Pennbrook Middle School
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
“A” Day, Cycle 12
7th Grade Winter Concert Assembly: Penn Time
7th Grade Winter Concert: 7:30-9:00pm
The next December meeting of the Pennbrook Baking Club will be today, December 15from3:00-5:00pm in Room 50.
****Please let Mrs. Doyle or Mrs. Moos know if you will not be able to make the meeting***
The Pennbrook Baking Club will have a bake sale today!!! The sale will be at 3:30pm in the cafeteria during the basketball games.
The next Enact Club meeting will be Thursday from 3:00-5:00 pm in Room 78. All are welcome.
Looking for a last minute holiday gift idea? Try the FCS Scholarship Cookbook. It makes a great hostess gift,college student gift, or anybody gift! Recipes were contributed by the teachers in the FCS department throughout the district (so you know they are good). ALL proceeds will go to the NPHS FCS scholarship. Check out the sample in the office or see Cheryl Doyle or Louann Moos .
It's that special time of year that we have all been waiting for-----Student Council's annual Candy Cane Sale! Today is the last day for Candy Cane Sales. During lunch today, spend just 50 cents to send your friends, teachers, or that special someone a candy canes. A portion of the profits will go to the Fox Chase Cancer Center in memory of our beloved Mrs. Bowers who passed away over the summer from cancer.The same people who sold last Tuesday should sell today. The delivery day for candy canes will be the last day before winter break: December 23rd.
Any student council rep who plans to stay after school on Thursday, Dec. 17 to help wrap candy canes must see Miss Pearcey to sign up ASAP. Please plan to stay until 5PM and bring a snack. Anyone who is not picked up by 5PM must take the late bus home.
Attention all those who are interested in helping behind the scenes for this year’s school show: Please try to attend a meeting on Wednesday, January 6th. This meeting is for anyone interested in art crew, stage crew, or tech crew. Again, the meeting is Wednesday, January 6th during Penn Time. If you miss it, please pick up the information from the kiosk outside the main office.
Hey Flyers fans, it’s that time of year again: time to recommend books to our favorite Flyer, Matt Read! You have this month and next to read a book and recommend it to Matt Read. Forms are available in the IMC. Any Pennbrook student who reads a book in December or January and recommends it to Matt Read is eligible to win one of the fabulous prizes on display in the IMC – I’ve seen those prizes; they’re amazing! And here’s even more great news: if you read and recommend a book in December or January, you might get the chance to meet Matt Read in person! So come on Pennbrook tell us “What should Matt Read?”
Sports:
For the most up-to-date and complete Pennbrooksports information, please visit Pennbrook’s Athletic Welcome Page. This can be found under the “Our School” tab: “Pennbrook Athletics.”
For sports information/questions, please call 215-853-1603 or email Mrs.
McConaghy at
Pennbrook:
Date / Sport / Location / Dismiss12/15/15 / 7/8 Girls’ Basketball / vs. Penn View / 2:50
12/15/15 / 9 Girls’ Basketball / @ Penndale / 2:10
12/15/15 / 9 Boys’ Basketball / vs. Penndale / 2:50
High School:
Date / Sport / Location / Pick UpBoys Basketball Tryouts will be held when we return from Winter Break.
8th grade boys will try out on Monday, January 4th and Tuesday, January 5th.
7th grade boys will try out on Wednesday, January 6th and Thursday, January 7th.
All forms need to be completed and turned in to Mrs. McConaghy in the main office in order to try out.
See Mr. Clancy in Guidance with any questions.
There will be open gyms for Men's Volleyball on Monday evenings from 6 PM to 7:30 PM in the Girls Gym at NPHS. The first open gymbegan on 11/30/2015. Any boy in grades 9 through 12 is welcome to attend.
The starting dates for Middle School Winter Sports are as follows:
7/8 Girls’ Basketball-Tuesday, October 27th
9 Boys’ and 9 Girls’ Basketball- Monday, November 30th
7/8 Wrestling-Tuesday, December 1st
Winter Cheerleading-Tuesday December 8th
7/8 Boys’ Basketball- Wednesday, January 6th
Need help writing your paper?
Need help editing a paper?
Need help revising a paper you already wrote?
Come see Miss Senderling in the
WRITING CENTER
Where?? - Room 90
When?? - Penn Time any day of the week!
