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Mississippi Foreign Language Association 2019 Teacher of the Year
Michelle Turonek was recently awarded Mississippi Foreign Language Association 2019 Teacher of the Year. Ms. T also received the “Best of Mississippi” award for her presentation on Classroom Management in a Comprehensible Input Classroom. Ms. T will be representing Mississippi in the Southern Regional Conference, SCOLT, in March of next year. Ms. T teaches Spanish, ESL and theater at Pontotoc High School.
The district office along with the schools will be closed next week, November 25-29, for Thanksgiving break. District and school offices will close again December 23 through January 3 for Christmas.
District Events PHS Events
➢ Nov. 18 PARENT UNIVERSITY: important information for seniors and early graduates. 6:00 in the Commons
➢ Nov. 18 Soccer at Nettleton ➢ Nov. 19 School day picture orders due ➢ Nov. 19 Basketball at Lafayette ➢ Nov. 21 Soccer vs NPHS 5:00/7:00 ➢ Nov. 23 Basketball at Leake Central ➢ Nov. 23 Soccer vs Corinth & Richland
○ G: Pont. vs Corinth 9:00 ○ B: Pont. vs Corinth 10:30 ○ G: Corinth vs Richland 11:30 ○ B: Corinth vs Richland 12:45 ○ G: Pont. vs Richland 2:00 ○ B: Pont. vs Richland 3:15
PJHS Events
➢ Nov. 18 Basketball against Lafayette ➢ Nov. 21 Basketball at New Albany ➢ Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Holidays
DT Cox Events
➢ Nov. 19 School Day Picture Orders Due ➢ Nov. 21 Class Pictures/School Day Makeups ➢ Nov. 22 Third Grade Field Trip ➢ Nov.25-29 Thanksgiving Holidays ➢ Dec. 12 Third Grade Musical 6:30
Students report to classroom at 6:10 PES
➢ Nov. 18 Warrior Writing Club 3:00-3:45 ➢ Nov. 22 Kindergarten Pow-Wow
Pod A at 8:30 and Pod B at 1:30 ➢ Nov. 22 First Grade Thanksgiving Lunch at 10:45 ➢ Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Holidays
Thanksgiving Holidays November 25-29, 2019
Pontotoc High School
Career Portfolio Project In Mrs. Kelly’s technical writing classes, students have been completing a Career Portfolio Project. For this project, the students have taken career aptitude tests, researched possible career paths, learned about interview techniques, and they have even written resumes and cover letters for a future job. Last week, her students participated in "Speed Interviews" where one student was the interviewer, and the other student was pretending to be interviewed for the job they researched. The interviewers scored the students interviewing on greeting, body language/posture, eye contact, how the student answered the questions asked, and overall opinion. After about a minute, the people interviewing moved to a new interviewer, and they were asked another bunch of questions. After they made it to all the interviews, the students switch positions, and the interviewers became the ones being interviewed.
Toyota Job Shadowing Day Toyota Mississippi hosted its first Job Shadowing Day on November 13th. One student from each of the PUL Alliance schools was selected to attend, Ciara Conner represented PHS and spent an activity-filled day at the Toyota facility in Blue Springs. Ciara took part in a plant overview and tour of the facility; a meet and greet with Toyota executives; and was assigned to a Toyota mentor. Ciara's mentor was Toyota chemical engineer, Chasidy West. Mrs. West had lunch with Ciara and then they spent the afternoon in Mrs. West's paint department work area. Ciara learned about the daily tasks of a Toyota chemical engineer and learned about the painting processes used for the Toyota Corolla. She even got to try out a painting simulator, used in training employees. Thank you, Toyota, for this student career awareness and mentoring opportunity.
X C Congratulations to the Boys Cross Country team! They finished as State Runner-up at the State Meet last week. All-State were Will Porter, Cooper Parmer and Freddy Porter.
Student Spotlight:
Miles G.
Top Workplace Strengths: Collaborative, Team Player, Social, Extroverted, Outwardly Energized What I learned about myself:
● I am happiest when I can use my expertise while contributing to a group project
● I provide the crucial understanding link between generalist and specialist colleagues
● I fill gaps in a team because I can be collaborative
Top Career Matches: Engineer, Athletic Trainer, Software Developer How did YouScience help you? It helped me confirm what I am going to do with my life.
Career Connection
We thank Mr. Lane Bell, North Area Director of the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation, for visiting Career Cafe and sharing information concerning opportunities in construction and manufacturing with our students.
Created in 1996, MCEF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote careers, recruit capable individuals, and train a quality workforce for the construction industry in Mississippi. The following ten trade associations are represented on MCEF's Board: MS Associated Builders & Contractors, MS Associated General Contractors, American Subcontractors Association, Home Builders Association of MS, MS Asphalt Association, MS Concrete Industries Association, MS Manufacturers Association, MS Road Builders Association, National Association of Women in Construction, and Brick Industry Association.
