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from the HALL WEEKLY BULLETIN
January
12, 2004 • Vol. 9:18 |
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THIS WEEK—
Monday, Jan. 12
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Pasta
Tuesday, Jan. 13
• Corte Madera Larkspur Schools Foundation fundraiser: EAT
AT FRESH CHOICE (all day); get
the flyer (none available at the door)
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Mexican
• 7:45am | Hall Student Council meeting
• 12:15pm | 7th grade field trip
• 3:45pm | Hall Mathletes competition, San Jose MS, Novato
Wednesday, Jan. 14
• Hall PTA Jamba Juice
• 12:00pm | Hall Bridge Club, Room 508
• 3:10pm | Hall Bulletin deadline; use online
submission form
• 7:00pm | Parent Ed: Child Development & Social Pragmatics:
speaker Virginia Bassi, PhD, at Kent MS Library
Thursday, Jan. 15
• Hall Pizza Day
• 7:00pm | Parent Ed: NC PTA General meeting & speaker
Cookie Morin, District Counselor: Playground Politics: What
Parents Can Do
Friday, Jan. 16
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NEXT WEEK—
Monday, Jan. 19
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday: NO
SCHOOL!
Student Council Campaign
(Jan. 20-23)
Tuesday, Jan. 20
• Hall PTA Hot Lunch: TJ’s Mexican
• 7:45am | Hall Student Council meeting
• 1:15pm | Hall PTA Executive Board meeting
• 3:45pm | Hall Mathletes practice
Wednesday, Jan. 21
• Hall PTA Jamba Juice
• 12:00pm | Hall Bridge Club, Room 508
• 3:10pm | Hall Bulletin deadline; use online
submission form
Thursday, Jan. 22
• Hall Pizza Day
• 7:30pm | Hall 8th grade Reading Club meeting: Beyond
the Western Sea
Friday, Jan. 23
• End of second quarter
• 11:48am | Hall Assembly: Student Council speeches &
election
• 2:35pm | Hall DARE graduation, Rm. 501
AHEAD—
Jan. 28: School Board meeting (tentative)
Jan. 31: Parent University VIII, 8:30am-1:00pm; more
info
Detailed month-by-month District
Calendar
Year-at-a-Glance 2002-2003 District
Calendar (pdf) |
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| PRINCIPAL’S
MESSAGE: January 12, 2004 |
Another Chance to Serve
This week will mark the beginning of the Spring Student Council
Elections. This is a great opportunity for your child to get involved
in student government at Hall. Student Council organizes dances,
lunchtime and break activities, recycling on campus and fundraisers,
just to name a few. It is a wonderful way to make new friends and
work with staff and other students on school issues. Student Council
representatives represent the student body at the monthly Site Council
meetings where school-wide issues are discussed and funding decisions
made. The student voice is an important voice when tackling tough
issues. Talk to your child about getting involved in student government
and getting their voice heard.
Petitions will be distributed this Wednesday and are due back this
Friday. Next Monday will signal the beginning of campaigning, with
posters to be approved Tuesday morning, January 20th. The election
assembly will be on Friday, January 23rd.
The Student Council meets every Tuesday morning at 7:45am. Have
your child contact Nicole Muserilli or Art
Nelson if they are interested or have any questions.
—Daniel Norbutas, Principal
NOTE: full names of students are in the online Hall Bulletin,
available by subscription only
| PTA NEWS
Please check the PTA pages
for more information.
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| THIS WEEK
on the PTA pages (Jan. 12):
— Letter from the President: general news; Parent University
reminder
— Membership update: THANKS to new members!
GO TO the PTA
pages for more information |
|  CORTE
MADERA LARKSPUR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION NEWS
Make Choices. Make a Difference
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| See www.cmlsf.org
for full information on the following (and more!):
–AUCTION/SPRING EVENT is May 15, 2004:
Plan a party!
–FAMILY GIVING CAMPAIGN contributions still welcome!
Phone-a-thon planned…
–$CRIP: Marin (& Sonoma) Express Books available
($30). Use Macy’s gift cards to pay your bill! Get the
details.
–BUSINESSES SUPPORTING SCHOOLS report & thanks
GO TO www.cmlsf.org
for information on any of these items! |
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| CMLSF FRESH CHOICE FUNDRAISER
Tuesday, Jan. 13 • all day |
|  Eat
at Fresh Choice in Town Center any time on Jan. 13, and
they will donate 20% of your bill to the CML Schools Foundation.
