{"id":5645,"date":"2021-02-10T10:53:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/northeast\/?p=5645"},"modified":"2021-02-16T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:15:01","slug":"announcements-for-february-10-2021-day-4b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us\/northeast\/2021\/02\/10\/announcements-for-february-10-2021-day-4b\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements for February 10, 2021- Day 4B"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><\/div><div>\n<p><b>ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calling all classrooms! The Community <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School Office is holding an Attendance<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Challenge! The classroom in each grade<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that has the best attendance \u2013 think <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PERFECT attendance \u2013 will win a donut<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">party! Attendance is taken EVERY DAY, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">including Mondays, so make sure you are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">attending online on your at-home learning <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">days! The Challenge kicks off Monday,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February 1 and ends Friday, February 26.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The winning classrooms will have their <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">donut party the first week of March!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>COAT DRIVE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Community School office is holding the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">first annual COAT DRIVE! Help make<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">someone&#8217;s winter warmer by donating your <\/span>gently <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">used coats and jackets. The last<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">day to bring in a coat for the coat drive <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will be Friday, February 5. Donations can<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be dropped off in Student Services. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Questions? See Mrs. Bush in Student<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>KEEP WARM:<\/b><b> \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baby it\u2019s still cold outside! Stop by the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">main entrance or the hornet on the 1st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">floor and help yourself to a hat, scarf, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gloves, or fuzzy socks if you are in need! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student leadership loves you and wants<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to help you stay warm this winter! Just<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">grab one off of the clothes line!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ACTIVITIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ARTSMART<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ArtSmart is BACK!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students can sign up for Cartooning and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Animation on Tuesdays or Hand Lettering <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Wednesdays. The teaching artists are <\/span>virtual, but all classes are held here at Northeast. See Mrs. Bush in Student Services for a permission slip or email her at kbush5@basdschools.org for the link to the registration form! Classes start in two weeks, so hurry up and register now!<\/li>\n<li><b>D<\/b><b>ANCE TEAM &amp; STEP TEAM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span> There is practice for everyone after school\u00a0 today. If you cannot make it, you need to\u00a0 tell Mr. Huie. See you all soon!<\/li>\n<li><b>HOMEWORK CLUB<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span>8th grade homework club will be meeting in room B305 from 3:05 to 4:05pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Catch up on \u00a0missing assignments and get help with your work. If you have any quests please see \u00a0Mrs. Papagni in room B305.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7th grade homework club &#8211; Miss Rinaldi will<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be running Wednesday and Thursday this<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">week in her room A112 from 3:05-4:15. <\/span>6th grade homework club meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school from 3:05- 4:15pm with Miss Capuano in room A202.<\/li>\n<li><b>WINTER CHESS CLUB:<\/b><b> <\/b>Get more involved and share your talents\u00a0 with the Northeast community by joining \u00a0our Winter chess club! This club will\u00a0 meet remotely on Mondays after the\u00a0 school day beginning on January 25th. \u00a0You will receive a full proud pound for\u00a0 attendance. Northeast Middle School \u00a0chess club is a great way to make friends\u00a0 and support our community! Please see \u00a0Mr. Wynn in A107 for more information \u00a0and a permission slip!<\/li>\n<li><b>WORLD PERCUSSION:<\/b><b> <\/b>Practice for everyone after school tomorrow. \u00a0See everyone there<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ATHLETICS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SPRING SPORTS: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attention all girls interested in Softball, and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ll girls and boys interested in Soccer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There will be a mandatory,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interest meeting after school on Thursday Feb. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18th and Friday Feb. 19th. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Softball meeting will be in the A107 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Science Room on the 7th grade floor (Mr. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Korcienski&#8217;s room.) The Soccer meeting will be<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">across the hallway in Mr. Spieker&#8217;s A108 Room.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both meetings will not last long, but please if <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you are interested, please attend these two<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">meetings for Northeast Softball and Soccer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in the Spring.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>SPRING SPORTS PHYSICALS: <\/strong>On <strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February 22, 2021, St. Lukes will be holding <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">physicals at Liberty&#8217;s Auxiliary Gym from 5:00 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; 8:00 pm. Physical packets can be picked up <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from the main office or student services. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>PLEASE NOTE:<\/em> There is an important change <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the Sports Physical Process beginning with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Spring Sports Season of 2021: <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any Student Athlete who has been confirmed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">positive for COVID-19 must obtain their <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sports physical from their primary care <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">physician for a more complete examination as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it relates to the potential effects of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 virus. If a student does not have a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">primary care physician, parents are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">encouraged to contact the St. Luke&#8217;s Athletic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Training Department for assistance in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">obtaining this physical. In addition, any <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">student who contracted COVID-19 after June <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1st of 2020 and already obtained a sports <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">physical must be re-evaluated by their <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">primary care doctor before resuming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">competition or returning to play a spring <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sport. <\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have any questions please see Mr. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Korcienski.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>THOUGHT OF THE DAY<\/b>: Have you ever thought about being an astronaut or a lawyer or a doctor and then you said to yourself &#8220;I could never do that. I&#8217;m not smart enough; or I&#8217;m not good enough.&#8221; Listen to Carmen Escalante&#8217;s prescription for success:\u00a0<em>Nothing is impossible if one sets goals, strives for and does his best.<\/em>\u00a0So who is Carmen Escalante? She&#8217;s a medical doctor who was raised in a small town in Louisiana and was the oldest of six children. Neither of her parents graduated \u00a0from high school, but they always encouraged her to get an education. Dr. Escalante listened to her parents. She grew up and became a doctor at one of the world&#8217;s most famous cancer centers. This is what she tell to young people: You can do whatever you want to do. Nothing is impossible. SO listen to to the doctor&#8217;s advice and follow her prescription for success. If you do, anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p><b>LUNCH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you bring your lunch from home? If you do, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you can add a fruit, veggie and milk for free!!!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That&#8217;s right! You can jazz up your lunch in the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cafeteria with a fruit, veggie and milk for free <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if you bring your lunch from home. Bon appetit!! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SAFE: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s SAFE to Tell. The SAFE Team exists<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to help students with problems in a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">confidential manner to help remove any and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">all barriers to education. You can refer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your friends or yourself. It&#8217;s now safer and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">easier to tell: just fill out the SAFE to Tell <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">form which you can find ONLINE in your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">guidance counselor&#8217;s resources folder. Don&#8217;t <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">worry, &#8220;It&#8217;s Safe To Tell.&#8221; Thanks for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">being AWESOME!<\/span> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE:\u00a0Calling all classrooms! The Community School Office is holding an Attendance Challenge! 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