Imagine Brandywine

The Patton Art Department is honored to announce that we will exhibit 160 pieces of student work at the Brandywine River Museum June 8-October 8th. The Imagine Brandywine student show will run in conjunction with the Andrew Wyeth Retrospective.

Submit Artwork for the Fair!

Keep your child's artwork in mind for our Unionville Community Fair in October!  Students can enter artwork in multiple categories. Find further details at www.ucfairinc.org. The entry date is Wednesday, October 4 from 2:30 PM to 9:00 PM in the red barn behind Landhope Farms. Judging is Thursday, October 5.

Planner Cover Contest!

Thanks to all the students who entered this year's Patton Planner Cover Contest. And congratulations to our winners, Julia Vaughn (front cover), Francille Zhuang (back cover) and Angelina Jin (Patton Postcard). These three winners were announced at Friday's Pep Rally -- #PattonProud!

Great Books To Read!

Great News! The 2017-18 Reading Olympics Book List is now available on the Patton Middle School Library Webpage. Start planning your summer reading. You don't have to join the team to read the books. There are some great titles, so check out the library web page for more info.

Student Council News

Check out these Student Council Accomplishments for the 2016-2017 School Year! They sponsored the Fall Canned Food Drive for the Kennett Food Bank, the Winter Book Drive to support the UHS Book Sale (2000 books collected), Spirit Weeks and Domino’s Pizza Day! Some additional achievements include, the Service Project to Kennett Head Start Program, MC for the Pep Rallies, created a Makerspace committee to meet and work with Mr. Marshall and Mrs. Rafferty to order supplies, create challenges and plan for next year. The Council also allocated funds for Makerspace, Writers Day, the Outdoor Benches, Dance Troupe on Heritage Day, a new Sound System, Classroom Furniture, a new paper cutter, prizes for the Airplane Contest and Knowledge Bowl Equipment. Well done Patton Student Council!

Transition Camp 2017

Patton will be holding a “Transition Camp” for all incoming 6th grade students on Thursday, August 10, 2017 from 9:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Transition Camp provides students fun activities designed to make students more comfortable in the middle school setting. These activities include meeting various staff members, understanding class schedules, successfully opening lockers, learning cafeteria routines, negotiating the building, and making new friends. The cost of “Transition Camp” is $25.00 per child and this fee includes lunch. If your child is interested in “Transition Camp” please download and complete this form.

7th Grade Writing Contest

Congratulations to the winners of our 7th grade writing contest, held in conjunction with Writer's Day! Prose: 3rd place "The Smell of Summer Nights" by Michael Gurney, 2nd place "Encountering Memories" by Francille Zhuang, 1st place "Holes in the Horizon" by Alenka Doyle. Poetry: 3rd place "Wayfinder" by Heidi Huffman, 2nd place "Lure" by Lauren Atwell, 1st place "When I Was Small, I Used to Believe" by Glorianna Yin.

Patton at Head Start

The Patton Student Council visited the Kennett Head Start Center last Friday. The students brought kits to make a lightning bug sun catcher and a lightning bug jar. They also read to the students two books about insects. The forty 3-5 year olds loved making the crafts with our students! A final gift included a bug net for every child. This experience was as important and enriching to our middle school students as it was to the students in Head Start! This trip continues to be a special experience with this wonderful school! Check out the photos here. #PattonProud!

Parent-Youth Relationships

So what are the key elements of a strong parent-youth relationship? Check out these great ideas from Patton's School Social Worker, Dr. Fulton! If you need more resources, always feel free to contact Mrs Fulton or your child's counselor in our wonderful Counseling Department!

STEM Options at PSU!

A group of 7th graders traveled with Mrs Spisak and Mrs Gera to Penn State Brandywine on May 11 for a day of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workshops designed specifically to engage middle school girls. This workshop was designed to give girls a day of exploration and discovery in STEM-related topics presented by local female experts. It was a great day!

9th Grade Summer Reading!

Hey Patton 8th graders! You'll be in 9th grade before you know it - so get a head start on that summer reading! Check out the reading requirements right here!

County Knowledge Bowl

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the County Knowledge Bowl. Everyone did an outstanding job answering 4 rounds of academic questions. We are happy to recognize the 6th grade team of Mirielle Brady, Suhan Neema, Ria Saxton, Samantha Ellis, and Vivian Gushurst as third place winners, as well as the 6th grade team of Ryan O'Leary, Nate Lawrence, Elias Bomberger, Rikhil Kumar, and Dimitrios Angelakos as the first place winners in the competition! Great job to all of Patton's teams.

Lunch and Code!

The Brandywine Virtual Academy is hosting a "Lunch and Code" event this summer for middle school students. Please see attached flyer for more information.

Adopt-A-Bed!

The FCS Patton Garden Beds will need YOUR help this summer to maintain them and and get them ready for next school year. Adopt our Garden Beds for a week or more and help us water, harvest and deliver to the Food Bank. It is a win-win proposition for all. Work with your families while helping those who are less fortunate!! Sign up here!

Course Change Requests

Don't forget -- Friday, May 12th is that last day for Patton course request changes for the 2017-2018 school year. If a student wants to make a change, parents must contact the Guidance Office or send in a note indicating the course request change. Thanks!