Our May/June PTO Newsletter - Joseph Case Junior High School

Joseph Case Jr. High School PTO Newsletter
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The Vice Principal Message…
Have a great summer! I do have a few recommendations:
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Joseph Case
Junior High School
195 Main St
Swansea, MA 02777
Phone: (508) 675-0116
Have fun
Play outside
Be kind
Read
Sleep in
and remember: to quote the awesome Dr. Seuss “Don’t
give up. I believe in you all. A person is a person no
matter how small”
Stay Awesome and I will see you next school year.
Love,
Mrs. Levie
Contents
Vice Principal Message
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Reading
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Upcoming Events
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Creative Writing
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Softball Team Update
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Baseball Team Update
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Math Team
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Stop & Shop A+
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PTO News
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End of Year School Calendar 6
Page 2
Reading
The sixth grade Reading students were given the opportunity this
winter to enter the 11th Annual Will McDonough Writing Contest.
The contest runs in conjunction with The Sports Museum at the
TD Garden in Boston. The students could choose from five
different writing prompts to enter. The winners were chosen by
The Globe Sports Editor, Joe Sullivan, who read the 1,200 entries
from across Massachusetts. Joseph Case Junior High had a second
place winner with Miguel Pereira's entry about his Great Uncle
Joe Jordan. Miguel won a Kindle for his writing accomplishment.
We are very proud of his work.
Upcoming Events
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May
May
May
May
12- 13 Grade 6 Math PARCC testing
14 & 18 Grade 8 Math PARCC testing
19 - 20 Grade 7 Math PARCC testing
15 – Eighth Grade Dance 6:00-8:00 PM
May 21 and 22 Grade 8 Science/Technology & Engineering MCAS
Page 2
School Newsletter
Creative Writing 2014-2015
Creative Writing Club has sent their manuscripts away to be published. We are anticipating our
bound copies back by the first week of June. The authors by grade:
Grade Six
Grade Seven
Hailey Santos
Riley Migneault
Allison Ribeiro
Avery Weber
Troy Ventura
Macenna Sylvia
Sydney Alves
Eva Michaels
Haley Correia
Alexandria Wilkins
Stephen Conos
Amanda Levesque
Emma Costa
Abigail Monte
Tanya Ponte
Allyson Cordeiro
Daniel Silva
Ryan Martin
Taylor Khoury
Emma Goulart
Alyssa Farias
Macy Garcia
Ellen Fitzsimons
Marissa Paiva
Jack Oullette
Brianna Viau
Kaylyn Beaupre
Chloe Love
Andrea Rodriguez
Sophia Miranda
Lillian Rodriguez
Nicholas Lannigan
Athena XiFaras
Mariah Medeiros
Landon Begin
In grade six, we are starting our Fairy Tale Unit which is always a favorite! We are reading the
tales in their original forms adapted by the Brothers Grimm equipped with gruesome and
fascinating detail! We staged our own Hansel and Gretel candy trail, put on live action skits,
reported live from Cinderella's wedding as news reporters and plan to fracture or change the
endings to some of the beloved classics.
School Newsletter
Page 3
Case Softball Team
The Case Softball team has been off to a hot start, going 3-0 as of April 30. The girls
have been playing at an amazing level with great hitting, defense and pitching. Kimmy
Howard, in what could have been the best performance by a Case pitcher in recent
memory, threw a PERFECT GAME vs Norton on April 16th. The girls will continue the
march towards their goal of a championship season on Monday, May 4th, at home vs
Berkley.
The team is coached by Dan Wenzel and Kelly Roy-Sale. The roster includes Kimmy
Howard, Kaylee Kochanek, Chloe Bibeau, Rachel Davidson, Maddy Medeiros, Casey
Medeiros, Lauren Kern, Cali Walmsley, Ali Feilhauer, Teaghan Souza, Rebecca Proulx,
Alexis Jeffrey, Riley Burgess, Elizabeth LePage, Sydney Hajder, Jenna Thibault, Mickey
White, Aubrey Carpenter, and Danielle Miranda.
