COMMUNITY BRIEFS

November events at Hopwood Junior High School

Nov. 4: No school Citizenship Day
Nov. 10: PTSA in the school’s cafeteria 6-7pm. Math Dept. will give the presentation
Nov. 11: No school Veteran’s Day
Nov. 17: Progress Reports go home
Nov. 22: Parent/Community Take-Over Day
Nov. 23: Education Day. No classes
Nov. 24: Thanksgiving
Nov. 25: Thanksgiving break. No school
Dec. 08: No school. Constitution Day
Dec. 10: Staff Christmas Party
Dec. 13: Science/Health/PE Fair

I. Saturday Reading Program Dates

Our Rule of Thumb for the Saturday Reading Program is: “No school Friday? No school Saturday.” We will NOT have Saturday Reading the following dates in 2005: Nov. 5th, 12th, and 26th. Dec. 24th and 31st.

II. Home-School Communication

Parents, each Hopwood student has a Student Handbook THAT contains all the school rules, the school calendar, and plenty of space to write homework assignments and messages to parents. Parents may also use the Handbook to write messages to teachers. Each month the VP puts out a press release announcing all the upcoming events at Hopwood. Parents can either cut the announcement out of the newspaper and hand it up as a reminder, or write the dates in the Student Handbook. Each ‘Day A,’ the bulletin is read to the students. All upcoming events are announced. That is the time for students to write in the Handbooks. On page 64 of the Student Handbook is the schedule for all PTSA meetings for the entire 2005-06 school year. Announcements are also made at the PTSA meetings. Page 65 of the Handbook has all the phone number listing for Hopwood staff. Parents can find information regarding school activities either in the newspaper, in the Student Handbook, or at the PTSA meetings. Please ask your Hopwood students to show you his/her Handbook and discuss ways together to increase home-school communication.

III. Correction

Pages 27-28 of the Student handbook detail the Academic Achievement and Awards for Hopwood Junior High School. Please note that the criteria for all awards states that students must be on grade level in reading, writing, and math, as measured by the STAR Assessment system, through the 3rd Quarter of the 8th grade year. “On grade level,” is defined as a score of 8.8 (8th year, 8th month).

Hopwood closed to non-PSS activities

Beginning Nov. 1, 2005, the campus of Hopwood Junior High School will be closed to all non-Public School System activities. Groups wishing to use the facilities on a one-time basis should contact Hopwood for specifics, according to principal Jim Brewer.

Slate of Dandan Elementary activities

The Tottot family would like to remind the entire Dandan Elementary School Community of the following important dates to remember and school activities for the month of October:

* Dec. 22 and 23: Make up days for Typhoon Nabi.
Reminders:

* DES Physical Fitness Program: every Friday from 1:45pm to 2:30pm at the school baseball field.

* After School Program is forthcoming.

* Language Learners Survey and ERATE survey-must be fill out and return to the school by the end of this week.

Class makeup days on Tinian

Tinian Jr./Sr. High School will make up the instructional days missed on the following dates:

Nov. 22 and 25 Regular schools days

Dec. 22 and 23 Regular schools days
Saturday Academy starts at 8am through noon. Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be served.

Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm-8pm
NMI Civics Extended Class-Rm C208

Thursdays-6:30pm-8:30pm
U.S. History Extended Class-Library

Parents are guardians must provide transportation to and from school. For evening extended classes, parents must pick up students on time.

OES PTSA meeting on Tuesday

The Parent Teacher Student Association of Oleai Elementary School would hold a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 6pm at the school’s cafeteria. Everyone is encouraged to attend. (PR)

SSHS make-up days for Typhoon Nabi set

Saipan Southern High School would be holding make-up classes for days missed due to Typhoon Nabi on Dec. 22, Thursday, and Dec. 23, Friday.

The make-up days will be regular hours from 8am to 3pm. For more information about the make-up days, call SSHS at 664-4000. (PR)