Support Washington Square West Civic Association by dining out at Valanni, Mercato, or Varga Bar on Thursday, October 19th!
These restaurants will donate 25% of the food bill to the Civic Association.
TechGirlz Upcoming Events
TechGirlz is running four workshops for middle school girls:
- Make a Website Using WordPress at South Philadelphia Library (1700 S Broad Street Unit 1 Philadelphia, PA 19145) on October 4th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Students will learn how to use WordPress to design and create their own website, then add their own content.
- Videocasting and the Secret to a Good TV Interview at PSTV (440 N Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19130) on October 12thfrom 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Students will watch professional interview clips to learn the techniques of a conducting a good interview. They’ll then get to participate in their own interview and create their own video.
- Program with Kodu at First African Baptist Church (818 Clifton Ave Sharon Hill, PA 19079) on October 21st from 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Students will be introduced to Kodu, a game creation environment that will allow them to explore a basic landscape.
- Creating a Mobile App/Game with TouchDevelop at Villanova University (800 Lancaster Ave Villanova, PA 19085) on October 22nd from 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Students will learn how to use Microsoft’s free TouchDevelop development platform in order to create their own mobile app or game.
This week’s highlights
The most important news and events for the week of October 2nd, 2017:
- Congratulations on McCall’s Blue Ribbon!
- Our Fall Fundraising Campaign has started! Please support our wonderful school in any way you can.
- Dress Down Day is THIS Friday
- The Cherrydale Fundraiser runs through Wednesday, October 11th
- Picture Day is around the corner!
- Our first Coffee with the Principal / HSA Meeting of the year is on October 18th
- Kanella South – First Adults-only dinner of the year
- Support our teachers! Many have updated Amazon wish lists and Donors Choose projects
- Cradles to Crayons Partnership on October 21st
- Volunteering at McCall: The District’s NEW policy
- We have our first Box Tops Winners!
- Become our new Movie Night Chair!
- Girls’ Volleyball and Girls Basketball Volunteers are needed
Congratulations on McCall’s Blue Ribbon!
McCall Community, congratulations on being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education – one of 342 schools nationwide, and one of 18 in Pennsylvania!
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1982 to honor schools that have achieved high levels of student achievement or made significant improvements in closing the achievement gap among student subgroups.
On Thursday, when it was announced, Dr. Hite and Mayor Kenney joined the students and staff on the playground. Here’s some of the coverage!
Stay tuned for details on a community-wide celebration hosted by HSA and SAC!
Dress Down Day – THIS Friday!
This year the Dress Down Days will again take place the first Friday of each month.
As in past years, if your child participates and dresses out of uniform, please send $1 in and the homeroom teacher will collect the money in the morning. Participating students earn points toward Blue & Gold Day, McCall’s annual field day in the spring.
This month’s theme, for Friday, October 6th, is Sports Teams!
Picture Day
Picture Day is THIS Thursday, October 12th.
The order forms were distributed last week. When returning your form and money, please remember to include the 6% sales tax.
We encourage online orders using McCall’s Picture Day ID: JL457125Q0 on Lifetouch.com.
Volunteers, with clearances, are welcome! Classes will be visiting the auditorium from 8:30 AM to around 12:00 PM. Stop by for primping help whenever you can! If you are interested in volunteering, please let Frank know by the end of the day, Wednesday.
Remember that all children must be proudly showing their unity and school spirit by wearing approved school attire – following our school uniform policy.
A percentage of Picture Day sales go directly to the McCall Home & School – generally over $1000! This is an awesome way to continue to support our school while preserving precious memories of our children’s growth.
Volunteers are needed and details will follow.
If you have any questions, please contact our Picture Day Chair Frank at fgsgems@gmail.com.
Coffee with the Principal/HSA Meeting
Please join Principal McKenna and the HSA Board for our kickoff Coffee with the Principal followed by the HSA Meeting!
It will take place on Wednesday, October 18th at 8:45 AM in the Library.
These periodic meetings are a wonderful opportunity to meet other parents and learn about McCall happenings.
Mr. Tang will be using the new translation headset devices that HSA purchased this year for $11,000! Thank you everybody for your generous contributions that enables us to provide so many resources for our school!
Kanella South: Adults-only Welcome Dinner
Please come and socialize with other McCall Adults on Wednesday, October 18th at 7:30 PM at Kanella South (757 S. Front Street) for a fun night out at a delicious McCall Family-owned restaurant!
- Cypriot tasting menu of assorted dishes for $35/person (or $70 per couple).
- Local beer and selected wines included!
- The flyer will be distributed shortly. Please RSVP by October 13th and make your check out to “McCall HSA.”
- Kanella South will be donating back a percentage of the proceeds to McCall HSA.
Please contact Sheri Feinberg at sherifeinberg4@gmail.com with any questions.
Cradles to Crayons Drive
McCall Home & School Association is partnering with Cradles to Crayons for their Gear Up for Winter BIG GIVE event on Saturday, October 21st from 10AM to 1PM.
Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless and low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school, and at play.
McCall HSA will be hosting a collection drive for these items in front of McCall School on 6th street between Pine and Spruce. We will be collecting gently used clothing, toys, and books, and vitally needed warm winter essentials such as coats, hats, boots, gloves, and sweaters.
Now is a perfect time to clean out your closets, bookshelves, and toy bins and provide children in need with the items they need to thrive!
Here are the Donation Guidelines.
Please contact Sheri Feinberg at sherifeinberg4@gmail.com with any questions or if you want to help out with the collection drive.
Box Tops – 1st winners!
The first Box Tops submission results are in!
Ms. Aria’s class (Room 109) is leading the way with 385!
Keep collecting for our next submission date, and don’t forget to ask friends, neighbors, coworkers, and other family members to save Box Tops for your McCall student. Clip carefully, though! Each Box Top must have a product code and expiration date visible in order to be counted. Box Tops that are expired, missing the product code, or missing the expiration date can’t be submitted for credit.
Please contact our Box Top Coordinator, Christie Weidner at christieweidner@gmail.com with questions!
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