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May 2002

The Marauder

Williamson Middle School

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

Classroom News

Clubs News

Stair Climb for Cystic Fibrosis

Student of the Month

Festival of the Arts

Middle School Calendar for May

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Classroom News

The Buzz About the Spelling Bee

Club News

Physical Education News

Sheldon Enrichment Educational

Enrichment Program

Student of the Month for April

Middle School May Calendar

From Mr. Kissinger……..

Dear Parents,

Great news! The technology project at the Middle School is

complete. During the past si

x weeks the staff and students have

moved to alternate rooms, avoided certain hallways and listened to

drills as the contractors

worked quickly and efficiently. Each

classroom now has a computer outlet or “drop” and both computer

labs have new furniture a

nd 24 computers each. By the start of next

school year each classroom will have a computer with Internet access.

Attention

parents of 6

grade students: If you are interested in

enrolling your child in either accelerated English and/or accelerated

math next year you must attend one of two informational meetings.

The dates are May 8

at 6 P.M. and May 14

at 7 P.M. Both

will be

held in the middle school multipurpose room.

Spring has finally sprung and with it comes our spring sports season

(say

that three times real fast!). Bring a chair and come out for an

invigorating afternoon cheering on our great teams. Hope to se

e you

there.

Sincerely yours,

Russell Kissinger

Middle School Principal

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Miss Brownell’s

Classroom

Our classroom has been involved in an

Investigation! Students have been investigating

fractions, per

cents and decimals. Students discuss

common uses of fractions, percents and decimals

and their meanings. In pairs, they solve

sets of

word problems. The mathematical emphasis will

be: (for this investigation)

•

using fractions to describe how many in a

group

share a particular characteristic

•

representing fractions and percents on a number

line

•

finding equivalent fractions and

percents

•

ordering fractions and percents

•

interpreting common uses of percent

•

illustrating and identifying percents on 10

10 grids

•

using 1/2 and 1 as references in ordering

fractions and percents

•

building on knowledge of unit fractions to use

fractions with numerators greater than 1

The next two investigations will be models for

fractions and exploring decimals. All

investigations use hands

on activities and games to

reinforce concepts. It is enjoyable for all.

Classroom Stars

James Bailey

— Hard Working

Caleb Burlee

— Helpful

Ann Ficarra

— Enthusiasm

Kelly Jones

— Responsibility

Ben Miller

— Behavior

Dan Rehor

— Listening

Melissa Turner

— Cooperation

Amanda Westfall

— Homework Quality

Mrs. Bierer’s

Classroom

Winding up the study of the human body systems,

several students volunteered to help a plastic

system pass a cracker/water mixture from start to

finish! We wound up with the reproductive system,

study of Aids, Sexual Abuse

, and child abduction

preventions. Mr. John L’Hommedieu, a drug and

alcohol counselor at Park Ridge Hospital and Mr.

Michael Mu

lberry, Williamson Allstate Insurance

agent, spoke to us about causes and effects of

“drugging and drinking.” They very effecti

vely

opened a few eyes and ears, I’ll tell you.

Best Book

It! time for March were 1882

minutes by Alex Cappon and 1369

minutes

by Katie Johnson. Pizza and

wings were in order for the celebration

party for the six students who completed each of

the six mo

nths of reading challenge: Kayla

Anselmo, Roxanne Bowman, Nina Calabresi, Alex

Cappon, Damiene Denner, and Tommy Godsey.

Selec

ting a person from a foreign country and

preparing to emigrate from there to the United

States in 1900 led to Immigration Day at

Ellis

Island. Our classroom became the checkpoint

entrance for immigrants who passed from the boat

(the stairway across from t

he classroom) to a room

where their language was not understood, where

they were inspected for trachoma, lice, insanity and

abje

ct poverty, where some did not pass the

entrance requirements, and where a greedy

inspector appropriated some of their remembran

ces

from the homeland. This simulated feelings of

frustration and despair, hope and even joy for

others. Each student expresse

d their emotions

about the ordeal as well as told about their

individual situations.

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The Buzz About the

Spelling Bee

By Mrs. Hussion and Ms. Prill

The regional spelling bee was held on March 16

Hobart & Wil

liam Smith College, in Geneva, NY.

Williamson Middle School participants included:

Melissa DeVille, grade 8

Kelly Kolyer, grad

e 7

Claire Herbert, grade 6

Reading teacher, Ms. Prill, coordinated the

Williamson Middle School bee. English 7 teacher,

Mrs.

Hussion, attended the regional bee in Geneva

and worked the registration table.

All three contestants did well. Words spelled

correctly by our students included: parish, grout,

acrostic, malodorous, missile, correspond, and

custard. Stumpers included:

indictment, collateral,

and sensory.

The winner for the third time was George Schaertl

from Manchester

Shortsville. Congratul

ations to

George who will be competing at the National Bee

in Washington, D.C.!

We are proud of our Williamson Middle School

contestants!

Reading Counts! cont…

Nick Damico

57+ Points

Michael LaComba

57+ Points

Travis Burdick

51+ Points

Diana Horton

53+ Points

Steven Mallory

52+ Points

Reading Counts!

Congratulations

the following students

They have met or exceeded their goal for this

school year.

Corey Bak

88+ Points

Chelsea Young

71+ Points

Kelly Jones

59+ Points

Bethany Redder

61+ Points

The following

Fifth Graders

have

met the

Book It

360 minute

per

month challenge.

