ePack #22

Dear Families:

Welcome back from February vacation!  I hope you had a relaxing break.  We have a busy stretch of school ahead us during the month of March. 

Skype Author Visit:  Thank you to Ms. Bolton, School Librarian/Media Specialist, for arranging a Skype session with our fifth graders and author Rob Buyea.  The children enjoyed listening to Mr. Buyea read aloud from his new upcoming book and they go to ask him some questions.  

Tuesday, March 1st:  Please remember that there is no school on Tuesday, March 1st due to Professional Development Day.  

Wednesday, March 2nd:  Our kindergarten students will be visited by the Museum of Science's Dig for Dinosaurs program.  Sounds like fun!  Thanks to Katie Ramm and our PTO for this program.  Also, our grade five students will be presenting their "wax museum". Grade five parents are invited to attend either the afternoon session (1:15 p.m.) or the night session (6:00 p.m.).

MCAS Schedule:  Parents can find the upcoming MCAS test schedule posted here.  

Survey:  The North Attleboro School District is in the process of updating our Strategic Plan and we need your input. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GMTT2BS so that we can continue this process. Your thoughts and ideas are extremely important to us and will help guide future focus areas for educating our children. We will be keeping the survey open through March 18, 2016.

Marshmallow Challenge:  We were very excited to find out that approximately 180 students participated in the Marshmallow Reading Challenge over February vacation!  Nice job! Thank you to Mrs. Boynton and Mrs. Houston for organizing this event!

Read Across America Week:  We have many fun activities lined up for next week's Read Across America Week!  We hope all children and staff will participate.  Thanks to Curriculum and Title I Director, Corinne Brems, and our reading teachers, Mrs. Boynton and Mrs. Houston, for organizing these ideas.  Please see below:  

Monday – Fox in Socks - Crazy Sock Day
Morning Announcements –  Read Across America Poem will be read.
10:30-10:45  Reading Train.  Each classroom will be called to the second floor to line the hallways and read for 15 minutes.  Adults also.

Tuesday – No School/PD Day

Wednesday – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – wear red and blue
Morning Announcements – Dr. Seuss quote,  fun facts, or poem.

Thursday – Favorite Dr. Seuss book necklace – Students can draw their favorite scene, character, or book by Dr. Seuss. Teachers will need to provide time during the days leading up to this. 
Morning Announcements – Dr. Seuss quote, fun facts, or poem.

Friday – Cat in the Hat Day – Grab your Hat and Read with the Cat! - wear a crazy or fun hat
Each third floor classroom partners with a second/first floor classroom to read aloud together.
Morning Announcements – Dr. Seuss quote, fun facts, or poem.

Congrats:  Congratulations to Mrs. Valeri for being approved for a grant through New Teachers Community at Lesley University for almost $400 in STEM kits for her classroom! 

That's all for now!  There are just three postings in this week's ePack.  Have a nice weekend.

Mr. Gaudette