Attention 5th Grade Parents

Please click here to read the course descriptions and qualifying criteria for 6th grade mathematics placement for next year. This information is not yet updated in the current Parent Handbook (but will be for 2011-12)

Also, you should received a letter this week concerning the choice of either Core or Extended Core 6th grade English next year. You may download the course descriptions and selection form right here.

And if you missed the 5th Grade Parents Orientation Meeting on April 27, you may still view the PowerPoint presentation and read the handouts from this informative meeting.

Community Service Award

The 2011 Environmental Community Service Award was presented to the Charles F. Patton Middle School on April 15, 2011. The goal of the Environmental Community Service award is to raise awareness of environmental concerns and to recognize middle and high schools in the Delaware Valley for their efforts in environmental service projects that enhance and improve the quality of life in their communities. Family and Consumer Science teachers Betsy Ballard and Kimberly Hisler were told on April 8th that their application had been chosen from nearly 50 applicants to win the $5000.00 award. Read more...

Teacher for a Day

Patton Gives Back sponsored our third annual teacher for a day on Friday April 15th. Students bought raffle tickets for the chance to be their favorite teacher for the day. We had 45 participating teachers and 90 winners as we utilized a co-teacher format this year. We raised almost $800 for a local family facing a medical crisis. Thanks to everyone who supported this event and helped create a fun day for all. Check out the photos from the event right here!

Writing, Blogs and Wikis

While studying The Diary of Anne Frank, students in Mr. Kelley's 8th grade creative writing class are simultaneousy contributing their experiences to our class blog and to a class wiki which is a part of a middle school class in Hoover, Alabama.  Students from both schools are able to collaborate on both the blog and the wiki while sharing common learning experiences.  Our contact in Alabama is currently teaching at Simmons Middle School part time as a reading interventionist and is also an adjunct at UAB teaching Reading in the Content Area, Introduction to Teaching Secondary Schools:   Methods I, Materials and Methods of Teaching Middle School, and Speaking and Writing for Teachers.  Please log on to take a peek at our classroom blog as it continues to evolve daily: http://blogawriterwrites.blogspot.com.

Authors at Patton MS

Creative writing students in Mr. Kelley's continued with the "Authors Lecture Series" via Skype on March 8 as they chatted with Christina Gonzalez, author of The Red Umbrella.  Click here for more information, photos and some video excerpts from the discussions.

MathCounts Results

Please congratulate the following students who participated in the MathCounts competition on Saturday. Ivan Yen, Alex Liu, Travis Liu, Alice Liu, Mark Melvin, Shashwat Kishore, Jeff Phillips, Eric Jankowski and Riley Larson.  The team of Shashwat Kishore, Mark Melvin, Eric Jankowski and Jeff Phillips finished the day with a 4th place win.  Mark Melvin took 5th place overall and Shashwat Kishore took 1st place overall and won highest score award. Shashwat will continue on to the state competition this March.

If Your Child is Absent

Parents -- if your child is out sick and you need homework assignments, you must call the main office by 9AM. Please do not email your child's teachers and talk to one of the office staff members instead. Also, in order to reduce illness in our building, please do not bring ill children into school to pick up their work. Follow the above procedure through our office staff. Thanks!!