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Dear Parents, Thank you to those who volunteered to chaperone ourfield trip to the beach. I think the enthusiasm for this trip is great, but more chaperones have responded than are needed. The students will be in groups of four with one chaperone per group. A few of the chaperones are colleagues of mine that I thought would be good models of young adults for the kids. An example would be my friend, Bob Hogan, who works for Generation Life to promote chastity and respect for life. Bob worked with the eighth grade here at O.L.G.C. for a month, so the kids are familiar with him. The three other chaperones that are not parents are coaches in various sports or will be nearing graduation to become teachers. These people have the necessary clearances to be working with children. Below is a list of the chaperones. If your plans have changed and you can no longer join us, or if you have any questions or would like to join the trip anyway, please email me. Maybe we can work something out. Thank you again for your interest and your desire to help our class. Sincerely, Sean Dempsey __Chaperones __ **// Sean Dempsey //** Robert Hogan  Daniel Quinn  Sara Reass Kristen Hendrix♥ Mrs. Citrigno Mrs. Darcy Mrs. Kazlauskas Mr. Popper Mrs. DiPiazza Mr. Donaghy On May 17, the 7th grade will be taking a field trip to Manasquan Inlet and Point Pleasant's Jenkinson's Pier Aquarium.
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 * The students will be working with professors from Lehigh University to discover in nature the things about which they are learning in class.
 * Cost: $27.00 Due: March 14

Demerit Slips are a negative reinforcement intended to discourage bad behavior. They carry as much weight as parents place upon them. If a teacher observes a student's behavior that they would like to see reduced, they write a Demerit for that student, placing the responsibility of delving out consequences on the parents of that student. Merit Slips are a positive reinforcement intended to encourage good behavior. Like Demerits, they carry as much weight as parents place upon them; however, they are given to a student when a teacher observes that student exhibitng good behavior. If a student receives a Merit Slip, that student's parents should congratulate and possibly reward that student.
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