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October 2016


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TIS Morning Announcements

Updated daily for the student body at TIS.

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CALENDARS ON SALE!

$10.00
Includes district wide events such as:
                  -PSSA Testing
                  -High School Musical
                  -Band/Choral Concerts
                  -School Board Meetings
                  -Act 80 Days
                  -Winter & Spring Break
                  -Much More!!
*Also includes a resource directory for Troy School District and Youth Services.
 
Contact the TIS Main Office at 570-297-4565 to reserve a calendar!  *Checks made payable to TIS PTSO
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TIS Unites for September 11th

September 11th is a day for our nation to remember and reflect. This year, TIS came together as one to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice that day. The 6th grade chorus helped with the remembrance this year by leading the Pledge of Allegiance and performing the National Anthem. We ended our remembrance with a moment of silence. Thank you to the 6th grade chorus for a beautiful performance!   
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Writing Strategies

Mrs. Williams, our speech teacher here at TIS, spent a class period in Mrs. Schrader's Language Arts classes. She showed students some strategies that will help them to add details and information to their writing. To complete the lesson students made beads that will help them remember these awesome strategies. 
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ATTENTION ALL BAKERS! WE NEED YOU!

Our PTSO is holding a bake sale at each home Varsity Football game.  This fundraiser succeeds with donations.  If you or a family member love to bake and would like to help, please fill out the attached form and return to the TIS Main Office.  The following dates are open for donations:
       Sept. 9th, 16th                 Oct. 14th, 28th     

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Box Tops for Our School

Collect those box tops and bring them into Mr. Butters.

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Create An Animation

With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.

Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.

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Chain Challenge

Make the longest paper chain using only one piece of paper, tape, and scissors. ​​​​The challenge to this was their interpretation of the word 'chain' meaning something that is connected. Some started with an interlinking chain and others cut strips and taped them together. 

3rd and 4th grade - Evan Slater, Evan Geer, Danae Madigan, Chris Cavanaugh, Ian Trick, Lauren Reed

Lauren's was the longest! More to come!
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Chain Challenge

5th grade - Ben Deuschtle(spelling?), Trevon Teribury, Shaun Wood, Braedyn Newcomb, Natalie Williams, Gabby Lathrop, and Jacob Hinman. 
Gabby and Natalie's paper chain was the longest at 56 feet!
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Chain Challenge

6th ​grade - Taylor Williams, Maya Moody, Sara Reed, and Andrew Houseknecht. 

Taylor and Maya's chain was the longest at over 46 feet! They measured in meters and then converted to feet.

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Lunch Menu

We will be reinforcing our commitment to
good nutrition for your children.  Your child must choose at least one fruit or vegetable with lunch. We will be encouraging the students to try new vegetable selections. There will be a great selection of fruits and vegetables. 
Milk will be fat free flavored & fat free or 1% low fat white milk. 
All of our grain offerings are 100% whole grain rich.  
All of our foods are trans fats free and the sodium is limited.


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5th Grade Digital Citizenship 

 Students created digital superheroes who exhibit exemplary attributes and are able to solve digital dilemmas in a responsible way​.
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A Common Sense Guide to Technology


Common Sense is dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media...

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Artist of the Week!

Every week a student is chosen to be an Artist of the Week and their artwork is submitted to the Towanda Daily Review and Canton Newspapers. The artist of the week feature appears every Sunday in the Towanda Daily Review.

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Concert Dates Announced

TIS Concert Dates 2016-2017
TIS Winter Concert
Wednesday December 21, 2016
Memorial Auditorium at 7:00pm
Performing Groups – 5th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, 5th and 6th Grade Chorus
 
All District Band Concert
Tuesday March 28, 2017
Memorial Auditorium at 7:00pm
Performing Groups – 5th Grade Band and 6th Grade Band ONLY
 
TIS Spring Concert
Thursday May 25, 2017
Memorial Auditorium at 7:00pm
Performing Groups – 5th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, 5th and 6th Grade Chorus
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Computer Programming for the Beginner

Lightbot is great fun and does a surprisingly thorough job of introducing some pretty complex principles of programming

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We Remember 

We spent part of the day remembering September 11th by watching a short video, gathering around the flag pole with the whole school, singing the National Anthem and saying the pledge. These 3rd grade students wrote down the events that took place today as they remembered September 11th.
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Applying the Scientific Method

In 6th grade Science, students used the steps in the Scientific Method to complete an experiment. Students first created a hypothesis for the scientific experiment, which  involved a penny, an eye dropper, plain water and soapy water. The students needed to figure out whether they thought that the penny would hold more plain water or if the penny would hold more soapy water. The procedure consisted of taking an eye dropper, which they used to drop  water onto the penny  and then kept track of the number of drops of water that have been placed on the penny until the water runs off the penny. Then students recorded the number of drops on their data sheet. They repeated the procedure with the soapy water until all students in the group had a chance to do the activity. At the end of the procedure, students needed to take the group data and figure out the mean/average. We then discussed the  results and whether their hypotheses were proven correct or incorrect. 
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Building Structures in 5th Grade

Mr. Imbt and Mrs. Broschart's classes are working on teamwork during their Flex Friday time. Students have to work together to solve problems. This week they were working together on building structures out of cups with only using rubber bands and strings. They were not allowed to touch the cups. Each week they are thinking about new strategies to solve problems, as well as working as a team.
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6th Grade Shines at Band Night

 On Friday, September 9th, the members of the 6th grade band had a wonderful opportunity to play with the Troy Trojan Marching band at the annual Band Night. Band Night brings together the 6th, 7th and 8th graders and the marching band for a home football game. The students in attendance had a blast playing in the stands and cheering on the Trojans. The 6th graders were also welcomed on to the field to play the National Anthem and Alma Mater with the marching band. The evening was full of laughs and smiles and it was a great way to kick off the school year!
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TIS School Store


Our school store in in room 231. We are open Tues, Thurs and Fri 7:35 - 8:15 and Wed. 7:35 - 8:00.

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Save Your Coke Caps

The Physical Education Department TIS can use your coke caps to purchase equipment to benefit students. Save your coke caps and drop them off to Mr. Ward and Mrs. Sheeley.



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Ancient Civilizations

Students in 6th grade have been studying Ancient Civilizations. In this lesson they created cave drawings that told a story using narrative elements they learned in Language Arts.
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4th Grade Transformations

4th grade class has been watching over their caterpillars for about two weeks. They have all turned into chrysalises at this time, and we are patiently waiting for them to hatch. Meanwhile, we have been using our creativity by keeping journals from our caterpillars' points of view. Throughout this project, we have experienced amazing life processes: caterpillars growing from small critters to full-size, five caterpillar deaths, the actual change from caterpillar to chrysalis! We have one chrysalis starting to make the changeover to "ready to hatch." Stay tuned next month for the completion of our project.
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Ancient Narratives in 6th Grade

Sixth grade Social Studies students are learning about Early Civilizations. Before written records, the first civilians used cave paintings as ways to communicate and tell stories. Each cave painting was unique and always told a story of what happened that day or something that was worth creating. 6th grade students used black paper and white chalk to create a cave painting of their own. Their cave paintings also had to tell a story like those of Anicent civilizations. Their cave paintings show the creativity of every student. Students learned that with no words, stories can be told and understood. 
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