Community Briefs

OES PTSA meeting today

The Parent Teacher Student Association of Oleai Elementary School will hold a meeting today, Nov. 8, 6pm at the school’s cafeteria. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

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GTC PTSA meeting tomorrow

The Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School would like to inform all parents/guardians that there will be a PTA meeting tomorrow, Nov. 9, at 6:30pm, in the school cafeteria. Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting.

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English Placement Test set

The following is the schedule of the upcoming English Placement Tests at the Northern Marianas College:

Spring Semester 2006
Friday Nov. 18 Room D-1 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday Jan. 4 Room D-1 1pm – 4pm
Friday Jan. 6, 2006 Room D-1 5pm – 8 pm

Summer Semester 2006
Wednesday April 5, 2006 Room D-1 1pm – 4pm
Friday April 7, 2006 Room D-1 5pm – 8pm

Things to bring include a valid photo ID and pencils.

There is a $25 fee for the English Placement Test that must be paid in advance at NMC’s Finance Office (Monday-Friday, 9am – 4pm). Students will not be admitted to the testing room without proof of payment—a receipt for either the placement test fee or the NMC application fee. This $25 fee is applicable to the NMC application for all students.

If you have any questions, call the Languages & Humanities Department at Ext. 2000/2603.

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November events at Hopwood Junior High School

Nov. 10: PTSA in the school’s cafeteria 6-7pm. Math Dept. will give the presentation
Nov. 11: No school Veteran’s Day
Nov. 17: Progress Reports go home
Nov. 22: Parent/Community Take-Over Day
Nov. 23: Education Day. No classes
Nov. 24: Thanksgiving
Nov. 25: Thanksgiving break. No school
Dec. 08: No school. Constitution Day
Dec. 10: Staff Christmas Party
Dec. 13: Science/Health/PE Fair

I. Saturday Reading Program Dates

Our Rule of Thumb for the Saturday Reading Program is: “No school Friday? No school Saturday.” We will NOT have Saturday Reading the following dates in 2005: Nov. 12th, and 26th. Dec. 24th and 31st.

II. Home-School Communication

Parents, each Hopwood student has a Student Handbook that contains all the school rules, the school calendar, and plenty of space to write homework assignments and messages to parents. Parents may also use the Handbook to write messages to teachers. Each month the VP puts out a press release announcing all the upcoming events at Hopwood. Parents can either cut the announcement out of the newspaper and hand it up as a reminder, or write the dates in the Student Handbook. Each ‘Day A,’ the bulletin is read to the students. All upcoming events are announced. That is the time for students to write in the Handbooks. On page 64 of the Student Handbook is the schedule for all PTSA meetings for the entire 2005-06 school year. Announcements are also made at the PTSA meetings. Page 65 of the Handbook has all the phone number listing for Hopwood staff. Parents can find information regarding school activities either in the newspaper, in the Student Handbook, or at the PTSA meetings. Ask your Hopwood students to show you his/her Handbook and discuss ways together to increase home-school communication.

III. Correction

Pages 27-28 of the Student handbook detail the Academic Achievement and Awards for Hopwood Junior High School. Please note that the criteria for all awards states that students must be on grade level in reading, writing, and math, as measured by the STAR Assessment system, through the 3rd Quarter of the 8th grade year. “On grade level,” is defined as a score of 8.8 (8th year, 8th month).

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Slate of Dandan Elementary activities

The Tottot family would like to remind the entire Dandan Elementary School Community of the following important dates to remember and school activities for the month of October:

* Dec. 22 and 23: Make up days for Typhoon Nabi.

Reminders:
* DES Physical Fitness Program: every Friday from 1:45pm to 2:30pm at the school baseball field.

* After School Program is forthcoming.

* Language Learners Survey and ERATE survey-must be fill out and return to the school by the end of this week.

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Class makeup days on Tinian

Tinian Jr./Sr. High School will make up the instructional days missed on the following dates:
Nov. 22 and 25 Regular schools days
Dec. 22 and 23 Regular schools days
Saturday Academy starts at 8am through noon. Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be served.
Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm-8pm
NMI Civics Extended Class-Rm C208
Thursdays-6:30pm-8:30pm
U.S. History Extended Class-Library

Parents are guardians must provide transportation to and from school. For evening extended classes, parents must pick up students on time.

SSHS make-up days for Typhoon Nabi set

Saipan Southern High School would be holding make-up classes for days missed due to Typhoon Nabi on Dec. 22, Thursday, and Dec. 23, Friday.
The make-up days will be regular hours from 8am to 3pm. For more information about the make-up days, call SSHS at 664-4000.