[HenleyMatters] Henley News

[Hashisaki]

October 12, 2007

	Make a Difference Day
	8th Graders Need Volunteer Opportunities
	Caught Doing Good
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Make a Difference Day

We will be collecting shoes and belts both new and gently used for  
the Orphanage and School at Grison-Garde, Haiti http:// 
www.fordhaitianorphanage.org.  Grison-Garde is one of the most  
impoverished places in the world.  The Orphanage and School were  
built in 2002 under the sponsorship of Bob Ford (father of Dr. Ray  
Ford).  They now have about 20 girls and 32 boys in the orphanage and  
another 350 day students in the school, all of whom are poor beyond  
belief.  The need is greatest for shoes that will fit children 10 to  
15 years of age.  The best choices are athletic shoes, sandals for  
girls, or lace up black or brown shoes (no flip-flops please).  The  
belts are a big item as many children may have pants but no way to  
hold them up!  We will have a collection box in the lobby October 22  
- October 25.  We will make our final collection at the dance on  
Thursday, October 25.  Any student who brings a donation to the dance  
will receive a ticket for a free candy or soda!  If you have any  
questions please contact Teresa Hashisaki mailto:thashi at comcast.net.
8th Graders Need Volunteer Opportunities

8th grade students are doing 10 hours of "Citizenship" per quarter  
this year. Citizenship includes both service hours (clean-ups, help  
with elementary school activities, food bank work.... ) and govenment  
involvement - meetings, rallies, watching in-depth news, watching  
debates....  If any parents know of opportunities - either  
educational assemblies, or volunteer opportunities, please email  
mailto:mshepherd at k12albemarle.org and  
mailto:djackson at k12albemarle.org, and we can get the information to  
the kids.  They especially like helping at the elementary school  
fairs or sports events.
	Thank you.

Caught Doing Good

Henley teachers and students will be participating in a caught doing  
good program this year.  When teachers observe commendable behavior  
from a Henley student, they will give them a caught doing good slip.   
This slip will be brought to the main office and occasional drawings  
will be held for prizes.  The prizes will range from free items from  
the cafeteria to larger rewards such as concert and sporting event  
tickets (we gave away two tickets to the Maroon 5 concert last week  
and will be awarding two UVA football tickets today).  If you have  
any items that you would like to contribute as prizes for the caught  
doing good program, please contact me at school  
mailto:pmclaughlin at k12albemarle.org.

Patrick J. McLaughlin, Ed. D.
Principal
Henley Middle School
(434)-823-4393


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Mark Your Calendar
	

	October 12, Friday - School Picture Day

	October 15, Monday - WAHS Homework Seminar 7:00 PM

	October 19, Friday - Principal's Coffee 9:30 AM

	October 22, Monday - 25, Thursday - Collection of Shoes and Belts  
for the Haitian Orphanage

	October 23, - Sixth Grade Field Trip to Jamestown
	
	October 24, Wednesday - Fall Concert 7:00 PM at Henley

	October 25, Thursday - Make a Difference Day/Halloween Dance 4:00 -  
6:30 PM

	October 26, Friday - NO SCHOOL

	October 29, Monday - PATSO Meeting 7:00 PM

	November 5 & 6, Monday and Tuesday - NO SCHOOL

	November 6, Tuesday - Election Day - VOTE - Candidate Information  
http://action.cvilletomorrow.org/cvilleaction/elections.html

	November 9, Friday - Fall Dance 4:00 - 6:30 PM

	
Links

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

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

The School Division website at: http://www.k12albemarle.org/
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