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Parent
E-Newsletter
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Pershing Happenings E-Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 11
March 12, 2008
Due to the upcoming Spring Vacation,
this e-newsletter is a shortened version
of our regular publication.
Website Spotlight
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Pershing
Parent
Meeting Announcement
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Please note that
the Parent Booster meeting has been rescheduled from March 26th to
March 27th.
With
the recent focus on budgets, our upcoming Parent Booster meeting on
Thursday, March 27th will concentrate on the
important issues that are facing our schools. Please join
Principal Sullivan and other parents as we discuss on a new level, the
ways that Pershing parents can help maintain, support and strengthen
our programs in 2008-2009. If you have never attended a Parent
Booster meeting, this is a tremendous opportunity to get plugged
into Pershing. Your input and energy are needed.
The meeting will be held in the library on Thursday, March 27th at
6:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Parent Booster
Coordinator, Scott, at (619) 698-7125. Everyone is invited. We look
forward to seeing you all.
8th Grade Events
School News
Pasta for
Pennies From Mr. Myrick: “The
Pershing Community Rocks. As unbelievable as it sounds the students
and staff of Pershing Middle School donated over $2,100.00 to Pasta
for Pennies. Yes, you heard that correctly, all of the pennies,
nickels, dimes, etc. that were donated by you over the past three
weeks added up to over $2,100.00. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! The
honor of being the class that donated the most goes to Mrs.
Rondestvedt's Block 1 class. They donated over $400.00. Mrs.
Marcarelli's Block 1 class collected the second highest with over
$200.00. This was followed by Ms. Madonia's, Ms. Millward's, and Ms.
Carroll's Block 1 classes. Congratulations to all of you on a
fantastic job.”
The California Youth in Theatre Day, on March
25, 2008, is a celebration of theatre arts in California.
Pershing is honored to receive a scholarship to attend this
event. Three of our drama students will accompany Mrs. Miller to the
state capital in Sacramento to meet legislators and perform selected
pieces. Congratulations!
Volunteer Opportunity: Attention
parents, grandparents, and community members! Patrick Henry High needs
panelists for the upcoming Senior Exhibitions, which will be held on
April 24, 2008 from 11:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To volunteer, please
contact Yvonne Walden at ywalden@sandi.net
Welcome 5th Grade Families!
Pershing will be conducting two tours in March. The first one is on
March 12th and the second will occur on March 26th. The tours begin at
8:00 a.m. in front of the school office. Please sign in at the office
counter prior to taking the tour.
The San Diego Countywide Spelling
Bee was on March 11, 2008! 7th and 8th grade students from
throughout the county competed. The winner will now represent San Diego
County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in late May. Congratulations
to 7th grader Matt H. who represented Pershing!
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Congratulations to all our
students who were cast in the 6 to 6 program and Drama Club’s upcoming
spring musical production. Rehearsals began on Tuesday, March
11th. All rehearsals will be held in the auditorium unless otherwise
indicated by Mrs. Miller. Rehearsals will end at 3:30 p.m.
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Ms. Wheeler’s (Math, Team 7A)
homework is posted each week on ParentConnect. Please note, in
order to see her latest assignments, when you log onto ParentConnect and
access your child's account information for Mrs. Wheeler, click on
“Class News” not “Assignments.”
Band News:
The
Pershing Band Boosters sent us this update about the SDUSD Lewis Band
Festival on March 7 & 8, 2008, “The Band Festival was
awesome!!! Each grade performs before a panel of judges and then
afterward one of the judges does a clinic with the group. The 7th and
8th grade bands both received an "excellent" rating.
The judge who worked with the 8th graders said, "I've never seen
a more improved band in the 16 years I've been judging the San Diego
City Schools Middle School Music Festival.” The judge who
worked with the 7th graders shared with us, "You have a very big
sound unlike most other 7th grade bands." These were
terrific compliments. The 6th graders also performed wonderfully,
especially being their first time ever in a competition.”
We send huge congratulations to Mr. Mark Anderson, the 6th, 7th, and
8th grade bands and their families, and the entire Masi family for
their hard work and dedication to the Pershing Music program!
Mrs. Madonia’s class (Team 6A/Mathematics)
would appreciate any donations of Clorox Wipes and Kleenex.
Thank you!
Congratulations to Pershing's four drama
students who recently performed in Henry High's production of
"Fiddler on the Roof"! These students put in many,
many hours of after school rehearsals at Patrick Henry High. Also in
the production were several Pershing alumni. Thank you to Pershing and
Henry High for making this collaboration possible!
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Have a Wonderful
Spring Vacation
(March 17-21,
2008)!
School will resume on Monday, March 24th.
The 24th is
an “A” Day.
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Community Announcement
Fire Dance!
Put on by Rachel Beck; To help San Diego’s hardest hit
fire victims
Where: Pershing Middle School Auditorium
When: March 13th 2008
Time: 2:10 p.m. – 3:40p.m. - Late bus available after.
*All donations made from the dance will go directly to Habitat for
Humanity to build houses for two uninsured fire victims of San Diego.
*Dance tickets will be a donation of $3.00 each
*Tickets will be available;
Wednesday, March 12th: Before school, lunch, after school
Thursday, March 13th: Before school, and lunch
Parent Involvement Corner
Volunteers
needed for the incoming 6th grade class May Mixer on May 2nd from 6:30
to 8:00 p.m. Each year, parent volunteers help plan the Mixer,
which is a pizza party and celebration for Pershing’s 2008-2009 6th
grade class and their families. This is a great way to welcome our
newest Pershing families. In order to make this event a success, we need
your help. We will have a planning meeting the first week of April. For
details or to sign-up, please contact Kathleen at (619) 698-7125 or
email us at pershingvolunteers@yahoo.com.
Mark Your Calendars
March 13, 2008
Fire Dance
March 25, 2008
California Youth in Theatre Day
March 27, 2008
*New Date*
If you have any Pershing
related story ideas, please email us at
pershingwebmaster@yahoo.com. We
are very proud of our Pershing family and would
like to share your proud moments with our web community.
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