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January 2002

The Marauder

Williamson Middle School

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

Classroom News

Clubs News

Attention to Parents of 6th Graders

Student of the Month

Middle School Calendar for January

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Classroom News

November BookIt

Club News

Enrichment News

Attention Parents of 6th Graders

Student of the Month

Middle School January Calendar

From Mr. Kissinger……..

Dear Parents,

As a parent you have probably been asked what makes the

Williamson schools so great. The articles in this newsletter should

help answer that question. There are great things going on involving

great people. Sure we could talk about how well the students do on

state tests, the sporting teams and the outstanding performances by

the bands and choruses but we would be missing something. That

something is the daily commitment by students, staff and parents to

do their best in all endeavors. This commitment also drives us way

beyond the “minimum amount required” thinking that plagues many

school districts and is what truly makes this district a great district.

Mrs. Bierer’s classroom activities, reading counts, food drives, poetry

night, extracurricular clubs and so much more. What a great place

this truly is and I personally would like to thank all of you for

allowing me to be apart of it.

Sincerely yours,

Russell Kissinger

Middle School Principal

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Mrs. Bierer’s

Classroom

Leaving dolls were made by colonists, and later by

settlers, as a means of providing at little cost that

measure of little girl need for nurturing and

imagination. Scraps of fabric (albeit not

inexpensive in and of itself) and a piece of string

were all that it took, unless you added a face with

charcoal or pencil. Mrs. Wenzel volunteered an

afternoon to work with groups of three to

accomplish the creations of little beings by each

student. Then we had 36 little angels in the

classroom!

We have had candlelight stories first thing each

morning to tuck us in for the day during the month

of December. This was a cozy start to the busy

schedule and replaced the usual 20 minutes of

silent reading each child does individually. The

boys and girls scamper to close the blinds, douse

the lights, and sit on the floor for this short time of

closeness.

As a class we read the novel, The House Without a

Christmas Tree, then compared the paper version to

the movie—always a contrast. We then read The

Matchlock Gun to support the learning in Social

Studies of the French and Indian War. Lots of

reading going on here!

Mrs. Kristen Johnson returned as guest reader for

the Christmas season. Her love of books is very

evident, and she stirs us up to read more ourselves.

She shared Chauncey and the Grand Rascal by Sid

Fleischmann.

Top times for reading for the BookIt! program for

November were: Ryan Buskey—1,255, Alex

Cappon—1,816, Colby Forman—1,960, Nina

Calabresi—3,400, and Terry Skerrett—5,800!

Amazing!

Reading Counts, a reading program with Ms. Prill,

really stimulates the desire to read. We have seen

wonderful a

ccomplishment in this area this year,

and are grateful to her for the considerable time she

puts into this experience.

Fantastic Fifth Graders

Meet the

November Book It

Challenge!

Congratulations!

from Mrs. Bierer, Ms. Brownell,

Mr. Holowka, Ms.Luke,

Mr. Marshall, and Ms. Prill

The following students are responsible for reading

a minimum of 360 minutes for the month of

November.

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

MINUTES

Allen Lukas

360

Alquist Pierce 3,600

Anselmo

Kayla 480

Bowman

Autumn

618

Bowman

Roxanne 360

Buckler

Jason

1,005

Buskey Ryan 1,255

Calabresi Nina

3,400

Cappon Alexandra 1,816

Collins Michael

465

Darling

Stephanie 3,700

Denner Damiene 360

Eaton

Tyler 450

Forman

Colby 1,960

Giuliano

Nicole 638

Gobeyn Jonathan 360

Godsey

Tommy 360

Hoffman Ashley 380

Imperato

Matt

610

Inman Jack 365

Jones

Kelly

780

La Comba

Michael

1,040

Lergner

Carrie 500

Maroselli Shelby 2,715

Skerrett Terry 5,800

Plyter Nicole 655

Steurrys Christe

550

Storrs

Chelsey

1,080

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Last Name First Name

Minutes

Tobin Joseph 400

Thompson Brittany

1,485

Trejo Darely 375

Wackerman Jeremiah

825

Westfall Amanda 545

White

Noelle 562

Williams Cleveland

410

Wood

Jessica 936

Young

Chelsea

360

It’s Not Too Late…

to join the Reading Counts

Club!

By Ms. Prill

EndofYear Goal

Students who meet their goal by June 15

may

participate in an outrageous outdoor Pizza Party in

June and….in a special day

outing in the summer.

If you read a bit below your grade level, your

school year goal is 50 points or 300,001 words

read.

If you read on your grade level, your school year

goal is 120 points or 499,000 words read.

If you read above your grade level, your school

year goal is 250 points or 799,001 words read.

5/6 Student

Association

By Miss Finkelstein & Mrs. Hoody

During the two weeks before Christmas break, the

5/6 Student Association sponsored a food drive.

