The Monteleone Marlin Messengermonteleonejunior.stpsb.org/LMJH_Newsletter_April_2012.pdfThe funding from Propositions 1, 2 and 3 provides the local funding that allows us to provide

Dear Parents, Guardians and Community Members, As the fourth quarter of a busy and productive school year begins, we have much information to share. Primarily on our minds is upcoming standard-ized testing which will be conducted April 12-17 with make ups on April 18. Please note that make ups are allowed only under extreme circumstances of phy-sician-documented illness. If an eighth grade student misses testing for unex-cused reasons, the testing will need to be made up this summer and the student

will not pass for the year until those summer results are returned. As you know, LEAP for eighth graders is high stakes, which means the student must meet certain state criteria in order to advance to the ninth grade. Results of seventh grade ILEAP testing are used to determine if a student is in need of an extra tutorial program offered as a pull out during the PE hour. These results are also used to determine placement in honors-level classes. Therefore, it is important for all students to take this seriously. Please assure that your child gets a good night sleep and eats a good breakfast each day.

Also, don’t forget about “Monteleone Magic” on April 25 from 6-8:30 p.m. here on campus. This wonderful family event will be an outstanding junior high memory for your child and hopefully for you as well. There are so many opportunities to share the experiences that our students will be showcasing on this evening. You will not want to miss this event! There are many opportunities for parents and relatives to volunteer to be a part of this event that is so important to our students. We would like to congratulate several faculty members who have been awarded grants after much hard work. Besides our ELA department and Mrs. Bunce who were awarded PTA mini grants, Mr. Gardner, received wonderful news from Donors Choice regarding the funding of two new pro-jects for his special education students. Mrs. De Santi will be participating in a summer program on primary resources with the assistance of a $4000 grant which includes her travel and over $1200 in supplies for our students. We also welcome back Mrs. Timmins after the birth of our new baby boy and we congratulate the new Mrs. Katie Turner, nee Yarborough, on her recent marriage.

As usual, please carefully peruse this issue of our PTA newsletter. There have been many recent successful activities and events, and much more to come in the next two months. As this school year nears an end, I’d like to express our sincerest pleasure in having worked with your stu-dents. It has been a great year of the most respectful, positive, hard working and enjoyable group of young teens. Thanks for all that you have done for our school!

Sincerely, Donna Addison Principal

A Message from Our Principal, Donna Addison

Important Dates: April Apr 12 LEAP/iLEAP Apr 13 LEAP/iLEAP Apr 16 LEAP/iLEAP Apr 17 LEAP/iLEAP Apr 17 VB @ Pitcher Apr 18 VB @ Creekside Apr 21 Election Day Apr 24 VB vs St. Tammany Apr 25 Monteleone Magic Apr 26 VB @ Madisonville Apr 30 VB vs Creekside May May 1 Bank Day May 1 Athletic Awards May 2 - 4 Beta State Convention May 7 VB @ St. Tammany May 8 Chorus/Band Spring Concert May 8 VB vs Pitcher May 9 Academic Awards May 10 Talented Theater May 11 Field Day/ 8th Grade Day May 16 ELA Exams May 17 Math and Science Exams May 18 Social Studies and Elective Exams May 21 PE Exam May 22 1/2 day of school End of 4th nine weeks

The Monteleone Marlin Messenger 63000 Blue Marlin Drive Mandeville, LA 70448 School Hours: 8:45am—3:46pm Phone: (985) 951-8088 Fax: (985) 951-8083 Volume 7, Issue 3 April 2012

