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 Lea Ann Yoakum, Principal
Jared Moore, Assistant Principal
12410 Harmon Rd., Pickerington, OH 43147 * PH: (614) 835-2000 * FAX: (614) 835-2010
Visit our Web Page: www.pickerington.k12.oh.us
DATES TO REMEMBER
March 2015
Mon., 2
PARCC Test 6th Gr. ELA #2
Tues., 3
PARCC Test 6th Gr. ELA #3
Wed., 4
PARCC Test 6th Gr. Math #1
Thurs., 5
PARCC Test 6th Gr. Math #2
Fri., 6
PARCC Test 5th Gr. Math #1
Spring Fundraiser Orders Due
Mon., 9
PARCC Test 5th Gr. Math #2
Tues.,
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PARCC Test 5th Gr. Science
Wed., 11
PARCC Test 6th Gr. Social St.
Parent/Grandparent Luncheon
(see revised schedule)
Spring Pictures
Fri., 20
GRADE CARDS
Middle School Health Fair
Mon., 23
Harmon MS 6-8 pm
Parent/Grandparent Luncheon
Wed., 25
(see revised schedule)
Annual Harmon Career Day
Thurs., 26 Spring Fundraiser Item Pick up
3-6 pm at Harmon
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Tues. 31
TRANSFER DEADLINE
Mar 30SPRING BREAK!
Apr. 3
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
Wow, the weather has really played havoc with our schedules this year! Hopefully, we can look forward to an end to the “snow” days, and a beginning to warm days ahead! Our PARCC testing continues through March 13th for our PBA (Performance Based Assessments) and again on April 22nd through May 6th for our EOY (End of Year) Assessments. This new assessment has been quite an undertaking, and I am very proud of our staff and students as we have worked through the process. Please refer to the revised testing schedule below.* Due to our testing schedule, we have had to revise our dates for our Spring Parent/Grandparent luncheons. We look forward to seeing many of you. Please see the schedule below for details. Wed., 18
Lea Ann Yoakum, Principal *REVISED PARCC Assessment Schedule
Monday
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B 6 – ELA #2
A March 9
5 – Math #2
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Tuesday
March 3
6 – ELA #3
March 10
5 - Science
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Thursday
March 4
March 5
6 – Math #1
6 – Math #2
March 11
March 12
6 – Social St.
Friday
March 6
5 – Math #1
March 13
April 21
April 22
5 – ELA
April 29
6 – Math #1
May 6
6 Social St.
April 24
6 – ELA #2
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INTRADISTRICT OPEN ENROLLMENT TRANSFER REQUEST DEADLINE
The PLSD Intradistrict Open Enrollment Transfer Request form has been updated
and the deadline for submission has been changed. The new version is available
on the District website and MUST be completed and returned to Jessica Seymour at
the PLSD Welcome Center located at Ridgeview JH, 130 Hill Rd., S., Suite 102 – fax
614-833-2114 by MARCH 31, 2015, in accordance with Policy JECBD-E-1. Please
do NOT return this form to the school office.
SPRING FUNDRAISER!
We are currently in the middle of our Spring Fundraising
Campaign. We hope our kids have been out selling the
many items offered. We have cookie dough, pizza,
desserts as well as many gift items. Our campaign ends on March 6th and items will be delivered
to Harmon on March 26th from 3-6 pm. We are raising money for new book titles for the library as
well as for Harmon’s Student Recognition Program. We really appreciate your support.
SPRING
PARENT/GRANDPARENT
LUNCHEONS
It’s time for our spring parent/grandparent
luncheons! Each we have two fall and two spring
luncheons. Half of our homerooms participate in
the fall and the remaining homerooms are invited to
this special luncheon in the spring. Due to our
testing schedule, we have had to reschedule our
spring dates. Check the schedule for your child’s
homeroom and be looking for invitations to come
home soon.
*REVISED Lunch
Begins
Wednesday
March 18*
Wednesday
March 25*
10:50
11:05
11:30
11:50
12:10
12:30
Moyer
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Watts
Smith
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Pisula
--Rossi/Schriner
--McGinnis
Rouse
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This year our school picture company, Inter-State Studio, will be taking spring portraits on Friday, March 20 . Be
looking for more information to come home with students approximately two weeks before this date. You may go to
the following website to view all the styles they have to offer: www.isspub.com/illumination
HARMON SPELLING BEE WINNERS!
We congratulate all of our student homeroom spelling bee winners who
recently participated in our school-wide spelling bee.
Our 2015 Harmon
Middle School winners are:
Sixth Grade: Tatiana Brown, Xaviera Schneider (runner-up)
Fifth Grade: Jordan Gray, Marrdiyat Ahmed-Moro (runner-up)
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Spelling Bee on March 21 , in Lancaster, Ohio. We wish them the best of
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Xavier Schneider
Marrdiyat Ahmed-Moro
Jordan Gray*
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Our new Renaissance Team has been very busy with many, many projects! We are so proud of our all of our fifth and sixth grade
student leaders who are members of this group, and look forward to continuing this group next year as they become the new
leaders of our school. Here are just some of the activities and events that our kids have been working on:
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Designing and creating our student birthday bulletin board located in the cafeteria and helping with the staff birthday
bulletin board
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Organizing and keeping track of our recess supplies and games
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Being student hosts for luncheons and special programs
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Being great assistants to Mrs. Yoakum on several projects
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Separating and distributing our thank you notes from our “Thank You Thursday”
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Preparing for our Academic Pep Assembly at the end of the year
Thank You Thursdays are always a giant hit with all of the staff and students. After morning announcements, blank note cards
are passed out to all students and staff. They were then directed to write a note to someone (student or staff member) to thank
them for any act of kindness they were given. Our Renaissance students stay after school to separate and distribute the notes to
all who received a card. The following morning, students and staff members who received thank you notes are pleasantly
surprised to receive their card(s). We look forward to our next Thank You Thursday coming soon!!
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from our Renaissance Team. Be looking for more information on this fun activity for both 5 and 6 grade students.
The Ohio Department of Health requires that all students entering 7th grade to show
documentation of receiving an immunization called Tdap before being allowed to enter
school next year. Your 6th grade child recently received a letter explaining this requirement with
their grade card. It also contained a Physician Documentation of Vaccine form for your
convenience. This form is also available on our building’s main webpage, as well as under
“Downloads/Medical Form.
I can’t believe how fast this year is going by. It is already time to start thinking about next year. Please be on the lookout for the upcoming 2015-­‐2016 PTO Officer Nomination and Committee Chair flyer. Amelia Tidwell, PTO President HARMON FUN NIGHT
We are in the process of planning our Spring Harmon Fun Night, scheduled on
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Friday, April 10 : 5 grade—5:30-7:00 p.m. and 6 grade—7:30-9:00 p.m. Be
looking for more information to come soon. We will need plenty of volunteers, so if
you are available, please contact Amelia at amelia.tidwell@yahoo.com
Next PTO Meeting
Wed., March 11th
All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.
BOX TOPS & LABELS
Keep sending in your BOX TOPS and Labels for
Education. Harmon has purchased several items for our
school with credit earned through these items.
Diley, Harmon and Toll Gate Middle Schools are hosting a
Middle School Health Fair! Join us for a night of health and
wellness activities, information and fun!
Where: Harmon Middle School
When: Monday, March 23rd 6-8pm
Who: All PLSD Middle School students and their families
More info to come!
Hope to see you there!