We are proud of you.

Congratulations

from:

Mrs. Bierer, Ms. Luke, Ms. Brownell,

Mr. Holowka, Mr. Marshall, and Ms. Prill

NAME

MINUTES

Kayla Anselmo

365

Damiene Denner

360

Tommy Godsey

360

Katie Johnson

1,369

Alex Cappon

1,882

Roxanne Bowman

360

Darely Trejo

1,745

Jack Inman

375

Chelsea Young

380

Melissa Turner

365

Kelly Jones

1,720

Noelle White

390

Pierce Alquis

2,580

Breanna Bigelow

1,530

Tyler Eaton

450

Josh Knataitis

360

Michael LaComba

1,230

Rebecca Klejment

2,580

Chelsey Storrs

360+

Amanda Monachino

505

Mike Collins

584

Jessica Wood

1,056

Tyler Shove

947

Joey Tobin

360

Jason Buckler

13.5 hrs

Autumn Bowman

1,019

Carrie Lergner

365

Kera Smith

500

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Physical Education

News

By Mrs. Freischlag and Mr. Mitchell

In physical education class we have

been square/line dancing. Stu

dents have

been doing a great job “doe si doe

ing”

and “sashaying” around the gym.

Next, we will start getting ready for the sp

ring

physical fitness test. Over the past few years we

have seen continued improvement in Williamson

M.S. students scores. Our

goal is to have all

students improve their spring fitness scores.

We will be teaching lacrosse skills and track and

field in

the spring.

Stair Climb for

Cystic Fibrosis

Congratulations to the Williamson Middle School!

The staff and the students raised over $

500.00 for

cystic fibrosis. Mrs. McMahon (Enrichment) and

Mrs. Freischlag (Physical Education) recently

competed in a stair cli

mb to raise money for cystic

fibrosis. A special thanks to the 5/6th and 7/8th

grade student associations for their generous

donations.

Art Club News

By Mrs. Wilkinson

Art Club is very pleased to announce that we have

reached our goal! We have raised $2000 selli

ng the

Proud to Be American Note Cards. The money has

now been sent to PS/IS 89 in New York City to

help their school recover f

rom 9/11. Thank you to

all of you for your support.

Physical Education

News

By Mr. Mitchell

Thank you to all the 5th and 6th graders for a

wonderful year of Intramurals. It was a

quick year

but we had a lot of fun. We had many students

who stopped in once and a while and some who

came every week. As the

year winds down, I

encourage all students to get outside and exercise.

International Club

There will be a meeting on Thursday, May 2nd at

2:15 in Room 13.

7th & 8th Grade

Student Association

There will be a meeting on Tuesday, May 7th at

2:15 in Room 13.

A Message from

Mrs. Osborn

Several students, staff and parents attended a

production of Beauty and the Beast at the

Auditorium Center on Thursday, April 11. It was a

wonderful experience.

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Sheldon Institute Educational

Enrichment

Program

July 22

August 2

The 24th annual Sheldon Institute, sponsored by

the School of

Education at Oswego State

University and Team Sheldon, addresses the

academic and cultural needs of motivated,

inquisitive and

creative students. Each full day

during a two

week period, students who will be

entering grades two through ten and who have be

identified as able to benefit from this challenging

program will be instructed by college professors,

certified public school

teachers and experienced

practitioners. In addition, they will have the

opportunity to interact with other students who

have s

imilar interests and abilities.

The program will operate from Monday, July 22

Friday, July 26, and Monday, July 29

Friday,

August 2 on the Oswego State University campus.

Students must enroll for both weeks of the

program.

A typical Sheldon day begi

ns at 8:30

AM and ends at 3:40 PM.

Program Cost is $250. Registration deadline is

May 13th. Please Contact the Middle School

guidance office for more information + an

application at 589

9665.

Do you need……

A listening ear?

Additional support?

To find out what is available?

The Network

Is here to help you

Locate place

s for support

The Network is local connection to

Professional assessment and referral

Services for mental health and

Substance

abuse issues.

Days:

Wednesday, Thursdays & Fridays

ViaHealth of Wayne, Myers Campus

Room #293 on the west wing

Appointments at

(315) 483

3200

Subsidized by Wayne County Rural Health Network

Student

Grade

Teacher

Reason

Pierce Alquist

J. Luke

Excellent Effort and Achievement

Extremely Helpful to Others

James Bailey

H. Brownell

Improved Effort

Stephanie Bowles

I. Bierer

Understanding and Compassion

Bret Cole

G. Marshall

Constructive Attitude

Tyler Eaton

J. Luke

Consistent Excellent Effort

Ann Ficarra

H. Brownell

Improved Effort

Colby Foreman

G. Marshall

Adjusted Well to a New Classroom

Carleigh Hotchkiss

I. Bierer

Helpful to Others

Phillip Kommer

G. Marshall

Exceptional Effort

Kevin Larson

G. Holowka

Outstanding Effort

Danielle Morris

J. Luke

Always Doing Her Very Best

Justin Russell

G. Holowka

Constructive Attitude

Faith Supersad

G. Marshall

Constructive Attitude

Amanda Westfall

H. Brownell

Exceptional Math Effort

Student of the Month for April

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER

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Student of the Month Cont...

Hannah Ameele

6th Grade Team