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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 regular meeting of the Plymouth School Committee will be Monday, June 4, 2012. School Committee meetings are held at Plymouth Community Intermediate School in the Little Theatre. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.
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Weekly Quote:
"The highest result of education is tolerance."
-Helen Keller
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News and information for K-12 educators, students, and parents in Plymouth from the Elementary Library Media Specialists.
Smithsonian Education You can never go wrong with the Smithsonian! There is so much information on every topic. The Smithsonian Education website offers sections for families, students and educators. Tip: The section for Educators includes a browseable lesson plan area (searchable by subject, keyword or grade level) and IdeaLabs, student interactive tutorials that enhance the use of the site. Apple Learning Interchange Meet with other teachers and exchange ideas and information. It's all free. Lessons, activities, movies, podcasts, and special collections are all offered for educators to use in their classrooms. Tip: Check out the podcast collections.
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Second Grade Students Honored at Stellwagon Bank Art Contest
Second grade students at West and Federal Furnace entered the annual Stellwagen Bank K-12 Marine Art Contest under the direction of technology specialist Karen Winsper. Using the TuxPaint program, each student created a marine creature to submit to the computer graphics division of the contest. We're excited to share that several students from both buildings were honored for their efforts! You can view all of the winning entries by clicking on the link below:
Click here!
4th Place Overall
Goosefish by Skyler W. from FFES
6th Place Overall
Crab by Talia D. from West
Honorable Mention
Diatom by Conner V. from West
Sea Gooseberry by Conor G. from FFES
Shark by John B. from West
Squid by Wade B. from FFES
Whale by Cassidy S. from FFES who was also awarded the computer graphics division Marine Mammal Art Excellence Award from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society for her creation.
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Cold Spring Elementary News It's in the Bag!
This week, Mrs. Egan's and Mr. Walt's 3rd graders put on quite a biography presentation. After three weeks of research, note taking, and writing reports about a person of their own choosing, the students set up in the gym and taught us all about their famous person. There were gymnasts, people from the American Revolution (some in full-costume), and popular musicians (again, some in full costume). Each student prepared a bag with information about their famous person on the outside, made a timeline of their life, then placed objects in the bag that represented notable moments or characteristics. Everyone learned so much- including the adults!
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Indian Brook Elementary News
3rd Graders Gain some Native American Perspective
Dan Cripps from Native American Perspectives visited the 3rd grade classes recently, to discuss with them how the Native Americans lived and what common materials they used in their day to day lives. He used examples including birch trees and moose antlers, asking the students to think about what part of America a tribe using such materials would hail from.
Indian Brook's Green Thumb
The students at Indian Brook have been busy planting their garden beds in the Outdoor Classroom. Each class has chosen plants for their beds, turning the soil and then doing the planting themselves. Some of the planting beds include: Miss Lane's kindergarten class - tomatoes and basil, Mrs. Chase's 1st grade class - french marigolds and vines (for which they built their own trellis), Mrs. Sullivan's 2nd grade class - petunias, Mrs. Canducci's 3rd grade class - lettuces and pumpkins (which will be ready for havest in the Fall!).
Miss Lane's class
Miss Chase's class
Indian Brook school celebrated its 35th anniversary
The students were greeted as they came into school on May 22nd with balloons and green and silver beaded necklaces. During lunch students sang "Happy Birthday to Indian Brook" and were treated to a specially decorated cake. The students were asked to imagine what it was like to be those students that came to this school for the first time in 1977 before flat screen television, cell phones, texting, microwaves and Google. There have been many amazing changes since the opening of our school and our students will be making those amazing changes in the next 35 years.
GO RED!! GO YELLOW!! GO GREEN!! GO BLUE!!
The Brook had its Annual Field Day on May 30th. The fun and laughter were heard around the whole building throughout the day as the children participated in numerous races, games and activities. Many thanks to Ms. Guarnotta (IBES Physical Education Teacher) for organizing such a fantastic event. The event wouldn't have been such a success without all the parents/guardians that volunteered to supervise the events. Many thanks to all those parents/guardians that took time out of their busy schedules to make the day fun for our students. |
Plymouth South Middle School News
PSMS Band Performs
This week, under the direction of Mr. Greg Tracy, the PSMS Band participated in the Grand Opening of the new McDonald's Restaurant in Sagamore. The band performed the national anthem and played an integral role in the event. The students were treated to lunch and McDonald's made a $500.00 donation to the PSMS Music Department.
