Timberwolf News & Notes
John Poole Middle School
May 8, 2016
Principal’s Message
Good Evening Timberwolf Families!
It is hard to believe that we are in May already, and it is flying by! (Not to
mention that the weather does not feel like it is May!) We are truly in the
home stretch for the 15-16 school year with just over one month of school
(30 school days) left in the school year! During this last month of school
we have a great deal to accomplish and we will be working hard right up
until the last bell rings for the year on June 20th for our students.
Upcoming Dates:
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5/10 – PTA Meeting (6:30 PM in
the Media Center)
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5/13-14 – Drama Production–7:00
PM at Poolesville High School
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5/17 – Green School Field Trip
Congratulations to our soccer teams. They wrapped up their season this
week and they each did an amazing job on the field, as well as
representing John Poole Middle School. We would also like to thank our
PTA and parents for the fantastic lunch and the goodies this week. This
past week was staff appreciation week and we were able to show our
amazing staff how much their hard work and dedication is appreciated.
This could not have been done without the generous efforts of our
parents!!!
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5/18 – Interims Mailed / Posted
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5/19 – Sea Perch Field Trip
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5/20 – Friday Academic Success
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5/21 – 8th Grade Dance
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5-25 – Spring Concert–7:00 PM
This week coming up we start our PARCC testing. Please note that the
schedule appears in this week’s News and Notes, as it has for a couple of
weeks now. This week our 6th and 7th grade students will be testing on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (see the actual times in the schedule).
Please encourage your children to get a good night’s rest, have a wellrounded breakfast each morning and put their best effort into these annual
tests. It is a great opportunity for our students to demonstrate what they
know!
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5/26 – Reading Banquet–5:30 PM
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5/30 – Holiday, No School
Have a great weekend, I think it is supposed to warm up a bit, and we are
looking forward to another great week next week!
Respectfully,
Mr. Robert Sinclair Jr, Principal
Year End Dates & Events- Mark Your Calendar
Please mark the following dates for year-end events:
June 13- Spanish Exams (Spanish 1 and 2)
June 15- Honors Geometry Exam
June 16- Grade Level Activities- 6th and 7th grade at JPMS, 8th grade to Hershey Park
June 17- 8th Grade Awards- 9:35 a.m.
June 20- Last Day of School- Early Release
Hallway Heroes
Hallway Heroes are students we honor for demonstrating exemplary PRIDE behaviors as they move from class
to class, helping to keep our hallways safe and comfortable for everyone. The students recognized below
consistently demonstrate Purpose, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Effort everywhere they go at JPMS. They
are Hallway Heroes and we are proud to celebrate their high expectations and their Timberwolf
PRIDE! Congratulations to last week’s winners:
Sam Bodmer
Ryan Gerstein
Luis Guillen-Mendez
Lindsey Lightcap
Melany Martinez
Trinity Posey
8th Grade Dance Update
Two more weeks until the 8th grade dance! THANK YOU to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer
and to donate food and gift cards. If you have not done so yet, please take a look at these two sign ups to see
what is still needed. Does anyone have any large drink dispensers we can borrow? Please let us know on the
Food/Gift card sign up. Volunteers (set up, chaperones, clean up) for Friday, 5/20 and Saturday, 5/21:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084fada72fa02-volunteers
Food and Gift Card donations: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084fada72fa02-food
If any 6th or 7th grade parents would like to see what the dance is all about and get some experience for the
future, you are also welcome to sign up to volunteer!
Zika Virus Awareness and Prevention
Please visit the Maryland State Department of Agriculture website to learn more about the impact of the Zika
virus on Maryland, what the state is doing and what you can do to prevent the spread of this virus.
http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/Zika.aspx
Yearbook
Time is running out to purchase your 2015-2016 JPMS Yearbook. Order one today at www.jostens.com
Contact Kelly Aulls at [email protected] with any questions.
Attention 6th Grade Parents
All incoming 7th grade students are required to have a Tetanus, diphtheria acellular pertussis and Meningococcal
vaccine. Contact your health care provider for an updated copy of your child’s immunization record and bring
this to the school as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call the school’s health room at 301407-1029. Please note the health staff do not work in the schools when school is not in session; therefore, they
will not work over the summer.
Montgomery College Youth Programs
Montgomery College Youth Programs provide high quality summer courses that offer a variety of fun,
educational, and engaging learning activities in a safe and nurturing environment. Over 200 fun-filled classes for
grades K – 12 are offered:
Art, Mindcraft, Biology, Music, Chemistry, Reading, Circus Camp, Sports, Computer Graphics, Theater,
Electronics, Web Design, Math, and more!
Course catalogs are available in the Counseling office. For more information:
www.montgomerycollege.edu/youth (240-567-7264 or 240-567-7917)
Leader of the Pack
At JPMS, we focus every day on helping our students to be as successful as possible, both academically and
personally. Part of that focus is instilling the core values of Timberwolf PRIDE: Purpose, Respect, Integrity,
Dedication and Effort, because we believe these qualities will support all students being the successful learners
they want to be today and becoming the positive, contributing members of our community they can be all their
lives.
