In this issue:

Geography Bee, Principal’s Corner ,

Spelling Bee, Spring Events

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Counselor’s’ Corner, Congratulations,

Globetrotters,

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7th Grade News, Gifted Help,

Mentoring, Reading Olympics, Student

Council

6B, FCS, Hershey, Mini THON

Pi Day, Science, STEM News

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Have You Been Caught?

Art News

6th News, Kandids, Nurse, Principal

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April 2—6: Schools Closed:

April 8: Reading Olympics 8PM Strayer MS

April 27—May 1 : Fine Arts Festival

May 11: Pastries with the Pr incipal 8:30 AM

May 19: Schools Closed

May 21: Spr ing Concert

May 25: Schools Closed

May 27: 5th Grade Parent Orientation

May 29: 8th Grade Final Fling

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Finally, the snow is melting, the temperatures are getting warmer, we can finally see the green grass. This can only mean one thing spring is quickly approaching. When we think about spring, many things come to mind as it pertains to middle school education

and middle school students.

The first thing that comes to mind is thinking about course scheduling for the next school year. Our current 8th grade students who will be transitioning to William

Tennent High School next year have already completed this very important process. Our current 6th and 7th grade students will be working on this process during the final weeks of March. I would encourage all of our parents and guardians to

Principal’s Press

Klinger Spelling Bee Congratulations to the 2015 Klinger Spelling Bee Champion Justin Tiongson. Justin be-gan in a field of close to 650 students. Those 650 students were narrowed down to 12 Klinger finalists. After some tough rounds Justin emerged victorious. His winning word

was Counterfeit.

Justin will now go on to represent Klinger in the 2015 Bucks County Fi-nals to be held on Satur-day March 28th at Penn-ridge High School in Up-per Bucks County. When

you see Justin, please congratulate him and encourage him. The winner of the Bucks County finals goes to Washington D.C. Congratulations to the other 11 Klinger final-ists. They were , in no particular order, Dan Cohen, Jake Cremonese, Jenna Klingen-berg, Claire Zoftis, Matt Coyne, Ashlyn George, Roxy Illiescu, Ethan Knox, Shawn McKenna, Gabe Robles and John Lebo. Great Work Everybody!

National Geography Bee

On January 15, 2015, ten finalists met in

the library for the annual school-wide

National Geography Bee. They were

Tom Hillenbrand, Gemma Turner, Evan

Chester, Kyle Bussinger, Matthew Mon-

aghan, Chris Walters, Ben Satz, Jake

Orisini, Ethan Knox and Jamie Hinks.

To reach the finals, these students had

to compete in the preliminary competi-

tion of the geography bee in their Social

Studies classrooms. The ten finalists

then had to answer another series of

geography questions to determine the

school winner. Sixth grader, Evan

Chester is our 2015 National Geography

Bee Champion. Evan took the qualifying

test for the State competition which we

sent to Washington, D.C. We are very

proud of all the participants and congrat-

ulations to Evan.

Klinger Middle School

1415 Second Street

Pike

Southampton, PA

18966

Tel.215.364.5950

Office Ext. 13012

Mr. Travis Bloom

Principal

Mr. James Ford

Assistant Principal

Klinger Spring

News & Notes

2015

child to ask for help when he or she needs

it. If you answered NO to any of the

questions, consider how you could change

the answer to YES.

Source: Middle School: Helping Students Learn (The Parent

Institute

Coping with Middle School Students:

Don’t take negative comments too

personally

At some point, your child will probably say

something hurtful to you. Consider his or

her opinion, but put it in perspective. Kids

this age often talk first and think later. And

they’re still learning about how their

actions affect others. So, try not to take

their negative comments personally.

Source: Gail A. Caissy, Early Adolescence, Understanding the

10 to 15 Year Old, ISBN: 0-306-44762-2 (HarperCollins

Publishers

Are you ready to discuss tough issues?

Children need to discuss difficult issues

with their parents. Answer the following

questions yes or no to see if you’re

encouraging your child to do this:

___1. Do you find comfortable ways to

broach subjects, such as by talking about

a TV show’s plot?

___2. Do you react calmly when your

child mentions unexpected concerns?

___3. Do you listen respectfully to your

child’s point of view?

