1. Welcome to our first 8th Grade Parent Meeting!

2. Do Now
Where do you hope for your student to attend high school? What will your child need to accomplish this year to be accepted into this school?

3. Meet the Team

4. Agenda 8th Grade End of Year Activities 8th Grade Laurels
Community Service
Fundraising
Reminders

5. EOY Activities!!! Promotion 8th Grade Formal
8th Grade EOY College Trip

6. Promotion Any interest in robes? Promotion: $50.00 Venue Reception
Certificates and Awards
8th Grade T-shirt
Any interest in robes?

7. Formal
Formal Dance: $60.00
Venue
Food DJ

8. College Trip Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Hotel Transportation
Activities
Amusement Park
College Tours
Entertainment

9. FEBRUARY 1, 2016 A 50% deposit is due… $30 – Formal $25 – Promotion
$150 – Trip

10. All final payments are due…
MAY 2, 2016
If you made a deposit, you may receive a refund up until this date. No refunds will be issued after this date.

11. 8th Grade GREAT Expectations
INTRODUCING
8th Grade LAURELS
Students can learn Laurels in 4 categories. What are they?
What is the minimum number of Laurels you must earn in order to participate in the EOY activities?
If you earn 100 Laurels, does that mean you are automatically eligible for EOY activities?

12. Community Service 30 Hours Required Volunteering = not paid
Local libraries, churches, and schools
Field experience opportunities throughout the year
Appletree
DC Central Kitchen
Anacostia Watershed

13. Fundraisers SOME Dress Down Fridays → $3.00 DonorsChoose
PTA Fundraisers

14. Last Year… Students were accepted to: School Without Walls
Columbia Heights Education Campus
McKinley Tech
Phelps School of Engineering and Architecture
Eastern’s Specialized Programs

15. This Year…
We expect even MORE students accepted to their school of choice.
We want 100% of students to participate in all of the exciting end of year events.

16. How can you help? Send Ms. Jakubow & Ms. Adams volunteer opportunities
Participate in all fundraising with the PTA
Check in Engrade weekly