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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The Middle School’s annual Library Halloween Writing Contest was a success! Students were asked to write an “ode to the season” or create a Halloween themed character and write about it. All students, faculty and staff were invited to vote for their favorites in three categories. The winners are:
• Most Halloween Spirit: Molly Yourman, sixth-grade
• Best Artistic Design: Isabella Kaminski, eighth-grade
• Funniest: Sophia Tropiano, sixth-grade
Reminder! Minisink Valley has partnered with Paper, an online tutoring service, to provide students in Grades 6 through 12 with the ability to access live tutors seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Middle School students and family members have unlimited access to trained tutors so every student can ask questions, work through problems and grow their confidence at no cost to families.
Learn more: https://www.minisink.com/page/paper-online-tutoring-for-grades-6-12
Modified Volleyball Head Coach Kelsie Doller proudly says this volleyball season has been incredible to watch as each player has grown so much on and off the court!
“Being a part of a modified team is all about learning the fundamentals and, just as importantly, building confidence in yourself,” she said. “It's been inspiring to see them embrace every challenge, growing stronger together with each practice and game. One thing I always remind them: go after the ball! In volleyball --- and in life ---- if you want something, you've got to be bold and take that initiative yourself. These girls are learning not just about the game, but about going after their goals and believing in their own abilities. Here's to a season of growth, grit, and going for it!”
The Middle School Craft Club kicked off the school year with a canvas painting project called "Ghost in the Woods, a perfect choice for this spooky season!
At each session, students followed a painting tutorial while also adding their own creative touches to the paintings. Teachers Kaitlin Santos and Alison Miller are planning many creative craft projects for future meetings! To learn more, email to ksantos@minisink.com or amiller@minisink.com!
Our Board of Education is simply the BEST and we’re very grateful for their support of and commitment to the Minisink Valley School District. Please join us in thanking them for all they do on behalf of our students!
To mark the recent School Board Recognition Week, members of the Middle School’s Minisink Motivates Club stopped by the Oct. 24 Board of Education meeting to share thank you posters, cards and specially made coffee cup sleeves. Students offered everyone a meeting snack of water, tea or coffee, as well as crumb cake and a vanilla or chocolate Bocconotti. Thank you to this awesome group of students who are always looking to spread kindness and good will throughout the district!
Eighth-grade Life Science students are studying characteristics of life and in this instance, had the chance to have close encounters with earthworms! Students used touching and water and vinegar to elicit different reactions from the earthworm before returning them to the teachers.
In a life science lab, when studying earthworms with water and vinegar, you can observe their response to stimuli, specifically their sensitivity to changes in moisture and acidity, as earthworms breathe through their skin and are highly sensitive to environmental conditions, causing them to move away from harsh substances like vinegar, which is acidic, and towards areas with more moisture like water.
THINK PINK! The district is "going pink" on Thursday, Oct. 24 to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts!
Be part of the district's KINDNESS movement!
Support the good work of the Middle School's "Minisink Motivates" Club and by getting yourself some great KINDNESS apparel! The club will earn $6 from every order and will use it to spread kindness around the district!
Instrument lessons are an important part of a student musician's success! (But! They also need to practice at home!) Take a peek at Laura Hulle's middle school flutists having their instrument-specific music lessons!
In the U.S., flute players are generally known as flutists. But, another word often used is "flautist," which comes from the Italian word "flautista," which is a combination of flauto (flute) and -ista (-ist).
This is how we do it!
School photo season continues! It's Photo Day at the Middle School today, Oct. 15. Here's another peek at how keepsake school photos are created!
Another example of great inter-school collaboration and creativity!
The Eighth-Grade Band was invited to play with the High School Marching Band during last evening's varsity football game!
The eighth-graders had the opportunity to experience what awaits them in high school; and marching band members were great mentors and hosts! Thank you to all for making this memorable experience possible! It was a great evening, which included a BIG varsity win!
Photo reminder! Don't miss out!
Knowledge about how to function in a kitchen is an important life skill! Victoria Ingrassia’s sixth-grade FACS students are being introduced to important measuring, cutting and mixing skills in class while recently learning how to make “Baked Apple Brown Betty.”
A Brown Betty is a traditional American dessert made from fruit, usually apple, but also berries or pears and sweetened crumbs. Similar to a cobbler or apple crisp, the fruit is baked, and, in this case, the sweetened crumbs are placed in layers between the fruit.
Plus, guess what these students are also learning about: The importance of cleaning up in the kitchen when you’ve finished cooking! (Yes, moms, they can do this!)
Bailey Riley’s seventh-grade science students recently completed an online lab simulation in order to determine the density of certain objects seen every day. They were able to manipulate the sizes of them to see how they would change. They were also given a few "mystery" objects and had to do calculations to determine what these mystery items were based on their densities
Modified Volleyball Head Coach Kelsie Doller is proud to share that the team is making tremendous growth on and off the court, as shown in their recent participation in a tournament in Cornwall! “They demonstrated great teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the event,” she said, “and I'm so proud of their progress.”
SOUP’S ON!
Victoria Ingrassia’s FACS students are now soup makers! They recently learned how to make homemade chicken noodle, broccoli cheddar, French onion and minestrone soup! Delicious!
They’re perfecting important cooking skills as part of their work, including prepping, following a recipe and cleaning!
What’s even nicer is the entire middle school faculty was invited to stop by for a bowl of soup! A wonderful act of kindness!
REMINDER: Breakfast and lunch are free to all students! These sixth-graders are ready to have a fresh, nutritious meal with their friends. Lighten your morning load and ask your student to take advantage of our varied dining options!
Victoria Ingrassia’s eighth-grade FACS students have made delicious Focaccia bread, a type of flat Italian bread made with yeast and olive oil and flavored with herbs. Focaccia is one-half to one-inch thick with a light crust on the top and bottom. It's often described as "flatbread" or "Italian flat bread," but unlike the flat bread, it’s not isn't flat at all, but thick and fluffy.
Even more fun: Students took their recently learning kitchen cutting skills to cut up raw vegetables to create one-of-a-kind vegetable artwork on their breads! Take a look at their amazing creativity!
GOING GOLD! Thank you to everyone for bringing awareness to the need for more research dollars to fund research for cures to pediatric cancer. The district glowed in various shades of yellow and gold!
Visit our Facebook page to see photo galleries of our students, faculty and staff in their gold/yellow attire! https://www.facebook.com/MinisinkValleyCSD
