Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Good Morning Stallions and Staff! Today and every day will be the best days of your life. At Sligo, we expect
the Best! Sligo is the school that highlights learning can be fun. Our Sligo’s 2015-2016 Theme is “Sligo on the
Rise”. Sligo is a school that embraces and appreciate culture diversity. This month we are celebrating Native
American Heritage Month. Stay tune to WSLI on Friday when we will showcase some outstanding Native
Americans and their contribution to the building of America.
I am _________, ________________, ______________ we are your fellow Morning Announcers
Please kindly stand for the pledge of allegiance to our American Flag: P A U S E AND COUNT
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic
For which it stands, One nation Under God, Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
Thanks! You may now be seated.
Today’s Quotation: “A friend is a gift whose worth cannot be measured except by the heart. Writer unknown
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Natasya Rumedi- President, Nathaniel Tinbite- Vice President, Jasmin Alvarez- Secretary
Anh Nguyen- Treasurer. There is a SGA meeting this morning during Best. Please attend.
Thanks!
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Last week we had one additional BEST Class that won that was not announced, congrats to
Ms. Sullivan’s 6th grade BEST class! This week we want to give a shout out to Mrs.
Musgrove’s, Mrs. Connolly’s, and Mr. Endler’s BEST class signing the largest number of
students on Razoo this week! WAY TO GO! Your class get to select songs for the music
between classes and each student gets $3 Best Bucks!
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Its simple start raising funds for the Fitness Fun Day today! Ask family and friends to donate
toward your personal goal for the Fitness Fun Day, before you know it you will be one of the
lucky few that gets to go to the party of the year! What is the party of the Year! It’s the
Fitness Fun Day Celebration Party on December 17 and every student that raises $100 or more
gets a ticket. Music, pizza, games, ice cream, inflatable money machine, raffle off gift cards
and more! Our stats are impressive so keep up the great work! 102 students signed up on
Razoo; 7 students have handed in paper forms; and to date you have raised $2,000 from over
60 donors -- which is fantastic –our goal is $17,000 so we have a ways to go -- so keep up the
good work! If you need more information on how to register or paper forms – please see the
Sligo parents at the Fitness Fun Day table in the front hall before school on Mondays and
Thursdays.
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Talent Show acts should report to M-1 on Thursday immediately after school ends. A full
dress rehearsal/tech run will last until 4:30-4:45. Students must be present to participate in
the talent show. Students will need to arrange for transportation as the rehearsal will be too
long to use the activity busses. See Mr. Colosimo with questions.
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From the desk of Mr. Godoy: What: Basketball Informational Meeting; Where: Room 215;
When: Thursday, November 05, 2015; Why: Distribution of pertinent papers
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There will be a meeting on Thursday Nov 5th for all 7th and 8th grade girls interested in trying
out for Girls Basketball. Please pick up forms from the health room that you will need to turn
in. The meeting will begin at 3:15 by the stage in the GYM.
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6th graders! Stop by the BEST Buck store today (Wednesday). Remember a pass and at least 5
BEST Bucks! Do you need more pencil lead? A new notebook? Perhaps a bite to eat? The
school store will be open tomorrow (Thursday) from 3:00-3:15. The school store accepts cash
only.
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Attention Minecraft Club: Due to problems with the computers, we must cancel Minecraft
club until December.
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Want to see Mr. Lear get dunked on? The Sligo MS Staff will be hosting the Glen Haven
Elementary School staff in a basketball game on Friday, November 13. Come see the Sligo Staff
try to avenge last year’s loss to Glen Haven. The game will take place at Sligo and will start at
6 pm, doors open at 5:30. The cost will be $2 at the door, or they can be purchased during
lunch or from Mr Brewer in the PE Department. There will be food and drinks for sale
coordinated by the PTSA. Come support your teachers at Sligo!
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Career Day, Career Day 2015: Sligo is getting ready for Career Day 2015 on Friday, November
13.
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ALL 8th grade students, parents and guardians. This coming Friday November 6th is the
absolute last day to return your High School Choice forms to Counseling. Please do not forgo
the opportunity to choose a high school that best suits your interests. Additionally, all magnet
applications are also due this coming Friday, November 6th to their respective High Schools;
do NOT bring them to Sligo MS.
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Homework Hotline Live is back on the web and TV! Go to Ask H-H-L dot org or MCPS cable TV to get
help from real MCPS teachers. The TV show is from 4:30 to 6 o’clock, and online help is from 4:30 until
9:30. Call 301-279-3234 or go to Ask H-H-L dot org. That’s 301-279-3234 and Ask H-H-L dot org.
Thanks for sharing with us your undivided attention. We appreciate your kindness and respect. Make today and
each day your VERY BEST DAY! Have a most enjoyable DAY week.