RM Bacon Weekly

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!

Our teachers learning about Equity and Diversity

Mrs. Sinone and Mrs. Bingham leading the discussion. Thanks for your hard work and training us this year on Equity and Diversity!

Weekly Overview
Monday - A Day - Floor Hockey, 8:00 AM;
Tuesday - B Day - Floor Hockey, 8:00 AM; I and RS Meeting, Library all day; HSA, Room 8, 4:00 PM
Wednesday - C Day - Dare to Be Fit, 8:00 AM; Workout Wednesday; Report Cards distributed;
Thursday - D Day - Staff Meeting, PARCC, 8:00 AM; Kindergarten Swim
Friday - E Day - Jump Rope for Heart, Gym, 10:00 AM

Sunday, January 25, 2015

January 26 - 30

Bacon Bears,

Please see weekly overview at the bottom of this post for updated information

Focusing on today, tomorrow, and the future!

The last week of January is upon us. Just think, one month ago we were on Winter Break! Time flies!!!

This week we are finishing up the Winter Sweeps. Students will be testing (and some re-testing) in order to determine the RTI groups. Once the groups are established, you will be contacted regarding the results.

Congratulations to Mrs. Devita and Mr. Hudson! They won a Math/Science Mini Grant for their students. They will be purchasing Finch Robots that follow coding commands.

There is no school on Thursday due to the Teacher In-Service.

Our February newsletter will be sent home with the students on Friday. Be sure to check it out!

Pictures from around the school

Omar at the Dental Assembly

Dr. Cook graduated to a boot. Pretty soon he will be back to normal

Sue Bacon, from the Cumberland County CAP program, presented to the staff

Our staff involved in an anti-bullying training

Kindergarten students learning with Mrs. Summers

Our students make the best artwork!

Kindegarten students wrote about the snowman

The art students are always thinking

Ms. Davis working with 1st graders in Library

Ms. Reilly is ready for the winter to be over!

Videos of the Week

Ever wonder how Kid President does his videos? Check out his behind the scenes video this week

Last week's Shake it Off video by the Dover Police was a big hit. Here are 3rd graders dancing to it during their indoor recess

Weekly Overview
Monday - C Day - BOE Meeting, 7:00 PM
~~Tuesday - D Day - Another Awesome Day at RM Bacon~~ No School Snow Day
Wednesday - D Day - Optional Staff Meeting, 8:15 AM; Axe Equitable in Teachers' Lunches; Talent Show Auditions
Thursday - E Day; PBIS Meeting and Bear Bucks Store, 2:30 PM
Friday - No School Teacher In-Service

Reopening Plan