Middle School Social. In search of Host Families

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1 March Newsletter Issue 22 SLCSE 1400 W. Goodwin Ave. Salt Lake City, UT T: (801) CCR Meeting Upcoming Events Monday 3/23 Boys soccer meeting Graduation planning Friday 3/27 Middle School Social End of Quarter Girls soccer fee & registration due The counselors meet with students once a year to discuss high school, college, and careers. These meetings are called College and Career Readiness meetings, or CCR meetings. We used to call them SEOP meetings (some of you may remember), but the state of Utah thinks College and Career Readiness meeting sounds better. We are gearing up to meet with our 8th and 10th grade students. We greatly prefer to have our students' parents/guardians at these meetings. Feel free to call the school to schedule your student's CCR meeting. Any questions? Call the counselors Thanks Middle School Social The senior class is organizing a spring social for students in grades six, seven and eight on Friday March 27 th between 10:15 and 11:30am. There will be a dance, sports activities, a photo booth, art installation, Pokémon room, computer games, and a donut eating contest. If you would like to chaperone or donate donuts or bottled water, please let Dr. Hack or Mr. Splain know. In search of Host Families Saturday 3/28 Chemistry U of U 3/30-4/3 Spring Break 4/10-4/11 Engineering Extravaganza Saturday 5/16 SLCSE Prom Every year, SLCSE invites two foreign exchange students to attend our school for the academic year. We have hosted students from Germany, Thailand and Spain, and each year these lovely young people enrich the lives of our students and staff. If you have an interest in hosting a student in your home next year please contact Jamie Paskins for information at jamiepaskins@gmail.com. If you are in the least bit interested in what it's like to be a host parent, feel free to contact Niki Hack who has hosted Mariam (a SLCSE student from Spain) this year.

2 Chemistry Festival The American Chemical Society Student Chapter will be hosting a Chemistry Festival at the University of Utah on March 28th from 1 until 3pm. Come enjoy lots of hands on activities and cool Chemistry demonstrations. June 17-20, 2015 AWE + Summer Camp This summer camp is for girls entering the 8th grade this fall interested in math and science. Explore math and science in hands-on, interactive workshops to see just how fun you can have while applying math and science principles! It is sponsored by Westminster College, American Association of University Women, and other generous donors. Flyer is attached: SLCSE Prom Dear SLCSE students and parents, Prom is coming very soon, May 16th and we need help with decorations! Our theme is 'A night under the stars', we are looking for things that match the theme, this includes, lights, stars, balloons, streamers, etc. For our theme, we would like the primary colors range from Dark blue, light blue, silver and white. However, you can also donate money and we will buy the decorations. We would absolutely love everyone s help, we hope to have everything in by mid-april so we can start organizing and preparing ourselves. Ski bike Competition Mr. Eaton's two Bike shop Classes continue to "Speed" to excellence in designing and fabricating Ski Bikes in our third annual SKI BIKE COMPETITION. These bikes were made from re-purposed bicycles and bike parts, and ski's and snowboards. Great adventure and lots of fun!

3 SAGE Testing SAGE testing for Math, Science, and English begins April 20th and continues until May 22nd. Please ensure that your student attends school, is well rested and has eaten breakfast every day. Pi Day! SLCSE celebrated Pi day in style last Saturday with a cool math activity organized by Ms. Crim followed by a field trip to The Leonardo. SLCSE Graduation We are holding a graduation planning meeting at 5pm on Monday March 23rd. If you would like to participate, we will be meeting in the media center. If you cannot join us but would like to give input, please Dr. Hack at niki.hack@slcschools.org Salt Lake District Junior Choir The Junior High school received excellent marks at the Salt Lake District Junior High Choir Festival on Tuesday, March 17th. Some of the judges' comments were: "You have beautiful tone", "I love that you are singing in Latin", "Very precise rhythm and diction", "Great group of students!", "Great sense of ensemble." We have the charter school festival on March 26th which will include the high school choir as well. Mrs. Dahl and her students are hoping for similar results.

4 Physics Day at the day On Wednesday, the after school program was treated to a fun afternoon of Physics at the University of Utah. Cesar Chavez Please join us in celebrating the success of our 6th grade writers in the recent Cesar Chavez competition. Molly Chien (First Place) Adam Larsen (Second Place) Abigail Scott (Third Place) Alondra Montoya (Honorable Mention) Christianna Fairall (Honorable Mention) Esmeralda Urrea (Honorable Mention) 2015 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ CREATIVE ARTS COMPETITION I CAN BE A LEADER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Open House and Gallery Stroll FEATURING THE WINNING VISUAL ARTS AND LANGUAGE ARTS ENTRIES FROM THIS YEAR S CONTEST FRIDAY MARCH 20th 6:00-9:00pm Mestizo Coffeehouse Gallery 641 W. North Temple (SUITE 700) at the base of the Citifront Apartments, Salt Lake City Join in the excitement! Support the winners in your school and district! Enjoy light refreshments! Browse the art and literature! Meet some of the artists and writers!

5 Boys Soccer coming to SLCSE Thanks to the effort of some wonderful parents soccer is coming to SLCSE. We just started with a U15 girls team. Now we will start a U15 boys team open to all SLCSE boys ages 13 to 15. There will be an informational meeting at lunch on Monday, March 23 rd in the meeting room by the front office. Cost will be $75 per student and, as always, no one will be excluded for financial reasons. Mr. Madden has committed to sponsor a student. You can help too by making a donation in the office. If you are interested in coaching, refereeing, or chaperoning please let Mr. Madden know. The last day to pay registration fees and sign up for the girls soccer team is Friday, March 27 th.