This document is the May 2011 newsletter from a middle school. It provides information about upcoming events like concerts and art shows. It congratulates students who have been recognized for good behavior and academics. It also provides reminders about dress code, attendance, and immunization requirements for the next school year.

1. Middle School Messenger
A Tr a di tio n of E xce ll e nce & E q u i ty
May 2011
Principal’s Message
Dear Parents, what it is like to placed in home rooms
Congratulations have a child in the alphabetically. Inside this issue:
on surviving the win- Middle School. It Please make note
ter! Although it be- was an excellent ex- of the events listed Music News 2
gan early and ended change between par- on the district and
late, we finally seem ents. Next month, Middle School Mes- Citizens of the 2
to have some warm our 5th graders will senger calendar. Quarter
weather. Keeping host 4th graders for Concerts and the Art Shakespeare 3
this in mind, our a visit! Our last PTA Show are listed.
school dress code meeting will be May
We appreciate Simple Machines 4
prohibits exposure 25 at 7:00 pm.
your continued sup-
of any under gar- Please come and help
port for having stu- All County 5
ments, straps must us plan for next year. Chorus
dents in school and
be one inch in width, We are in the ini- on time. Attendance Student Leaders 6
and skirts and shorts tial stages of devel- is a key component
must be at least the oping class lists for for academic suc- May Calendar 7
length of the middle 2010-2011. If you cess.
finger tip when arms have concerns re-
Please contact us
are fully extended. garding your child's
if you have any ques-
Your assistance in placement for next
tions or concerns.
checking on your stu- year, please submit
dent’s attire before them in writing to
school is appreciated Mrs. Turner in the Yours truly,
Many parents of Middle School Of-
incoming 5th graders fice by May 16, 2011.
attended a parent We do not honor
panel discussion on teacher requests. Jean J. Regan, Ed.D.
April 28. Thanks to We also do not honor
Principal
our parent volun- team non-requests.
teers who answered Students entering
many questions about seventh grade are

2. Middle School Music Department News
Our Music Department is feedback on their perform- Many of our middle school
getting ready for our Spring ance. They have been working students will be performing
Concert season! The Junior hard on their music and are solos at the NYSSMA Solo
High Concert is on Thursday, looking forward to this trip! and Ensemble Festival on May
May 26th at 7:30PM in the 6th and 7th at Fayetteville-
High School Auditorium. This Manlius High School. Band
concert will feature the band, The Junior High Concert is on students include Alex Mar-
chorus and orchestra. Thursday, May 26th at 7:30PM shall, Maddy Langey, Allison
The 6th grade band will be Muller, Emily Kielbasinski,
going to Darien Lake on May Morgan Mapstone, Janie
28th and will be competing in Middle School Art and Mu- Kempf, Trevor Nourse, Maria
the Darian Lake Music Festi- sic Night is on Thursday, June Groetz, and Derek White.
val as well as enjoying the 9th at 7:00 PM. The 5th and Mimi Gabor will also be per-
park for the day. They will 6th grade chorus, orchestra forming a level 4 solo on cello.
perform in front of a panel of and bands will perform on this We wish them all good luck on
adjudicators who will provide concert in the high school their solos!!
them with written and verbal auditorium.
Citizens of the Quarter
The second quarter Citizens
of the Quarter have been
named. This is an honor
awarded to a student who dis-
plays good manners, a positive
attitude, a consideration for
others, co-operative behavior
and a responsibility toward self
and school in an exemplary man-
ner. The students are nomi-
nated by their teachers who
use specific examples to explain Each student will receive a cer- Shepherd, Angela Combs,
why they feel their nominee has tificate as a reminder of this Julia Germain, Anna Horan,
earned this honor. It empha- honor. Congratulations to: Ca- Cassie Light, Elizabeth Riha,
sizes attributes that are not sey Crawford, Daniel Kent, Cole Strong, Devon Young,
easily measured by grade re- Emma Nunez, Trevor O’Herien, T.J. Connellan, Sophie Goris,
ports. Alex Pezzi, Matt Regan, Zoe and Ava Gurney.
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3. Hipshake
Fifth graders were treated the world of Shakespeare
to an assembly featuring ac- with a modern day Hip Hop
tors from the Syracuse Stage artist. Both use a variety of
Educational BACKSTORY Pro- literary devices to explore
gram before they went on universal themes. Both art
spring break in April. forms use the language of
"HIPSHAKE" is a theatrical their times and are meant to
performance that combines be enjoyed in performance.
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4. Mrs. Burry’s Science Classes Study Simple Machines
Mrs. Burry's science stu-
dents showed off their
knowledge about simple ma-
chines by participating in
our Simple Machine's Open
House
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5. NYS Department of Health
School Requirements
NYS Education Department requires all current 11 year old students
receive the Tdap vaccination.
This is a mandatory requirement for entrance into 6th grade .
Please have your physician or clinic, complete this form and return it to the Health Office
ASAP.
_________________________Had the (Boostrix/Adacel) Tdap vaccine on ________________.
_________________________Had a Td, DT or DTaP on_______________________________.
_________________________has a medical exemption and the vaccine is contraindicated.
Physician name and signature:___________________________________
___________________________________
Exceptions:
If a child received a Td, DT or DTaP vaccination within the last 2 years, the Tdap vaccine should be
deferred until a period of 2 years has elapsed and then get the Tdap vaccine.
10 year olds entering 6th grade have 2 choices to prevent being excluded from school in the fall:
1) They can receive the Boostrix Tdap
2) They can wait until their 11th birthday to get the Adacel Tdap vaccine licensed for 11-65 year olds.
They have a 2 week window after their birthday to legally remain in school.
Please call me at 655-1332 with any questions or concerns.
Diane Belton RN, School Nurse
Clinic Dates and Times:
Please take your child’s immunization record with you!!!
Wednesda;y May 4th 3:30 - 5:30 pm at the Madison Dounty DOH in Wampsville
Tuesday May 17th, at Morrisville Cooperative Extension from 9:00-11:00 am - back door, Eaton St.

