11/20/2015

On November 5th he held our annal Mix-it-up day lunch. Several 8th grade student leaders worked with Ms. Lurgio, Mr. Ezovski, and Mrs. Pearson to plan some activities for the students. We ask students to sit at a different table for lunch and learn something new about students they don't usually sit with.

Students in Mrs. Brocato's science lab were learning about how to measure liquids using a variety of different measuring tools. As they work on data and measurement, they are focusing on metric measures and ensuring that all of their numbers are "properly dressed" with the right units.

 8th graders in Mr. Main's class are exploring the causes of the American Revolution. They are learning some valuable lessons about the freedoms we now enjoy.

 Reminder to all students the Monday 11/23/2015 is New England Patriots Spirit Day. Wear your Patriots clothes to school on Monday. 

We have no school next Wednesday, 11/25 as we celebrate Thanksgiving. 
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. I am grateful that I have the opportunity to work here at EWG Junior High. I am thankful for the wonderful teachers and students I work with everyday and for the supportive community I work in. 

Upcoming events:
Holiday bazaar at Metcalf December 5, 9:00 - 3:00
Anit-bullying BMX presentation on December 8

11/6/2015

Happy first week of November!

We had our second "Friday Knight Meeting" today to celebrate our student and staff Knights of the Month.




To get the meeting started, Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Goldstein did some impromptu dancing.

 As part of our good "knight" news that students shared Ben talked about the soccer team. The Jr High soccer team lost their playoff game on Thursday, but were one of the 8 best teams in the state this year. Congrats to the soccer team and Coach Main.

 Sam shared about the awesome chorus concert on Thursday night. And Andrea told us to mark our calendars for the upcoming drama production of "A Christmas Carol" December 10 - 13. 

Mr. Main and Mr. Gloria also gave a wrap-up of the Wonder Walk-a-thon. As a Jr High we raised over $3700. They also recognized several students for their outstanding contributions to the event. 

 We recognized our Student Knights of the Month of October for their Respectful, Responsible and Safe behavior this month.

 Congratulations also goes to all of our Staff Knights of the Month. All staff at the Junior High are eligible for this award. One student nominated Jr High janitor Deb D this month.

This month's Teacher Knight of the month is Reading Specialist, Mrs. Capuano.

Don't forget to nominate the staff member you feel has been respectful, responsible and safe for the month of November. The nomination form is linked from the Jr High website, this blog, and right here. 

Remember there is no school on Wednesday November 11, 2015 in honor of Veteran's day. Have a great weekend!

10/29/2015

10/29/2015

Reminder - NO evening parent conferences tonight. Parents have an opportunity to meet with teams tomorrow morning and you are always welcome to contact teachers or team leaders set up individual or team meetings.

You can vote for the staff (teacher, TA, secretary, etc.) person of the month using this link. Remember to define why you are nominating them using the respectful, responsible and safe criteria.

You might be wondering what has happened to your child's school photos. We have had some major glitches with school pictures. I have been working with LifeTouch to resolve this issue. At this time, we will be scheduling a full school retake of pictures. LifeTouch has guaranteed that all pictures will be received before the holidays.

Students in Ms. Lico's science class were discussing liquids, solids and gases as well as melting, freezing and boiling. They came up with a clever way to help them remember the different phases - ask them to see if they can tell you :)

This week was Red Ribbon Week and many students participated in the different activities. One of the activities was to decorate advisor doors about ways to stay drug free. The winning advisories were Ms. Forman for 7th grade and Mrs. Ray for 8th grade.

We had our Halloween dance last Friday night sponsored by Student council. There was a fun pumpkin carving contest. See pictures of the pumpkins and from the dance below. 

We even had a 3-d pumpkin print out!