South MS Friday Blast

What a fun week we had at South MS! And the weather could not have been better for all of our outdoor events! 6th, 7th, and 8th grade all enjoyed "Lunch on the Lawn" with family and friends, our PBIS celebration is always a bouncing good time for our students, and tonight is our first dance of the year. Soccer and field hockey wrapped up their seasons with their last games, we wore our favorite Hawaiian/tropical outfits for spirit day, and our 8th graders met to learn about the program offerings for the Upper Bucks County Technical School. Some weeks are busier than others and we sure packed in the events this week!

On a more solemn note, we send our thoughts and prayers to everyone who has family, friends, and loved ones who have been effected by the recent hurricanes. We hope everyone is safe and minimally effected by Mother Nature's wrath.

• Oct 11 - Fall Dance - 6:00PM-8:00PM, in the gym
• Oct 16 - "College Day" Spirit Day
• Oct 22 - SCN Dine n Donate at J.T. Bankers - 5:00PM-9:00PM (details below)
• Oct 23 - "Biker vs. Surfer" Spirit Day
• Oct 23 - Student Picture Re-Take Day - 8:15AM-10:00AM (auditorium)
• Oct 29 - Phantoms vs Bears ticket order due
• Oct 30 - "Orange & Black" Spirit Day
• Oct 30 - Music Dept Trip to NYC (8th Grade Students) - 9:00AM - 7:30PM
• Oct 31 - End of 1st Marking Period
• Oct 31 - Happy Halloween! CP11 - Fall Festival Parade
• Nov 3 - Eastern Standard Time Begins (fall back 1 hour)
• Nov 4 - 8th Grade field trip to UBCTS
• Nov 5 - Student Holiday/Staff In-Service - Election Day
• Nov 6 - SCN Mtg. in the South MS Library, 7:00PM
• Nov 8 - Urban Air Event
  
• Nov 11 - Veteran's Day
• Nov 26 - K-12 student early dismissal/staff in-service
• Nov 27-29 - Thanksgiving Holiday
• Nov 29 - Phantoms vs Bears (Oct 29th ticket order due)

Are you looking for something to get your special ghost or ghoul? Well then Scare Mail is for you! Scare Mail is a small treat bag that you can buy for your South student to be delivered on Halloween to their PM homeroom. Scare Mail will be on sale at the South Street Store during 11th period today through the 26th for 1/$3.00 or 3/$6.00. You can also order from home by filling out the flyer and returning it in a "Scare Mail" marked envelope along with your cash payment to the office. Please make sure to fill out the FIRST AND LAST NAME of who it is getting delivered to. Thank you!

Parents/guardians are invited to check out our new homework snapshot quick links. Click on your student's grade level to see a summary of weekly homework assignments:

• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade

We are less than 3 weeks away from the end of the first marking period. Students who are feeling a bit overwhelmed or just need a little help with their homework are encouraged to come to Homework Club from 3:00 - 4:15PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A teacher and/or teaching assistant will be available to help get students back on track with their school work so they aren't trying to play catch-up at the end of the marking period. Students do not need to sign-up ahead of time and are invited to attend as needed. Parents/guardians can pick-up their child after Homework Club or students can take the 4:15PM bus home. Keep in mind that the 4:15PM bus sometimes covers a large territory so it may take additional time to get all the students home. As always, we are here to help.

Ms. Johnson's 8th grade art students were tasked with creating a Positive Message Poster where they were to choose a positive quote or lyric (or make their own), and through the use of colors, visually represent it. Reading these messages is a great way to start your day. Thank you, 8th grade, for making South MS a positive place to learn!

Attention Pennridge Community!

We're very excited to coordinate this worthwhile effort with you as we turn October into "SOCK-TOBER." You will see a box in all of our schools as we are asking you to consider donating new socks to fill these boxes. Throughout October, all Pennridge Schools will be collecting as many socks as we can for two organizations that help the homeless in our region. "Socks for the Streets" is based in Bucks County and we are also helping the "Giving Tree" organization which is also the group that our staff and students at North Middle School help annually. Please consider printing out or sharing the flyer (see above image) wherever you wish to help get the word and then, help us by filling these boxes! Let's work together and make our 1st-ever "Sock-Tober" as successful as it can be! All our best and thanks, in advance, for your help and support!

Quench your thirst for supporting Pennridge South!

Our MDS classroom is hosting a fundraiser to support South Middle School. Grab a personalized 20oz water bottle in our exclusive design collection. Hydrate in style while making a splash for a good cause. Each bottle comes with straw and cleaner; the double-wall vacuum insulation will keep your drinks colder, longer.

Click on the picture to locate and print your order form.

Pennridge High School Performing Arts invites you to attend their fall play, Peter and the Starcatcher, a story based on the well known tale of Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Many South alumni are in the cast and crew and they would love to see you in Neverland on October 17, 19 and 20 at the high school auditorium! Tickets are available at the door or through the Performing Arts - Theater webpage.

Join us for an exciting evening at Urban Air in East Norriton, being sponsored by CCN for CCN, SCN, and NCN families on Friday, November 8th from 6:30-9:00PM. The price per person is $20.00. Venmo transactions can be made to: #PennridgeCCN2425. We will be accepting Venmo prior to the day of event. Each child participating must complete the signup and waiver.

Hope to see all of our South, Central, and North MS families there!

Friday November 29th at 7:05PM

Enjoy a night of hockey at the PPL Center in Allentown! Be a charity partner for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation (Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter), along with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, November 29th at 7:05 PM. Tickets are $28 with $5 of each ticket and a portion of the 50/50 and Chuck a Puck going to the fundraiser. Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday October 29th using the QR code in the poster below.

In accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act, this is a notification from Pennridge School District to every parent of a student in a school that receives Title I funding that you have the right to request certain information in a timely manner. Please click here for details.

If you want to make a donation to Rachel's Closet, you can drop off donations at South's main office lobby or purchase items from our Amazon Wish List. To learn more about ways you can help our students, please see our flyer here. Thanks for your ongoing support of this much-needed service to our South community.

RamPacks is a CONFIDENTIAL program for families who need assistance with food over weekends. This is a FREE program, without cost to participating students but you must sign up to receive RamPacks. Please fill out this form or contact your child's guidance counselor (lrusso@pennridge.org or mdeflavis@pennridge.org) to sign-up for this program.

1. Please remind students to charge their laptops every night.
2. Please remind students of the importance of listening carefully to AM and PM announcements for up-to-the-minute information that might affect their school day schedule.
3. If your child is going to be absent from school, please call the school office at 215-257-0467 to inform us of the absence, or e-mail us at SMSattendance@pennridge.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for absence (illness, family trip, etc.).
4. If your child is being dismissed early for any reason (dentist appt, doctor appt, family trip, etc.) please call the school office at 215-257-0467 or e-mail us at SMSattendance@pennridge.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for early dismissal.
5. If your child is going to be arriving late to school, please call the school office at 215-257-0467 or e-mail us at SMSattendance@pennridge.org with your child's name, grade, and reason for tardiness (overslept, not feeling well, etc.) to inform us of the late arrival.
6. Notification of absence, early dismissal, or late arrival will help us notify your child's teachers why the student is not in class. Thank you!

Website: https://www.pennridge.org/Domain/11
Location: 610 South 5th Street, Perkasie, PA, USA
Phone: 215-257-0467