Hosted by the South Orange/Maplewood Special Ed PTO and Maplewood Recreation Department Office.
 
Sunday November 6, 2011 2:00-3:00pm at Maplecrest Park (rain location is Maplewood Middle School Gym.

Children with special needs of all ages – as well as their friends and siblings – are welcome. Parents are expected to stay during the clinic.

For more information, email the South Orange Maplewood Special Education PTO or call 973-868-7595.

Future sports clinic dates to reserve: January 29, 2012, March 25, 2012, May 20, 2012.

For 140 South Orange Middle School students “tomorrow” will bring
another rehearsal for their upcoming production of Annie. The musical
boasts the largest cast of any SOMS musical and the actors have been
working hard for months on what promises to be an extremely
entertaining production.There are many former Clinton students in the
cast.

Based on the “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip, Annie is set in
Depression Era New York City at a time when the economy was grim. With
its hopeful message and strong belief that tomorrow will be a better
day, Annie became one of the biggest Broadway musical hits of the
1970s.

South Orange Middle School’s Annie will be performed on Friday, April
1st at 7 pm, Saturday, April 2nd at 7 pm, and Sunday April 3rd at 2
pm. Tickets ($15/$10 for reserved seats and $10/$7 for general
admission) are available through South Orange Middle School (contact
Kathy Hester at 973-378-2733 ext. 2000 or khester1@somsd.k12.nj.us), a
few local shops including Kitchen a la Mode and Stony’s in South
Orange, and also at the door if the shows are not sold out.

From the district website:

Middle School Principals will present information on the Equity and Excellence Task Force recommendations in their respective schools on June 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Kirk Smith invites parents to his presentation in South Orange Middle School’s Sterling Hall while Mr. Jeffrey Truppo invites parents to hear his presentation in the Maplewood Middle School auditorium. Mr. Truppo also will present the recommendations again on June 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the MMS auditorium.

Teacher Luncheon
On Tuesday, May 4th at 2:40 pm, during Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7), the PTA will host our annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in the Clinton School Library. Would you be willing to help by preparing a dish or donating money for supplies?

All kinds of dishes are welcome, from appetizers to desserts to beverages.
Monetary donations can be sent to school in care of the PTA.
Please mark “for teacher luncheon.”

General PTA meeting
Don’t miss our May General PTA Meeting on Thursday May 20th at 7:15 pm in the Clinton School cafeteria.

South Orange Middle School Principal Kirk Smith will discuss the transition from 5th grade to middle school, so if you have a 5th grader, you’ll be especially interested.
An SOMS HSA representative and student representative will also be on hand.

Yearbooks on sale
Order your Clinton School yearbook by May 7th. And we are still in need of yearbook photos for all grades.

Memorial Day parade float
For the second year, we are building a float for the Memorial Day Parade.
The theme is “Clinton Elementary School Celebrates Diversity,” and it’s going to be wonderful!

There are several ways to help.
First, we need YELLOW PLASTIC BAGS.

If you subscribe to the Star Ledger, or shop at ShopRite, please save and donate your yellow bags.
You can drop them off inside the school entrance or at 3R Living on Maplewood Avenue.

Second, please help build the float! We will be working at the following times:

Saturday, May 22, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 29, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, May 30, 10:00 AM -?

There will be tasks for both children and adults.
Come for an hour or come for a day.
All are welcome!

Third, please plan to march in the parade, Monday, May 31.
We will assemble at the Columbia High School Student Parking Lot at 8:15 AM.

Every child must be accompanied by an adult.
One adult can take responsibility for more than one child, but children may NOT be dropped off alone at the point of assembly.
Every child is encouraged to march a Clinton School shirt, or a red shirt.

SOMS Principal Kirk Smith will be featured on Seton Hall’s WSOU 89.5 FM radio show, Leadership, on Saturday, April 17 and 24, at 7:30 a.m. Mr. Smith shares his thoughts on his career and his insights on leadership.

Hopefully your children had the opportunity to either participate in or witness Clinton School’s spectacular All School Revue this past weekend. Ideally you will continue to foster their interest in theatre by exposing them to the impressive dancing, singing, and acting that will occur next weekend during South Orange Middle School’s production of Cinderella. This promises to be a great show featuring some Clinton School alumni, and we want your children to feel excited about the theatre opportunities that await them in their middle school.

Show times are Friday and Saturday, March 26 & 27 at 7:00 P.M. and Sunday, March 28 at 2:00 P.M. Reserved seating is $15.00 (rows 1 – 10). General Admission is $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for students/ seniors. Advance General Admission Tickets are available for purchase at kitchen a la mode, South Orange; The Messy Artist, South Orange; Words, Maplewood; No. 165, Maplewood; and Park Wood Diner, Maplewood. Tickets will also be sold at the door.