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PPS Health and Wellness
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his section of VEX is intended to provide opportunities that exist for the faculty and staff to engage in wellness activities.
Please go to the link below to access our district wellness website.
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Voyager Magazine
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If you would like to download the Voyager Magazine's Spring/ Summer 2013 edition,
click on the link below.
Hard copies of the Voyager Magazines are available at
253 South
Meadow Road Plymouth, Massachusetts..
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Recycling Fundraiser held by Bay State Textiles
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Please enjoy our latest edition of VEX.
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2015 Spring MCAS Parent/ Guardian Reports
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We are happy to report that the 2015 Spring MCAS Results are being mailed to homes on Friday, October 9th. Parents and guardians should expect to receive them in their mailboxes early next week. If they are not received in the mail next week, parents and guardians should contact their child's school.
District level PARCC scores will not be available until November or December. PARCC scores will arrive later this year because of the technical aspects involved with administering a test for the first time.
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Clip of the week
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| Plymouth Public Schools BOKS Program |
What is the BOKS program?
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Visual and Performing Arts Department News
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Plymouth High Schools' Marching Band Festival
Come support the combined Plymouth High Schools' Marching Band!
Upcoming Events!
Be sure to check out all the VPA
events
happening this year!
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Science Department News
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Let's All Wish Sophia AuDuong Good Luck!
Sophia AuDuong, a PNHS senior, is one of only 22 high school students from across the state presenting at the Massachusetts Junior Academy of Science Symposium. This symposium provides talented young researchers the great opportunity to give an oral presentation of their research in front of a panel of judges in order to earn a spot on the Massachusetts junior delegation to the 2016 American Junior Academy annual convention in Washington, DC. The event is open to the public and parents, teachers, and research mentors are welcome to attend and ask questions.
The presentations will be evaluated for scientific merit, experimental design, clarity of presentation, data quality, visuals, creativity, and ability to answer questions. The presentations will be evaluated by a panel of 4 judges and the results of the symposium will be shared at a later date. The top 5 presentations will be selected for abstract submission to the AAAS/AJAS 2016 meeting in Washington, DC.
The symposium will take place on
Saturday, October 17th
from 1:15-4:30
on the MIT campus, on the first floor of building 68 (the Koch Biology building) located at 31 Ames Street in Cambridge. The building is very close to the Red Line Kendall Station T stop on Main Street. If you drive to MIT there are meters right outside the building on Ames Street or on Main Street. The building will be locked. Someone will let you in from the Ames Street entrance that is closest to Main Street starting at 1 P.M.
Sophia AuDuong at the 2015 Plymouth Science Fair
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News from the Elementary Library Media Specialists
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Are you receiving the
Internet4classrooms
Newsletter in your classroom? Created by teachers for teachers, parents, and students, the site is packed with helpful resources for all grade levels and curriculum areas. Below is the table of contents for the October, 2015 issue. Take a quick look, and see what it has to offer or go to the home site at:
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Guidance News
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Plymouth Public Schools 2015 College Fair:
Tuesday, October 13 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Plymouth South High School.
Admissions representatives from over 150 colleges and universities will be on hand with information and available to answer questions. Parents and students are encouraged to attend!
**NEW this year at the College Fair: NAVIANCE 101 Workshops will available starting at 5:30 and 7 P.M. - These sessions are open to parents or students who have questions about the college application process or the NAVIANCE College & Career Planning software program.
PSATs (10th and 11th grade students) and SATs (12th grade students):
Wednesday, October 14 during the school day at PNHS and PSHS
PSHS Senior College Planning and Financial Aid Night: Tuesday, October 20th
from 6:30-8:30 in the Plymouth South High School Cafetorium
Seniors and parents should attend to receive information on the college application process with heavy emphasis on financial planning.
PNHS Senior College Planning and Financial Aid Night:
Wednesday, October 21 from 6:00-8:00 P.M.8in the Plymouth North High School Performing Arts Center
Seniors and parents should attend to receive information on the college application process with heavy emphasis on financial planning.
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Cold Spring Elementary School News
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Cold Spring Arts Integration Project
Cold Spring is so excited to begin the Arts Integration Project this year. This week, third graders integrated ELA and music. Students were able to describe characters in the story "Ghost Gets Dressed" (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. Students then created rhythms that followed the patterns in the story and performed it during class. Even with the surprise ending in the story, students still learned a lot about predictions in both ELA and music.
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South Elementary School News
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Today Mrs. Costa's full day kindergarten and Mrs. O'Neil's fourth graders completed several apple activities as part of their weekly big friends/little friends activities. Fourth graders helped kindergarteners to make observations using magnifying glasses, weigh their apples using pan balances, and measure the circumference of their apple using string and unifix cubes. It was such a fun activity packed with lots of skills!
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Third graders in Mrs. Haynes' class achieved their classroom "gem" goal! Students voted on their reward. A kickball game with Mr. Williams won by a landslide! After last week's rainout, students and Mr. Williams had a blast enjoying perfect weather, exercise and fun on Wednesday afternoon.
