November 10 - 14

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on today, tomorrow, and the future!


We are looking forward to our first full week of school in November! We have a lot of activities taking place this week. It will be another EPIC week at RM Bacon.... Here is why!

Weekly Overview
Monday - D Day - Dr. Cook's Bear Buddy Jonathan (11 AM)
Tuesday - E Day - World Run Day and Healthy U Kickoff, 1:45 PM (Wear Red, White and Blue); HSA Meeting, 6:00 PM
Wednesday - A Day - Jeans for Troops; Grade Level Meetings, All Day; 2nd MP starts
Thursday - B Day - Staff Meeting (New PLCs), 8:00 AM; RAC Visit
Friday - C Day - Sneaker Day for Anti Bullying!


November Newsletter 
Did you miss the newsletter? We sent it home with all the children on Wednesday, November 5. Here is the link. 


Let us know what Bear you would like for this year's Spirit Gear
Pictures from around RM Bacon

Mrs. Gandy's class is using Sofia to flip and follow up! 

Ms. Bieri had a helper on Tuesday

Dr. Cook's daughter found the Bacon Mohawk 

Mrs. Bingham's first graders lead Morning Meeting with the SMART Board 

Kindergarten Bucket fillers! 

Clarinet students are practicing 

Video of the Week

November 3 - 7

Bacon Bears

Focusing on today, tomorrow and the future!


November is here! We have so many awesome things happening in November, but before I go into that, let's take a look at October. We accomplished so many activities! We did so much you might forget. Check out the October Rewind (using Animoto):

October Rewind


November, in some respects, is a fast month. We have 4 days off (2 for NJEA Convention and 2 for the Thanksgiving Holiday) so I am sure that this month will fly by. I am sure everyone is excited for some of November's cool activities such as World Run Day (11/11), Sneaker Day (11/14), Turkey Feast (11/19), Bear Bucks Store (11/20), not to mention Parent Conferences (11/21, 11/24, and 11/25). Well, we will take it one day at a time and truly enjoy this month!


Reporter of the Week
The 4th and 5th graders were treated to an assembly on Writing Like a Reporter by Chris Torres of the Daily Journal. He talked with the kids about his college days, reporting schedule, and some of his most interesting stories. The students are now going to be writing stories for the RM Bacon Weekly. This week's story is by 5th grader, Gio.

This week in Mrs. Benson's class we have been having lots of fun! This Tuesday we had our annual Halloween Frolic and it was a blast! Everyone was pretty scary! This Friday we had our annual Halloween Parade and it was awesome! On Thursday we had an assembly and we got to meet Chris Torres, a reporter from the Daily Journal. He told us what being a reporter meant to him. We even got a picture with him and we got his autograph! This week we also studied the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Gio's drawing of a pumpkin and Halloween Frolic

Video of the Week (This video is focusing on the Fall Frolic and Halloween Parade) Thanks to Mrs. Devita for editing and Mrs. Davis for filming at the Frolic!!!


Weekly Overview
Monday - A Day - Another Awesome Day at RM Bacon
Tuesday - B Day - Another Awesome Dat at RM Bacon
Wednesday - C Day - Healthy School Meeting, 12:30 PM
Thursday - No School (NJEA Conference)
Friday - No School (NJEA Conference)

October 27 - 31

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on today, tomorrow, and the future!

We had a great Wellness Week. Congratulations to Mr. Drewnowski and Mrs. Lore's classes for their outstanding participating in Wellness Week. Thank you to all the students and teacher who supported Wellness Week.

This week will be very busy! We have the annual Halloween Frolic on Tuesday evening, and the Halloween Parade on Friday. The students are also participating in Child Abuse Awareness Week.


Check out the video of the week (PBIS Bear Bucks Challenge)

Fall Inter-murals are rolling along

Pictures from around the school

The Safty Patrol serving Breakfast to the Kiwanis 

The Safety Patrol serving Breakfast to the Kiwanis 

Wellness Week Winners Grades K-2

Wellness Week Winners Grades 3 - 5 

Stop by Mrs. Taylor's room to see their new project grow 

The triplets are telling everyone to listen to Ms. Reilly... stay to the right :) 

Help us out with a poll. We are celebrating 85 years this year. Which throwback shirt do you like?

Weekly Overview
Monday - A Day - Child Abuse Awareness Week
Tuesday - B Day - Child Abuse Awareness Week; Halloween Frolic, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday - C Day - Life touch Fall Photos
Thursday - D Day - Child Abuse Awareness Week; Write Like a Reporter with Chris Torres (grades 4 and 5) 10:30 AM , Gym
Friday - E Day - Halloween Parade, 2:00 PM, Gym (Classroom Parties to follow)

October 20 - 24

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on today, tomorrow and the future!

We are really getting into the fall season! I hope you have taken the time to watch the leaves change! This week really flew by. I was out for two days because I was at the NJPSA Conference in Long Branch, NJ. The conference was awesome! I even helped out my friend Brad Currie on a few presentations about blogging (I made sure to mention RM Bacon), and social media.

This is the Week of Respect at RM Bacon. Mrs. Spanbauer has coordinated this week as a way to bring awareness to RESPECT. Each day we are asking the students and teachers to wear different colors! Check out the Weekly Overview for each day's color!


Let's make it an awesome week!


