW!
This has been a busy year for Pershing’s parent volunteers. The Pershing
Boosters' (the
official name of our parent volunteer group) programs are growing and
expanding. We have been very fortunate to have so many parents and
families work together to support the various activities and events on campus.
Thank you for your dedication and hard work!
In spite
of all the wonderful successes we have experienced
this year, the Pershing Boosters have one area where we need to improve – we
need to find a better way to process all the volunteer forms we receive at the
beginning of the school year. In September, we were able to call quite a few of
the families who completed volunteer forms but we were not able to communicate
with everyone. Our goal for 2007–2008 is to contact all parents who complete
a form.
For
the past two months, we have focused on devising a plan to respond promptly to
our parent volunteers. We are creating a computerized volunteer database, which
will allow us to efficiently process these forms. We have also developed a new
volunteer form for the 2007-2008 school year to support this new database.
In
the next few weeks, a small but dedicated group of parents will be calling
those 6th and 7th grade parents who completed a volunteer
form in September to personally talk with them about their volunteering
hopes for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions or comments,
please contact Scott at pershingvolunteers@yahoo.com
We are very excited about this next step in our volunteer program!
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Mark
Your Calendars
Pershing Upcoming Events
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May
30, 2007
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Spring
Play Performances
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May
31, 2007
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Spring
Play Performances
Mandatory 8th Grade East Coast Trip Meeting
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June
1, 2007
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Spring
Play Performances
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June
2, 2007
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8th
Grade East Coast Trip Begins
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June
6, 2007
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School
Dance
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June
9, 2007
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Rummage
Sale
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June
12, 2007
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8th
Grade Yearbook Signing
Spring Band Concert
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June
13, 2007 |
Expressions
Reception |
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June
14, 2007
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8th
Grade Soak City Trip
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June
15, 2007
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Promotion
Rehearsal
Best of the Best
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June
18, 2007
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Minimum
Day
Promotion Rehearsal
8th Grade Game Day & Yearbook Signing
Awards Program
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June
19, 2007
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Minimum
Day
8th Grade Promotion
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June
20,
2007
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Summer
Vacation Begins!
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