If you have visited West Elementary this year you will notice one major improvement to its exterior; a beautiful basketball court featuring a freshly-paved playing surface, new backboards, and nets. As part of their writing curriculum, students in Miss Learning's, Mrs. Haynes', and Mr. Young's classes learned how to write personal letters this week. Using what they learned, third graders then wrote thank you notes to the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation for donating a large portion of the money to fund these courts. While the entire community benefits from this generous gift, West's kids have been able to enjoy playing all sorts of sports on it each day at recess, and they showed how thankful they were in their letters.
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Federal Furnace Elementary School News
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Pride, Respect & Responsibility at Federal Furnace!
Federal Furnace Pride, Respect and Responsibility Slip representatives for the week of September 28-Oct. 2:
Kendall Dickey, Drew Clements, Meghan Riley, Tramayre Norman Odom, Matthew Nardone.
4th & 1st Grade Reading Buddies
Students from Mrs. O'Connell's and Mrs. Romboldi's fourth grade classes worked with students from Mr. Moskowitz's first grade class to help them develop their small moment stories. They made their writing more powerful by including detail, description, and dialogue.
The PTA Sponsored the Geography Game Show for Grades 4, 5 & K!
Neal Nichols' Geography Game Show visited Federal Furnace on Thursday. Mr. Nichols is a Cape Cod artist who draws maps from memory and has traveled the world presenting to students. 4
th
and 5
th
graders enjoyed an interactive show on U.S. geography and history, while kindergarten classes were treated to an art class covering basics such as shapes, solids, and tone. Thank you to the P.T.A. for sponsoring this event!
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4th Graders Learning to Play Ukulele in Music Class!
Federal Furnace Family Fun & Ice Bucket Challenge!
On October 3rd, The Boys and Girls Club of Plymouth provided a fabulous space for Federal Furnace families and staff to enjoy some food, fun and the opportunity to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Over $200 was donated to the ALS Foundation!
For even more laughs, see the video:
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PCIS News
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Our morning BOKS program has begun at PCIS and we are really happy about it! It runs three days a week for approximately twelve weeks and we would love more participants! We have a really great group of kids who come to school early to have a blast and get in some really important physical activity! We look forward to growing this program here at PCIS! If you may be interested please contact Mr. Powers or Ms. Callahan in the PCIS Physical Education Department!
On Wednesday, PCIS staff and student participated in National Walk to School Day! Mr. Powers, Ms. Callahan and some great adult volunteers walked with an amazing group of approximately thirty students from Panera Bread to PCIS. We couldn't be prouder of our amazing students who wanted to wake up early and get some steps!
PCIS and PSMS Athletics are proud to announce a really special event next Friday, October 16th! Plymouth North High School will be hosting "Night on the Turf" showcasing the field hockey, girls soccer, and boys soccer teams from PCIS and Plymouth South Middle School! Field Hockey will be playing at 4 P.M., Girls Soccer will play at 5:15 P.M., and Boys Soccer will play at 6:30 P.M. Come support some really special student-athletes!
PCIS students took part in "#Go Blue Day"
on Monday
to do their part in raising awareness of bullying and show their willingness to use their bystander power to help! Stay tuned for more positive events coming from our school this month.
Members of the 7th Grade Senators toured the PCIS grounds with Mr. Palladino to generate ideas for the schools beautification project. The newly formed community service based club is excited to begin their work on the outdoor fall clean-up beginning next week.
The PCIS Athletes of the Week sponsored by G&G for the week ending October 2
nd are
Maeve Tierney and Patrick Woomer.
Maeve Tierney
jumped right into the role of goalie for the PCIS Field Hockey team. Her willingness not only try new things, but also to be an enthusiastic team player make her a valuable asset to the team. Maeve is always willing to be helpful to her teammates and coach, and is willing to play any position on the field in best interest of her team. Maeve continues to demonstrate growth in her knowledge of the sport, and she encourages and inspires her teammates. Maeve's adaptability, perseverance, positive attitude, and overall stellar team spirit truly embodies what it means to be a PCIS Athlete of the Week.
Patrick Woomer
came in first place for the PCIS Boys' Cross Country team in their meet at Old Rochester, propelling the squad to victory. Patrick has showed great leadership by setting the pace at both the meets and practice, making sure his teammates work hard, and by displaying positive sportsmanship to both teammates and competitors.
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Plymouth South Middle School News
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PSMS Administrators Take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Called out by Central Office, the PSMS Administrators - Principal Mr. Morgenweck and Vice Principals Mrs. Marconi and Mr. Murphy - took one for the team last week, allowing students to pour ice water over their heads in support of ALS (better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease) research. The PSMS Student Council in turn, made a donation to Compassionate Care ALS, a non-profit organization based in Falmouth which helps families and patients struggling with the effects of the fatal disease.
To learn more about Compassionate Care ALS or to make a donation, please visit
www.ccals.org
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More Team Building at Camp Clark
6
th
grade students on the McCartin/Wilson team took their turn at Camp Clark last week. Students participated in various activities designed to emphasize teamwork, creative thinking and positivity while enjoying the weather at the off-campus 'outdoor classroom'.
In the Classroom...
