STUDENT/ PARENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday, October 6, 2014 #23 Good afternoon Paw Paw Middle School where our students are college career and community ready. This is Mr. McDaniel with your afternoon announcements. 1. Welcome to our Guest Teachers in the building today: Mrs. Bouchard for Mrs. Koeneke Ms. DeRoo for Mr. Diaz Mr. Elsey for Mrs. Taylor We know that our students here at Paw Paw Middle School will treat them with RESPECT and COURTESY. To: 2. Anna Glomski (9/7) Abbigail Douglas (9/8) Arran Tate (9/8) Katelyn Nelson (9/8) Lauren Agnone (9/10) Zachary Agnone (9/10) Justin Lang (9/10) Elizabeth Congdon (9/11) Jordan Quinones (9/11) Cafeteria menu this week: Monday: Homestyle Lasagna w/WG garlic toast, cheeseburger, pepperoni pizza, deli sandwich Tuesday: WG Shrimp poppers w/WG biscuit, breaded chix sandwich, cheese pizza, deli sandwich Wednesday: Asian orange chicken w/brown rice, Philly cheese sub, pepperoni pizza, deli sandwich Thursday: Beefy Nachos, corn, black beans, grilled cheese, cheese pizza, deli sandwich Friday: Hot dog on w/WG bun w/french fries, BBQ pork sandwich, pepperoni pizza, deli sandwich 3. Detention Assignments for week: Monday: Mr. Dewitt room 807 Tuesday: No Detention Wednesday: Mr. Dewitt room 807 Thursday: Mr. Dewitt room 807 Friday: No Detention 4. The 8th grade annual games, hosted by our PTO will be held on Wednesday, October 8th. Eighth grade advisory classes will be competing to see who comes out on top. Be sure to represent your advisory class on Wednesday by wearing your assigned colors. They are as follows, OLSEN - PINK, DIAZ - BLACK, VANDERMEULEN- YELLOW, DEWITT - GREEN, BALEJA- RED, MCLEESE - NAVY BLUE, JACKSON - WHITE, and REISTERER - ORANGE. It’s going to be a great competition! Students will get more information from their Advisory teachers throughout the week. 5. The PPMS CherryDale Fundraiser is coming to end this week. We appreciate all those students who’ve participated and helped raise funds that will be used towards student activities and events throughout the year. Please bring your fundraiser orders to your Advisory teacher Monday, October 6th. Be sure that all the order information needed is included! 6. Chess Club meeting will be after school this Wednesday in Mr. Taylor's room (704) from 2:30 to 3:15. Be sure to sign up for the late bus in advance. All are welcome! We will teach you how to play if you don't know how. 7. Sports Information Football Volleyball 7th & 8th grade away at Otsego, game begins at 4:00pm, bus leaves at 3:00. Bowling 8. Parent Information PTO parents we need your help with the 8th grade fall games day on Wednesday, October 8th or the rain date is scheduled for Friday, October 10th. Please call Amy Nielsen @ 269-377-1135. Please continue to support our PTO fundraiser by helping your children with our Cherrydale product sales. Encourage your student to contact relatives, neighbors and maybe even take it to your work. Our goal is to raise $10,000. This money will go to support extra events like our grade level games, bowling, activity night, and also large purchases like the new Chromebook cart in the MS. Sales will continue until Oct. 6th. The Band Boosters will have their monthly band meeting tonight at 7pm in the high school band room. Band parents who have volunteered to work the festival will meet for an informational meeting at 6pm, before the monthly meeting. Here’s a preview of upcoming events that you might want to add to your calendar now: October 16th - 6th grade movie night (Dolphin Tale 2) October 22nd and 24th - 8th graders will be visiting WMU’s campus October 24th - 6th graders will be visiting Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery October 24th - Harvest Fest After School Party Further details and information will be sent out in the upcoming weeks. On Thursday, October 16th, we will be having our KICK OFF meeting for our VERY OWN Lions Club for students! This club for students is called Leo's Club. Mark it in your calendar now -- students will meet after school to talk more about what the club is about - and mainly how YOU can help your community and school. When planning ahead to attend this first meeting, remember to sign up for a late bus pass if needed and get parent permission to attend. If students or parents have any questions, please contact our school counselor, Mrs. Anderson for more information.