Last week, fifth graders finished their study of the American Revolution by learning about spies. Some techniques used by Washington's Culper spy ring were: invisible ink, coded messages, and hanging items on a clothesline to signal when and where a meeting was. Thank you for sharing, Mrs.Snell.
Students loved having community Readers in their classrooms today. Thank you to Mr.Nick, Dr.Manuel, Mrs.Brockett, Officer Marco, and Ms. Karasopoulos.
Officer SALTY, or Emily from Kelt, came to visit fourth grade this week for the first lesson in what will be several weeks of hands on marine biology based learning. This week students mapped out areas of water along our coast line and learned about the differences between species of mollusks. Next week, students will be dissecting clams. What a great experience for our students!
We have some exciting new friends in our saltwater tank at school. Three new lump fish have joined us and a red sea anemone. The lump fish uses its stumpy fins to scoot through the sea and cling to rocks with fins that act like suction cups. The sea anemone has six crowns with almost 200 tentacles. When taken out of the water it retracts its tentacles and closes its body.
📚✨ Get ready to celebrate reading! Next week, join us for Read Across America Spirit Week! 🎉 Teachers will share special books connected to states. Don't forget to check out our fun reading log for students coming home this week! Let's make reading a community adventure!
Mrs. Williams shared photos of second graders working with math arrays; the beginning stages of multiplication!
Congratulations to our January students of the month at PES! John Hernandez, Jude Schultz, Elli Genthner, Rowen Kilde, Lauren Freeman, Emmalee Blake, Lucy Mermelstein, Brook Percy, Caroline Wells, Lincoln Blake, Cole Tinker, Jax Brewer, Benjamin Gallice, and Brynn Ferrara.
We had an absolute blast at our Winter Carnival! 🎊 We sledded, danced, bowled, made s'mores, and threw snowballs! ❄️❤️ What a fantastic way to celebrate our amazing students!
🌟 Tomorrow, we are thrilled to celebrate our students' positive behavior with a school-wide Winter Carnival! 🎉 This event will feature six engaging stations, promoting teamwork and outdoor play. It’s a wonderful opportunity to foster community spirit and recognize the hard work of our students. ⛄️❤️
We are halfway through Kindness Week at school! 🎉 Students are working hard to fill their buckets with kindness! Each day, teachers are pulling two kind acts for students to carry out, earning stickers along the way. 🌈
On Day 3 of Kindness Week, we reflect on Maya Angelou's wisdom: 'People will remember how you made them feel.' 💖 Let's choose kindness today and every day! How will you spread kindness?
Day 2 of kindness week, brings us a quote Kevin Heath. Acts of kindness come in all shapes and sizes.
Day one of kindness week brings us a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson. What kindness seeds will you plant?
🌨️🌋 Snow Volcano Experiment! Last week, we brought science to life during Forest Friday! Mixing baking soda, dish soap, and vinegar created a beautiful bubbling effect, just like lava! 🌈✨ Learning has never been this fun!
Phippsburg Elementary School is looking for this fall's kindergartners. Please see flyer for details.
For Feb 10-14, 2025:
🌟 It's Kindness Week! 🌟 Our amazing 5th grade leadership team is leading a week-long campaign to inspire kind acts throughout our school. Each day, classroom teachers will select two “kind acts of the day” to complete. As students perform these acts, they'll add smiley face stickers to their hallway bucket. Let's fill those buckets with kindness! 🥳💖 What kind act have you seen or done today?
Mrs. Tardif shared photos and wrote, "Ms. Anna, Miss Faye and Miss Nicole made special treasure hunt bowls for each of the Kindergarten students. We were able to shake and sift to find gems, rocks, shells, and more! "
Have you ever paused to think about what you can truly control in your daily life? 🤔 Self-awareness and self-management are crucial skills that empower us to focus on our actions and reactions. By understanding ourselves, we can manage our emotions and make better choices! 💪✨
Kindergarten and first grade student artists are learning how artists draw from observations. Dinosaurs are always a fun, and engaging subject.
Ms. Phippen shared photos of 4th grade learning at the Maine Maritime Museum during the Wabanaki presentation and "Upta Camp" exhibit last week.
