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GIRARD COLLEGE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIDAY NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2, 2017 LAST EDIT ION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!
V IRTUE OF THE MONTH= ETHICS
Happy JUNE Birthdays!
6/2 Javon Moore 6/12 Ah’mod Brown 6/3 Abigail Green 6/14 Jaden Bethea-McLean, Isata George 6/4 Fantasia Stone 6/15 Niyaat Abdus- Samad 6/5 Semaj James 6/20 Zayana King 6/7 Christopher Garrison-Nelson 6/22 Sorianna Mansaray 6/8 Maurice Williams 6/25 Tiana Johnson 6/9 Jason Palermo 6/29 Hadas Ali 6/11 Makalah Bryan
THIS WEEK: “SEUSSICAL, Jr”: THE CAST gave 3 amazing performances. THANK YOU EVERYONE—all of the 5th and 6th Graders who worked so hard and to Mrs. Slowey-‐Johnson and also Mr. Eaton and teachers who helped with so many details! TODAY FRIDAY 6/2: Is the official end of the Trimester and the last “Friday Newsletter” for the year! WED. 6/7: ALL-‐SCHOOL AWARDS CHAPEL THURSDAY, 6/8: All E/MS students will attend the grade 12 Commencement, 10AM in the Chapel. NEXT FRIDAY 6/9: ALL students will receive a RED BAG which will contain ALL of the required Summer Reading packet components, including a letter of instructions. This will include the one required reading book and a packet to complete about the book. There will be a recommended Summer Reading List that your child should use to select books! The more they read the better! Finally, there is a workbook called “Summer Bridge” that is required to be completed by all
students. It is composed of grade level MATH and ELA work to practice so students do not lose their skills over the summer. >THE WEEK OF 6/12: THIS will be a week to wrap up all teaching and making sure students have returned all school-‐owned items such as: musical instruments, library books, Chromebooks and all of the uniform clothing! There will be some culminating experiences in both the residential and the instructional programs. Tuesday, June 13th is Instructional “Trip Day.” All eight grade-‐levels will be away from school on some sort of trip, with teachers and some RAs. 1st Grade = Philadelphia Zoo 5th & 6th Grades = Washington, DC 2nd Grade = Camden Aquarium 7th Grade = Baltimore Aquarium & Ft. McHenry 3rd Grade = Lancaster/Amish country 8th Grade = New York City 4th Grade = Outdoor Education Program LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: JUNE 16TH/ FINAL ASSEMBLY AND MS COMMENCEMENT There will be a commencement ceremony for the 8th-‐graders, and all of our Middle School students will attend. Students wear their uniforms. That is at 11:00 a.m. Following the ceremony, there will be a reception, hopefully outside if the weather permits. Then all students are excused for the summer at 1:00 p.m. Famil ies of 8th-‐graders: You will receive your 6 tickets for your family next week. The doors will be open for Commencement 30 minutes ahead. Seats will be reserved for the 6th-‐, 7th-‐ and 8th-‐grade students. Students required to attend summer “It’s Elementary” and “Middle Matters” classes will receive further instructions with their REPORTS CARDS. Classes start June 26 (Monday) and finish August 4th (Friday.) There are no classes the week of July 4th. HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER and KEEP READING with your children! Look for letters from school about UNIFORM FITTINGS AND NEWS ABOUT STARTING IN THE FALL!