Plymouth Public Schools

DID YOU KNOW

E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid.
Some e-cigarettes look like regular cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Some look like USB flash drives, pens, and other everyday items. Larger devices such as tank systems, or “mods,” do not look like other tobacco products.
JUUL is a brand of e-cigarette that is shaped like a USB flash drive. Like other e-cigarettes, JUUL is a battery-powered device that delivers a nicotine-containing liquid to produce an aerosol that is inhaled.

Information Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Interested in learning more about vaping? More information can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/index.htm.

This image was created by a young person who participated in our PhotoVoice project at the Boys & Girls Club of Plymouth this summer!

MassDot Video Contest

This is Film Production II, PNHS. Oliver, Justin, David, and Kaitlin won second place in the statewide MassDot Transportation Save Streets Smart Trips Video Contest. Their PSA was an action film parody that reminded drivers and pedestrians of different health and safety tips. You can watch it and the other wining videos on the youmovemass youtube channel!

A former student visits PECC

Last week Miss Gabby’s class had a special visitor. One of Miss Gabby’s former students, Emily, asked if she could come in and read for her preschool class. Emily did an excellent job reading and the preschool students loved having her come in. While she was reading the students were completely silent and all had eyes on her as she read the story. Emily also stayed for centers and helped students roll and build turkeys using play dough. The preschool students were sad to see her go. To top it all off, when asked what she would like to be when she grows up, she said a preschool teacher! Way to make your former preschool proud Emily!

geography of Massachusetts

Over the past month, the students in Mr. Walt’s and Mrs. Egan’s 3rd grade classes at Cold Spring Elementary School have been learning about the geography of Massachusetts. As a culminating project, the classes worked together with help from Ms. Monska (the art teacher) and a variety of staff and parent volunteers to make 3D topographical maps of Massachusetts, which were then painted and labeled accordingly.

A chat with students from Plymouth, England!

Last week, our 4th and 5th Grade Chorus had a pretty adventurous experience! They were able to participate in a Google Hangout with a group of Year 5 students from Plymouth, England! Each group performed a song for each other and then were able to comment on each other's performance.

Additionally, students were able to ask questions and answer questions about cultural practices, including a typical school day, favorite foods, as well as what Thanksgiving means to us, and our most recent Veterans Day.

Turkey Trot for the local Food Bank

Over the course of November, Ms. Kupinski has led all MES students in their Annual Turkey Trot during weekly gym classes. Students have put some serious miles in to pledge canned goods for a local Food Bank. Thanks so much to our K-Kids for helping to organize these donations and prepare them for shipping!

The First Annual NMES Turkey Trot

The First Annual NMES Turkey Trot took place during regularly scheduled P.E. classes Tuesday, November 13th through Monday, November 19th. Students will be walking, running, and moving to build endurance and exercise with food donations.students will also be learning how to read food labels.

NMES collected several boxes of food donations, and enjoyed the physical challenge as well as Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hansen’s turkey costumes!

PCIS's Annual Thanksgiving Baskets

Such wonderful tradition! 7th Grade Senators and 8th Grade Falcon Pride have worked extremely hard to put together 45 Thanksgiving baskets for local families in need this Thanksgiving season. Congratulations on a job well done! You should be extremely proud of yourselves.

A very special thank you to advisors, Mrs. Lovell and Mr. Quinn, for all their guidance each year with this wonderful tradition. Baskets will be distributed early next week.