September 2012 - Schuylkill Valley

Schuylkill Valley Middle School Newsletter
September 2012
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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Contact Us
SV Middle School
114 Ontelaunee Drive
Leesport PA 19533-8630
(610) 926-7111
August/September, 2012
MAIN ARTICLES:
Principal’s Message
Reminders
Read 25
Handbooks
No School Teacher In-
Service Day
Book Fair
Back to School Dance
Sixth Grade Responsibility
Academic Achievement
Giant A+ Rewards
Dear Parent/Guardian:
The school year is off to a great start. We have a couple of new staff members at the middle
school this year. High School Band Director, Mr. Kurt Schneiderhan will be joining us for part of
each school day. He will teach fifth grade band and will also give sectionals to fifth grade students.
Also new to our building this year as a personal care aide is Miss Eva Frank. Miss Frank joins us
after years of serving as an aide in the elementary school.
Our first middle school parent advisory committee meeting will be held on Monday, September
17 th at 9 AM in the guidance conference room of the middle school. All parents are welcome
to attend the meeting. Also, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at
mmitchell@schuylkillvalley.org or at 610-916-5617. You do not have to wait for a parent advisory
committee meeting to raise questions, concerns, or provide positive feedback about our building. We
welcome parent input and strongly believe that an extremely key ingredient to student success is
strong, two-way communication between parents/guardians and teachers/administrators.
Finally, I am excited to announce that the school board voted to support and bring back our
off campus outdoor education program for our eighth grade students. The eighth graders will travel
to Hawk Mountain during the week of October 1 st and experience character education, team building,
as well as incorporating their school subject areas into the camp experience.
Sincerely,
Michael T. Mitchell, Jr.
Principal

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REMINDER OF SCHOOL PROCEDURES
We understand that children forget things and mornings are busy, however, we do need to have guidelines.
If your child has an appointment and needs to be picked up from school early, you must send a written note with your child. Your
child should stop in the office on the way to homeroom to get a pass to leave early. At the time your child needs to be dismissed, they
will report to the office and you can sign them out of the building. This eliminates interruptions to classrooms and you do not have to
wait for the staff to find your child.
If your child forgets any items he/she may need for the day, you can drop them in the office and when your child has the opportunity
to stop by the office they can retrieve their items. Office staff will email teachers and let them know items are in the office. Office
staff only pages students to the office during the morning and afternoon announcements. Calls will not be made to classrooms to remind
students of forgotten items or to relay personal messages to students.
For parent pick-up at the end of the day, please remember to send a note with your child. Your child will drop that note off in the
office on their way to homeroom. Come into the office at the end of the day and sign your child out. Students who are parent pick ups
will be dismissed at second call, which is approximately 2:30 p.m. Any student who is a parent pick-up must be picked up no later
than 2:40 p.m. Supervision is not provided after school.
READ 25
The Pennsylvania State Standards recommend that all students read 25 books per year. At SVMS, we expect all students to complete
this standard and do reward students who do so at the end of the school year. Start the school year off with this goal in mind and set
aside 20 to 30 minutes a night for reading to help your child become a more fluent and stronger reader. Reading is an essential skill for
learning in all school subjects and for lifelong learning. We would love to have all of our students be rewarded for reaching the goal of
25 books!
HANDBOOKS
Your child received the updated Student Handbook. Please make sure you and your child are familiar with the content. It will be
beneficial to all of us if we work together to reinforce guidelines which will support the day-to-day schedule of the students. The book
presents information on organization, student, and time management concerns that often surface in the middle school years. You may
also want to check out the website, www.mydiscoverzone.com, that will provide more tips and activities for organization and study
skills.
NO SCHOOL/TEACHER IN-SERVICE
School will be closed for a teacher in-service day on:
Monday, October 8, 2012

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BOOK FAIR
Book Fair October 12-October 19, 2012
BACK TO SCHOOL DANCE
The Back to School Dance will be held on Friday, September 21, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Admission
is $3.00. Drinks and snacks can be purchased for 50 cents. Students must be picked up promptly at 9:00 p.m., however, if a student
must leave early, a parent note should be presented upon arrival to the dance indicating what time the student will be picked up.
Appropriate dress code is enforced. If a student is academically ineligible or on privilege denial, they cannot attend the dance.
SIXTH GRADE RESPONSIBILITY
To encourage 6th graders to be more responsible, a drawing is held each week for 6th grade students . To be eligible for the drawing,
the student must have completed their homework for all major subjects and remembered to bring necessary materials to class. The winner
of the drawing is announced each Friday morning. Students receive a certificate from Sheetz.
The final winners for 2011-2012 school year were: Ben Tetreault, Katarina Werber, and Ashley Border.

