Mrs. Polizotto shared some photos of Pre-K and Kindergarten's field trip to Noble Hill Preserve. They even took a few moments for snack, water and a story. What a beautiful day for outdoor exploration and discovery they had with their teachers, some moms, and Ms. McCauley!
Remember, PES has no late starts in May. School starts at 8:25 Monday through Friday for the month of May, and the buses will run Wednesday at the same time as they normal ly do Monday through Friday.
Thanks to Mrs. Caron and the Onion Foundation Grant, PES enjoyed a day-long visit from author Jennifer Jacobson today! Students and teachers had a great time learning about the author and writing process. Thank you, Mrs. Tardif, for the photos of grades 1, 2 & 3 listening attentively to Ms. Jacobson.
GATE Day Highlights, April 12, 2023 from Ashley Hoskins
Fourth and fifth graders in the GATE program returned to BMS on April 12th to continue their investigation of ice. This workshop featured three activities. Students began with an investigation reminding them of the impact of salt on ice which segued into a conversation about where we use salt on ice in our world and making hypotheses on what problems that may cause for the environment and then learned through two separate articles about the pros and cons of the use of salt on our roadways. Following the group discussion, students formed their own opinions about whether or not the use of salt should continue and what might be some alternatives.
Our second investigation took us to Indiana Dunes National Park. Students learned how the Great Lakes were formed during the glacial periods through a simulation lab. The final activity involved glacier spotting on Google Earth. Students practiced using latitude and longitude to find specific places on Google Earth. Some students were able to identify what country the glacier was spotted in as well as use tools to measure the length of a specific glacier, or find the highest point in elevation.
We will meet again in May at the Bath Freight Shed for our final GATE Day of the year!
This is Eat the Rainbow Week at PES. Thank you, Mrs. Tardif, for the photos on green and white day! And thank you to our wonderful PTA members, helping to prep the fresh fruit and veggie snacks this week: Callie Wells and Shana Ferrara!
Mrs. Polizotto took some great pictures from last night's STEM City. It was a nice turnout, and there were many fun things to see and do. Thank you to all who participated!
Our gift card drawing winners are: Hudson E. for the Fielder's Choice $10, Kylee W-R. for the $25 Smitty's GameLAB, and Miles T. for the $15 Island Treasure Toys.
Thank you Mrs. Snell for the Battle of the Books photos. Great job, PES teams, and congratulations to Miles, Austin, and Sam (Finn couldn't make it) whose team finished in 2nd place! Looks like much fun was had by all, and I think I see Mrs. Brann in the front row.
Mrs. Tardif provided some photos of her class creating beautiful lupines from the book, Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney.
Check out our latest touch tank inhabitants! We have an octopus for the first time!
Fourth and Fifth grade learned about maple sugaring/syrup on their March 16th field trip. Thank you Ms. Phippen and Mrs. Snell for the pictures, and Ms. McCauley for the lesson.
This a reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, March 16th 4th & 5th-grade students will be going on a maple sugaring field trip. Please make sure students are dressed to be outside including wearing boots.
Good Morning,
Due to a power outage and the uncertainty of when it will be restored today, Wednesday, March 15th there will be no school at Phippsburg Elementary School ONLY.
There will be NO Great Starts tomorrow morning, Wednesday, March 15th.
Third graders learned about heart health and had fun jumping rope in PE today. Thank you, Ms. McCauley, for the pictures!
Students had more fun in the snow today, making snowmen! Thank you, Ms. McCauley, for the pictures!
We had great fun playing in the snow at recess today! Thank you, Ms. McCauley and Mrs. Tardif, for the pictures!
The whole school read in their PJ's for nearly an hour on Friday. The PTA provided delicious fresh-popped popcorn and juice boxes at the end. Fourth grade went out last week on an unseasonably nice warm day.
100th Day 2023 and it's 57 degrees at recess today! Enjoy some great photos, thanks to Mrs. Polizotto, Mrs. Tardif, and Mrs. Woodbury. You can see we had some good laughs when our 1st and 2nd graders, and their teachers, dressed up as 100-yr olds for the 100th day of school.
Here are a couple preschoolers sharing their love of reading. Remember Read-A-Thon pledge sheets and money are due Monday, February 27th. Any checks should be made to Phippsburg Elementary School or PES. Thank you for your support!
“Spreading the love”
Mrs. Smith asked for volunteers to fill the halls with love and kindness, fifth graders Adeline Belanger, Alyssa Giggey, Ayla Otis, Sloan Hersom, Sophie Rowan & Sunny Rowan all eagerly volunteered and even gave up their recess to participate. Decorating messages in the spirit of Valentine's day this group of fifth graders put great effort into crafting beautiful messages to cheer up the students at Phippsburg Elementary School. They can be found all around the school saying things like, “Follow your dreams” “you are loved” and “Be kind.”
