The Weekly Spin for Students/Families

Plouffe Academy
Home of the Championship Wolves and the Leaders of the Pack
May 31st(A), June 1st(B), 2nd(A), & 3rd(B)
Theme of the Month
~REFLECTIVE~
Good Morning to You!
Every Week of Learning Counts:
Days 161, 162, 163, & 164
of School

Weekly Brain Teasers: ~LAND Countries~ Name all

12 countries that end in ~LAND~ This does not include countries
such as the Cayman Islands, Solomon Islands, etc

~Answers Can Be Found in Next Week’s Spin~

~Highlights from Last Week~

KUDOS to the Plouffe Wolves
for their volunteer service for Mayor Sullivan’s
“Spring into Wellness” event.
Andrea JP., Azzure L., Casey R., Chris S., Elijah L., plus Ivan M.

Our MS Track Team in Action…Go Go Wolves!!

 Results from Monday 5/23 Meet

Marlyss W Grade 8 - 1st place girls 100 meter

Emily G 4th Grade 7 - 4th place girls 100 meter
Casierlee D Grade 7 - 4th place girls 200 meter
Renee J 6th Grade - 3rd place girls 400 meter
Aubrey T - 1st place girls 800 meter
Girls Relay Team - Skyla W, Emily G, Marlyss W,
Miriam C - 1st place

Boys Relay Team - Jehlani S, Casey R, Omari B,

Randy M- 1st place
Jehlani S - 2nd Place boys 100 meter
Randy Ma - 3rd place boys 100 meter
Omari B 5th place boys 100 meter
Casey R - 7th place boys 100 meter
Jahsiah S G - 5th place boys 200 meter

Djovany C - 4th place boys 400 meter ~We are The Leaders of the Pack~
Seamus C- 1st place boys 800 meter
 Students in Ms. Mroz-Gondre’s grade 6 Social Studies
conducted research on a country in Africa and designed an art piece
as part of their Museum of Africa project.

Alyssa E. and Bella S. (Maasai Tribe) Emily C. and Arielle T. (Cameroon) Haddasah D., Darianna F., Kaitlyn C. (Cape Verde)

Trystan M. (Chad), Djovany C.(Namibia), Ayden O., Treasure L., and Kevin V. (Cape Verde)

Ariana C. (Egypt) Mary P., Carmella M., Jayda B. (Madagascar) Kosmas N., Caleb S., Deion M. (Nigeria)
Evan B., Kauan D. (Mali) Carmani R., Renee J. (Zimbabwe) Quentin S. (Zulu Tribe)

Jada C., Abigail N. (Senegal) Darby E. (Ashanti Tribe)

Jasiah S., Damien D., Jonah D., Ethan M.

(Ashanti Tribe)
~Family Literacy Night on May 26th~
Thank you to Mrs. Creedon and Ms. Wood
and ALL our families who joined us!
 LOOK AHEAD TO THIS WEEK’S Extracurricular Activities from
May 31st to June 3rd. SHARE TIMES AND DAYS WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE MORNING FOR the
HOW’s and WHEN’s for PUNCTUAL PICK-UP!
Afterschool Programs are from 2:35 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

MONDAY
• Intramural Basketball with Coach Hayward and Coach Fortes in the gym
from 2:45 to 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAY
• Intramural Basketball with Coach Hayward and Coach Fortes in the gym
from 2:45 to 4:00 p.m.
• Mural Art Club with Ms. Lopes in Room 336
• The GAME Plan with Mrs. Vallon and Ms. Furlong in Room 224
• School Newspaper with Mr. Morgan in Room 223

WEDNESDAY
• Intramural Basketball with Coach Hayward and Coach Fortes in the gym
from 2:45 to 4:00 p.m.
• Book Club with Ms. Evangelista in Room 209
• Newcomers Book Club with Mr. Flores in Room 209
• Running Club with Mrs. Wood in Room 303
• Greenhouse Gardening with Mr. Mack in Room 304
• Film Club with Dr. MacDonald in the café
• Yearbook Club with Mrs. McMenamy in Room 144
• Student Council with Mrs. Creedon and Ms. Rodenbush in Room 102

THURSDAY & FRIDAY NO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

EVERYONE GOES HOME ON TIME…SAFE AND SOUND…

PLEASE NOTE: Afterschool Programs will conclude

the Week of June 13th…We want to THANK all of our
teachers, staff and students for making this year’s
programs an EXCITING and PRODUCTIVE Success!
Upcoming Events and Important Dates

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May 24th to June 2nd Annual K-8 Art Show at the Brockton
Public Library; past of the exhibit will feature 30 masterpieces
created by Plouffe Academy Students.