Baseball Update
The Case Baseball team currently has a 5-4 record with 7 more games in the regular
season.
L1-10 vs Dighton
W6-4 vs Norton
L0-4 Rehoboth
W 14-1 Coyle Cassidy
W 12-0 Berkley
W12-4 vs Westport
L4-6 @ Seekonk
L4-5 vs Seekonk
W5-3 vs Somerset
School Newsletter
Page 4
Math Team
We competed in our second meet on Friday, May 1, 2015 at Norton Middle School. Again
there were ten local middle schools who participated in the competition. Proudly I can
report that the JCJH team took second place again this year. In addition, for individual
placements out of 120 students Zachary Miranda placed third and Marcus Banoub placed
first overall. They worked very hard and I am very proud to be their coach. -
Stop & Shop A+ Rewards
Thank you for your support! This year we earned $994.32 with
the Stop & Shop A+ school rewards program! We currently have
113 people registered in the program for our school. Please
encourage family and friends to register their cards for Joseph
Case Junior High School. To register just go to
www.stopandshop.com/aplus and select customer registration.
Orange Leaf Fundraiser
Mrs. Ellis' 6th grade class brought in the most money for
the Orange Leaf fundraiser. They will receive a FREE
froyo party!
Congratulations and Enjoy!
School Newsletter
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What We Do
Our goal is to provide support and services to our school community
to enhance our students learning experience. This year fundraising
money was used to help the walking club, math team and health fair.
It will fund field day for the 6th and 7th graders, Francis Farm for the
8th graders and awards for all students at the end of the school year.
PTO volunteers manage fundraising, book fairs and host the teacher
appreciation luncheon. We welcome all parents and families to
attend our monthly meetings and follow us on Facebook: Joseph Case
Jr. High School PTO to keep up with our newsletters, upcoming events
and school information.
Thank You to all the parents and families for
fundraising & volunteering throughout the year!
PTO Elections
At the next PTO meeting, May 19th we will hold PTO elections for the following positions:
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President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
If you are interested in a position please send an email to casejhspto@gmail.com.
Teachers Appreciation Luncheon – May 21st
We will be hosting an appreciation lunch for the teachers and staff
for all the hard work and effort they put into teaching our
children. Parents who would like to donate food please email
CaseJHSPTO@gmail.com or a cash donation can be sent in with
your child and put in the PTO mailbox.
School Newsletter
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2015 End Of The School Year Calendar
PARCC EOY/MCAS Science/Technology & Engineering
May 4 – June 5, 2015
MAY
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May
May
May
May
May
13th
15th
21st
25th
26th
Junior High Spring Concert – Case High School Auditorium
6:00 p.m.
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8 Grade Dance
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
National Junior Honor Society Induction - Media Center
6:00 p.m.
JCJHS Marching Band – Memorial Day Parade
1:00 p.m.
Luther School Grade 5 Student Orientation
9:00 a.m.
May 26th
May 27th
May 27th
Grade 5 Parent Orientation -JCJHS Media Center
Brown School Grade 5 Student Orientation
Grade 7 Field Day
6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
May 28th
Grade 6 Field Day
8:00 a.m.
JUNE
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June 2nd – 5th
June 8th
June 16th
Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip
8th Grade Picnic – Francis Farms – Rehoboth, MA
*EARLY DISMISSAL (Grades 6, 7, 8)
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
June 17th
June 17th
June 17th
Grade 6 Student Awards Ceremony
Grade 7 Student Awards Ceremony
*EARLY DISMISSAL
(Grades 6, 7, 8)
8:15 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
June 18th
Grade 8 Student Awards Ceremony
9:00 a.m.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL *EARLY DISMISSAL
11:00 a.m.
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June 18
CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SCHOOL CALENDAR
Or visit www.swanseaschools.org