The students brought canned or nonperishable food

into their homerooms. Our students collected all of

and 8

Grade

Student Association

By Mrs. Obsorn

Student Association will meet Tuesday, January 8

at 2:15 in Room 13. Students will be making plans

for the Talent Show that will be held March 22.

The members would like to thank

all those who supported the

Jewelry Sale.

International Club

By Mrs. Osborn

There will be a meeting Thursday, January 3 at

2:15 in Room 13.

Ski Club

By Diane Osborn

Ski Club will have trips to Brantling January 4, 11,

18, 25, and February 1. Buses will leave the

Middle School about 3:30. Students are to bring

equipment to the multi

Purpose Room before

school.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

Only parents,

according to state law, are allowed to pick up

students at Brantling after signing your child out

with an advisor.

the food and counted every box and can. The top

three homerooms with the most food win a special

treat on us. All of the food was donated to the

ComUnity Center in Williamson. We will next

have a meeting Wednesday, January 9 to discuss

the January project as well as the upcoming

Valentine’s Day dance.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER

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Art Club

By Mrs. Wilkinson

We would like to thank all the

people who have bought “Proud to

be American” note cards. Your support for the

schools and students in NYC is greatly appreciated.

To date, we have reached the half way mark of our

goal to raise $2000.

Note cards are available at the Middle School main

office and the Apple Crate on Main Street in

Williamson.

Mark your calendars….

Grade 6 Coffeehouse

with poet,

Todd Beers

and spoken word

artists,

“Plumb”

Thursday, January 17

at 7:00 PM

In the Multi

purpose Room

Openmic performances by Grade 6

students!

Refreshments provided by the PTA

Colonial school marm,

Jane Oakes

will be “substitute teaching” in Mr.

Bruinix’s Grade 7 Social Studies

classes on

Friday Janua ry 11

Watch

out kids,

this teacher from the days of

the one room schoolhouse comes equipped with a

willow switch!

In honor of

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Williamson Middle School proudly presents,

Freeman Brown

. On

Friday January 18

Mr.

Brown will recite Dr. King’s famous “I Have A

Dream” speech for students in

Grades 58

. This

moving performance will give pause to students on

the day before the threeday weekend celebrating

the legacy of Dr. King.

On the Prowl!

The Williamson Middle School

Newspaper, The Prowler, will be publishing Issue 2

at the end of this month. It will be

available in lunch periods soon!

Enrichment News

By Mrs. McMahon

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 6

GRADERS

Recent changes to Public Health law

require

that

all students entering 7

grade

complete

the ir

Hepatitis B immunization series prior to their first

day of school in September. This is a three shot

series with minimum time intervals between each

shot. The second shot should be given no sooner

than 1 month after the first shot, and the third shot

should be given 6 months after the first shot. If this

timetable is interrupted the series need not be

restarted, but the third shot can be given no sooner

than 2 months after the second. Some pediatricians

are recommending a longer interval between the

second and third when the series has been

interrupted. The Public Health Department is

requiring stricter enforcement of this law than in

the first year it was implemented. Any student who

does not provide written documentation from their

doctor that they have

completed

this requirement

will be excluded from school. To reenter school,

documentation will need to be provided

fro m the

physician’s office

of the dates of the shots that

have been received, and the

date

the

next

shot is

scheduled for. If for any reason documentation is

not provided

the day after

the scheduled shot,

confirming that it was given the student will again

be excluded from school until such time as proof is

provided that they have received their

immunization. This will continue until the series is

completed.

The best way to avoid this is to be sure that your

child has received all three Hepatitis B shots

be fore

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next September, and that documentation verifying

this has been sent to the Middle School health

office. Please contact your pediatrician’s office

this month

and arrange to have this series of

immunizations started or completed as the case

may be. Be sure that documentation is forwarded

to the health office. If finances are a problem, the

Public Health Department has free immunization

clinics the 3

Wednesday of each month from 3 – 5

p.m. They can be reached at 18007241170 for

more information.

Student

Grade

Teacher

Reason

Breanna Bigelow

J. Luke

Work and Effort Has Improved

Autumn Bowman

G. Holowka

Constructive Attitude

Alex Cappon

I. Bierer

Constructive Attitude

Michael Collins

G. Holowka

Constructive Attitude

Ashley Hoffman

J. Luke

Improved Homework and Effort

Danielle Morris

G. Marshall

Exceptional Effort

Nicole Plyter

J. Luke

Improved Effort, Especially In Creative Writing

John Predmore

G. Marshall

Constructive Attitude

Darely Trejo

H. Brownell

Relationships with Others

Jeremiah Wackerman

H. Brownell

Exceptional Effort

Jayelle White

G. Marshall

Exceptional Effort

William Wenzel

I. Bierer

Positive, Loyal Friend to Peers

Student of the Month for December

PTSA Candy Sale

Look for Brochures to come home at

the end of January!

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Student

Grade

Teacher

Reason

Max Barber

B. Mitchell

Exceptional Effort

Jake Coomber

6th Grade Team