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Homebase Notes 11/06/2017 “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Theresa Homebase Requirements Due For 9 th , 10 th and 11 th graders, all Homebase requirements are due on Monday, 12/11/17, by 12:00 PM (noon). This means that your government meeting form, cultural event form, and volunteer hours form must be turned into your Homebase teacher by the Monday Homebase meeting on 12/11/17. All of these are required to pass Homebase. Students cannot miss class to fulfill these requirements. If you miss class, it will be an unexcused absence. For Seniors, all Homebase requirements are due on Friday, 12/01, by 12:00 PM (noon). Homebase Requirement Clarification If you are unsure about what does or does not count as cultural events, government meetings, volunteer hours, then please visit this website http://josephmezzina.wixsite.com/homebase There you will find information about what is and what is not accepted for these requirements. There is also a useful FAQ section. Government Meeting There are two meetings this week right here at IRCHS, which count as government meetings. The first is the IRCHS Board of Directors Finance Meeting this Tuesday, 11/07, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. The second is the IRCHS Board of Directors Business Meeting this Thursday, 11/09, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Both meetings will be in Mrs. Sclafani’s room (#618). These are IRCHS Board meetings, and you may only use one per year. You may not miss class to attend these meetings. Cookies for Kensington Friday in the dome there will be a bake sale to raise money to buy socks for the homeless people of Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kensington is an area of Philadelphia that has some of the highest crime and drug abuse rates in the
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HomebaseNotes11/06/2017

“Ifwehavenopeace,itisbecausewehaveforgottenthatwebelongtoeachother.”–MotherTheresaHomebaseRequirementsDueFor9th,10thand11thgraders,allHomebaserequirementsaredueonMonday,12/11/17,by12:00PM(noon).Thismeansthatyourgovernmentmeetingform,culturaleventform,andvolunteerhoursformmustbeturnedintoyourHomebaseteacherbytheMondayHomebasemeetingon12/11/17.AllofthesearerequiredtopassHomebase.Studentscannotmissclasstofulfilltheserequirements.Ifyoumissclass,itwillbeanunexcusedabsence.ForSeniors,allHomebaserequirementsaredueonFriday,12/01,by12:00PM(noon).HomebaseRequirementClarificationIfyouareunsureaboutwhatdoesordoesnotcountasculturalevents,governmentmeetings,volunteerhours,thenpleasevisitthiswebsitehttp://josephmezzina.wixsite.com/homebaseThereyouwillfindinformationaboutwhatisandwhatisnotacceptedfortheserequirements.ThereisalsoausefulFAQsection.GovernmentMeetingTherearetwomeetingsthisweekrighthereatIRCHS,whichcountasgovernmentmeetings.ThefirstistheIRCHSBoardofDirectorsFinanceMeetingthisTuesday,11/07,from3:30PMto5:00PM.ThesecondistheIRCHSBoardofDirectorsBusinessMeetingthisThursday,11/09,from3:00PMto4:00PM.BothmeetingswillbeinMrs.Sclafani’sroom(#618).TheseareIRCHSBoardmeetings,andyoumayonlyuseoneperyear.Youmaynotmissclasstoattendthesemeetings.CookiesforKensingtonFridayinthedometherewillbeabakesaletoraisemoneytobuysocksforthehomelesspeopleofKensington,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.KensingtonisanareaofPhiladelphiathathassomeofthehighestcrimeanddrugabuseratesinthe

UnitedStates.Withtemperaturesdroppingbelowfreezinginthewintertime,itisveryeasyforthepeoplelivingonthestreetstogetsick.Yourpurchaseofahomemadesugarcookiecangetsomeoneawarmpairofsocksforthiswinter!Bring$1tothedomethisFridaytogetyourtastytreat!(Allwhilehelpingsomeone'sfeet!).FSATutoringThelasttwoweeksofFSAtutoringavailableonWednesday,11/8and11/15from3:15-4:00inroom615.Allarewelcomed!TripCancelledMs.Sclafani'sItalytriphas,unfortunately,beencancelled.Tothosewhohavesignedup,pleasecheckyourschoolemailforamessagefromMs.Sclafaniforhowtogoaboutgettingmoneyrefunded.CanadaTripMeetingStudents,areminderthattherewillbeaninformationalmeetingonTuesday,11/14,atlunchinMr.Zajicek'sroomforallwhoareregisteredfortheCanadaSpringBreakTrip.Ifyouhavenotyetregisteredbutareinterestedinattending,thereisstilltime!Thefullpaymentdeadlineisnotuntil1/11.EmailMr.Herouxfordetails.MathClubAreyouinterestedinpursuingacareerinMath?OrmaybeyoujustloveMath?Nomatterwhichcategoryyoufitin,comejointheMathclub!Youcantutorotherswhoneedhelpandreceivevolunteerhours.CometotheinformationalmeetingthisFridayduringlunchtofindoutmore.WewillbemeetinginMr.Stone'sroom#103.Hopetoseeyouallthere!!ArtClubArtclubmeetingsthisweek:Tuesdayfrom2:00-3:30andWednesdayfrom2:00-4:00intheArtRoom#500.Nextweektherewillbenoartclubmeetings.Our"PennyWars"competitionisback&betterthanever!Imagingwakinguphungry,spendingyourdayhungry,andgoingtobedhungry,onlytorepeatthepatterneachday.Over795,000,000peopleworldwidesufferfromchronicundernourishment.Thismeansthattheirfoodintakeisinsufficient