Each month, the staff recognizes five students in each grade who are leaders and role models because they
routinely demonstrate the components of Timberwolf PRIDE. We celebrate them at a ceremony on the first
Friday of each month where they receive a certificate and are served a breakfast treat. Their pictures are proudly
posted on a bulletin board in the front hall during the month in which they are being honored. Congratulations to
our March and April winners!
March
April
Grade 6
Purpose – Angelina Kolomilets
Respect – Kelsey Alfaro
Integrity – Chloe Maher
Dedication – Aidan Dacanay
Effort – Dylan LeMarr
Grade 6
Purpose – Kevin Fultz
Respect – Eileen Lee
Integrity – Anna Stanoyevitch
Dedication – Porter Jacobson
Effort – Ryan Gerstein
Grade 7
Purpose – Jessica Mense
Respect – Graham Richter
Integrity – Colin Miller
Dedication – Riley Salovich
Effort – Julia Lyons
Grade 7
Purpose – Hope Robinson
Respect – Gina Miller
Integrity – Charlotte Vogel
Dedication – Matthew Ashley
Effort – Sadie Cowger
Grade 8
Purpose – Benjamin Kovich
Respect – Emma Parker
Integrity – Jessica Volkle
Dedication – Kaeli Potts
Effort – Ethan Tievy
Grade 8
Purpose – Julianna Hitchcock
Respect – AJ Poore
Integrity – Ajda Connell
Dedication – Jordan Rendzio
Effort – Maya Rosenbaum
GRADE 8 HONOR ROLL
Sydney Allentuck
Maxwell Fisher
Keegan Morrison
Samuel Allgood
Madison Folk
Eamon Murphy
Remy Anderson
William Fry
Aidan Oberman
Marcus Antolli
Jakelinne Fuentes
Patrick O'Connell
Michael Ballew
Zachary Goldstein
Rachel Onderko
William Batres
Alyson Gotlewski
Zachary Onderko
Kyra Bertolini
Avery Groeninger
Emma Parker
Bradford Blair
Leo Guillette
Dominique Perry
Samuel Bodmer
Oriol Guitart
Krishna Ponnapalli
Shaun Bolten
Colin Hammett
Andrew Poore
Cheyanne Bowen
Chase Hanscom
Kaeli Potts
Solomiya Brannman
Colin Hemingway
Holly Raines
Luka Brizhik
William Hicks
Jordan Rendzio
Madeline Brode
Chase Hillegas
Madison Repass
Olivia Burdick
Julianna Hitchcock
Heather Robinson
Daniel Cahill
Jacob Carin
Brianna Hobbs
Mary Hobbs
Jacob Roe
Maya Rosenbaum
Cameron Carney
Owen Horrigan
Cole Roy
Fernando Carranza
Daniel Chen
Tess Insalaco
Eleanor Jensen
Emily Singleton
Connor Sorrell
Shirley Chen
Andrew Johnson
Anya Speck-McMorris
Matthew Contreras
Jessica Convers
Jacob Kasten
Ariana King
Lillian Staples
Colin Staszewski
Holly Cross
Josie Kolb
Ashlynn Stearns
Mary Deffinbaugh
Benjamin Kovich
Madeline Stempler
Timothy Dominici
Kenna Krueger
Jenna Stroud
Connor Dorsey
Kylie Kuhlman
Cole Taylor
Sabrina Edwards
Makayla Lemarr
Ethan Tievy
Isabelle Ehrentraut
Lindsey Lightcap
Rachel Tievy
Adam Eisenhardt
Michelle Lu
Lucas Trythall
Joseph Esser
Celine Anne Macairan
Jessica Volkle
Nicholas Ferguson
Christopher Mantz
Joshua Widenhofer
Caroline Field
Saloni Maskey
Hailee Williams
Justin Fisher
Elijah Matlock
GRADE 7 HONOR ROLL
Matthew Ashley
Ainslee Barger
Jayvon Hamilton-Boyce
Samuel Hicks
Nicole Pach
Olivia Paksima
Alexander Barney
James Hill
Jackson Peek
Vidal Batres
Emily Huber
Connor Ransom
Elizabeth Bean
Colleen Hueting
Jenna Repep
Garrick Boe
Kaitlyn Jurata
Graham Richter
Chloe Boyle
Jade Candaffio
Andrew Kasuske
Mackenzie Keese
Hope Robinson
Victoria Robinson
Rafael Castillo-Grynberg
Samuel Kim
Ethan Rolls
Gabriella Cayzedo
John Knight
