Words Are Delicious!
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Spell "Boisterous"
Principal, Mrs. Bihn, poses with the top three spellers at Fassett.
Top Left: Miss Marciniak whips up a batch of fresh "synonym" buns. Top Right: A bulletin board of freshly baked "synonym" buns. Bottom Left: Miss Marciniak's apprentice chefs. Bottom Right: Creating "synonym" buns requires skill. As children trot off to school each day, have you ever wondered how they learn the many things they learn? Did you ever consider the vast amount of information children absorb? Do you think to yourself, “How do their teachers get their attention long enough to deliver the lesson?” We have many talented and creative teachers in Oregon Schools. Coy Elementary School’s Miss. Marciniak is just one of them, and in November, she had her
first graders “Baking up some Synonym Buns” in their classroom. Playing on the words “cinnamon” and “synonym,” Miss. Marciniak provided each of her first grade bakers with their own bona fide chef’s hat to help them get in the spirit. Her hallway bulletin board was adorned with a huge oven and big paper cinnamon buns. Miss. Marciniak, herself, was decked out in her best apron as head baker. She helped her students prepare synonym buns to display around
the oven. When it comes to remembering, we retain memories that are both vivid and exciting. These first graders learned in a memorable way that synonyms are words that have nearly the same meaning. They expanded their vocabularies by writing synonyms on their cinnamon buns. Kudos to Miss M. for engaging her students in such a fun and tasty way!
Do Wind Turbines Kill Birds And Bats? Question: Do wind turbines kill birds or bats? Answer: Very few. according to studies at Clay High School, 1 megawatt turbine.
The wind turbine located at Clay High School.
We are very concerned about wildlife impact. That’s why we spent over 140 hours of independent research efforts to answer this question. Since Lake Erie is at a bird migration sensitive area, and since we also are located at a very windy geographical location, this question is worthy of extended studies. Using Ohio Department of Natural Resources protocol, a University of Toledo intern, Bryce Schide, has collected extensive data, including during the heaviest bird migration months. Here are the findings: One red bat was found at the Eisenhower turbines. One hoary bat was found at the Clay High wind turbine. One Horned Lark (ground flying bird) was found at the Clay High wind turbine
(by a CHS student, Michael Ummel, during football practice). Three other birds were found, but they were outside the study radius of the impact zone. This tells us that birds die of natural causes independent of turbines. The bird and two bat fatalities if, indeed, were from the turbine, these fatalities are very close to the national average of one bird per 1 megawatt, since we produced over 2,000,000 kilowatt hours of electrical production with our three turbine blades. Of course, more studies over longer periods of time are needed to be absolutely sure of this value. For now, we have verified that these wind turbines are not a significant threat to wildlife. A far greater concern is the threat of increasing global temperatures accelerated by greenhouse gas. This climate change is already disrupting ecological balances. Wind energy is a “powerful” step in the direction of a safe and sustainable future.
Anyone Up For A Mini-Cheer?
Forty-two students competed in the Fassett Junior High School Spelling Bee in December in front of their peers and families. To qualify for the bee, students completed a written spelling bee qualifying test in their language arts classes. The top twenty-five spellers in each grade then qualified to compete in the school bee. Marc Halley, eighth grade, is the champion speller for FJHS, and Nicolas McNeal, seventh grade, earned second place. Kaden Havener, seventh grade, won third place. Marc, Nick and Kaden will represent Fassett Junior High School in the 2014 Lucas County Area Spelling Bee at the Maumee Indoor Theater on Tuesday, February 4, at 7:00. The top winners of that bee will compete in The Blade Championship Bee in March. The top student from that bee will compete at the Scripps National Bee in Washington, DC.
Toy & Canned Food Drive The Volunteer Focus Group and Integrated Machining classes would like to thank the entire Clay Family -including students, parents and staff, for their generosity and kindness with the toy drive and canned food drive. With their generosity, we were able to help provide meals for needy families in Oregon and Jerusalem Township, as well as to help make Christmas special for many youngsters with toys and other presents. Mrs. Soncrant, Mrs. Walendzak, and Mr. Spallino, the advisors of Volunteer Focus, and Integrated Machining teacher, are proud of the efforts, generosity, and kindness of everyone involved. The experience of assisting those in need is heartwarming. We are very lucky to be a part of this great group of students.
Helping Those In Need With the help of our students, parents, and staff, Fassett Jr. High met its lofty goal of 3,000 canned good items for our contribution toward the Oregon Christmas Basket Program. It looked like the back of the pick-up truck was full! In addition, $750.00 was donated, money raised from the Student Council dance, and Ugly Sweater contest. We hope that these contributions made some local families days a little merrier, and brighter. Students, parents, and staff were generous. Fassett thanks them for their support
Don't miss the CHS Annual Garage Sale ad on page 4 Participants of the Mini-Cheer Clinic. The Mini-Eagle Cheer Clinic was hosted by the Clay Cheerleaders on January 4. Girls from grades K-6 participated and performed their newly learned skills during the half time of the varsity game.