The End, or the Beginning?

The End, or the Beginning?
T
he 2009-2010 school year is rapidly coming to its calendar
conclusion. However, the end of the school year is actually
the beginning of the next school year. Academic programming, intramural and interscholastic sports scheduling, and social
activities are already in the planning stages as we prepare for another new beginning in late August of the 2010-11 school year.
The summer months will rapidly fly by and we will be very busy
with a myriad of innovations and plans. These innovations and
plans will continue helping us make Memorial Boulevard Middle
School “A Great Place to Learn” as we prepare to “be the best that
we can be”. Additionally, the building will receive a thorough cleaning as it awaits the return of our most valuable asset, our students.
Therefore, as we prepare, we also hope that each one of our students will enjoy a wonderful and happy summer. Yet, we want each
student to be mindful of the challenges ahead as they begin a new
school year. Learning isn’t a ten-month process. We encourage all
students to spend some of their vacation time preparing to be as
successful as they can be, beginning the very first day of the new
school year. Stimulating your mind in creative endeavors and the
basic “3R’s” can have tremendous benefits. School successes don’t
come accidentally and all of our students should experience the
benefits of planned preparation.
Have a great summer vacation and always remain safe and healthy.
Marci Jones
Principal
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ROBOGAMES
2010
The MBMS “Mindstormers” Robotics team performed exceptionally well at the 2010
RoboGames Middle School Robotics Challenge
held on April 15th, 2010. Students designed and
programmed their robots to compete in all the
Winter Olympic themed events. MBMS robots
took home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in
the Figure Skating, Slalom Skiing, Ice Dancing
and Ice Hockey challenges. Throughout the
competition, MBMS students demonstrated
great sportsmanship and poise.
Well done, Mindstormers!
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CELEBRATING EARTH DAY
Students on the Red Team celebrated Earth Day 2010 by having
a Paper Bag Art Show the
week before the May 2nd event. Students were challenged to raise awareness about an ecological
issue affecting the planet by illustrating a paper grocery bag . Students really "thought outside
the box" with their creations, as some students added props to make their bags 3-D. Overall,
the project allowed students to display their artistic skills while still learning about science.
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MBMS ART CLUB
“THE SMART SHOW”
A
citywide Art Exhibit of student work from all of the public schools in Bristol opened on Tuesday, May 4th and concluded on Friday, May 28th at the Bristol Board of Education on Church
Street. This annual event showcases the talent, skills, and creativity of Bristol Public School
students from grades one to twelve. This year’s Art Exhibit is entitled “The Smart Show”. Middle School work is located on the 1st floor, Elementary work on the 2nd, and High School work
on the 3rd. This is an excellent opportunity for any 8th grader planning to take an art course in
the future to preview the high quality work produced by students at both Central and Eastern
High Schools.
We are pleased to announce that 51 students from our school who had artwork in this art show.
They are: Nicole Ledesma, Cassandra Byron, Brianna Tanguay, Gaggan Dhanjal, Andrew Smith
Damon, Cyrus Panagiotou, Mandy Dellaire, Jerod Pelletier, Meagan Freeman, Audrie Rivera,
Tiffany Labarre, Adam Flores, Marcos Martinez, Kaitlyn France, Katelyn Pavloski, Giselle
Martinez, Arianna Porrini, Hayley McCarron, Leandra Amaya, Jacqueline Morelli, Arianna Anstett, Jean Rioux, Kevin Anton, Nicholas Savino, Jennica Clayton, Cindy Truc, Devin Curtis,
Cyrus Tyler, Jennifer Fannon, Dallas Wilson, Kendalyn Frawley, Cailey Coppola, Hunter Frechette, Nicole Gagne, Noah Fruin, Ty-Leam Hamel, Vincent Labarre, Austin LaCombe, Austin
Langlais, Sarah Larson, Edward Leardi, Brandon McCurda, Mackenzie Martin, Tim Peasley,
Katrina Secor, Nicole Pelletier, Nicole Theardo, Skylar Wright, Alex Thomas, Jordan Vassell,
and Dominic Villardi.
We would also like to thank students Ellesse Dineno, Nicole Ledesma, Madison Pechulis, and
Olivia Pechulis for volunteering to serve refreshments at the opening night of the show.
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Note-Worthy News
6th GRADE CONCERT BAND / 7th / 8th GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND
Our Annual Spring Concert will be held on Wednesday, June 9th from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.
