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TO KEEP YOU POSTED
FAMILY MEMO #32,
Week Ending Friday, May 28, 2010
“When one door closes, another one opens; but we so often look so long, and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
—Alexander Graham Bell
Please see Friday folder for details and flyers about two more summer camp options: A Writer’s Camp and a Singing Camp.
Congratulations to the foreign language faculty whose students took part in the poetry competition last Thursday at William Paterson University. Eight students earned recognition for their recitations: Zoe Winburn, 3rd place, Japanese Advanced; Julia Reingold, Honorable Mention, French Advanced; Delphine McCann, 3rd place, German Beg.; Leah Epstein, 3rd place, German Intermediate; Masha Trifonova, Honorable Mention, ESL Beginner; Nourah Alkhunaini, 1st place, Arabic Native; Mark Mazel, 2nd place Spanish Beg.; Pooja Desai, Honorable Mention, Spanish Intermediate.
REMINDER
Only returning students with a signed contract for 2010-2011 will receive summer reading books.
Friday, May 28 7th graders to Bronx Zoo (Latin trip) with Ms. Soulier & Mrs. Newman.
Monday, May 31 Memorial Day. School closed.
Tuesday, June 1 8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m. 8th GRADE GRADUATION REHEARSAL. Mandatory. Do not be late!
Wednesday, June 2-Monday, June 7 Final exams. Students will receive a schedule shortly.
Friday, June 4 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Phantom Tollbooth, presented by 5th grade.
Saturday, June 5 7:00 Music and Art Festival, 299 Pavonia Ave. JC An adult affair, sponsored by the Parents’ Association. Wine and Bring a guest! $30 per person, or $50 per couple. We need high school student volunteers & alumni to help host.
A LOOK AHEAD
Monday, June 7 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Eighth Grade Biology Exams
3:30 p.m.-4:30 P.M. 12TH GRADE GRADUATION REHEARSAL.
Mandatory. Do not be late.
Tuesday, June 8 8:30-Noon Mini-courses (grades 5-8) and the Amazing Race, a special high school event 1:00-4:00 p.m. Senior Class Initiative presentations.
Wednesday, June 9 8:30-3:00 p.m. All-school Field Day, beginning with Hudson Bowl Quiz at Burchard Hall, 6th and River Streets, Stevens Institute of Technology 4:00-6:00 p.m. Senior Initiative presentations.
Thursday, June 10 All-school trip to Lake Hopatcong with new students. Bus reservations required. $20 to cover cost of chartered buses plus signed permission CARDS. Please return cards which were mailed home last week in envelope provided.
Friday, June 11 8:30- Noon Awards and Student Recognition, Grades 5-12. At the Community Church of Hoboken, 6th and Garden Streets.
Saturday, June 12 7:00-10:00 p.m. 8th Grade graduation party. 6-7 p.m. Parents’ farewell cocktail party.
Sunday, June 13 2:00 p.m. 8th grade graduation; 7:00 p.m. 12th grade graduation.
WORDS OF THE WEEK: proletariat, rabble, canaille, plebeian, hoi polloi
THEME: The masses