April 21, 2017
 
to avoid and be aware of. 
Dear Parents and Guardians,

Spring Break has come and gone and the students are back in the swing of things. Next week we will be returning to PSSA testing for math. We will have three days of testing (Tuesday - Thursday). We will continue to recognize our "Test Takers of the Day" and the drawings for those who were using their testing strategies. Please ensure your students are getting enough rest each night and are eating a healthy breakfast before coming to school. 

Northley continues to receive recognition for their programs and students. Northley's Partnership Program received a Proclamation from the Aston Township Board of Commissioners. The program has groups of general education and special education students "buddy-up" during activities. This is the 5th year of the program which continues to be a student favorite. Each year, we have an over abundance of students applying to be involved with the program. This speaks volumes about the character of the students in our building. Northley also had two student recognized as "Young Author" winners. There were 9 Penn-Delco students selected from the roughly 700 essay submissions. Those students will be recognized at an upcoming DCIU celebration held here at Northley.   

Next week, I will be sending out a special mid-week bulletin surrounding two topics of which every parent should be aware. The first is a new Netflix series called "13 reasons why." Additionally, I will be providing a link an article about six underground app students hide from their parents. Both topics are eyeopening and should provide opportunities for family discussion.

As always, please take a second to scroll down below for some additional information on some the following topics: Career Day Photos, 8th grade activities, Pennies for Patients (over $1,000 raised with 2 weeks to go), an upcoming robotics and coding presentation, and the end to Campbell soup's label's for education program. If you have any labels lying around, please send those in so we can take advantage of the benefits before the program ends.
 
Have a great weekend, 

Lanny Blair, II, Principal
Northley Middle School
2801 Concord Road
Aston, PA 19014
610-497-6300 X 3400

Encourage, Empower, Excel
Northley Weekly Bulletin ~ April 24 to April 28, 2017

Monday
April 24th
Day 2
7th grade Partnership during lunch in the activity room (12:37-1:07).
Math 24 Club Meeting ~ 3:00 - 3:45, Room 205
Steel Pan Ensemble ~ 3:00 - 4:30, Room 4

3:30      8 Baseball vs. Chichester (home)
3:30      7 Baseball vs. Chichester (away) 
3:30      8 Softball  vs. Chichester (home) (@ S V. Varsity field)
3:30      Girls Trk & Fld vs. Pax. Hollow/Valley Forge (home) (@ S.V.Stadium)
3:30      7/8 Girls Lacrosse vs. Bala Cynwyd (home)
3:30      7/8 Boys Lacrosse vs. Paxon Hollow (away)


Tuesday
April 25th
Day 3

PSSA MATH TESTING
Put your best foot forward and CRUNCH some numbers!
Wear sneakers and CRUNCH Bars.

Art Club, 7th & 8th grade ~ 3:00 - 3:40 , Room 8
7th/8th Band Rehearsal ~ 3:00 - 3:40, Band Room.
PBiS Pretzel Sale, $1.00 ~ 2:55, Lobby
Student Council Meeting ~ 3:00 - 3:40 , Room 110 .
NMS 8th Grade Dance Meeting ~ 6:30, Cafeteria

3:30      Boys Trk & Fld vs. Valley Forge/Pax Hollow (away)  (@ Marple HS) 


Wednesday
April 26th
Day 4
PSSA MATH TESTING
Good Luck "SMARTIE" pants!
 Wear jeans and enjoy Smarties cand y

6th Band Rehearsal ~ 3:00 - 3:40, Band Room.
Honors Choir  ~  3:00 - 3:40 , Choir Room
PBiS Student Committee ~ 3:00 - 3:40 , Room 202

3:30      7 Baseball vs. ET Richardson (home)
3:30      8 Baseball vs. ET Richardson (away) (ED @ 2:20/Bus @ 2:30)
3:30      7 Softball  vs. ET Richardson (home) (@ Aston Comm. Ctr field)
3:30      8 Softball  vs. ET Richardson (away)  (@ Scenic Hills Elem.)
3:30      7/8 Girls Lacrosse vs. Ridley (home)



Thursday
April 27th
Day 5
PSSA MATH TESTING
You're BURSTing with knowledge!  Now shine like a STAR!  
 Wear bright colors and STARBURSTS!

