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It is hard to believe that we
only have a few weeks of school left. Where did the time go?
We are planning our kindergarten celebration to celebrate
our kindergarten students' readiness to attend school all
day long. Our kindergarteners are sad to be leaving their
devoted teachers and, at the same time, excited about moving
on to first grade. Now it is time to welcome next year's kindergarten
students aboard.
Our fifth graders are also preparing
for their departure to middle school. They are planning their
traditional fifth grade bike hike. The fifth grade celebration
will be a time to celebrate the closing of one door and the
opening of another. Each student will cement a tile of their
handprint to our walls that already proudly display the handprints
of all of our former fifth graders. A part of each student
will remain with us forever.
All of the teachers and staff at Captain
Isaac Paine Elementary School are honored that our Foster
parents have trusted us with their children this year. All
of our students have worked hard, and they have made us proud
to be their teachers. I wish you all a happy, healthy and
safe summer vacation. We miss you already, and we look forward
to welcoming your children back to school on September 1.
If you haven't already heard,
the students in Mrs. Payette's class have been going a bit
"buggy". For the past several weeks, they have been
searching for, observing, researching, experimenting with,
and writing about a variety of bugs they found in our very
own courtyard. They are working hard at writing reports,
creating poetry, designing habitats, and building robots to
accompany their work. This project has also required lots
of enthusiasm, action, determination,
and cooperation; especially when times get tough.
They are confident
in their work and will be showing their poise, team
spirit, and skill by inviting their parents to
an afternoon in the courtyard on June 16th to share what they
have learned. They will be sharing their research, reciting
poems, exploring bug habitats, and demonstrating their robots.
At 2:00 PM they will be participating in the Learning Celebration
where they will be performing a short poem. This project is
a culmination of all the skills they have learned in first
grade, and boy have they learned and experienced a lot this
year on their Journey to Success.
Miss Cosgrove's class has been studying the life cycle of
the painted lady butterfly, watching it go through the stages
of metamorphosis. The students have been raising their caterpillars
since they were three days old. The caterpillars are now in
the chrysalis stage. The first graders are anxiously awaiting
the day that their beautiful butterfly will emerge from its
chrysalis. The students will have a releasing ceremony when
all the butterflies are ready.
The fourth graders are holding their annual Egg Drop Contest
on Tuesday, June 8th at 2 PM. They need one LARGE uncooked
egg, a well-constructed container, and a scientific mind.
The key to avoiding the scrambles is good packaging. The students
are challenged to be creative. The next step is to write an
explanation of why they chose certain materials for packing
their egg, and why they arranged them the way they did. The
students will bring their packed egg to school on June 7th.
Let's wish them luck in hatching their plan!
I am happy to share with you the June building block: Personal
Best. We have reached the top of the pyramid. So far we have
firmly placed the following blocks: hard work, enthusiasm,
friendship, loyalty, cooperation, self-control, action, alertness,
determination, fitness, skill, team spirit, poise, and confidence.
Important Dates
 June
3 - Kindergarten Celebration - 9:30 AM, 1:30 PM
June
7 - Fifteenth Annual Walk-a-thon (whole school) at 9:15
June
9 - Field Day (rain date-June 10)
June
9 - PTG Meeting in Library at 7 PM
June
10 - Fifth Grade Parents Night at PMS at 7 PM
June
15 - First grade trip to "Save the Bay"
June
16 - Learning Celebration at 2 PM
June
17 - Fifth grade bike ride (rain date-June 18)
June
21 - 5th Grade Celebration
June
22 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
School
Committee Meeting at 7 PM
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