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May 5, 2008

	PATSO Meeting
	SOL Tests
	The Style Closet
	Peace by Piece
	
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PATSO Meeting

The meeting is tonight in the Library at 7 PM
(I apologize for the late posting about the meeting tonight - My  
mistake!)

Welcome

Principal's Report

Treasurer's Report

Parent Council Liaison

Teacher Requests

Parent Concerns

8th Grade Dinner Dance

8th Grade Ceremony

Progress on the Hive

Final Meeting

SOL Tests

During the month of May we will be administering Standards of  
Learning (SOL) tests to Henley students.  All students will have  
multiple-choice assessments in Reading, Math, and Social Studies.  In  
addition, eighth grade students will be tested in Science.  A  
schedule by grade/test is shown below.  Tests will be administered in  
classrooms and computer labs by teachers and staff members.

SOL tests are used to measure how well students have mastered the  
state curriculum and help teachers, parents, and students to plan for  
future courses of study.  Test results will be mailed home to parents  
this summer.

We ask that you encourage your student to do his/her best on the  
tests.  A good night's sleep and breakfast before school help to  
prepare students for assessment.  Please see that your student  
arrives at school on time.  Testing will begin immediately following  
announcements each morning.  The Social Studies and Science tests  
will have two sessions.  Students will be assigned to either a  
morning or afternoon session.  Working together we can make this a  
positive testing experience.

Should you have questions concerning these tests, please contact the  
Guidance Department at 823-5040.

Monday, May 5

	7th Grade Reading

Tuesday, May 6

	8th Grade Reading

Wednesday, May 7

	6th and 8th Grade Reading

Thursday, May 8

	8th Grade Science

Friday, May 9

	7th Grade Math

Monday, May 12
	
	6th Grade Social Studies

Tuesday, May 13

	7th Grade Social Studies

Wednesday, May 14

	8th Grade Social Studies

Thursday, May 15

	6th Grade Math

Friday, May 16

	8th Grade Math

Wednesday, May 21

	Algebra

Thursday, May 22

	Geometry

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

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Mark Your Calendar

	May 5, Monday - PATSO meeting

	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 16, Friday - Principal's Coffee 9:30 - 10:30 AM, Library

	May 17, Saturday - Symphonic Band in the Batesville Parade

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

	May 23, Friday - 8th Grade Dinner Dance

	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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