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The following students achieved a roll for the fourth marking period of the 2011-2012 school year.
HIGHEST HONORS
Grade 8: Bryanna Bair, Daisy Grace, Rhett Robinson, Evan Whitmoyer
Grade 7: Thoneca Akhter, Daniel Behler, Brynna Haupt, Bethany Hepner, Annabella Kolasa, Jacqueline Marusiak, Jenna Phillips,
Austin Robinson, Madison Sisco, Tristan Weller
Grade 6: Brian Abreu Hernandez, Donald Ballou, Zachary Bevans, Kasey Bubel, Bryce Burtnett, Elizabeth Clement, Emily
Gunkel, Carson Himmelberger, Mackenzie Homan, Lucas Horrell, Olivia Jenkins, Fiona Murphy, Roman Searle, Colby Stichter,
Benjamin Tetreault, Carissa Trievel, Kara Unger
Grade 5: Cort Borelli, Noah Faust, Alexander Lupold, Tyler Perry, Molly Wenzel
HONOR ROLL
Grade 8: Skye Douglas, Megan Jardine, Megan Murphy, Sarmed Sadiq, Daniel Tetreault
Grade 7: Alysa Bainbridge, Aaron Danks, Hannah Degler, Lydia Forsythe, Nicole Frank, Elyse Geiger, Kacie Jones, Emily Lupold,
Hunter Rice, Sophia Robillard, Olivia Roth, Jessica Visbisky, Trevor Winkler
Grade 6: Rylee Arena, Connor Becker, Chloe Dracha, Morgan Fox, Hannah Glassmire, Laura Henne, Sophia Holbein, Hallie
Jacobs, Carly Mundell, Juliana Neigel, Joshua Rehr, Benjamin Reisenweaver, Ellen Robinson, Michael Shott, Katarina Werber,
Jacob Witman, Tyler Worrell, Sarah Zockoll
Grade 5: Isabella Bressler, Gabriella Canova, Dorothy Davidheiser, Sally Francis, Dalton Geiger, Michael Kirk, Owen Manwiller,
Zachary Myers, Kahlee Perera, Riley Pontician, Joseph Quigley, Andre Rivera, Taylor Romberger, Emily Sellers, Clayton Spencer,
Alexis Szymczyk, Molly Weidner, Lily Whitmoyer, Evan Witman, Kendra Zimmerman, Macy Zimmerman
MERIT ROLL
Grade 8: Jacob Bashore, Olivia Bauer, Bailey Boyer, Catherine Boyle, Lillian Boyle, Sydney Brown, Madeline Brzostek, Samantha
Burkert, Kevin Cook, Aaron Drumgoole, Sophie Goad, Annika Hemdal, Tiffany Hudock, Kiera Lauler, Erin Mahoney, Noel
Maloco, Kortney McEwen, Kevin McGinley, Joseph Runkle, Aaron Schlegel, Joseph Sensenig, Brett Sigoda, Zachary Spatz
Grade 7: Abbie Bailey, Emma Bressler, Emery Brooks, Kyle Brown, Gracey Butsack, Ethan Everson, Brina Franckowiak, Kale
Graybill, Dylan Haas, Nicholas Hanson , Jailene Hernandez, Kayla LaFaver, James Lanshe, Kyle Lanshe, Alyssa Lerch, Megan
Lynam, Cody Mish, Kaitlin Moyer, Quinn Muldowney, Matthew Orlando, Zachery Pepe, Mikala Persky, Samantha Phillips, Seth
Pine, Garrett Polityka, Hayley Reichardt, Soubha Sadiq, Morgan Shuman, Cecily Straub-Ingraham, Nathan Strause, Shannon Sullivan,
Makena Szejko, Collin Teprovich, Sebastian Tota, Khalan Tripp, Skylar Ulrich, Phillip Wholaver, Ryan Worrell
Grade 6: Carlos Altamirano, Naomi Arnold, Mary Brooks, Zachary Bruchez, Evan Camlin, Kaelan Cronana, Madison Davidson,
Aiden Downey, Carly Eckenroth, Sara Edris, Noah Grassley, Logan Grauer, Colin Gwiazdowski, John Hammond, Kadin
Hohenadel, Joseph Jardine, Lucille Johns, Juliana Kalous, Kyle Livinghouse, Cody McMinn, Austin Miller, Cassandra Miller,
Dawson Mohl, Nicholas O’Neill, Morgan Perry, Halee Peters, James Phillips, Natalie Reeser, Noah Romig, Nicholas Sager, Autumn
Schell, Ashley Spatz, Natalie Speicher, Gabrielle Spracklin, Luke Williams, Richard Wolfson, Rebecca Zeiner
Grade 5: Emily Arndt, Rachel Arnott, Leonard Bastien-Vilbrun, P. Thomas Becker, Ethan Bering, Nicollas Bernhart, Charles
Bibus, Logan Borkey, Austin Brzezicki, Sydney Campbell, Nicolas Care, Sydney Ciervo, Meghan Cook, Mikayla Davis, Abigail
Douglas, Gavin Edgerton, Kristopher Eustace, Anikin Glassmire, Emily Griesemer, Angela Guydik, Daniel Guydik, Natalie Hamm,
Elizabeth Heffner, Makayla Hess, Karyssa Hoch, Scott Horning, Luke Innis, Tanner Jerdan, Olivia Jones, Katie Kalous, Madison
Kepner, Brenden Livinghouse, Tehinnah Louis, Natalie Marusiak, Kellyn McGinley, Taylour Miller, Mitchell Moyer, Starr
Neidlinger, Brooke Noecker, Emily Orth, Jillian Poland, Kathryn Prutzman, Noah Raymond, Allyson Rea, Ivey Rost, Kira Scheidt,
Brianna Schoen, Briana Seltzer, Jessica Shomo, Sadie Shuman, Tyler Siglin, Ashley Speicher, Jessica Stacey, Hayli Starr, Jasmine
Stoudt, Jenna Strause, Cheyenne Strunk, Megan Torok, Eliza Tripp, Emily VanderSleen, Katelyn VanderSleen, Vito Zazo

