Perry-Lecompton Middle School 1 PERRY-LECOMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Feb 2009 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 - - 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 F F a a l l l l S S e e m m e e s s t t e e r r H H o o n n o o r r s s 8 th grade KAW Honors Received A's in all core classes (LA, Science, Social Studies, Math) Tyler Andrew, Trevor Dark, Emily Mulvihill, Melissa Schmidt, Lillian Seib, Emily Steward 8 th grade High Honors Received an A or A- in all core classes (LA, Science, Social Studies, Math) Allissa Christman, Julie Clement, Jeffrey Kirk 7 th grade KAW Honors Received A's in all core classes (LA, Science, Social Studies, Math) Danielle Bowser, Brandon Eddy, Amanda Jeter, Austin Johanning, Adante Ratzlaff, Anna Tust 7 th grade High Honors Received an A- in all core classes (LA, Science, Social Studies, Math) Krista Bartels, Nathan Blair, Halsten Coyle, Faelan Jacobson, Zach Linquist, Kaitlin McAlister, Annie Mehl, Dakota Rector, Krystal Thompson, Danielle Winchester
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2/28 History Day-Mr. Brune’s class (3 students) Washburn TBA TBA
February….Did you know?
February is the second month of the Gregorian calendar. It was
named after Februalia, the Roman festival of purification. Originally,
February was the last month of the Roman calendar. February’s
birthstone is the Amethyst and its birth flower is the violet or iris.
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ADDITIONAL DATES TO REMEMBER IN FEBRUARY
1: National Freedom Day 2: Groundhog Day
4: World Cancer Day 9: Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day)
12: Lincoln's Birthday 14: Valentine's Day
16: Washington's Birthday (President’s Day) 20: World Day of Social Justice
21: International Mother Language Day 21: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
24: Mardi Gras 25: Ash Wednesday
CANDY GRAMS are coming!
VALENTINE'S DAY CANDY GRAMS are coming soon to a gymnasium near you. Candy bars wrapped in individual Valentine's Day themes will be sold for $1.00 each at PLMS, PLHS, and Jr. Kaws boys and girls home basketball games. The candy grams will be delivered to your Valentine at their respective school on February 13, 2009. Proceeds from the sale of the candy grams will benefit the PLHS GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM who are reigning Kaw Valley League and Regional Champions. GO KAWS!
Mrs. Doleman had her baby!
On Wednesday, January 28, 2009, Mrs. Doleman added
another son to her family. Kenyon Thomas Doleman, came into
the world weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 ½ inches
long. Both mother and son (and dad and big brother) are doing
fine.
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At 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27th
, students from PLMS 6th
grade returned from Snow Creek Ski Resort outside of Weston,
Missouri. Students returned tired with a few bumps and bruises, but thankfully without any major injuries.
This year students and parents left the school at approximately 8:30 a.m. when the
thermometers were still at 11 degrees with a light snow falling. We had not yet reached
Oskaloosa when the first shouts of, “Are we there yet?” sounded through the bus.
We arrived at 9:45, and for the first time in memory students did not have to wait
another 30 minutes on the buses. The teachers were pleased.
First, students were given preliminary
instructions on ski etiquette, how to put on ski
boots, and how to attach their lift tickets to
their clothing. They were also instructed
about how to use the lockers and how to leave
the building with skis in hand. Next came group lessons on how to put on skis, get up
after falling, and how to side step up the hill. Most importantly they learned how to snow
plow to a stop then use the rope tow. They practiced skiing down a small slope with
knees slightly bent, arms extended out in front of them, while leaning shins into the
upper part of their boots.
After completing beginning lessons students were
ready to attack the steeper slopes. As always,
students learn at their own pace. Some were flying down the hills in no time while others
struggled a little longer with more spills. Soon all were racing down the hills with their
classmates.
By mid-day the temperature rose to about 18 degrees with a slight wind out of the north.
Students came in from the cold, warmed their gloves and bodies, ate some lunch, and returned
for the afternoon of skiing. During lunch anyone who listened could hear stories of fantastic
spills and tumbles.
Students were called in at 3:30 p.m. Preparing to leave, students grabbed snacks for the bus ride back to school while relaying to
their friends the races they had down the slopes, attempts to avoid collisions, with many near misses and collisions. There were
stories of falls into the snow and everyone talked about how tired they were. The buses left Snow Creek at 4:00 p.m., with snow
still falling from the sky, headed toward home and a good night's rest.
