Winter Math Meets March 19, 2008
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Congratulations to Olivia Blom at Longfellow School who placed 5th in the grade 5 Regional Math Meet held in late January.
Spin off Blogs March 5, 2008
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Be sure to check out the new look of our readers’ blog, KIDS READ. New reviews are posted frequently and can be submitted by email to ivyr at portlandschools.org for possible posting. The editors are fifth graders at Longfellow School and contributors have included students from Clifford, Presumpscot, Lyseth and Reiche Schools as well (so far!).
the link is blogs.portlandschools.org
We also have a new blog dedicated to environmental information, comments, and concerns. Students from Lyseth, Longfellow, Presumpscot, Reiche and Clifford schools are in the process of reading, gathering information, and discussing ideas for a magazine publication this spring. These students will be posting and sharing their thoughts and opinions as they get ready to write and publish Spotlight Goes Green, which is now the working title. Look for it before the end of the school year and check back for updates here and at: blogs.portlandschools.org
Your comments and ideas are welcome on both blogs and we enjoy reading them
Math Meet Winners! March 5, 2008
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The February elementary math meet was held at Presumpscot School. Congratulations to high scorers Donnelly Warren and Ethan Pierce of Lyseth, second place winner, Olivia Blom of Longfellow, and in third place, Austin Tyson of Hall School.
College Night this week (weather permitting) March 3, 2008
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College Night is Wednesday March 5th at 6:30 at Lyman Moore. Gary Kanter, a college consultant will do a presentation on College: Paying for It. All Chapter 104 students and their parents are invited to attend.
If school is cancelled tomorrow, our evening with Gary Canter will also be cancelled.
Math Counts Scores February 11, 2008
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from Louise Moses
Please join me in congratulating Julie Myers, Kathy Jewett and the Lyman Moore MATHCOUNTS team. Once again Lyman Moore’s MATHCOUNTS TEAM is heading for the state competition at Colby College in March. The team placed 2nd in the
chapter competition at USM in Gorham on Saturday, February 9th. This qualifies the team and coaches to go on to the state competition. Moore also had 4 team members place in the top 10! Please congratulate the team and coaches for a job well done!
Conferences January 30, 2008
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Parent conferences begin soon in some schools and will be held by the end of March for all. As you consider your student’s progress this year, here are a few questions to guide the conversation.
1.) How is my child being challenged and making progress?
2.) Do you think my child is rising to the challenges being presented?
3.) How is my child’s curriculum being differentiated (in the academic area of identification) to meet his/her needs when appropriate and necessary?
If you have further questions, please contact your Chapter 104 consultant at the STAFF link to the right.
Summer Camp January 29, 2008
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Hello Chapter 104 parents,
One goal of Chapter 104 is to inform parents of opportunities for their children. At a recent meeting with the a representative from the Maine School of Science and Math in Limestone, we were made aware of an exciting summer camp for students in grades 5-9.
“Summer X” is in its 11th year and offers “an exhilarating exploration of math, science, and technology for middle school students”. There are a variety of classes, changing each year, as well as multiple “traditional” camp activities throughout the day.
If you are interested in learning more, you can call the Maine School of Science and Math (MSSM) at 800-325-4483, email at sumex at mssm.org, or write to 95 High St., LImestone, ME 04750. You can also visit the MSSM website at http://www.mssm.org/, although the 2008 summer camp schedule is not yet posted on their website. I have a few fliers available, and am glad to get one to you if you’re interested.
Chapter 104 is in no way promoting this summer camp, but since it may be of interest to some of our students, we wanted to pass on the information.
Carol Hager
Carol Hager
Chapter 104 Math/Science
Chapter 104 Blog January 29, 2008
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The Chapter 104 staff includes:
King Middle School:
Patti Perkins; Reading, Writing, Social Studies
Carol Hager; Science
Louise Moses; Math
Lincoln Middle School:
Patti Perkins; Reading, Writing
Carol Hager; Science
Louise Moses; Math
Lyman Moore Middle School:
Marty Miller and Patti Perkins; Reading, Writing, Social Studies
Carol Hager; Science
Louse Moses; Math
EECS:
Leslie Ross; Reading, Writing, Social Studies
Carol Hager; Science and Math
Hall:
Leslie Ross; Reading, Writing, Social Studies
Carol Hager; Science and Math
Lyseth:
Denise Sucher; Reading, Writing, Social Studies
Carol Hager; Math and Science
Nathan Clifford:
Denise Sucher
Peaks Island:
Leslie Ross
Presumspcot:
Robin Payton
Reiche:
Robin Payton
Riverton:
Leslie Ross
New Teen Writers Blog January 14, 2008
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The Teen Writers’ blog is a place for students 13 and over to read and publish writing on any topic. Middle school students can submit through their Chapter 104 consultant, Marty Miller or Patti Perkins. Email submissions are accepted. High School students may send writing directly to the blog moderator by emailing ivyr at portlandschools.org. Book, film, music and concert reviews, public service announcements, poetry, and other forms of writing are encouraged. Tell your friends to check out the page. It’s a link here on the right.
College Night for Parents and Students January 7, 2008
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Gary Canter will present our first of two college nights at Lyman Moore Middle School on January 16th at 6:30 pm. We hope to see many of you there!
