RM Bacon Weekly: February 2015

Sunday, February 22, 2015

February 23 - 27

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on Today, Tomorrow, and the Future!

As we thaw out from the frigid temperatures, and dig out from this weekend's snow, we have another awesome week planned at RM Bacon.

On Monday at 6:00 PM, we are encouraging parents to attend the PARCC Parent Night at Culver. This session will provide an overview of the PARCC and allow parents to understand what the test is assessing. Our students in 5th grade will be taking the PARCC starting next Monday.

On Tuesday at 6:00 PM, we are hosting our annual Pizza Bingo in the Bacon Gym. Come out and support our school as you have the chance to win prizes donated by local businesses! We will also have a DJ for the event to get you up and moving around!

Video of the Week (PARCC ELA)

Video of the Week (PARCC Math)

Check out more PARCC resources here

Pictures from around the school

Bacon Speaks on the Soapbox

Bacon Speaks working on "speaking up"

Ms. Bieri integrates Cross Fit for Kids in PE classes

Our kids in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are preparing for the PARCC

Our Spirit Gear Flyer is ready to go. Orders are due by April 2 to Mrs. Devita

Weekly Overview

Monday - D Day - PARCC Parent Night, Culver, 6:00 PM

Tuesday - E Day - Pizza Bingo, Bacon Gym, 6:00 PM

Wednesday - A Day - Grade Level Meetings, Various Classrooms;

Thursday - B Day - Kindergarten Swim

Friday - C Day - Another awesome day at RM Bacon

Monday, February 16, 2015

February 16 - 20

Bacon Bears,

There is no school on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 due to in-climate weather :(

Focusing on Today, Tomorrow and the Future!

It is clear that we are in the cold part of winter! The past few weeks we have seen some frigid temperatures, and it looks like this week will be more of the same. Be sure to bundle up, and please know that we do not have Safety Patrol on duty outside if it is under 20 degrees!

We had our first Valentines Day Dance in quite a long time! The dance was a success! The students had a great time. I want to thank all of the parent volunteers for helping us out. A big shout out to Mr. and Mrs. Cooper for being the DJs.

The students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are in PARCC mode. They have been testing out the laptops, and even logging onto a few of the practice sites to get prepared. The first set of assessments will be upon us in a few short weeks. I hope everyone received their letter about the PARCC and the PARCC Parent Night scheduled for Tuesday, February 17, 2015 @ 6:00 PM at Lakeside Middle School. This session will be very informative for parents and community members.

Our district has created a site for PARCC resources: Click here

Important dates for PARCC:

PARCC Parent Night - Tuesday, February 17, 2015 @ 6:00 PM at Lakeside Middle School
5th grade assessments - March 2 - 5.
4th grade assessments - March 9 - 13
3rd grade assessments - March 16 - 20
Make ups for each grade will take place the following week of their scheduled assessments
Second round (End of the Year Assessments) will be taking place April 27 - May 1 (5th grade); May 4 - 8 (4th grade); May 10 - 15 (3rd grade); and the 4th grade will be taking the NJASK Science Assessment May 27 and 28

Pictures from around the school

Valentines Dance

100th Day of School and they look 100 :)

Art students learning about the color wheel

100 days smarter!

Valentines Dance

Video of the Week - Happy Valentines Day from Kid President

Weekly Overview

Monday - No School - Presidents Day

~~Tuesday - A Day - PARCC Workshop (grades 3 - 5), 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Library; Parent PARCC Informational Night, 6:00 PM, Lakeside MS~~

Wednesday - A Day - Workout Wednesday; PBIS Assembly (grades K -2), 2:00 PM;

Thursday - B Day - Staff Meeting, 8:00 AM; Bacon Speaks, 4:00 PM

Friday - C Day - Honor Roll Assembly(grades 3-5), 9:45 AM

Sunday, February 8, 2015

February 9 - 13

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on Today, Tomorrow and the Future!

The Golden Duck Winner.... Max

This week the RM Bacon weekly turns 3!!!!

During that time, the page has been viewed over 50,000 times! We have had visitors from over 75 countries and 49 states!

Each week, the Weekly provides an opportunity for teachers, students, community, and parents to engage in the same conversation. If we are not telling your story, than who is? Keep up the great work RM Bacon!

We had a very successful Jump Rope For Heart. Thank you to our Healthy Schools PLC for organizing the event. Congratulations to Max who raised 125.00 dollars and was the Golden Duck! As a school, we raised 1,116.00 dollars!

Weekly Overview
Monday - A Day - HSA Pencil Sale, Lunches; BOE Meeting honoring Teacher of the Year and Math/Science Mini Grant Winners, 7:00 PM
Tuesday - B Day - HSA Pencil Sale, Lunches;SPAC Meeting, 2:30 PM
Wednesday - C Day - HSA Pencil Sale, Lunches;
Thursday - D Day - HSA Pencil Sale, Lunches;Kindergarten Swim
Friday - E Day - HSA Pencil Sale, Lunches;Boots for Bullying; Wear Red or Pink; School Dance Grades 3, 4 and 5, 4 - 6 PM

Pictures from around the School

Kailyn jumped for her Pop Pop

Jump Rope for Heart 2015

Projects from the Equity and Diversity Training

Kindegarten Swim!

Bacon Speaks

4th graders are ready for College!

RM Bacon - Great Thinkers!

Video of the Week

Here is a TED Talk from 12 year old Thomas Suarez. He tells the story of how he got into App Development. Our Bacon Speaks students watched this video for inspiration!!!!

Sunday, February 1, 2015

February 2 - 6

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on today, tomorrow and the future!

What an amazing month we have in store for you at RM Bacon. we are excited that it is African American History Month. What will you do to celebrate this important month? Be sure to share with us so we can share with other schools!

We have a few important activities scheduled this month such as our first school dance in a long time, our annual Pizza Bingo, and Valentines Day HSA Pencil Sale.

Due to the Snow Day last week, the 3rd marking period will begin on Monday and the report cards will be mailed on Wednesday.

This week we have our Monthly HSA meeting on Tuesday at 4:00 PM in room 8. Be sure to stop by to learn more information about the school and to volunteer to help the students! Our Gifted and Talented students will be traveling to the Broadway Theater in Pitman on Thursday. On Friday we will host our annual Jump Rope for Heart!

In honor of African American History, here is a video by our favorite.... Kid President!

Pictures from around the school

The legendary RM Bacon Floor Hockey Program began!

We will miss the Forrest Family. Good luck in Georgia :)

Even teachers learn.

Our teachers learning about Equity and Diversity

We are a great bunch of teachers!