February 15 - 19

4th grade students are researching colleges and universities

Bacon Bears,

We had a very exciting week last week at RM Bacon! On Wednesday, We had our annual Jump Rope for Heart event. This year we did it after school and had 70 kids participate. As soon as we have our final figures on the fundraising, we will share them with everyone. 

On Thursday we celebrated 100th day of school, Valentines Day parties and had our Dance. Even though we had so many activities, everyone did a great job. It was a perfect way to end the week.

This week will be shortened due to Presidents Day on Monday. Our monthly HSA meeting is on Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This is your last chance to get FREE Bingo cards for Pizza Bingo (which is going to be held on Wednesday, February 24.




Coaches Corner by Mr. Hudson 
This week I was able to observe an awesome writing lesson in Mrs. Gandy’s class. The students were writing to their future college they wish to attend. It was exciting to see their enthusiasm as they were requesting information and letting each college know their future enrollment date. Some of the popular choices were; Rowan, Harvard, Temple, Ohio State, and Cumberland County College. I was able to sit with a few students and share my college experience with them. You could definitely tell the students enjoyed this project and were making connections to something that is still 8 years away. How is that for setting goals? The students and Mrs. Gandy are mailing these letters out this week and hope to receive some information back from their college choice. Stay tuned for the results to this awesome project. 

On Wednesday, I was able to experience first grade. Mrs. Bingham’s class was doing a Morning Meeting and going over goals for the day. The students were engaged and you could tell that they were eager to start their day. Mrs. Pedrick’s class was doing a math lesson on comparing two digit numbers. Once the students were taught the alligator trick, it seemed that they were able to grasp the concept. Mrs. Lunemenn’s class was completing a graphing activity using different colored candy hearts. Each student received a box of mixed hearts. After organizing them into color coded piles, the students built a bar graph showing how many of each color they had. How cool is that, first graders are analyzing and building data.

My final activity this week was in third grade. On Thursday, it was our 100th day of school. The 3rd grade teachers built S.T.E.M. centers that all revolved around the number 100. My favorite was the cup stacking pyramid. For this, we had to build a pyramid that used 100 cups. The challenge was which team could build a pyramid the highest. My team came in second but as a whole, every student was engaged and pushing the limits with their stacking ability.


Pictures from around the school 

Mrs. Fryling's students are enjoying their new reading center with stability balls 

Mrs. Fryling's students are enjoying their new reading center with stability balls 

Collaborative, problem solving learning in 3rd grade 

Collaborative, problem solving learning in 3rd grade 

Collaborative, problem solving learning in 3rd grade 

Collaborative, problem solving learning in 3rd grade 

Collaborative, problem solving learning in 3rd grade 

Happy 100th Day 

Everyone enjoyed the Valentines Day Dance 

Everyone enjoyed the Valentines Day Dance 

Everyone enjoyed the Valentines Day Dance 

Everyone enjoyed the Valentines Day Dance 

What time is it? 

What time is it? 

Jump Rope for Heart 

Jump Rope for Heart 

Birthday Selfie 

Birthday Selfie 

Birthday Selfie 

Kindergarten Swimming 

Kindergarten Swimming 

4th graders during smoothie time 

Weekly Overview
Monday - No School - Presidents Day
Tuesday - A Day - HSA Meeting, Library, 7:00 PM
Wednesday - B Day - Wellness Wednesday; Axe Equitable in Teacher Lunches
Thursday - C Day - Staff Meeting, Gym, 8:00 AM; Kindergarten Swim
Friday -D Day - Wear Bacon Gear