PMA NEWS

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GENERAL NEWS

• 5/7 thru 7/11 - MODELL'S ZACH TOMPKINS FUNDRAISER

  Print out your coupon and save 15% at any New England Modell's location on regular and clearance merchandise from may 7th 2010 thru July 11th 2010.

  Modell's will donate 5% of your purchase price to The Zachary Tompkins Memorial Fund

  Print Your Coupon

• 12/16 - CHRISTMAS CONCERT POSTPONED

  The PMA Christmas Program has been postponed to Wednesday, December 16th at 6:30 PM. This is a required activity for all students in Grades 1-5. If a student is unable to attend, please send a note to Sr. Maria explaining the reason.

  Students in Grades 1-5 are to repot to their homerooms by 6:15. Choir and Flute students are to report to their designated rooms (these will be posted as you enter) by 6:15.

  ATTIRE FOR GIRLS: Girls must wear their uniform with a white, red, or green long sleeved shirt (turtlenecks are fine). Choir and Flute students should wear a black skirt of the appropriate length or black pants and a red or green long sleeved top. All girls should wear black shoes

  ATTIRE FOR BOYS: Boys must wear their uniform with a long sleeved white shirt and tie. Christmas ties are okay. Choir - same as for boys but you can wear black pants if you would prefer. All boys should wear black shoes

• 11/18 - REPORT CARDS SENT HOME

  First Quarter Report cards will be sent home in the 11/18 White Envelope.

• 11/13 - PICTURE RETAKE DAY

  Those students who were absent on Picture Day or who were unhappy with their photos can have his or her picture retaken on Friday 11/13. For those unhappy with the photos they received, please send in the photo package with your child.

• 10/30 - DOWN ON THE FARM DAY

  $2.00 Dress Down Day! Theme: Down on the Farm! Celebrate Fall Harvest Days by DRESSING DOWN or UP in your favorite ?Down on the Farm? outfit! For safety reasons, please no ?Lee Pipes, Kinkos, Baggy Dragging Pants or tank tops, mini-skirts, mini-shorts, or shirts with offensive cartoons or slogans.

• 10/7 - RAINBOWS FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

  The Rainbows for All God's Children program, a support group for children who have suffered a loss, will be meeting on Wednesdays from 2:30 - 3:00 for 12 weeks. Through this support group, trained adults will assist your child in expressing and understanding his/her feelings, to feel acceptance for what has happened, and to feel a sense of belonging and love. The program is available for children in grades 1 through 4. If you would like to sign your child up, please fill out the form that was sent home in the Oct. 7 shuttle envelope. If you have any questions, please contact the Rainbow coordinators - Kim Polombo or Julie Lamontagne.

• 10/7 - LABELS FOR EDUCATION

  This year the Labels For Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on supporting the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark childrens' successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partenrships and resources. For more information check out the Labels for Education Website.

  Participating in the program is easy, simply save the UPCs from the following products:

  • Campbell's soups
  • SpaghettiOs Pasta
  • Campbell's beans, gravies, and canned pasta
  • Prego Italian sauces
  • Swanson broths
  • Campbell's tomato juice
  • Pepperidge Farm products
  • All V8 Splash or Fusion products
  • Campbell Foodservice products

  The following are worth 5 points for the 1009-10 year

  • 26 varieties of Campbell's condensed soup in specially marked cans
  • All Campbell's microwave soups
  • All V8 soups
  • All Campbell's Select Harvest Soups
  • SpaghettiOs Pasta

   

• 10/19 thru 10/23 - MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOOD DRIVE

  Each classroom will be collecting non-perishableEach classroom will be collecting non-perishable food items to be donated to the Knights of Colmbus and St. Vincent DePaul Society in Nashua. Please support our efforts to make this year's food drive the most successful one ever. Food items may be sent to school with your child or dropped off in your child's classroom.

  In an attempt to adequately cover all items of need, the following is a list of suggested items by grade. However, feel free to donate any item on the list.

  • Pre-K - Toilet paper, tissues, paper towelsst Grade - Cake, muffin mixes or snack food (cookies, pretzels, popcorn, etc)
  • Second Grade - Peanut Butter, jams, jellies
  • Third Grade - Mustard, ketchup, relish, mayonnaise
  • Fourth Grade - Shampoos, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes
  • Fifth Grade - Hamburger/Tuna Helper or coffee and tea
  • Sixth Grade - Pasta, rice, or rice mixes
  • Seventh Grade - Pancake/Waffle mixes, pancake syrup, sugar
  • Eighth Grade - Laundry, household, or dish detergent
• 9/28 - PMA WINDOW CLINGS AVAILABLE

  Help market PMA to your local community by proudly displaying a PMA window cling on your vehicle. Window clings are available from the school office for $1.00 each. They measure 12? x 3? and are maroon in color with white lettering. If you would like to purchase a window cling, place your money in an envelope and address it to school office, window cling purchase. The window clings will be sent home in the white shuttle envelopes.

• JUNIOR HIGH ENRICHEMNT CLASSES TO BEGIN 10/16

  In an effort to continue offering PMA students the best possible education, we will once again offer the ENRICHMENT PROGRAM for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 during the fall and spring semesters. The courses will enhance our already excellent educational program by offering the students courses that may interest their different intelligences.

  Enrichment classes are offered to afford students an opportunity to pursue a special interest and to enrich their educational experiences at the Academy by providing them a broader range of course work that applies to real life experiences. The enrichment program will be staffed by volunteer teachers, parents, and professionals in the business community.

  The courses will be six weeks long and offered twice yearly. Students will be able to choose from a list of options, and be given the opportunity to choose two courses per year.

  • Session 1 will take place on October 16, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20
  • Session 2 will take place on March 5, 12, 19, 26 April 9, 16

  COST - The courses will take place on Friday afternoons from 1:30 PM until 2:20 PM. In order to accommodate the extra time in the schedule that the courses will require, the students will not have a lunch recess on Fridays.

  The course will be treated like any other discipline at the Academy. Students will need to complete the requirements for each course and will receive a grade that reflects the student?s overall effort and conduct during the enrichment program. This grade will be reflected on their report cards.

  Some courses will require a student fee to cover cost of materials and supplies.

  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to share a talent, skill, and/or art form with the Junior High students during the fall enrichment program. Please contact Mrs. Ana Godbout via a written note with your name and phone number, if you feel ?called? to share the gift of your time and talent with our junior high students.