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June 2002

The Marauder

Williamson Middle School

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

Classroom News

Clubs News

Student of the Month

Middle School Calendar for June

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Classroom News

Club News

Physical Education News

8th Grade Dinner Dance

Student of the Month for April

Middle School June Calendar

From Mr. Kissinger……..

Dear Parents,

Once again there is so much going on here at Williamson Middle

School that it would be im

possible to mention all of it in this article.

Everyone seems busier than the next person.

An area of concern that has come

to the forefront with the current

summer like weather is what children should or should not wear to

school. As stated in the st

udent handbook the law provides that

student dress should not interfere with the orderly management of the

school. This is rath

er vague. At the school we constantly find

ourselves spending valuable time deciding whether or not a shirt or

dress strap is t

oo thin or if shorts are too short. To eliminate this

distraction to the educational process I am asking that parents not

send their children to school in tank tops without tee shirts

underneath. Also when determining the length of shorts have your

child stand straight with their hands at their sides. The shorts should

be beyond the fingertips. I understand that the buildi

ng can become

hot in the last few weeks of school and students want to be

comfortable. Some clothing, however, can make others

uncomfortable and distract from our primary mission, which is

education. I look forward to your support on this matter as we al

strive to make this a safe and positive learning environment.

Sincerely yours,

Russell Kissinger

Middle School Principal

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER

Page

Miss Brownell’s

Classroom

We have begun the novel titled

The Cay

, by

Theodore Taylor. Our novel begins on an island in

the Ca

ribbean called Curacao. It is a story of

survival and friendship.

Our fraction investigation has come to a close. The

focus f

or May is to prepare for the upcoming Grade

5 assessment in math. The Tests of New York

State Standards (TONYSS) will be given

on May

29th and 30th. The test consists of three different

types of questions: multiple choice, short response,

and extended r

esponse.

Dates to keep in mind:

June 6th, Science Day

June 14th Fort Ontario Field trip

Classroom Stars!

Luke DeFisher

Listening

Noelle White

Behavior

Katlyn Gregg

–Responsibility

Ryan Siragusa

Responsibility

It seems especially poignant to be expressing the

desperation of the Jews during the Holocaust of

WWII. The Palestinian/Israeli

crisis comes up for

discussion. Peace is eluding many people just

now.

Mrs. Ehresman was a quest reader on

May 9th and share

d her love of reading

through an excerpt of a novel set in the

1930’s.

Critters will be entering the classroom with our

study of invertebrates. The gracefulness of leeches

and speed of racing worms will show how a

backbone isn’t needed by all of

God’s creatures!

Mrs. Bierer’s

Classroom

Land of Hope

gave support to the study of

immigration, “Girl of the Limberlost” expressed

attitudes abo

ut education in the early 1900’s, the

Charleston and a women’s protest march

highlighted the ‘20’s, “Chickery, Chick, Cha La,

Cha La” enlivened the ‘40’s and that 1959 Chubby

Checker twist let the children know we were really

living in the ‘50’s! Period

clothing and music,

augmented with

Snow Treasure

and

Twenty and

Ten (historical fiction based on real 1940’s

incidents), let st

udents know about culture,

economics, geography and population of the times.

On to Canada and Latin America

— in only 4

weeks!

5/6 Student Association

By Miss Finkelstein & Mrs. Hoody

The 5/6 Student Association sponsored the Spring

Dance on Friday, May

3rd. Entertainment was

provided by Scott Spezzano from the radio station

98 PXY. The students were very excited he was

there

and had a great time dancing, eating

refreshments and participating in

contests. We would like to thank all

the parent chaperon

es that came to the

dance as well as faculty here at the

Middle School for making the dance a

huge success.

On Tuesday, May 21s

t the 5/6 Student

Association held an Ice

Cream Social,

which provided the refreshments for the

Festival of the Arts. Our group

members made ice

cream desserts. Our

members had a great time making the sundaes, and

those who attended the Festival of Arts

enjoyed

eating them! Overall, it was a very fun evening for

all.

Our last meeting of the year will be in June. We

will than

k our members for all of their dedication

and service this year with a pizza party.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER

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7th & 8th Grade

Students Association

By Mrs. Osborn

Last meeting of year June 3

— year end party in

courtyard 2:15

— 3:00.

When you are at the new Town Park check out the

11 benches that the SA had made. Thanks to all

who participated in Talent Show. The p

roceeds

made this project possible.

The 5, 6, 7, 8 Student Association also purchased

an electric projection screen for the M.S

Auditorium as this year’s school gift.

Thanks to all who supported our activities this year.

International Club

By Mrs. Osborn.