MCEF provides NCCER credentials and training documentation for PHS students enrolled in select trade programs at the Pontotoc Ridge Career and Technology Center. For more information concerning MCEF, you may visit their website at mcef.net .
What have we been doing?
In APUSH we have traveled with Columbus to the New World and explored the variety of Native Americans tribes. We analyzed the different colonies of the New World and learned about the foundation of America. As with great progress comes individuals who are exposing the different areas of America that need changing---reformers. Students participated in a lively discussion about the different areas of change that must take place in America. Students investigated the different causes of the Civil War along with exploring some Civil War relics. Students finished their Civil War unit with a nice trip to Tupelo to watch the new film, Harriet. US History takes off with the Transcontinental Railroad and makes various stops along the way. Exploring topics such as: Immigration, Imperialism, WWI, the 1920s, and more. Students analyze Great Depression pictures and created poems (see student poem about the Dust Bowl on next page ). Because students learned so much about FDR, students threw the former president a funeral, and enjoyed creating art pieces for the Cold War during a “cold” morning.
Socratic Seminar Mrs. Knight's English III student teacher taught her classes about Socratic Seminars this week. Students compared and contrasted gender roles and expectations of Daisy from The Great Gatsby to Mrs. Maloney in "Lamb to the Slaughter." Students had in-depth, class-wide conversations while using critical-thinking skills to answer higher-order thinking questions.
The Land of Dust
This was once my dwelling but now an anguish What I once relished becomes my plagued fantasy
Every spec of dust cages me I want out but once I leave I am no one
No home, no living Why am I here?
I beg and I plead
Please open this door The wind is harsh but the dust is worse
Do not leave to suffer with the rest of this land He comes near and shreds my tears
I cough and cry
Though no one is there to hear my cries For I am here with the rest of them
And all alone I am I do not want to be
But I must go for I cannot stay But I have already left for the dust has me captured
I am sorry Written by Sophia Euceda
Free Book Friday! Congratulations to Jaylen Mosley, last week’s winner, and Angela Middleton, this week’s winner, for winning a free book! Each Friday morning the library has a drawing for students who check out books that week. Winners pick a book from a box of books donated by various publishing houses and Barnes and Noble of Tupelo. #FreeBookFriday
Senior Ad in Yearbook! The deadline for senior ads is Monday, December 2. Bring photos and text with order form and payment to the front office or send with your student to Mrs. Gersh, the yearbook adviser. Contact Mrs. Gersh and the yearbook staff at [email protected] with any questions.
Annie McGregor teaches 8th grade math at PJHS. She is
married to Andy McGregor; he is a coach and teacher as well.
They have a dog named Maggie. She is the math department chair, head
volleyball coach, and drives a bus. She graduated from
Arkansas State with an Educational Leadership Degree and is National Board Certified.
Annie enjoys working out, reading, being with her friends
and family, and all things Mississippi State. Some
interesting things about Annie is that she has lived in seven
states, her first major was Pre-Med, and she has met
Beyonce!
Students were able to attend the Veteran’s Day Parade in order to support the Veterans in our community!
We are excited to have healthcare available to students and staff. See the link below for more
information and to register.
https://www.accessfamilyhealth.com/locations
Candy canes are being sold at PJHS. Come see Mrs. Cooper, Mrs.
Mcgregor, or Mrs. Holladay to purchase your sweet treat!!
November is one of two very important attendance months. If students “Attend
Today”, they will “Achieve Tomorrow”! Did you know that each day a student is considered absent, the school loses
$18.00? While that may not seem like much, think about how this adds up across an entire school district!
Example- November 11, 2019:
Total Cost of Absenteeism- $2,268.00 Total Enrollment- 2,348 Students
Total Students Absent- 126
Mrs. Holladay’s Cyber Foundations II classes have been hard at work on coding and creating apps! While they are currently working on their individual apps
that help show their personalities and interests, they started out with one step apps as seen below in the pictures.
Their final products will be ready in a couple of weeks! Some of their ideas
include; restaurant finders, chat rooms, and virtual field trips. This is great first hand experience for the technical world!
SPOTLIGHT ON PMS STAFF Ms. Debra Vaughn, sixth grade reading teacher, has degrees from Blue Mountain College and Ole Miss. She was married to the late Eugene Vaughn, Jr. for 38 years. They have two children, April and Kendrick and three grandchildren. She enjoys shopping and spending time with her family. A few things that you might not about Ms. Vaughn is that she is left handed, recently went on a trip with 20 family members, and she has seven siblings. Three words that describe our school would be family, compassionate, and flexible.