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Plymouth South High School NewsPlymouth South High School's Graduation is tomorrow at 9:30 at Memorial Hall - Everyone here at Plymouth South High School wants to wish the Class of 2012 best wishes and good luck in their future. CONGRATULATIONS!!!  The students from Mr. Smith's class went out on a Whale Watch this week. The students interviewed four people from the Whale and Dolphin conservation society, and then they went on the whale watch and got some great footage! They are putting a 2-3 minute overview video together now for the society, and when they come back in September, they are going to use everything they got for a mini-documentary. Mr. Smith was extremely impressed with their professionalism! This turned out to be the most rewarding field trip for the students this year. We saw a bunch of whales, which was great! On behalf of the Plymouth South High School Cosmetology department, we would like to congratulate the following 15 seniors for completing the program with 1,000 hours and achieving licensure from the Massachusetts State Board of Cosmetology: Leslie Best, Gaylyn Lynch, Sara Grande, Nicole Pelzer, Alyson Fleck, Nikki Reske, Ashley O'Rourke, Ashlee Manton, Brandy Klaes, Jourdyn MacFarland, Elizabeth Embree, Tina Thomas, Kayla Papasodero, Valerie Sgarzi and Caitlin Michalski.  The students in the above photo were honored on Friday, June 1, 2012 at the 2011/2012 Academy Awards for Freshmen. They were given a certificate and this trophy:  The following is a list of students and the awards they received: Outstanding Academics-Blue Team/ Caitlin McWhirk, Alex Powers; Green Team/Julianna Mori, Alan Ward; Yellow Team/ Madison Utz, Matt Fernez; Red Team/Erika Stark, Katie Rogers. Outstanding Leadership- Blue Team/Lily Perryclear, Jared Rooney; Green Team/ Amanda Shea, Alexa Peters; Yellow Team- Ozbourne Stelter, Morgan Caldwell; Red Team/Bridgette Sullivan, Ashley Cheetham. Outstanding Citizenship- Blue Team/ Matt Smith, Stephani MacLeod; Green Team/Joe Kearney, Kelsey Doyle; Yellow Team/Cameron Scigliano, Shaelen Keane; Red Team/Shervin Radfar, Cameron Piasecki. Most Involved- Blue Team/ Jessica Carberry, Michael Metz; Green Team/Allison Rogers, Andy Shaw; Yellow Team/ Brianna Gallagher, Jayci Andrews; Red Tea/Zekory Coon, Shawn Peckham. Excellence in Math-Blue Team/Caitlin McWhirk; Green Team/ Megan Arnold; Yellow Team/ Matt Fernez; Red Team/Katie Rogers. Excellence in English-Blue Team/Alex Powers; Green Team/Alex Filipov; Yellow Team/Liz Gallagher; Red Team/Libby Hickey. Excellence in History- Blue Team/Noah Bell; Green Team/Elaine Lavigne; Yellow Team/Madison Utz; Red Team/Dylan Cunningham. Excellence in Science-Blue Team/Bree MacFarland; Green Team/Mike Davies; Yellow Team/Miranda Barrett; Red Team/Brendan Ballerini. Excellence in Literacy-Jared Rooney. Driven Student Award - Danny Newell. Technical Studies Awards- Excellence in Child Care/Bridget Stevenson; Excellence in Computer Science/David Turley; Excellence in Culinary- Marissa Johnson; Excellence in Graphic Design and Visual Communication- Shaelen Keane; Excellence in Cosmetology- Stephanie MacLeod; Excellence in Metal Fabrication- Jacqueline Bennotti; Excellence in Plumbing- Peter Gomes; Excellence in CAD- Devin Cutting; Excellence in Marine Technology- Kodie Gillam; Excellence in Electrical- Jared Rooney; Excellence in Electronics- Mike Davies; Excellence in Automotive- Elizabeth Hood; Excellence in Marketing- Shanlea Kernan; Excellence in Carpentry- Matt Kinzel.
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Gary E. Maestas, Ed.D Superintendent
Plymouth Public Schools
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