Pass?? – Get a purple pass from your teacher
Bring a paper or writing assignment fromANY SUBJECT AREA
that you would like help with. Miss Senderling will be happy to work with
you to perfect your paper!
Math Support is available all students every morning at 7:40AM in the IMC-7. Please bring your books and handouts!
The Math Center is open during Penn Time in room 89.
All students are welcome.
Please get a purple pass from your HR teacher.
Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. DiLuigi
Please be aware that you can obtain information regarding the Jr. ROTC Program from the High School by clicking on the JROTC/teacher site below:
BUS INFORMATION
Pennbrook Sports . . .Late Buses run onTuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00pm.
High School Sports . . .Late Buses from North Penn run Mondays, Wednesdays& Thursdays.
There is a 3:00 pm Sports shuttle (BUS #29) from Pennbrook to the High School
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
To schedule an appointment with Mr. Galante, please call 215-853-1600 or email Mrs. Garifalos at
Student Absences:
All absences should be made by a phone call, note, email or fax. If you have reported the absence to attendance by anyone of these means, you DO NOT have to notify the school in any other way. If your student arrives late, they must present an excuse for tardiness at the attendance office. If a phone call, email, note or fax is not received by the attendance office, the absence will be unexcused.
Email:
(please note that you must have the underscore _ before the PBAttendance when emailing)
Fax: 215-699-0151 Attn: Attendance Office
Call: Attendance at 215-853-1602 or the main office at 215-699-9287
Days Absent:When a student is absent for three or more days a request can be made for missed assignments through Mrs. Behrens or by emailingYou can also check your student’s teacher’s web page on Pennbrook’s website. Most teachers post their assignments on a regular basis.
Vacation:If going on vacation during the school year please make sure to send a note at leastone week in advance to the Attendance Office. If your absence will exceed ten school days, you will need to contact Mrs. Amy Keller, Registrar, at 215-368-0400 to make an appointment to re-register before returning to school.
Student Pickup: For questions or information on picking up your child during the school day, please call 215-853-1601 or email Mrs. Behrens at
Lunch Accounts:Remember to put money into your child’s lunch account. It is very easy with the new program: and follow the on-screen instructions to create an account. There is also a toll free number (1-866-821-0306) that families can call to make payments and check their student’s account, if they do not have access to the internet. There is a charge of 4.75% each time a deposit is made through MyPaymentsPlus. Please note these fees do not go to NPSD, but is the cost of online transactions with MyPaymentsPlus. Families can benefit by this system because it allows you to: make payments using a credit card, debit card or check; check account balances online and via a toll free phone number; auto-pay a student’s account when it reaches a low balance; receive notifications when a student’s account balance is low; view a student account balance 24/7; monitor student purchases to what they are purchasing; inform the cafeteria staff about your child’s food allergies which will enable a computerized reminder system to prompt cashiers to review the student’s purchase for possible reactions.
Visitors:All visitors to Pennbrook are required to show their NPSD staff ID or a driver’s license at our reception desk. If you are coming to an IEP, Team or Teacher meeting or to volunteer, you must show your license and register with our new security system.
Student Illness/Nurse:Students should not be using cell phones to call home when they are ill. Students need to visit the Nurse and the Nurse should contact the parents to come and pick up their student. Please remind your children regarding this rule.
Id Cards are available from Mrs. Lancia in the Guidance Office for $3.00.
Late Bus: North Penn School District runs a late bus every Tuesday and Thursday. Students are picked up from Pennbrook at 5:15PM.
Bus Pass Reminder:In order to ride home with a friend on a different bus, a student must get a bus pass from the main office. Each student must have a note from a parent authorizing the bus pass and must include the names of all students involved, the date and a parent’s signature. If a note is forgotten, only then, can an email be sent in its place by no later than 10:00AM of that day. The email address is . Verbals over the phone are not acceptable. Also, all requests must be made by the end of Lunch Study; which is 11:53. Bus Passes will not be given out after this time. NO bus passes on early dismissal days per Transportation Department.
INFORMATION CHANGES:If the home address, home/cell phone number or guardianship of your child changes, please contact the Guidance Secretary, Mrs. Lancia at or call 215-853-1610.
Parents Please Note:If you are withdrawing your student from Pennbrook due to a family move or changing to another school within the District or out of state – please email Mrs. Lancia, Guidance Secretary, l so records can be copied and sent. Mrs. Lancia will email you the forms necessary so she can withdraw your student.