This month’s Dress Down Day will take place Friday, May 5th and it is Un-themed! 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.

Our next Coffee with the Principal/Home & School Association Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 23rd at 8:45 AM in the library. These meetings are a wonderful opportunity to meet other parents and learn about McCall happenings.

We had a great turnout at our 6th Annual McCall Relays on Sunday at Starr Garden and a fun time was had by all.

A huge thank you to Ed Andrews for taking charge of the bullhorn and facilitating all of the great races! Thank you to Coach Nick for setting up the races and helping to keep the day running smoothly. Thank you to Lisa Knoflicek for helping with registration and selling t-shirts. A special thanks to Sheri Feinberg and Lauren Summers for coordinating this fantastic event.

All of the kids enjoyed the races and we look forward to next year!

The most important news and events for the week of April 24-30, 2017:

• Snapology is starting a new session on April 26th
• Our next Coffee with the Principal is set for THIS Thursday, April 27th
• Join us for our 6th Annual McCall Relays THIS Sunday afternoon!
• Teacher Appreciation Week: Help us treat our teachers and staff to a wonderful breakfast on Thursday, May 4th
• Sign up for our Election Day Bake Sale on May 16th!
• And MOST IMPORTANTLY! Casino Night is right around the corner! You can read about it here! Tickets are now available for purchase – don’t wait!
• Extra Recess Raffle tickets are on sale now too!

Teacher Appreciation Week is the first week of May! Help us give the teachers and staff of McCall a wonderful catered breakfast (with extras!) on Thursday, May 4th.

If you would like to donate a food or beverage item to the buffet, please sign up here. Please plan to bring your item to the Library on the morning of Thursday, May 4 by 8:00 AM (or as early as you can).

If you can contribute a monetary donation for the purchase of a hot catered meal, please note it on the signup OR complete this form.

Thanks to Lauren Summers and Jessica Mosur for coordinating!

We have no school on Tuesday, May 16th for Election Day (Primary) and we will have our Election Day BakeSale at two polling locations, McCall School and Jefferson (10th and Locust).

Here is the sign-up! Shifts are available at both McCall and at Jefferson Hospital. Kids are welcome! Please help us staff all shifts; we make thousands of dollars through our Election Day Bake Sales!

We need lots of baked goods!! For those who are donating baked goods, please email Bake Sale Co-Chairs Priscilla Lo (priscilla.lo@gmail.com) and Jessica Mosur (jessicamosur@yahoo.com) to let them know what you’re making. You may drop your items off Monday during school. Thanks!

• 4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis(1 dose on or after the 4th birthday) usually given as DTP, DTaP DT or Td 

• Tdap tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis due in 7th grade

• 4 doses of Polio (4th dose on or after 4th birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given) The 4th dose is a new requirement.   A 4^th dose is not necessary if 3^rd dose was administered at age 4 years or older and at least 6 months after the previous dose.
•  2 doses of MMR measles, mumps, rubella (1st must be after 1st birthday)
•  3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine

• 2 doses of Varicella (1st dose must be after 1st birthday)

• MVC meningococcal conjugate vaccine 1st dose in 7th grade, 2nd dose 12th grade.  The 12th grade dose is a new requirement. If one dose was given at 16 years of age or older, that shall count as the 12^th grade dose.

School District of Philadelphia Immunization Notification

PA州法新的预防针要求
从2017年8月开始

• 4剂破伤风，白喉和无细胞百日咳（四岁生日或之后打1剂）通常以DTP，DTaP DT或Td给药.
• Tdap破伤风，白喉和无细胞百日咳七年级之前到期.
• 4剂脊髓灰质炎（四岁生日或之后打第4剂，和之前那一剂间隔至少六个月以上）第4剂是新的要求。如果在4岁或4岁以上和先前剂量后至少6个月施用第3剂，则不需要第4剂。
•  2剂MMR麻疹，腮腺炎，风疹（第1剂必须在1岁生日后）
• 3剂乙型肝炎疫苗
• 2剂水痘（第1剂必须在1岁生日后）
• MVC脑膜炎球菌结合疫苗第一剂应该在七年级，第二剂应该在十二年级。 12年级剂量是一项新要求。如果在16岁或16岁以上给予一剂，则应计为12级剂量。

中文预防针要求

The most important news and events for the week of April 17-23 2017:

• Early Dismissal / Report Card conferences on April 19th, 20th and 21st
• The Drama Club Young Ensemble adds a new rehearsal day to their schedule, and the playbill ad deadline has been extended
• Chess Club is cancelled on the morning of April 20th
• Young Rembrandts is starting a new session on April 18th
• Snapology is starting a new session on April 26th
• Our next Coffee with the Principal is set for April 27th
• Our 6th Annual McCall Relays are coming up!
• Read about all things Casino Night here! Tickets are now available for purchase – don’t wait!
• Extra Recess Raffle tickets are on sale now too!

This event is our school’s largest fundraiser of the year!  This adult-only, cocktail attire community event unites parents, teachers, and neighbors as we all celebrate and support McCall! Our event includes food, drinks, live music, a silent auction, and more!

Ticket prices include mock gambling chips and you may redeem the chips for raffle ticket boards. With the raffle tickets, you can win neat prizes!

Tickets
Tickets are now available for purchase! To purchase tickets online on our 2017 Casino Night Website, please click here! If you would like to share a bid number with somebody, please purchase a “couple ticket” and your bid numbers will be linked.

(Teachers/staff, we will be in touch separately to arrange for your purchase of half-price tickets).

You may also use this link if you or friends/family would like to make an online tax-deductible cash donation to the event.

Promotion
We now have promotional postcards to distribute to neighbors and local businesses in both English and Chinese! If you would like a stack to distribute, please drop by the office or see Laurel or email president@mccallschool.org to arrange.

Silent Auction
We have a fabulous set of silent auction items already and we still have several weeks left to collect more!

To help us collect more items (ie: restaurant gift certificates, theme park admission, sporting event tickets, kids’ programs, salon packages, personal experiences), please keep the following forms handy whenever you frequent a neighborhood establishment in the coming weeks! Think creatively!! Please use this informational letter and this donation form when gathering your donations. Auction items may also be donated online here.

Extra Recess Raffle
When you purchase your tickets online, you may also buy tickets for our second annual Extra Recess Raffle! This is your chance to give your child an extra recess period with the principal AND a special snack! Raffle tickets are on sale for $1.