May 31st Huntington School

Parade featuring members of the
Plouffe Academy Band

June 1st Special Olympics at BHS

June 2nd Grade 8 Field Trip to the Peabody Essex Museum for
students in Chinese classes

Fire Safety Presentation from BFD for students in Mrs. Ciulla, Ms.
Lundstedt, and Ms. Mizell’s HRs

June 6th Term IV Progress Reports posted to each student’s

BACKPACK on Infinite Campus

June 7th Walking field trip to the Brockton Public Library for all
SEI/TBE students from 8:30 a.m. to @11:30 a.m./ stay tuned for
details

June 8th Middle School Fitness Day at BHS

Walking Field Trip to Ladder 4 of the Brockton Fire Department for

students in Mrs. Ciulla, Ms. Lundstedt, and Ms. Mizell’s HRs

Grade 8 Assembly during P7 in café regarding the BHS Athletics

Program

June 9th Grade 8 Field Trip for students in Kline/Jian and Zhou’s Chinese
classes to Chinese Market in Quincy/details are forthcoming
 June 15th Band and Choral Spring Concert at BHS at
6:00 p.m.

June 16th Outdoor Presentation for students in Mrs.

Ciulla, Ms. Lundstedt, and Ms. Mizell’s HRs from 9:00 to
10:00 a.m.

June 17th Grade 8 Field Trip to the South Shore Cinema

in East Bridgewater; stay tuned for details.

Return of each student’s BPS Issued Laptops to HR Teacher

June 20th Observation of Juneteenth / No School

June 21st Grade 8 BBQ (Rain Date is June 22nd

June 22nd Grade 8 Field Trip to Six Flags;

stay tuned for details

June 23rd Grade 8 REHEARSAL for

Awards Ceremony

Grade 8 Semi-Formal from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

June 24th Grade 8 Awards Ceremony on the

Green at 8:45 a.m. / details are forthcoming
(Rain Date is June 27th)

June 28th LAST DAY OF

SCHOOL / Half-Day with an early release time
of 11:30 a.m. for ALL students

Term IV Report Cards posted to each student’s

BACKPACK on Infinite Campus

And finally, each new month brings forth a slew of celebrations:

June is LGBTQ Pride Month,

Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month, Cancer from the Sun Month,

Child Vision Awareness Month, Fireworks

Safety Month, Great Outdoors Month,

June Dairy Month, National Accordion Awareness Month,

National Rivers Month, National Rose Month,

National Safety Month, and National

Soul Food Month .

"And since all this loveliness cannot be Heaven,

I know in my heart it is June."

~ Abba Woolson ~
 Let’s have a LOVELY 36th Week of School!

Answers from Last Week’s Brain Teaser

Weekly Brain Teasers: ~Odd Man Out~

Which item is the odd man out and why

1. North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Florida

Florida: it is not one of the 13 Original Colonies
2. Cougar, rabbit, flamingo, falcon, impala
Flamingo: it is the only name that is not also a car
3. Chanterelle, shiitake, portobello, nori
Nori: it is not a type of mushroom
4. Dinner, litter, noodle, orient, carrot
Orient: it is the only word that does not contain a double letter
5. Beryllium, hollyhock, gladiola, delphinium
Beryllium: it is not a type of flower
6. Rho, omicron, alpha, omega, enigma
Enigma: it is not a letter in the Greek alphabet
7. Colorado, Washington, California, Florida, New
Jersey
Colorado: it is not bordered by a body of water
8. Rosemary, basil, ginger, fennel
Fennel: it is not a person’s first name