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1 Raynham Middle School Newspaper Fall 2017 By Olivia Pray Spirit Day: It was a day of a little competition and a lot of fun. The first RMS Spirit Day – there will be three more held this year – was meant to help students and teachers come together to create interesting, colorful designs and decorations to show a love of school spirit and the Patriots. The goal, according to Principal Charlene Charrette, was to have an event where staff and students build camaraderie while expressing their creativity through slideshows, streamers, music, etc. The idea was brought up when the staff was talking about having an exciting event where the students could be more involved, Mrs. Charrette said. It ended up being a very enjoyable event and great decision on everyone’s part. It was different than anything this school has done because of the competition aspect. Each pod was given a rubric in which they would be graded on criteria like visual representation, decorations, and content connections. Also, who could forget team spirit? Continued on page 3 At top, members of the Odyssey team pose on Spirit Day. Above, Mrs. Charrette and Mr. McKnight join in on the fun.

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Raynham Middle School Newspaper Fall 2017

By Olivia Pray

Spirit Day: It was a day of a little competition and a lot of fun. The first

RMS Spirit Day – there will be three more held this year – was meant to help

students and teachers come together to create interesting, colorful designs and

decorations to show a love of school spirit and the Patriots.

The goal, according to Principal Charlene Charrette, was to have an event

where staff and students build camaraderie while expressing their creativity

through slideshows, streamers, music, etc. The idea was brought up when the

staff was talking about having an exciting event where the students could be

more involved, Mrs. Charrette said. It ended up being a very enjoyable event and

great decision on everyone’s part.

It was different than anything this school has done because of the

competition aspect. Each pod was given a rubric in which they would be graded

on criteria like visual representation, decorations, and content connections. Also,

who could forget team spirit?

Continued on page 3

At top, members of the Odyssey

team pose on Spirit Day.

Above, Mrs. Charrette and Mr.

McKnight join in on the fun.

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Patriots Spirit Day…………………. 1, 3

Climate Club……………………… 2

Hot Topics…………...……………... 2

More From Pats Spirit Day………… 3

Spotlight Group of the Quarter…… 4

Mr. McKnight……………………… 4, 6

Gilrein Gallop…………………….. 5

Food for Thought…………………... 6

Submitted by Climate Club members

The RMS Climate Club is off to a successful

start this year! The club, which focuses on anti-

bullying initiatives and building an inclusive school

community, started its year by attending a field trip

in Boston called the Online4GoodAcademy. The

“Academy” was held late September at the WGBH

news station in Boston.

Who went: Mrs.Flannery, Maggie Day,

Madison Ingargiola, Hailey Banville, and Ashtyn

Bringardner.

What is Online4GoodAcademy: A conference

for how to use social media for good. We devel-

oped our own campaign of #CliqueDelete where

we will be raising awareness online for tolerance

and inclusivity.

Why: To find ways to use social media for good

things rather that bad, and to raise awareness for

positive social change.

#CliqueDelete Action Plan: We plan to do

weekly podcasts and are making an Instagram with

our hashtag. We want to make a web site featuring

all of the activities we have going on. These tools

will be utilized to promote our campaign of social

awareness of the need for tolerance and inclusivity. From left, Maddison Ingargiola, Ashtyn Bringardener, Mrs.

Flannery, Haley Bainville, and Maggie Day.

by Marina Lavelle

Question: What symbol repre-sents fall to you?

12% of people voted a scarecrow

30% of people voted a pumpkin

44% of people voted a leaf

14% of people voted a football

Scarecrow Pumpkin Leaf Football

12% 30% 44% 14%

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Every pod

ended up

doing an

amazing job,

but there had

to be one

winner,

which was

the 6th grade Stars Team.

We are all excited for the next event

like this. It will be a holiday/winter-themed

door decorating contest to be judged next

month, and all are going to make it a tough

choice for Mrs. Charrette and Mr. McKnight.

This was an amazing experience for all of us.

We can’t wait to show our creativity and abil-

ities in the next event!