JAZZ BAND
Our Jazz Band performed at the
9th
Annual Bristol Jazz Festival and received rave reviews from
the judges. Congratulations, everyone! Have a great summer and keep on groovin'!
FLUTE & CLARINET CHOIR
The MBMS Flute and Clarinet Choir final gig of the school year is Monday, June 7th at Sub
Acute. Congratulations on a great year of fine performances!
OLYMPIC STANDINGS
THIRD ANNUAL MBMS OLYMPICS
MAY 21, 2010
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OLYMPIC STANDINGS
4 x 100 RELAY EVENT WINNERS
Sixth Grade Girls
Team-1: Madison Pechulis, Karina Molina, Brittany Royce, Jessica Mills
Sixth Grade Boys
Team-3: Brian Buonocore, Dante Coco, Tommy Rodriguez, Zach Monge
Seventh Grade Girls
Team-1: Samantha Getchell, Taniesha Boibeaux, Brooke Daigle, Melissa Buonafede
Seventh Grade Boys
Team-1: Travis Hapgood, Franco Patria, Steven Rodriguez, Erich Hasemann
Eighth Grade Girls
Team-3: Alyscia Talbot, Olivia Calfe, Alexis Johnson, Katie Curry
Eighth Grade Boys
Team-2: Jacob Wright, Tyler Jordan, Luis Rodriguez, Tyler DiFrancesco
4 x 100 COED RELAY
Sixth Grade
Team-2: Brandon Cornish, Brittany Royce, Nick Gagnon, Jessica Mills
Seventh Grade
Team-2: Landon Rutledge, Brooke Chauner, Tyler Brown, Kayla Policarpio
Eighth Grade—Tie
Team-1: Luis Medina, Alexis Johnson, Justin Zaino, Katie Curry
Team-4: Javone Davis, Mackenzie Martin, Tyler DiFrancesco, Nicole Pelletier
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OLYMPICS RESULTS, CONTINUED
50 METER SHUTTLE COED RELAY
Sixth Grade
Team-1: Dante Coco, Madison Pechulis, Tommy Rodriguez, Kaitlyn Colvin
Seventh Grade
Team-1: Gary Hoxha, Melissa Buonafede, Cyrus Tyler, Hailey Peterson
Eighth Grade
Team-3: CJ Dabkowski, Brenna Kelley, Addie Andino, Lara Colegrove
50 METER DASH
Bronze:
Silver:
Gold:
Sixth Grade Girls
Ellesse DiNeno
Madison Pechulis
Olivia Pechulis
Sixth Grade Boys
Noah Cruz
Dante Coco
Brian Buonocove
Bronze:
Silver:
Gold:
Seventh Grade Girls
Becca Mendela
Ashley Elder
LeeAnn Waye
Seventh Grade Boys
Franco Patria/Cyrus Tyler
Gary Hoxha
Travis Hapgood
Bronze:
Silver:
Gold:
Eighth Grade Girls
Brenna Kelley
Olivia Calfe
Rileigh Luba
Eighth Grade Boys
Luis Rodriguez
CJ Dabkowski
Addie Andino
Bronze:
Silver:
Gold:
Sixth Grade Girls
Ellesse DiNeno/Lexi Calfe
Madison Pechulis
Olivia Pechulis
Sixth Grade Boys
Tom Rodriguez
Brian Buonocove
Dante Coco
Bronze:
Silver:
Gold:
Seventh Grade Girls
Jordan Gauvin
Hailey Peterson
Taniesha Boibeaux
Seventh Grade Boys
Kevin Love
Cyrus Tyler
Travis Hapgood
Bronze:
Silver:
Gold:
Eighth Grade Girls
Brenna Kelley
Olivia Calfe
Rileigh Luba
Eighth Grade Boys
Addie Andino
Tyler Jordan
Javone Davis
100 METER DASH
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OLYMPICS RESULTS, CONTINUED
TUG-OF-WAR
Sixth Grade Girls
Team-2: Audrie Rivera, Hannah Hale,
Bethany Reek, Kylie Cox, Katie Steele,
Nicole Wolf, Mary Kenney, Gabrielle Raymond, Megan Gagne, Samantha Gardiner
Sixth Grade Boys
Team-2: John Buonfiglio, Nick Della Aera,
Matt Gatzen, Brandon Hatak, Jaeden Rasmus, Rayvann Ross, George Cruz-Santos,
Eric Duval, Gedanny Vera, Joel Gorneault
Seventh Grade Girls
Team-2: Jenna Herpal, Emily Ouellette,
Jackie Morelli, Aaliyah Hanning, Barbara
Skinner, Nicole Tabak, Kayla Arcouette,
Anya Borowy, Ashley Elder, Lori-Lee Taylor
Seventh Grade Boys
Team-2: Gary Belanger, Kyle Parker, Alex Milosevic, Jean Rious, Andrew Damon Smith, Miguel Alvarado,
Ricky Lemke, William Varaconi, Chris Cummings, Kenny Seward
Eighth Grade Girls
Team-1: Sarah Larson, Rachel Cunningham, Brittani Murphy, Bernadine Lapaan, Schae Beaudoin, Corrina
Desautels, Erin Palmquist, Katherine Fowkes, Cailey Coppola, Ileish Bruney, Katie Pelkey, Sam Dionne
Eighth Grade Boys
Team-2: Andrew Prisico, Dante Tagariello, Christian Hildebran, Christian Ortiz, Dante Barnes, Joel Tovar, Austin
Rollins, Joe Emmanuel, Austin Langlis, Ryan Misluck, Thomas Swenor
!
