ePack #26

Dear Families:

We had such a busy day at Community School!  Three Community Readers and one meteorologist worked with the children today.  Veterans Agent, Rebecca Jennings, read to Mrs. Picini's and Mrs. Smith's classroom.  Town Clerk, Kevin Poirier, read to Mrs. Paulhus' classroom and Dr. Danielle Klingaman, Martin School Principal, read to Mrs. Dunphy's class.  Finally, Pam Gardner of WBZ News met with our grade two students to teach them about weather.   

Square 1 Art:  Order forms were sent home today!  These need to be returned by Friday, April 7th.  Orders will arrive by May 3rd.  Thanks for your support!  

Parent-Teacher Conferences:  Confirmation forms were sent home.  Please send these back to school as soon as possible.  

Daughter Dance:  This event is happening Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.  If you are attending the event, please enter via Door C (Town Hall side).  Daughter Dance photo forms were sent home, as well.  

Jason Newton:  Jason Newton, map maker, will be working with our 3rd grade students on Monday, April 3rd.    

Tour of the Town:  Our 3rd grade students will be going on the Tour of the Town on Wednesday, April 5th.  Permission slips were already sent home.  

Spring Photos:  Spring Picture Day is Thursday, April 6th.  Order forms were sent home with the children.  

MCAS:  We have MCAS starting next week.  Here is the full schedule.  

Postings:  Just a couple postings in this week's ePack.  Please note the 5K race flyer - All proceeds will benefit the music department across the district. For every racer who writes in that they want to support Community School, $5 will be donated to our school's music department.

Dig for Dinosaurs:  Our kindergarten students enjoyed this enrichment program this past Wednesday!  Thanks to the PTO!

That's all for now. Enjoy the weekend and Happy April!

Mr. Gaudette

ePack #25

Dear Families:

I apologize for the one day delay in this week's ePack.  I was unable to complete the ePack last night as I was helping with interviews for the next Falls School principal after school.   Thank you very much for completing the survey that was recently sent home.  If you still have not returned it, please return it to school by Monday, March 27th.  

Conferences:  Parent-Teacher Conference Forms are due on Monday, March 27th.  Please don't forget to sign up!

Grade 4:  Our 4th graders are taking a computerized mock MCAS test on Monday, March 27th.  This test run will allow the children to see what the test will look like.  Please see the upcoming MCAS schedule here.  

PTO:  Please remember that there is a PTO meeting on Monday, March 27th at 7:00 p.m.  

Grade 2:  Our 2nd graders will be visited by a WBZ meteorologist on Thursday, March 30th. I'll try my best to take some pictures!   

Community Readers:  We had three members of our community visit our school this week to read to our children.  Mr. Gagnon, Falls School principal, read to Mrs. Murphy's/Mrs. Palin's class.  Mr. Sweet, North Attleboro Treasurer/Tax Collector, read to Mrs. Thornton's/Mrs. Varr's classroom.  Finally, Superintendent Holcomb read to Ms. DiNapoli's classroom.  More readers next week!

MakerSpace:  The Community School MakerSpace is up and running!  Classrooms have projects planned for the very near future.  Mrs. Valeri's/Mrs. O'Brien's class visited the MakerSpace twice this week (see pics below).  Mrs. Curren, ELL Teacher, also utilized materials from our MakerSpace to work on a few projects.  

Daughter Dance:  Please don't forget the Daughter Dance on Saturday, April 1st.  If you need a sign up form, please contact the main office.  

We have just a couple postings in this week's ePack.  I hope you have a great weekend!  

Mr. Gaudette

1VO in the MakerSpace Building Castles (pictures courtesy of Mrs. Valeri)

ePack #24

Dear Families:

Well, it was a choppy week to say the least!  We had a snow day and a Professional Development Day, so it was very hard to get into a routine this week.  Please note that the last snow day puts us at four total for the year.  Our final day of school is Friday, June 23rd.  Due to the short week, this Weekly Message will be brief.  

Last Monday:  We had a "Mad Science" enrichment program for all students.  Thank you to our PTO for funding this program!

Last Wednesday:  Our grade one students had a Lego enrichment program.  Thanks, once again, to our PTO for funding this program.  

Parent-Teacher Conferences:  Hard copy sign up sheets will be sent home on Monday. These are due back on Monday, March 27th.  

Community Readers:  The Community Readers Program is starting on Monday, March 20th. I will try to tweet out pictures.  This is a School Council led program.  We invited community members (principals, Veterans Agent, Superintendent, etc.) to our school to read to our classes.  

That's all for now!  Just a few postings in this week's ePack.  Happy St. Patrick's Day and have a great weekend!

Mr. Gaudette 

Lego Enrichment Program Pictures from 1VO

ePack #23

Dear Families:

It looks like we are getting snow tomorrow morning!  Please keep your eye on the news for any possible delays.  We had great attendance for the Gr. 5 Wax Museum last night! Thanks to all of the parents who were able to come.  Thank you to our teachers and students for their efforts!  

Monday:  We will host a "Mad Science" Enrichment Program on Monday, March 13th at 10:00 a.m. for students.  Thank you to the PTO for arranging this program.  I will try to send out some pictures.  

Wednesday:  Grade 1 will have a Lego Enrichment Program on Wednesday.  Thanks to the PTO for organizing this program.  There is a School Council meeting at 3:15 p.m.  

Friday:  There is no school on Friday, March 17th due to Professional Development Day.  

Postings:  Just a couple postings in this week's ePack.  Please note the 2017-2018 calendar.    

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Gaudette

ePack #22

Dear Families:

Happy March! We had a very busy week back from February Break!  As you know, we have been busy with Read Across America Week activities.  Thank you for sending in your children prepared to participate in these activities.  Tomorrow we close out the week with Pajama Day!  Thank you to our reading staff, Mrs. Boynton and Mrs. Houston, our Curriculum Director, Mrs. Brems, and our Librarian, Ms. Bolton, for organizing this week's events!  

Author Visit:  Our K-2 students were visited yesterday by Lyn Smith, author of A Porcupine's Promenade.  Everyone really enjoyed this visit.  Special thanks to Kindergarten Literacy Teacher, Mrs. Meropol, for organizing this visit!  Please see pictures below.  

Little Red Schoolhouse Visits:  Both of our grade three classrooms visited the Little Red Schoolhouse this week.  This is always a fun trip back in time!  Thanks to our parent volunteers.  

Grade Five Wax Museum Presentations:  Grade Five parents are invited to Community School on Wednesday, March 8th from 6 - 7 p.m. to view the fifth graders' projects.  We hope to see you!

Friday:  Tomorrow is our last event for Read Across America Week!  Children are invited to wear their pajamas for Pajama Day.  

March's Goal:  The students' goal for March is to earn 425 compliment cards from staff members!  Our monthly theme for March is perseverance.  

Postings:  There are many postings in this week's ePack.  Please make sure you check them out here.  

Have a nice weekend! 

Mr. Gaudette

Lyn Smith Visit to Community School - Wednesday, March 1, 2017