Every team, including the preschool, joined in and

dressed up. (Photos by Olivia Pray)

Continued

from page 1

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By Olivia Pray

Mr. Paul McKnight, who joined us this school

year, is Raynham Middle School’s newest vice prin-

cipal. He has already participated in a multitude of

school activities like the annual coat drive and our

first RMS Spirit Day.

We see Mr. McKnight almost every day dur-

ing lunch because he said he enjoys being able to in-

teract with the student body. He said his favorite part

of the job is walking around the school and visiting

the students in the classrooms. He said he likes to see

Photo by Christian Badavas

Spotlight On:

By Marina Lavelle

“Building Our Kids Success” (BOKS) is a fun

before-school activity offered during various sessions

throughout the school year. It a club sponsored by or

“energized” by Reebok. It was held on Wednesday and

Friday mornings in the RMS gym before school.

The physical activity program had 50 members

and six BOKS trainers: Miss Allen, Miss Canastra, Miss

Driscoll, Mrs. Lally, Mrs. Vassor, and Ms. Leary. In

BOKS, members started out with a warm-up, quick

stretch, a game, and then a cool down.

The session always ended with the presentation

of “The BOKS kid”, someone who tried, worked hard,

and was also encouraging, positive, and determined.

Most of the things done in gym actually come from

BOKS.

Want to sign up? You’re in luck! The next

BOKS program isn’t too far away. Sign up by asking

Miss Driscoll for the registration form or emailing her at

[email protected]. BOKS is completely free!

So, hurry up and sign up because it fills up fast! I’ll see

you at BOKS!

Continued on page 6

The most recent session of BOKS participants and instructors gather in the gym.

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The Gilrein Gallop, an annual one-mile run named in honor of retired physical edu-

cation teacher Mr. James Gilrein, was held Nov. 3. The top three male finishers

were: Aidan Sullivan, grade 7, with a time of 5:57; George Besarick, grade 6, 6:00;

and Quinlan Keefe, grade 5, 6:03. The top female finishers were: Kelsee Wozniak,

grade 8, with a time of 6:15; Riain Keefe, grade 8, 6:20; and Jennah Quill, grade 8,

who fell at the start and lost her shoe, finishing impressively with a time of 6:21.

Way to go to all who participated! Photos by Olivia Pray

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how the students are working, how the teacher

is teaching the subjects, and most importantly,

making sure the students are learning useful

information.

Students and staff alike really hope that

Mr. McKnight enjoys his job working with

grades five through eight. But, who could for-

get the preschoolers waddling around the

school with their teachers? We really appreci-

ate the ability that Mr. McKnight has, along

with Mrs. Charrette, to keep so many children

under control.

Thank you Mr. McKnight and we

warmly welcome you!

RMS Welcomes Mr. McKnight

Continued from page 4

By Maia Savas

Glazed carrots

Every holiday dinner plate will benefit from this healthy

side dish. Enjoy!

Ingredients

2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into sticks

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

Procedure

1. Place carrots into a large saucepan, pour in enough

water to reach depth of 1 inch, and bring to a boil. Re-

duce heat to low, cover, and simmer carrots until ten-

der, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl.

Melt butter in the same saucepan; stir brown sugar, salt,

and white pepper into butter until brown sugar and salt

have dissolved. Transfer carrots into brown sugar sauce;

cook and stir until carrots are glazed with sauce, about 5

more minutes.

Compiled by Maia Savas

Credit: www.funology.com/riddles

Q: How can a pants pocket be empty and still have

something in it?

A: It can have a hole in it.

Q: What is the longest word in the dictionary?

A: Smiles, because there is a mile between each ‘s’

Q: What has 4 eyes but can’t see?

A: Mississippi

Q: You walk into a room with a match, a kerosene

lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. Which do you light

first?

A: The match.

Q: How do you

make the number

one disappear?

A: Add the letter G

and it’s “GONE”

Right: RMS band

performs at annual

Veteran's Day as-

sembly. The event

featured teacher

Mr. Eric Cedrone,

who we recently

welcomed home

from another tour

of duty. Thank you

for your service!