Colonial Heights Middle School Guidance Newsletter

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Colonial Heights Middle School Guidance Newsletter

November 2012

Classroom Guidance Lessons Begin for 6th and 8th graders
Your 6th and 8th graders are beginning classroom guidance lessons with their guidance counselor through their health classes. Sixth graders will participate in lessons and activities with Mrs. Lauchner focusing on making friends and accepting others, handling anger, and dealing with teasing. Mrs. Selfe will be visiting 8th grade health classes in the month of November to discuss career and college information and high school courses. 8th grade parents: please check with your child about their Academic and Career Plan and a letter from Mrs. Selfe. The Academic and Career Plan needs to be signed by a parent and returned to your child’s Health/PE teacher. Eighth grade parents can contact Mrs. Selfe if they have any questions about this information.

YEARBOOK NEWS
Do you have a fun picture you’d like to see published in the yearbook? Contact Mrs. Selfe with your photo contributions.
The deadline to purchase any personalization for your 2012-13 yearbook is January 28th, 2013. You can order your yearbook—and any personalization—online. Just log on to www.jostensyearbooks.com.
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National Junior Honor Society
The November NJHS meeting will be Monday, November 19th from 2:40 – 3:00 in Mrs. Barnett’s room (244). Candy cane grams will be sold by NJHS students the month of December during all three lunches. / appomattox
Regional
Governor’s
School (args)
The Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology serves students in grades 9-12 from area school divisions who have a strong interest in the arts or technology as well as in achieving academic excellence. ARGS will host an Open House on Thursday, November 8th at 6:30 p.m. All interested students are invited to meet teachers, students, and administration, and to learn more about ARGS. For more information visit the ARGS web site at www.args.k12.va.us.
Application packets are available in the guidance office to 8th grade students currently enrolled in Algebra I who are interested in applying to ARGS for the 2012-2013 school year. Completed application packets must be turned in to Mrs. Selfe in the guidance office no later than 2:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3rd.
The Anti-Drug

Unless your teen came with an instruction manual, as a parent you may need some resources for raising healthy teens or some help understanding current lingo. Try www.theantidrug.com for parenting tips, ideas for connecting with your teen, advice, information about drugs, and even a pop culture quiz.

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