1. ANNOUNCEMENTS WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2013 TODAY IS A “B” DAY

2. ` Mrs. Naughton’s Band Lessons March 13, 2013 Period 511:16 Trumpet Group i Period 712:44 Cadet Ensemble A Period 8 1:27 Jr. Knights 3

3. ` SCIENCE OLYMPIAD The Pond Road Science Olympiad Team competed in the state tournament yesterday at Middlesex County Community College in Edison, NJ. Our students all worked hard and placed 7 th out of 25 teams! Individual team members placed in the following events: Individual team members placed in the following events: 5 th place: Disease Detective - Megan Singh and Aashna Reddy 5 th place: Disease Detective - Megan Singh and Aashna Reddy 5 th place: Heredity - Ashvin Ravi and Ramis Mukhtar 5 th place: Heredity - Ashvin Ravi and Ramis Mukhtar 2 nd place: Mousetrap Vehicle - Ashvin Ravi and Harish Venkatesan 2 nd place: Mousetrap Vehicle - Ashvin Ravi and Harish Venkatesan 5 th place: Road Scholar - Ashvin Ravi and Harsha Pavuluri 5 th place: Road Scholar - Ashvin Ravi and Harsha Pavuluri 3 rd place Picture This – Richa Mandrekar and Sanam Thakur 3 rd place Picture This – Richa Mandrekar and Sanam Thakur 3 rd place Reach for the Stars – Avilasha Haldar and Likhitha Patlolla 3 rd place Reach for the Stars – Avilasha Haldar and Likhitha Patlolla 4 th place: Helicopters - Pranav Penmetcha and Ramis Mukhtar 4 th place: Helicopters - Pranav Penmetcha and Ramis Mukhtar 6 th place Rotor Egg Drop – Syam Angalakuditi and Sahya Nara 6 th place Rotor Egg Drop – Syam Angalakuditi and Sahya Nara Congratulations to ALL of the participants on their fine efforts and accomplishments Got Science!

4. EARLYACT MEETING There is an Earlyact meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 13 th in Mrs. Biondi’s room E110 from 3:00 to 3:45 pm.

5. Track & Field Meeting There will be a MANDATORY meeting for all athletes that are trying out for the PRMS track & field team. Thursday, March 14 th @ 7:45 am in the Thursday, March 14 th @ 7:45 am in the Gym.

6. Attention Pond Road Middle School! The student council is running their annual Penny Wars Fundraiser from Tuesday, March 12 th through Friday, March 22 nd. All money raised will be used to fund our annual Field Day at the end of the year. Each grade will have a Penny War Jar. One penny equals one positive point. All other types of currency are negative points. The grade with the most positive points by March 22nd will win Penny Wars. So if you see other grade jars with lots of pennies, fill them up with other types of money! The grade to receive the most points will win a prize for Field Day. May the best grade win!!

7. PENNY WARS OBJECTIVE – Help your grade earn the highest amount of points in the school! DIRECTION : Put as many pennies as you can in your grade’s penny jar to earn positive points. The jars are located in the back of the cafetorium. Put as many pennies as you can in your grade’s penny jar to earn positive points. The jars are located in the back of the cafetorium. Put other types of coins and bills in other grades’ penny jars to make them lose points. Put other types of coins and bills in other grades’ penny jars to make them lose points. You will never know exactly how many points each grade has earned; you will only see the coins and bills that each grade accumulates in their jar. You will never know exactly how many points each grade has earned; you will only see the coins and bills that each grade accumulates in their jar. The grade that earns the highest amount of points will win a prize. The grade that earns the highest amount of points will win a prize. Money/CurrencyPoint Value Money/CurrencyPoint Value 1 PENNY+ 1 POINT 1 NICKEL- 5 POINTS 1 DIME- 10 POINTS 1 QUARTER-25 POINTS 1 DOLLAR-100 POINTS

8. Quote of the Day “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Henry David Thoreau