Do you know any women in your life with interesting careers? Please invite them to McCall School’s Annual Women’s Career Day on Friday, March 17th!

To register, please email mccallwomenscareerday@gmail.com.

The “Partay” for the families who sold at least 10 items through our Cherrydale Fundraiser in the Fall will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd at 1:30 PM in the Auditorium.

Prizes will be given out then, so if your child may need help bringing them home, please contact Andrea at married2irish@msn.com.

Save the date for a night of fun at Cherry Hill Skating Center on Saturday, March 25th. Details to follow!

Some teachers have put together wish lists of books they would like to enhance their classroom libraries:

Ms. Walsh – Room 1: WISH LIST HAS BEEN FULLY PURCHASED – THANK YOU!

• Bugs
• Pete the Cat Preschool
• I’ll wait Mr. Panda

Ms Keenan – Room 102:

• The day the crayons came home
• If you give a mouse a brownie
• Note from Ms Keenan: Anything you would like to get the class, we love books 🙂

Ms Aria – Room 109: WISH LIST HAS BEEN FULLY PURCHASED – THANK YOU!

• Fly Guy Presidents
• Our Country’s Presidents
• The Ninjabread Man
• A dance like Starlight
• Bugs
• Sharks

Ms Kolansky – Room 108:

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Old School – PURCHASED
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Double Down
• Fly Guy Presents The White House
• Splendid Sea Creatures – PURCHASED
• Max and the taxi car
• Are we there yet?

Ms. Sei – Room 106:

• The Princess and the Pony
• Frog on a log
• Fluy Guy Presents White House
• Beautiful
• Captain Underpants

Ms. Zondek – Room 105 WISH LIST HAS BEEN FULLY PURCHASED – THANK YOU!

• Our Country’s Presidents
• Martin’s Dream Day
• Super Shark Encyclopedia
• Ultimate Ocean-pedia
• Everything Robotics

Ms Grubb – Room 213: 

• Our Country’s Presidents
• Any “Diary of a wimpy kid” book

Ms. Hantman – Room 210: WISH LIST HAS BEEN FULLY PURCHASED – THANK YOU!

• The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes (15 copies needed)

Ms Duggan – Room 211:

• Who is…? set
• What was…? set
• “I survived” books (Any!)
• Diary of a wimpy kid (Any!)

The students are scheduled to visit the book fair as listed below:

TUESDAY, FEB 28th:

• 9AM:           Ms Walsh – Room 1
• 9:30AM:     Ms Zondek – Room 105
• 10AM:         Ms Aria – Room 109
• 10:30AM:   Ms Welles – Room 107
• 11AM:
• 11:30AM:
• 12PM:          Ms Kolansky – Room 108
• 12:30PM:    Ms Bottaro – Room 326
• 1PM:
• 1:30PM:      Ms Berlin – Room 325

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1st:

• 9AM:          Ms Keenan – Room 102
• 9:30AM:    Mr. Battestelli – Room 103
• 10AM:        McCann – Room 322
• 10:30AM:  Ms Grubb – Room 214
• 11AM:
• 11:30AM:
• 12PM:          Mr. Falco/Ms Sue-Room 4
• 12:30PM     Mr Oliver – Room 213
• 1PM:            Ms Enlow – Room 5
• 1:30PM:

THURSDAY, MARCH 2nd:

• 10AM:        Ms Duggan – Room 211
• 10:30AM:  Ms Stuart – Room 217
• 11AM:
• 11:30AM:
• 12PM:        Ms Sei – Room 106
• 12:30PM:  Ms Hantman – Room 210

FRIDAY, MARCH 3rd:

• 9AM:
• 9:30AM:   Mr Knoflicek / Zalkind / Rickards
• 10AM:       Ms Martin-Burke – Room 320
• 10:30AM: Ms. Berlin – Room 325
• 11AM:        Ms. Merlini

The most important news and events for the week of February 20-26, 2017

• Black History Assembly will be on Friday, Feb 24th. Details here
• A few words from Ms Gooding
• Room 210 is having a Philabundance Can Drive through the end of February.
• Our Annual Book Fair will be Feb 28-March 3. Please volunteer to help the students select books.
• Win a Golden Ticket to this Spring’s musical!
• The Pretty in Pig Campaign is going on through March 2nd
• Bagels & Books: Come grab some breakfast and browse the book fair on March 2nd, 8-9AM
• Our next Coffee with the Principal will be on March 2nd at 9AM in the auditorium
• Family Movie Night: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” on March 2nd!
• Our rescheduled Night out at Tango will be on March 22nd!
• Save the date for Casino Night!
• Our Fundraising Campaign is ongoing.

Through March 2nd, McCall School is participating in the “Pretty in Pig” campaign. Your donation will help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

Your donation of $1 or more will earn you a pig to decorate for display in the “Pig Pen” in the hall.

McCall‘s Black History assembly programs will be on Friday, February 24th.

• The first assembly will be at 10:00 AM, consisting of presentations by grades K,1,2.
• The second assembly will be at 1:30 PM, consisting of presentations by grades 3,4,5. All are welcome!

The dates for the Drama Club Performance of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” will be:

•  Tuesday, May 9th at 6:00 PM,
• Friday, May 12th at 6:00 PM,
• Saturday, May 13th at 2:00 PM.

There will be a brief meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd at 3:00 PM in the Music Room for those parents who signed up for the Costume Committee.

The School District has received a donated piano, however it is a spinet so it is unable to go to a school. Instead, the donor would like for it to be given to a student. Please contact Ms. Gooding at lcapersgooding@philasd.org if you are interested. Transportation to the student’s home will be provided.