On Tuesday, March 21st the Upper School students will be presenting their science fair projects in Rooms 319, 322, 323, 324, and 327. Students in grades four, five, and six will be cycling through and viewing the projects in the 13 different categories of science. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place within each category.
Parents are invited to come and view the projects and presentations within these rooms from 9:30 AM to 11:45AM. Please check in with the office when you arrive.
Please join Ms. McKenna on Friday, March 24th at 9:00 AM in the library to discuss next year’s budget, the parent involvement plan, and the parent compact.
THIS week, March 27th through March 31st will be McCall’s Bullying Prevention Week, hosted by the Student Council.
This year’s All-City Middle School Concert Band, Jazz Band & String Ensemble Members Concert is Wednesday, March 22nd at 7PM at George Washington High School.
McCall Students Sofia Stenberg, Louis Dong, Andre Charpentier, and Pierre Charpentier will be performing!
McCall 8th graders competed in the regional National History Day competition today with phenomenal results! The top 2 places in each division advance to the State competition in May.
Congrats to the ELEVEN 8th graders who qualified for state!
1st Place Group Documentary: Sikai Zheng, Emily Maiorano, and Isabella Ortiz
1st Place Website: Kevin Lin
1st Place Individual Exhibit: Phoebe Yu
1st Place Group Exhibit: Matthew Becker, Kyle Leong, and Lucia Layden
2nd Place Individual Exhibit: Sky Brown
2nd Place Group Exhibit: Kareena Kamdar and Rianne Delos Reyes
Great job by all the students who competed!
Congrats to their social studies teachers, Ms. McCann and Ms. Greenberg, and librarian Ms. Phillips, who worked with all the students. Also, thanks to Amy Cohen (History Making Productions) and Marcia Bullard (McCall volunteer).
Thank you for attending last week’s very informative Parent Workshop Night and a special thank you to the staff members who presented and to the middle school students who sold the pizza. Here are links to some of the presentations:
Registration for Starr Garden Spring Soccer for children ages 5-8 will take place on Wednesday, April 5th and Thursday, April 6th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM at Starr Garden, 6th and Lombard. Cost is $45 (check or cash) (includes T-shirt and pizza party).
Children may attend soccer on Fridays and/or Saturdays.
Here is the registration form and the schedule.
The next District-wide Family workshop is called “Standardized Test: ‘What Parents NEED to know about School Assessment’” and will take place onWednesday, March 29, 2017 at The District’s Education Center at 440 N. Broad Street.They will host a morning session that will at 10:00 AM and an evening session at5:00 PM. Children are welcome to attend and a light meal will be served.
In this upcoming workshop, The Office of Curriculum and Assessment will provide resources that will assist families with understanding the purpose of standardize tests, overview of PA Core Standards, testing accommodations and modifications, opt-out testing procedures, and resources and test-taking tips to help prepare your child for success on the test.
We will also be raffling a movie gift cards and other prizes during the workshop.
If you have any questions and/or need to register, please visit www.philasd.org/workshops or call 215-400-4180, option 5.
The most important news and events for the week of March 13-19, 2017:
McCall has new school phone number and fax number!
Please transition to these:
New main phone number: 215-400-7840
McCall Elementary & Middle School 