Park Place Middle School
Welcome to Park Place Middle School - home of the Cougars!
April 2008
WASL testing begins next week. This can be a stressful time for both students and staff. Please encourage your students to continue to “do their best”, as the test results will be used in planning for succeeding years. Parents need to help students in planning, so that there is time for a good night’s sleep and time in the morning to get a good breakfast each day. Testing is during the first two hours of the school day. Students need to be here on time so they can be in assigned rooms, ready to begin at 7:50. Parents are encouraged to send an extra granola bar, piece of fruit or other healthy snack to eat at testing break for an added burst of energy.
Next week marks the beginning of the final quarter of the school year. Please continue to use “Family Access” to check your child’s grades on a regular basis. For those who do not access the internet regularly, take time to ask your child to share the agenda/planner that all students were issued in September. Many parents use this as a means to check assignments as well as communicate with teachers. Students need to get in the habit of recording both daily and long term assignments in the agenda. It is easy to let down on some of our good habits as we approach the end of the year. Remember that each quarter is equally important, each quarter is a separate grade, and there is learning that needs to happen through June 13th!
We are scheduling our first “Student Led Conferences” for May 5. Your child should be contacting you to set up a time for parents/guardians and any other significant adults to participate. These conferences should be about 20 minutes in length, and will give your child a chance to explain what they have learned this year, goals are being set for next year, and the direction they see themselves moving toward for life after high school. I encourage you to make every effort to participate.
The INFORMATION NIGHT FOR NEXT YEAR’S 6TH grade students and parents will be held Wednesday, May 7 at 7pm beginning in the gym. Please join us for a fun and informative evening. You are invited to take a self-guided tour of the campus and speak with counselors.
JoAnn Carbonetti, Principal
Park Place Middle School
1408 West Main St.
Monroe, WA 98272-2099
Phone: 360-804-4300
Counseling: 360-804-4303
Toll Free: 1-800-282-7818
Fax: 360-804-4399
School Hours: 7:50 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Attendance Hotline: 360-804-4301
JoAnn Carbonetti, Principal
Joel Garrison, Assistant Principal
Barb Armstrong, Secretary
Pat Mata, ASB Secretary
Dianne Brainard, Assistant Secretary
Lena Berg, Counselor for special programs - English Language Learners, Migrant families and Hispanic students
Sarah Parry, Counselor for 7th and 8th grade students
JeNell Buchanan, Counselor for 6th grade students
Nofziger, Merry, Nurse
Daily Bulletin
STUDENT NEWS
Good Morning Cougars! Today is Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Today’s featured lunch item is Turkey, Gravy and Mashed Potatoes.
The library will be open during first lunch and closed during second and third lunches today.
Attention all TATU students: Don’t forget to turn in your permission slips to the counseling office for this Friday’s awards night if you are planning on going with Ms. V. It’s going to be a great night so don’t miss out. See you Friday.
Eighth graders interested in running as an ASB senator for next year, please see Mr. Lee for forms and requirements. Applications must be in by this Friday, May 16. You must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and be willing to take an ASB leadership course all year during freshman year.
Class of 2012 sweatshirts are available for ordering at a cost of $25.00. They are only available in white with the block style logo. The order deadline is this Friday, May 16. A minimum of 25 orders are needed to do this; if we don’t reach that amount, your payment will be returned to you. Forms are available in the main office.
Attention 8th graders! Ticket sales for the 8th grade party will go on sale tomorrow during lunch. The cost is $5.00. Get your tickets early, as the cost will go up the night of the party. They will be sold again the following two Fridays, May 23rd and May 30th.
Monroe High School will be holding a volleyball camp June 4th through June 6th. Forms are available in the main office and the cost is $40.00. The deadline for sign-ups is May 23rd.
Make your day the Cougar way. Do what's expected and do the best you can.
Other PPMS links:
- Curriculum Guide
- Learning Improvement Plan
- Library
- Recommended School Supply
- Lista Recomendada de Materiales Escolares
- Report Card
Important Notice About Internet Safety
The best way to protect children from online harm is to keep computers in a family area of the home. Visibility allows parents to look over the students' shoulders without being too oppressive. Young children should have a parental chaperone whenever they are on the Internet. Two sites that discuss these issues and offer advice can be found at www.safekids.com and www.safeteens.com.
