Team Update: Week of October 2nd

Open House:  Thank you to all the parents who came to Open House Thursday night! We hope that you found the time spent to have been valuable!

T-Shirts: Order forms are available from Mrs. Simeone in Literacy class. It would be wonderful for every student to have a beautiful T-Shirt to show their team spirit!  Having the orders and money turned in by October 13th would be fantastic, as our supplier usually turns around the order within a week!

Yearbook: It's not too early to start thinking about a yearbook. Each yearbook comes with two custom pages for your student to customize as they wish. The cost is $15, with an option to upgrade to a hardcover. To order and customize online CLICK HERE.  Our school's passcode is 1014746590884141

Stomp Out Bullying: Monday, all students at PMS will participate in the nation wide Stomp Out Bullying Day.  The team has planned a day of activities to go along with the PTO Walk-a-Thon! Students should wear sneakers and athletic clothes as we are going to be moving around and sitting on the floor! Additionally, students do not need to bring their full backpacks, but rather just a string bag with essentials - like a water bottle and a pencil!

Class Updates:

Social Studies: It was a very busy week in Social Studies! We discussed all things related to government. The kids explored many aspects of not only the American government but other governments used globally. We will have an assessment on government this Tuesday. On Wednesday we start our journey throughout Ancient Greece. Good times ahead!

Science:  This week in science class we made more progress towards figuring out the phenomenon: Why are bones hard?  Students investigated their questions and figured out that there are unicellular and multicellular organisms.  They figured out that different types of cells have special shapes to help them do their jobs.  Next week students will investigate the question: What is happening inside the bone cell?

Click here to see PICTURES of the students working this week!

Literacy:  Students were very busy in Literacy class this week, creating a comprehensive study guide for the Unit 2 Latin root test! We hope that students' scores will improve, and they will have learned the value of preparation and study!  

English: This week in English class we had a lot of fun with figurative language. We listened to music, we danced, and we sang along to the songs. We used the popular music to discuss how we hear figurative language every day, even if we don't always realize it. We also wrapped up our unit on plot structure and took a unit test on Friday. Next week we will start looking at Greek myths and begin our Greek god/goddess projects.

Math: This week we will be handing out our first Go Figure!  The Go Figure is the monthly real-world project linking to what we are learning in class. It will be due Tuesday, October 31st!  As for our proportionality unit, we will be starting our last topic and getting ready to test.  Worried?  There is a Study Guide/Practice Test on Google Classroom.  Make sure to be completing the nightly homework, practice for improvement.

Garden Needs: Badger team is revamping the garden here at Pennichuck.  As you prepare to do your own fall clean up work at your homes, consider making a donation to our team!  We are looking for the following items in good working condition:

• bow rakes 
• metal shovels 
• a wheel barrow
• cultivators and/or hoes (hand or standing)
• trowels

Please no: pitchforks or sickles!

Many hands make light work, so the goal is to have lots of tools to be used by lots of young, energized students!