Mr. Posick's weekly email

January 11, 2019

Merton PTO Family Bowling event Sunday, January 13th

The Merton PTO Family Bowling event will take place on Sunday, January 13th. Similar to years in the past, we will have 4 bowling sessions and a raffle. Please use this link for more information. There are still spots available for the 11:00 and 4:15 time slots. We appreciate you supporting Merton PTO and Merton Schools!

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Working on badminton skills

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Learning from our classmates

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When it rains all day, you have indoor recess

Parent Forums this month

Hartland- Lake Country Rotary is sponsoring two parent forums this month. The first is at Swallow School on Monday, January 14th. The second is at Lake Country School on Tuesday, January 29th. Both are from 6:30-7:30PM. The topic of the forums is vaping, one of the greatest concerns for middle and high school staff and the parents of pre-teens and teens. Here is an article that highlights the concerns. Please see the flyers below for more information on the forums..

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Creating hexbugs

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Coding in Lego Robotics

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Science lab in 5th grade

National Junior Honor Society applications for 6th-8th grade students

All non-NJHS students in 6th-8th grade received a Skyward message last night with information about applying for membership in NJHS. All necessary materials for applying were included in the message. If students would like to pick up hard copies of these materials, they are located outside of Mr. Werni's room on a table. The due date for all application materials is noon on Thursday, January 17. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. The application materials can be found on the NJHS website, which is linked here.

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Partner research in LA

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What are we learning in Science? Look at the cupboards!

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When it's cold at recess, we huddle

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6th grade band rehearsal

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Background information for debates in LA

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3D printing is so cool!

PTO Student Grants

The Merton PTO is excited to sponsor student grants for the fourth year. Applications are due by 1/23. Previous projects that have been awarded student grants include: soccer goals for the Primary School, non-stationary/rocking student chairs, gaga ball pits at both schools, water bottle refill stations, accessible playground equipment and surfacing, Merton Theater Company sound equipment, soccer nets for existing goals at the Intermediate School, and tetherball installation.

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Working on dance routines in PE

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Skills assessment in LA

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Taking a test in Spanish

It's 2019, and time to think about Summer School

Since we turned the calendar to 2019, it is time for us to begin thinking about our upcoming Summer School Program. We are asking for our families to complete a brief survey to help us improve and guide programming decisions this year and into the future. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey! More information on the upcoming Summer School Program will be forthcoming in March.