___4. Do you give your child honest,

age-appropriate answers?

___5. Do you tell your child that you are

always there for him or her?

HOW DID YOU SCORE: Each YES

answer means you’re encouraging your

C o u n s e l o r s ’ C o r n e r

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Band Students

Klinger Meet The Globetrotters

The Klinger Band students, with Mrs. Tyson, and the Klinger cheerleaders, with Ms. Slipp, together performed the half-time show at the Harlem Globetrotters game on March 8

th at the Wells

Fargo Center. Their hard work paid off when they put on a great show in front of thousands of

Congratulations

Band Students

Congratulations to the following Klinger band students on their fantastic performance at the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association’s 6

th Grade Band Fest:

Allyson Wolfe- flute, Ryan Madnick- clarinet, Jake Cammarota- alto saxophone, Chris Colella- trumpet, Kyle Bussinger- French horn, Declan McCaffrey- euphonium, Katie Molloy- mallet percussion. They had a great day playing with other students from Bucks and Montgomery counties. They performed on Monday, March 9

th at

Keith Valley Middle School in Hatboro-Horsham.

Congratulations Music Students Congratulations to the following Klinger music students for their acceptance into the 2015 Bucks County Music Educator Association’s county music festival! Olivia Cremonese- alto, Spencer Stover- violin, Kayla Callaghan- flute, Gianna Crespo- flute, Tim Breiner- clarinet, Isabel Brovender- clarinet, Matthieu Maier- alto saxo-phone, Jackson Pohl- alto saxophone, Sean Cotton- baritone saxophone, Paul Kushnirsky- trumpet, Robbie Walton- trombone, Anthony Colella- trombone, Ryan Wilkowski- euphonium

PASC Region F Conference

On February 13, 2015, fifteen Klinger

Middle School Student Council

Members, along with three William

Tennent Student Government

members attended the Pennsylvania

Association of Student Councils

(PASC) Region F Conference at

Pennridge High School. The students

had the opportunity to interact with

other student leaders from Bucks,

Montgomery and Delaware Counties

in various workshops created and led

by high school and middle school

students. The students came back

with several new and exciting ideas

and cannot wait to implement them in

our school events and activities.

I n O t h e r N e w s . . .

Gifted Classroom Project

What’s your problem?!

Now that I have your attention, I wanted to share a new unit that the 6th and 7th grade gifted students are beginning! During this unit, the students will define a problem and come up with a logical solution for it. Their problems could be something as simple as a daily annoyance or it could be something on a much larger scale, such as a world issue. I’m looking for your problems in order to grow our database in case there are students who struggle to come up with an original idea.

If you have any interesting problems that you would like to see how the gifted students interpret and solve, please share them with me! I appreciate any ideas that you have! Again, it doesn’t matter how big or small the problem is. Feel free to email me your ideas (rilekr@centennialsd.org) or send your submission in to school with your child. Please have your child deliver your problem to my

classroom (31A).

Thanks so much for any feedback you can offer,

Kristin Riley

Reading Olympics 2015

The Middle School Reading Olympics Event will be held on Wednesday

April 8, 2015 from 6—9 PM at Strayer Middle School in Quakertown.

Klinger will be sending three teams to go against other Bucks County

Middle Schools. Good Luck to all three teams!

Mentoring Program

For the past three months,

our mentoring program has

had three outstanding guest

speakers. In January, the

Assistant DA for Bucks

County, Tom Gannon gave

us some very important safe-

ty advice about all of our so-

cial media accounts and

electronic devices. Did you

know people can spy on you

through your camera on your

open laptop? Our February

meeting was our annual mini-

THON kick off and Kristen

Masengreb, Executive Direc-

tor of mini- THON, from the

Hershey Medical Center told

us all about the work that the

Four Diamonds Charity has

done since the Millards

founded in honor of their son,

Christopher, who passed

away from cancer. All the

money raised at mini-

THONs across the state

goes to the Four Diamonds

to help the families of chil-

dren with cancer. The Stu-

dent Council then gave us all

the details about how we can

participate in our fourth annu-

al mini-THON here at

Klinger. On March 11th, Dan-

iel Innovate came to Klinger

to share his love of piano and

music with the students. He

is a William Tennent gradu-

ate and he now works with

many musicians in the indus-

try creating and playing mu-

sic for audiences around the

country. He started playing

piano at age 20 and encour-

aged the students to follow

their dreams – it’s never too

late to try something new.

