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**Weaver's Way Farm Field Trip - May 20, 2011 ** We took a trip to Weaver's Way Farm on May 20. The students learned about farming, harvesting and composting. They enjoyed sampling crops including radishes, strawberries and leafy greens. 

  

 **Race to Nowhere Screening at the High School on Monday May 23rd at 7:30 **

[|SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Race to Nowhere is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-family: Cuprum; font-size: 17px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="date-display-single" style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-family: Cuprum; font-size: 17px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MONDAY, MAY 23RD, 2011 - 7:30PM == <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Venue: <span class="field-content" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Springfield Township High School <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Address: <span class="field-content" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1801 East Paper Mill Road, Oreland, Pennsylvania  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sponsor: <span class="field-content" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">School District of Springfield Township, Montgomery County  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tickets: <span class="field-content" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$10 in advance or $15 at the door  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="field-content" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tickets         <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Culture changing" ** Rachel Simmons, Author, The Curse of the Good Girl <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"A growing grass-roots phenomenon." **Washington Post <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Must see movie" ** NY Times <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Another inconvenient truth **" George Lucas Educational Foundation <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Compelling" ** Diane Ravich, Author, The Death and Life of the Great American School System <span class="print_mail" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #6699ff; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #5f78ab; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Share <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="field-content" style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #dcdcdc; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Amy the Artist**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy, Gabi and Janeen all had projects in the Art Show! Here is Amy with her basket which makes her teacher think of summertime and the beach! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

**The PTLS Garden is Established!** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On April 15, students moved soil and planted seeds and plants in our garden behind the art classrooms. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

**Back to School Night, Thursday, February 17 at 6:30PM** I will see you there to discuss the new semester!

**Happy Groundhog Day!** I asked my students for some adjectives to describe winter. Among those they gave me were "fun" and "cozy". I guess they are optimists. For the rest of us who need a little reminding that winter is all bad, I offer this wonderful clip from //Groundhog Day//: media type="youtube" key="iJOjHWr5jQc?version=3" height="390" width="640"

**Final Exam Schedule: January 25 and January 26, 2011**
 * Tuesday January 25: **

7:45 AM - 9:20 AM - Language Arts Final 9:35 AM - 11:10 AM - Social Studies Final

7:45 AM - 9:20 AM - Math Final
 * Wednesday January 26: **

My students do not have school Thursday January 27 or Friday January 28. There is no homework the week of January 24-28.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">** Phillies Phans: Phillies President David Montgomery Here at the High School! **



<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Join the Springfield Community Foundation as we welcome Local Gem, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">David Montgomery, President of the <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Philadelphia Phillies, to talk about the new season and to reminisce about the successful past of our hometown team.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">The event will take place on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 7PM in the Springfield High School Auditorium.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">This is a free event open to the public.

It was great to attend the Martin Luther King Day commemoration at the school today. The students who spoke from Voices of Excellence made the whole community proud.
 * Martin Luther King Day **

The program had a great, particularly inspirational quote from Dr. King. Talk about standing up for yourself and standing up for what's right:

"1) If peace means accepting second-class citizenship, I don't want it. 2) If peace means keeping my mouth shut in the midst of injustice and evil, I don't want it.  3) If peace means being complacently adjusted to a deadening status quo, I don't want peace.  4) If peace means a willingness to be exploited economically, dominated politically, humiliated and segregated, I don't want peace. So in a passive, non-violent manner, we must revolt against this peace."

From [|http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/home/pages?page=http] : //mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/kingweb/publications/papers/vol3/560329.000-When_Peace_Becomes_Obnoxious,_Sermon_delivered_on_3_18_56_at_Dexter_Avenue_Baptist_Church.htm//

media type="youtube" key="BP4wrGooeyo?version=3" height="390" width="640" The students filmed this on December 22, 2010 and it came out great. You might say it lights up like dynamite! Go to 1:51 of the video to see a certain teacher and two of his students in the upper left corner of the screen.
 * Springfield Lip Dub! **

Wonderful Seinfeld holiday traditions aside, we will not have HW during this short week.
 * Happy Festivus! No HW Dec 20-22 **

I hope you and your families have a peaceful and relaxing Winter Break (Dec 23 - Jan 2).

Take a break, catch your breath and have some fun!

I look forward to seeing the students on January 3!

**<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">American Education Week - Nov 11-15 **

From Mr. Puckett's letter home to families: **__ Monday (11/15) __** : Parents can join the administration and staff for coffee and refreshments in the high school library from 8:00 am – 9:00 am. This will be an informal gathering to kick start the week. // **__ Tuesday (11/16) __** : Parents have two opportunities to visit the high school and observe a few selected classes. Parents will sign in at the front door and be escorted to a class by a member of student council. //Please do not bring younger siblings as we do not want to disrupt the classes in session.// Visitation times: 9:00am – 10:00am and 12:30pm - 1:30pm. **__ Wednesday (11/17) __** : Educational and Paraprofessional Support Day is a day where individuals who provide invaluable services to the school will be recognized. Students will be able to send a card to their favorite teachers thanking them. **__ Thursday (11/18) __** : Dress for Success Day is day where students will be encouraged to “dress for success” by wearing business attire (blazer, tie, dress, etc…) **__ Friday (11/19) __** : Substitute Educators Day is a day during which we honor the educators who are called upon to replace regularly employed teachers.

Expect a permission slip in your student's homework folder this week. Students do not need to pack a lunch on November 9.
 * Valley Forge Field Trip November 9. **

**Mr. Tom Mullaney**

In Fall 2010 I teach Language Arts, Math and Social Studies in Springfield Township High School's Part Time Learning Support (PTLS) program. I am in my eighth year of teaching and second here in Springfield. Prior to STHS, I taught for two years at Middle School 158 in Bronx, NY. I moved to the Philadelphia area and taught Special Education for three years at Wissahickon Charter School in the city. During 2008-2009, I taught Special Education Language Arts and Social Studies at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School. I have my Bachelors Degree in Political Communication from George Washington University and my Masters of Science in Education from Mercy College. When I am not teaching, I am travelling, reading, following my beloved Yankees or enjoying quality time with my wife and our two cats. **Contact Information:** Tom_Mullaney@SDST.org  (215) 233-6030 x2652Office hours are by appointment. Please e-mail or call to arrange with me. **Homework:** All students have Language Arts and/or Math homework Monday though Thursday. It will be in their personal homework folder. Please check the homework folder every night for your child's assignments, field trip permission slips and important announcements.