September 19 - 23, 2016

Principal's Post

Awesome (adj): extremely impressive, inspiring great admiration, extremely good, excellent.

At the heart and core of who we are and what we do as a school are beliefs that everyone can be awesome, everyone is awesome, and everyone can do awesome things and make awesome choices.  Regardless of where we come from and what we look like, we all have awesomeness inside us.  So, let it out!  Choose to be awesome.  Like the sign above (which is hanging in our upstairs hallway) says, "Just be awesome."

That being said,  I believe I work in an awesome school full of awesome people, and we just had an awesome week.  We successfully concluded our first full Monday - Friday.  Learning is in full swing. School pride is swelling.  And to top it off, we just had an awesome event - our first Bacon Community Night.  I'd like to thank each and every student, staff member, parent, business, law enforcement and fire department officer, community member, and community leader who took time to join us.   It was a great night full of games, activities, eats and treats, friendship, fun, and family.  We are tentatively planning on having another one in the spring.  Will you join us?

Plans are well underway for our Halloween Frolic, which will take place sometime in late October.  Details coming soon.

Please join us for our Back to School Night on Tuesday, September 20th at 7 p.m.  Bacon's HSA, the Millville Explorers, and Bruce Cooper and other members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity will be on hand.  Last year, the fraternity adopted Bacon school, and we are continuing the partnership this year.  We look forward to seeing you and "clapping you in" at Back to School night.

Be great.  Have an awesome week.
Mike
Together, we can.  Together, we will.  

PBIS News with Ms. Berry

We have had a great start to the school year here at RM Bacon School.  Our returning students picked right back up where they left being safe, responsible, and respectful.  They are also helping the new students learn what it means to be a Bacon Bear. This year we have a lot of ideas for our Bear Bucks Store and other events.  Here at RM Bacon School we prove that it's fun to be Safe, Responsible, and Respectful.

(Ms. Berry gave the school rules posters an overhaul.  We'll be showing those off next week.  They look great!)

Coming soon - the return of Coach's Corner

Scenes from Community Night

Pictures from around the School

Hanging out during dismissal

Bacon Pride

A scene from our butterfly garden

Checking out a chrysalis  

Checking out a chrysalis

Having an awesome day! He got a Bear Bucks and a Paws Up!

Birthday Selfies!

When you can't find Mr. Coyle for the birthday selfie...

...but they managed to get it later

Weekly overview (be sure to check the official school calendar) 

Monday: D day - The start of a great week at Bacon, lesson plans due 

Tuesday: E day - Gradebook setup, Back to School Night - 7 p.m.

Wednesday: A day - Workout Wednesday

Thursday: B day - An awesome day

Friday: C day - Wear Bacon gear

September 12 - 16, 2016

Bears,

If you blinked, you missed it.  After a summer of planning and preparation, the first week of school (albeit a short one) came and went like a flash.  I hope everyone was able to stop and live in the moment, and I hope everyone soaked in the sea of smiling faces that flooded our halls - the smiles of our little bears as they returned for another year of learning, bonding, and fun.  They are why we do what we do.  They are our WHY.  May every single thing we do create a moment and experience worthy of the Bears that call Bacon home.  

In short, it was a busy but great week.  While it's true that busyness can't be avoided (and sometimes we are more busy than we'd care to be), the challenge is and always has been to find joy in life as it unfolds.  There is greatness to be found in each moment, each day, each week, each month...you get the idea.  In the midst of celebrating each day and finding the greatness in it, I challenge each of us to be great.  Sometimes, it's a work in progress, but it begins with a decision.  Today, let us choose to be great - for ourselves, our families, our friends, and for our students.

Last week in review 

We officially kicked off on Tuesday with our staff meeting.  Topics were covered, stories shared, and planning was done.  We also rolled out our slogan for the 2016-2017 school year: Together, we can.  Together, we will.  This is our underlying philosophy in everything we do this year.  Together, as a staff, we can increase student achievement and make a positive difference in their lives.  Together, with parents, we can equip our Bears for success in school and beyond.  Together, with the community, we can empower our students to be future leaders who will go on to do great things.

The students returned on Wednesday, and we all were ready.  It was wonderful seeing and hearing them reconnect with former teachers and form bonds with their new teachers. An exciting and productive year of learning is officially underway!  The parents were all smiles, too, as they brought their Bears to Bacon.  It was a great week - the first of many.

Pictures from around the school

Learning our school rules through an interactive game in Mrs. Gandy's class

Playing a game and learning about positive behavior in Mrs. Gandy's class

Friday's "Welcome Back" assembly.  The Bears were great!

Mr. Cooper bringing it!  He talked to our bears about good choices and being positive.  His fraternity adopted our school last year, and we are continuing the partnership this year. 

Showing off some art in Mrs. Taylor's class

All smiles for the first week

1st grade selfie (with some mean sun glare)

Safety Patrol keeping me safe

Mrs. Fryling's husband came in to talk to the Bears about his career in the military.  Thank you for your service and for spending some time with the students.

Being skeptical in Mrs. Lunemann's class

Reconnecting with all sorts of friends

He tried to stump me.  From the look on my face, I think he did. 

Birthday selfies - from the summer and the week

Next week

Please join us for these events:

On Tuesday, September 13th, we will host a Community Night from 5-7.  This is a free event (food will be available for sale).  All who live in the area are welcome to come celebrate the beginning of the school year with us.  There will be games, activities, and displays for the whole family to enjoy.  We hope to see you.

And Tuesday, September 20th, is our Back To School night.  All parents are encouraged to join us for our open house.  We look forward to seeing you!

Weekly overview (be sure to check the official school calendar) 

Monday: D day - The start of a great week at Bacon

Tuesday: E day - Community Night from 5-7 p.m.  

Wednesday: A day 

Thursday: B day

Friday: C day - Wear Bacon gear