We will not have a mentor

meeting in April due to the

PSSA schedule.

7th Grade News

The 7th grade will be attending

a Trenton Thunder game on

May 20, 2015. Be on the look-

out for news about the trip dur-

ing the early part of May. Chap-

erone information will be sent

home in early May as well. We

are looking forward to a great

game.

Go Cheer Gear and Flip n

Shakes - donated t-shirts to all

participants

Kiwanis Club – donated snacks

and water for all participants

Klinger PTO – donated prizes

The three students who raised the

most money for the mini-THON

were Ryan Hall, Inna Zhurbich and

Gemma Turner. Congratulations

to all who danced and supported

the fight against pediatric cancer!

On March 13, 2015, almost 200

students laced up their dancing

shoes to dance and play games to

fight pediatric cancer. The event

was organized by Klinger Service

Club run by Mrs. Tsarfati and the

Student Council planned and ran

the games. The fourth annual

Klinger mini-THON raised

$5,209.45 – all of which will be

donated to the Four Diamonds

Charity!! Many thanks to all who

participated and all of our

sponsors:

The Klinger faculty and staff –

set up, supervision and clean

up

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6B Read Across America

6B Students celebrated Read Across America Week despite Mother Nature’s plan. The students wore pajamas to school on Monday, March 3 and got cozy with books in honor of Dr. Seuss. On Tuesday, March 4 the students took a wonderful trip down memory lane. The 6B students chose their favorite Seuss books and read them to one another in pairs. Many of the students had fond memories of the stories their parents use to read to them when they were young and this reading class brought it all back!

7th

and 8th

Grade FCS

7th and 8

th grade FCS students

are full swing into their Sewing Unit. Students are practicing many types of stitches and even learning the important life skill of how to sew on a button. Many students are learning that to get good at something new, they must practice, practice, and practice! Be on the lookout for completed sewing projects to make their way home

Hershey Technology

Field Trip

Klinger Middle School once again had a number of stu-dents invited to participate in the 2015 Pennsylvania Edu-cational Technology Exposi-tion and Conference (PETE & C) in Hershey on Tuesday February 10th. PETE & C is a statewide conference that takes place annually.

Mrs. Warren’s classes were presenting Book trailers, using the KTV studio/green screen. The students were going to present the process and the finished product at the student showcase. Those selected to represent Mrs. Warren’s class were Taylor Weidman, Cailin Zoltak, Avamarie Backich, and Shannon Hebling.

Mrs. Slipp’s Seventh grade students began exploring the world of coding and were introduced to Scratch. They spent hours creating authentic animations and video games. The students learned the drag and drop concept of coding and have used logic and higher order thinking skills to develop amazing products. The students from Mrs. Slipp’s class were Abbi Goldsman, Maxine Fairall, Olivia Cre-monese, Joe McHugh, Stephen Covone and Evan Scally.

Sadly, this year Klinger was not able to attend due to inclement weather. We are still proud of the students that would have represented.

Klinger Phone Numbers

215.364.5950

Nurse’s Office ……..13025 Social Worker………13033

Library……………….13055 Library ………………13055

Guidance Office …...13040

Cafeteria…………….13045

energy moves through many labs and demonstrations. Be on the lookout in the next newsletter for information on building our bottle rockets! The 8

th grade classes are working

their way through all the different organisms on Earth! In addition, 8

th grade science

classes will be starting their preparation for the PSSA science test scheduled for the end of April.

The science department continues to have exciting projects and labs for students to have hands-on experiences. In 6

th grade Science, students will

be examining the layers of the sun and different solar features. They will be constructing a model of our sun using styrene balls and modeling clay. The 7

th grade

science classes are starting to move into Nuclear reactions. Mr. Leaming is has not been given permission to do any labs with this section J. After that, 7

th grade will

move into a unit on energy in which we will see first-hand how

Science

STEM NEWS

In our STEM class, we use CAD

(Computer Aided Design) software

like SketchUp to create 3D models.

CAD software allows us to create

very detailed models that accurately

reflect a custom designed product.

