Notes from Newfane Middle

Sabres can not fly over Flyers
Sabres give up a 3-0 lead and lose in ot

On December 7th, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Philadelphia Flyers at the Niagara center in Buffalo.
In the first period the Sabres scored 3 goals. The goals were scored by (and not in order), Thomas Vanek, Zack Kassian, and for the first time this season, Vilie Leino scored against his former team. But the Flyers scored with 1 second left in the 1st to spoil the period.

The second period for the Sabres was a mess. The Flyers scored 4 unanswered goals and the Sabres gave up a 3-0 lead. The Flyers goal scorers in the 2nd were, Scott Hartnell, M.Read, and Jaromir Jagr, who has scored the most goals against the Sabres in history.

In the 3rd period, Drew Stafford had a scoring chance but missed the net. There were no goals for most of the 3rd period. But then with 90 seconds left Lindy Ruff pulled Ryan Miller for the extra attacker and DREW STAFFORD buried it, so were headed to overtime!

But in overtime Claude Giroux scored on a breakaway to spoil the game for the Sabres.
BY: Danny Dy

R+R BBQ TRUCK

ARTICLE BY: FAITH WESTGATE

Hi Everyone! I'm sure you have all heard about the band and chorus concert on December 15th, right? Well good news! There will be delicious food waiting right outside! The R+R BBQ Truck is hosting a fundraiser with all kinds of foods! Here is the menu:

Combo: $8.00 Choice of Sandwich, or 2 wraps, side, cornbread/chips and a drink,

BBQ Sandwiches: $4.50
Wraps: $2.25 (With coleslaw)
Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Pulled Chicken, and Buffalo Chicken.

Sides : $2.50 Chili, Chile-Mac, Frito Chili Nachos, Mac and Cheese,
Coleslaw, BBQ pork and beans.

Drinks: $1
Chips: $.50
Cornbread: $.50

The truck opens at 4:30. It will be parked in the Newfane Middle Bus Circle. The MS Cafeteria will be available for dining or you may simply take out! First come- First serve! Oh yeah, while you are there, be sure to check out the bake sale in the Middle School cafeteria for a delicious dessert!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Just wanted to send a quick shout-out to those parents that have come out for parent teacher conferences.  It means the world to us that you take the time to visit with us and stay connected with the teachers who work daily with your kids.  Thanks!  We've got one more day of conferences--Monday, December 5, which is a half day for our students.  Thanks again!

TURKEY TROT!!

Come on out for our 13th annual Turkey Trot! Join your kids in middle school, bring the dog, bring the toddlers in strollers! We start at about 1:20pm on Ketchum--join us on Wednesday, 11/23/11! Many thanks to Katy Stedman and the phys ed and health dept for putting this together!

5th and 6th Grade Fun Night/ Fall Food Drive

Article By: Faith Westgate

5th and 6th Graders will be having a Fun Activity Night/ Food Drive On December 9th, from 6-8. Only Those Grades though! 7th and 8th graders will not be aloud in, unless they are helping out. Some activities we will be doing are:

· Karaoke

· Games

· Magic Show

· Live Music

And So much more! This night will be sponsored by Student Senate and LEO’s club with Mr. Thibault. Entry fee is $5, but the amount of cans of food you bring in, that’s how much money you get off of your entry fee! So if you brought in 5 cans of food, you would get in free! Pizza and Pop is $1 each. Bring your student ID cards!! Please have Good Behavior and Look for posters around the school for a heads up on it made by the Student Senate group! Hope to see you there!

5th Grade Band and Chorus Concert
by Maddy Traverse

Fifth grade band and chorus winter concert is coming up soon! The concert is on Thursday, December 15 at 7:00pm. Invite your friends and family because remember its only fifth graders playing. It is located at the Newfane Middle School in the auditorium. Get into the Christmas spirit when you hear the band! They are going to be playing songs like “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” and a lot of more songs! The chorus is going to sing a lot of Christmas songs too and we will get ready for a very cheerful Christmas to come. We will be singing songs like “Jingle Bell Rock” and “There’s Christmas in the Air.” There will be instruments playing with the chorus. Here are some students playing their instruments: Faith Westgate, Jenna Carmer, Sarah M, Madalyn Traverse, Matthew Bouchard, Kaitlin Beiter, Macy White, Danny Dy, Grace Dixon, Mary Dixon and more. Also there will be some solos, including one by Grace Dixon. In the band section there will be a solo for each instrument section and they are turning out very good so far. Students in the band or chorus should be in the aud no later by 6:45pm. The school assembly for the students will be at approximately 1:15 also on the 15th if December. So get ready for the Newfane Middle School band and chorus holiday concert! We are going to blow you away!!!

Section 6 Championship Soccer Game
Article By: Faith Westgate
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On Saturday, November 5 2011, Newfane Panthers played against Akron Tigers at the Section 6 Championships. Chelsea Dunn dribbled the ball up to the net and GOAL!!! Next Half, Gabby Balseca scored another! Newfane is on a roll! Then, With 2 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, Chelsea Dunn scores another goal! Akron Tigers lost to Newfane Panthers 3-0! Next, Newfane will be playing Greece!

Veterans Day
Article By: Faith Westgate
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On The 11th hour, of the 11th month… World War I has officially ended. In November 1919, President Wilson named November 11 Armistice Day when speaking the following words, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace justice in the councils of the nations…” But, in 1960, Dwight Eisenhower changed the name Armistice day to Veterans Day so they can honor all those who died to give us freedom. People go to cemeteries and put purple hearts on those graves who have passed away serving our country. On this special holiday, people wear poppies to represent the blood that was shed from those important people. Everyday, millions of people die defending freedom. Keep them in your hearts.

Check this site frequently for news/events and commentary from our first group of middle school bloggers: Faith Westgate, Jarrett Gilson, Maddy Traverse and Danny Dy!! Look for our first blogs on Veterans' Day soon!

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