Riley Salovich
Bakhtawar Choudhry
Samuel Koeser
Mia Santorocco
Jacob Chu
Thomas Kovacs
Jayleen Sorto
Caroline Clyne
David Lewis
Reid Taylor
Conri Connell
Daniel Lowell
Mikaela Tejada
Aniya Cooper
Julia Lyons
Owen Trainor
Sadie Cowger
Mackenzie Magaha
Charlotte Vogel
Joshua Davis
Julia Markoff
Garrett Wallace
Connor Douglas
Melany Martinez
Mackenzie Walton
Emily Emmons
Indira Fayson
Arianna McDonald
Jessica Mense
Siler Weaver
Bradley Whitman
Meghan Gregorio
Sophie Michaels
Anthony Witt
Sienna Grimsby
Colin Miller
Jonathan Ye
Colin Gross
Madeline Montemurro
Ainsley Hagen
Liam Murphy
GRADE 6 HONOR ROLL
Zavier Ahmad
Michael Deffinbaugh
Cindy Liu
Kelsey Alfaro
Christopher Eppard
Caeley Lynch
Diesel Anderson
Stephen Feny
Chloe Maher
Abigail Antonishek
Arly Arias
Seneca Feys
Sarah Frazin
James Maisel
Shamira-Mare Maxwell
Greer Bailey-Hunter
Kevin Fultz
Madison Nessul
Rosemary Ballmann
Harriet Gaughan
Jolie Orns
Adam Barkdoll
Conrad Gavril
Jessica Ouart
Ashley Bass
Sophia Gavril
Jeremiah Oyer
Owen Bingham
Joseph Geehreng
Terrence Pierce
Savannah Bowen
Ryan Gerstein
Ashley Portillo-Rivas
Austin Bower
Aria Grimsby
Trinity Posey
Mackenzie Bower
Sean Groeninger
Jolie Quiroa
Alaena Bowman
Charlotte Gularson
Brooke Rendzio
Marta Brannman
GraceAnn Halbgewachs
Colin Rickert
Henry Brill
Tessa Brizhik
Charlie Helfert
Kelsey Hobbs
Thomas Roldan
Abigail Rowe
Emily Bupp
Amelia Hornyak
Ty Ryan
Allison Burdette
Antoinette Hovor
Zachary Schneider
Daniel Butler
Krystin Ipina
Rachel Smalley
Miles Carr
Porter Jacobson
Eden Smith
Samantha Carter
Kaviya Kandaswamy
Alaina Sorrell
Jonah Cather-Walter
Madeline Kim
Anna Stanoyevitch
Perrin Chalk
Anita King
Valerie Sullivan
William Conway, III
Amy Kinzie
Caroline Tiss
Kaya Cooper
Cheyenne Cox
Angela Kolomiiets
Kate Krueger
Jonah Valmonte
Kathryn Wessells
Aidan Dacanay
Eileen Lee
Katherine White
Samuel D'Amelio
Dylan LeMarr
Noah Yablon
PARCC Testing Schedule
At John Poole Middle School, students will be taking the PARCC between May 9 and May 27. We will run two
sessions a day, the schedule can be found below, please note that ELA stands for English Language Arts. Please
make every effort to avoid scheduling appointments on the day your child’s grade level is testing.
Click on the link to review more information to parents http://www.parcconline.org/resources/parent-resources
Week 1
Mon 5/9/16
Tues 5/10/16
Wed 5/11/16
Thur 5/12/16
Fri 5/13/16
7:55 – 9:38
Math 6 Unit 1
Math 6 Unit 2
Math 6 Unit 3
Make Up
Make Up
9:42 – 11:52
ELA 7 Unit 1
ELA 7 Unit 2
ELA 7 Unit 3
Make Up
Make Up
Wed 5/18/16
Math 7 Unit 3
Algebra 1– Gr. 7
Unit 3
Thur 5/19/16
Fri 5/20/16
Make Up
Make Up
ELA 8 Unit 3
Make Up
Make Up
Week 2
7:55 – 9:38
9:42 – 11:52
Week 3
7:55 – 9:38
Mon 5/16/16
Tues 5/17/16
Math 7 Unit 1
Math 7 Unit 2
Algebra 1 – Gr. 7 Algebra 1 – Gr. 7
Unit 1
Unit 2
ELA 8 Unit 1
ELA 8 Unit 2
Mon 5/23/16
Tues 5/24/16
Wed 5/25/16
Thur 5/26/16
Algebra 1 – Gr. 8 Algebra 1 – Gr. 8 Algebra 1 – Gr. 8
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Make Up
Math 8 Unit 1
Math 8 Unit 2
Math 8 Unit 3
Fri 5/27/16
Make Up
9:42 – 11:52
ELA 6 Unit 1
ELA 6 Unit 2
ELA 6 Unit 3
Make Up
Make Up
Week 4
Mon 5/30/16
Tues 5/31/16
Wed 6/1/16
Thur 6/2/16
Fri 6/3/16
Memorial Day
Make Up
Make Up
Make Up
Make Up