Creating 3D models allows our

students to develop solutions just as

an engineer would. We have designed

towers that resist forces caused by

earthquakes, buffers that reduce the

impact of a train crash, and game

board pieces that can be

manufactured.

We planned on taking four of our

very talented students to the PETE &

& C conference to show off our

skills. SketchUp is free for students

and educators. To download the

software, go to http://

www.sketchup.com/download and

fill out your information. SketchUp

is a very intuitive CAD program.

Using this software for an hour

will spark your interest and get you

well on your way to mastering 3D

model making.

Yearbooks

Klinger Middle School 2015

yearbooks are on sale.

The cost is just $30.

Buy yours now while supplies last.

See Mrs. Blumenthal or Mr. Fischer for Details

Pi Day

We celebrate Pi Day each year on March 14th, but this year is unique because 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 AM/PM is the first 10 digits of Pi (3.141592653…). This only happens every one hundred years and we were fortunate to cele-brate this unique occur-rence!! To celebrate, sev-eral classes measured the circumference and diameter of a variety of circles and then com-pared the two measure-ments through addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to find that when you divide the cir-cumference by the diam-eter you get 3.14159... Other classes watched videos about Pi and lis-tened to the Dance of the Sugar Pi Fairy song. A number of classes creat-ed a Pi Day bracelet where they set each digit equal to a color and then strung the beads in the order of Pi. Finally, multi-ple classes were given a set of 4 ordered pairs which they plotted on a coordinate plane to cre-ate a square. Inside this square they drew a circle so that it touched the edges of square and then found the area of the space between the circle and the square. Overall this was a fun day to cel-ebrate and learn about Pi!!

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SWPBIS Program started.

The School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention & Support Program (SWPBIS) continues to thrive at Klinger Middle

School. 801 tickets for the Principal’s 200 club have been awarded to students since the end of September recogniz-ing their efforts to be respectful, responsible, reliable and

safe. From those tickets we have had 68 students receive a mystery motivator prize.

We are happy to see that students continue to demonstrate positive behaviors and are being recognized for such in

more ways than one. Congratulations to all of the Klinger students that are

demonstrating Klinger pride. Keep being respectful, respon-sible, reliable and safe and you could be the next one to get

“caught”.

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Think spring! Can you believe it is already

that time of year?

We are halfway through the third marking period and art classes are in the process of completing

assignments and projects for the year.

I want to mention that March was Youth in Arts and Music Month in our Schools. To celebrate the arts works of art were dis-played throughout the school and students participated in a Motivational Musical As-sembly, presented by former William Ten-nent graduate, Daniel (Innovate) Isayev. In his early twenties, Dan began playing the piano and exploring music as a career path. Today is known as a pianist, composer, producer and advocate for music programs in our schools.

March 2-6 was also National Breakfast Week. Seventh grade art students participated in a Heathy Breakfast Poster Contest. Seventh grade posters were displayed in the cafeteria and voted on by their peers for best in design. Molly McGor-rey was nominated as having the winning poster. She received a certificate and free coupons to use in the school cafeteria; Con-gratulations Molly!

Upcoming events include The Fine Arts Festi-val “Showcase Night” held at William Tennent High School. Show-case Night is held each May and highlights work from artists in Kin-dergarten through Twelfth grade. This year’s showcase night will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015 from 7-9PM. Please be sure to SAVE THE DATE; we hope you can join us for an evening of art.

Showcase Night exhibits several pieces of artwork from students in every school within the Centennial School District. This year the works selected from Klinger Middle School will represent a few of the most magnificent masterpieces from our budding artists. Please come out and support our art program and our students.

The Creative HeARTs club will also continue to host meeting once or twice a month after school creating works of art for the spring season and assisting with art show displays. Students can sign up outside the art room. Kids should listen to the morning an-nouncements for upcoming after school enriching art activities.

Spring cleaning? We are always in need of art room donations. Got junk? We just might be able to make something out of it or draw it in the art room. Some art wish list items we could use are: Plastic grocery store bags (for storing and taking clay home in), Old magazines, cal-endars or catalogs (for collage, drawing ideas, dispensing paint, etc), Paper Plates, plastic cups, containers with or without lids, magic erasers, old dish towels or towels, toilet paper or paper towel rolls.

