Congratulations to the class of 2010!! 

Supply Lists:
The supply lists for students in grades 7 & 8 have been mailed out.  If you did not receive your mailing, please contact Mrs. McGivern in the JSHS main office.  Students in grades 9-12 will be notified of necessary supplies by their classroom teachers during the first days of classes. 

Student Schedules:
Student schedules will be mailed home at the end of August. Entering 7th graders will receive their schedules at 7th grade open house -- Thursday, August 26 from 4 to 5:30 pm.

New Faculty:

We welcome New Lebanon's newest faculty members:

• Anthony Tomaselli -- high school social studies

• Valene Synakowski -- music and choir director

• Nancy Manes -- English Language Arts

• Carrie Bond - English Language Arts

• Meghan Pepe -- school counselor
  
  

Important Dates for August and September:

August 26 -- 7th grade open house 4-5:30pm

September 6 -- first day of classes

September 14 -- Fall Meet the Coaches and Code Night, 6:30pm

September 21 -- JSHS Open House and spaghetti dinner 5:30-7:00pm

September 24 --JSHS add/drop course change period ends

Regents Preparation Help:

Students who are planning to retake regents exams this summer may find this site helpful for preparation:  http://www.regentsprep.org/

Announcements:

• letter from the principal about bullying: 2010_4_29_bullying.pdf
  
  

• NEW!! Parent Access to Student Information
  Parents now have access to information about their child from our student information system, eSchoolData.  This includes:  progress reports, report cards, contact information, health information and discipline records. To begin setting up your parent account, you first need to visit the Parent Portal website, https://parentportal.eschooldata.com/login.aspx.  Once you are at the website, look in the blue rectangle for the words, " First time Here? Click here to create a new account."  Follow the directions to set up your account. Once you have set up the account, you will need to come in to see Eileen Winslow in the guidance office to have your account activated.  Please bring a photo ID when you come to school.  Once your account is activated, you can access information about your child through the Parent Portal at any time you choose.
  
  
  
• Open Swim
  

  Monday and Wednesday 6:30pm -- 8:00pm
  $3 per person or $5 for a family
  
  

• H1N1 Preparedness
  The District receives regular updates from health officials to guide our practices with respect to reducing contagion.  Parents of any student who presents symptoms consistent with influenza (flu) will be contacted to pick up their child and bring him or her home. While students are awaiting their parent, the student will be requested to wear a surgical mask to reduce the possibility of contagion to others. 
  

  • Letter to Parents about Swine Flu
    
    

• Student Physicals
  All 7th graders and 10th graders must have a current physical exam on file in the Health Office. To be considered current, the exam must have been completed after 5/1/2009.   The District Health Appraisal Form is available on this webpage.  Please click on "Health Forms" (above) to access the form for your family physician.

• SAT registration & ACT registration:
  Several parents have asked about registering 11th graders for the SAT or ACT exams. While New Lebanon is not a testing site, the deadlines for test registration as well as test administration dates are listed in the orange District calendar. You can find out more about applying for these tests on the Guidance webpage.

• Sports Physicals
  In order to be eligible to attend practice or complete in athletics, students must have a current physical exam on file in the Health Office.  To be consider current for an athletic season, the exam has to be less than one year old.  The District Health Appraisal Form is available on this webpage.  Please click on "Health Forms" (above) to access the form for your family physician. 

• Free and Reduced Lunch
  With tight budgets pinching most of us, I want to remind parents of the free and reduced price lunch (breakfast too!) program. The savings can be substantial, especially to families with more than one child in the district. If parents have any concern that a student's eligibility will in some way be identifiable, please don't be worried. The students who receive free or reduced meals simply punch in their code on the serving line key pad in the same manner as those students whose parents pre-pay for their meals. When going through the line, they are simply another student whose meal has already been paid for. You may apply at any time. If you would like the form mailed to you, please email me and I will see that we send it right out to you: lwhitcomb@newlebanoncsd.org