[HenleyMatters] Henley Updates

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October 31, 2007

	Green School
	Literacy Partners
	SCA Canned Food Drive
	Cyber Safety
	Emergency Notification System
	Make a Difference Day
	Election

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GREEN SCHOOL

This year at Henley, “Blue plus orange equal green.”  That is to say,  
that Henley, home of the blue and orange, is on its way to becoming a  
“green” school where students and staff are environmentally aware and  
proactive.  What’s been happening so far?

-Henley now recycles all paper—we’re turning around copy paper,  
newspapers, catalogs, etc.  Kudos to our “Green Squads,” groups of  
students who are doing the leg work, gathering and packaging up the  
papers.

-As part of their life science curriculum, seventh grade students  
have determined their ecological footprints and brainstormed ways  
that they could reduce the imprint their lifestyles have on the  
environment.  In addition, many students opted in the "Potpourri"  
project to take a more in-depth look at their footprint, identifying  
their strengths and weaknesses, and implementing an at-home program  
which they documented by keeping a log of the behaviors they changed.

-Seventh and eighth grade students have counted disposable drink  
containers thrown away in the cafeteria and are using the data  
collected to, not only learn about graphing and percentages, but also  
to come up with ideas for reducing/recycling such waste.

-PATSO collected aluminum cans to recycle at the Halloween Dance.

-In November, students will watch Eleventh Hour, an environmental  
documentary produced by  Leonardo di Caprio.  In conjunction with  
this event, students will complete a related lesson and we will kick  
off our big aluminum recycling program.  Stay tuned to Henley Matters  
for more about these events.

-We’ll be solving your holiday shopping dilemmas this year when, in  
December, interested students will be selling reusable cloth grocery  
bags.

Literacy Partners

Henley is looking for parents to volunteer during the STING period to  
work as Literacy Partners with students. The Literacy Partners  
program will run Monday through Thursday each week from 3:30-4:00 in  
the afternoon. As schools are closed next Monday and Tuesday, we will  
begin next Wednesday, November 7. Pat Harder will connect parents  
with students who need individual support. If you are able to help,  
please e-mail Martha Fox at foxden4 at embarqmail.com with the day or  
days that you are available. Twenty volunteers are needed. Your  
commitment to work with a student who needs help can make a  
tremendous difference. Please contact me with questions.

Thank you,
Martha Fox

SCA Canned Food Drive

The SCA sponsors the annual canned food drive beginning Nov 12-16th.   
Each Sting classroom will compete in their respective grade for  
collecting the most cans.  The winning Sting group for each of the  
grades will be rewarded with an ice cream party.  In 2005, Henley  
collected over 5,000 cans for the Food Bank and local families.

Cyber Safety

Check out this great website on Cyber Safety by "Who's Watching  
Charlottesville?" (http://www.whoswatchingcharlottesville.org/)  The  
goal of the "Who's Watching?" campaign is to get residents in the  
Charlottesville area to think more about Who is really watching us  
online? Many people have never really considered this. There’s a  
false sense of security and anonymity on the Internet.

This initiative seeks to educate people so they understand they are  
not anonymous when they’re online. The Web is an incredible community  
with much to offer, but its many benefits don’t come without risks.

The goal of this campaign is to educate people in techniques they can  
use to minimize those risks, so they in turn can educate their loved  
ones, and the entire community becomes a safer place.

The "Who's Watching Charlottesville?" initiative is presented by a  
diverse group of concerned local organizations in the Charlottesville  
- Albemarle area of Virginia.

Emergency Notification System

The Emergency School Notification System (ESNS) helps send automated  
messages to cellular or landline phones or e-mail addresses of  
parents who signed-up for the service.  There was a county wide test  
of the system last week.  Individual schools will also be able to use  
the notification system on a limited basis to notify parents of  
specific school events such as parent teacher conferences.  If you  
would like to sign up please ask the office staff and they will  
assist you.

Make a Difference Day

We collected 317 pairs of shoes and 168 belts for the Orphanage and  
School at Grison-Garde, Haiti http://www.fordhaitianorphanage.org!!   
We will keep collecting shoes and belts until Friday morning.  On  
Friday afternoon we will be delivering them to Dr. Ray Ford who will  
be shipping them to the orphanage.

Thank You to:
			Debbie, Alex and Reilly Funk for making the wonderful posters and  
delivering the large boxes to collect the shoes.
			Mary Dobmeier and her students for such a great job decorating the  
collection boxes.
			Kevin Murphy and his students for the video announcement.
			Sandy Conley and Alissa Layne for taking care of the flyers and  
coupons.
			Gretchen Kelleher for collecting shoes and belts at Miller School.
			EVERYONE who donated a pair of shoes or belt!!

Election

I would like to encourage everyone to vote on Tuesday, November 6.   
You will find a sample ballot for your precinct at http:// 
www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=registrar&relpage=2667.

Albemarle County Candidates

Board of Supervisors

Ken Boyd - Rivanna
Marcia Joseph - Rivanna
Ann Huckle Mallek - Whitehall
David Wyant - White Hall
Lindsay Dorrier - Scottsville
Kevin Fletcher - Scottsville
Dennis L. King - Scottsville
Commonwealth's Attorney

J. L. "Jim" Camblos
Denise Y. Lunsford
Clerk of the Court

John F. Dawson, Jr. http://www.dawsonforclerk.com/
Debra M. Shipp
Alan S. Van Clief
Sheriff

Larry W. Claytor http://www.larryclaytor.org/Dynamic/
J.E. "Chip" Harding
Soil and Water Conservation District

Nicholas H. "Nick" Evans
Steven G. Meeks
School Board

Ronnie J. Price, Sr. - Rivanna District
Barbara Massie Mouly - White Hall District
W. Patrick Wood - at large
Stephen H. Koleszar - Scottsville District
Brian Wheeler - at large http://www.wheeleronboard.com/


County Precinct / District Map

(You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this map.



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Mark Your Calendar

	November 5 & 6, Monday and Tuesday - NO SCHOOL

	November 6, Tuesday - Election Day - VOTE

	November 7, Wednesday - County Honors Band and County Honors Choir  
Concert at WAHS

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

	November 12 - 16, Monday - Friday - SCA Canned Food Drive

	November 13 - 7th Grade Career Day Trip

	November 16 - School Picture Make Up Day
	
	November 16, Friday - Principal's Coffee 9:30 - 10:30 AM in the Library

	November 21 - 23, Wednesday - Friday - NO SCHOOL
	
	December 3, Monday - PATSO Meeting 7 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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