Announcements for Friday, March 16, 2012

1.       Today’s lunch is stuffed crust pizza, assorted fruits and vegetables, low-fat white or chocolate milk.

 

2.       Attention all Model United Nations Club members - The next meeting is on Monday March 19th after school. All members should have work started on their resolutions. See Mrs. Cook today for materials if you were absent on March 5th from the last meeting. 

 

3.       If you would like to be a Conestoga Football or Basketball Cheerleader for the 2012-2013 school year, then plan on coming to our practice days.  The practice days are Monday, March 19^th and Tuesday, March 20^th from 7:30-8:45 in the Valley Forge Middle School cafeteria.  The Try-out Days are Monday, March 26^th and Tuesday, March 27^th beginning at 5:30.  You MUST attend BOTH practice sessions in order to be eligible to try-out.  Practices will be held in the Valley Forge Middle School Cafeteria.  More detailed information will be given at the first practice session.  Hope to see you there.

 

4.       7^th graders, when you look from first base to third base do you think hypotenuse? When you have trouble pushing something do you think: Inertia?   Do you know that Kenya is not always a question? Then do we have something for you!  7^th grade knowledge bowl!  A second round of tryouts is being held TODAY during activity period in room 115 – Mr. Erwin’s room. Bring your lunch in case tryouts run into lunch period.

 

5.       Please remember that our Change for Champions drive is going on now…..donate loose change….help Special Olympics….and have a chance to win some great prizes!!

 

6.       Today in 1802, the United States Military Academy--the first military school in the United States--is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science. Located at West Point, New York, the U.S. Military Academy is often simply known as West Point.

 

Track Weekly Schedule

 

Announcements for Thursday, March 15, 2012

1.       Today’s lunch is popcorn chicken, assorted fruits and vegetables, low-fat white or chocolate milk.

 

2.       ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF SEWING CLUB, DANCE CLUB, HOMEWORK CLUB, CROCHETING/CORAL REEF CLUB, & MAINTENANCE MONDAYS:  Please come to Room 113 during homeroom on Friday, March 16 to have your group picture taken for the yearbook.  Club sponsors are welcome to come also if they would like to be included in their club’s picture.

 

3.       Today in 44 BC, Julius Caesar, the "dictator for life" of the Roman Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey's Theatre. The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as sixty noblemen, including Caesar's own protege, Marcus Brutus.

 

4.       Attention all Model United Nations Club members - The next meeting is on Monday 19 March after school. All members should have work started on their resolutions. See Mrs. Cook today for materials  if you were absent on 5 March from the last meeting. 

 

5.       7^th graders,  are you aware that Hamlet is not a small ham?  Do you realize that FOIL is used both in math and fencing, but that you can’t do math with a fencing foil, and if you try to fence with a math foil you’ll lose – badly?  When someone says “epic” do you think of Homer?  Do you realize the last question has nothing to do with the Simpsons? Do you know a lot of stuff?  Then do we have something for you!  7^th grade knowledge bowl!  A second round of tryouts is this Friday during activity period in room 115 – Mr. Erwin’s room.  Bring your lunch in case tryouts run into lunch period.

 

6.       If you would like to be a Conestoga Football or Basketball Cheerleader for the 2012-2013 school year, then plan on coming to our practice days.  The practice days are Monday, March 19^th and Tuesday, March 20^th from 7:30-8:45 in the Valley Forge Middle School cafeteria.  The Try-out Days are Monday, March 26^th and Tuesday, March 27^th beginning at 5:30.  You MUST attend BOTH practice sessions in order to be eligible to try-out.  Practices will be held in the Valley Forge Middle School Cafeteria.  More detailed information will be given at the first practice session.  Hope to see you there

Announcements for Wednesday, March 14, 2012

1.     Today’s lunch is pizza dippers with marinara sauce, assorted fruits and vegetables, low-fat white or chocolate milk.

 

2.     Any 8th grade girls interested in playing soccer at Conestoga next year - there will be an information meeting with the high school coach today during activity in the wrestling room.  Please see Miss Hickey if you cannot attend.

 

3.     ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF SEWING CLUB, DANCE CLUB, HOMEWORK CLUB, CROCHETING/CORAL REEF CLUB, & MAINTENANCE MONDAYS:  Please come to Room 113 during homeroom on Friday, March 15, 2012 to have your group picture taken for the yearbook.  Club sponsors are welcome to come also if they would like to be included in their club’s picture.

 

4.     World Wildlife Federation will NOT meet this week due to PSSA Testing.  See you next Wednesday during 6th grade Activity in room 211.

 

5.     There will be no crochet club today. We will meet again next Wednesday. All are welcome.

 

6.     Helping Hands will meet for a brief meeting afterschool today in room 208.

 

7.     Hey 7^th graders, do you enjoy academics?  Do you play along with TV trivia game shows?  Are you smarter than your average bear?  Well, have we got something for you!  A second round of 7^th grade knowledge bowl tryouts will be held during activity period this Friday, 3/16, in room 115 – Mr. Erwin’s room.  Bring your lunch in case tryouts go into lunch period.  We look forward to seeing you there!

