The recipe of the day today is Mofongo. This dish comes from Puerto Rico. It is a great blend of their culture from Spain, Antilles, West Africa and Taino (natives).
https://sweetcsdesigns.com/the-best-easy-mofongo-recipe/
Dianalis, a 6th grader, says the food reminds her of home and her grandmother from P.R.
Updates from our Athletic Department!
Last week Pastor Fenn Williamson from Newspring Church spoke to our 8th graders at FCA. We would like to welcome Pastor Chandler Davis back this Thursday at 7:30 am. All 7th graders are invited to join us this week at FCA.
Our very first Wolves of the Workforce event is in the books! Julie Mitchell, Physical Therapist and parent of 6th Grader, Lila, shared about her career with our students today. She even brought some of the tools that she uses on the job! We are thankful for the time and knowledge she shared with us today. We may have some future Physical Therapists in our Pack!
Today we bring you 2 new recipes! While there are different recipes for all this wonderful food, we are trying to find simple ones that are easy to put together when cooking. We are combining 2 countries so we are doing 2 recipes. Colombia and Venezuela are our featured places today. As you might know, Venezuela and Ecuador used to be part of Colombia (called Gran Colombia) and hence their flags are similar. The first recipe is Arepas. Arepas are staples of South American and Panamanian cuisine. Panama also used to be part of Colombia. These can be served with butter or can be filled with cheeses and/or meat. William, a 6th grader, says: "These can be delicious when made with love and care." Martin, also a 6th grader, says that he prefers to eat them for breakfast or as a snack. I have also included a side dish of Coca-Cola rice from Colombia as well. Cola Rice: https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/rice-with-coca-cola-arroz-con-coca-cola/ Arepas: https://thebigmansworld.com/arepas-recipe/
Students in Mrs. Quinby’s class enjoyed time in our collaboration room while participated in a Socratic seminar to share their interpretations of and explore the theme and ideas presented in the poem “The Clock Man” by Shel Silverstein.
The Wolves drop 2 games to Beech Springs this week in some defensive battles. They look to bounce back next week on Wednesday against D.R. Hill at Abner Creek Middle School. Go Wolves!
Red ribbon week is coming! Start planning now for October 21 - 25.
Well, our AVID Store was a great success! We are so proud of our AVID students and thankful for Mr. Watson for all of their leadership and hard work!
Mrs. Kay’s math class started a new unit by using Algebra Tiles to build expressions and combine like terms.
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month we will be featuring a recipe a day from a Spanish speaking country.
Today we are sharing a recipe for Ropa Vieja, a popular dish from Cuba. The folklore behind the dish says that a man had no food to feed his family so he cooked and seasoned his clothes. Ropa Vieja means old clothes. He prayed for food and the real food appeared.
Lester, one of our 6th graders is from Cuba and says, "We are an island in the Caribbean with beautiful water and delicious food."
This dish is a culinary delight and we have found a simple, slow cooker version to prepare. We hope you enjoy it and please stay tuned for our next one!
Https://www.food.com/recipe/cuban-ropa-vieja-374177
Thank you to Mr. Josh Bryant from Spartanburg Community College for hosting a Lunch and Learn with our 7th and 8th graders today! Students had the opportunity to discuss their future education and career goals with Mr. Bryant!
Today our 8th grade team hosts Beech Springs Middle School! Go Wolves! 🐺
🩶💙 Taking a minute to be thankful. 💙🩶
Tonight was a huge win for our girls volleyball team to move into sole position of first place in the Peachtree Conference. Shout out to Coach Montjoy, staff and players
We are excited to announce our AVID fundraiser which will be a year-round student operated school store "The Wolf Den". We will have our opening on Friday, however our normal days will be Mondays and Wednesdays as deemed feasible (other days may vary) during each lunch period. We will be set up on the stage inside the cafeteria and have basic snack items, chips, cookies, drinks, and candy. All proceeds go toward our field trips, events, and supplies!
Crochet Club is in full swing, and they are creating some amazing projects! 7th grader Eddy Jaimes even donated a hat to our "Wolves Warm Hearts" for Western NC cause. He crocheted it himself and finished it just today!
We are so proud of our Student Council for putting so much into their first service project! Thank you to all of the students and families that donated canned goods to the Middle Tyger Community Center!
Wrestling interest meeting!
We enjoyed a lunch visit today from Mary Evington of the SC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities. Students were able to learn about the different programs the Governor's School has to offer!
