End of Year

Wow! It has been a busy week, and it is only going to get BUSIER next week! On Wednesday, we had a wonderful presentation from two Dartmouth fire fighters, Fireman Andy and Fireman Anthony. We learned all about fire safety, practiced what to do in case of a fire, and got to explore a fire truck. It was a really fun and informative program.

Today the Rhythm Room group visited Friends Academy, doing workshops with each grade. As I write, they are practicing outside for their All School performance at 2:00! What a beautiful day for a show!

There is a lot coming up next week. When we return to school on Tuesday, SBS is having our annual "Step up" day. Our third graders will spend some time in the 4th grade classroom with Mrs. Lawless. This will be a great opportunity to get a sneak peak at what lies ahead. On Wednesday at All School Meeting we will present Myriam Jeanniss (from the UMASS Dartmouth Haitian-American Association) with the tuition money we raised earlier in the year to send three Haitian students to Ecole Mixte Albert Choubert. In addition, Mr Felix will talk about the laptops that we will be sending down to this school. Please join us if you can!

Thursday we will have our SBS End-of-Year Celebration in the Commons from 8:30-9:30. I am really looking forward to honoring each of our students and celebrating all their learning and hard work with you!

On Friday, we will head to the Mattapoisett YMCA for our class picnic. Please read the orange sheet I sent home yesterday for more details.

WHEW! It is hard to believe that we have reached this point in the year! I am certainly going to miss working with you and your children . . .but I will not focus on that yet!!

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Warmly,

Lee

Jamie Lard

This week we had two visitors from the Perkins School. Jamie Lard, a woman who is deaf-blind, and her assistant, Christine, spoke with us on Wednesday. Jamie shared about her experiences growing up without sight and hearing. She showed us photos taken at various points throughout her life, as well as a video of how she performs certain daily routines in her own home. The children had wonderful questions for her, and they all seemed quite inspired by her story.

We are finishing up our biography papers! This has been a long, yet rewarding process. Children used their laptops for this writing piece. Using the computer program Kidspiration, each student took notes and wrote drafts on the computer. Several students commented that the use of the laptop made the writing process much easier!

In math, we have been learning about telling time. This can be a tricky concept, but all students are doing extremely well with it. They are all very motivated to learn this skill!

The next several weeks will be extremely busy! Please mark your calendars with the dates below.

Monday, 5/23: Last Constellations (Celebration)

Wednesday, 5/25: In-school performance of Beauty and the Beast

Friday, 5/27: Rhythm Room Workshops

Monday, 5/30: No school (Memorial Day)

Friday, 6/3: YMCA picnic

Tuesday, 6/7: Last Day of School

Have a wonderful weekend!

:)Lee

Getting ready for Grandfriends!

Students in third grade have been busy working on their biography projects! Everyone did a wonderful job packing a bag for their biography person. It was such fun to listen to and watch each other as we unpacked the famous bags.

This week students have also been busy constructing posters that visually represent the information that they have learned through research about their biography person. We will share all of this work with our Grandfriends tomorrow on Grandfriends' Day. In addition, we have been practicing with the first and second grades to get ready for a special Grandfriends' Day concert that will take place at 11:15 tomorrow. A reminder that tomorrow is a "Dress Day" for all students.

We have also worked this week to choose a poem from our collection to illustrate for the Lower Division Poetry Anthology. These will be distributed to students towards the end of the year.

Upcoming Dates and Happenings:

Wednesday, May 5th: Jamie Lard (A woman who is blind-deaf) visits 3rd Grade

Wednesday, May25th: In-school performance of Beauty and the Beast

Friday, May 27th: Rhythm Room Workshops and Performance

Monday, May 30th: No School (Memorial Day)

Friday, June 3rd: Grades 3-5 to YMCA for end-of year picnic

Tuesday, June 7th: Last Day of School for PS-3rd Grade

Have a wonderful weekend!

:) Lee