After-School Running Club

Do you like to run? The after-school running club is for boys and girls, grades 6-8 who are interested in running for fun or for competition. Our focus will be fun, and we hope that by the end of the season, the kids will develop a love for running. We will meet in the Patton auxiliary gym to stretch, and then we will run outside.  Please send your kids with hats, gloves, long running  pants and sweatshirts when it is cold.  We will run outside in any weather! The club will meet Tuesday and Thursdays, from 2:30-4:30, beginning December 2. Our plans are to run until Spring Break.  We will be on the lookout for a 5k for the kids to participate in towards the end of the program. Click here for more information and a registration form!

Patton Science Club

Join the Patton Middle School Agilent Science Club, run by Unionville High School teachers and students. They are looking for approximately 20 middle school students who are interested in joining them for two more sessions, with a possible three more later in the school year. Presently, seven middle school students enjoyed the first session held earlier in November. There is no cost/fee for this program.

If you are a student who is interested in Science and building things, this may be a good fit for you. The next two dates planned/scheduled are Tuesday 9 December and Wednesday 28 January. Possible Spring dates are under consideration. The 9 December topic is the difference in force and pressure. Students will build “Deep Sea Divers”. Discussion will center around atmospheric pressure and the pressure deep sea divers experience which limits exploration to the deepest ocean depths

The logistics include a group escort and start time at the high school of 2:45 and end time of 4:15. Students can then either be picked up or take the 5:00pm  Activity bus home from the middle school (contact transportation for signing up for the bus).

Patton students can sign up in the middle school main office by providing a parent note with permission for your son/daughter to attend. Time is short, so jump on this opportunity! If you have additional questions, please contact high school science teacher Mrs. Kari Oakes - koakes@ucfsd.net

Unite for HER Totals

Cameron Cavuto and Unite for HER would like to thank Patton Middle School for their recent support of their breast cancer awareness program. Our numbers were tremendous! Through tshirt sales as well as bake sale items and other Pink Game efforts, Patton Middle School raised $2,846.00! It was wonderful to bring our Student Unite for HER program to Patton this fall for the first time. The community opened their arms and embraced the program wholeheartedly; for that, we thank you! Read the entire thank you letter from Cameron Cavuto and Unite for HER right here.

Box Tops Update

Only six weeks left until winter break and the deadline to submit any Box Tops with the December 31, 2014 expiration date! Here are the Box Tops collection leaders in each grade.In 8th grade, Mr. Kelley's advisory is the only one in triple digits, with 328 Box Tops. Fewer than 200 Box Tops separate the top three advisories in 7th grade. And that's not a lot of Box Tops! Mrs. Zielinski has 300, Mrs. French 323, and Mr. O'Rourke is in the top spot with 490. Four different 6th grade advisories have traded the top spot since the last collection. Mr. Grawe's class is in 4th place with 244, Mrs. Ilgenfritz in 3rd with 273, Mrs. Armstrong in 2nd with 317 and Mrs. Stem leading the way with 368!

Canned Food Drive!

Patton Middle School's annual canned food drive has begun! Boxes will be placed in every Advisory by Wednesday afternoon and we are looking for our best turnout ever! Please remember that there are many in our community who may not have a holiday meal without our generous contributions. Please bring in donations from now until November 26. The Advisory from each grade which contributes the most cans will be awarded a $50.00 donation from the Student Council.

Student-Led Conferences

On November 24th and 25th, we will be holding our annual Student Led Conferences at Charles F. Patton Middle School.  An informational letter was sent home via School Messenger last week. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of some important information regarding the Student-Led Conferences this year. You may view the letter and complete information about SLC Days right here.

Vocal Ensemble at the KSC

Patton Vocal Ensemble made their annual visit to the Kennett Senior Center for Veterans Day celebrations. The students, under the direction of Mrs. Leahy and Mrs. Stratton, performed the National Anthem and entertained the attendees with a number of beautiful, patriotic songs. Patton Proud of our kids today!! Check out the photos from Friday's event as well as a video from our YouTube channel!

Science Competition

Patton Middle School will be holding its annual Science Research Competition on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.  All students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade are encouraged to submit a Tri-Fold poster to showcase their experiment. Students will need to complete forms that can be found on either the AT Website or from your Science Teacher’s website. Any questions please contact Mrs. Knauer or Mrs. Schuster in room 218 or click here for more information.