New PTA Website

Welcome to Patapsco Middle School 2013-2014!

We’ve move the PTA website to a new host:

http://patapscopta.weebly.com

 

8th Grade Pool Party

Parents of 8^th graders:  I am extending the deadline for submitting pool party forms and money to June 11th.  They can be turned in to the homeroom teacher, front office or to me at the 8th grade closing ceremony.  Please don’t miss out on this fun opportunity for the 8th graders to celebrate one more time as a class!  Details are on the flyer which students brought home on May 28th and the form is also available on the PTA website.   Pool party is for the Patapsco 8th graders only.  It is on Friday, June 14th from 12:30 till 3 pm at North St. John’s Swim and Tennis Club.  There will be a DJ, along with pizza, snacks and drinks.  We need 100 students to sign up or the event may be cancelled!  If you have questions or need  a form, please contact Rita Herlihy at drdjdherlihy@verizon.net.

Beach Blast is Coming!

BEACH BLAST is coming!!!
Wednesday June 12, 2013
6-8pm Behind the school

This is NOT a drop and go event.  All kids need to have a responsible adult.  Everyone is asked to bring a dessert to share (Cookies or brownies).

We need lots of volunteers the day of the event for it to be a success!!

Please volunteer  to help the day of the event at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0F45ABAF29A46-beach1

The PTA will be supplying Snow-Cones and Lemonade

Activities include:

•    Music by a DJ on the black top,
•    a Trivia contest,
•    Minute to Win it games,

New this year:

•    a Bean Bag toss
•    golf putting green
•    A basketball “knock out” competition.
•    (and  a PLINKO Board)

Sign up at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0F45ABAF29A46-beach1

POC: Karen Freerksen, freerksen@verizon.net, 410-480-2249

8th Grade Dance and Pool Party

The 8^th Grade Dance, “Bright Lights, Big City,” will be held on Tuesday, June 11^th from 1-4 pm.  Permission slips for the extended day were sent home on Monday.  If your student is staying for the entire dance, he or she must return a signed permission slip and arrange for transportation at 4 pm.  Permission slips will be posted in the near future.

The after-school student decorating committee is working hard on plans to transform the 8^th grade hallway, gym and cafeteria into a magical cityscape for the dance.  We need to BORROW many strands of white Christmas lights.  Please dig out your bins of working twinkle lights, label them and send them in to Ms. Hopkins as soon as possible.

Many volunteers and chaperones are necessary to make the dance a memorable experience for our kids.  Please consider volunteering for the afternoon of the dance, helping to set up the night before or sending in a contribution.  The latest information on supplies and help needed can be found at www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FAEAD229-8thgrade2.

Please contact Lisa Scarbath at lscarbath@verizon.net with any questions.  Thank you for your help!

8^th grade pool party: Come celebrate the end of middle school and the start of summer vacation at a private pool party for PMS students finishing 8^th grade on Friday, June 14th from 12:30 till 3 pm at North St. John’s Swim and Tennis Club.  There will be a DJ, along with pizza, snacks and drinks.  A signed permission slip and $13 payment is due to homeroom teachers by Friday, June 7th. Don’t miss out on this fun way to celebrate the last day of middle school!  Permission slips will be posted in the near future.

Any questions, please email Rita Herlihy at drdjdherlihy@verizon.net

Beach Blast

Hi all,

Beach Blast, our year end picnic, will be June 12 from 6-8pm behind the school.

The committee is looking for pre-event help in the following areas:
1. Publicity (info/Fliers for the elementary schools, posters and signs up around PMS)
2. Shopping for supplies,
3. Planning games (don’t panic – the committee has some ideas  but needs help getting them ready to play)
4. Coming into the lunch periods to collect song requests to give the DJ as a playlist
5. Coming up with questions for the traditional Trivia Contest – see if we can stump the students!

Please sign up on our SignUp Genius for one of these jobs.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0F45ABAF29A46-beach

We will also need LOTS of help the night of the event to run stations, run games, make snow cones, provide perimeter surveillance, and of course set up and clean up. Look for the signup for the day of the event coming soon.

We will have a sign up genius sheet coming out shortly to allow you to volunteer.  Please contact Karen Freerksen, freerksen@verizon.net, or 410-480-2249 to let her know you are interested in helping.