As always feel free to contact me if you have any questions or com-ments. You are also invited to check out my teacher web page for in-formation, handouts, art activities and to view student artwork.

As Leo Tolstoy once said “Spring is the time of plans and projects." Enjoy this time of year and continue to BE creative!

Tara Shane Hering Visual Arts Instructor Klinger Middle School

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WHEN YOUR CHILD IS SICK….

Early dismissal due to illness is handled by the Nurse’s Office. Once it is determined the student will need to be dismissed, the nurse will contact the parent/guardian. Please remind your

student the use of cell phones to call or text in school is not permitted. The office phones are available to students with the permission of the office staff. Students may not use their cell phone to call or text home. Early dismissal for any other reason is handled through the front security desk with a parent note stating the reason for the early dismissal, date, and time.

If your child is ill and misses school, upon returning to school they must present a note written by you (parent/guardian) to the Guidance/Attendance secretary (Mary Godfrey). Parents may also email an absence note to god-fma@centennialsd.org. Please refer to the Student Handbook for additional in-formation.

WHEN YOUR CHILD NEEDS MEDICATION AT SCHOOL…

With the exception of rescue inhalers or auto-injectable epinephrine, students are NOT permitted to carry medication (on their person, in their lunch or school bag).

Medication must be in the original container and hand delivered by a parent/guardian to the school nurse or principal. A parent note must also accompany the medication and include: the student’s name, name of medication, possible side effects, strength, dosage, date and time of administration, and physician signature or use the “Medication Permission Form” which may be obtained in the Nurse’s Office or by visiting the KL website at: http://www.centennialsd.org/Page/1887.

An Asthma or Allergy Action Plan must be accompany rescue medication such as asthma inhalers or epinephrine. Failing to store prescribed medication in the nurse’s office is a violation of Centennial School District Policy 3.1.

For additional questions, please call the Nurse’s Office or review the student handbook using the web address below: https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=http://www.centennialsd.org//cms/lib4/PA01001061/Centricity/Domain/984/KMS+Student+Handbook+FINAL.pdf

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WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS HEAD LICE…

Head lice do not pose a health hazard, are not responsible for

the spread of disease, and are not a sign of un-cleanliness.

Check your child’s head for lice on a weekly basis. Because head lice are usually transmitted by head‑to‑head contact, parents should carefully check a child’s head before and after attending a sleepover or camp where children share sleeping quarters.

The first sign of lice is always itching. When you notice that your child is itching have them sit in a well-lit area and look for an oval shaped “nit” or egg along the hairline. Nits stick to the hair and are not easily removed. If you have any ques-tions about what you are looking for please feel free to call the nurse’s office for guidance.

Remind children to never share hats, coats, combs, head phones, or to play with each other’s hair! NO ”selfies”! They’re fun, but put you in closer contact than you might really want!

As with all health issues, please keep the school nurse informed. Visit our web-site or call the Nurse’s Office for additional information, available resources, or individual questions.

Student REQUIREMENTS on PHYSICALS,

DENTAL EXAMS AND IMMUNIZATIONS.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requires documentation of physical exams, dental ex-ams and immunizations in School Health Records. The schedule for the man-dated physical and dental exams is:

Physical Exam are required at the start of K/1st grade (or upon entering the dis-

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th grade.

Dental Exam are required at the start of K/1st grade (or upon entering the dis-

trict), 3rd

grade & 7th grade.

Utilize the link on the next page to view immunization requirements:

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Pennsylvania Immunization Requirements for School-Aged Children

If your child will be entering 6th or 7

th grade this Fall at Klinger Middle School,

expect notification of the required exam and a copy of the Pennsylvania State form soon.

All Centennial School District Health Forms are available from the Nurse’s Office or at http://www.centennialsd.org/Page/1887 . You may also download and print the necessary forms by going to the Klinger website and click on the “Our School” tab; click on the “Nursing Services” tab; click on “Forms”.

As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Pam Wolf, RN BSN CSN

Certified School Nurse

Klinger Middle School

wolfpa@centennialsd.org

215-364-5950, ext. 13025

Fax: 215-364-5955

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Continued from Page 1) have in depth conversations with your students about what classes may interest them as they begin to have more choices as it pertains to their Expo classes. Sit with them and look through the Middle School Program of Studies so that both you as the parent and your students are on the same page with what classes they wish to take in the upcoming school year.