PTSA Newsletter

Dear LMJH Parents, Spring has arrived and we are busily planning for our LMJH Student Showcase, Monteleone Magic. Remember to save the date, Monteleone Magic falls on Wednesday, April 25th. This is a fun-filled family event that will feature our tal-ented students here at LMJH. For those of you who have not experienced the excitement of the event, you are in for a won-derful showcase. A silent auction will also take place. We are in need of donations of various items. If anyone has an affilia-tion with any New Orleans sports teams or any hotels and restaurants, please contact us or the school office. Thanks to all of you who have been helping prepare for Monteleone Magic. It is our wonderful volunteers that really enable our school to offer this exciting event. Whether it is preparing for the event, and/or working on the day of the event, we love to have you join our team of parents and teachers. It will be an evening you will never forget. Please look for important volunteer forms, auction forms, etc., in this newsletter. Our last PTSA Board/General Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30pm. The Nominating Committee is in the process of selecting nominees for the 2012-2013 PTSA Executive Board and Committee Chairs. If you are interested in serving on the Executive Board or Committee Chair, please contact Stephanie Ruoss at hruoss@ bellsouth.net, Beverly Mul-ler at beverly_muller@ bellsouth.net, Kay McInnis at Kathryn.mcinnis@ stpsb.org or leave a message in the school office, 985-951-8088. The Nominating Committee should be contacted by Wednesday, May 2nd. Please consider serving our school in this way because it will bring you great reward and fulfillment. A BIG "thank you" goes out to Stacey Neill and Carolyn Bertucci, PTSA Mini Grant Committee, for their hard work on selecting the teachers for our grants. Also, many thanks to Janelle Meyers, Faculty and Staff Appreciation Chair, for her efforts with the end of the nine weeks luncheon. Everyone enjoyed the lunch! Thanks to all those who donated food and prizes. Without your support the luncheon would not have been a success. We are truly blessed to have the best parents at LMJH! As always, thank you for supporting LMJH PTSA. Hope to see you all at Monteleone Magic! Sincerely, Virna Bays Co-President Kim Villars, Co-President babvlb@ charter.net kdvillars@ yahoo.com

A Message from your PTSA Co-Presidents, Kim Villars and Virna Bays

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Olivia Morales (7th) received an Award of Excellence at the PTA Children’s Banquet on March 6th. Olivia’s Safety Poster Entry will be moving on to the LA PTA State competition. Olivia is pictured with her parents,

Holly and Erik Morales.

Do you have old t-shirts and towels to discard? The Booster Club will be running a fund raiser through Friday, May 11. You can drop off your old t-shirts and towels at the school gym. A collection bin will be set up in the gym foyer. The items must be clean and dry. The Marlin Athletic Booster Club will be holding our annual Athletic Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 1, at 6:30pm in the school gym. Admission is free. No food will be served this year. Cake and drinks will be served after the banquet. If you are interested in pur-chasing or selling raffle tickets, please contact Richie Zitzmann at 504-453-1776 or ztigers@ bellsouth.net.

MABC News

Hello Parents,

Do you ever feel like you and your son or daughter speak a different language? Effective communication can be tough for most of us, especially when it comes to communicating with teenagers! Sometimes what you hear is more important than what you say.

Teens - more than anything - want to be valued, understood, and accepted. When parents take the time to listen, kids get the message that what they have to say is important. In turn, this makes them more likely to listen to your thoughts on the subject. If you have a son or daughter who is likely to stop talking . . . or doesn’t want to talk at all, try these tips and see if your relationship improves.

Pay attention - concentrate on what your child is saying

Don’t interrupt - listen to the whole message and try to think about the feelings behind the words

Reserve judgment until your child has finished and has asked you for a response (if kids

feel judged, they are likely to shut down)

Notice body language and facial expressions - sometimes it’s not the words kids use but what they are “saying” in their body language

Is he/she nervous or uncomfortable – frowning, drumming fingers, tapping a foot, looking at the clock?

Or does he/she seem relaxed – smiling, looking you in the eyes?

