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Plymouth Public Schools

Voyager Express Newsletter - September 14, 2018

PlymouthPublic SchoolsVoyager Express Newsletter - September 14, 2018

This week's events and newsworthy items from the Plymouth Public Schools

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2018 Inspiration Award - Kristin Fonseca

Inspiration Award - Kristin Fonseca

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Happenings in our Community

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Help End Childhood Cancer

Have fun, get moving, and support a WICKED GOOD CAUSE with Cardio Sport! Your participation goes directly to Wicked Good Cause to support local families currently affected by Childhood Cancer.
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Intelligent Lives

INTELLIGENT LIVES stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce.
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Healthy Kids Running Series

The Healthy Kids Running Series provides kids a positive, educational, and fun experience in the world of running.
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Healthy Plymouth

Healthy Plymouth's second annual Amazing Race will be held on Saturday, September 22. Teams will solve clues to travel to different locations, performing mental and physical challenges.


Every team that takes part is guaranteed to win prizes, including ski tickets, ferry tickets, $250 worth of Macy’s gift cards, rounds of golf, dozens of restaurant gift cards. There is a $400 cash prize for first place!


This fun, team event is a fundraiser that supports all of the School Garden programming in the Plymouth schools and this year will also support the expansion of a Peer Helper program to an after-school model for grades 6-8.


We hope you will consider participating in this community event to benefit the families and youth of Plymouth.


Register today! Healthy Plymouth's Amazing Race 2018-Terra Cura Inc

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Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative (PYDC)

This summer PYDC worked closely with the Boys and Girls Club of Plymouth and their youth to complete a PhotoVoice Project. Youth were able to answer questions around substance use, mental health, and healthy coping skills using photography as their outlet. Over the next few months the coalition will release pieces of this amazing project.

Guidance Department News

Science, Technology & Engineering

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Visual And Performing Arts

Thank you to the Plymouth community for the abundant support and outreach in response to this years Opening Day Performance, "This is Me". We are happy to share the link to our "Wake Up Call" that aired on WCVB below. Stay tuned as the Visual and Performing Arts Department is working on another project based on this song that we hope to have out very soon!

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College, Career and Technical Education (CCTE)

"This Is Me" Channel 5 Wake Up Call

Our construction cluster took great pride in being chosen for Channel 5's Wake Up Call this month. With Dr. Maestas' theme in mind, they shared a very special message. Be sure to tune in to WCVB Channel 5's early morning show from 4:30-7:30am on Friday, October 5th! We wish our CCTE students a fantastic year!

Stay connected with CCTE! Twitter | Visit our website

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Cold Spring Elementary School

Website: https://www.plymouth.k12.ma.us/cse
Location: 25 Alden Street, Plymouth, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 830-4335
Facebook: facebook.com/csesplymouth

Leader In Me

Cold Spring is a Leader in Me school, which means we are working to instill the 7 Habits of Happy Kids in all of our students. Parents, ask your child how they were able to be be proactive this week!

Having a Growth Mindset

Students enjoyed the Ned Show with Megan this week! With a fancy Yo Yo she is shared the message of having a Growth Mindset. Digging Deep, the power of Not Yet, Encourage Others and Never Giving Up!
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Paper Chain Challenge

During Work Together Wednesday, students in Ms. LaPointe's 5th grade class took part in a Paper Chain Challenge. Each group was given a piece of 12x18 paper, scissors and tape. They had 20 minutes to create a paper chain.

Motivational Monday

NMES staff kicked off the year with Motivational Monday Pound rockout workout class instructed by first grade teacher, Mrs. Hargrave. We welcome any PPS staff to join the fun on Mondays at 4:00 in the NMES Library!

A Dash and Dot Celebration

There was a birthday celebration in Mrs. Sherman’s fifth grade room this week. The students made a cake, created party hats, and even saying happy birthday but they were not celebrating a student‘s birthday they were helping to celebrate Dash and Dot’s fifth birthday. Dash and Dot are robots from WonderWorks and they usually hang out in the Learning Lab, but Mrs. Sherman’s class wanted to tell the world about their Special Day. So, after programming the robots to accomplish several tasks like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, they documented the whole party using Apple Clips and shared it with the world.

Kindergarteners are learning to draw people and meeting their Big Friends!

West Elementary has fully embraced this year's theme, "This is Me!"

Kindergarten and 1st Grade students introduced themselves to classmates by creating digital posters using Wixie. Students in 2nd and 3rd grade communicated their ideas by collaborating on a digital slideshow while sharing information about their interests, goals and dreams while using Wixie and Google Slides. Fourth and fifth grade students used the video platform, Flipgrid, to introduce themselves and receive positive comments and questions. Students created posters using Google Classroom and Google Drawings. We have been building relationships using technology to create, communicate, connect and collaborate!

This week 5th grade students in Mrs Dorr’s class constructed Math All About Me towers. First, they answered questions about themselves. Then they created equations using parenthesis with the answers to their questions. After writing the information on notecards, we had to measure and cut the cards in order to build a sturdy tower. A big success!

PCIS Musical

PCIS Musical was announced this week. For those interested in participating, please stay tuned for more information.
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Welcome 6th Graders!

PCIS 6th grade have made a nice transition to PCIS. Here are some pictures of their first few days in middle school.

Taking Care of Business

Taking care of business was the order of the day. Students from Mrs. Enos’s 6th-grade class volunteered to read the daily announcements and lead the school in the Pledge of Allegiance for the month of September. First volunteers Isaac and Jillian did a great job.


8th-grade students reviewed what they learned in 7th-grade Spanish class by writing their answers to rapid-fire questions asked by Señora Sullivan.


Finally, the PSMS community was all smiles as they stepped in front of the cameras on Picture Day. Believe it or not, those beautiful backgrounds that you choose are all added by computer back at Lifetouch headquarters.

It's all about communications!

Freshman marketing students learned and practiced presentation skills this week. They designed posters about the seven functions of marketing in teams of three. Then the teams presented the results to their classmates using these skills and the classroom technology of document cameras and microphones.

Good Morning EyeOpener!

Our science and construction classes were chosen to be on Channel 5's Eye Opener this month as their early morning Wake Up Calls. There was no shortage of excitement. Tune in to WCVB Channel 5 on Monday, September 24th to see our science students and teachers and on Friday, October 5th to see our construction cluster students. The Wake Up Calls are aired between 4:30am-7:30am.

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Plymouth Public Schools

253 South Meadow Road | Plymouth, MA 02360

Phone: 508-830-4300 | Fax: 508-746-1873

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