Intramural Club Meeting ~  3:00 - 3:40, Gym
PBiS Pretzel Sale, $1.00 ~ 2:55, Lobby
Jazz Band ~ 3:00 - 3:40, Band Room
LOCO ROBOTICS Presentation ~ NMS Auditorium, 7:00 

3:30      7/8 Boys Lacrosse vs. Radnor (home)
Friday
April 28th
Day 6
 
3:30      7/8 Girls Lacrosse vs. Paxon Hollow (away) (@ Marple Newtn. HS)
3:30      Boys Track & Field vs. Welsh Valley (away)
Upcoming Events                         

4/24-4/29    PSSA Mathematics
4/27           Robotics Presentation in Northley Auditorium @ 7:00
4/27           Sun Valley Band Spring Concert
5/15-5/19    Spring Book Fair
Loco Robo Robotics Presentation to Northley - Save the Date


Join Philadelphia based robotics company, LocoRobo for an evening of coding, robotics and drones! Learn about robots in the real-world, sensor technology, locomotion, how drones fly and coding robot behavior.
April 27 - 7 PM.
Northley Middle School Auditorium
Loco Robo Robotics Presentation
Presenter: Pramod Abichandani, professor at Drexel and also the founder of LocoRobo

Families welcome! The evening starts with a presentation on robotics followed by interactive robotic session and drone science lesson (fly the drone!). Code the lights, motion and sounds of the LocoXtreme. Draw shapes with the robots and even create songs! Get information about LocoRobo's 2017 summer program, LocoSummer.
Ask your career questions! More info about LocoRobo at www.locorobo.co .
Please RSVP below if you are attending our meeti ng at Northley. All grades are welcomed. 
 
Thank you. Please let me know if you have any questions.  

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 Campbell's Labels for Education Ending

Campbell Soup Company announced that its long-running Labels for Education Program will be coming to an end. If you have any labels laying around, please turn them in by the end of May so we can redeem any points we still have remaining.  
For more information please click this link : Labels
Pennies for Patients

Hi Families!
 
We are off to a great start for our Pennies for Patient campaign!  Has your child updated you on what our school's fundraising thermometer says? Our Pennies for Patients campaign is in full swing. Excitement is high as we join forces to help cure blood cancers once and for all.
 
Here are a few things you can do to continue helping your child get the most out of this exciting event:
It's a fact that the most successful Pennies for Patients fundraisers raise money using their online giving pages. So keep encouraging your child to share that page with friends and family. (Need info on setting up a page? Here's the how-to.)
  •  Ask your child about the program each day. What did he or she hear on the school announcements? How close is our school to reaching the fundraising goal?
  • Join in the fundraising fun! Take a coin collection jar to work or ask your company about matching gifts. If you have a favorite local business, ask if you can put the jar by the cash register during the campaign. Those donations add up!
Did you know that Pennies for Patients helps cancer survivors too?
Dealing with a life-threatening disease is tough-and so is returning to "regular life" after treatment. By participating in our school's Pennies for Patients campaign, you help fund the Trish Greene Back to School Program for Children with Cancer. This program helps children cope with life after treatment and teaches parents, classmates, teachers and health care professionals how to deal with the issues surrounding childhood cancer. Thank you for giving these young survivors and their families the resources they need!
 
If you have questions about Pennies for Patients, contact your child's teacher or our school program coordinator (mconstantino@pdsd.org). Or visit LLS.org.
 
