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November 19 Acorn Adventurers Club Spirit Week! Mark Your Calendar! PJ’s, blueberries, and creatures of all kinds! Social Media Oh, my! The White Oak School Student Presentation for Parents Council would like to thank everyone who November 21 participated in our Spirit Week activities last 6pm week. Congratulations to our winners: White Oak School Cafeteria First Place. Lower School This presentation presented by the Second Place: Senior Class Hampden County District Attorney’s Third Place: 10th Grade Class office will include: Lower school students will receive an ice • An overview of the current, popular cream party at lunch on Friday, November social media applications that exist. On October 5th the Girls Adventurers Club 8th! Student Council Advisor: Mr. Rodak •Safe and risky use of those went white water rafting on the Deerfield applications. River's most popular rafting section, Zoar •How predators can present themselves on social media. Gap through Zoar Outdoor in Charlemont, •How parents can manage/monitor MA. There was Class II whitewater rapids social media activity and encourage safe with one Class III rapid! It was an use. exhilarating time for all. Look out for our •A panel composed of members from next big adventure! Advisors: Mrs. The District Attorney’s Youth Advisory Board to talk about the real issues O’Connor & Mrs. Ricco youth face Please join us to learn more about these important topics, ask questions and to Pajama Day! hear information from a legal perspective and a youth’s point of view! Costume Day! Squad Day! Green & White Day! Class Color Day! Tyler Fox’s spectacular costume creation! Grade 9 News: Class News Hello 9th graders and families. Well, it is the start of another month so we have Lower School News: another student to feature. This time the The Lower school had the privilege of spotlight is on Ryan DelaBruere. Ryan visiting the residents of Armbrook would like to travel to Ireland someday Village. "I just want to say it is an honor because it is a cool place and because his to be in the presence of such wise, nice ancestors are from there. Ryan’s favorite charity is the Commission for the Blind. and funny senior citizens." All of our Tristan Carroll & Boston street performer. students chose books ahead of time to His own father is blind so he knows read. Each student was able to practice firsthand the important mission of the Grade 11 News: their book with their tutorial teacher. organization. Ryan tells us his hobbies are It seems like time is flying by extra fast this This enabled them to feel more confident history, fishing and hunting. And, no school year. It seems just yesterday these as they read their book to each of the surprise, his favorite subject in school is crazy kids were getting back from summer, residents. As always Armbrook Village is history! As far as hunting goes, Ryan says and now we are nearly halfway through their so welcoming to each of our students and he has never missed a deer but turkeys are junior year! But fear not, we have plenty of they look forward to our monthly visits. not as easy to hit. For Thanksgiving, Ryan exciting adventures ahead. Starting with The residents are encouraged to is happy not to be traveling and is looking White Oak’s first 3x3 basketball tournament participate in reading with our students forward to a quiet meal at home. We asked (called Oak Jam, trademark pending). We if they would like too. The theme at him where he could hunt for the best hope to see you shoot some hoops Friday, Armbrook for this month was autumn, tasting turkey to bring home for the main November 8th at 4pm right here at the they had colorful decorations to celebrate course and he said that his family will be school. There is still time to get a team fall. Each student enjoyed looking at the dining on a very rare breed of turkey: together. As always stay gold! Class decorations and enjoyed a snack with the Butterball. Happy birthday month Ryan! Advisors: Mrs. Fuda, Mr. Girard, & Mr. residents after they read. Students are And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Welch looking forward to their next visit and Finally, the 9th graders participated in a hope to present books with a field trip to Boston 11/1. The students Grade 12 News: Thanksgiving theme. Class Advisors: Ms. enjoyed touring the historic sites of the city Last month we had a fantastic potluck Emond & Mrs. Saloio with Mrs. Gray-Ross and Ms. Daley! dinner to plan our senior trip! The flights to Students, please email Mrs. Seyler with California have officially been booked for Grade 7 & 8 News: your favorite memories from the trip to April vacation. With that being said, it is Welcome to November and officially share in next month’s