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Homework Kansas
HomeworkKansas is an after school tutoring service that connects Kansas students one-on-one with live tutors.
It is targeted at students in Kindergarten through 12th grades, college introductory students, adult GED students, and other adult learners.
Students need only to go to the HomeworkKansas website at www.homeworkkansas.org and choose "Click here to connect to Homework Kansas" to initiate a session.
Students can connect to tutors from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. HomeworkKansas is also available in Spanish, Sunday through Thursday, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Help is available in the following subjects:
Math: elementary, algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry and calculus
Social studies: American History, World History, Political Science and more
English: spelling, grammar, book reports, essay writing and more
To access HomeworkKansas, students need a Kansas Library Card which is available at local public and school
libraries. For more information about HomeworkKansas please contact Eric Gustafson at the State Library of Kansas between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m Monday - Friday. You can send emails to [email protected] or call (785)
296-8152.
Power School Abbreviations
The following is a key to the abbreviations that all Middle School teachers use in their grade books. Power School Grade Card Abbreviations
AB Absent (points exempt) EX Excused (points exempt) NC No Credit (zero points) M Missing (zero points)
The eligibility policy is as it was last year. Students who have an “F” grade in any class on Monday morning at the eligibility check will have the remainder of the week to raise their grade to passing. If the student does not raise the grade by the grade-check on the following Monday, the student is ineligible to play for the week. The cycle repeats until the student’s grade is raised to passing on the Monday grade-check. Students will be expected to raise their grades by completing and submitting homework and retaking tests. Students are guaranteed the opportunity to raise their grade to “passing” each week. They may practice but are expected to use their practice time to regain their eligibility. Official grade checks began Monday, September 8
Parent-Teacher Conferences for the district are scheduled on February 18 from 4:00 to 8:00 and on
February 19 from 2:00 to 8:00. Parents can find teachers of 7th and 8
th grade in the 7-8 Commons
and teachers of 6th grade in the 5-6 commons. Parents of 5
th graders will have pre-scheduled conference time with their teacher in the child’s
classroom. A letter will be sent home to parents to schedule a conference time slot.
Spelling Bee
Perry-Lecompton Middle School has a spelling champion! Congratulations to 5th grader Jameson Brehm. He is
from Mrs. Levi-Mehl’s classroom. He will represent PLMS at the Jefferson County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, February 10
th in Nortonville at 7 PM at the EMC building. Jake Walker was the runner up this year. He is a 6
th grader from Ms
William’s classroom. He will be the alternate for the Jefferson County Spelling should Jamison be unable to compete. The audience watched quietly while the spellers concentrated on the words they were to spell. Students participating in the school spelling bee were: Josh Schmidt, Samantha Karten, Kayla Washee, Chelsea Stanwix, Taylor Stohs, Mitchell Bond, Katelynn Schultz, Alexa Hibbard, Pami Hubbard, Zach Taylor, Sara Hotchkiss, Adam Herman, Dylan Potter, Amber Pearson, Anna Miller, Cody Horton, Charley Carver, Taylor Harden, Marlai Logan, Max Kuenzi, Noah Scrimsher, Michael Jamison, Noah Johnson, Amber Remboldt, Jamie Dupuis, Seth Surface, Scott Hirsch, Ryan Seetin, Jillian Schuler, RJ Whitaker, Dylan McCartney, Michelle Wilkins, Caleb Daniels, Silvan Iordan, David Iordan, Nicholas Aguilar, Skye Wilkins, Teresa Bayless, Kim Meier, Ciana Bateman, Kayla Kyle, Ashley Johnson, Tony Bayless, Delana Schwyhart, and Eliza Anderson. It was an afternoon with 7 rounds of competition and nervous spellers. Next year should be exciting and hopefully with as many participants.
PTO
The PLMS PTO will meet at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th in the middle school library.
First Semester Grade Cards
Grade cards were mailed home on January 8th. Please call the office if you have not received your student's grade card.
Valentine Parties-5/6 grade
The office has not received any information regarding 5th
and 6th grade Valentine parties. All students should
receive a note from their teacher about the party to take home with them. If you have any questions please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.