Weekend Update 02.12.07

Harbor School Google Calendar:
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ba74p50iajqfmj5asceahigcic%40group.calendar.google.com

This Week: (week #2)
Monday 2/12
- HarborMania Week Begins!
- 3rd Annual Valentine Poetry Contest Continues!
- 11th Grade Harbor Arts at the Seaport
Tuesday 2/13
- 9th Grade Harbor Science at Dead Horse Bay with Section 3
- 11th Grade Harbor Arts at the Seaport
- 3:00pm in library -poetry slam and reading for Starrie's mom who has recently published a book of poems entitled "Too Close, Too Skin."
Wednesday 2/14
- Assembly from 9:30-10:45am.
- 2:25 – Short Staff Meeting and then Co-Planning Meeting
Thursday 2/15
- 9th Grade Harbor Science at Dead Horse Bay with Section 4
- 11th Grade Harbor Arts at the Seaport
Friday 2/16
- 11th Grade Harbor Arts at the Seaport
- Harbormania Basketball game
- 2/16 (Fri) to 2/25 (Sun) – February Break

Upcoming Events:
1) 2/17 (Sat) - 2pm Screening of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth @ Harlem River Ecology Center
2) 2/27 (Tues) – Dinner for Gold Honor Roll
3) 2/23 (Fri) & 2/24 (Sat) – Captain of the Amistad Speaks at the Harlem River Ecology Center
4) 3/9 (Fri) - Black History Celebration 6-8pm
5) 3/16 (Fri) – National Honors Society Induction Ceremony
6) 3/22 (Thurs) – Open School Night
7) 3/23 (Fri) – Open School Day
8) 5/9 (Wed) – Open School Night
9) 6/6 (Wed) – Prom 6:00pm-10:00pm
10) 6/25 (Mon) – Graduation 6:00pm

Information:
1) Snow Ball: Congratulations to Kima, Sonjah and Marybelle for their hard work putting together a wonderful dance on Friday. Also, thanks to the many staff who helped to chaperone. It was wonderful to see so many students working together on a great event.
2) New Attendance Teacher: Please welcome and introduce Michelle Aubin, the new Urban Assembly attendance teacher. She’ll be with us one day a week.
3) Parent Association Meeting on Saturday morning: About 12 energetic parents came for what turned out to be quite a lengthy meeting; topics of discussion included Governors Island, scanning, special education, ELL's, bullying, increasing opportunities for AP and College Now at NYHS, and more.
4) Assembly Wednesday 9:45 to approx. 11:00 There will be an assembly Wednesday morning for a performance by Teatro El Puente. Also during the assembly we will have the Valentine's Day poetry slam/contest. More information to follow.
5) Dinner for Gold Honor Roll On Tuesday, February 27, students on gold honor roll for the first semester, plus their advisors, are invited to dinner in a restaurant (probably Planet Thai in Williamsburg.) Pia is organizing this event; more details to follow.