The holidays were a busy time at Paynter Elementary.
The week before the holiday break, students enjoyed
musical entertainment in the lobby in the mornings.
The day before the break, Santa and Mrs. Claus paid
a visit to kindergarten classrooms. In the afternoon,
a school-wide sing-a-long led by staff was a great
way to kick off the celebration. During the assembly,
Santa chose a raffle ticket to see who would be the
lucky winner of an autographed Hines Ward Steelers
jersey. The lucky student was Matthew Busch. Raffle
proceeds of over $1000 were donated to the Childrens
Hospital of Pittsburgh Caring Place.
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1/13/06
PES
- Traveling Music Show
The Baldwin High School Stage Band and the Baldwinaires
were on the road performing holiday musical selections.
Students at Whitehall Elementary, Paynter Elementary,
McAnnulty Elementary, and Harrison Middle School
enjoyed the sounds of the jazz band and singing along
with the Baldwinaires.
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1/13/06
MES
- Gingerbread Houses
Teamwork was the key to the recent holiday activity
in which Miss Anderson’s first grade students
and Mrs. Bruder’s second grade students participated.
The students were split into four groups in order
to construct a gingerbread house. Each group was
required to use various materials provided to assist
them with creating their own gingerbread house design.
This activity involved input from all members of
each team. These two classes worked very well together
and the students proved that teamwork has its own
rewards. The four finished houses displayed unique
characteristics, making each stand out from the rest.
During the construction process, the students had
a chance to sing holiday songs and share their creative
ideas. The houses themselves proved to be a delicious
reward for all!
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1/13/06
HMS
- Travel Agency Project
After studying the regions of Central America
and the West Indies, Mrs. Bilbie's sixth grade social
studies class at Harrison Middle School culminated
their unit with a Travel Agency Project. Students
chose between three clients with specific travel
ideas and acted as a travel agent to plan a trip
of a lifetime. They presented their travel itineraries
through PowerPoint presentations, brochures, and/or
posters.
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1/13/06
PES
- WTAE Meteorologist Visits Paynter
The Paynter PTA scheduled Mr. Stephen Cropper,
WTAE weather meteorologist, to visit Paynter Elementary.
The students excitedly greeted Mr. Cropper by singing
weather-related songs to the weatherman, making posters,
and showcasing weather-related symbols on headbands!
Snowflakes, raindrops, lightening bolts jagging from
a nimbus cloud, and a simulated thermometer were
some of the creations made by the children. Mr. Cropper
accurately and simply explained how weather is forecasted
by showing the students an attention-grabbing power
point presentation.
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1/13/06
MES
- Santa's McSuit
McAnnulty Elementary faculty gave the students
a treat before they started their holiday vacation.
They presented a play, Santa’s McSuit to the
school. The play was adapted from a children’s
story by Mrs. Foote and Mrs. Flukas. All of the parts
were played by staff members and it was a jolly time
as Santa’s friends helped him find something
to wear for his famous ride. Everyone was glad to
find out that Old St. Nick made it in time for his
holiday ride.
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1/13/06
BHS
- Blood Drive
The Central Blood Bank collected a record number
of units (125) at the annual December Baldwin High
School blood drive. Students are to be commended
for their generosity. Many students were inspired
to donate by the needs of one of their classmates,
who requires blood in the fight against Wilson's
disease. In addition to the many donors, students
from the Red Cross Club and others volunteered their
time at the canteen. Baldwin High School remains
on outstanding source in this local area in helping
to save lives through blood donation.
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1/13/06
PES
- Student teachers at Paynter
Paynter
Elementary would like to welcome its newest
group of student teachers. Megan Danielson,
Amanda Henry, Stacie Swarner, Stephanie Pegnataro,
and Megan Bucey are completing their studies
at Penn State. Kristen Mavrich is from Duquesne
University. They will be here until April working
closely with their cooperating classroom teacher
in first, second, or fifth grade.
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1/13/06
WES
- DARE Officer Visit
Whitehall Police DARE Officer Dave Artman has
been visiting fifth grade students at Whitehall Elementary
as part of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
program. The fifth grade program includes informing
and discussing skills for resisting social and peer
pressure to experiment with tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.
Officer Artman also encourages students to enhance
their own self-esteem and develop positive alternatives
to substance abuse.
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1/13/06
BHS
- Baldwin Band to Perform in 80th Macy's Day Parade
The Baldwin High School Highlander Marching Band
has been selected to participate in the 80th Annual
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that will take place
on Thursday, November 23, 2006 in New York City.
The parade will travel from Central Park West through
Columbus Circle, down Broadway and culminate in Herald
Square at Macy's department store. NBC will televise
the parade live on Thanksgiving morning beginning
at 9 a.m. The parade is considered to be "the
longest running show on Broadway," featuring
stars from television, Broadway, and radio. The famous, "Rockettes," from
Radio City Music Hall highlight this annual event
that has become synonymous with Thanksgiving morning.
The Baldwin Highlander Marching Band was chosen
among numerous applications submitted from across
the United States. Each year, Macy's chooses ten
high school and/or college bands from around the
nation that will serve as musical entertainment for
the parade and state ambassadors from where they
reside. The Baldwin Highlander March Band was chosen
on this their first time to apply.
