MRHS FRIDAY FOCUS Weekly Newsletter
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Happy Thanksgiving - Monomoy Style!
As we approach Thanksgiving the Monomoy Spirit Club decided to provide our school community with opportunities to give SHARK shout outs to all the wonderful people and unique aspects of Monomoy that make our community feel like a home away from home!
During Jawsome, the spirit club members made themselves available so students, faculty and staff could stop by and contribute - the enthusiasm is contagious! Make sure to stop by and read the messages & Happy Thanksgiving to all.
4th Annual Senior Citizen Community Thanksgiving Dinner at MRHS
This is such a wonderful inter-generational event that we are proud of at MRHS, our "Home Away from Home." A special thank you to the Santoni family for donating turkeys!
MRHS Core Value Focus: Fine & Performing Arts Department
Portfolio students investigated and CRITICALLY THOUGHT about the theme of Identity through word, line shape and collage and then CREATED images that COMMUNICATED how they and others see who they are.
Students in Global Art and Design CREATED, THOUGHT CRITICALLY. COMMUNICATED AND SHOWED THEIR PASSION. They learned about death rituals around the world. Each student researched some aspect that interested them and created a piece of artwork based on their readings.
ART AND MUSIC AND THEATER STUDENTS HAVE PASSION FOR THE ARTS, 36 students attended a field trip to the musical FUN HOME after school and attended a Q and A with the cast
CORE VALUES IN ACTION IN THE ARTS
STUDIO, GLOBAL ART AND DESIGN AND PRINTMAKING CREATE, PERSEVERE,PROBLEM SOLVE/THINK CRITICALLY. AND HAVE PASSION FOR THEIR WORK
THEATER ARTS STUDENTS PERFORMING:
Students created character masks illustrating a character they invented. Students then worked in groups to write a story/script which was rehearsed, critiqued and presented onstage.
THEATER ARTS CLASS, CREATES, COLLABORATES, PERSEVERES, AND COMMUNICATES Working in teams students designed set models for the fall show ALMOST MAINE
COLLABORATE, CREATE, COMMUNICATE Mrs Donovan’s art class and Mrs. Forte-Doyle’s creative writing class went to Pleasant Bay to draw and write in order to create a collaborative book about the Bay.
Communication & Collaboration
Challenge Leads to Growth
Abby (Adv. Ceramics) is an expert with the slab roller. Julia (Ceramics 1) needed help rolling out a piece for her next project and Abby was right there to give her a tutorial.
Working on the potter's wheel is a huge challenge though it looks deceptively simple when you watch someone else.
Perseverance
Digital Arts Collaborating, Communicating, Persevering and Displaying Passion for Learning
Music and our Core Values
CRITICAL THINKING
Creativity, Curiosity, and Risk Taking Can Be Realized
We are putting dates in place for 10-12 Band to go and work with the 5th grade Band at the Middle School. I don’t know who enjoyed this more when we enacted it last year; the 5th graders, the 10-12 Band, or the 3 teachers!
PERSEVERANCE
Is rewarded
Check out the All-Cape & Islands Music Festival results in this edition of the Friday Focus!!!!!!!!! *below**
CHALLENGE
Leads To Growth
The Music Department is in full throttle preparation for the two festival auditions the music students have this week. We sent 35 to All-Cape on Wednesday the 15th and 20 to Southeastern Massachusetts District on Saturday the 18th. Keep the positive vibes coming and stay tuned for District results!
COMMUNICATION
And Collaboration Engages All Students
We are preparing for our annual Winter Concert on December 7th at 7 p.m. in the MRHS Auditorium. Hope to see you in the audience!
Have you checked out our department website lately?
Do you follow us on Twitter?
@MRHSMusicDrama
PASSION
For Learning Is Celebrated
The Music Department has 2 extra ensembles during Jawsome: Ladies A cappella and the Jazz Band meet multiple times during the week
Thank you MRHS Friends of the Arts (FOTA)!
FOTA's next meeting will be Tuesday December 5th in the MRHS music wing to assemble the themed baskets that are to be auctioned at the Winter Concert on Thursday the 7th. All Visual and Performing Arts students have chosen a specific basket to bring an item in for. They are due December 1st at the latest.
The Monomoy STEMinist Club was proud to welcome accomplished shark biologist, Lindsay Graff, as our guest speaker for the month of November!
2016 MRHS Graduate Justin Burgeois at army boot camp graduation today!!
Read All About It!
The Journalism Class
Student Work Donated
Powerful Speech Contest Performances!
Check Out MRHS's "Almost Maine" Showtimes: Friday 7pm & Saturday 3pm & 7pm
Authentic Learning Experience at Sea
The purpose of this study is to correlate ocean currents to recent sea turtle strandings on Cape Cod beaches over the past few winters. As part of this project, students will be working directly with scientists at the Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to gather data over the next few months. Special thanks to Mrs. Bell and Olivia from the Audubon as well as Captain Chip and his crew for allowing us the opportunity to get out on the water!
Shark "Shout Outs" MRHS's way of Appreciating the Great People That Make Our School "A Home Away From Home" Please share any good news with us!
Shark Shout Out to our wonderful Support Personnel!! This Wednesday was National Educational Support Professionals Day. We'd like to acknowledge the hard work, dedication and commitment of our support staff - please make it a point to thank them!
A HUGE Shark Shout Out to our TV/Media Instructor, Steve Cass, who has been so patient and helpful to students in the Journalism Class as they edit their TV News programs. We are so blessed to have him!! Thanks Mr. Cass!
Lisa Forte-Doyle and the Journalism Class
Ms. Forte-Doyle recently donated Tarra & Bella, heart-warming story of an unusual animal friendship, to the Harwich Elementary School library. HES thanks Ms. Forte-Doyle for this perfect complement to the Grade 4 pathway on "Friendship". Mrs. Oldach, HES Assistant Principal , read this story to Mrs. McManamin's class this past Thursday, which was also Career Day at HES.
Fins up,
Mary Oldach
Shark Shout Out to Paige Daigle! She has been a fantastic addition to MRHS, and we absolutely love her in our classrooms!
Lisa Forte-Doyle and Sharon Gleason
Cheer Team Performs Superbly at Sectionals!
Athletics Update by Connor Satoni
Winter "Meet the Coach" Night & Winter Sports Sign Up Information:
Meet the Winter Coaches Night for Winter High School Athletes and Parents is Monday November 20th at 6:00 pm in the MRHS gym. All students who plan to play a winter sport and their parents should attend. Family ID has been opened and is ready for registrations. The link is available below. All students playing a winter sport must register on Family ID and have a current physical on file with the nurse. Any questions regarding physicals can be answered by viewing Aspen or contacting the school nurse. All students playing a winter sport must also have an up to date Impact Test on file. Students may check with our Athletic Trainer, Taylor Murray if they have any questions.
http://www.familyid.com/monomoy-regional- school-district/high-school-winter-sports-2017-2018-athletic-registration
Thank you for your time and we look forward to a great winter sports season!
Karen Guillemette, CAA
Director of Athletics
The class of 2022 is selling wreath's for their current fundraiser.
Ms. Mimi Vanderburg's Pets!
Creative Mind!
NAHS members travelled to Provincetown Art Museum with the support of FOTA for a ceramics workshop
Paint in!!
Twenty four paintings are being created for the children’s room in Brooks Library Great community service and passion from this dedicated group.
Officer Clarke Visits Ms. Bennett's Class
New to the MRHS Family
Wonderful Hospitality! Our Home is Your Home - Chatham Chorale
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