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eters Township
PETERS TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
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76 Peters Township
McMurray Arts Festival Student art work and creativity was on display at McMurray Elementary during their annual Arts Festival and Entrepreneur Show . Students and their families were invited to view student art work , take part in hands on displays in the art room , shop for student created products and even see a robotics demonstration prior to the student band performance at the end of the night .
6th grade STEM Day at McMurray Sixth grade students at McMurray held their second STEM day of the year in June . The day featured students rotating through stations that put their brains to the test designing bridges , towers and even structures that would McMurray Arts secure an egg during a
Festival drop from the grand staircase .
Tanger Outlets Grant for Pleasant Valley Teacher Pleasant Valley 3rd grade teacher Debbie Schinosi was presented with a check for $ 925 from Tanger Outlets through their TangerKids Grant Program . Mrs . Schinosi will use the grant funds to purchase additional wobble chairs for her students to help keep students focused during instruction .
PTMS Named a Common Sense Certified School : Digital Citizenship Peters Township Middle School has been named a Common Sense Certified School for Digital Citizenship . This is the school ’ s second year in a
Wobble Chair ( Tanger Grant )
row to receive this honor for its dedication to teaching young people how to be safe , responsible digital citizens .
Forces in Motion at McMurray Fourth grade students took part in science activities in June as part of their Forces in Motion Day . Students rotated through stations that helped them understand the science behind water bottle flipping , dominoes , and rocket launchers . The day ended with the final competition of the derby cars created by the students .
National History Day – National Level Competition Four students from Peters Township competed at the national level in the National History Day Competition at the University of Maryland in June . Among the more than 3,000 students competing , one team from Peters Township finished 5th overall for the Junior Group Website Entry . Isabelle Meyers ( Gr . 8 ) and Henry Meyers ( Gr . 7 ) were recognized for their
entry titled “ Quietly Taking a Stand In Every Neighborhood : How Mr . Rogers Changed Children ' s Television and Influenced Generations .” Entries this year focused on the theme of “ Taking a Stand in History .”
3rd Grade Spelling Bee The McMurray Rotary sponsored their annual Spelling Bees for our 3rd grade students at Bower Hill and Pleasant Valley in June . Congratulations to the students from each school who made it to the final three for each school and were presented with Barnes & Noble Gift Cards . Bower Hill winners were : Isaac Lee , Laney Mountain , and Adam Eliker ; and Pleasant Valley winners were : Mia Helbig , Vaishnavi Marreddy and Addie Bowers .
High School Spanish Students Partner with Classroom Abroad Students in Ms . McKenna ’ s Spanish III class partnered with a class in Logroño , Spain to become pen pals this spring . Students in each country made brochures of the city they are from and exchanged them through the mail .
Teddy Bear Clinic at BH and PV Kindergarten students at Pleasant Valley and Bower Hill visited the Teddy Bear Clinic following their Science Health Unit . Visitors from Med Express shared health habits that students should have to take good care of themselves and reviewed the function of our major organs with the students . The Kindergarten students then displayed what they learned by taking care of their Teddy Bear .
Flag Day
Flag Day at Bower Hill Bower Hill second graders celebrated Flag Day and shared what they have learned about the history of this symbol of our great nation . Many thanks to the Peters Township Fire Department for stopping by and displaying their flag - the students presented them with a $ 300 donation for their efforts in our community .