The Weekly Spin for Students/Families

2022-2023
Joseph Plouffe Middle School
Home of the Championship Wolves and the Leaders of the Pack

March
20th(C), 21st(D), 22nd(A), 23rd(B) & 24th(C)

Theme for Learner of the Month:

~INTEGRITY~
Good Morning to You!

Welcome to Week 27
of Teaching and Learning!

Every Week of Learning Counts:

Days 122, 123, 124, 125, & 126
of School

365 Days of Wonder: Hope Springs Eternal.”

~Alexander Pope~

Weekly Brainteaser ~Back-to-Back~ All of the answers begin or end

with BACK
 1. The spine
2. Large baleen whale known for its beautiful songs
3. AN ancient board game for two players with 15
pieces for each player
4. Slang term for US paper money
5. The accumulation of uncompleted work that needs to be dealt
with
6. A sedan with a large upward – swinging door in the rear
7. A person who sabotages a friend
8. A sudden, vivid memory from the past

~ANSWERS WILL BE IN NEXT WEEK’S SPIN~

~Highlights from last week’s Junior Districts Festival~

 ~Congratulations to our C-5 Honorees~
Emily C. Morgan O., Arielle T., Angie V., Declan C., Ava S.,
Jean-Paul C., Sadie G., Alyssa E., and Cielo Z.
Not Pictured: Abdul K., Akein P., and Nyomi R.
 Applications for the National Junior
Honor Society are now available.
Applications are due by March 29th.

Please see Ms. Wood in Room 233

for the application and
Parent/Guardian Letter.

Grade 7 Screenings for

Vision and Hearing
are scheduled for this week…
stay tuned for details.

~Treasure the Memories~

Plouffe 2022-2023 Yearbooks are NOW ON SALE!!
Order Yours by May 5th.
For More Information……Click on the link below
https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectStudent?isAdvertisementOnly=False
or Scan the QR Code.
 ~This Week’s Afterschool Programs~

LOOK AHEAD TO THIS WEEK’S Extracurricular Activities from

March 20th to March 24th.

PLEASE SHARE TIMES AND DAYS WITH YOUR FAMILY

AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE MORNING
FOR the HOW’s and WHEN’s for PUNCTUAL PICK-UP!
MONDAY

• CO-ED Volleyball Practice until 5:00 p.m. in the gym with

Coach Fortes

• Intramurals Plouffe Basketball League (PBL) Games until

4:00 p.m. with Coach Fortes in the gym

• Academics and Athletics: Becoming a Student Athlete from 2:35

to 4:00 p.m. with Coach Saint and Coach Holcombe in
Room 144 and Gym

• Mural Art Club with Ms. Lopes and Ms. Evangelista in

Room 336

• Arts and Crafts with Ms. Lorenzo in Room 218

• Portuguese Club with Dr. Reis in Room 304

TUESDAY

• CO-ED Volleyball Practice until 5:00 p.m. in the gym

with Coach Fortes

• Intramurals Plouffe Basketball League (PBL) Games until

4:00 p.m. with Coach Fortes in the gym

• Academics and Athletics: Becoming a Student Athlete with Coach

Saint and Coach Holcombe in Room 144 and Gym

• Origami with Mrs. Jian in Room 309

• Running Club with Mr. Flores in

the gym/outside

• Yearbook with Mrs. Vinay &

Ms. Evangelista in Room 323
 • Student Council with Ms. Furlong and Mrs. Lobo
in Room 224

WEDNESDAY

• CO-ED Volleyball Practice until 5:00 p.m. in the gym with Coach
Fortes
• Intramurals Plouffe Basketball League (PBL) Games until 4:00 p.m.
with Coach Fortes in the gym

• CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK

Plouffe Drama Club
• Chess Club with Mr. Fuller in Room 136

THURSDAY

• CO-ED Volleyball Practice until 5:00 p.m. in the gym with Coach
Fortes

• Intramurals Plouffe Basketball League (PBL) Games until 4:00 p.m.

with Coach Fortes in the gym

• Academics and Athletics: Becoming a Student Athlete from 2:35

to 4:00 p.m. with Coach Saint and Coach Holcombe in Room 144
and Gym

FRIDAY

~There are NO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS…

EVERYONE GOES HOME ON TIME SAFE AND SOUND~
 Upcoming Events and Dates

March 20th Applications for National Junior Honor Society are

available; please see Ms. Wood in Room 233

March 29th Applications for National Junior Honor Society are Due to
Ms. Wood in Room 233

Apr 5th Term III Ends

April 4 & 5 ELA MCAS for students in Grades 6, 7 & 8

Apr 7th Good Friday / Half-Day with an early release time at

11:30 a.m. for all students

April 13th Ceremony for NJHS inductees at 5:00 p.m. in the café.

Apr 18th Term III Report Cards Posted to each student’s Backpack
on Infinite Campus

Apr 17th to 21st VACATION WEEK

May 5th Deadline to order your copy of the 2022-2023

Plouffe Yearbook

May 9th & 10th Math MCAS for students in Grades 6, 7 & 8

May 15th Mid-Term Point for Term IV

May 16th & 17th Science MCAS for students in Grade 8

May 23rd Term IV Progress Reports Posted on each
student’s Infinite Campus Backpack

May 30th Middle School Fitness Day; stay tuned for details

June 2nd Two-Way Students from the George visit the Plouffe; stay
tuned for details

June 7th Special Olympics at BHS; stay tuned for details

And finally, a seasonal milestone:

Spring begins on Monday,
March 20th with the
vernal equinox occurring at 5:24
p.m. A Happy and Iridescent
Spring to YOU!
“A Prayer in Spring” by Robert Frost~

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;

And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,

Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
 And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid-air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love,

The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfill.

~Let’s have a VERNAL Week~

Joseph Plouffe Middle School
As a contributing and caring member of our engaged learning
community, I will demonstrate PLOUFFE PRIDE:

Participation Respect Integrity

Determination Excellence
ANSWERS from Last Week’s Brainteaser Weekly Brainteaser ~Par for
the Course~ All of the answers begin with PAR

1. Emergency wear for a test pilot

PARACHUTE
2. The Eskimo word for this winter wear is anorak
PARKA
3. Candles are made of this waxy substance
PARAFFIN
4. An umbrella-like device that protects the user from the sun
PARASOL
5. This bird is associated with a pear tree, especially at Christmas
 PARTRIDGE
6. This root vegetable looks like a white carrot
PARSNIP
7. The legislative body in England
PARLIAMENT
8. Curved brackets used to set off a word or clause in a sentence
PARENTHESES