Acorn! Class now time to plan for the senior raffle. We starting Quarter 2! Students in 7th and Advisors: Mrs. Seyler & Mr. Marshall are already collecting prize donations and all 8th grades are learning about both the seniors have been giving donation request past and the future, exploring new ideas, letters to ask local businesses for prize and investigating how and why things donations. If you have any prizes, you can happen. Keep it up, everyone -- because send them into school and we will store what you do and learn right now will help them for you until the raffle. The raffle is you create your future. Happy tentatively scheduled for Friday, February Thanksgiving to you all! We would like to 7th, but we will have the date made official recognize our 7th & 8th grade birthdays by next month. We are so thankful for the each month. Our September birthday generosity and support of the families was Aidan Cote (9/8). Our October 9th Graders with Boston tour guide through this process and hope everyone has birthday was Paulina Rutkowski (10/24). a fantastic Thanksgiving! Class Advisors: Grade 10 News: In November we will celebrate Stephanie Mr. Rodak & Ms. Gray-Ross Now that we are heading into November, Policki (11/21) & John Ware (11/29)! we are beginning to brainstorm some Happy Birthday to all of you! potential ideas for a class field trip. The Compass Team News At our class meeting on Friday, students have already been coming up with November 15th, we will talk about Compass Team members visited Armbrook ideas of what they would like to do. We starting a Community Project to collect Village on October 18th and we had a great would love some ideas or possible aluminum can tabs for Shriners time playing Bingo with the residents. Our suggestions from parents for field trips or Hospitals. We will also create cards to next excursion to Armbrook occurs on fundraisers to raise funds for those field wish the residents of Armbrook Village a December 6th, 2019. Looking forward to it! trips! Let’s get thinking! Class Advisors: Happy Thanksgiving. We will keep you Advisor: Ms. Rogers 413-562-9500, x:222, Mr. Riley & Mr. Saccomani posted with updates! Class Advisors: Ms. [email protected] Callahan & Mr. Tobin Recipe: Career Counseling Corner Health Center News By Ms. Rogers Spicy French Fry Corn Surprise By Nurse Henderson By Clinton York For our October Career Spotlight, we Adapted from Food Network’s 2012 publication: were delighted to welcome back to Healthy Eats One day I couldn’t finish my lunch at campus two of our graduates of the Class school because I was full. It was so of 2009 – Eddie Bookwalter and Ben Here are a few facts that my help you feel better delicious. I didn’t want to throw it away, Goldsher. Ben is the manager of the about eating your Thanksgiving meal this year. so the lunch lady she packed it up for Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center Those holiday dishes provide some serious me to take home. At dinnertime, I in Greenfield, MA. Eddie is First Officer health benefits! decided to create a recipe using my for American Airlines. Both are leftover lunch, and some ingredients I passionate about their very different but already had at home. That’s when equally fascinating careers. We are so Spicy French Fry Corn Surprise was proud of them and happy to see them invented. I hope you enjoy it! again. Ingredients: Corn Fries Bacon Onion Cheese Jalapeno Habanero Mango Spice • Turkey: Packed with hunger-fighting and muscle-building protein -- even the dark meat is Mix all ingredients together. Then heat Eddie Bookwalter, Ms. Ramsden, up in microwave until cheese is melted! & Ben Goldsher good for you, but you may want to pass on the fatty skin! Our November Career Spotlight focused • Sweet Potatoes: Low in calories, yet bursting on the challenges and rewards of being an with natural sweetness and powerful Environmental Restoration Technician. antioxidants. Heather Coffey joined us on November •Cranberries: Fresh or dried, cranberries are 1st to share with us how she came to this packed with fiber, cell protecting antioxidants, role as well as stories of her tramps and and Vitamin C. tasks in the wilds of Western •Green Beans: These beans give you vitamins C, Massachusetts. A and K, plus iron and fiber – all for about 35 calories per cup. •Apples: Apples are packed with vitamins A and Science Center Field Trip C and the inflammation-fighting phytochemical By Ms. Emond called quercetin, and if you keep the peels on when you make pies, tarts and applesauce you will get the benefit of lots of these nutrients. •Pumpkin: Pumpkin provides lots of vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, antioxidants and Heather Coffey beta-carotene.
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