Whittier Middle School
October 23, 2016
WHITTIER WIRE
1457 Maine Street, Poland, ME 04274 | P (207) 998-3462 | F (207) 998-3481
Physical Education
This Monday:
Mrs. Swenson’s ELA classes
Mrs. Walters’ SS classes
Tuesday:
Mrs. Wood’s ELA classes
Mrs. Shanning’s Reading class
Wednesday:
Ms. Sirois’s ELA classes
Coming Events
Oct. 28: Progress Reports posted
Oct. 28: School Dance
Nov. 1: Parent Roundtable
Nov. 6: Tri-Town Family 5K
Nov. 10: Student Led Conferences
Nov. 11: Veterans Day - no school
Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving Break
Pumpkin Contest
Guess the weight of the pumpkin
Student council representatives share news about the big middle school
dance on Friday, October 28th. Tickets go on sale Tuesday morning.
Students are encouraged to wear a costume but need to make sure that
their costumes meet guidelines such as no gore or blood, no weapons, no
scary clowns, and must meet school dress code expectations.
Parent Roundtable
The first Parent Roundtable of the year will take place on Tuesday,
November 1 from 6:30-7:30.
Come spend some time
in the Nurse’s Office and learn
with your child's school
some interesting facts. Student or
counselor and learn
staff with the closest guess wins
about the social-
the pumpkin. Take the trivia quiz
and be eligible for a drawing on
October 28th for a $10.00
Hannaford gift card.
emotional needs of
your middle schooler!
Are they spending
more time in their
room? Are they glued
to their technology?
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Are they more emotional then ever? If so it's all
developmental appropriate!
RSVP to Bonnie Robbins at [email protected] or just
feel free to show up! Parent Roundtable will meet a few
times throughout the year. Come to one come to all Each
meeting will cover a different topic.
JumpRope
Backpack Program
Students were given a pink sign-
Mannafed is a child hunger intervention program designed to
up slip for the JumpRope online
provide non-perishable food for students to take home on
grade book. Please complete the
weekends and holidays. The food is given to the student in a
slip and send it to school with
backpack, which is a discreet way to transport the food home.
your child. He or she should
Under the leadership of Rose Frost and the PRHS Community Club
drop off the completed slip at the
with Skip Crosby, over 70 students district-wide benefit from the
office. If your child has not
program.
received the slip, he or she can
get it from his or her advisor.
Donations of food such as macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, tuna
crackers, juices, fruit cups, cereal, etc. may be brought to Elm Street
If you have sent in the JumpRope
School or the BWMS/PRHS Nurse’s Office.
registration, you can sign in with
the email you provided (as
username) and your child’s
student ID as password.
Confusing? Don’t worry. We
plan to use time at student-led
conferences to help you learn to
navigate JumpRope.
https://nyc.jumpro.pe/login/
Snack Donation?
We are seeking donations of
Mrs. Goss’s math class
Students in Mrs. Goss's accelerated
math class drew geometric figures
and then scaled them up and down
to see how the lengths, perimeters,
angles, and area were affected. Here
Willa Galipeau-Eldridge is showing
her turtle and how she enlarged it
and shrunk it to satisfy the Geometry
standard "Solve problems involving
scale drawings of geometric figures,
including computing actual lengths
granola bars and fruit for the 5K.
and areas from a scale drawing and
If you are able to help, please
reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale."
contact Mrs. Mooney at the office
at 998-3462 or
[email protected].
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Whittier Athletics
Basketball Registration: Basketball season is right around the corner.
Our coaches will be:
Boys-Billy Bickford/Mark Grose
Girls-Jordan Walker/Diana Ashcroft
Please be sure to complete three tasks to make you child eligible for
basketball tryouts:
-Register at www.polandregionalathletics.org (If you are
having difficulty, please call the Co-curricular office)
-Be sure the student’s physical is up to date
-Be sure to return the signed WMS Assumption of Risk/Parent Permission form for basketball. It can
be found at the above site under the Parent tab.
We will begin practices November 7.
Laptops Update
Grade 8 laptops are out! Grade 7 laptops will likely roll out on Thursday of this week. Thanks for your
patience!
Tri-Town Family 5K
The 5th Annual Tri-Town Family 5K will take place
Sunday, November 6th at 10:00. Come early for a fun
run for kids at 9:30. Please register for the 5K in
advance by visiting the website. This is a FREE event!
http://tritownfamily5k.weebly.com/
Whittier Middle School students and staff are currently
training for the big event. Invite family, friends, and
neighbors. Over the last four years, 1,116 people have
crossed the finish line. We look forward to a bigger and
better 2016 event. Come run with us!
Long-sleeve run shirts are available for $15. If you pay
in advance at the middle school office, you can reserve
your size.
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2016 5K Sponsors
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Cross-Country Team
Congratulations to the Whittier XC Team. These kids worked hard, showed perseverance and true grit! Every
runner consistently met goals that they set and by the end of the season were setting personal records! It's
been a pleasure coaching this team. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Whittier 5K on November 6.
Don't forget that yard/clean up day is November 5. We will meet in the school parking lot at 9:00am.
Students will need to be dropped off and picked up at the house we will be working at. More details to
come. Also, stay tuned for a date for our end of year banquet. Thank you for letting us coach your kids!
Coach Robbins and Coach Yorkey
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