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GIANT A+ REWARDS PROGRAM AT SVMS
October 7, 2012- March 31, 2012
Schuylkill Valley Middle School has joined the GIANT A+ Rewards Program to earn money towards school activities.
We have already enrolled over 65 GIANT Bonus card members to date. Our school goal is to enroll 150 new members
by the upcoming holidays.
If you, your family, friends or neighbors shop at GIANT regularly or occasionally and you are a bonus card member,
please considering registering your bonus card with SCHUYLKILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (05932). You will continue
to earn your points towards gasoline and bonus rewards as well as A+ School rewards.
What are A+ School Rewards?
A+ School Rewards are points that accrue with each purchase using the BONUSCARD. At the end of each month,
the A+ School Rewards are used in a calculation to determine your school's cash total, which, then, is automatically
credited to your school's account.
What are A+ School Rewards?
A+ School Rewards are points that accrue with each purchase using the BONUSCARD. At the end of each month,
the A+ School Rewards are used in a calculation to determine your school's cash total, which, then, is automatically
credited to your school's account.
What can schools do with the money?
It can be used to help pay for assemblies, guest speakers, computers, rewards for students, field trips, grade
level activities, and other special school activities.
How can I find out which items earn DOUBLE or TRIPLE points?
You will earn DOUBLE points on participating vendors and TRIPLE points on all Healthy Idea labeled items. Products
are always specially marked throughout the store. A list of participating vendors is available on the A+
School Rewards location of the Giant Website www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus.
SO HOW CAN I SUPPORT SCHUYLKILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
After signing up for the BONUSCARD, customers can support local schools (up to two) to benefit from the A+
School Rewards Program by going to www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus and choosing the "Designate" link from the
menu on this page or by calling the A+ School Rewards Hotline at 1-888-GIVING-2 (1-888-448-4642).
(SCHUYLKILL VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL - 05932)
Or for your convenience you can place your 11 digit bonus card Number on the form below and return it in an
envelope to the middle school office marked GIANT A+ REWARDS PROGRAM to the office.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
ENROLL MY BONUSCARD IN THE GIANT A+ REWARDS PROGRAM
Name: ____________________________________________________________
BONUS CARD NUMBER (11 Digit):________________________________________