Minute To Win It Winners

In a tie breaker held at basic last week, "The Janitors" swept up the competition winning the Overall Minute To Win It Competition for the 7th and 8th graders. The sportsmanship award goes to the "Miss Know it Alls" and The team spirit award goes to the "Neon Angels". Please see Mrs. Spisak to schedule a time for your award! At the 6th grade mixer, the Overall Award goes to the "Neon Ninjas". and the sportsmanship award goes to "The Oreos". See Mrs. Spisak for your prizes. Thank you to everyone who came out and had a GREAT time!

Food Drive

Patton's Annual Canned Food Drive is up and running - now through December 13.  All non-perishable food item donations will go to the Kennett Food Cupboard and help needy families in our community. Please remember to bring your donations into your Prime Time this week and next.

Spirit Week!

We had a great Spirit Week at Patton! Monday was pajama Day and Tuesday was an extra-awesome Super Hero Day!! Wednesday was Twin Day and Thursday is Favorite Sports Teams Day. Friday wrapped up with Color Wars Day with 8th grade wearing black, 7th wearing blue and 6th grade wearing white. Check out the great Spirit Week photos right here! Topping off the fun is the Minute To Win Event on Friday. Come to dance, come to participate, come to watch! The 6th grade mixer is from 2:30-5:00 PM and the 7th and 8th grade event is from 7-9 PM.

Patton at UHS Basketball

This Friday night, December 13 is Patton Night at the UHS Boys Basketball game.  ALL Patton students and staff are admitted to the game for free.  There is a designated Patton student section in the stands.  The Patton choir will be singing the national anthem.  There will be a Patton half court shot contest at half time of Varsity game. The JV game starts at 6pm and the Varsity game starts at 7pm.

Patton Runners!

Congratulations to Nate Talley, who was the runner-up at the Delaware Middle School Invitational. 125 runners in grades 6-8 from DE, PA and NJ competed. The 6th grade after-school Running Club also competed and placed 5 runners in the top 30. Way to go!

Student-Led Conferences

On November 25th and 26th, we will be holding our Student Led Conferences at Charles F. Patton Middle School. As a change this year, Student-Led Conferences will not be mandatory for all parents to attend. This year, all students will participate in goal-setting and reflection with their teachers by creating a portfolio of work and assessments. Click here to find out more important information and changes regarding the Student-Led Conferences this year.

Donate to No Shave November

No Shave November is going well -- the beards are growing (and itchy) -- BUT -- we need one more thing! We need those DONATIONS coming in! Just $1 for a ticket -- bring in your money today and help the teachers support their cause. Each teacher has their own can AND the cans will be outside the cafeteria at all Friday lunches! Here are some of the latest teacher photos AND a special message from Tornado Tom!

Travel Abroad Club

The 2014 Travel Abroad Club is offering a travel opportunity to all Patton Middle School students and their families. This Club has been offering summer trips for twenty years, to various countries in Europe. This summer's trip includes France and Spain. Students can travel independently or with a parent. An informational meeting for parents and students will be held on Thursday Nov.14, 2013 at 6pm in room 124. More information to come regarding itinerary!! If you would like to be added to the information email list, please contact Mrs. Ilgenfritz at cilgenfritz@ucfsd.net  This is an incredible opportunity for our students to experience other cultures and learn first-hand about European history.

No Shave November

No Shave November was a HUGE success! The final total raised was $1,223 and this amount will be donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Great job everybody! Thanks to everyone who donated as well as the teachers and staff who participated. And a big thanks to Mr Rusnak for organizing the event. Because we reached our goal of $500, student names were drawn from the teacher cans today and we will see some interesting beards on Wednesday!