Check your understanding -acknowledge what your child is saying and repeat things for confirmation (kids are more open to advice if they feel understood)

Sincerely, Tasha Alvendia, M.Ed., LPC, LMFT National Board Certified School Counselor

Counselor’s Corner by Ms. Tasha Alvendia


On April 21st, St. Tammany residents will have the opportunity to continue Propositions 1, 2 and 3, ex-isting property tax millages, which provide local support to public schools in St. Tammany Parish. These re-newals are not new taxes and will not increase your current tax rates. Propositions 1, 2 and 3 represent 20% of the operating budget for the St. Tammany Parish Public School System and are essential for maintaining our current services to students, parents, and community members. The funds from Propositions 1, 2 and 3 pay for instructional materials, curriculum and instruction programs, repairs to schools, music, art and P.E. programs and salaries and benefits. Funding from these millages im-pacts every student in all of our schools. In St. Tammany Parish Public Schools we pride ourselves on educating every child, every day. Our School System continues to grow and our enrollment this year is 37,508 students. We oversee 55 schools and serve almost 10,000 Special Education students. We have the number one ACT average composite score in the state and our ACT scores are above the state and national averages. Our District Performance Score of 111.3 places us fourth in the state but first in districts with more than 20,000 students. All of our schools and our School System have earned the prestigious AdvancED Accreditation. The funding from Propositions 1, 2 and 3 provides the local funding that allows us to provide the services and programs required to maintain our high quality School System and to remain a leader in education. We urge you to find out more about our School System by visiting our website at www.stpsb.org, by liking us on Face-book or by following us on Twitter. These propositions are critical to our School System and your vote is important on this issue. We urge you to vote on April 21st. Thank you for your continued support. Superintendent W.L. “Trey” Folse, III St. Tammany Parish Public Schools


Dear Enviro-Friend, As you know, Monteleone Junior High raises funds by recycling inkjet cartridges, cell phones and other small electronics with Planet Green. Please watch this video and help our organization reach its fundraising goals by recycling. Most of us have these recyclable items sitting around our homes collecting dust and now you can recycle them and help us raise money at the same time. Did you know? Over 2.5 million tons of e-waste ends up in landfills every year! Please watch the video now: https://planetgreenrecycle.com/monteleonejh?ap=true Once you have watched the video, go to our website to get started. https://planetgreenrecycle.com/monteleonejh Only by working together can we make a difference! Start forwarding this e-mail to all of your family, friends and neighbors today. You can send or drop items off at the school library to be recycled.

January Front: Alli M., Lauren H., Zach Z., Chris Z. Back: Stephanie Ruoss, Rocky Mullen, Sheila Jeter-Hayes, Sharlet Ducre, David Lindsey

February Front: Peggy Doucette, Kelley Buras, Katie G., Stephen C. Back: Rachael Moore, Brian Williams, Nic M. and Ashley F.

March

Front: Julia S., Merideth W., Brandon S. and Evan G.

Back: Crystal Ecuyer, Matthew Gardner

Not Pictured: Edna Williams


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2012 Boy’s Volleyball Schedule April 10 vs. Madisonville 4:15PM @ Home April 17 vs. Pitcher 4:30PM @ Pitcher April 18 vs. Creekside 4:30PM @ Creekside April 24 vs. St. Tammany 4:15PM @ Home April 26 vs. Madisonville 4:30PM @ Madisonville April 30 vs. Creekside 4:15PM @ Home May 7 vs. St. Tammany 4:30PM @ St. Tammany May 8 vs. Pitcher 4:15PM @ Home • JV players are expected to stay and watch Varsity

games • Players will take turn calling lines and working the

clock for home games • Parents are needed to work the concession stand and

collect gate for all home games • Parents that can help drive to away games must pro-

vide a copy of your license and auto insurance card. Please check website for updates and information!!!!!

2012 Boy’s Volleyball Team Eugene A Ludvig A Rene B Jeffrey G Marquis J Sean J Dallas M Ryan M Nic M Evan P Michael R Matthew R Jonathan R Clarke R Andrew S Dylon S Jason W

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Track Teams for finishing 1st in the District at the District Track Meet held on March 21st. Girls are district champs for the 4th year in a row. Also, a special thanks to all the parents who volunteered to help with the meet.

