Monday Aug 02
• FOOTBALL PRACTICE BEGINS
Rising 7th and 8th Grade boys. Coach Vereen can be contacted at 910-538-9056

PTA Executive Board

President/Treasure:
Edwina Marbley
Vice-President:
Karen Straka
Secretary:
Amy Jo Mason

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	VIRGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
	2008-2009 REPORT CARD
	SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

The summer office hours are Monday – Thursday from 7:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. The office is closed on Fridays.

Coach Will Vereen will start football practice for rising 7th & 8th grade boys on August 2nd. His contact number is 910-538-9056.

To ensure your student maintains their reading growth over the summer, please encourage them to continue to read every day and follow the Virgo Summer Reading Program.

The North Carolina Sales Tax Holiday is from Friday, August 6 - Sunday, August 8 this year. If you would like to take advantage of the occasion to buy your school supplies, below is the recommended list. Keep in mind that certain teachers may require other items.

• Backpack
• 3 inch, 3-ring binder
• Dividers
• Pencil pouch
• 4 Spiral single subject notebooks
• College rule notebook paper
• Pack of pencils
• Black pens
• Highlighters
• Combination lock
• (Optional) Flash drive

If you are interested in being involved in the PTA next year...contact us or call the school office!

Improve literacy skills, boost comprehension and learning success by accessing the newsletters from Reading Connection. These are specifically designed for families to use at home.

The Alert Now system is up and running so that you should be receiving notifications by phone of upcoming events. If you are not getting any, please call the school and give the office a phone number where you can be reached. Also, the messages are now available online. If you miss the information or have children in multiple schools, this is a good way to stay informed. You may click here to go to the website.

Thank you to everyone who is sending in their used ink and toner cartridges. Not only are you helping reduce waste by recycling, you’re helping us raise money for technology at the school. Be sure to continue to collect them over the summer! If you find yourself with an accumulation, they may be dropped off at the school.

D. C. Middle School Dress Code

Any solid color collar shirt (no emblem over 3 inch square)

Any solid color bottoms (can not be more than 2 inches above the middle of the knee cap)

Back pocket designs will be allowed (embroidery down the sides or back are prohibited, no holes or rips)

All bottoms with belt loops must have a belt

All bottoms will be worn at the natural waste All fabrics will be allowed, provided they are not of a mesh or see-through type material

Shoes as appropriate-no flip-flops, no bedroom slippers

Over coats, hoodies, sweat shirts must be solid of color and will be allowed to be worn through out the day during colder months

No head gear of any type will be allowed to be worn in the buildings (religious exceptions only)

School/county spirit clothing may be worn however those sporting the emblems from other schools will not be allowed (it has to be D.C. Virgo or New Hanover County school emblems and names only)

Feel free to call Mr. Cummings at 251-6150 ext. 404 with questions you may have with regards to our dress code.

Check the school website or the PTA website for more news and information!

What can you do to help? There are several EASY ways to raise funds for D. C. Virgo Middle School that only involve minimal time and effort!

1. Please send your used printer/toner cartridges and old cell phones to Virgo! Encourage your neighbors, co-workers, friends, and relatives to do the same! There are collection points in the office and the computer lab. We get paid to recycle those!!
2. If you shop at Harris Teeter and have a customer card, you may ask to link your purchases to the school. Our school number is 3438. You must re-link every school year. Any friend, co-worker, neighbor, or relative who shops at any Harris Teeter, nationwide, may give this number and have their purchases linked!
3. When shopping at Office Depot, link your purchases to Virgo with the number 70062729. A percentage will be donated in office supplies to the school. Anyone, anywhere may link to Virgo.
4. If you shop at Food Lion and have a customer card, you may call, toll-free, 1-800-210-9569 to have your purchases linked. You must do this each school year. Anyone, anywhere may link to Virgo.
5. If you shop at Target and plan to get or have a Target credit card, you may link your purchases to Virgo. If you sign up for a credit card, you may link on the credit card application. If you already have a credit card, there is a toll-free number on the card that you may call to have your purchases linked. You do not have to re-link each year and again, anyone, anywhere who shops at Target may link to Virgo!
6. We also collect “Box Tops for Education” from products such as General Mills cereals, Kleenex, Ziploc bags, Hefty products, and many more. Simply clip the label and send it with your student! If you shop online you may go through the Boxtops for Education website and a percentage of your purchases will be donated to the school! You may also visit the website for a complete list of products or to enter the shopping portal.
7. We also collect “Labels for Education.” Clip the UPC’s and lids from Campbell’s soup, Pepperidge Farms, Prego, Franco-American, etc. and send those to school. For a complete list, go to the Labels for Education website.

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