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 Terwilliger and Manuel honored in Elks
Americanism Essay Contest
The Canajoharie/Fort Plain Elks Lodge 2621 announced that two
Canajoharie Middle School students took top honors in the BPOE's
annual Americanism Essay Contest. Sixth grader Devin Manuel was
Division I (grades 5 and 6) winner and eighth grader
Stephanie Terwilliger won Division II (grades 7 and 8). (full
story and photos of participants)
 Sixth grade eats its way through Greece!
If the way to a man's heart is his stomach and an army marches
on its stomach, then why shouldn't middle school students learn
with their stomachs?!?
The entire sixth grade had a chance to learn a little more about
Greece by testing some Greek food on Friday, March 7. The
culinary sampling was a final exercise in the students' study of
Grecian history and culture in their social studies classes. (full
story and photos)
Revolutionary Banquet
How better to learn about our nation's early
years than to meet some of its "residents" and to sample its
fare?
The entire seventh grade did exactly that as
they celebrated the annual Revolutionary Banquet on Wednesday,
January 23. (full
story and photos)
District releases honor rolls
Superintendent of Schools Richard Rose and middle school principal Tom Sincavage
are pleased to release the 2007-08 second quarter honor roll. The honor roll
recognizes those students who have invested their efforts to perform their very
best in school. View the
middle school honor roll.
Teacher/mentor program improving
school behavior
Late last fall, Middle School Principal Thomas Sincavage looked
at the discipline reports on his desk and noticed a disturbing
trend. A very small percentage of students made up the majority
of the building’s behavioral problems. At the next faculty meeting, he shared his observation and proposed a solution—a
teacher-student mentoring program in which individual teachers would partner
with one or two of these students. (read
more about the solution)
MS Poets published
 Brice
Buccolo, Somer Timerman, Rebecca Custer-Slater, Ari Boslet, and
Zachary Ouderkirk each have works published in the current
Garden Clubs of New York's poetry anthology.
Like many of life's accomplishments, it often takes time for
someone to be recognized for his or her efforts.
 Each spring,
fifth grade teacher Joan Kolodziej submits her students' poems
to the Garden Clubs of New York. The following fall, the
organization notifies the school which of the works will be
published. The former fifth graders are now in sixth grade.
The students wrote a variety of poems, from free verse to haiku,
on a topic that related to the garden club theme. The honored
students received certificates, a copy of the anthology, and a
selection of pens and pencils to encourage future creative
writing efforts.
 6th
grader accepted to regional youth orchestra
6th grader Ruben McFarland was recently accepted as a viola
player with the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra (SSYO). To
achieve the honor, he had to play all major scales through three
flats and sharps, sight read, and play a complex five-minute
solo.
Ruben is a familiar face on the stage of the Arkell Performing
Arts Center having played in the school's orchestra, various
string ensembles and as a soloist.
 Sixth graders learn teambuilding at Camp
Joharie
Learning to be a part of a team is an important
step to success in middle school. To reinforce that lesson each
year, Canajoharie Middle School takes its sixth graders on a
special teambuilding field trip to nearby Camp Joharie.
Through a series of adventure-based challenges,
students learn about themselves, their teachers, and their
classmates. On September 7th, the Class of 2014 made the short
drive to Camp Joharie in Sharon Springs. In the outdoor
classroom,
students tried their hands at adventure-based challenges like a
low-ropes course, a high ropes course, an elevated log walk, a
"spider web," and a golf ball flume. (read
more and see photos of the day)
 7th
graders celebrate annual fall event - scarecrow contest
What would fall be without the annual Middle School
Scarecrow Contest? More than just a fun time, the event
teaches important lessons about teamwork and competition.
Each seventh grade homebase works together to design and
build a scarecrow that best represent their chosen theme.
(more
photos)
 Exploring
the environment
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A field trip to a pond in
nearby Esperance gave seventh graders an opportunity to
study plant and animal life up close and personal. Using a
fine net, groups captured a variety of pond life from frogs
to insects. (more
photos)
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