Congratulations to the 2012 - 2013 Cheer Team!

The cheerleaders will attend UCA summer camp in Baton Rouge this June. Kylah H Miranda A Karley B Ashton C Camryn C Elise H Jamie E Bayley L Loreal M Lauren N Alexis R Meghan R Ali V Payton B Emily G Alena H Kylee M Caroline P Lindsay R Allie S

Cheerleaders are coached by

Stephanie Kell and Rachelle Kelley.

Monteleone MagicMonteleone MagicMonteleone MagicMonteleone Magic Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:006:006:006:00————8:30 PM8:30 PM8:30 PM8:30 PM

This exciting Open House event is an evening you will not want to miss! Our students look forward to this night in which they can show off their talents. Every student can be involved and have a chance to shine. Some of the events to look forward to are:

Performances by our Spirit groups: Cheerleaders and Darlin’ Marlins; Art Show;

Literary Show; Drama Performances;

Band and Chorus Performances; Coffee House with Delicious Treats and Entertainment;

Silent Auction; Pizza, Nachos, and a Hamburger/Hot Dog Dinner;

Home Economics Fashion Show; and much, much more!


Monteleone Magic Auction Baskets Although Magic is not a fundraising event, but a Student Showcase, there are a few areas where parents have an opportunity to participate in ways that financially benefit the academic departments at our school. One of those areas is our Magic Silent Auction. The students are being asked to contribute items to the baskets being sponsored by their homeroom (1st period) teacher or an organization for Monteleone Magic. These can be white elephant type items that are not yet used which may fit into our themed baskets. We would appreciate your participating in this event. The following baskets are being planned:

Hotard/Gaudin – Lotto Scratch Off Kell – Louisiana Items Kelley – Jewelry J. Knight – Lotto Scratch Off Marquette – Summer Blessings Morales – Go Green Phares – Marlin Jewelry Pulling – Jazz & New Orleans Schinetsky – Movies Walden – Beach Westcott – Patio/Poolside Williams – Patio/Poolside Yarborough - Beach

Beshenich (Library) – Book Bier – Beach Blalock – Our Favorite Books Bosco – Lotto Scratch Off Bunce – SEC Sports Camus – Beach Carter – Patio/Poolside DeSanti – Save It for a Rainy Day Gardner – Louisiana Food – Café du Monde Golden – SEC Sports Gunter – Our Favorite Books Hendon – Art Work

Monteleone Magic Food CourtMonteleone Magic Food CourtMonteleone Magic Food CourtMonteleone Magic Food Court Take a break from the kitchen and join us for dinner at Monteleone Magic! We’ll be serving delicious hot dog plates, hamburger plates (cheese available on request), pizza by the slice, nachos, and more. Hamburger and hot dog plates include chips and a drink.

Reserve your dinner by completing this form and returning it to the school via your child’s home room teacher by Monday, April 23. Orders will not be taken at the door.

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Monteleone Magic 2011 Dinner Pre-Order Form

Student’s Name: ____________________________________ Homeroom: ___________________________

Home Phone: ________________________________________ School (if not at LMJH): __________________

# of Hot Dog Dinners _____ X $3/plate = ______ # of Hamburger Dinners _____ X $5/plate = _______

Total amount enclosed = ___________ All orders should be turned in by April 23, 2012. Please return to LMJH, 63000 Blue Marlin Dr., Mandeville, LA 70448. Make checks payable to LMJH.

��Take this opportunity to support our school and advertise your business. Hundreds of participants will be visiting our "Silent Auction" for great bargains and unique gifts. Please fill out the form below if you have an item that you would like to contribute and someone will be happy to contact you. Your business or family's contribution will be highlighted on our school website for the 2010-2011 school year and will also be advertised on our welcome sign. Donation from:________________________________ Student Name:__________________________________

Item to Donate:_________________________________ Donation of Cash:______________________________

I would like to donate to your Silent Auction. Please contact me:_________________________________________

PLEASE RETURN TO LMJH, 63000 BLUE MARLIN DR., MANDEVILLE, LA 70448 OR TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012.

