Thank you to the teachers and staff who coordinated our Veterans Day assembly, thank you MSgt Wade Green, USAF & parent of Aiden & Lincoln for your talk, thank you Andy Dippolito, veteran, scout leader & parent of Liam for leading the scouts in presenting and posting of the colors, and thank you families for your support!!
We are proud to present the Pontiac Campers of the Month for the month of October!
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Walk to School Day is Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 6th! Join us at the nearest stop by 8:05 to walk with some friendly District #105 faces. This will be our last Walk To School Day until we resume in March!
Last week 🎉 we wrapped up our exciting mock election in our social studies classes! 🗳️ It was amazing to see the students engage in the democratic process and learn about the importance of voting and civics.
6th grade science learning about physical and chemical changes inspired by artifacts from the Titanic.
Congratulations to our November Employee of the Month, Mrs. Juhas!
Yearbooks are on sale now through March 21st. The cost is $19.
The District #105 Social Emotional Learning Team is looking for opportunities for our staff to give back to our community. If you know of an organization that needs volunteers or has some sort of need that we could fill please contact Heather Bain, School Social Worker, at hbain@pwh105.org or by phone at 233-6004. We recognize that volunteering is a great form of self-care and so we would love to create some opportunities for our staff.
Can you believe it, November1st is this Friday! It is time to start preparing for colder weather! If your child or anyone in your household needs a winter coat please contact your Social Worker or Counselor either by email or phone by tomorrow, October 31st and give them the sizes you need. We will have the coats for you next week!
7th grade science-can your solar cooker transfer thermal energy to heat up water or melt chocolate? Testing to find out!
Congratulations to our 8th grade softball and cross country teams. They were all honored at 8th grade night last night.
Check out some highlights from our 1st Quarter Pep Rally! We celebrated all of our fall sports and extracurricular activities, enjoyed a school-wide rock, paper, scissors game, and wrapped it up with an epic teacher inflatable race. It was a blast for everyone!
6th grade science learning about particle movement and kinetic energy.
Retake Picture Day is 10/28/2024! If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 88056WF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order.
The math team competed at the Belleville West math competition on Saturday.
In the 8th-grade individual test, Riya Shesthrea, Miral Baradi, Isla Monroe, and Sofia Monroe received honorable mentions as they all finished in the top 10.
Jaslyn and Riya finished third in the two-person team competition.
Miral, Sofia, Dunkan, Maurice, Camielle, Madeline, Willie, Harrison, and Ryleigh finished third in the ten-person team competition.
And the 8th grade team finished second place overall.
Congratulations to our XC participants who went to state on Saturday! Harper finished 79 out of 127 (top 62%) with a time of 13:54.5, Andy 35 out of 129 with 11:33.5 and Omar 52 out of 129 with 11:53. What an awesome finish to our second season!
Thank you to the PWH SEL Team for planning some much needed self-care time for our staff!
A huge thank you to all of the PWH students and families who supported Bring a Bear to School Day and Catherine Cares. The PWH community raised well over $300 for Catherine Cares to provide heartbeat bears to families of infants who receive a life-threatening diagnosis.
4th grade students in Mrs.Clark's science class create a model of the eye and learn how our eyes filter light so we can see.things clearly.
We are incredibly grateful to Burlington and Adopt-a-Classroom for their generous donation to support our teachers! We are also very proud of our 4th and 5th grade Leadership Team for representing our school at the ribbon cutting ceremony!
