Friday, Apr. 28, 2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today is a B Day.

From Gabby Sleigh:I am having a clothing drive for my community project.  All the clothing will go to Arlington Clothesline, the clothing will be given to people in are community who really need it.Please donate any old clothes unless they’re stained or have holes. Also don’t donate underwear, socks or bras. Donations will be accepted by the front of the school from 2:40 to 3:30 today.

From Ms. Riley:STRIKE, STRIKE, STRIKE!!!! NEWSIES STOP THE WORLD! Come see the Spring Musical, Newsies Jr, today at 6:30 and Saturday at 1:00. Tickets are $5 and are sold at the door.  This production will amaze and inspire you. You don’t want to miss it! See Ms. Riley, Mr. Banach or Ms. Rosegrant if you have any questions.

From Ms. Dunbar:Garden Club meets today, from 2:40 to 3:40, outside by the Little Blue Shed. Please use door #4. See you in the garden!  Rocco Kramer, Jordi Umana, and Caio MC are starting a food drive to combat food insecurity in the Arlington area. All foods will be donated to the Arlington Food Assistance Center. Please bring in non-perishables like canned veggies, beans, and cereals and donate them to the buckets today. The buckets are located in the back end of the eighth grade hallway; if you have trouble finding them ask the front office.Please donate, Thank you so much!!!!

From Dr. Nolan:ATTENTION ALL 7TH GRADE STUDENTS -LOOK AT YOUR CANVAS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMPLETE THE 7TH GRADE T SHIRT OPRDER FORM.ALL STUDENTS SHOULD ORDER A T SHIRT – DO THIS IMMEDIATELY!!! Also – if you have your permission slip and payment, please bring it to the pod outside of Mrs. Nolan’s room/Mr. Sam’s room after announcements!

Now here’s a special announcement:Hi, we are a group of students, Edom Bedane, Oleg Kaitov, and Yeabsira Bekele. For our community project, we are talking about homelessness in Arlington, and we wanted to donate to PathForward, formerly A-SPAN, which is a shelter for homeless people, to help the homeless people.  In order to do that, we need your help. On Monday, you will notice boxes around the school labeled “Donate here to PathForward” either with a label “Books” or “Clothes”.  Could you please donate any books to the boxes labeled “Books”. This will then be given to PathForward for their library.  Could you please donate formal or casual adult clothes to the boxes labeled “Clothes”, preferably formal clothes.

Also, if you can, please donate white socks. And please, do not donate underwear or bras. These will then be given to PathForward’s clothing storage.  The boxes will be there for one week from May 1st – May 5th.  Please bring to the school what you can to donate.  There will also be posters around the school.  Thank you very much!  Oleg’s lines: in redEdom’s lines: in blueYeabsira’s lines: in dark redTogether: in purple

Here’s a special announcement:Good morning, Thomas Jefferson students. My name is Beckett Normington and I am here to tell you about Cancer Alley. For my community project, I am working to raise awareness of the inequalities that are exacerbated by petrochemical plants being established in regions that have historically been home to minorities. I urge you to read the articles posted in the TA lesson today. PLEASE complete the survey after you are done reading; this will help me to determine the effectiveness of my community project and measure its impact. Thank you, and have a wonderful day.

From Preontee Barua:Please donate to the boxes around the school with canned food and cereal, make sure they are not expired or opened. The food raised in this food drive is going straight to AFAC to help those in need of food.  Thank you! From Ms. Wall and Ms. Z:Students—if you remembered your overdue library books today, please come return them to the Library after announcements!

From Ms. Wall and Ms Rosegrant…and probably every teacher in this school:Please check your Canvas messages and Announcements every day!  Important information is sent to you through Canvas, and you need to know what is happening!Have you checked Canvas yet today?  Happy National Library Week!