Today is Mrs. Locke's 6th grade Nutrition class students learned to make her famous Snickerdoodles. This was Mrs. Locke's last time giving out her traditional, delicious recipe. Some students enjoyed the cookies fresh out of the oven and some waited until lunch to enjoy their tasty treats! Want to bring a taste of Mrs. Locke's class to your home? Check out her recipe below!
Snickerdoodles
Ingredients:
1 c. shortening or crisco
1 ½ c. sugar ¼ tsp. salt
2 eggs 3 tablespoons sugar
2 ¾ c. flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon Baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 4oo degrees. Spray cookie sheet or use parchment paper to line cookie sheets.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together shortening, vanilla and 1 ½ c. white sugar until smooth.
Stir in eggs one at a time, blending well after each.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda , and salt. Stir into the shortening/egg mixture until batter is well blended.
In another small bowl, mix the cinnamon and 3 tablespoons sugar.
Roll dough into small balls. Roll each in the cinnamon/sugar mixture
Bake 8-10 minutes.
Equipment needed:
*large mixing bowl
* two smaller mixing bowls
*small bowl to crack eggs in
* long handled plastic/wooden spoon
*measuring spoons/measuring cups
*wire whisk
Spring sports have started at MMS! Girls Lacrosse has started playing games weekly and is coached by Jason Gori.
Softball Season is here! The girls softball teams have been practicing daily when they are not playing against local teams! The 7th grade team is coached by Coach Peter Ryan and the 8th grade team is coached by Maggie Cantanese.
Baseball season has begun! The boys have a full slate of games home and away. The 8th grade boys are coached by Coach Sbrizza and the 7th grade boys are coached by Coach Campbell.
Sixth graders have been reading, analyzing and writing Greek Mythology. This week students worked as editors to give feedback on anonymous peer written myths. These editors worked as a team to look for myth characteristics, character traits that contributed to the plot, use of dialogue and more.
Marshwood's Hope Gard is in full bloom just in time for Mental Health Awareness Month. Student Council partnered with the Ecology Club and planted 200 yellow tulips in the Fall. Yellow tulips are a sign of home. The mission of the Yellow Tulip Project is to smash the stigma associated with mental illness and remind people there is help and hope for those living with mental illness.
Sixth grade students led by Mrs. Schoff and Ms. Corriveau are volunteering at the Table of Plenty Soup Kitchen. Once a month students can make desserts at home and bring in as a donation or join their teachers serving at the soup kitchen in Berwick, Maine.
There’s a New Page on Thrillshare
New School Board Page
Be sure to check it out!
https://www.rsu35.org/page/school-board
Congratulations on the MMS Track and Field Team for an incredible meet Thursday at York. Some highlights include Grace P running the 400 meter for the second week in a row, arguable the hardest event in track. Libby O crushing the 400 in a blistering 75 seconds. The entire distance crew destroying their mile times from last week including Alice W, Emily K, Maya S Nate K, Jackson W and Evan N. Griffin S chucking the discus more that 83 feet and then being convinced to run the relay so his buddies could complete!
Jarahmiah L missing the high jump and then entering an event he had never tried before-the shot put. Ellie Z improving her shot put throw by more than 7 feet. David D for jumping nearly 15 feet in the long jump. Zeph L and Tommie M for joining track within the last week and absolutely slaying in all of their events.
Every single athlete should be unbelievable proud of their performances yesterday. Last, but not least, a very special shout out to 8th grader Henri R, who not only broke the school record in the mile, but did it running under 5 minutes with a time of 4:59-- an obscenely fast time and record that will surely stand for a long, long time or at least until he breaks it again! Congratulations to everyone!
Mrs. Travers is leading a fun intramural after school entitled "Board Games." The students have been having a great time playing games such as Yahtzee, Chess, Checkers, Parchessi and other fun games. Board Games runs Monday through Wednesday until the end of May. Anyone wishing to participate, please sign up on the MMS website
The Eighth Grade Robotics class has been busy building and programming their robots under the guidance of MMS Technology teacher Mrs. Macedo.
The students in Mrs. Macedo's Seventh grade Technology class have created a variety of projects using 3-D printers
Marshwood Middle School has released their Honor Roll for Quarter 3, 2021-22
MMS honor roll 3rd quarter. https://5il.co/19b23
Every April Autism Speaks celebrates World Autism Month, beginning with United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. Throughout the month, we focus on sharing stories and providing opportunities to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism, fostering worldwide. Last week, our students recognized Autism Awareness by having students educating the entire school on this subject by reading anecdotes and facts relating to autism and inclusion . Students were asked to wear blue on Friday in Support of Autism Awareness.
Our district is working with a company called Biogreen 360 to collect/recycle food waste from our cafeterias and MMS Ecology Club has taken on the role of educating students on how to use this bin properly. Our district is working with a company called Biogreen 360 to collect/recycle food waste from our cafeterias and MMS Ecology Club
The Ecology Club, led by Annie White, has taken on the role of educating students on how to use this bin properly. "Do Your Part" .
Want to learn more about Biogreen 360?
https://biogreen360.com/#theproblem
The Ecology Club is led by Annie White.
Last month Mr. Petrie's eighth grade students completed their World War II projects. Their task was to create a display to demonstrate their knowledge. Students created museum-like exhibits to show their knowledge of a variety of topics.
Lunch is served! Last weekend the custodial team transformed the cafeteria! The students are thrilled to have more flexible seating options and the ability to look at their peers while eating!
On Saturday, April 9th the University of New Hampshire Women in STEM Hamel Scholars Taskforce will be hosting an event on the UNH campus. This event is targeted at middle school girls in grades 6th-8th from any school in the seacoast area. During the day participants will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with young women with similar interests in STEM activities, hear about the experiences of professors, students, and staff who work and study at the college level, tour labs and classrooms on the UNH campus, and eat lunch in the dining hall. Please sign up using the link on the flyer!
We are in the final pairing of our Marshwood Madness book bracket challenge! Do you like dystopian style novels? If you do, you have probably read these two titles which come highly recommended by our middle school readers! Click the link to place your vote- will it be for Katniss Everdeen or for Scythe Faraday and his apprentices?
https://forms.gle/Q9sdDDxCVPQtgYKf7
Mrs. Caverly and Mr. Drouin, our Physical Education teachers have designed an incredible ropes course in our gym. The Climbing unit encourages problem solving, team building and trust among participants.