Members of Mr. Hall's grade 8 civics class created online profiles of the political philosophers who helped shape the government of the United States. Later, these pages will be used to have students debate the significance and merits of the contributions of each historical figure.
Students in Mrs. Herbert's grade 7 ELA class shared personal narratives using the co-centric circle model.
Students in Mrs. Fitzgerald's grade 8 civics class shared ideas about the legal and political systems of the American colonies.
Grade 7 gym classes took advantage of the warm days of Fall.
This Week in Sports...
The PSMS Boys and Girls Cross Country team put in a strong showing at their first meet against PCIS this week. Although PSMS didn't come out on top there were some amazing first race results by all team members. Top finishers for the girls were Alyssa Briggs, Teagan Thompson, Erin Cicchetti and Julianne Morse. Top finishers for the boys were Nathan LaPointe, Jack Ottino, Nick Gregg and Robbie Duseau.
The volleyball team closed out their week with one win and one loss. Their first home game of the season was a very competitive loss to Sacred Heart which was then followed by a win in their first away game against St. Francis. The team's first win came with a score of 25-17 and outstanding play from Team A assistant captains, Isabella Pierce and Syndey Murphy and Team B captain Madyson McKay and players Allison Mendes, Rylee Salamone and Kerryann Mackay.
Coach Burkhead was very proud of the Girls Field Hockey Team on a hard fought match against an experienced Falmouth squad this week. Jaguars held Falmouth to 2 goals and nearly tied the match with a final score 2-1. Coach Burkhead cited the entire team's amazing defensive play - especially first time goalie Emily Palladino.
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Plymouth North High School News
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Attention Class of 2016. October 31
st
is fast approaching.
Get your Portraits and Bios in ASAP!
Get a jump on your college plans. Check out the many colleges that may interest you.
Financial Aid Nite is Wednesday, October 21
st
from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at PNHS.
Come support the Marching Band.
PNHS 2015 Homecoming Court. From left: Abby Noyes, Rebecca Soilson, Amanda Iamele, Jordan Callahan, Juliana White. Back Left: Brendan Been, Cam Drew , CJ Burt, Tj Hagan, and Aaron Chase.
Congratulations to the Homecoming King and Queen. Juliana White and Aaron Chase.
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Plymouth South High School News
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OKTOBERFEST 2015 !!
Today, Plymouth South seniors enjoyed the activities for Oktoberfest.... The event started in the gymnasium with a hypnotist and games followed by pizza outside where they had pizza, bouncy houses and games for the afternoon.
PLYMOUTH SOUTH'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Hannah Bailey-Field Hockey
The player of the week for Field Hockey is the goalie, Hannah Bailey. Hannah is a senior goal keeper who recently posted two big shutouts. In a strong 0-0 tie to Hanover she recorded 8 saves. A few days later, Hannah shutout Duxbury for a 3-0 win while having 9 saves. Hannah also held strong in a 2-1 win over Hingham with another 8 saves. Playing consistently solid, she is using powerful clears and saves to keep the ball as far from the net as possible. Hannah has been a leader in the back of the field, using effective communication with her teammates all season.
Matt Tirrell-Golf
Matt Tirrell is a senior captain of the golf team. He has been the low scorer in many of the matches. Last week at Waverly Oaks he shot a 39 in a loss to Hingham. On Thursday he shot a personal best of 38 to help lead us to another victory. Matt continues to be one of the most consistent golfers on the team.
STUDENT COUNCIL
Members of Plymouth South's student council collected clothing donations in partnership with Savers. They collected almost 2,000 pounds of items which translated into approximately $300. This will go into the student council fund.
JOIN US AT THE SAM FRY MEMORIAL 5K ROAD RACE
Erik Luddy
Erik Luddy, a student at Plymouth South in Mrs. Mellon's class, does a great job running errands for the office staff!
Students in the above photo are members of the Panther Pals after school club. They meet every other Thursday.
Plymouth South Field Hockey Team
Members of Plymouth South's field hockey team with Coach Finn went on a 'bonding trip' to Sky Zone to practice working together as a team.
SAVE THE DATE
- more information coming shortly...the Panther Booster Club will be organizing a "One Last Lap" obstacle course/fundraiser event on Saturday, November 28thh...it will be the last time we will be on the current grass field and track...the construction of a new turf field and track will begin on Monday, November 30th- save the date!
UPCOMING EVENTS!!
-Don't miss out on the marching band show at North at 1 P.M. on Sunday.1pm on Sunday
-The annual college fair is at South High on Tuesday, October 13th from 6-8 P.M. with more than 100 colleges in attendance.
-Grades 10-12 will participate in PSAT (10/11) and SAT (12) testing on Wednesday. Grade 9 will be on a field trip to the Museum of Science - Seniors...... if you are getting dismissed after SAT, don't forget your note prior to Wednesday!
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Hedge Elementary School News
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Hedge Elementary first graders visited their local fire station for Fire Safety Awareness Month. They were excited to get a hands on look at the fire fighters uniforms and equipment. Students asked questions about how their uniforms keep you safe in a fire. They also discussed creating a meeting place outside the home in case of an emergency. First graders then create a poster and cards for their neighborhood firemen.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Gary E. Maestas, Superintendent
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