Our last meeting of this year will be Thursday, June

6 in Rm 13.

Physical Education

By Mrs. Freischlag and Mr. Mitchell

In Physical Education class we are working on

improving students fitness

levels. We have been

exercising to music, running through circuits and

using heart monitors. Students will be completing

the

Presidential physical fitness tests.

The Williamson Middle School Physical

Education department received 54 free

tennis racquet

s through the United States

Tennis Association. Mr. Mitchell & Mrs.

Freischlag also will receive money (from a grant)

to help

promote tennis in the fall.

The tennis racquets will be shared among our K

Physical Education programs.

8th Grade Dinner

Dance

Mardi Gras Theme

Class of 2006

Friday, June 21st

(6:00 PM

 10:00 PM)

Middle School Courtyard

Rain or Sh

ine

Ticket Price

— $6.00 Students

Theme Related Food and Activities

Music Provided by: Joel’s Song

All Eight Graders are Encour

aged to Attend.

Lots of Food, Fun and Activities for Everyone!

Any questions can be directed to Carol

Verbridge @ 589

2589

Tickets will go on sale Monday, June 3rd

through Friday, June 7th ONLY.

Purchase your

tickets during lunch.

Star Bowler

Fred Blauvelt has become an expert bowler.

He bowled a high game of 229 this year and

received a trophy. Also t

his year, Fred

bowled a 500 series and bowled a 300 on a

no tap. He has accumulated 5 bowling

trophies and has earned and has e

arned

patches every year he has bowled.

Congratulations Fred!

MIDDLE SCHOOL MARAUDER

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Student of the Month for April

Student

Grade

Teacher

Reason

Pierce Alquist

G. Marshall

Exceptional Effort

Tyler Eaton

G. Marshall

Exceptional Effort

Thomas Godsey

I. Bierer

Understanding

Ashley Hoffman

G. Marshall

Exceptional Effort

Kelly Jones

H. Brownell

Exceptional Effort

Rebeccah Klejment

J. Luke

Consistently Has Done Her Best All Year

Kelly Marchionda

J. Luke

Consistently Has Done Her Best All Year

Amanda Monachino

G. Holowka

Exceptional Effort

Dan Rehor

H. Brownell

Exceptional Effort

Tyler Shove

G. Holowka

Improved Effort

Kera Smith

I. Bierer

Helpfulness

Jayelle White

J. Luke

Improved Effort in ELA/S.S.

Scott Cuthbert

Sixth Grade Team

Outstanding Effort in Sixth Grade

Jacob Gage

Sixth Grade Team

Outstanding Effort in Sixth Grade

Stephanie Morse

Sixth Grade Team

Outstanding Effort in Sixth Grade

Amanda VanderByl

Sixth Grade Team

Outstanding Effort in Sixth Grade

Rob Verbridge

Sixth Grade Team

Outstanding Effort in Sixth Grade

Brittany Daniels

P. Wackenhut

Exceptional Effort in Science

Seth DeNeef

K. Hoody

Exceptional Effort

Kelsey Gelina

Bruinix, McMahon, Osborn

Making Tracks to Do the Right Thing

Cassie Haak

7th Grade Team

Citizenship

Ashley Jenkins

7th Grade Team

Improvement

Amanda Knopp

7th Grade Team

Effort

Elisabeth Malchoff

P. Perez

Exceptional Effort/Constructive Attitude

Rachel Peck

Bruinix, McMahon, Osborn

Making Tracks to Do the Right Thing

Mallory Rynders

Bruinix, McMahon, Osborn

Making Tracks to Do the Right Thing

Taryn Schoenleber

D. Osborn

Improved Effort/Excellent Participation

Steve Shay

7th Grade Team

Improvement

Allison Shultes

7th Grade Team

Attitude

Renee Ast

8th Grade Team

Improvement

Jessica Bailey

8th Grade Team

Attitude

Leah Cox

8th Grade Team

Excellence

Stephanie Crichton

P. Perez

Exceptional Effort/Class Participation

Charlie Foehner

D. Brown

Class Participation

Amanda Gage

Bruinix, McMahon, Osborn

Making Tracks to Do the Right Thing

Beatrice Jones

D. Brown

Positive Role Model

Michael Kraft

P. Wackenhut

Exceptional Effort in Science

Ami Kush

Bruinix, McMahon, Osborn

Making Tracks to Do the Right Thing

Marie Montondo

Bruinix, McMahon, Osborn

Making Tracks to Do the Right Thing

Troy Torbitt

8th Grade Team

Attitude

Mason Verbridge

8th Grade Team

Excellence

Heather Wackerman

D. Osborn

Excellent Work/Helpful