Cub News
Ahlf Junior High School 801 W Vine St 268-3158 October 2016 Page One
Cub News
Important Dates
Important Dates, continued
10/14
8th grade vision & hearing screening
11/3
East Night Out 5:00-7:00 P.M
10/17-21
Scholastic Book Fair
11/4
Teacher Inservice, No school
10/18
School dismissed at 2:30 Parent Teacher Conferences, grades 4-12, 3:15-7:00.
11/11
Veteran’s Day Assembly
11/14
Flu Clinic
10/20
School dismissed at 2:30 Parent Teacher conferences, K-4
10/21
School Dance
10/22
All Region Choir Auditions at Valley View
10/25
Dinner with the Orchestra, SHS Cafeteria, 5:00-8:00 P.M.
Parent-Teacher Conferences Ahlf Junior High School will hold their fall Parent Teacher conferences on Tuesday, October 18. School will be dismissed at 2:30 and conferences will begin at 3:15. This year all of the junior high teachers will be in the cafeteria. Please pick up your child’s report card first, then visit with the teachers. They will be happy to discuss your student with you!
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Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance When: Friday, October 21 Where: AJHS Time: 6:00-8:00 PM Cost: $5 Candy and Drinks $1 School Dress Code Applies Suspended students may not attend. AJHS Students Only!
Choir News All Region Auditions will be held October 22 at Valley View High School in Jonesboro. This is a 300 point required performance grade. Rehearsal tracks are located in google classroom
Flu Clinic Dinner with the Orchestra will be Tuesday,
Ahlf Junior High will host its annual flu clinic on November 14.
October 25th in the Searcy High School Cafeteria from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Dinner will be served, and there will be a silent auction and raffle. Come out and support your orchestra! Band News 8th grade band will perform at all 9th grade home football games on Oct. 13, 20 and 27th. There are All Region sectional practice days from 3:05-4:00 p.m. that are now in progress. These are not mandatory, but are highly encouraged to prepare for All Region tryouts in December. The days are : French Horns -10/6, Baritones 10/11, Tubas 10/17, Percussion 10/24 and flutes 10/31. The 8th grade band will also perform at the Veteran's Day Assembly on November 11.
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Veteran’s Day Assembly Career Development
Eighth graders in Career Development completed the CHOICES program through Economics Arkansas on September 28 & 29. Speakers were Ray Henson, Elisha Poteet, and Dr. Keith Williams, (left to right) Students learned the importance of making good choices and getting a good education. Students signed a Graduation Challenge and completed SMART goals for their future.
The annual Veteran’s Day assembly will be held on November 11, at 10:30 A.M., in the Ahlf Junior High gym. The 8th grade band, orchestra, and the choir will perform, and members of the National Junior Honor Society will speak. Our honored guest speaker will be Cecil Ennett, the Community Liaison Officer for the Arkansas/Louisiana division of Operation Homefront. Parents please check in with the office before proceeding to the gym.
Yearbooks Yearbooks are on sale for $35. There is an order form on the school website (http://www.searcyschools.org/o/ahlf_junior _high_school ) or you can order online at www.jostensyearbooks.com.See Mrs. Farley in room 111 for more information.
AJHS was extremely pleased with the fantastic attendance at Literacy night! Thank you for joining us! One purpose of the evening was to discuss ways parents can help their children: Provide a quiet place to read. Provide a time to read. Read aloud to your child. Listen to audiobooks with your child. Read the book your child is reading. Model good reading habits. Talk about books your child is reading. Build a home library. Take your child to the public library.
For English homework, your student should be reading 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for homework. This is 150 minutes weekly. page 5
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Interested in coloring club? Talk to Mrs. Blake or Mrs. Smith. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month, in the library, to color and draw. You may bring your lunch, but talking should be kept outside the coloring zone. Our goal is to use creativity to relax and unwind from the stress of the school day
Book Club Meetings: 10/12 10/26 October Theme: Clues and corn Mazes
EAST students are excited! We are busy planning our FIRST annual EAST Night Out. Please come to the Ahlf EAST classroom on Thursday, November
Students: Can you count the pumpkins? Email [email protected] with the correct count. One winner will be chosen at random for a Cub bracelet!
3rd from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All teachers, parents, and students are welcome! We will be showing all of you what EAST is about and why we are so excited. We’ve only been working since school started, but we already have community projects underway. We want to share our program, our technology, and our projects with you. Please come!
Counselor’s Corner Some students still need to turn in a signed copy of their registration papers. Please turn those into your Tools for Learning teachers, or bring them by the counselor’s office.
Congratulations to Karlie Hite! Karlie made All Region Orchestra. The performance was 9/24 at Conway High School. She did a great job! Karlie is shown above with Daniel Ebner, Xaio Bai, Walker Hendricks, and Travis Ebner.
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AJHS Tutoring Do you need help with your homework? Do you need help understanding something in class? Well, we have that help! AJHS offers free tutoring: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:35 AM - 7:55 AM Room 317-Computer Lab Wednesdays 3:05-4:00 Rm 111 (Mrs. Barker’s Room)
This is your chance to improve your grade!