We are looking for Volunteers to help us put the "MagicMagicMagicMagic" in our Monteleone Magic Student Monteleone Magic Student Monteleone Magic Student Monteleone Magic Student ShowcaseShowcaseShowcaseShowcase! Please take a moment to look over our showcase committees and check an area that you would be interested in assisting us. We cannot do this without you! __________ Decorations __________ Coffee House __________ Marlin Magic Dinner __________ Silent Auction __________ Set up/Prep

Name: ___________________________ Phone Number:_____________________

Please email Ms. Addison at [email protected] or return this form to school with your child.


Congratulations to the Monteleone Jr High Band on receiving overall superior ratings from both judges at the St. Tammany Parish Band Festival held on March 15th at

St. Tammany Jr. High School in Slidell. Way to go band!!

The LMJH Chorus will be performing for judges' ratings at the LMEA District 9 Choral Assessment Festival on March 27th at Fontainebleau High School. They will perform 3 songs on stage for 3 judges and then

proceed to the sight-reading where they will sing a song that they have never seen before for 1 judge. Good luck, LMJH Chorus.

The LMJH Chorus and Piano students will be performing LIVE at "Monteleone Magic"on April 25th.

Please check MAGIC schedule for the time of their performances!

The LMJH CHORUS and BAND will perform their Spring Concert on May 8th at 6:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Please come out and support these students and the Fine Arts Department.

Guaranteed you will hear one of your favorite songs!!


Flagpole 6:00 Parade of Champions!

Band Performance

Cafeteria 6:30 – 7:00 Dressed for Success

(Home Ec.) Fashion Show Programs for sale

Cafeteria Slab Champions Square 6:00 – 8:30 Barbecue Dinner Gumbo Cook Off – Louisiana History Family Challenge Between Admin & 300 Wing 6:45 – 7:45 Believing is Seeing

Wax Museum: Story Characters

Gymnasium Half Time Fun 7:00 –7:15 Free Throw Contest 7:45 -8:00 Darlin’ Marlin Dance Team

and Marlin Cheerleaders

Breezeway to Industrial Arts Classroom 6:00 – 8:30 Home Economics Pajama Pant Display 6:00 – 7:00 Ag. Science Plant Sale

Ag. Science Wood Project Display

Industrial Arts Lab Finish Strong Coffee 6:00 – 8:30 Café du Monteleone

Coffee House/Sweet Shoppe Serving: Coffee, Cappuccino, Cake Pops, & Cupcakes

Student Entertainment 6:30 – 7:15 Play by Play

Piano Students Perform

Home Economics Room Ongoing Movie of Home Ec. Students at Work Student Displays

Library 6:00 – 8:00 Silent Auction

Picnic Area Sidewalk 7:15 – until Last One Standing Cake Walk

100 Wing Literary Show 6:45 – 7:15 The Titanic Experience

Grassy Area in front of 100 Wing Get Pumped up!

6:30 – 6:50 Jazz Band 7:30 - 8:00 Chorus Performance

300 Wing Student Displays Room 309/310 Step Up to the Plate 6:30-7:30 Family Math Challenge 6:30 -7:15 Virtual Physical Fitness Room 306 Wii Lab Room 302 Ipads in Science 7:30 – 8:30 Room 303 Reptile Exhibit 7:30-8:30

Breezeway Dance Team Smoothies

500 Wing MASTERS Pieces Art Show Just DO It? Room 502 Create your own Graffiti 6:30 – 7:30 Spin Art and Face Painting Room 508 Talented Drama 7:30 – 8:30 Acting Classes (20 minute sessions)

Outside 300 Wing 7:00 – 8:00 Win a Fish – Ring Toss

Roaming Ongoing Pictures with Monty

Grassy Area Behind Library 6:30-7:00 Drama Club Magic Show 6:30 – 7:30 International Sweetshop by Spanish Classes