An invitation will be given to you in backpack mail on Jan.
12. Present that invitation when you order so that our school
will receive credit. None will be distributed at the door.
Start your post-holiday diet that day and eat a salad and
raise money.
— Jane Shapiro
— Get the flyer
(pdf) NONE available at the door!
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| PARENT ED EVENTS
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| January 14, 2004
• 7:00pm
at Kent Middle School Library
Child Development and Social Pragmatics: speaker
Virginia Bassi, PhD
January 15, 2004 • 7:00pm
at Neil Cummins Staff Conference Room
NC PTA General meeting & speaker Cookie Morin, District
Counselor: Playground Politics: What Parents Can Do
January 31, 2004, 8:30am–1:00pm
at San Rafael H.S., 185 Mission Avenue, San Rafael
Parent University VIII: Healthy Teens Marin and Marin
County Office of Education sponsor this FREE annual conference
on issues of interest to parents of teens.
— more info: Margaret Beyer,
MCOE, 499-5877 |
| 8th GRADE READING GROUP
Thursday , Jan. 22 • 7:30pm |
| The meeting to discuss the novel, Beyond
the Western Sea by Avi has been rescheduled to Thursday,
Jan. 22 at the Reed residence. Please join us at 7:30pm.
— Contact Kappy
Reed to RSVP and for more information
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| 8th GRADE GRADUATION
DANCE
Wednesday, June 9 • 7:30-10:30pm |
| Save the date! The 8th grade graduation dance
will be on Wednesday, June 9th from 7:30–10:30pm aboard
the Blue and Gold Ferry (from Sausalito). Should you have
any questions or concerns regarding the dance please contact
Lori Lerner by Friday, Jan. 16, 2004.
— Questions? Contact Lori
Lerner |
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| HALL
SCHOOL NEWS: Information |
DANCE CHAPERONES NEEDED!
The next dance for 7th and 8th graders is Friday, February 6th from
7:00–10:00pm. We need 10-12 chaperones (to arrive by 6:30pm)
for this event.
— More information/sign up, contact
Rebecca Sarokin or Claudia
Gropper
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Kids on the Hill Preschool in Corte Madera is holding its annual
Sock Hop Fundraiser and needs responsible middle school kids to
help with art and crafts, cake walk, carnival games and outside
games. Each group of kids will be supervised by an adult. Hours
available: 3:00–8:00pm or 3:30–7:30pm.
Date of event: Sunday, Feb. 8.
Location: Corte Madera Recreation Building on Tamalpais Ave. in
Corte Madera.(The school is directed by Meg Stiefvater)
4 or 5 hours of community service hours.
—Call Kate Botas (927-3140) for information.
BEAUTIFICATION UPDATE!
We had two very successful beautification days on Saturday, Jan.
10th and Sunday, Jan. 11th. We got a lot done — planting areas
amended and rototilled, daffodils, poppies, feather grass and Santa
Barbara daisies planted (near the front entrance), and the planting
area along the pump station weeded and trimmed.
Thank you to Sloat Garden Center in Larkspur
for the contribution of daffodil and paperwhite bulbs and please
remember their support when you need garden supplies.
Thank you to the 24 people who came to help — what
a great turnout!
Only four more days left this year to make an impact on Hall Middle
School beautification, so please mark your calender for one or more
of these days: Feb. 7, Mar. 13, Apr. 25, and May 22, and watch the
bulletin for more details.
— Maija Norstad
| BYE
BYE BIRDIE
Performances were Nov.
20-22, 2003 |
|  Early
in the career of Elvis Presley, he was drafted into the Army.
“Bye Bye Birdie” is the satiric Broadway musical
smash about an Elvis-inspired rock star, Conrad Birdie, who
is drafted into the Army and who creates a near-riot in a
small town when he stops for one last publicity junket in
1957. Performances were Nov 20-22, 1:00pm & 7:30pm.
BYE BYE BIRDIE PHOTOS
ONLINE!
Check out the wonderful photos
of Hall Middle School’s production of Bye Bye Birdie
at our district website. The photos were taken by parent Jocelyn
Knight Cacciatore.
It’s not too late to order photos or videos from the
play. And we are starting to plan next year’s Hall musical.
The leading prospect is West Side Story. If you want
to order, or have comments about the next play, contact Becky
Reed.
— SEE
Cast List (password-protected pdf; requires Hall Bulletin
subscription)
— SEE photos! |
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