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THIS WEEK—
Monday, Oct. 25
• Hall Burrito Day
• 12:30pm | Hall yearbook meeting, Rm 504
Tuesday, Oct. 26
• Hall Bagel Day
• 7:45am | Hall Geography Bee practice, Rm 504
• 3:15pm | Hall Mathletes
• 3:30pm | West Side Story rehearsal (main characters)
• 7:00pm | Hall Parent Ed Night: teen drug use panel discussion, Hall Library
Wednesday, Oct. 27
• Walk & Roll to School Day
• Hall Jamba Juice Day
• 3:10pm | Hall deadline for Hall Weekly Bulletin submissions
— submit item
Thursday, Oct. 28
• Hall Pizza Day
• 12:30pm | Hall yearbook meeting, Rm 504
Friday, Oct. 29
• 2:23pm | 6th grade pumpkin carving activity
• 3:30pm | Hall West Side Story rehearsal, full cast
• 7:00pm | 7th/8th grade dance, Hall gym
NEXT WEEK —
Monday, Nov. 1
• Hall Burrito Day
• Hall Lost & Found items donated to charity
• 12:30pm | Hall yearbook meeting, Rm 504
Tuesday, Nov. 2: Election Day – VOTE!
• Hall Bagel Day
• DUE: 7th grade Owl Project
• 7:45am | Hall Geography Bee practice, Rm 504
• 3:15pm | Hall Mathletes
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3:30pm | West Side Story rehearsal (main characters)
Wednesday, Nov. 3
• Walk & Roll to School Day
•
Hall Jamba Juice Day
• Hall Costume Day
• 3:10pm | Hall deadline for Hall Weekly Bulletin submissions
— submit item
• 7:00pm | School Board meeting; Hall Library; an agenda will be posted as soon
as it is available
• 7:30pm | Corte Madera Larkspur Schools Foundation meeting, NC Conf Room
Thursday, Nov. 4
• Hall Pizza Day
• 12:30pm | Hall yearbook meeting, Rm 504
Friday, Nov. 5
•
3:30pm | Hall West Side Story rehearsal,
full cast
AHEAD —
Nov. 10: Hall Campus Improvement Work Day, 9:00am–12:00pm
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day holiday: no school
Nov. 12: Staff Improvement Day: no school for students
— Detailed 2004-2005
District Calendar
— Year-at-a-Glance 2004-2005 District Calendar (pdf)
6th Grade Pumpkin Carving
Halloween Event
Friday, October 29, 2:30pm
On this Friday, October 29th, at 2:30pm the sixth grade class will be celebrating
Halloween as they carve pumpkins together. Each student will be bringing home
a pumpkin to light up your house on Friday afternoon. Volunteer help is needed.
Please contact Paula Turner and let her know you’d love to help. Preparations
will begin earlier and Paula will let you know when to arrive. Also the pumpkins
will be carried home in plastic bags and we hope they all make it safely, so
maybe think about your travel plans for that day. Happy Halloween to All!!
— Paula & Anne
ADDITIONAL NEWS—
—on the Hall PTA pages
—at the Corte Madera Larkspur
(CML) Schools Foundation website |
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PRINCIPAL’S
MESSAGE: Oct. 25, 2004 |
Parent Education Night
Tomorrow night is the first Parent Education Night of the year.
The focus of this parent night is drug use among middle school
students. Representatives from Phoenix Academy, a charter school
in Marin for students with substance issues, will provide valuable
information about teen drug use. Two Phoenix Academy students
and their parents will talk to you about student drug use and
parent perceptions and responses. I hope to see many of you
here in the library at 7:00pm for this informative event.
A similar event was held last year at Neil Cummins and was
very well received.
GATE Parent Committee
This year we want to have a GATE Parent Committee made up of
GATE parents from Neil Cummins and Hall schools. Let’s
consider our GATE issues/concerns K-8! This committee
will help us examine, discuss, and consider changes and improvements
to our GATE offerings in Larkspur. Our plan is to meet with
this small group 2-4 times over the coming year, with perhaps
some minimal research tasks for committee members in between
meetings. The committee will be a low time commitment,
but is a vital ingredient needed to improve the quality of
our program.
Please email Mr. Carvey at ccarvey@marin.k12.ca.us or call 927-6965
ext.1269 to let him know you are interested!
—Daniel
Norbutas, Principal
For Parents Only, Educate Yourself
on Teen Drug Use!
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7:00pm • Hall
Library
Mark your calendars for our first Parent Education discussion
of the year on Oct. 26th at 7:00pm (Hall Library). We are fortunate
to host a panel of 2 students and their parents, as well as a teacher
Phoenix Academy. Phoenix Academy is a charter high school in Marin
offering support for teens and their families for substance abuse.
Please come to listen to their personal stories of drug use and abuse.
Hall PTA has planned this discussion in conjunction with Red Ribbon
Week, a curriculum offered at school for our students to learn about
drug use. Please take this opportunity to educate yourself on the
reality of drug use among teens in Marin.
Red Ribbon Week
October 23-31, 2004
Red Ribbon Week is an
event that has become a national symbol of drug prevention, education
and awareness. Research shows that children are less likely to
use alcohol and other drugs when parents and other role models
are clear and consistent in their opposition to substance use and
abuse. Take some time to talk with your children about this very
important topic. Not sure how to answer their questions? Go online
with them to research the answers together. Red Ribbon Week is
a time to pledge to live a safe and drug-free life.
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If you have
any questions please feel free to talk with me: Cookie Morin: 927-6965!
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Websites: www.drugfreeamerica.org, www.2young2drink.com or
the National Family Partnership, www.nfp.org.
Lost and Found!!!
Have you noticed anything missing?? Please swing by the table out by the library
and see if your favorite lost piece of clothing or notebook or who knows what
else may have been turned in… this is the place it would be… but
not for forever. On November 1st the table will be cleared of all articles
with clothing donated to charity. So come by today and take a look. — Thanks,
Anne Gilberg
Warm Clothing Drive for Ritter Center
Nov. 3-5, 2004
Now is the time to set aside items to help our community’s
neediest members get through a cold, wet winter. On behalf of Ritter
Center and with co-sponsorship of Marin Sunrise Rotary, the Hall
PTA Community Service committee and Student Council will be collecting
items at the drop-off circle on three mornings: Wednesday, Nov.
3 through Friday, Nov. 5. All warm clothing is appreciated. Requested
items also include waterproof outerwear, men’s socks, blankets
and sleeping bags. Thanks!
Hall Middle School Cross Country Team
Our Cross Country team has been training hard since the beginning
of the school year and we have been fortunate enough to gather
a dedicated group of runners who have placed high in our first
two competitions. Andrew, 6th grade boys’ team
and Katie, 8th grade girls’ team, have two first place
finishes in our first two races! We’ve been competing against
a dozen other middle schools from around the area and had 7 runners
place in the top 5 of their races at San Domenico. There are
individual races for boys and girls in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
The list of excellent runners is too long to mention in this limited
space. Suffice it to say that we’ve got 20 highly motivated,
truly dedicated runners wearing brand new HMS Cougar colors! We
have our championship meet on October 28th at the Marin Civic Center
and we’re looking to show off our new jerseys and competitive
spirit!
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