Congratulations to all who participated
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DATES TO REMEMBER
LA End-Year Common Assessment
6th/7th Grade: Tuesday, June 1st
8th Grade: Tuesday, June 8th
Social Studies End-Year Common Assessment
6th/7th Grade: Thursday, June 3rd
8th Grade: Wednesday, June 9th
Science End-Year Common Assessment
6th/7th Grade: Tuesday, June 8th
8th Grade: Thursday, June 10th
Math End-Year Common Assessment
6th/7th Grade: Thursday, June 10th
8th Grade: Friday, June 11th
Half-Days (No Lunch)
Monday, June 14th
Tuesday, June 15th
Wednesday, June 16th
Eighth Grade Dance
Tuesday, June 15th
Last Day of School
Wednesday, June 16th
2010-2011 School Year Begins
Thursday, September 2nd
~ CHECK THIS OUT ~
from Mrs. Rubbo
A fun and interesting web site to help you practice your reading skills!
http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/
America Writes for Kids
Are you looking for a good book? Do you need to do a book report? This site provides you with
a list of children's book authors from around the country. You could even invite an author to
come speak at your school!
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TEAM NEWS
GREEN TEAM
The Green Team enjoyed our King Tut field trip to New
York City on May 11th. Students and teachers alike were
in awe of the many artifacts—the beauty and intricacy of
the pieces was incredible! This year, the exhibit included a replica of King Tut’s mummy—fascinating!
Thanks to Mrs. Cawley, and Mrs. Hanson, for planning
this fabulous educational journey through time. We
greatly appreciate their efforts to provide this once-in-alifetime opportunity to extend our learning beyond the
classroom.
The Green Team has been busy winding up major
units of study and is looking forward to a strong finish
from our Groovy Greenies. All classes are gearing up for
our final common assessments which take place on June
1st, 3st, 8th and 10th. Students have (or will be given) individual review packets which they should be looking at
each night in order to prepare. Please help support your
children by sending them to school well rested, well fed
and motivated to do their personal best on these assessments, as well as for the remainder of the year.
The Green Team teachers have had a great year with
the Groovy Greenies. We look forward to seeing them in
the halls of Memorial Boulevard School as they continue
their journey across the threshold of adolescence. We
wish all of our families a very restful summer vacation.
Wherever you may find yourselves this summer, remember to bring along a good book!
YELLOW TEAM
Seventh graders on the Yellow Team have been studying potential and kinetic energy as well as simple machines. One of the things they have done is create flip
books that depict the Law of Conservation of Energy as
applied to skate parks.
Sixth graders are studying weather and all of the things
that go into predicting it
The school year has just about come to an end, and we
hope it is just the beginning for many great adventures.
As you begin making plans for the summer, we would
like to share a few points of interest.
Before school ends, you will be given a summer packet
for Social Studies. This packet is to be completed during
the summer months and returned to the subject teacher
in September. One of the first grades students will receive in September will be for this completed packet.
Should they misplace the packet during the summer,
replacement packets will be available at the Memorial
Boulevard Middle School’s main office.
Knowing one’s math facts can help ensure a smoother
transition to next year’s math class. It is the basis for
the math that will be covered all year. Daily review of
these facts will increase accuracy and is time well spent.
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sion facts (stores such as Staples offer inexpensive
decks). Students should go through the deck as quickly
as possible, placing incorrect responses back into the
deck. Time how long it takes to complete the entire
deck. Try to beat previous best times and challenge a
friend to do the same.
