Pershing Happenings
E-Newsletter
Vol.
2, Issue 3
October
4, 2007
Website Spotlight
| Get to know
your child's teachers, staff, administration, and other families by
joining us at Pershing's Open House and BBQ on October 11, 2007.
Dinner is from 5-5:50 p.m. in the cafeteria. At 5:30 p.m., you may
review the 6th and 8th grade health education curriculum in the
auditorium. ELAC is in room 301. Classroom visitations begin at 6 p.m.
The Book Fair is open all evening. |
Open House and
BBQ
|
Shadow
Your Student Day
is a wonderful opportunity for parents to connect with our entire
campus and to see your child’s school day through his or her eyes. This
popular event will be held on October 12, 2007. Please note that October
12th is also a Minimum Day. School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
http://www.sandi.net/pershing/shadow.htm
From
Mrs. Blevins, Pershing’s School Nurse
Announcements
about Allergies and Asthma
|
Urgent
Message
From the Nurse
|
“I
currently only have a handful of Epi-pens and inhalers that I've
been cleared to administer in case of an emergency. If your
child has a severe allergy or may need an inhaler, it is important
that you provide the school with an Epi-pen or inhaler WITH a
current doctor's order. Unless your doctor writes on the order
"Student may carry own medication," these remain locked up
and are accessible to staff members who have been trained on their
administration. We must have a doctor's order for the
medication in order to administer it.” To read more, http://www.sandi.net/pershing/nurse.htm
. |
Walk
for Food Allergy
- In our nation, one out of every 17 children has food allergies...and at
Pershing alone, over 2% of our student population have severe allergies.
On Sunday, October 7th at Mission Bay, the Walk for Food Allergy
takes place. Get out & enjoy our beautiful city, support The Food
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and meet other families facing the same
challenges as your child. www.foodallergywalk.org
Putting
the “Fun” in “Fundraising”
The
most anticipated and talked about fundraiser of the school year…the
ASB’s annual Magazine and Cookie Dough Drive starts on October 8th with
the Kick-off Assemblies. This year, you may even order online! For details
–
http://sandi.net/pershing/asbmagazine.htm.
Support
the Library at Pershing’s Book Fair (October 11 through October 18)!
Fair Hours - Before and after school and at the beginning of lunch. On
October 11th, the Book Fair will be open all evening for the Open House
and all day on October 12th for Shadow Your Student Day (Minimum Day
schedule). All funds raised are used to buy new books for the
library. This is Pershing’s only Book Fair of the 2007-2008 school year!
School
News and Announcements
|
There
is a mandatory East Coast Trip Parent Meeting on Thursday, October
25, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Pershing Auditorium. Also, the first
student meeting will be held on November 8, 2007 in Room 1003 at
2:15 p.m. If
you have any questions, please contact Mr. Budzynski, East Coast
Trip Coordinator, by email
or at (619) 465-3234. |
Important
8th Grade
East Coast Trip News
|
Welcome
back to all our 6th grade campers!
October 1-5 is the last 6th grade camp session for Pershing students this
year. Thank
you to all our parents who volunteered for “luggage watch” duty.
A
special request from the 7th Grade science teachers (Ms. Buchanan, Mr.
Mendibles, and Mrs. Tayco)
- The seventh grade
science teachers are in need of donations to assist the technical
component of their curriculum. They
need:
-
Microphones
that are used for Podcasting. Each microphone is about $15 at Fry's or
Best Buy. Please note that our teachers know this is a huge request
but they plan to do a large amount of podcasting this year and without
the microphones, the sound quality is awful. Any microphone donations
will be greatly appreciated (or gift cards for this specific reason
and the teachers will then shop for this item).
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CD's (CD-R only)
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DVD's (DVD-R only)
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Mini
DVD Tapes for Video Cameras
Thank
you for your support!
For
a complete list of teacher/classroom donation requests,
please go to http://www.sandi.net/pershing/donations.htm.
Congratulations
to our students who auditioned for this year’s winter musical
production, Peter Pan
by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. The cast list was posted
on October 1st and the cast is currently in rehearsals.
|
More
from our
Theatre Department…
|
Pershing
Middle School’s First Annual Back to School Theatre Party was a
grand success. On September 30, 2007, faculty, students,
and their families enjoyed an entertaining performance of the
musical, Camelot, at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Thank you to all
who supported this first time event! |
From
Ms. Spicer
- The library orientation for sixth graders has concluded and students
have information on the titles for this year's California Young Reader
Medal books that will be part of many students' required reading logs.
With dozens of students reading the same books, there may be a wait for a
particular title. If you are taking a trip to the public library, you
might want to borrow a title so your student can complete this assignment
well before the March 1, 2008 deadline. Students must read all three books
in one category. All our students are encouraged to participate in
this program. For a listing of the books, please go to - http://www.sandi.net/pershing/library.htm.
Band
Parents - Join the Pershing Band's E-Mail List! To receive news about
upcoming events, please send an email to Pershingband@aol.com.
Evening
with the Principal
- Thank you to Mrs. Sullivan for hosting this year’s Evening with
the Principal on September 18, 2007. This informative event was a great
way for parents to learn more about Pershing’s curriculum and community.
ParentConnection
- Parents, if you need a reminder of your ParentConnect/Zangle ID or
password, please contact Stephanie Kamp at skamp@sandi.net.
Parent
Involvement Corner
| September
was a busy month for Pershing’s parent volunteers.
The month started off with a very successful First Day of School
Parent Coffee. Special thank you’s to Mrs. Esterbrooks for
coordinating this terrific event and to Mrs. Lotze for her support
and guidance. Also, our Foundation and Boosters each had their first
meetings of the school year and Mrs. Esten unveiled our newest
program, Parents At Lunch (PALS) at the PALS orientation on
September 24th. Thank you to all who attended these meetings. We are
very excited about 2007-2008!
|
Pershing
Booster News
|
We
are pleased to announce that we had a HUGE response to our parent
volunteer forms,
which were sent home in the big first week parent information packet.
Thank you so much for taking the time to complete these very important
volunteer forms. We are currently processing them and will be contacting
you by phone and/or email.
Our
next Pershing Boosters’ meeting will be held on October 24, 2007 at 7
p.m.
in the school library. Everyone is invited!! Help us grow our parent
involvement programs!!
Attention
All Parent Volunteers
- Please be advised that
in order to comply with San Diego Unified School District guidelines,
volunteers must…
For
more details about applications and Tuberculin tests, please contact Mrs.
Maria Kelly, Pershing’s Community Assistant, at (619) 465-3234.
Mark
Your Calendars!
Here is a listing of many of our upcoming events.
October
1-5, 2007
Team
6C – 6th Grade Camp
October
8, 2007
Magazine/Cookie
Dough Drive Kick-Off Assembly
October
11, 2007
Open
House and Dinner
October
11-18, 2007
Book Fair
October
12, 2007
Shadow
Your Student Day
Minimum Day
October
15, 2007
Site
Governance Meeting
October
16, 2007
School
Picture Make-up Day
School
Site Council Meeting
October
17, 2007
Minimum
Day
October
24, 2007
Magazine
Order Turn In Day
Pershing
Boosters’ Meeting
October
25, 2007
Mandatory
East Coast Trip Parent Meeting
October
31, 2007
School
Dress-up Day
First School Dance of the School Year!
Halloween Dance (After School)