6. Health Office Hype
Spring greetings from the Health Of- Pen in the Health Office if your child has
fice! There has been much less illness this bee sting or severe food allergies.
winter. There have been approximately 10 ALL students entering 7th grade
cases of the “real flu”, this is less than pre- need an up-to-date physical on file in the
vious years. Strep throat is still being diag- Health Office. This is needed to attend
nosed but seems to have slowed down. school and to participate in modified sports
There are various stomach bugs, and viruses (school sport teams that 7th grade stu-
with fevers, but overall the Middle School dents can participate on). The front and
is quite healthy. Allergies are beginning to back of the form must be completed and
cause problems and there is an increase in returned to me before the start of school.
injuries, abrasions, bug bites and rashes, so It is recommended that you see your family
my office is probably going to get busier. physician as he/she knows you best. Call
Happily, I have most of my vision and hear- now for an appointment. The school physi-
ing screenings completed. cian will be here in November to do physi-
Please remind your children of the ne- cals on those of you without a doctor. Pop
cessity of sunscreen, bug repellent, bike Warner physicals are not accepted. There
helmets for biking and skating, and to avoid are no longer physicals for school sports, so
wild or stray animals as the threat of rabies if your child wants to play on the modified
still exists. Please be sure I have an Epi team they need to see their own doctor this
summer.
Junior High All County Chorus
Pictured right are the 7th and
8th Grade Students who auditioned
and were chosen to participate in
the Madison All County Junior High
Chorus. The Spring Festival was
held at Chittenango High School on
March 19th.
Vocalists are Helen Barna,
Mitch Britton, Josie Chiarelli,
Claire Dudley, Abigail Hodge, Caro-
line Hudson, Lillie Hunt, Emily Kiel-
basinski, Allie Karmis, David Kempf,
Sydney Levinson, Willa Mihalyi-
Koch, Rebekah Swart and Amelia
Wolsey.
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7. Sixth Grade
Sixth Grade isn't easy
The tests make me Queasy
I am not saying it is Hard
at least we don't get a purple card
We write many words
And can't watch any birds
We used to watch Sky High
Now we're watching Bill Nye (the science guy)
Back then we read Nursery Rhymes
but now we're reading the New York Times
Liddy Rankin & Delaney Yates
Student Leaders
Our third group of stu- the teach-
dent leaders has been se- ers or the
lected. The Student Leader principal.
program is designed to de- Our Lead-
velop student responsibility ers also
by having 7th grade leaders act as rep-
encourage others to follow resentatives for their Congratulations to: Mi-
school rules. Student Lead- homerooms to discuss cala Zelinsky, Brittney De-
ers set, by example and school wide concerns and vendorf, Mason Stehle, Paul
monitoring, appropriate be- special activities. We meet McLaughlin, Jillian Britton
haviors in the lavatories, on regularly to address ideas and Emily Kielbasinski.
the playground, and in the in a modified form of stu-
hallways. Any inappropriate dent government.
behaviors are reported to

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NYS Math 5 NYS Math NYS Math
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School End of
Budget Vote Interim
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Jr. High Interim
Concert Reports
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Memorial
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