Finally, a great inexpensive way to keep from getting
bored is a weekly trip to the library. Our renovated Bristol Public Library has offerings for all ages that are
worth checking out. Get a library card, use the computers, check out books, videos, and books on tape, and
read the current magazines… all for free! Books listed
in the summer packets can be found in the library. The
air conditioning on hot summer days will also provide
welcome relief. The ability to read is often considered
an indicator of future success. The way to improve these
skills is through practice. Take advantage of this great
opportunity!
The very best of wishes for a safe and happy summer.
We look forward to seeing you in the fall!
PURPLE TEAM
Students of the Month: Each month, Purple Team
teachers choose four students who serve as a positive
role model for all. These students exemplify excellent
character as well as demonstrate their best effort in all of
their classes. Students are treated to a special lunch by
the Purple Team teachers and given a certificate of
achievement. They are also given unlimited lavatory,
locker and drink privileges in all of their core classes for
the whole school year. Their pictures are proudly displayed on a bulletin board in our Purple Team hallway.
The students of the month for April were: Gabby Salls,
Azumii Freeman, Hannah Kay, Gary Hoxha, Karen Litwinzyk, and Nicole Tabak. CONGRATULATIONS on a
job well done!
News: Hayley McCarron and Kaitlyn France wrote
poems that were selected for publication in the annual
student anthology Award Winning Young Writers
of America - 2010.
RED TEAM
Eighth grade students participated in the annual
“Memorial Walk” on Friday, May 28th. The students
were divided into groups to tour the boulevard, for
which our school was named, visit Downs Street Historical Cemetery, and answer questions regarding the
monuments. May 27th was 8th Grade Day—a fun-filled
field trip to Lake Compounce. Also planned for eighth
graders: the 8th Grade Dance. This will be held the night
before commencement. Students can buy tickets starting in June for the Tuesday, June 15th event. The promotion ceremony is Wednesday, June 16th. Wow, where
did the year go?
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Finally, the Red team would like wish Mr Krampitz a
healthy, happy retirement. In his 35 years of teaching
and coaching, he has inspired, entertained, and instructed thousands of students. The teachers he is leaving behind will sadly miss him, as well as the students
who will never have the opportunity to enjoy his Social
Studies class. BEST OF EVERYTHING TO YA MR. K!!!
BLUE TEAM
History
(8th grade): In U.S. History, the classes are
completing the Civil War unit. Our curriculum covered
Exploration through to Reconstruction. Our final common assessment will be on Wednesday, June 9th. The
students will be prepared and will hopefully try their
best. Study hard! There has been a large amount of information learned throughout the year and the students
have done a remarkable job. Good luck next year!
Geography (7th grade): In Geography, the students
will work in cooperative groups and study Africa’s culture, geography, and world issues during the months of
May and June. Our final common assessment will be on
Thursday, June 3trd. The students will be prepared and
will hopefully try their best. Study hard! There has been
a large amount of information learned throughout the
year and the students have done a remarkable job. Good
luck next year!
Language Arts: Mr. Glowa's and Mrs. Brickett's Language Arts classes are currently engaged in a unit on
Figurative Language. Students are analyzing poems and
short stories to determine how an author's use of figurative language conveys meaning (theme) and enhances
understanding of character and conflict.
Blue Team teachers would like to wish students "Good
Luck" in high school. We are confident students will do
well.
“YOU”
I don’t need you
to make me happy.
But I’m happy
if you come along.
I don’t need you
to hear the music.
But we sing in harmony
in each other’s song.
You don’t fill my heart
or my soul.
But there’s an emptiness
without you.
I don’t need you.
But I want everything
about you.
Daniella Dutkiewicz
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OLYMPIC
STANDINGS
BRISTOL
BITS
WAY TO GO, MS. PARADIS!
The
Bristol Board of Education has recognized
Groovy Greenie teacher, Ms. Paradis, for all her
efforts and hard work with a Staff Achievement
Award.
MBMS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
Three of Memorial Boulevard Middle School’s veteran teachers will be saying good-bye to
students and faculty for the last time in June. Retiring this year are:
BLUE TEAM: Mr. Glowa, teacher of Language Arts
UNIFIED ARTS: Ms. Kudrowski, teacher of Computer Technology
RED TEAM: Mr. Krampitz, teacher of Social Studies/History
Enjoy your retirement!
We’ll miss you!
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