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Friday notes is a weekly update from Superintendent Gary E. Maestas on the happenings within the Plymouth Public Schools.
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Plymouth Public Schools School Committee Meetings:
The next Plymouth School Committee is scheduled for December 7th, 2009 at Plymouth Community Intermediate School. The meeting starts at 7:00 P.M.
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Weekly Quote:
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
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Plymouth North High Updates
On Monday, November 16th, Mrs. Gravelle, Life Skills Teacher, and staff chaperoned eleven students to Shop and Shop Manomet. Students mapped out the most direct Gatra Bus route to a grocery store from PNHS and shopped and paid for specific items in a grocery store needed to make a simple holiday meal.
One hundred (100) PNHS athlete scholars qualified for the 90% Club for earning an overall average of 90% in term one: 10 boys soccer, 5 boys cross country, 8 boys golf, 8 fall cheerleading, 4 fall dance team, 18 field hockey, 18 girls soccer, 11 girls volleyball, and 12 football players will receive a certificate of achievement for academic excellence in season at their respective end of the year team celebration.
In addition, thirty nine- (39) Varsity and Junior Varsity field hockey players qualified for the MIAA Team Academic Excellence Award. This award is given to encourage and support the academic accomplishments of scholar-athletes. Team members are recognized for maintaining a combined grade point average (GPA) above 2.5. The PNHS field hockey players have a 3.21 and above.
The H1N1 vaccine program information was been sent home with students on Wednesday, November 18th. Four (4) documents of information were sent home-a letter to parents about the vaccine program from Gary Maestas, information sheet, the vaccine informed consent, and a special edition of Healthy Headlines on the flu. Students were instructed to bring this important information home to parents/guardians and to return the consent form by Tuesday, November 24th. If parents/guardians have not received the H1N1 vaccine program information, the forms can be downloaded from the district website at www.plymouthschools.com. If parents/guardians have any questions or concerns they are encouraged to contact the school nurse at 508-830-4400.
The Student Council coordinated the annual holiday food drive competition. The Student Council collected over 800 food items that filled 30 boxes of Thanksgiving food. The holiday food drive is sponsored by the Plymouth Women's Club and will benefit many Plymouth families.
The National Honor Society (NHS) has been very busy with community service learning projects. The NHS donated five holiday baskets to five (5) local families. Additionally, the NHS hosted a very successful American Red Cross Blood drive today. Over 100 students signed up to donate blood.
The PN and PS High Schools marketing and mathematics departments are assisting the America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration Committee. The marketing students conducted a survey during Thanksgiving Celebrations on November 20, 21, and 22 and the statistics students will be analyzing the survey results. Thank you to Kathy Schram, Marketing Teacher, and Rory Plant, Mathematics Teacher, for their support and supervision during this school-community event. |
Backyard Astronomy at PCIS:
The Blake Planetarium at Plymouth Community Intermediate School (PCIS) presents "Backyard Astronomy". This one hour program will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, beginning at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.50 for students. Please call 508-830-4470 or email sellis@plymouth.k12.ma.us to make reservations or for more information. |
Rachel's Challenge is coming back to The Plymouth Schools:
With the Support of the Grants and popular demand, the
Plymouth Schools will hold assemblies for middle and high school students as well as an
evening presentation for the public. If you want to find out more about Rachel's
challenge, go to http://www.rachelschallenge.org/
The dates of the presentations are Monday, January 11th and
Tuesday, January 12th We will follow up with more information.
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Federal Furnace TV: Federal Furnace is now on EdTV's Web portal. You can visit the site to see video content on events that are taking place at Federal Furnace. You can access the channel by going to http://plymouthedtv.com/edtv/FFTV.html . Thanks to Mrs. Morgan and Ms. Winsper for helping to get this off the ground |
College Financing Seminar:
"The Guidance Department is Sponsoring a College Financing Seminar on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. in the Plymouth North High School Auditorium. This free presentation about the college financial aid process is particularly timely for seniors and their parents. Topics include:
Applying for financial aid:
Completing the FAFSA
Options for paying the college bill
Information about scholarships, grants and loans
Additional free resources for families
We encourage seniors and parents of seniors from both high schools to attend."
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Lit Leaders Kick Off:
The PNHS Lit Leaders are volunteers who give their time to share their strengths in literacy with peers needing assistance. Today, December 4, 2009, literacy leads the way to Mrs. Gravelle's classroom. The "Literacy Leads the Way" movable banner, along with student "Lit Leaders" from Mrs. Madden's class joined fellow students to compose letters for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the AdoptaPlatoon campaign. In this model, students lead by scribing for peers to create their letters while others lead by working collaboratively and expressing their thoughts orally. PNHS Lit Leaders are defined as both parties involved in the learning process and can take the form of many different kinds of models. Literacy Leads to way to success at PNHS . | |
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Gary E. Maestas, Superintendent
Plymouth Public Schools
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