Parent Workshop Night

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, March 16th from 5 to 7 PM for a Parent Workshop Night! McCall will host sessions of interest to various grade levels. A parallel free and supervised movie will run so that parents may easily attend. Pizza will be available for purchase!

5:10 to 5:55 PM:

  • Accessing and Operating ParentNet and Jupiter Grades (Mr. Knoflicek) (Room 219)
  • How to Help Your Child with Homework in Every Grade (Ms. Sei; Ms. Stuart) (Room 217)
6:00 to 6:45 PM:
  • Understanding the PSSA (for English Speakers) (Ms. Asto) (Room 219)
  • Understanding the PSSA (for Chinese Speakers) (Ms. Cliggett) (Room 327B)
  • Supporting Your Child in Literacy at Home (Ms. Hantman) (Room 210)

Art to Remember

The Art to Remember drawings have been submitted to the company!

Thank you to Ms. Craven for all of her hard work helping the students with their Art to Remember pictures and making them look fantastic!

Parents, the order forms will be sent home in a few weeks.

Community News: Screenagers Movie Viewing and Panel Discussion

On Thursday, March 23rd, Girls on the Run Philadelphia, in conjunction with Leadership Philadelphia’s Connectors and Keepers Program and the Community College of Philadelphia will host a viewing of the film Screenagers.

You can learn more about the film, which will be of interest to parents and educators through this link: www.screenagersmovie.com.

A Heart & Sole participant from McCall, Emily Maiorano, will be part of the panel. Please try to attend if you are available.

Help us spread the word about the event. If you are on Facebook, you can share the event though the Facebook event link.

The Business of Doing Good

McCall Middle School Kids – support Keziah and Adrian who you met from The Business of Doing Good (BODOG!)
BODOG is an immersive social entrepreneur program for rising 5th  through rising 9th graders. Everyday kids meet entrepreneurs who are making the world a better place and learn basic business skills to create their own projects.

POP UP!  BODOG Kid Entrepreneurs Expo – bid on art to benefit Fairmount Water Works, donate used sports equipment for Playworks and buy inspirational notes for adults and kids.  ALL by kids who want to make the world a better place!   Everyone welcome to check us out!
Saxbys Coffee Cafe, Rittenhouse
20th and Walnut
Sunday, March 19th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM    

Two summer programs for rising 5th – 9th graders,  $350
Week of June 26, Oxford Mills, Fishtown  – Wait List – spots will open – let us know!
Week of August 21, Saxbys Coffee Corporate Offices, 23rd and Chestnut, Rittenhouse

Registration for summer programs at http://www.thebusinessofdoinggood.com/

Questions?  650-245-9218 or thebusinessofdoinggood@gmail.com

SNOW DAY – TUESDAY, MARCH 14TH

Due to the forecasted inclement weather, all School District of Philadelphia schools will be closed Tuesday, March 14, 2017. All after-school activities including athletic programs and professional development sessions scheduled for Tuesday are canceled as well. All District early childhood centers will also be closed. In addition, administrative offices will be closed.

This week’s highlights

The most important news and events for the week of March 6-12, 2017:

Casino Night

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McCall’s 5th Annual Casino Night & Silent Auction will take place on the evening of Saturday, May 20th at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown!!

Please mark your calendars and spread the word!

Our Auction Website will be evolving, but here it is!!!

This event is our school’s largest fundraiser of the year! Last year we raised over $40,000! This adult-only community event unites parents, teachers, and neighbors as we all celebrate and support McCall! Our event includes food, drinks, live music, a huge silent auction, and more! Ticket prices include gambling chips and you may redeem the chips for raffle boards. With the raffle tickets, you can win neat prizes!

The biggest thing we need help with in advance is collecting silent auction items and securing event sponsors. Our Silent Auction includes a range of items including restaurant gift certificates, theme park admission, sporting event tickets, kids’ programs, and salon packages. Securing the donations is easier than you would think, and fun, too. Just keep the forms handy and whenever you frequent a neighborhood establishment in the coming weeks, ask them if they would please support your child’s Philadelphia public school’s upcoming silent auction. Please use this informational letter and this donation form when gathering your donations.

Items for the silent auction may also be donated online, here.

All information regarding Casino Night can be found here.

Society Hill Civic Association Donation

Thank you to the Society Hill Civic Association which generously contributed $11,000 to McCall to supplement our music program!

This donation will provide Ms. Gooding’s music room with a keyboard lab, additional musical instruments for music class, and upgrades to our auditorium spotlights and sound system.

Thank you to a wonderful neighborhood partner!

Parent Workshop Night

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, March 16th from 5 to 7 PM for a Parent Workshop Night! McCall will host sessions of interest to various grade levels. A parallel free and supervised movie will run so that parents may easily attend.

Topics include:

  • Accessing and Operating ParentNet and Jupiter Grades
  • Understanding the PSSA (for English Speakers)
  • Understanding the PSSA (for Chinese Speakers)
  • How to Help You Child with Homework in Every Grade
  • Supporting Your Child in Literacy at Home