Weekly Overview (Week of Respect)
Monday (A Day) 3rd grade Field Trip; Wear Black
Tuesday (B Day) Wear Red
Wednesday (C Day) 6:30 pm Parent Meeting; Wear Blue
Thursday (D Day) Wear Green
Friday (E Day) Wear Pink


Pictures from around the school:

Our new sign in the front office! 

The gym floor was redone! 

We are the Bacon Bears! 

Gio in 5th grade wants to start writing for the Bacon Weekly! 

Mrs. Sinone's student friendly objectives 

Ms. Anton showing the students the world! 

Mrs. Peck showing students how to draw using the Elmo projector 

Our staff is growing vegetables for their Genius Hour 

Mr. Frank was recognized for his years of service (posing with Buzz) 

Video of the Week:(If you never fail, you never live)

October 13 - 17

Bacon Bears,

Focused on today, tomorrow, and the future!


Another 4 day week? Yes, we will be celebrating Columbus Day on Monday, October 13. I think this four day weekend for the students was well timed. They have been working hard this year and I hope they got time to spend with friends and family. I know they will be ready to go on Tuesday!


This week is Fire Prevention Week. Students in K-5 will be learning about fire safety in class and some with have the opportunity to experience the smoke house.


Weekly Overview
Monday - Columbus Day - No School
Tuesday - B Day - Fire Prevention; Dr. Cook, SPAC Meeting 1:00 PM
Wednesday - C Day -  Fire Prevention
Thursday -D Day -  Staff Meeting, 8:00 AM
Friday - E Day - Wear your favorite superheros clothes


Pictures from around the school

What are you reading?

The kids love story time with Ms. Davis 

James teaching his classmates about math 

Mr. D. helping out with Chorus! 

Chick-fil-a donated gift cards to the staff! 

Illianya was Dr. Cook's Bear Buddie this week. 

Mrs. Mercado had the students singing and dancing! 

Mrs. Sinone and Mrs. Bingham have been working with the staff on Equity and Diversity

Video of the week... Socktober! 

October 6 - 10

Bacon Bears,

Focused on today, tomorrow and the future!


We had another amazing week here at RM Bacon. So many opportunities to learn and grow! It is extremely important the we are all focused on learning!

This week is our annual WEEK OF RESPECT! Mrs. Spanbauer has lots of activities planned for the school. She sent home a newsletter with all of the activities. Each grade will be engaged in a different activity. Student artwork will be displayed throughout the school, and we will be recognizing the Students of the Month based on Respect!

On Tuesday, our RTI program continues with a new schedule based on the recent Universal Sweeps. Also on Tuesday we will have our first HSA (Home and School Association) meeting at 4:00 PM.

On Wednesday, we will be hosting Mrs. Mackall as she helps our staff enter in their SGO's to the new OnCourse system. Also on Wednesday, we will be hosting the RAC 7 staff. On Thursday, the teachers will be planning out the Halloween Frolic at 8:15 AM.

This week is shortened by a day. On Friday, the students will not have school, but our teachers will be here working on Professional Learning. This year the teachers will be working on developing student friendly learning objectives based on the standards. Should be a great time!


Here are some pictures from around the school. We are doing amazing things at this school :)

#RMBACON wears Pink like a Boss every Friday to raise awareness for Breast Cancer

Dr. Cook taking a selfie with Mrs. O. to show off our new shirts 

Scan that QR code and you will be reading a book! 

Dr. Cook become a character in a story! 

How smooth is this? Mrs. Muhlbaier's class earned a Smoothie Day! 

5th graders taught Dr. Cook about their Field Trip using a video slideshow 

Pure Genius! 

Pure Genius! 

5th Graders exploring the hashtag... #awesome! 

Video of the week in honor of Week of Respect:

Weekly Overview
Monday - C Day - Dr. Cook at EIRC for PLC training
Tuesday - D Day - RTI begins; HSA Meeting, 4:00 PM
Wednesday - E Day - Alicia Mackall for SGO/OnCourse Assistance; RAC visit 8:45 AM - 11:45 AM; GT Field Trip
Thursday - A Day - Halloween Frolic Planning Meeting, 8:15 AM; CST Meeting 9:45 - 11:45 AM, Conf. Room
Friday - No School for students. Teacher professional learning day - Staff still wear your pink shirts!

September 29 - October 3

Bacon Bears,

Focused on Today, Tomorrow, and the Future!

Check out our September Rewind using the app Animoto!


We had a great PBIS meeting on Friday. We analyzed our data and designed our Bear Bucks Store. The school also celebrated the 85th Birthday of RM Bacon. Each classroom did an activity to symbolize the number 85. We will continue to celebrate our 85th year throughout the rest of the school year.

This week we have a lot of activities! Our 5th graders will be taking their first field trip! Our teachers will be working on their Professional Learning. Teachers in grades 2 - 5 will be working on how to teach students to write for sources. On Friday, Dr. Cook, Mr. Lokey and Ms. Berry will be meeting with the Millville Police Department. The purpose of the meeting is to review the safety and security of the building! 



Weekly Overview:
Monday - C Day - Flu Shots for Staff, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Tuesday - D Day - Professional Development, Writing for Sources (9-11:30 grades 2-3; 12:30-3:00 grades 4-5) Culver Center
Wednesday - E Day - 5th Grade Field Trip, Kids About the Bay, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Thursday - A Day - Staff Meeting, 8:00 AM (All)
Friday - B Day - Safety Meeting with Millville PD, 9:00 AM; CST Meeting 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM, Conf. Room