|
|
Parent
E-Newsletter
|
|
Pershing Happenings
e-Newsletter
Vol. 2, Issue 17
June 6, 2008
From the Parent Volunteer Communications Team -
This is the final edition of the Pershing Happenings e-Newsletter for the 2007-2008 school year! We send huge thank you’s to the entire Pershing Community for your support of this publication. The first issue for 2008-09 will be published in late August.
During the summer, please check our school website as we will be adding important back to school information in late June and August.
|
On June 16th, Pershing Middle School will be celebrating our amazing 8th grade class at the
2008 Promotion Ceremony. Over the past three years, these students have had such a strong and positive presence on our campus. Their hard work and enthusiasm
have benefited our entire school and they will be missed. We wish
them all the best in high school! For Promotion details, including dress guidelines and seating availability, please go to
our Promotion 2008 page.
|
|
For a listing of all 8th grade events, please click
here.
During the summer, Patrick Henry High will mail a packet of student information forms to
all incoming PHHS 9th grade students.
These forms must be completed prior to registration and students must bring the completed packet to
their assigned registration day. The packet will also include the
specific time each student is scheduled to register. At registration, students will receive their tentative schedules and textbooks. They will also purchase their PE clothes, identification cards, and yearbooks. For
more information about Patrick Henry High and their registration, please
visit their school website.
9th Grade Registration Dates
August 20, 2008
A - L
Starting at 8:00 a.m.
August 21, 2008
M - Z
Starting at 8:00 a.m.
Patriot Camp/Orientation for
9th Graders and New Students
August 22, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 |
Pershing Parents ROCK! Thank you to the many, many Pershing families whose generous donations throughout the year helped support the school. Thank you's are also sent to the nearly 200 Pershing families who volunteered their time during this school year. We appreciate your dedication
to our campus community. Pershing families are the BEST!!!! |
We need parent volunteers during the daytime in September to help with back to school activities such as Picture Day. If you have a flexible daytime schedule and would like to volunteer, please email us at
pershingvolunteers@yahoo.com.
The Pershing Parent Boosters and
Foundation have just released their meeting schedule for 2008-09. We will meet on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the school library. At our meetings, in addition to working on our regular projects, we brainstorm and discuss the ways that Pershing parents can help support and strengthen the school's programs. We encourage all parents to attend at least one of our meetings. We need your opinions and we need your vision about how the Pershing Boosters/Foundation can further nurture the partnership between home and school. Everyone is invited!
Pershing Parent Boosters/Foundation
Meeting Schedule for 2008-09
All
meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.
We will not meet in November since the second Tuesday is a holiday.
Attention Incoming
6th Grade Families!
Preparing for the First Day of School
|
|
|
Pershing's 6th Grade Orientation
August 28, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Pershing Auditorium.
Welcome to the Pershing Community!
Throughout the summer, we will post important back to school
information on our school website in order to help you and your
child prepare for the transition into middle school. Some of the
online content that will be added in July and August include:
- Class Schedule Distribution
Announcements
- Suggested Supplies
- PE Clothes Sales
- Dates and Times for Back to
School Events
- Summer Reading Suggestions
- And More!
A
letter announcing the Orientation will be mailed to the homes of incoming
6th graders during the summer. |
From Head Counselor Ms. Blodgett
- Summer school for this year’s 6th and 7th graders will be held at Taft Middle School from June 23 to July 18, 2008. Taft Middle School is located at 9191 Gramercy Drive, San Diego, CA 92123. Their phone number is (858) 496-8245. Transportation is provided for students who ride the bus during the regular school year. Please contact Ms. Blodgett for enrollment information at (619) 465-3234 or
ablodgett@sandi.net.
California State Science Fair Update
- We are pleased to announce that a fourth Pershing student was also honored at the recent CA State Science Fair. One of our 8th graders won a Special Achievement Award and $500! Congratulations!!!!!