Hyperlinks to staff web sites (located on the Staff page) are provided for student and parent convenience, and all staff web sites are hosted by external Internet service providers. Monroe Public Schools assumes no liability for content contained on external service provider sites. Filtering software from one of the providers listed below is recommended to prevent unauthorized access to sites beyond the District's control.
Norton | Cyber Sitter | Net Nanny | Surf Watch | Cyber Patrol
Voicemail: 360.804.2998 ext 4395
2007-2008 Officers are:
- President
- Jaime Alexander
- Vice President
- Bill Hutson
- Secretary
- Kayla Luke
- Treasurer
- Diane Murphy
- Parent Council
Schedule of Early Dismissals, Vacations, Conferences
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May 12 School Board Meeting, 7pm
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May 15 Honor Roll Reception
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May 20 PTSA meeting, 7pm
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May 26 No school
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May 27 School Board Meeting, 7pm
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May 29 Band Concert, 7pm
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May 30 6th Grade Social, 7pm
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June 4 Sports Physicals at High School
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June 7 High School graduation-Everett Events Center
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June 10 Field Day
- June 13 Last day of school, dismissal at 11am
Dialing 360-804-2998 accesses staff voice mailboxes.
The search option lets families use their telephone keypad to enter the teacher's name to be connected to the voicemail system to leave a message.
| NAME (e-mail) | ASSIGNMENT | WEB SITE ADDRESS |
| Armstrong, Barb | Secretary | |
| Berg, Lena | Counselor | |
| Berg, Randy | PE | |
| Berg, Vicki | Learning Specialist | |
| Boyle, Tonia | 8th Grade Humanities | |
| Brainard, Dianne | Counseling Secretary | |
| Buchanan, JeNell | Counselor | |
| Burke, Kerri | Learning Specialist | |
| Carbonetti, JoAnn | Principal | |
| Conner, Patty | Science | |
| Darlington, Paul | 7th Grade Humanities | |
| Davis, Megan | 7th Grade Humanities | |
| Detloff, Liz | 8th Grade Humanities | |
| Dibiase, Paul | Computer Applications | |
| Eastman, Monica | 6th Grade | |
| Elles, Carlos | Spanish Speaking Liaison | |
| Fairall, Emily | Family & Consumer Science | |
| Forster, Kris | Learning Specialist | |
| Fortune, Shane | 6th Grade | |
| Fulcher, Wanda | Librarian | |
| Garrison, Joel | Assistant Principal | |
| Hartway, Maura | Science | |
| Harvey, Jayne E | PE | |
| Holmes, Barbara | 6th Grade | |
| Keller, Steve | Psychologist | |
| Kilgore, Kindra | 7th Humanities | |
| Kinney, Cletus | Science/Math | |
| Koon, Alison | 6th Grade | |
| Korkowski, Dave | 7th Grade Humanities | |
| Lee, Dan | 6th Grade | |
| Litzkow, Bob | Technology. | |
| Marino, Tom | Art | |
| Mata, Pat | Attendance/ASB Secretary | |
| McCarthy, Carol | Math | |
| Nash, Laurel | Paraeducator | |
| Nelson, Jill | Paraeducator | |
| Nofziger, Merry - RN | Nurse | |
| Parry, Sarah | Counselor | |
| Patton, James | 6th Grade | |
| Schroeder, Dorothy | 6th Grade | |
| Simoni, Dottie | 8th Humanities | |
| Steenmeyer, Geoffie | Learning Specialist | |
| Taylor, Marleita | Math | |
| Watts, Jonathan | Music | |
| Williams, Theresa | Science | |
| Winderbaum, Buff | 7th Grade Humanities | |
| Woolley, Annette | Math |
Vision
Park Place Middle School will provide a safe and nurturing learning environment in which staff members will guide students to succeed academically, socially and emotionally.