Veterans Day 2015

Today we were honored by the number of veterans who came to our annual assembly.  Six or seven years ago, we had four veterans and today we had over 20!  The children sang songs, read letters and held the flag high as we celebrated those who have made sacrifices for our freedom and their families who have sacrificed as well.  At the end, the veterans all saluted our students, which was a tremendous honor.  We had a reception following the ceremony and were able to hear stories and mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, our own local community members and Master Sargent Monbleau from our own staff were able to bond over their experiences and the meaning of this important day that we honor each year.  Please take some time tomorrow to talk with your child(ren) about the true meaning of "Veterans Day" and why we are not in school.  Thank you!

Mrs. E Teaches Empathy

Our School Psychologist, Meredith Edelstein, taught the girls in second grade a lesson about empathy. She taught them by making connections to looking at the weather and deciding what to wear. The children understood that by looking at a person's body language, facial expressions and listening to their words you can better understand how to respond to their needs. They also completed an empathy chain, which is hanging in our second grade hallway.

Extra Recess!

Thank you to the Playground Committee for granting our students an extra recess for their participation in the walkathon. It is obvious that they were pretty excited!

Special Event!

Halloween: At School and at Home

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Happy Halloween from Our Staff!

Thank you!

We want to thank Linda Flynn and The New Meadows Garden Club for the beautiful fall arrangements that help welcome our families and guests! 

Whole School Assembly About GRIT!

Today each grade taught the other students about guts, resilience, innovation and teamwork. Grade three read inspirational quotes about guts, grade two sang a Bruno Mars song about resilience, grade one turned a squiggle into something innovative and asked Mrs. Costa to do the same and kindergarten sang a song about teamwork using sign language. 

Wow, talk about GRIT.  
Every grade showed them all today for sure! 

Mr. Prazar Teaches Life Science

Children in Mrs. Casagrande's class played a fun game in which they became the wolf and identified where they heard a sound using only their sense of hearing.  They did it perfectly!