RM Bacon Weekly

Sunday, April 26, 2015

April 27 - May 1

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on Today, Tomorrow, and the Future!

This week the 5th graders will begin taking the End of Year (EOY) PARCC. Similar to how we organized the PBA in March/April, the building will be in test security mode from 9:30 AM until about 11:00 AM. No students or un-authorized personnel will be permitted in the testing areas. We appreciate you cooperation with this until the 3rd graders complete their PARCC on May 15.

Last week we ended on a positive note! The PBIS team created another successful Bear Bucks Store and Challenge. This month's challenge was "Buddy in a Bucket." Students had to throw a ball in bucket (but they didn't know which one had the Buddy inside). Student who won will be able to spend 45 minutes with their Buddy. In addition, our monthly data showed a downward trend for both major and minor discipline referrals!

Our students and staff did an amazing job with the Earth Day activities. Our students in grades 2 - 5 saw Monkey Kingdom while our K-1 students made paper, read the Lorax, and planted seeds. Once again, kudos to our students and staff for going above and beyond for Earth Day!

Pictures from around the school

Earth Day activities

Earth Day Activities

Bear Buck Challenge (Buddy in a Basket)

4th graders going to see Mary Poppins

Earth Day Twins!

3rd grade perimeter lesson

Weekly Overview
Monday - A Day - PARCC (EOY) grade 5, 9:30 - 11:30
Tuesday - B Day - PARCC (EOY) grade 5, 9:30 - 11:30
Wednesday - C Day - PARCC (EOY) grade 5, 9:30 - 11:30; 4th grade trip to Constitution Center; Workout Wednesday
Thursday - D Day - PARCC Make-ups as needed; Bacon Speaks, 4:00 PM
Friday - E Day - PARCC Make-ups as needed

Saturday, April 18, 2015

April 20 - 24

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on today, tomorrow and the future!

The students continue to display their focus after coming back from the Spring Break. They were able to hit the ground running and show the teachers how hard they are willing to work! We had a great turnout for the Family Fun Night on Wednesday. Parents, teachers and students participated in Zumba, fitness apps, and enjoyed healthy food in the cafeteria.

This week the students will be enjoying a plethora of activities. Our 5th graders will be participating in the annual Multicultural Week. Students in grades 2 - 5 will be seeing Monkey Movie. The 4th graders will be visiting Millville Senior High School to see the play Mary Poppins. On Friday, we will have our Spring Photos for classrooms and in the afternoon we will have our monthly PBIS Bear Bucks Store.

Club 21 is going BIG!
4th and 5th graders at RM Bacon Elementary School in Millville, NJ are starting the rehearsal process for their first production- The Lion King KIDS.

As part of this production and The Lion King Experience, students will be able to design and create their own sets, costumes, and more. We are trying to raise $1500.00 (in addition to our own fundraising efforts) for the children to have all of the materials needed to transform our elementary school gymnasium into an African savannah.

Help us make the children’s first experience with musical theater one they’ll never forget! Follow this link and donate. Every donation counts!

Video of the Week - Our friend Kid President wants YOU to make an Awesome Video!

Pictures from around the school

RM Bacon artwork on display

We are artists!

We are artists

Family Fun Night

1st grade students in Math

1st grade students estimating in Math

Aiden was Dr. Cook's Bear Buddy!

Ms. Matticks built butterfly housing for our school

Family Fun Night

5th graders building structures

1st graders playing with millipedes

1st graders holding butterflies

Weekly Overview
Monday - A Day - 4th Marking Period begins; Reading Street Assessment Review, Library, 8:30 - 12:30
Tuesday - B Day - Alumni Night Planning , Library, 8:15 AM; Monkey Movie, 10:30 AM; Book fair through Library classes
Wednesday - C Day - Earth Day; Mary Poppins, 9:45 AM
Thursday - D Day - 5th grade Multicultural Festivities, 12:15 PM; Kindergarten Swim; Book fair through Library classes
Friday - E Day - Spring Pictures; PBIS Bear Bucks; Book fair through Library classes

Sunday, April 12, 2015

April 13 - 17

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on Today, Tomorrow and the Future!

Welcome back from Spring Break! Everyone here at RM Bacon hopes you had an enjoyable break! We are very excited to get back to school this week!!!

We have a few activities this week designed to get you back into the swing of things. Our Healthy Schools PLC will be hosting our second annual Family Fun Night on Wednesday evening at 6:00 PM. For more information, check the April Newsletter that was sent home before the break.

Prior to the Spring Break, we had an excellent Autism Awareness project that was featured in the Daily Journal. Here is an Animoto of the event. Thank you to Mr. Sheppard and Mrs. Benson for taking the pictures and to Mrs. Sinone for coordinating.

Pictures from around the school

Mrs. Nolan and Mr. Frank won the Biggest Loser Competition

Healthy School PLC won 1,000.00 Healthy U grant for our school!!!!

Help support the field trips for 5th grade with extra coins!

Mrs. Benson and Ms. Bieri twinning

2nd grade students in Physical Education class with a parachute

4th graders are planting seeds

4th Graders are planting seeds

4th Graders planting seeds

Mrs. Gandy getting ready to climb :)

Club 21 on a field trip to Elite Climbing

Club 21 field trip to Elite Climbing

Vianka studying her lines for the Lion King

Weekly Overview

Monday - A Day - Welcome back to RM Bacon

Tuesday - B Day - Grand Canyon University in Teacher Lunches

Wednesday - C Day - Family Fun Night, 6:00 PM

Thursday - D Day - Staff Meeting, 8:00 AM; Kindergarten Swim

Friday - E Day - RAC Culture and Climate Visit

Sunday, March 29, 2015

March 30 - April 3

Bacon Bears,

Focusing on today, tomorrow and the future!

There is an old saying that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. It seems that this year March came in like a lion and out like lion :) We all know we are close to those gorgeous spring days but it appears that the temperatures will continue to be frigid for a few more days.

We are gearing up for another awesome week at RM Bacon. There are so many cool activities on the horizon! Our annual Talent Show will take place at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, March 31. Our Bear Bucks Store and Challenge will be held on Wednesday, April 1 at 2:30 PM. In addition, RM Bacon staff and students will be participating in the national Bubbles for Autism program on Thursday. What a week!

RM Bacon in the news
Did you see video in the Daily Journal? Craig Matthews, Photographer for the Daily Journal, placed a GoPro on a few players and in the goal. Checkout the video: Daily Journal Floor Hockey Video

Blue Out for Autism Awareness
Thursday is BLUE OUT!!!!! What is a blue out? We want every Bacon Bear to wear blue on Thursday to celebrate Autism Awareness. Wouldn't it be cool to show the world on Thursday a picture of the entire school in BLUE? Make sure to wear blue on Thursday!

Something new on the blog?
Take a glance at the top right corner of our blog.... Do you see anything new? Well, our Paw Books are there! Access student and staff handbooks online! We now have a website that houses all of our school handbooks for you to access 24 hours a day. The RM Bacon Pawbook website https://sites.google.com/site/rmbaconpawbooks/ to find information about school policies and procedures. You can also find information about each of our staff members as well as our Positive Behavior and Support Plan.

Inspirational Video of the Week - Our friend Kid President talks about his new book, becoming an uncle, and laughs with Steve Martin