Monteleone Magic Schedule of EventsMonteleone Magic Schedule of EventsMonteleone Magic Schedule of EventsMonteleone Magic Schedule of Events

The LMJH Mini-Grants Committee received several grant submissions for the 2011-2012 academic year. As background, the LMJH PTSA offers small grants to aid special programs proposed by teachers, staff, and students. The Mini-Grant program was initiated to serve as many Monteleone Junior High School students as possible. Through thorough review, the committee selected two outstanding submissions and awarded the following:

"40 Book Challenge" submitted by Mrs. Patricia DeSanti. This grant was jointly contributed and submitted by Ms. Melissa Bier, Ms. Kendra Thompson, Ms. Paige Gunter, Ms. Lisa Reis, Ms. Gail Blalock, Mr. Craig Camus, Ms. Rachel Kelley, and Ms. Mary Kay Walden. The group was awarded $800 from the LMJH PTA mini grants committee.

The second winning grant was "Tapping Back in Time Through iPod Touches" by Mrs. Rebecca Bunce. She was awarded $200 from the LMJH PTA mini grants committee. On Tuesday, January 10th, Stacey Neill and Carolyn Bertucci, as members of the mini grant committee, along with Mrs. Addison, presented the award certificates to the teachers. Mrs. Addison also added a HUGE benefit to the grant winners by informing each of them that their grants would be doubled by her. Everyone was thrilled with the extra funding! Thank you Mrs. Addison. The PTA mini grants committee wishes to thank all of the teachers, administration, and staff members for submit-ting their grant requests. We also wish to congratulate the winners again. We are extremely fortunate at LMJH to be able to fund the grants because our children are the winners and will benefit from this funding.

We would like to thank our school community for participating in the World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser! The school was able to benefit from a profit of $8500 toward technology. Our top seller, who was Principal of the day was once again, Amanda Brenner. Assistant Principal of the Day and second place seller was Mathew Caluda. Winner of the drawing for the 5 lb World’s Finest Chocolate Bar was David Meiners, two $25 I-tune cards were awarded to Mathew Caluda and Skyler Rogowski, and a 19” flat screen television was won by Shannon Roussell. Special congratulations to Mrs. Scioneaux’s Class who enjoyed an hour in the Video Game Theatre on Wheels for being the top selling class. Purchases to be made include new projectors and mini laptops for the classrooms as well as other new technological opportunities.


Talented Theatre Classes will present an evening of

Irish Story Theatre

on May 10, 2012 at 6:30 in the cafeteria.


Monteleone Junior High held its March “All Pro Dads” meeting. The theme was

“The Importance of Being Detail-Oriented.” Shown are special guest Chris Bromley,

Emma V. and her dad Jeffrey.

QUERIDOS PADRES ( Dear Parents) Spanish I students have been working diligently on conjugation, weather, seasons, and time expressions. Spanish II students are intensely studying past tenses and other mate-rial in preparation for the Proficiency Test in May. ALL Spanish students need to prepare 4 items for the "international" Magic project: (1) a flag (on posterboard) of their chosen country (2) a small dessert, labeled and due on the day of Magic (3) 2 copies of a family or ethnic recipe (own nationality or recipe from their chosen coun-try) (4) 10 interesting and/or fun facts about their chosen country (typed or printed on paper).

Looking forward to a Sweet, sweet time! Parental help would be appreciated on April 25.

Thanks to the following businesses for supporting

Monteleone Junior High PTSA!

Honey Dippers, LLC

NOLA Computer Services

Coastal Systems, LLC

T & L Siding

Northshore Engraving & Gifts


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Documents

The Monteleone Marlin Messengermonteleonejunior.stpsb.org/LMJH_Newsletter_April_2012.pdfThe funding from Propositions 1, 2 and 3 provides the local funding that allows us to provide