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THIS WEEK—
Monday, Oct. 20
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Pasta
Tuesday, Oct. 21
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Mexican
• 7:45am | Hall Student Council meeting
• 1:15pm | Hall PTA Executive Board meeting; see agenda
• 3:15pm | Hall Mathletes practice
• 3:30pm | Bye Bye Birdie rehearsal: major characters
Wednesday, Oct. 22
• Walk/Bike-to-School Day!
• Hall PTA Jamba Juice on sale
• 12:00pm | Hall Bridge Club, Room 508
• 3:10pm | Hall Bulletin deadline; use online
submission form
• 7:00pm | School Board meeting. Closed Session starts at
6:00pm; see agenda
Thursday, Oct. 23
• Hall PTA Pizza Day
• Hall QSP Magazine Sale Turn-In Day
Friday, Oct. 24
• Hall Picture Day
• 3:30pm | Bye Bye Birdie rehearsal: full cast
• 7:00pm | 7th/8th grade Dance
Saturday, Oct. 25
• 9:00am | Hall Beautification Work Day
NEXT WEEK—
Monday, Oct. 27
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Pasta
Tuesday, Oct. 28
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Mexican
• 7:45am | Hall Student Council meeting
• 3:15pm | Hall Mathletes practice
• 3:30pm | Bye Bye Birdie rehearsal: major characters
Wednesday, Oct. 29
• Walk/Bike-to-School Day!
• Hall PTA Jamba Juice on sale
• 12:00pm | Hall Bridge Club, Room 508
• 3:10pm | Hall Bulletin deadline; use online
submission form
Thursday, Oct. 30
• Hall PTA Pizza Day
• 2:20pm Hall DARE Graduation, Rm501
Friday, Oct. 31
• End of first quarter
• 2:23pm | Hall 6th-grade activity: pumpkin carving
• 3:30pm | Bye
Bye Birdie rehearsal: full cast
AHEAD—
Nov. 3–7: Warm Clothing Drive
Nov. 3: Hall PTA general meeting, 8:45am; speaker
Mary Jane Burke, 9:30am
Nov. 4: ELECTION DAY!; Parent Ed speaker Robert
Shaw on modern parenting, 7:30pm at Edna McGuire Elementary in Mill
Valley
Nov. 5: School Board meeting, 7:00pm
Nov. 11: Veterans’ Day holiday: NO SCHOOL
Detailed month-by-month District
Calendar
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| PRINCIPAL’S
MESSAGE: October 20, 2003 |
Respect and Responsibility
Originating from a staff discussion last Friday, the staff and I
have begun new activities to increase student respect and responsibility
on campus. In homerooms each class is using character education
portion of their binder reminders to discuss respect, responsibility,
reliability, motivation and other important behaviors. The overall
goal is to improve and enhance student behavior on campus.
I went to every sixth grade homeroom last week and will visit seventh
and eighth grade homerooms in the next two weeks. My goal is to
build upon the activities in the homerooms and discuss how students
can apply those character traits throughout the school day. I discussed
respect in terms of respecting the school, the staff and other students.
With regard to respecting the school we talked about keeping the
campus free from litter. Students were encouraged to keep the campus
beautiful and to do their part to have a positive impact on campus
cleanliness. In terms of respecting staff, I reiterated the need
for students to act in a respectful manner towards all staff members,
including support staff like crossing guards and yard supervisors.
And finally, we talked about appropriate behavior during recess
and lunch, focusing on keeping the campus safe by staying out of
the halls.
I invite all parents to sit down with their children and discuss
the character traits outlined in their binder reminder. With the
collaborative work of teachers, administrators and parents, we are
confident we can help our children to grow to be responsible young
adults.
Let’s Sit and Chat
In August I met with many of the incoming sixth graders and their
parents in order to get to know the students and families entering
Hall. I enjoyed the process so much I am like to extending the offer
to all other students and families at Hall. If you are interested
in sitting down with me and your child before or after school for
an opportunity to get to know one another better, please call me
at 927-6978 x2252 or email at dnorbutas@marin.k12.ca.us
to schedule a time.
QSP Rolls On
Last Thursday was the first turn-in date for magazine subscriptions.
Students who submitted orders walked away with a variety of trinkets
and treats. The final turn-in date is this Thursday, October 23.
Students who submit twenty or more orders will be eligible to participate
in a Laser Tag activity where they can finally take aim at the principal.
—Daniel Norbutas, Principal
| HALL’S
CHALK FESTIVAL was held
on Friday, Oct. 3 • 3:15pm |
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 THANK
YOU “Chalk-A-Lot” FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS!
Many thanks to all those
who attended the 10th Annual Hall Middle School Chalk Festival
Friday afternoon. Students, the PTA, families, neighbors,
friends, teachers and staff made this a wonderful street painting
extravaganza for all. A special “Thank You” is
sent to all the volunteers who dedicated their time and skills
towards making the “Chalk-A-Lot” Festival a success!
Your support and enthusiasm was wonderful! [NEW! see
photos]
—Anne Doyle & Patty Fitch
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