Survey

Third grade students at Windham Primary School  have been selected to participate in a school climate survey.  This is an electronic survey that will take students approximately 10 minutes to complete.  Our school will receive the results and will have the opportunity to use them to improve as a school.

Attached is the parental notification of the study with further detail.  If you prefer that your child does not participate, please sign and return the attached form before Friday. 

I will be sending home a consent form this afternoon. Please look for it in backpacks.

Beth

Dates to Remember in May

Here is a list of upcoming dates. You should have received fliers in backpacks this week about most of it. Please let me know if you have questions.

May 5-9 the district ART SHOW is open at the High School. Chorus will perform on Monday, May 5

May 12-16 will be testing week in third grade. All Aimsweb and NWEA testing will be completed this week. Homework will be light that week.

May 16 will be our turn to run on the track for Race for the Playground fundraiser.

May 21 4th Grade Parent Night at Manchester School. Mrs. Curtis, principal, will share curriculum and behavior expectations as well as introduce 4th grade teachers. There will be a tour at the end. 6:30-7:30

May 26 Third Grade Chorus will march in the Memorial Day Parade. Meet at the public library at 8:45 am.

May 28 Portland Sea Dogs game--Chorus members can get a free ticket and will sing the National Anthem prior to the game. Please send slips back whether you are planning to have your child attend or not by May 14, so Mrs. Cash Cobb can send money in to get tickets.

Return or send payment for school pictures ASAP. Lifetouch will donate a bike to WPS for 100% participation this year.

Have a great weekend! Beth

Upcoming Events

Hello Families,

I'm listing a few events happening next week.

Miss Skarbinski's last day with us is Thursday, April 17th. We will miss her after she is gone!

Monday, April 14 is Hat Day at WPS. We will be going to a performance from the Puppet Tree folks called Caps For Sale. This performance is brought to us by our Cultural Arts Committee.

I will not be having spelling words next week. With our change in schedule on Monday interfering with our literacy block and the short week, I thought I'd give the class a break. Please expect some math practice sheets and students should do their 20 min of reading, as usual.

Wednesday and Thursday, April 16-17 is Kindergarten Screening at WPS. Kindergarten students will not be in school. If you know of anyone needing to have their child screened, be sure they have contacted the school.

Notes from Administration:

If you wish to provide input on the placement of your child for next year use the following link.

http://www.rsu14.org/psteacherrqst

 

Student Arrival Procedures

 

Once all buses have arrived at WPS in the AM and the outside doors have been locked, the second lane in front of the school will be closed for traffic.  If you are arriving after approximately 8:20 and need to drop off a student, please park in the parent parking spaces above C-House (the lot closest to Windham High School).  After parking, please walk the student into the main office to be checked in.  In the case of an emergency, this will allow rescue personnel vehicles to park as close to the school as possible. Thanks for your help.                                

Have a great weekend!

Beth

Hi Families,
I'm pleased to announce the class has had a great week with Miss Skarbinski. Thank you for your help messaging with them about respect.
As a class they have been working hard to earn a reward by filling in boxes on a 100 grid. They call it 10 in a row, good to go. Today they finally got 10 in a row and voted to have Pajama Day and watch a movie. On Wednesday, April 2 they can wear their PJs, bring a favorite stuffed animal, bring a small blanket and enjoy the movie Frozen together on our Smartboard! If parents want to send popcorn as a special snack, that is great--just remember we can't share snacks. Congratulate your child on making good choices this week!
Beth

SPRING SMENCILS

Go Green for Technology ~ Dollars for Tech Scholars

Now on sale in each house at

WPS the 1st Friday of each

month from 8:00-8:20am

Gourmet Scented Smencils ~ For April 4th we

have new original scents including: Gum-E Bear;

Juicy Melon; Cherry Vanilla; Waffle Cone; Pom Paya;

Sorta Soda; Pearrrfect; Razzle Berry; Syrup Dipity;

Kinda Cola! Still ONLY $1.00

All Smencil sales go towards purchasing technology, like SMARTboards

for Windham Primary Students!

Students can bring money in starting March 31st and give to Mrs. Earle. I will gather all pre-sale pencils on Friday morning so they don't have to wait in line. If you want to buy any for Easter as an extra gift, get money to me and I can send your pencils home in disguise. Just email me to set it up.

Beth

Miss Skarbinski finishes her first week!

Hello Families,

Miss Skarbinski has finished her first week lead teaching with success this week. It was a transitional week, for sure, as students got more comfortable with her style, but I think they enjoyed learning from her and I hope they have conveyed that to you.
We have had some behavior bumps in the road and could use your help. Please reinforce the importance of being even more respectful with her as they are with me. She is doing a wonderful job managing my class, but as with all new things, it is challenging. Some students have had some minor consequences this week. They all know that next week parents will be notified if choices don't improve. Most kids are doing very well and are really respectful. I hope all parents can have a conversation this weekend to reinforce good choices and respect toward adults.
Miss Skarbinski will lead teach for the next two weeks. I have been in several times a day to check in and both she and the class are having a great time learning about the solar system. They will be completing a research project about the planets before April vacation. Please ask them what they've learned so far!

From the Leadership team:

There will be no school on March 28^th. 

Spring pictures will be Monday, March 31st for Kdg and 1st grades

         Tuesday, April 1st will be for grades 2 and 3.

 

1st Grade Music Concert

March 20^th 6:30

 

2nd Grade Music Concert March 24th 6:30

 

3^rd Grade Music Concert

April 1^st  6:30

 

We are looking for parent feedback on how we do conferences.  Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey to provide us with your thoughts. Please click on the following link.

http://tinyurl.com/mnws8rg

Have a great weekend!

Beth

Hat Day Friday

Hello Families,
Friday is Hat Day at WPS. Students can wear any type of hat they like.
If your child is going on the chorus field trip, Mrs. Cash-Cobb has asked them to dress nicely. Students can put hats on when they return.

Beth