Marlowe Middle School 9625 Haligus Road Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 (847) 659-4700 Daily Announcements Wednesday 5/4/16 1). The Color-A-Thon Run is May 6th at Marlowe. Sign-In begins at 2:30pm-3:00pm and the Run is from 3:00pm-4:30pm. 2). Howdy!! Come out to Marlowe’s Round-up on Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 6:00pm-8:00pm as we celebrate another great year of academic success and student growth. Come experience what our students have been working on all year and see exhibits from the MMS Clubs & Sports Teams. Round Up activities include: rock climbing wall and storytelling. Hear the dynamic sounds of the 8th Grade Band and Choir. Bring a few cans to support the Service Club’s food drive. All donations will receive a raffle ticket good for gift cards and other various prizes (one ticket per family). Bring your smart devices for QR Code Treasure Hunt around the building. There are even chances to win raffle prizes. The first 100 attendees will receive a free cupcake so giddy up & don’t miss out. Round up the whole family for a rootin’ tootin’ good time on May 19th, 2016. 3). Huntley High School Honor Society is collection donations for soldiers. They are in need of small food items, bathroom needs, reading materials, candy, etc. Items may be dropped off in the office. Donations collected through May 14th. 4). All 8th grade parents: the 8th grade dance is just a few weeks away!! Our parent planning committee is busy planning and making decorations. Thank you to those who have made a monetary donation. Since the dance is a parent run event, we are still in need of funds. Any monetary donation that you could make would be greatly appreciated. Please drop off donations to the front office at Marlowe marked “Marlowe PTO”. If you would like pictures of your child in the slide show that will be shown during the dance, please email 3-4 pictures of your child to marlowedance@gmail.com. If you have any questions, please contact me, Gwen Fehrman, gfish73@comcast.net. Thanks again. 5). Hola Chicos! El club de español/Spanish Club will meet today, May 4th at 2:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in our final meeting of the school year and celebrate in our FIESTA. Please sign-up in the Spanish room - A216. 6). Come check out the HHS Speech Team this week at 7:00pm on today or Thursday evening. This meeting is for 8th grade students and their parents to learn more about our Nationally Recognized team. The meeting will take place in W1005 at the high school. Please have your parents’ park in the bus lot and enter the building through door 27. 7). Students please check lost & found for any missing items. Items will be donated in two weeks. Lost & found items are located outside the library. 8). If you would like to order a yearbook, please do so quickly. There are only a small number of yearbooks available for sale. 9). The last student council meeting of the year will be held this tomorrow in room E101 until 3:30pm. Hope to see you there. Adam Zehr – Principal Brad Gillette – Associate Principal Henry Soltesz – Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Carmen Tontillo – Assistant Principal 10). HOWDEEEE MUSTANGS! If you are interested in reading a picture book, telling your own story, or doing a performance reading at the Marlowe Round-up Expo, please sign up in Mrs. Larson’s room A116. Students will be telling stories around the campfire at this year’s Expo on Thursday, May 19th from 6:00-8:00 pm. We need lots of reader’s to fill up all the time slots so Pony Up down to sign up. 11). Looking for a way to get involved? Looking for a way to look good for college? Looking for some pizza?!! Well, 8th graders, you're in luck! The Future Business Leaders of America of Huntley High School are inviting YOU to a military appreciation event on Tuesday, May 17th! Check your email for more information and an RSVP. Take this amazing opportunity to get involved in Huntley High School and make new friends!! We hope to see you there! 12). Attention Law Enforcement Explorers!!! Our last meeting of the year will take place after school, Tuesday, May 10th in A103 (Mr. Hanfland's room) Please bring coloring supplies and your Chromebook to work on our Marlowe Round Up Poster - Hope to see you there. Remember Marlowe…MUSTANGS ARE RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, AND INVOLVED! PARENT ANNOUNCEMENT If you have the PowerSchool application on your cell phone and have opted in to receive notifications, you may receive an alert saying your student is absent for certain periods. If your child is absent and you have already called the absentee line prior to the alert, you do not have to call the absentee line again. Your student's attendance will be updated. If you have not called in your child's attendance, please call the absentee line at 847659-4711. If you prefer to not receive this attendance alert notification, you can deactivate it through the mobile app by going to Settings > Notifications > uncheck Attendance; this should cancel the notifications. Adam Zehr – Principal Brad Gillette – Associate Principal Henry Soltesz – Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Carmen Tontillo – Assistant Principal