2019-20 YEARBOOK ORDER FORMS Yearbook forms are due before December 13. Yearbooks cost 35.00 for “Little Warrior” or “Big Chief”. Order forms are in the office. Turn the form and money in to the office.
PONTOTOC CITY BEAUTY PAGEANT
The Pontotoc City K-8 Beauty Pageant will be December 6, 2019. Forms are due by Thursday, November 21. The forms are available in the office. There will be a Most Handsome and Most
Beautiful chosen in grades K-8.
TOWER OF CUP BUILDING While working on the components of cardio, teamwork, and social skills, Mrs. Koon’s PE class held a jump rope - cup building challenge. The students divided into two teams and jump roped to earn cups in order to see who could build the highest tower.
Good Luck Warrior Football
Fifth and sixth grade students in Ms. Walker’s class made good luck messages to the football players. These encouraging notes were given to the Warrior football team prior to leaving for Louisville. Our students wish them the best of luck as they continue their season.
Bible classes at DTC Have Thankful Hearts
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonderful ways. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:1-2
Mrs. Kalista Stanford is the Art teacher at DT Cox. She is married to Clint and they have two children, Presley and Cas. She has been with the district for 13 years, and at DTC for 4 of those years. Her hobbies are reading, spending time with family and friends, and watching MSU! Her favorite part of her job is encouraging her students to be creative. ***Submitted by DTC UFO Students***
DTC Beautification Day
Last Saturday, Our PTO members along with several parents and students cleaned up, planted flowers, and other helpful gestures to help make our school look it’s best! Thank you to all who helped!!
November Research Scavenger Hunt In the library last week, students worked in groups using encyclopedias to find answers to a fun, November scavenger hunt. Most students had never seen or used an encyclopedia before! It was an exciting learning experience for all.
Warrior Pride!! Last Friday, our hallways were FULL of excitement as members of the PHS band, football team and cheerleaders visited DTC! GO WARRIORS!!
Project Fit America Mrs. Bishop attended a PE conference, Project Fit America offered by BCBSM. The PE program received part of its $1,200 worth of free fitness equipment on Tuesday. This equipment will be used to help with motor skills, cardio, social skills, and muscular strength during PE class.
Acting it out! Fourth grade ELs read The Twits by Roald Dahl. They then wrote a play based on the book and acted it out.
The Amazing Human Body! After a study of the human body, Mrs. Collums’ and Mrs. King’s students spent some time making posters and life size replicas of their bodies, labeling all the systems they learned about. This was a fun way for the students to show what they know!!
Pontotoc Elementary
What is your favorite thing to eat on Thanksgiving Day?
“Pumpkin pie”- Hailee “Ham”- Khloe “Turkey”- Alanna “Turkey”- Noah
“Mac and cheese”- Savannah Question by Second Grade UFO~answered by PES students
Picture order forms are due by November 19th!
All Around PES
Second Grade UFO students interviewed Nurse Ruby Jackson. Nurse Ruby has been a nurse for 39 years. She has been at PES for a year and a half. Hugging is her favorite part of being a nurse and she loves coming to work everyday. Nurse Ruby said a big part of her job is loving her patients and trying to help prevent sickness so everyone will be at school everyday. When she isn’t treating students she is at the Health Department learning about new things she can do, looking at records and contacting parents. PES is so lucky to have Nurse Ruby!
Creative Trioramas Students in Mrs. Homan’s second grade class were randomly assigned story elements
(setting, character, and problem). They wrote narratives and incorporated art by making trioramas with paper cut outs to illustrate their stories.
Getting Ready for Kindergarten Pow-Wow Kindergarten has been working hard getting ready for the pow-wow. Each class has been learning about different tribes and making tom-toms and shakers. They will sing different
songs and even do a native dance!
Long Ago
On November 14th first grade had visitors to kick off a Long Ago mini unit. There were several stations that introduced our students to how different things were back long ago. Mrs. Phyllis High came to talk about how schools were long ago. Mrs. Jill Westmoreland
came to talk about quilting and the importance of quilts. We had the Pontotoc's Dulcimer Group to come and demonstrate instruments. Students were also exposed to black and white tv shows. We had parent volunteers to play games like Hot Potato and Simon Says.
Students were amazed at how different things are now.
Text Feature Surgery
Mrs. Pettit’s Second Grade Class had fun practicing text features by performing text feature surgery. Students had to analyze symptoms of patients to determine which
text feature would help them. They found examples of that text feature in a magazine and glued it on their paper. Afterwards, the students filled out a Post-Op Report where
they had to identify the purpose of each text feature and how it helps the reader.
