Thinking Cap Quiz

Recently, a 6th grade team and a 7 and 8th grade team of AT students participated in the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl, which is a scholastic computer team competition consisting of 100 questions. We are pleased to announce that Patton's 6th grade team placed 4th in the state out of 24 teams, while our 7/8th grade team earned enough points to come away with 1st place out of 39 teams in Pennsylvania. Congratulations to these teams for an outstanding job!

Science Fair Results

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the middle school Science Research Competition.  Ribbons were awarded in the various categories, and the following students will be advancing to the Chester County Research Competition on March 3rd. 

6th Grade

Katelyn McGovern

Viraj Joshi

Panos Moisiadis

Evan Wang

Alex Cona

7th Grade

Jason Doyle

Julia McDonnell

Daniel Dembek

Josie Gallop

Sam Fisher

8th Grade

Michael Iacocca

The Team of Michelle Prem and Amber Liu

Jordan Marlow

Brett Nilsen

Daphne Ho

A great job was done by all of our middle school young scientists! All projects need to be left on display until further notice.

Art Design Contest

Attention students: Your Patton cast of the "Wizard of Oz" is hosting a "Character Meet and Greet" in late March and are offering you the opportunity to submit artwork to be considered for the final invite advertisement for this event. Guidelines for design submission are:

• keep to the Wizard of Oz theme, 
• submission is to be 8.5x11, color or B&W, 
• manual and digital creations are accepted
• printed copy is to be signed on the front with your full name and grade on the back.

Submit printed copy of your artwork by February 21 to Ms. Stump Room #232.

Spelling Bee Results

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the School Spelling Bee. They spent Thursday morning spelling very challenging words. The school results are as follows: Tied for 3rd place: Anthony DiBiaggio and Michael Iacocca. Tied for 2nd place: Anna Iacocca and Catherine Odom. 1st place: Ryan Hastings. Ryan will advance to the county level of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which will be held on February 11th at the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Good luck to Ryan and congratulations to all of Patton's school spellers for a job well done.

New Look Science Fair

The Charles F. Patton Middle School Science Research Competition is taking on a new look! Students who have notified their science teacher will set up their project in the designated areas on January 28, during their science class.  Projects will remain on display through Curriculum night (February 18) Check out the Science Fair web page for  more information.

Winter Band Concert

Kudos to Mr. O'Rourke and all the students who participated in the outstanding Winter Band Concert on January 14. Check out the photos right here!

Patton Heritage Day!

The 6th graders will experience Patton’s second annual Heritage Day on Friday, January 31st.    Many 7th and 8th grade students have volunteered to serve their school community by participating in this day.  Each 7th and 8th grade student volunteer has created an exhibit to showcase his or her family heritage, including pictures, flags, food, cultural symbols, music, clothing and more.  The day also includes a fashion show, stories, and games that highlight the cultural wonders of our school community. The counselors thank all of the participants for helping us celebrate the different cultural heritages in our school!

Patton LEGO Robotics

Congratulations to the Patton Middle School students that competed in the First State Lego League Qualifier and were selected to advance to the Champion's Tournament to be held in New Castle, Delaware on February 15, 2014.

Team MADJIK: Patton 8th grader Alex Wang and 7th graders: Jason Doyle, Kessler DuPont-Teevin, Divyan Jain, Zemar Qazi and Mira Zutshi and received the Core Values award for Teamwork. The team is coached by Ravi Jain.

Team CYCLONZ (aka CFP Bots): 7th grader Parik Radhakrishnan and 6th graders: Adarsh Gadagkar, Darshak Gadagkar, Arnav Patel, Rishab Nandan, Liam O'Rourke, Panos Moisiadis and Viraj Joshi received the Core Values award for Gracious Professionalism. The team is coached by Swati Gadagkar, Swati Patel, Yamini Radhakrishnan, Doreen Brady, Kavita and Uday Nandan, Ann O'Rourke and Sudha Joshi.

The team WIZARDS OF CORE VALUES: Sean Sullivan, Sid Panchanadam, Teja Suvarna , Satvik Garapati and TJ Noden from Stetson MS. Judith Noden is the coach of the team.

Also, congratulations to Chaemin Sohn.  His team, SUPER STARBOTSs, competed but did not advance to the next round.

And Good news also from UCFSD's First Tech Challenge (FTC) team with the larger metal robots. Team Flaming Phoenix from Patton and their alliance partners came in 3rd overall at the rookie qualifier this past weekend in Pottstown and the team won the Motivate Award . The team members are: 8th graders Christy Ammon, Austin Hwa, CJ McClure, Jonathan Nguyen, Dev Singh, KC Simmons and 6th grader Thomas McClure. The mentors are Luci & Chuck McClure, Steve Hwa, Chris Simmons and a retired engineer from West Chester, Mark Morun.

All the robotics teams are doing a terrific job of promoting STEM and the qualities of sportsmanship, teamwork and perseverance!

Geography Bee Results

Congratulations to the 36 students who spent Thursday morning answering very challenging questions in the school National Geographic Bee. The results of the Bee are as follows: 7th place- Sophia Quershi, 6th place- Nicholas Frazier, Tied for 5th place – David Linskens and Alex Rajasakaren, 4th place – Will Prysock, Tied for 3rd place – Stewart Short and Justin Lee, 2nd place – KC Simmons, 1st place and school winner – Ryan Hastings. Ryan will now take a qualifying test for the state level of the National Geography Bee. Great job, everyone!

Winter Concert

Congratulations to all of our music students on an outstanding performance in the Winter Choral & Orchestra Concert on January 8. A big thanks to Mrs. Leahy, Miss Hershey and Miss Bond for all their hard work and leadership as well as Santa Claus for making a guest appearance! Check out the photos from the evening right here. And don't forget the Winter Band Concert on January 14 at 7:30 PM in the UHS auditorium!

MLK Day of Service

On January 20, 2014, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will celebrate the national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by making it “A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF.” Although schools will be closed for educational purposes, the schools will be open for those who choose to volunteer their time for the “MLK, Jr. DAY OF SERVICE.” On this day there will be several volunteer opportunities within our district for parents, staff, and students to serve our community.  Patton students will have the opportunity to assist at the annual cleanup day at Anson B. Nixon Park. If you are interested in helping at the Anson B. Nixon Park cleanup you may sign up right here.

International Culinary Experience

7th and 8th grade world language students participated in the annual International Culinary Experience before the winter break.  Students were encouraged to bring in food representative of a country they are studying, or of their own cultural background to share with others. They had the chance to sample lots of tasty dishes from around the world, and learn something new about their classmates! Check out the yummy photos right here.

Giving Tree Thanks

Thank you to Everyone for your support of the Giving Tree. The charity event took place on Saturday. Over 625 needy families will have a much better Christmas because of the work we do here at Patton. Each family that was invited received a box of canned/ dried food as well as a turkey or chicken for a family feast. They were also able to choose from our refurbished bikes, gifts and coats. Together, we have made a difference in the lives of others less fortunate this holiday season. Check out some photos right here.

MATHCOUNTS

Any student looking to try out for the school MathCounts teams, you must see Mrs. Knauer this week. You will need to take a qualifying round during Basic. Any questions, see Mrs. Knauer in room 218.