IC > March Principal's Message

Wow, I do not know about you but after all the snow in February I am looking forward to March, April and the warmer months that follow. It is hard to believe but we are half way through the third marking period, no kidding here, and anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring.

March traditionally marks the first stages of the preparation and planning for the PSSA Reading and Mathematics assessments while continuing the course selection process for the current 7th grade students to 8th grade in 2010-11. In February Linda Scheckenbach and Stacey Buterbaugh, working with the high school guidance staff and the IC office secretarial staff, have completed the 8th to 9th grade course selection process and are now steadfast in starting the 7th to 8th grade course selection process.

7th to 8th Grade Course Selection

• Thursday, March 4th – 7th to 8th Grade Course Selection Presentation, 7:00 PM, Indian Crest Auditorium.
• Friday, March 5th - Course Selection sheets to be distributed to all 7th grade students in homerooms. 
• Scheduling begins March 11th in Language Arts classes.
• March 11th – 15th – Team Pride
• March 16th – 18th – Team Legacy
• March 19th – 22nd – Team Justice
• Friday, March 26th - Deadline for Scheduling for all 7th to 8th grade students

The PSSA Math and Reading assessments are slated to begin on Wednesday, April 7 and end on Tuesday, April 13.  Make-ups for the assessment must be completed by Friday, April 16.  Please note that students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades take the math and reading PSSA Assessment.  8th grade students will also take the writing and science PSSA Assessment. Here is the “skinny” of PSSA assessments…..

• Grades 6, 7, and 8…PSSA Math and Reading Assessment is from April 7 through the 16
• Grade 8 PSSA Writing Assessment is from April 19 through April 23
• Grade 8 PSSA Science Assessment is from April 26 through April 30

Please look for more information from Stacey Buterbaugh and me through the month regarding the specifics and administration of the assessment.

Revised Calendar Due to Snow Days

Due to the school closings on Wednesday, February 10, Thursday, February 11, and Friday, February 12……the progress reports, marking periods, and mailing of report cards have been rescheduled as follows……

These days were designated as “snow make-up days” in the official school calendar for the 2000-2010 school year. If we have additional school closings, instructional days will be added to the end of the school year.  The revised calendar for the June is listed below…..

PJAS Science Research Competition

• First Place Winners – Advance to the State Competition at Penn State University
• Hailey Hagen, “Child Proof Safety Caps and whether or not they were really “safe”
• Matthew Dille, “Doubling the Life of Crickets”
• Sean Hayden, “The Hockey Shot”
• Third Place Winner
• Lenny Welch, How does golf club face angle affect distance?

Math Counts Competition

• Elizabeth Hunsicker
• Liam Schmidt
•  Hannah Schmidt
• Devon Schmidt

Spelling Bee

• First Place:  Nathan Wilson.  Nathan will represent Indian Crest at the Montgomery County Spelling Bee held in Norristown in March.
• Second Place:  Jason Hoffner
• Third Place:  Casey Tobias

No School for Students
There will be no school for students on Wednesday, March 10.  This is a teacher in-service day.

Important Dates

March 1 ……….Progress Reports Distributed
March 2……….Parent Forum (IC SGI Room at 9:00 AM)
March 10………Teacher In-Service Day (No School for Students)
March 19………School Spirit Dance, 7:00 PM, Gym
April 1 – 5……..Spring/Easter Break (No school for Students / Staff)
April 7 – 30…….PSSA Testing window for Math/Reading, Writing, and Science
April 9………….IC Jazz Festival at 7:00 P.M. in the IC Auditorium
April 12…………End of the 3rd Marking Period
April 19…………Report Cards Mailed

Please visit the Indian Crest Calendar on the IC Web Page for other events as they are posted and to get a glimpse of the upcoming months. If you have any questions pertaining to any event at Indian Crest, please call the administrative office 215-723-9193 or email me at jpammer@soudertonsd.org.

Jeff Pammer
Principal