 

8.     If you would like to be a Conestoga Football or Basketball Cheerleader for the 2012-2013 school year, then plan on coming to our practice days.  The practice days are Monday, March 19^th and Tuesday, March 20^th from 7:30-8:45 in the Valley Forge Middle School cafeteria.  The Try-out Days are Monday, March 26^th and Tuesday, March 27^th beginning at 5:30.  You MUST attend BOTH practice sessions in order to be eligible to try-out.  Practices will be held in the Valley Forge Middle School Cafeteria.  More detailed information will be given at the first practice session.  Hope to see you there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcements for Monday, March 13, 2012

1.       Today’s lunch is penne pasta with meatballs, assorted fruits and vegetables, low-fat white or chocolate milk.

 

2.       Any 8th grade girls interested in playing soccer at Conestoga next year - there will be an information meeting with the high school coach on Wednesday during activity in the wrestling room.  Please see Miss Hickey if you cannot attend.

 

3.       And now the answers to the last 5 questions from the What a Life Academic Integrity questionnaire:

a.       While you are trying to come up with an answer to a test question, you glance at another student’s desk and see the answer and it reminds you that you really knew the answer all along.  THAT IS CHEATING

b.       You forgot to study for a test you have on a Monday morning so you tell your teacher that your grandmother died over the weekend and you were too upset to study and your teacher allows you to take the test another day.   THAT IS CHEATING

c.       You write a few formulas on your hand for a math test just in case you forget but only need to look at your hand once during the test.  THAT IS CHEATING

d.       You are writing your first research paper and are not sure how to do it so you read over a few of your older brother’s papers on completely different topics just to get an idea of how to write one.  THAT IS NOT CHEATING

e.       Quoting or closely paraphrasing the writing of others while leading the reader to believe that you are the author of the text is called PLAGIARISM. Is this cheating?  THAT IS CHEATING

f.        Thank you to every one who participated.

 

4.       Today in 1868, for the first time in U.S. history, the impeachment trial of an American president gets underway in the U.S. Senate. President Andrew Johnson, reviled by the Republican-dominated Congress for his views on Reconstruction, stood accused of having violated the controversial Tenure of Office Act, passed by Congress over his veto in 1867.

 

5.       On this day in 1865, with the main Rebel armies facing long odds against must larger Union armies, the Confederacy, in a desperate measure, reluctantly approves the use of black troops.

 

 

 

 

 

Week of March 12th

TEMS Track and Field

Monday March 12^th: No Practice

Tuesday March 13^th: 1^st Practice.  Meet in Large Group Room 12 at 2:45

Wednesday March 14^th: Practice

Thursday March 15^th: Practice

Friday March 16^th: Practice

Announcements for Monday, March 12, 2012

1.       Today’s lunch is hot ham and cheese on a bagel, cheese and seasoned meat, assorted fruits and vegetables, low-fat white or chocolate milk.

 

2.       Congratulations to the cast and crew of Cinderella and the Substitute Fairy Godmother for a fantastic run.  All together you raised $1,578!  We are so proud of what you accomplished!

 

3.       Attention Track members, we will have our first practice tomorrow in Large Group Room 12 at 2:45.  If you have any questions please see Miss. Hill in room 175.

 

4.       All Spring Sports Players...Check the Bulletin Board outside the Main Office to make sure all paperwork is in.....

 

5.       If you would like to be a Conestoga Football or Basketball Cheerleader for the 2012-2013 school year, then plan on coming to our practice days.  The practice days are Monday, March 19^th and Tuesday, March 20^th from 7:30-8:45 in the Valley Forge Middle School cafeteria.  The Try-out Days are Monday, March 26^th and Tuesday, March 27^th beginning at 5:30.  You MUST attend BOTH practice sessions in order to be eligible to try-out.  Practices will be held in the Valley Forge Middle School Cafeteria.  More detailed information will be given at the first practice session.  Hope to see you there.

 

6.       Winners of the What A Life Questionnaire Contest on Academic Integrity will be announced soon.  Answers to the first 5 questions from the questionnaire are:

a.       You weren’t feeling well the night before and were unable to get your homework done so you ask your friend if you can quickly copy his/ her math homework just this one time.  THAT IS CHEATING

b.       You and your friend agree to trade copies of each other’s notes to study from the night before a test but you don’t tell anyone else in your class.   THAT IS NOT CHEATING

c.       Your older sister did a book report a few years ago, and now you have one due for the very same book.  You read the book and basically agree with everything your sister said so you change a few words around, re-type it and turn it in.  THAT IS CHEATING

d.       You ask your dad to read over a paper you wrote for class and he tells you that your closing paragraph is unclear so you re-write it and turn it in. THAT IS NOT CHEATING

e.       You get some general information about a paper you are writing from Wikipedia but you cite it as a reference.   THAT IS NOT CHEATING

f.        Answers for the last 5 will be provided tomorrow.

 

7.       Joseph Kony is Ugandan warlord who kidnaps children and uses them as child soldiers and slaves for his militia, the LRA. Joseph Kony has over 30,000 children and is held for more crimes than any other criminal anywhere. This has been going on for more than 26 years and nothing has changed. He is the most wanted criminal in the world and is wanted in the international criminal courts.  Let’s make him famous by spreading the word about the horrible things he has gotten away with for all these years. Let’s put a spotlight on him, remove his power, and shut him and his followers down. On April 20^th there will be a world wide movement to expose him and his activities, but let’s expose him now by spreading the word, talking about him, and wearing red. Together we can make Joseph Kony famous. 2012 is the year this will all end, and finally there will be JUSTICE. Together we can stop this, we can stop Joseph Kony.  Let’s make Kony a known name!