[HenleyMatters] Henley Matters

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August 29, 2007

	Green Team
	Cafeteria Prepay Program
	Back to School Night
	Sixth Grade Social
	Book Fair
	School Drop Off
	Picture Day Volunteers Needed
	Magazine Drive Volunteers Needed
	PATSO Volunteers Needed
	Middle School Sports Program
  	Mark Your Calendar
	Links

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Blue + Orange = Green
The Green School initiative is underway to help students become more  
environmentally aware and proactive.  The focus will be on how to  
positively impact the environment.  The students will not be  
overwhelmed with gloom and doom scenarios but with more focus on the  
positive!  Look for more information on this exciting initiative in  
the next few weeks.

Cafeteria Prepay Program
DATE: August 14, 2007
CONTACT: Christina Pitsenberger, Director Child Nutrition Program
PHONE: (434) 295‐0566

Parents Can Make On‐line Deposits into Student Cafeteria Accounts
With Albemarle County’s New Café Prepay Program

To make payment of school meals more convenient for families, the  
Albemarle County Public Schools Child Nutrition Program is offering  
parents an internet‐based service called Café Prepay.  The service  
is a website where parents can add money to their child’s cafeteria  
account using Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card.  Parents also can  
view their child’s account at any time.  This service was activated  
on Thurs., August 9, 2007.

Participation in this service is voluntary and parents may enroll at  
any time. To use this service, parents must first enroll on the Café  
Prepay website.  Parents will choose a login name, which they will  
use each time they make a payment on the website, and a valid e‐mail  
address, where payment confirmations will be sent by Comalex.  There  
is a small fee for this service.  The fee is to cover the cost of  
processing credit card payments, as well as the cost of maintaining  
the Café Prepay website.

Visit the website for more information.  The website address is  
www.cafeprepay.com .  If you have questions that are not answered on  
the website, please contact the Child Nutrition Program at (434) 295‐ 
0566.

Once parents have enrolled on the Café Prepay website and received a  
password from Comalex, they will then be able to log in and enter  
personal information.  All personal information is stored in a secure  
database and is accessed only to process payments and send payment  
confirmation via email.  Student accounts are automatically updated  
several times throughout the day.  The school cafeteria will receive  
a report of payments made at the end of the school day.

Back to School Night
Please plan to attend on Wednesday, September 5, 7:00 - 9:00 PM.   
Children may attend but it is not a lot of fun for the students!

Sixth Grade Social
The Sixth Grade Social will be Friday, September 14, 4:00 - 5:30 PM.   
Please encourage your 6th grader to attend! It is a great opportunity  
for them to see what the "dances" are all about. There is no charge  
to attend the social but they will need to bring money if they would  
like to purchase snacks or drinks. There will also be a Parent Social  
at the same time in the Media Center.  Come meet other parents and  
enjoy refreshments and conversation.

Book Fair
All Students will attend the Book Fair during their English class.   
Students may also visit the Book Fair before school and during  
lunch.  Parents will be able to visit the Book Fair on Back to School  
Night, Wednesday, September 5, 6:30 - 9:30 PM.  The book fair  
includes books for moms, dads and younger siblings.  Don't forget to  
look for the teacher wish lists!

School Drop Off
Just a reminder that students are not to be dropped off at school  
prior to 8:50 a.m. Last school year there were a number of students  
who arrived at school well before the supervised time began, thus  
creating a potentially dangerous situation. The goal is to maintain a  
safe and orderly environment for your child, it is imperative that  
students not be in the building without proper adult supervision.  
Students who arrive between 8:50 and 9:00 will be asked to go to the  
cafeteria where supervision is available. We appreciate your  
assistance with this.

Picture Day
Picture day will be Wednesday, October 12.  The school needs a few  
volunteers to help the process run smoothly.  If you would like to  
help please contact Sandy Conley (mailto:sconley at k12albemarle.org) or  
Alyssa Layne (mailto:alayne at k12albemarle.org) in the office.

Magazine Drive
The kickoff for the magazine drive will be Wednesday, September 26.   
We need volunteers during the school day to help process the orders  
and distribute the prizes.  We also need co-chairs for the '08-'09  
magazine drive.  You can learn all you need to know for next year by  
working closely with this years co-chairs.  If you can help please  
contact Judy Grover (mailto:judygrover at comcast.net).

PATSO
PATSO would like to address some important financial issues this year.
1) We need volunteers for an audit committee to review the financial  
records.
2) We would like to apply with the IRS to become an unincorporated  
nonprofit organization 501(c)(3).  If you have expertise in this area  
and would be interested in assisting PATSO with the application  
process please contact the PATSO President, Martha Fox  
(mailto:foxden4 at embarqmail.com) or the PATSO Treasurer, Lori Blumberg  
(mailto:lgband3 at embarqmail.com).

Middle School Sports Program
The middle school sports program is held at all 5 Albemarle County  
Middle Schools.  The program is a partnership with Albemarle County  
Schools and Albemarle County Parks and Recreation.  The program is  
run two days a week after school as an afterschool program for  
students who attend that school.  Registration forms for basketball  
are currently available in the PE department or email Amy Smith  
(mailto:ASmith at albemarle.org) at Albemarle County Parks and  
Recreation.  The deadline to register is Wednesday, September 5.  The  
basketball program is September - October 2007.

Mark Your Calendar

August 31, Friday - September 6, Thursday - Book Fair

September 3, Monday - NO SCHOOL

September 5, Wednesday - Deadline for the Middle School Fall  
Basketball Program application

September 5, Wednesday - Back to School Night 7:00 - 9:00 PM

September 6, Thursday - Band Parents Meeting 7:30 PM

September 14, Friday - Sixth Grade Social 4:00 - 5:30 PM

September 28, Friday - Back to School Dance 4:00 - 6:30 PM

October 1, Monday - PATSO Meeting 7:00 PM - The meeting will be held  
in the library and everyone is welcome to attend.

Links

Dr. McLaughlin's blog at: http://henleyhornets.blogspot.com.

The Henley website at: http://www.k12albemarle.org/henley.




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