Thanks for your valuable contribution to making blood cancers a thing of the past!
8th Grade Spring Formal
The 8th grade Spring Formal is  Friday, May 19th.   We need your help in volunteering for this to be a great night for our kids.  We are looking for generic gift cards or monetary donations to help with purchasing items needed for the dance.   
    Please click here to sign up  SignupGenius
***NEW DATES ****        
Spring Book Fair        May 15th - 19th
The Book Fair will be back in the library from May 15th-19th. The week before the fair, students will bring home the book fair flyer with featured books. This is a great opportunity to stock up on summer reading books. Parents, you can sign up to volunteer on Mrs. Coffman's Library page.  See you at the Fair!                                     
8th  Grade Field Trip
As we are now entering April, the annual 8th Grade Field Trip has been planned. Students already received permission slip forms and information, which can also be found on both the 8th Grade Gold Team page and the 8th Grade Blue Team page.  The trip will be on Thursday, May 25th and will be to the Maryland Science Center and the Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The cost of the trip will be $50.00 per person. We are looking for chaperones to attend so that students can be grouped with their friends. The cost is also $50.00 for chaperones. This trip is one that the students always look forward to and enjoy!
 
The parent chaperones are a huge part to this success! Parents do need to make sure they have their clearances and their volunteer form on file for the school, which need to be no older than 3 years old.
 
The information for the clearances can be found here.
For Parent to sign up please click here.

**Completing the form does not guarantee parents are selected; parents are selected on a first come and first serve basis according to the order of receiving money and clearances
 
Please contact the eighth grade team leaders with any questions: Samantha Wren (swren@pdsd.org) or Marianna Constantino (mconstantino@pdsd.org)
PBiS Committee  
The PBiS committee is helping the environment and raising money for the school store by having students collect soda tabs.  During the fourth marking period, ask your family to save soda tabs and bring them to your first period teacher to earn points for a special reward!  
Northley Yearbooks
 
Orders are online only, and at the regular price of $20.00. To order online anytime, visit www.barksdalephoto.com , click  "online orders," click "continue" and enter 01047YB as the password.
Don't miss out on the memories, order today for the best price!
Student Contest Corner for APRIL 2017
Listed here  are monthly contests for our students to participate in that offer extra enrichment in a variety of subjects and challenge students' writing, research, and multi-media skills!
Many offer cash student prizes and awards. These contests are optional and can be submitted on your own or also through your teachers. We hope you will take this opportunity to compete academically both locally and on a national level.  
  "The Counselor's Corner"
Career day on Friday, April 7.  
 

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Happy Earth Day! 

It was great seeing all the students and staff who purchased t-shirts from the Science department wearing them today.
 
Congratulations to our 3rd quarter 1st period competition winners who were treated to a nice donut breakfast today:
 
6th grade: Mrs. Matys
7th grade: Mrs. Mathewson
8th grade- Ms. Capuano
 
Congratulations also to our Partnership program students for being recognized at the Aston Township Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, April 19th for the great work they do.
 
Our annual Career Day on Friday, April 7th was a huge success! All 3 grades participated in our first ever College Panel, consisting of Neumann students and our very own alums Chris Hong and Lauren Longhi who attend West Chester University. Students asked some great questions and gained valuable insights into college life from the panelists. 7th graders visited career sites all over the Delaware Valley.
 
Mr. Siegel and Counseling Intern Ms. Stone met with students enrolled in the School Success academic intervention this week for their spring conference to review their goals and to set new goals for the 4th quarter. Ms. Sayre's intern is finishing up her Academic Intervention group and Girls Group next week.  Miss Sayre's Girls Group will run until the end of the school year.
 
Mr. Siegel and Mrs. Crowley will begin their de-escalation group on Monday. If you would like your child to participate, please contact us at ksiegel@pdsd.org  or
 
Students enrolled in the Test Stress group completed their third session today.

As always, please contact us if we can assist you or your child.
Money sent in to school.
When sending money into school with your child or dropping off at the office, please place it in an envelope clearly labeled with Students name, Home Room, Student ID# and what the money is for. (lunch, trip, fundraiser, etc.)
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