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April 29, 2008

	The Style Closet
	Peace by Piece
	Rising 9th Grade Parents
	March Madness Poetry Competition
	Retirement Celebration
	
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The Style Closet

Reminder - The Henley Middle School Style Closet is currently  
collecting the following items in all sizes:

*Cocktail length dresses and sundresses
*Girl's shoes and purses
*Boy's blazers
*Boy's button down shirts
*Ties
*Boy's dress pants
*Boy's shoes
*Gift certificates for manicures, hairstyling or for a shoe store, to  
be used as door prizes.

Please drop off the items at the Henley Office.  The 8th grade  
students will have an opportunity to purchase the donated items  
during Sting on May 6 and 7.  Proceeds from the sale will benefit a  
fund for field trip scholarships and activity fees.

For more information, contact Kim Connolly at  
positivepr at embarqmail.com or 806-7303 (cell).

Peace by Piece

It is almost time for our Peace by Piece event! This is a final event  
for 8th grade Civics and Economics classes. Students write an essay  
about their ideas for making the world a better place, then they  
create crafts pieces - quilts, floorcloths, furniture and more - to  
reflect this same theme. These will be sold at a silent auction at  
Henley, May 29th, 4:30 - 7. All proceeds go to do just that - help  
the world. This time we are supporting The Solar Energy Project -  
which teaches women in Central America to make Solar Ovens, and  
reduce the need for firewood, and to funding a well in a community  
with no well in Haiti, through the Robert Ford Orphanage and School  
Project. We have given to this organization a few times, and know  
that the money there has a great effect on the people we help. We  
have raised $4 - 5,000 in each of the past few years, and have sent  
off $32,200.00 since we started in 2001.

All are welcome to this event - and parents of elementary students  
are also welcome.

Of course we need all the help we can get to assist 250 students with  
crafts projects and pull this all off. So here is my "wish list."

- Your crafts donations - we will have a "family and friends" table,  
and welcome the art or crafts of parents, teachers, neighbors...

- A coordinator - someone to organize the list of volunteers - those  
who come to the event, and those who want to help in the classroom.

- Volunteers - for the event - signing people up, setup, and cleanup,  
and in the classroom, from May 16th to May 29th - in half day blocks.  
I especially need people who can supervise sewing, or who are willing  
to supervise painting out in the courtyard. Someone to take fliers to  
elementary schools and post them at local convenience stores. Someone  
to let the media know what's going on.

- Supplies donations - Especially old, small pieces of furniture -  
those suitable to be sanded and painted (chairs, small bookcases,  
small end tables, children's furniture...) or canvas, cotton  
international fabrics, batting, and anything that can be turned into  
something interesting.

Thank you! This has been a memorable event for our students, a  
worthwhile way to wrap up all the citizenship activities of the year,  
and a positive last rite of middle school. We appreciate all the  
support of parents and staff. Hope to see you there!

If you can assist please contact Margie Shepherd  
mailto:mshepherd at k12albemarle.org

Rising 9th Grade Parents

The WAHS volunteer coordinator will be sending out an email in August  
asking for 9th grade parent volunteers to assist with 9th grade kick  
off events.  If you would like to be on the email address list please  
contact Debbie Jackson mailto:dsj1950 at aol.com.

March Madness Poetry Competition

The 7th and 8th grade English classes at Henley are participating in  
"March Madness for Poetry". Thirty-two poems were selected by the a  
selection committee of teachers to enter the championship in a head  
to head competition which is modeled after the NCAA basketball  
bracket. Students vote for their favorite poem and the winner  
advances to the next round. Stay tuned as the competition heats up.  
May the best poem win!
http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/components/scrapbook/ 
default.php?sectiondetailid=67286&sc_id=1207250267#pitem60932

Retirement Celebration!

Sunday MAY 4th from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at Meriwether Lewis Elementary!

To honor Principal Sylvia Henderson for her 32 years of loving  
service and outstanding dedication to our children, the Meriwether  
Lewis PTO invites you to join us for a Retirement Party!

Alumni, Parents, Students, and community members are most welcome for  
a reception in our gymnasium.

For more information contact Holly Bittle at mahobi at esinet.net or  
823-7743

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Mark Your Calendar
	
	May, 1, Thursday - Parent Orientation for rising 6th grade students  
at 7:00 PM

	May 2, Friday - Track and Field Day

	May 6 & 7, Tuesday & Wednesday - "The Style Closet" during Sting

	May 8, Thursday - Parent Orientation for rising 7th and 8th grade  
students at 7:00 PM

	May 9, Friday - 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM - SCA Spring Dance

	May 17, Saturday - Symphonic Band in the Batesville Parade

	May 22, Thursday - 7:00 PM - Spring Concert at WAHS

	May 29, Thursday - 4:30 - 7:00 PM - Peace by Piece

	June 4, Wednesday - Last Day of School
	
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/

The ACPS Parent Council website at:  http://acpsparentcouncil.org/
  
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