NOTAM 112910

29 November 2010


Message from the Principal:

Welcome back from what I hope was a good Thanksgiving holiday and extended break from school!

With school closures last week due to inclement weather, student-led conferences were postponed until December 6. You will keep the same appointment time that you had for November 21.

Information & reminders for this week:

• We will be recruiting at Cascade Middle School this Wednesday. I will be calling on some of you to participate in this event.
• Our second Information Night for 8th graders and parents will be held this Thursday, December 2 from 5:45-8:15 p.m. If you are asked to assist a teacher or the administration, you will be treated to a pizza dinner. Thanks, one and all, for your ambassadorship!
• Sylvester Middle School has invited us to present to their 8th graders this Friday morning in an all-class assembly. We have only 35 minutes to promote our school! I’ll be calling on students to participate.
• We were scheduled to present to Pacific Middle School 8th graders today, but since we had no time to organize last week, we are working with them to reschedule within the next two weeks. We are scheduled to present at Chinook Middle School on December 8.

Special thanks to students and families for your patience and flexibility last week as we encountered our first school closure of the school year. And, apologies from us if we missed any steps that caused undue worry. Parents / Guardians: Always feel free to contact us to clarify information when/if we have another school closure or early dismissal. Remember, too, to check www.schoolreport.org at regular intervals for updated information. The district will also continue to do robo-calls to the homes of all students to announce early dismissals and school closures.

That’s it for this week, Scholars! Cheers to learning—a whole week of it, hopefully, with no interruptions due to weather! Honored to be your principal—Reba

NOTE:
o Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings.


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