Patriot Press

Greetings Poynter Families!

Can you believe first quarter is almost done? The last day of the quarter is October 31st. This week, encourage your kids to get caught up on any missing assignments they are still able to turn in and reach out to teachers with any questions you may have. Often times, students wait until the last possible minute to do this. If they wait until next week, it may be too late to turn anything in.

Students who are engaged with the material are much more likely to learn about it. This week in Dr. Battaglia's 8th grade science class, students are learning about force and mass. To get students excited and interested with learning, he had students create catapults and launch cotton balls, ping pong balls, and golf balls to observe the relationship between what they weighed and how far they'd go. This will give them practical knowledge to build on as they talk about these topics throughout the unit.

Go Patriots!

Jeremy Corwin

Principal

• 10/24 - PoynterGreen Advanced Band Concert @ Evergreen
• 10/24 - Fall Dance
• 10/28 - Spirit Day: Future Falcons
• 10/29 - Spirit Day: Jammies & Stuffies
• 10/29 - Picture Retakes
• 10/30 - Spirit Day: Old vs. Young
• 10/31 - Spirit Day: Halloween Costumes
• 11/1 - No School (Teacher Grade Preparation)
• 11/5 - Latino PAC Meeting 6:00pm

On October 31, we are having a costume spirit day. While selecting costumes, please keep the following in mind:

• Masks, fake blood, and face paint are not allowed
• Weapons (even though we know they aren't real) are not allowed
• If students wear costumes that depicts a stereotype of others' identity, they will be asked to change.

Come celebrate our young musicians as they bring to light the many facets of mental health and resiliency, an area where music can play a critical healing role. Our featured music of the evening is by Randall Standridge, a champion in the area of mental heath awareness. The concert will begin at 6:00pm at Evergreen MS.

Tickets are on sale this week for the Spooky Skeleton Dance. Students need to have a permission slip signed to purchase a ticket. The dance runs 3:30 - 5:00 on Thursday. If your kid is participating in the dance please have someone here to pick them up at 5.

Students who receive behavior referrals for disruptions or safety issues will not be allowed to attend the dance.

We will have our first Spirit Week October 28th-31st. Here are the days:

• Monday (10/28): Future Falcons (come dressed in Liberty gear or colors)
• Tuesday (10/29): Jammies & Stuffies
• Wednesday 10/30: Old vs. Young (come dressed either as a young child or an older person)
• Thursday 10/31: Halloween Costumes

There is no school on Friday, November 1st. This is a day for our teachers to prepare student grades for Quarter 1.