Joseph Case Jr. High School PTO Newsletter Robe rt Silv eira , Pri nci pal Lisa Le Vi e, Vi ce Pri nc ipal May-June 2 0 15 Jenni fer Co sta, New sle tte r E dito r The Vice Principal Message… Have a great summer! I do have a few recommendations:      Joseph Case Junior High School 195 Main St Swansea, MA 02777 Phone: (508) 675-0116 Have fun Play outside Be kind Read Sleep in and remember: to quote the awesome Dr. Seuss “Don’t give up. I believe in you all. A person is a person no matter how small” Stay Awesome and I will see you next school year. Love, Mrs. Levie Contents Vice Principal Message 1 Reading 1 Upcoming Events 1 Creative Writing 2 Softball Team Update 3 Baseball Team Update 3 Math Team 4 Stop & Shop A+ 4 PTO News 5 End of Year School Calendar 6 Page 2 Reading The sixth grade Reading students were given the opportunity this winter to enter the 11th Annual Will McDonough Writing Contest. The contest runs in conjunction with The Sports Museum at the TD Garden in Boston. The students could choose from five different writing prompts to enter. The winners were chosen by The Globe Sports Editor, Joe Sullivan, who read the 1,200 entries from across Massachusetts. Joseph Case Junior High had a second place winner with Miguel Pereira's entry about his Great Uncle Joe Jordan. Miguel won a Kindle for his writing accomplishment. We are very proud of his work. Upcoming Events      May May May May 12- 13 Grade 6 Math PARCC testing 14 & 18 Grade 8 Math PARCC testing 19 - 20 Grade 7 Math PARCC testing 15 – Eighth Grade Dance 6:00-8:00 PM May 21 and 22 Grade 8 Science/Technology & Engineering MCAS Page 2 School Newsletter Creative Writing 2014-2015 Creative Writing Club has sent their manuscripts away to be published. We are anticipating our bound copies back by the first week of June. The authors by grade: Grade Six Grade Seven Hailey Santos Riley Migneault Allison Ribeiro Avery Weber Troy Ventura Macenna Sylvia Sydney Alves Eva Michaels Haley Correia Alexandria Wilkins Stephen Conos Amanda Levesque Emma Costa Abigail Monte Tanya Ponte Allyson Cordeiro Daniel Silva Ryan Martin Taylor Khoury Emma Goulart Alyssa Farias Macy Garcia Ellen Fitzsimons Marissa Paiva Jack Oullette Brianna Viau Kaylyn Beaupre Chloe Love Andrea Rodriguez Sophia Miranda Lillian Rodriguez Nicholas Lannigan Athena XiFaras Mariah Medeiros Landon Begin In grade six, we are starting our Fairy Tale Unit which is always a favorite! We are reading the tales in their original forms adapted by the Brothers Grimm equipped with gruesome and fascinating detail! We staged our own Hansel and Gretel candy trail, put on live action skits, reported live from Cinderella's wedding as news reporters and plan to fracture or change the endings to some of the beloved classics. School Newsletter Page 3 Case Softball Team The Case Softball team has been off to a hot start, going 3-0 as of April 30. The girls have been playing at an amazing level with great hitting, defense and pitching. Kimmy Howard, in what could have been the best performance by a Case pitcher in recent memory, threw a PERFECT GAME vs Norton on April 16th. The girls will continue the march towards their goal of a championship season on Monday, May 4th, at home vs Berkley. The team is coached by Dan Wenzel and Kelly Roy-Sale. The roster includes Kimmy Howard, Kaylee Kochanek, Chloe Bibeau, Rachel Davidson, Maddy Medeiros, Casey Medeiros, Lauren Kern, Cali Walmsley, Ali Feilhauer, Teaghan Souza, Rebecca Proulx, Alexis Jeffrey, Riley Burgess, Elizabeth LePage, Sydney Hajder, Jenna Thibault, Mickey White, Aubrey Carpenter, and Danielle Miranda. Baseball Update The Case Baseball team currently has a 5-4 record with 7 more games in the regular season. L1-10 vs Dighton W6-4 vs Norton L0-4 Rehoboth W 14-1 Coyle Cassidy W 12-0 Berkley W12-4 vs Westport L4-6 @ Seekonk L4-5 vs Seekonk W5-3 vs Somerset School Newsletter Page 4 Math Team We competed in our second meet on Friday, May 1, 2015 at Norton Middle School. Again there were ten local middle schools who participated in the competition. Proudly I can report that the JCJH team took second place again this year. In addition, for individual placements out of 120 students Zachary Miranda placed third and Marcus Banoub placed first overall. They worked very hard and I am very proud to be their coach. - Stop & Shop A+ Rewards Thank you for your support! This year we earned $994.32 with the Stop & Shop A+ school rewards program! We currently have 113 people registered in the program for our school. Please encourage family and friends to register their cards for Joseph Case Junior High School. To register just go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus and select customer registration. Orange Leaf Fundraiser Mrs. Ellis' 6th grade class brought in the most money for the Orange Leaf fundraiser. They will receive a FREE froyo party! Congratulations and Enjoy! School Newsletter Page 5 What We Do Our goal is to provide support and services to our school community to enhance our students learning experience. This year fundraising money was used to help the walking club, math team and health fair. It will fund field day for the 6th and 7th graders, Francis Farm for the 8th graders and awards for all students at the end of the school year. PTO volunteers manage fundraising, book fairs and host the teacher appreciation luncheon. We welcome all parents and families to attend our monthly meetings and follow us on Facebook: Joseph Case Jr. High School PTO to keep up with our newsletters, upcoming events and school information. Thank You to all the parents and families for fundraising & volunteering throughout the year! PTO Elections At the next PTO meeting, May 19th we will hold PTO elections for the following positions:     President Vice President Secretary Treasurer If you are interested in a position please send an email to [email protected]. Teachers Appreciation Luncheon – May 21st We will be hosting an appreciation lunch for the teachers and staff for all the hard work and effort they put into teaching our children. Parents who would like to donate food please email [email protected] or a cash donation can be sent in with your child and put in the PTO mailbox. School Newsletter Page 7 2015 End Of The School Year Calendar PARCC EOY/MCAS Science/Technology & Engineering May 4 – June 5, 2015 MAY          May May May May May 13th 15th 21st 25th 26th Junior High Spring Concert – Case High School Auditorium 6:00 p.m. th 8 Grade Dance 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. National Junior Honor Society Induction - Media Center 6:00 p.m. JCJHS Marching Band – Memorial Day Parade 1:00 p.m. Luther School Grade 5 Student Orientation 9:00 a.m. May 26th May 27th May 27th Grade 5 Parent Orientation -JCJHS Media Center Brown School Grade 5 Student Orientation Grade 7 Field Day 6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. May 28th Grade 6 Field Day 8:00 a.m. JUNE         June 2nd – 5th June 8th June 16th Grade 8 Washington, D.C. Trip 8th Grade Picnic – Francis Farms – Rehoboth, MA *EARLY DISMISSAL (Grades 6, 7, 8) 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. June 17th June 17th June 17th Grade 6 Student Awards Ceremony Grade 7 Student Awards Ceremony *EARLY DISMISSAL (Grades 6, 7, 8) 8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. June 18th Grade 8 Student Awards Ceremony 9:00 a.m. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL *EARLY DISMISSAL 11:00 a.m. th June 18 CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SCHOOL CALENDAR Or visit www.swanseaschools.org