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M O O R E E L E M E N TA R Y
Giving Back
For the second year in a row, students brought in
their extra or unwanted Halloween candy.  After the
candy was collected, it was delivered to the Stewart
Avenue Food Pantry and the Heritage Manor Senior
Living Facility. We cannot thank all of our students
and their families enough for making our second
year so successful!
Moore School Spelling Bee
Recently, the Moore School students participated in the Moore School Spelling
Bee. Ten top spellers from 4th grade and ten from 5th grade competed for the honor
of moving on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee – Regional Competition. Our
contestants were well prepared, and the Bee went for 15 rounds! Fawn Brendel, our
winner, will represent Moore School in March at the regional round held at Robert
Morris University. Congratulations to all the top spellers including Nate Javorski, the
regional bee alternate, and 2nd place winner of the Moore School Spelling Bee.
The Citizenship Challenge
“And the first runner-up is….”
Moore Students from 4th and 5th grade explored the Heinz
History Center and participated in lectures and activities about
the United States Constitution. Schools that visited, as well as all
schools in the Pittsburgh area, were invited to participate in “The
Citizenship Challenge” sponsored by The Rendell Center located
in Philadelphia, PA. Last year, The Rendell Center expanded their
annual challenge to the western side of the state. This year’s
challenge was to write an assay on “Which part of the Bill of Rights,
do you think is the most important and continues to exert the
greatest impact on Americans today?”
Coming home from the History Center, inspired, every student
in 5th grade tackled the challenge. From all the essays, Mrs. Ziegler
chose five students to pen an original essay in collaboration with
each other. Those students were Safira Bhujel, Caitlin DeShetler,
Allison Schruben, Marley Soukup and Anna Svoboda. They chose
to highlight the 1st amendment of the Constitution. The essay was
submitted and was voted a finalist out of over 200 essays from the
Pittsburgh area. The team and their classmates were invited back to
the Heinz History Center to present their essay in a creative way to
be judged for prizes.
Since the challenge was to present the most impactful
amendment in today’s world, we choose to do a news skit that
integrated our freedoms in everyday stories. Each author was a
news reporter and the rest of the students in fifth grade acted
out the current events. The top stories were Hanukkah/Christmas
decorating on Main Street, tax protest at the Town Hall and a
controversial author visit at the local library. The group worked
enthusiastically, and the final presentation was a success. We
were selected as a runner – up and received a civics library from
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The Rendell Center and $250 Gateway Financial and their CEO Mr.
David Malone. We will use the money for a future civic lesson or
experience. The challenge was filmed and broadcast live on PCN.
For more information or to see clips from previous challenges visit:
https://www.rendellcenter.org/citizenshipchallenge/pittsburgh/
https://pcntv.com/2018/12/07/citizenship-challenge-essay-contest-
from-pittsburgh/