The Weekly Spin for Students

2021-2022
Plouffe Academy: An IB World School
Home of the Championship Wolves and the Leaders of the Pack
Sept. 27(B), 28(A), 29(B) 30(A) & Oct. 1st(B)
Theme for IB Learner of the Month:
~Thinker~
Good Morning to You!
Every Week of Learning Counts:
Days 16, 17, 18, 19, & 20 of School

365 Days of Wonder:

“Man can learn nothing unless
he proceeds from the known to
the unknown.” ~Claude Bernard~

Weekly Brain Teasers: WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON

Identify what the items below have in common.
1. Snare, bass, tom-tom, and conga
2. Lou, Murray, Ted, and Sue Ann.
3. Naan, brioche, and challah.
4. Cyan, ultramarine, and periwinkle
5. Morgan, Arabian, Pinto and Appaloosa
6. Abyssinian, Siamese, and Burmese
7. Hitch, slip, and figure-eight
8. Toe loop, double axel, and triple lutz

~Answers can be found in Next Week’s Spin~

 Afterschool Practices/Games/Meets for This Week:

Cross-Country Practice will be held at Plouffe Academy

on Monday and Tuesday with a virtual meet on
Wednesday until 3:35 p.m.

Boys and Girls Soccer Team Practice until 4:00 p.m. will be held on
Monday and Wednesday until 4:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, it’s Plouffe vs. Davis

with the Boys team playing home.

On Thursday, it’s Plouffe vs. North

with the Girls team playing home.

~Congratulations to our Middle School Football League Student-Athletes ~

Representing Team East/Plouffe are:
Kayson L, Xavian C, Brandon G, Jaron M, Ben M, Jadon P,
Kennedy J, Jehani S, Darryene W, Omari B, Armani M,
Michael M, Anthony H, Elisandro A, Casey R, Izaias V, Farell B,
Amari D, Sadar M, Jossiah H, Rodson R, Zyon N, Nick W,
Oadipupo T, Avyel M, Brennan H, Dawen H, and Ruben D.

And YES, our team won their first game against North/Ashfield.

Upcoming Events and Dates

Oct 6th Mid-Term Term One

Oct. 11th Columbus Day / NO SCHOOL

Oct 12th BHS Vocational Education Program Presentation to ALL

Grade 8 students in the café from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m.
Oct. 21st PreK-12 In-Service Day; Early Release with an 11:30 a.m.
dismissal for Students
Nov. 2nd Election Day / No School

Nov 9th Term One Ends / Day 45

Nov. 11th Veterans’ Day / No School

Nov 17th Term One Report Cards will

be posted to each student’s Backpack on Infinite Campus
Nov 18th Middle School Family-School Conferences; details will be
forthcoming

And Finally, HAPPY OCTOBER!! This month brings a

WIDE array of celebrations and acknowledgements: October is

Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month, Domestic Violence

Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month

, Eat Better, Eat Together Month, German-

American Heritage Month, International Dinosaur

Month, International School Library Month,

International Walk to School Month, Month of the

Young Adolescent, National Breast Cancer

Awareness Month, National Crime Prevention Month,

National Cyber-Security Awareness Month,

National Dental Hygiene Month,

National Orthodontic Health Month, National Popcorn

Poppin Month, National Reading Group Month,

National Roller Skating Month, National Disability

Employment Awareness Month, National Family

Sexuality Awareness Month, Polish-American

Heritage Month, Raptor Month,

and Vegetarian Month…

and we all thought October was just about

apples and pumpkin spice!

Let’s have an Apples and Spice Fourth WEEK of School!

Answers from last Week’s Brain Teasers: COTTON CANDY All of

the two – word answers begin with the initials C and C
1. Visa or American Express CREDIT CARD
2. The world’s last manually – operated
transportation system of this type is an icon
of San Francisco, CA. CABLE CARS
3. This National League baseball team has
played in Wrigley Field since 1916.
CHICAGO CUBS
4. Lunch meats such as bologna and ham
COLD CUTS
5. A feline character in Alice in Wonderland
CHESHIRE CAT
6. A NASA Space Center
7. CAPE CANAVERAL
8. A numismatist COIN COLLECTOR