Dear Patton Families,
Earlier this school year, you should have received an email with information regarding how to pay for your child's Chromebook insurance fee for the 2019-2020 school year. We have decided to extend the deadline to this Friday, October 18th. If you want to pay online, please create an account on RevTrak, our online payment website, https://ucfsd.revtrak.net. Click on your child's school, then "Chromebook Agreement/Fee" to read the guidelines and complete your payment. If you have trouble, please let us know by emailing onlinepayments@ucfsd.net. If you want to pay by check, please download the Chromebook Agreement from our website and send the $50.00 fee Attn: Justin Webb, Director of Technology. Please make checks payable to UCFSD.
We are excited about our upcoming Parent Visitation Day to be held on Friday, October 25th! We welcome the opportunity to showcase our school. This is your opportunity to get a first hand glimpse of “a day in the life of a middle schooler.” Parents are invited to join us beginning at 8:00AM and ending at 2:00PM. We will have staff to assist with parking in the back of the school by the cafeterias. Parents are welcome to tour the school and visit classrooms throughout the day. It will be a very busy day. In order to help ensure a smooth and positive experience for everyone, we are asking parents to observe the following guidelines:
- All visitors must enter the building through the back entrance of our large cafeteria.
- Registration tables will be set-up in the large cafeteria
- We encourage all visitors to pre-register using this link: click here to pre-register for Parent Visitation Day.
- Visitors who are not pre-registered must have a driver’s license. Information from the driver’s license will be entered manually at the registration tables. This is a time-consuming process.
- Visitors will not be permitted to enter the building without a registration sticker
- Please enter classrooms at the beginning of the period. You may leave classrooms at any time.
- Do not ask teachers to discuss grades or other concerns.
- Turn cell phones off or set to vibrate/silent when in the classrooms.
- Prepare to stand in the event that all chairs are in use. We have placed all of our available chairs in each of the classrooms.
- Refrain from talking while the class is in session.
- The event ends at 2:00, please be sure you are off the campus by 2:10 to avoid being caught in our bus lineup. Buses begin lining up for dismissal at 2:15.Be sure you know, or have a copy of your child’s schedule.
Additional Information about Parent Visitation Day:
- There is a parent lunch package that we offer for $6.00. Tickets are sold in the morning during registration.
- The Book Fair will be open for business during Parent Visitation Day
Have a great week! GO HAWKS!
Steve Dissinger - Principal
Upcoming Events
- October 14 - No School, In-Service Day
- October 18 to 25 - Patton PTO Book Fair
- October 21 - Winter Sports Night, 5 PM @ UHS LGI
- October 25 - Parent Visitation Day
- October 26 - Bike Drive Collection/Clean Up Day
- October 30 - CFPMS Orchestra Halloween Concert, 7 PM
- November 1 - Picture Retake Day
Weekly News
PTO Book Fair
The Patton Book Fair is coming October 18-25!! And once again this year in conjunction with the book fair, we will be holding our Coin Jar Challenge. The competition starts October 8 and and runs through Thursday, October 17th. The money will be used to purchase books for Patton's library. Even better, Scholastic will be matching the money we earn to purchase books for schools in need. A pizza lunch will be awarded in each grade for the Advisory who earns the most money. Last year our sixth graders earned the most money in the challenge of all three grades!
In other library related news, we wanted all Patton students to be aware that Jason Reynolds and Laurie Halse Anderson will be in the area. These are two of the biggest names in Young Adult literature. Jason Reynolds wrote Long Way Down and the Track Series among many other books. 7th and 8th graders, you likely remember Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of Fever 1793, Chains, and Speak from her visit to Patton last spring. The authors will be visiting Barnes and Noble in Exton next Wednesday, October 9th. We have off from school that day. Please see the library website for more information on this incredible opportunity.
Invention Convention
The Pennsylvania Invention Convention is a student invention competition designed to showcase and celebrate student problem-solving, innovation, creativity, and ingenuity. This competition is open to all students in grades 5 through 12. This competition has 3 levels:
- Virtual Online Competition (online submissions) - all participants [Deadline: Dec 31]
- Statewide Finalists Competition (takes place at PETE&C in Pittsburgh)
- Invention Convention - US Nationals (The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation)
To learn more about this competition, please visit: http://www.pa-inventionconvention.org. This competition is generously funded by The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C).
UThon Bates Motel Ticket Sale
UTHON is selling discounted combo tickets to Arasapha Farms’ Bates Motel Haunted House, Revenge of the Scarecrows Haunted Trail and Haunted Hayride!!! COMBO tickets for all 3 attractions are $40 at the farm ($43 online!) Buy a quantity of 1-5 from UTHON and save $5 ($35 each) Buy any quantity over 5 and save $10 PER TICKET ($30 each) Cash, checks, and Venmo accepted (checks payable to UHS activities) Order forms can be downloaded here! Questions or orders should be directed to Faith Dilworth, Unionville High School, fdilworth@ucfsd.net
Chocolate Lovers Festival Planning Committee
Please see the attached flyer for information regarding the Chocolate Lovers Festival's planning committee. The United Way is looking for parent/adult volunteers for this upcoming community event which will be held at UHS in January. More information regarding this event will be available later in the year but right now they are just looking for volunteers!
Fall Sports Photos Needed!
Attention Fall Athletes and Parents!: Do you have pictures of our Hawks in action? Do you have candids from the bus or from before or after the game? If so, the yearbook would love to have them! Please consider emailing your favorite shots to our yearbook advisors Mrs. Nanis (bnanis@ucfsd.net) and Mrs. Spisak (jspisak@ucfsd.net) Thank you!
Winter Sports Night
Winter Sports Night will be on October 21, 2019, at 5:00 pm in the UHS Cafe LGI! Patton parents & athletes and UHS parents & athletes are invited to attend! This is an informational session for families who are involved in the athletics program! There will be a presentation by the Supervisor of Athletics and the UHS and Patton Athletic Training Staff.
If you missed any past edition of the Principal's Newsletter, check out the Newsletter archive on the Patton website!
Counselor's Corner
On Parent Visitation Day, Friday, October 25th, the school counselors will be out of the building. If you would like to speak to your child’s counselor, please do not hesitate to contact them to schedule a meeting.
PTO News
Book Fair
The Books Fair is coming October 18! E-wallet is an easy, cash-free way to let your kids shop the book fair. You set up a free account, set a preauthorized spending limit, and your students can shop the fair without worrying about bringing cash to school. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/PattonBF. We still need volunteers for the book fair and coin drive – especially for the set up on Thursday Oct 17th & during parent visitation day (Friday Oct 25th) – please sign up here using SignUp Genius. We really appreciate all your help for this fun event that supports the school and gets our kids reading books they are excited about!
Bike Drive
We have an urgent need for volunteers! Volunteers are needed to repair, clean, and organize bikes on October 26 at Patton. No experience or expertise needed! Sign up here and search for “bike drive”.
Box Tops
Don’t forget that box tops can be donated to middle schools too! There is also a new app which allows you can scan your receipts for an even easier way to support your school as you shop! Search “Box Tops” in the App Store on your mobile device.
Student Art Class
A local business is offering student art classes in clay & jewelry. Click here for more information.
Connect on Facebook & Instagram!
The Patton PTO are on Facebook and Instagram. Please click the links to like and follow us and to learn all about what is happening in our school. Visit our Facebook page and follow and like us on Instagram!
Picture of the Week
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