Fun for 6th and 7th Graders! The last week of school is filled with excitement for all our students. Yearbook distribution, 7th grade trip to Boomers, 6th grade dance, and the Recognition Assemblies are a few of the wonderful ways Pershing is celebrating the end of the 2007- 2008 school year.
|
|
Expressions - June 11, 2008 from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. in the school auditorium. Pershing's annual
Expressions Night and Reception showcases the outstanding literary works of our 6th through 8th grade students. This evening also celebrates the publication of Pershing's award-winning creative magazine,
Expressions, 2008.
|
Textbook Collection Schedule:
-
June 10—Eighth Grade textbook return.
-
June 12—Sixth Grade textbook return.
-
June 13—Seventh Grade textbook return.
Please remember that no checks will be accepted for payment of lost or damaged materials.
On Thursday, May 29th, thirteen Pershing Middle School students from Mrs. Rondestvedt and Ms. Hemric’s classes were honored for their writing by several Balboa Park Museums. Each of the students won a monetary amount and the first place winners also received a week of summer camp at their chosen museum. Congratulations to all our wonderful writers!
Here is a listing of the
Pershing 1st through 3rd place winners as well as the names of the
participating Museums
and Institutions:
-
Japanese Friendship Garden - 1st and 2nd place
-
Museum of Photographic Arts - 1st and 2nd place
-
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center - 1st and 2nd place
-
San Diego Air and Space Museum - 1st and 3rd place
-
San Diego Junior Theatre - 3rd place
-
San Diego Museum of Art - 1st place
-
San Diego Zoo - 2nd and 3rd place
-
Spanish Village Art Center - 2nd place
New name - same great information! The district’s
"Weekly Update" has changed its name to “Friday Notes from the Office of the Superintendent.” To read and subscribe,
click here.
| Summer vacation
offers a perfect opportunity to relax and read books. Two
members of Pershing's faculty and staff, Mrs. Cheryl Rondestvedt
and Ms. Cheryl Spicer, have provided us with a list of terrific
books for middle school students to read over their vacation. Many
of the books will be of great interest to our incoming 6th grade
class. To view the recommended titles and authors, please check
out our "Summertime
Reading" section today! |
|
The Pershing Spring Concert on May 22, 2008 featured
all band students from one of the most comprehensive music programs in the San Diego Unified School District.
Pershing offers beginning band to all grade levels. Each grade level performed several selections and the groups came together for ensemble performances. The students played to a standing room only crowd in the auditorium.
The sound was incredible and the students demonstrated a high level of skills mastery. Mr. Anderson is truly unique in his ability to guide and nurture such a wide variety of music groups. Congratulations to
Mr. Anderson, our awesome student musicians, Pershing's administration
and staff, Pershing Music Boosters, parents, and parent volunteers for such a successful year. Thank you to Mrs. Masi for her
outstanding reporting of this event!
Pershing's 6 to 6 Program and Drama Department delighted audiences May 28 - 30, 2008 with eight wonderful performances of their Spring Musical production. Under Mrs. Miller's expert direction, the audiences were entertained by Pershing's talented cast whose singing, dancing, and acting were fantastic. Congratulations to Mrs. Miller, Mr. Ryan Moulton, the 6 to 6 program, Principal Sullivan, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Anderson and the Pershing Band, teachers, staff, administrators, volunteers,
cast, and technical crew. A special congratulations to the many 8th graders in the cast who finished their theatrical career at Pershing with this production!
Drama’s cast party will be held on June 11, 2008 at lunch time. See Mrs. Miller for details.
Minimum Day Reminder - June 16th, the last day of school, will be a Minimum Day at Pershing. School is dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
|
|
Mark
Your
Calendars!
|
|
Here
are a few of our upcoming events…
June 9 – 13, 2008
7th Grade Science Fair Presentations
June 9, 2008
Last Day to Suit Up in PE for “A” Day Students
June 16, 2008
Summer Vacation Begins!
|
|
Have a Great
Summer!!
|
____________
Pershing's e-Newsletter is a
twice-per-month publication. For an archived listing of our
e-Newsletters and/or to sign-up for the email version, please
click here.
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.
|
|
