Parents & Teachers of 8th Graders: Do you have a couple great photos of the following to be included in a DVD given to each 8th grade graduate:

PERFORMING ARTS: Band, Orchestra, Dance, Solo…
FIELD TRIPS: Loredo Taft, Springfield, Bradford Woods…
THEATER: The Mummy, Annie, Willy Wonka…
WALK TO THE BILLBOARD: (2012 only)
SPORTS: Volleyball, Track, Soccer, Girls basketball
FUN PHOTOS: The ones kids would love to see on screen

Not needed: Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Choir, Food Drive or Karaoke.

Please email (only your best & 2 or 3) to Kathie Kunish at kskunish@speakeasy.net by May 21.

Immediately following the graduation ceremony on June 6, Hauser eighth graders will follow their own “Walk of Fame,” over to the Riverside Town Hall. They will be treated to an evening of dancing, socializing, celebrating, and light refreshments.

Parent permission is required for each student attending the graduation celebration. Download and complete the permission slip, and return it to the Hauser office by May 18. For their safety, students will need to be checked out to an authorized adult before they can leave the building.

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Life Touch composite pictures of the Class of 2011 (last year’s 8th graders) are available in the Hauser office. This is not the historic panoramic photo, but the free composite that each graduate is given from Life Touch.

You or a sibling currently attending Hauser may pick up your child’s composite photo in the Hauser office. The Graduation composite pictures will only continue to be available for pick-up until Friday, September 30.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Stacy Westin.

To ensure that the graduation party is a safe and fun event, and that all students can be accounted for post-party, each 8th grader must be physically checked out of the party by a parent or guardian. On the permission slip submitted, parents indicated who would be picking up their students(s). These instructions will be strictly followed.

Parents/designated guardians should come in the front doors of Town Hall and come up to the second floor to meet your student(s). We ask that you then proceed to the back door and stairwell and check out with your child and any children you have permission to pick up.

We understand that parking may be a challenge, so please plan accordingly. We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring that each child is accounted for and arrives home safely.

Any questions or concerns regarding checkout can be directed to Patti Corcoran at corckp@yahoo.com.

Reminder for 8th grade students: Please be sure to turn in your permission slip for the 8th grade graduation party at Town Hall by Tuesday, May 31. You will not be able to attend without a signed permission slip. Contact Becky Malloy with questions.

Reminder to 8th Grade Students and Parents:

You are invited to hear “What I Wish I Had Known.” A wonderful panel of Hauser alumni who are now RB students will tell you what they think is important for you to know before you head off to high school. What is RB really like? Join us in the library at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25 to find out!

The PTO is still looking for a volunteer to videotape this forum. If you are available, please contact Lisa Aulerich-Marciniak.

Hauser PTO is looking for a volunteer to videotape the panel discussion “What I Wish I Had Known” on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. “What I Wish I Had Known” is a presentation, by a panel of former Hauser students who now attend RBHS, about what to expect as a freshman at RB. The PTO would like to make a video available for 8th grade students who cannot attend the presentation. If you are able to volunteer yourself (and your camera) for this, please contact Lisa Aulerich-Marciniak. Many thanks!

What I Wish I Had Known: Eighth graders and their parents are invited to join us for a discussion about what to expect at RB by the people who know RB the best — RB students. We’ve put together another great panel of former Hauser students who now attend RBHS and are willing to let you know all the things they wish someone had told them before they walked through the doors as freshmen. Come hear what they have to say in the Hauser Library at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25. Questions? Contact Lisa Aulerich-Marciniak.

Attention 8th grade parents: Riverside Brookfied High School is conducting an academic success summer program for incoming freshman, from June 20 to July 14 (no class on July 4 or 5), Monday through Thursday, 9:00-11:30 a.m. The registration deadline is May 27.

An individualized learning plan will be developed for all students taking this course so that course content addresses specific needs of each learner. The goal is to prepare students for maximum success by developing organizational skills and introducing them to their fall Math, English and Advanced Reading courses, with special focus on reading and critical thinking skills.

More information is available on RB’s website: rbhs208.org/2011%20SUMMER%20ACADEMICS.pdf