tomeetdietaryenergyrequirementscontinuously.Overhalfofthe795millionareaged18orbelow.Asaschool,wecanhelp!Forthenext4weekswewillberaisingmoneywithoursparechange(yes,sparechange)&havingagreattimedoingit.OurPennyWarscompetitionissimple:thehomebasewiththemostpennieswins!BUT!There’sacatch:ifsomeoneputssilvercoinsinyourjar,youlosepoints!Herearetherulesandhowtowin:1PENNY=1POINT1DOLLAR=100POINTS1CHECKFOR$5=500POINTS(&soon)PUTSILVERCOINSINOTHERHOMEBASEJARSTOTAKEPOINTSAWAY!1NICKEL=-5POINTS1DIME=-10POINTS1QUARTER=-25POINTS•YourhomebasejarMUSTstayinitsdesignatedarea.ItMUSTNOTBEMOVED•ThesealonyourhomebasejarMUSTNOTbebroken.NEVERopenyourhomebasejar.•Youarenotallowedtoenterahomebasethatisnotyourown.Youmayopenthedoorandputmoneyinthejar.Alljarswillbebyadoorway.Ifanyruleisbroken,yourhomebasewillbedisqualifiedandyouramountraisedwillbedividedupamongotherhomebases.

Studentcouncilstudentswillcomearoundattheendofeachdaytocollectthemoneyandreplacethejar’sseal.EachMonday,scoreswillbeannounced.Therewillbe2prizes.-Thegrandprize(apizzapartywiththeworks)willbeforthehomebasewiththemostpoints-andthesecondprize(anentirehomebasedessert)willbeforthehomebasethatmakesthemostcontinuouseffort(theaverageamountraisedweekly,eveniftheydonotwingrandtotal)Student-madeComicBook!!!“WorldofSpey”isacomicbookthatisbeingcreatedbyoneofourveryownCharterStudents!Thecreatorislookingforsomevolunteerstohelpthemwithwritinglore,scenes,andevencreatingspeciesfortheworld!Theyareevencreatinganentirenewlanguageforthecharacterstowritein.Ifyouhaveanyideasyouwouldliketoincorporateorjustliketohearmoreaboutthemaincharacter“Zeya”whoishalfdragonhalfsuccubus,emailthecreatoratcaitlyn.sturtsman@irchsonline.orgoremailtheofficialcomicemailatworldofspey.official@gmail.comNote:Youdon’thavetohelpwiththemainstoryline,youcanhelpfleshouttheworldsurroundingit.DressCodeDay

Areyoutiredofstuffingtissuesinyourpantstoblockoffyourholesinyourjeans?Tiredofyoujeggingsbeingreplacedbynormaljeans?KeyClubhasyoursolution!WearehavingaDressCodeDayonNovember17th.

Thisallowsyoutoweartanktops,jeanswithholesABOVEtheknees,andleggingswithoutashortdress.Stomach/backskinandallunderwearmuststillremaincoveredlikenormal.Allyouhavetodoispay$2forawristbandyoucanfindinMrs.JessicaKelly'sroomduringbreaks,beforeandafterschoolandunderthedomeduringlunch!TheywillbeavailablefromNovember13thtothemorningofthedresscodeday!

Thebestpartisthateverydollarspentwillgotowardsagreatcause.Didyouknowthat663millionpeopleintheworlddonothaveaccesstocleanwater?Every21secondsachilddiesduetowaterrelateddiseases(4000perday).Onaverageyoungchildrenandwomenhavetowalk3.75milescarrying44lbwatercontainersonlytobringbackunsafewater.That’satotalof6-8hoursperdaycarryingwaterthatcouldbespentcontributingtofamilyincomeorgettinganeducation.

KeyClubwillbeworkingwithTheThirstProjecttoraisemoneytobuildawellinSwaziland,asmallcountryinSouthernAfrica.Helpisdesperatelyneededinthiscountry.TheaverageincomeofanadultmaleinSwazilandis$102andtheyarealsothemostcasespersquarefootofpeoplesufferingfromAIDS(80%ofalladults).Checkoutwww.thirstproject.orgformoreinfo.

$2perwristbandandyoumayonlypurchaseyourownband.BandswillbedeliveredtoyourFirstperiodteacheronDressCodeDay

AttentionKeyClubMembers:

DonotforgetthattodayisBring-A-Buddydayduringourregularmeeting.Allmembersshouldbringafriend.Therewillbesnacksandasmallactivitythatwewillbecompleting.

KeyClubDueswillcontinuetobeaccepteduntilThanksgiving!ThelastdaytobeanofficialmemberisNovember17thifyouhavenotpaidalready!Ourclubisalreadythebiggestthatithaseverbeeninschoolhistory.Willyouhelpmakeit

better,whilealsomakingyourcollegeresume,yourcommunityandschoolabetterplacetobe?


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