Even Alexander the Great needed a tutor!
Cub News
Important Dates
Important Dates, continued
10/14
8th grade vision & hearing screening
11/3
East Night Out 5:00-7:00 P.M
10/17-21
Scholastic Book Fair
11/4
Teacher Inservice, No school
10/18
School dismissed at 2:30 Parent Teacher Conferences, grades 4-12, 3:15-7:00.
11/11
Veteran’s Day Assembly
11/14
Flu Clinic
10/20
School dismissed at 2:30 Parent Teacher conferences, K-4
10/21
School Dance
10/22
All Region Choir Auditions at Valley View
10/25
Dinner with the Orchestra, SHS Cafeteria, 5:00-8:00 P.M.
Parent-Teacher Conferences Ahlf Junior High School will hold their fall Parent Teacher conferences on Tuesday, October 18. School will be dismissed at 2:30 and conferences will begin at 3:15. This year all of the junior high teachers will be in the cafeteria. Please pick up your child’s report card first, then visit with the teachers. They will be happy to discuss your student with you!
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Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance When: Friday, October 21 Where: AJHS Time: 6:00-8:00 PM Cost: $5 Candy and Drinks $1 School Dress Code Applies Suspended students may not attend. AJHS Students Only!
Choir News All Region Auditions will be held October 22 at Valley View High School in Jonesboro. This is a 300 point required performance grade. Rehearsal tracks are located in google classroom
Flu Clinic Dinner with the Orchestra will be Tuesday,
Ahlf Junior High will host its annual flu clinic on November 14.
October 25th in the Searcy High School Cafeteria from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Dinner will be served, and there will be a silent auction and raffle. Come out and support your orchestra! Band News 8th grade band will perform at all 9th grade home football games on Oct. 13, 20 and 27th. There are All Region sectional practice days from 3:05-4:00 p.m. that are now in progress. These are not mandatory, but are highly encouraged to prepare for All Region tryouts in December. The days are : French Horns -10/6, Baritones 10/11, Tubas 10/17, Percussion 10/24 and flutes 10/31. The 8th grade band will also perform at the Veteran's Day Assembly on November 11.
Page 3
Veteran’s Day Assembly Career Development
Eighth graders in Career Development completed the CHOICES program through Economics Arkansas on September 28 & 29. Speakers were Ray Henson, Elisha Poteet, and Dr. Keith Williams, (left to right) Students learned the importance of making good choices and getting a good education. Students signed a Graduation Challenge and completed SMART goals for their future.
The annual Veteran’s Day assembly will be held on November 11, at 10:30 A.M., in the Ahlf Junior High gym. The 8th grade band, orchestra, and the choir will perform, and members of the National Junior Honor Society will speak. Our honored guest speaker will be Cecil Ennett, the Community Liaison Officer for the Arkansas/Louisiana division of Operation Homefront. Parents please check in with the office before proceeding to the gym.
Yearbooks Yearbooks are on sale for $35. There is an order form on the school website (http://www.searcyschools.org/o/ahlf_junior _high_school ) or you can order online at www.jostensyearbooks.com.See Mrs. Farley in room 111 for more information.
AJHS was extremely pleased with the fantastic attendance at Literacy night! Thank you for joining us! One purpose of the evening was to discuss ways parents can help their children: Provide a quiet place to read. Provide a time to read. Read aloud to your child. Listen to audiobooks with your child. Read the book your child is reading. Model good reading habits. Talk about books your child is reading. Build a home library. Take your child to the public library.
For English homework, your student should be reading 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for homework. This is 150 minutes weekly. page 5
Page 5
Interested in coloring club? Talk to Mrs. Blake or Mrs. Smith. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month, in the library, to color and draw. You may bring your lunch, but talking should be kept outside the coloring zone. Our goal is to use creativity to relax and unwind from the stress of the school day
Book Club Meetings: 10/12 10/26 October Theme: Clues and corn Mazes
EAST students are excited! We are busy planning our FIRST annual EAST Night Out. Please come to the Ahlf EAST classroom on Thursday, November
Students: Can you count the pumpkins? Email [email protected] with the correct count. One winner will be chosen at random for a Cub bracelet!
3rd from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All teachers, parents, and students are welcome! We will be showing all of you what EAST is about and why we are so excited. We’ve only been working since school started, but we already have community projects underway. We want to share our program, our technology, and our projects with you. Please come!
Counselor’s Corner Some students still need to turn in a signed copy of their registration papers. Please turn those into your Tools for Learning teachers, or bring them by the counselor’s office.
Congratulations to Karlie Hite! Karlie made All Region Orchestra. The performance was 9/24 at Conway High School. She did a great job! Karlie is shown above with Daniel Ebner, Xaio Bai, Walker Hendricks, and Travis Ebner.
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AJHS Tutoring Do you need help with your homework? Do you need help understanding something in class? Well, we have that help! AJHS offers free tutoring: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7:35 AM - 7:55 AM Room 317-Computer Lab Wednesdays 3:05-4:00 Rm 111 (Mrs. Barker’s Room)
This is your chance to improve your grade!
Even Alexander the Great needed a tutor!
