The Pilla SmartPass will be used in place of our current hall pass system starting on March 18th. Please see the link below for more information: https://bit.ly/PillaSmartPass
Guess the Gold - March 11th - 15th during lunches!
Mr. Marino's 8th grade accelerated students were tasked with creating a mock trial on whether or not Napoleon Bonaparte was guilty of crimes against humanity. This activity is connected to the Age of Revolutions Unit. Students chose the role of judge, clerk/sheriff, jury, prosecution lawyer, defense lawyer, or witness. Witness statements, opening and closing statements by the lawyers, direct and cross examination questions and answers, court procedures, the script, and all other aspects of the trial were created by students. By the end of the trial, students obtained a strong understanding of Napoleon Bonaparte's impact on Europe, the French Revolution, and the procedures, roles, rules, etc. of a modern court case.
Please see this flyer for intramural middle school tennis.
Our March newsletter is available! Please follow this link to view: https://bit.ly/PillaNewsMarch2024
Our phones seems to be back to normal. Thank you for your patience!
Our phone system is having technical difficulties and we cannot receive or make calls. If you need to contact the office, please email kawilliams@vineland.org or sbiagi@vineland.org. Another message will be sent once phones are restored.
A special THANK YOU from our PTO for everyone that came out to our Flapjack Fundraiser this past Saturday at Applebees! We appreciated all of our participants and volunteers! All proceeds will go toward end of year activities.
Please wear jeans this Thursday for $2 to help lower the cost of the Yearbook!
Please join us tonight for our February PTO meeting at 7pm virtually: bit.ly/PillaPTO2022.
All are welcome to join!
Students and staff enjoyed today's Kindness Spirit Day - Switch to Always Being Kind! Many of students dressed like our staff and LOTS of staff were sporting Crocs like our students!
In Life Skills, to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Ms Armanini’s students made a chocolate cake in a cup. Students identified and gathered the ingredients and tools needed to make the recipe. Students followed multi-step directions in a sequence. Students worked on communicating effectively with peers and staff by requesting and taking turns. It turned out delicious!
Pi Day is coming and it's time for staff to get PIED! Start saving your pennies - starting Monday, February 26th, there will be containers in the school cafeteria with names of staff who have volunteered to get "pied" on 3/14. Vote for who you want most to be pied by dropping in your spare change! The more we raise, the more get pied - including principals!
Ms. Super's 6th and 7th grade students have been analyzing different types of text and how the texts are structured differently. Today, the students focused on reading texts about Valentine's Day. Each group chose a different article with a different text structure from cause and effect to compare and contrast to chronological order etc. After reading their article, the groups discussed the text structure and examples and came up with creative examples of their own to match the text structure and presented them to their classmates.
The last day to purchase Flapjack Fundraiser tickets is this Friday! Don't miss out - only a limited quantity of tickets are being sold and tickets cannot be purchased at the door! The Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebees takes place on Saturday, February 24th, 8-10am.
Our Pilla Safety Patrol is holding a Goodies & Gifts online fundraiser to help pay for their annual trip to DC! Please help our patrol out if you can - there is so much to choose from! Go to https://needsyoursupport.org/ and enter our group ID KU5K2. Thank. you for your support!
Today at Pilla we tried to double, triple and sometimes quadruple the kindness by asking students to twin with their friends! #pillaproud💛💙
Students tested how changing the mass of the paper football affected the distance they were able to flick it. They also tested 3 different ways to hold the paper football to see which orientation allowed them to "kick" for distance and accuracy. Students worked together to measure and record their distances. #pillaproud 💛💙
Students from Ms. Colan and Mr. Rosa's classes enjoyed their day at Chick Fil A on Friday!
Don't miss out on our PTO Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 24th from 8-10am! The last day to purchase tickets is next Friday, Feb 16th - they can't be purchased at the door unfortunately.
