Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High

The Harper Bulletin

 

Harper Calendar
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On This Day in History

   
  

• December 9, 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US
• December 10th is Chief Red Cloud Day, marking the Sioux leader's death at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, on this date in 1909. A courageous defender of Indian rights, he was the son of Lone Man and Walks As She Thinks.
• December 19, 2019, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine's Person of the Year. The Swedish climate activist became the first Person of the Year to be born in the 21st century and the youngest ever to receive the honor.
• December 12th is Poinsettia Day, marking the 1799 birth of Dr. Joel Poinsett, who brought the poinsettia plant north from Mexico. He was a U.S. congressman and Secretary of War.
• On December 13, 1989, Taylor Swift, American singer and songwriter was born in Reading, Pennsylvania

Student News

It is Spirit Week

Spirit Week is next week and we will have our first rally of the year Friday! 

• Monday, dress how you would at an airport and wear your comfiest clothes. 

• Tuesday, it’s Nike vs. Adidas day so wear whichever one you like more! 

• Wednesday, it’s teacher/student swap day! Dress as any teacher on campus! 

• Thursday, it’s meme day! Dress as one of your favorite memes. 

• Friday it’s Grade Color Wars and the rally! Seventh graders wear blue. Eighth graders wear either grey or black. And ninth graders wear white.

Tree Harper and Friends of Frances' annual fundraising event: Fund Razor!

Give a gift to the Harper JHS Campus! And embarrass Mr. McKim! Funds buy trees that students care for. Go the Webstore and donate to Tree Harper's Fund Razor VIII. Or take cash or checks to the front office. Go to the school website and see the beard styles that won in the past! Deadline for donations to count toward the beard contest is Saturday December 14 at midnight. Vote tallies as of Monday 12/9/24 at 10:00 am: Tied for 1st: Spider & Jaws, 2nd: Butterfly, 3rd: Pac-Man
 

Parent News

Early Dismissals and Absences

If your student will be absent or leaving early, please let us know as soon as possible. Please help us minimize classroom interruptions by letting us know in the morning if your child is leaving early. Thank you!  530-757-5330 x101. 

If a student will be absent or  leaving early, a parent or guardian must call the school at 757-5330 ext 101, email [email protected],or present a note to the attendance office with the following information:

1. Student’s legal name and ID number

2. Date(s) of absence

3. Reason for absence

4. Parent or guardian phone number

5. Parent or guardian signature

If no reason for absence is stated in voicemail or note the student will be marked unexcused. 

If we are notified in advance of a student leaving, the student can sign out and meet you out front.

Short Term Independent Study

If you will be traveling for the Holidays, please consider doing Short Term Independent Study.

For planned absences of one or more days, the school offers Short Term Independent Study through the Davis School for Independent Study (DSIS), 757-5333 x362. DSIS needs at least one week notice prior to the first date of the absence. Please request STIS as far in advance as possible to allow teachers time to put a packet together. Short Term Independent Study Request Form. Contact Samantha Amescua, [email protected], with any questions.

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