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1/17/06
BHS
- Student Council BHS Talent Show
The stage was alive with music, dance, and comical
entertainment when Baldwin High School Student Council
hosted their annual talent show. This year's show
was "Back to the 80's." Participants were
Katie Snow, Amanda Williams, Jenna Giglio, Rickia
Davenport, Nikki Bott, Debbie College, Shannon Werkmeister,
Stacie Celender, Kelvin Ibrahim, Ben Robson, Sarah
College, Meghan Schiller, Brittany Carter, Aysha
Bass, Patience Harris, Whitney Dudley, Sara Fedunok,
Jesse Kitts, Robbie Hancovsky, Tim Wainwright, and
Jon Heidenriech. Sarah College and Meghan Schiller
were the first place winner with their duet, "Tell
Him." Runner-up was the musical duet of Amanda
Williams and Jenna Giglio with their performance
of "Take Me or Leave Me." A portion of
the show's proceeds will be donated to the Amanda
Schuler Fund.
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1/13/06
HMS
- Teen Center
Harrison Middle School's monthly Teen Center was
held on Friday, January 20, 2006. Approximately 500
students were in attendance. A variety of activities
were offered. Students participated in bingo, a dance,
inflatable games, basketball, and airbrushed body
artwork. The next Teen Center will be held on Friday,
February 24, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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1/27/06
PES
- MS Read-a-Thon
With the start of the third annual Multiple Sclerosis
Read-a-Thon at Paynter Elementary, a group of Baldwin
High School football players and cheerleaders visited
with the students to talk about the importance of
reading. The players shared their thoughts on how
reading has had a great impact on their lives. The
cheerleaders led the Paynter students in "reading" cheers.
The program was a great kick-off to encourage the
students to become better readers and at the same
time raise money for MS research. Through the years,
funds raised from the MS Read-a-Thons have helped
lead to the development of new drugs that treat some
types of Multiple Sclerosis.
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1/27/06
PES
- Steeler Spirit
Paynter Elementary students were decked in the "Black
and Gold" and their favorite Steeler attire
in support of the upcoming Steelers and their play-off
game against the Denver Broncos. A group of students
took their pride up a notch by supporting the black
and gold from head to toe.
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1/27/06
MES
- Steeler Quilt
At
McAnnulty Elementary, Mrs. Hustava and Mrs.
Foote's first grade students combined their
Steeler pride with their current math unit.
The students designed and followed a pattern
to make quilt patches. They carried that a
step further by making a Steeler quilt. They
followed a pattern, cut some squares on the
diagonal to fit the diamond shape and then
glued the patches on a black or yellow background.
The constructed Steeler quilt was then hung
in their classroom window so that everyone
from the street could see their black and gold
quilt creation.
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1/27/06
PES
- Indian Artifacts
At Paynter Elementary, the students in Mr. Pascarella’s
and Mrs. Knerr’s third grade classes enjoyed
a visit from Mr. Schwarz. He worked at the Smithsonian
Institute and was privileged to collect numerous
American Indian artifacts. He shared these and many
fascinating Indian stories which perfectly complemented
the students' study of the Anasazi Indians.
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1/27/06
HMS
- A Dickens of a Christmas Tea
Seventh grade gifted support students at Harrison
Middle School recently created and participated in
a Dickens of a Victorian Christmas Tea as an extension
to the reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The Victorian Tea took place in the library café.
Every student who attended had some associated responsibility
for the planning and/or production of the simulation.
Some of the students presented Powerpoint reports
on the research they did on the Victorian Age. Tea
and small hors d’oeuvres were then served,
while Victorian Christmas music played in the background,
followed by the playing of traditional Victorian
parlor games. The students in attendance enjoyed
the food, games, music, and entertainment.
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1/27/06
WES
- Delicious Southeastern States
At Whitehall Elementary, Mrs. Holme's fourth grade
students had fun with the features of the Southeastern
states. They constructed edible maps which displayed
mountains, bodies of water, and different cities
in each of the states.
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1/27/06
PES
- Dental Hygiene Lesson
At Paynter Elementary, second grade students in
Mrs. Singleton’s and Mrs. Zamboni’s classes
enjoyed a visit from dental hygienist, Mrs. Stockey.
Students were able to handle the tools that dentists
and hygienists use, and look at different types of
x-rays. Mrs. Stockey demonstrated how to brush properly
and stressed the importance of keeping a healthy
mouth. Students were able to answer many of her questions
following their recent health unit on teeth.
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1/27/06
WES
- Skeletons
Recently at Whitehall Elementary, the children
in Mrs Delon’s fourth grade classroom explored
skeletons. The children were able to dissect an owl
pellet in hopes to propel their knowledge of skeletons
further. Mrs. Delon’s students were able to
identify various parts of rodents’ skeletons
discovered within the pellets. In addition, the students
applied their knowledge of bones by reconstructing
a replica human skeleton. The Human Body is a unit
of study through Asset Science program. It focuses
on students learning through exploration. The children
love these hands-on activities and are able to apply
what they have learned within the lessons.
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1/27/06
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