November's Art After School

It's November’s “Art After School” with Mrs. Ferron! Students will be making white clay pie plates and decorations for the Patton Pride Children’s Christmas Tree Display at Longwood Gardens. It will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons this month due to Thanksgiving. It starts November 9 so get registered today. For a form, click here.

It's Spirit Week!

Don't forget! This week is Patton Spirit Week!! Monday is Halloween, Tuesday is Fancy Clothes Day, Wednesday is PJ Day, Thursday is Sports Teams, Friday is Color Wars -- 8th is Black, 7th is Blue, 6th is White! We've seen lots of spirit today for Halloween and more to come this week!! Check out all the photos on the right here!

Focus on STEM Night!

To All High School and Middle School Parents and Students! Learn about STEM careers and the great educational resources and opportunities that are available in our community to help launch and pursue your passions! The much anticipated "FOCUS on STEM" Night will take place this Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30, starting in the UHS Auditorium. In the first hour you will learn from experts - folks with field experience, top educators and students as well.  The diverse panel will share their expertise and respond to questions from the audience. After the panel discussion we will host an open house.  Students and parents will have access the panelists as well as the the Tech Lab, a robotics demonstrations and the UHS Crime Scene Investigation lab! Click here to learn more about our panelists and the agenda for the evening. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Barbara Bean at bbean@ucfsd.net

After School Library

Are you aware that your school library is open after school on Mondays through Thursdays from 2:30-4:45 during the fall (now through November 17, 2016), winter and spring sports seasons Students are welcome to stay after school to complete homework, conduct research, and/or read. Students staying after school, are expected to be supervised by an adult at all times, therefore they need to be in their school sponsored activity or in the library. Students are not permitted in classrooms or the hallway after school without teacher or administrator permission. All school rules apply to after school library use. Students needing a ride home from school are encouraged to take advantage of the After School Activities Bus, which leaves Patton at 5:00 and UHS at 5:15. More information regarding the After School Activities Bus may be found by clicking here.

Parent Visitation Day!

Welcome to the Charles F. Patton Middle School's Parent Visitation Day - “A Day in the Life of a Middle Schooler” - on October 26! We are proud of our many teachers and support staff. Teaching is our business and we believe we do our jobs very well. You are welcome to tour the building throughout the day, but please remember to observe the following guidelines to make sure the day goes smoothly.

Art After School - October

It's time for October’s “Art After School” with Mrs. Ferron! Make a beautiful fall gift for your family. Learn to Make Wreaths with Natural Materials. There will only be four afternoons this month due to October’s holidays -- Tuesday and Wednesdays after school until 4:00 PM on 10/18, 10/19, 10/25 and 10/26. For more information, download this informational flyer.

Patton Parent University!

We held our first Parent University of the year on October 6. Principal Tim Hoffman and John Walsh presented "Chromebooks and Canvas" to parents at the PTO Meeting. If you were unable to attend, there will be an encore presentation at our night time Parent University on October 20 at 7 PM in the Patton auditorium. For more information, visit the Technology@Patton webpages for more information on Chromebooks as Canvas including information on logins and setting up parent accounts for Canvas and PowerSchool. If you missed today's meeting, you can view the presentation here.