Middle school is a great time to begin to discover where your passions lie as it relates to education and future career choices. As a student at Klinger Middle School, your student has the opportunity to experience many different Expo choices that range from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) classes to advanced Art classes. We are very proud to introduce two new courses to our current program of studies. The first class, titled Lights, Cam-era, Action will introduce students to digital broadcasting. It will provide them an opportunity to study the history of broadcasting and learn about all of the intricacies that go into producing a news broadcast. They will experience production, script writing, and many other aspects that will allow them to learn all about broadcasting in a digital world. The second new class that we are excited to introduce is a physical fitness class titled, Lifetime Fitness. Students that elect to take this class will learn about living a healthy lifestyle through personal fitness. This course will differ from a more traditional gym course that is offered every other day throughout the year, the Life-time Fitness class will be offered everyday for one semester. The focus will be to educate stu-dents on how to live a healthy lifestyle throughout their lives. Both of these courses are for our future 7th and 8th grade students and can be found in our new Middle School Program of Stud-ies.

The next area comes to mind when we think of spring are the PSSA Exams. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade will take the ELA (English, Language Arts) PSSA from 4/13/15-4/16/15. Students in all three grades will then take the Math PSSA from 4/20/15-4/22/15. The 8th grade students will also take the Science PSSA’s from 4/27/15-4/28/15. These exams pro-vide our students an opportunity to shine based off of all the learning that they have experienced throughout the year. Students are highly encouraged to get a good nights rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and do their best when it comes to taking the exams.

As a school, we are continuing to refine our communication with all of our parents and students. I hope you have all visited our redesigned website. One specific area that I would like to highlight is our Twitter feed, which is located on the left side of the page. As a school, we use this to highlight student accomplishments, highlight events happening at Klinger, and also as a communication tool to make your student’s educational experience more transparent. Please follow @Klinger_MS on Twitter in order to see what is taking place on daily basis at Klinger Mid-dle School. In the upcoming weeks you see video updates posted on our Twitter feed in order to provide you more information about all things Klinger!

One last area that I would like to stress as we proceed into the warmer months of spring is the student dress code. Please click on Student Handbook and you will be directed to our online Student Handbook. I ask that you specifically review pages 7-8 that address our school dress code. We strive to maintain a safe and positive learning environment for all students and staff. Appropriate attire is a major part of this, and we ask that all parents and students understand the dress code for Klinger Middle School.

Finally, as we near the end of the third marking period and progress into the final mark-ing period, I would encourage you to continue to have conversations with your students about their grades and academic progress. By accessing Skyward, having daily conversations about grades, and talking about classroom assignments keeps everyone on the same page as it per-tains to student progress. If you have questions about grades, I encourage you to reach out to your student’s teachers and guidance counselors for clarification. I look forward to a great end of the year and thank you for all that you do as parents to help your students succeed at Klinger Middle School.

Sincerely,

Mr. Bloom Principal Klinger Middle School

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In Math, we have been spending our time working with ratios and propor-tions. As part of this concept we have looked at indirect measurement. Indirect measurement can be used to find the measurement of an item that otherwise might be difficult. As an example we have looked at finding the height of a building if we measure our height, the length of our shadow and the length of the building’s shadow. We then set up a propor-tion to find the height of the building without climb-ing to the top and dropping down a very long tape measure. Soon we will begin looking at area and volume.

In social studies we are finishing up our investigation of Ancient Israel. We have done timelines as well as vocabulary wheels. Next up is ancient Greece and the kids love the mythol-ogy. Looking forward to spring and ancient Rome.

In English, we are finishing up a unit on Verbs. We will be reading a few short stories and will end the marking period by starting to read a novel Surviving the Applewhite’s. Also, we are getting ready to take the PSSA tests by reviewing skills and concepts.

In 6th grade Science, students will be examining the layers of the

sun and different solar features. They will be constructing a mod-el of our sun using styrene balls and modeling clay.

In reading class, students are practicing close reading skills, and using textual evidence to support claims. They have been reading a combination of fiction and non-fiction text. The turning point posters, conflict charts and informa-tional book mark projects turned in really reflect student creativity and growth!

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