Pie in His Eyes (and mouth, nose, ears)

On Friday, September 30th, all students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 at Moore were given the oppotunity to throw a pie in the face of their Principal, Mr. Dimmick!  This was a reward for those students being able to help Moore achieve AYP status on last year's PSSA's in Math and Reading.  As a school, Moore reached AYP for the 4th consecutive year, and the 8th out of the last 9 years.

Mr. Dimmick challenged the students last Spring to "do the best they can" on the PSSA's, and if they achieved the AYP status for the school...they could "throw a pie in (his) face".  According to some, he even said he'd wear a dress for the event (although he doesn't recall saying that)!  He also stated that if they reached 100% proficiency on either Math or Reading, he'd shave his beard...and if they hit 100% on both, he'd shave his head.  Fortunately for him (and us), that did not happen - many don't think he'd look the same to us without his beard and hair!

The students seemed to enjoy the event, as did the many volunteers and teachers.  The teachers liked it so much, they decided to get into the fray by using what remained in the cans to coat Mr. Dimmick in whipped cream.  We're still trying to determine whether or not it was some form of payback for something he made the teachers do...but we all guess that if you have a chance to spray whipped cream on your boss, why not go for it!

All in all, it was a lot of fun for everyone...and even Mr. Dimmick said he'd "do it again" in order to help motivate the students to do their best and achieve AYP status for another year!

Congratulations to all, and great shot with your pies!

Arts Festival at Moore

Students from Moore Elementary School are "Painting Like Pollack" at
Friday night's Arts Festival. All paintings created will be auctioned
at the school on Friday, October 7th. Proceeds will be donated to the
Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation. We thank all of our students and
families who attended our festival. We'd also like to extend a big
thank you to Mrs. Meade for organizing our event, to Mrs. Hageman for
the Folk Dancing, Mrs. Dalrymple for her support and walking in the
Komen walk, the custodial staff and our volunteers!

FROM PTA - 6th GRADE EVENTS COMMITTEE

Thank you all very much for the great effort you made towardSaturday's very successful Car Wash & Bake Sale!  We made over $700 not counting the Pancake Breakfast tickets we also sold. Turnout was excellent and we washed a LOT of cars & trucks.  Let's hope all of our fundraisers are this successful!  By the way, the response for baked goods was wonderful - the remaining items were sold at Salem UCC in Moorestown.

 

Just as a reminder - the following dates are important for the next couple months, so if you haven't already, please write them on your calendars:

 

• October 5   --  Sixth Grade Fundraising meeting, 6pm in the Moore Elem. Library
• October 22 --  Pancake Breakfast at Applebee's Northampton Crossings, 8-10 am Tickets on Sale Now
• October 28 --  Trunk or Treat at Moore Elementary (more info to follow)
• October 28 --  Sixth Grade Dance at Klecknersville Rangers 8:30-10:30 pm (approx)

 

Thanks again for all your hard work.  It was fun!!!

 

Janet Small

Important Message from LifeTouch (school photos)

The following is a message from Lifetouch - our school photo provider.

"The start of the 2011-2012 school year has been marked by natural disaster.  Many of our neighbors now face the daunting task of cleanup and rebuilding.  Recognizing that many families have lot photographic memories in these storms, Lifetouch is proud to share that they will replace any school portrait taken in the Fall of 2010 or Spring of 2011 for those who lost their portraits as a result of flood damage.  Please contact the main office if you would like to request replacement portraits."

If you need to take advantage of this sincere offer, please contact the Moore Elementary School Main Office at 610-837-1859.

Arts Festival - REMINDER

The Arts Festival (Painting Like Pollack and Folk Dancing) will be taking place this Friday night (Sept. 30th).  The activity was post-poned from last week due to rain.

We hope to see you there!

Trunk or Treat

On Friday, October 28th, the Moore PTA will be holding a "Trunk or Treat" in the school parking lot.  The event will be a fundraiser for the 6th Grade Events committee, and provides a safe Trick-of-Treat experience the whole family can enjoy.  The event will run from 6:00-9:00pm, and all Moore students/families are invited to participate.  The more participants, the more treats you will receive!

Arts Festival is Postponed

The Arts Festival at Moore, scheduled for this Friday evening, has been postponed.  This is due to the forecasted inclement weather...and forces us to reschedule the event for Friday, September 30th.  Once again, the festival will run from 5:00-7:00pm on the 30th.

We apologize for any inconveniences that this may cause, and hope to see you all there on the 30th.

Also, a reminder that the auction for the paintings created during this event will be auctioned on Friday, October 7th in the Moore APR.  The auction will begin at 6:30pm, and refreshments will be served.  An auctioneer will present the evening, and all proceeds from the event will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.