School Day 81/Remaining Days 99

Pennbrook Middle School

Wednesday, January 13,2016

“C” Day, Cycle 14

School Day 81/Remaining Days 99

8th Grade Common Homeroom

GRADE Testing

SCHOOL NURSE NOTICE

The 7th grade scoliosis screenings will be conducted during gym class during the weeks of January 18th and January 25th. Please notify the school nurse by January 15th if you do not wish to have your childscreened. Mrs. Clark, the school nurse, can be contacted at or at 215-853-1611. Thank you!

Attention all Pennbrook students: The Pennbrook IMC will be open after school for student use, from 3:00-5:00pm on Thursdays starting this week.

Students are able to use the IMC for homework, research, projects, test preparation, and all related academic activities. The late bus is available on Thursdays as well.

Breaking news! The Literary Magazine, Penn to Paper, is now accepting your original poetry and short stories! Please send submissions to Mrs. Sinkinson via email at or place your original work in Mrs. Sinkinson’s or Mrs. Mermelstein’s mailbox in the main office.

There will be a Literary Magazine meeting on Thursday, January 14 from 3:00-4:00pm in Room 16. Please check Edmodo for updates from our recent meeting. It is important that all members attend our next meeting.

The Baking Club will NOT meet this week. The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 19. This will be a bake sale and baking.

Art Club will meet on Thursday January 21 from 3:00-5:00 pm, and again on Thursday January 28from 3:00-5:00 pm.

All 8th grade students who would like to attend the North Montco tour on Monday 1/25 must return a completed permission form to Mrs. Schofield in guidance by Friday 1/22. Forms and sign-up sheet are available in guidance. You will eat in the cafeteria during Penn Time and then we leave by noon. You will miss 5th, 6th and 7th period and are responsible for any work missed.

Maybe North Montco’sFreshmen program is for you?

The Pennbrook Basketball Classic will be on Friday February 26, 2016 from 7:00-10:00pm.

Here is an important message from Ethan McDevitt:

“Tickets to play will be sold during lunches Thursday and Friday. So far no one has challenged the “Grammar Hammer” and he needs to be taken down! How many teachers have a receding hairline similar to Lebron James? Find out how many teachers will be “Shaqtin” a fool at the basketball classic? “Whoop” the teachers at the basketball classic! Bring $5 and buy your ticket. Make that sale like Curry makes 3 pointers.”

Don’t miss out on the fun!

ATTENTION NJHS MEMBERS: Interested in earning community service hours? Please see Mrs. Di Domizio or Miss Pearcey if you would like to help out the Art Departmentafter school when Art Club meets on Thursdays.

Today we announce the first winner of the “What should Matt Read?” contest. If you submitted a recommendation, you are eligible to win. There are plenty of prizes remaining; check them out in the IMC display case. Today’s winner, and the person to choose the first of the fabulous Flyers prizes is…

Cheyenne Cravener!

Cheyenne, come on down to the IMC to choose which one of the fabulous prizes you would like. Everyone else, keep reading and keep recommending those books to our favorite Flyer: 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

Sports of the Week

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. McConaghy 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,, so records can be copied and sent. Mrs. Lancia will email you the forms necessary so she can withdraw your student.