Points of P.R.I.D.E.

Mr. LeGraw will be here for Health and Wellness.

"Crazy 8's Math Club" is a recreational after-school program designed to make math fun for elementary-aged children by incorporating active, engaging activities like building, running, jumping, and making music, essentially "hiding" math concepts within playful activities like "Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry" or "Toilet Paper Olympics", aiming to make math enjoyable for kids of all abilities and reduce math anxiety through a non-traditional approach.

Grades: 1-4

WHEN: Mondays at 3:30 with pick up promptly at 4:30.

Dates: Jan 13, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, Mar 3, 17 & 24. No Crazy 8s on No School Days

PLEASE UPDATE PICKUP PATROL WITH AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY!

Please remember to send your child with clothes for all weather. We will be outside up until the "feels like temperature" is 10 degrees. Students need to bring warm layers to enjoy their outside time. Please send your child with a change of clothes, just in case.

Dear Families,

At Francestown Elementary School, students take benchmark assessments three times a year. These assessments help guide instruction, determine next steps, and measure student growth and grade-level performance.

The upcoming assessment period is scheduled for January 13–24. These assessments include a combination of computer-based activities and one-on-one work with adults.

As part of our upcoming benchmark assessments, students in Kindergarten through third grade will participate in a dyslexia screener. This is in accordance with New Hampshire's law, Screening and Intervention for Dyslexia and Related Disorders (RSA 200:59), which took effect on September 26, 2023. The screener is designed to identify potential indicators or risk factors of dyslexia and related disorders. Please note that these screenings are not diagnostic tools but are meant to help identify students who may be at risk. This allows us to provide timely, systematic, and structured literacy interventions to support their success.

Once these assessments are completed, we will share the results with families.

A great way to support your child during this time is by ensuring they get plenty of sleep and have a nutritious breakfast to start their day.

Thank you for your continued support!

Warm regards,

Rachel Lunan-Hill

Principal
Francestown Elementary School

A musical production about the importance of being true to yourself and what you know is right is sure to ring true in everyone's hearts. It's hard to be an upstander and tough to be a bystander too. This production attempts to unpack some of these important concepts through theatre, music and dance and to teach children to care about themselves and others.

T- Trust yourself

I- Include others

G- Give to others

E-Empower yourself and others

R- Respect yourself and others

This week, we started a new science unit about water! We got to learn what happens to water when it hits a mountain and how it travels through a hands-on experiment!

This week Ms. Parisi's class learned about pollination, long division, and identifying topic sentences in paragraphs. We are learning about other poets that have inspired the main character in Love That Dog as well.

In library, we eased into our first week back with a discussion on the uniqueness and the life cycle of a snowflake. Students then created their own snowflake using markers and a water dropper to demonstrate their uniqueness. This week, students also completed their unit on digital citizenship. Students discussed the importance of kindness and safety while online and how we can take a break from digital tools.

Follow the link to the lunch menu for FES.

Title I Intervention staffing is determined solely by free and reduced hot lunch numbers. Please consider filling out a form.

Looking for free and reduced hot lunch information? Click here or download the pdf.

We have food available through End 68 Hours of Hunger.

There are other services available in the community such as clothes, fuel assistance, and family support. Please contact Rachel Hill at 547-2976 or rhill@conval.edu for more information.

January 8 - March 10

• Grades 1 - 4
• 3:30 - 4:30
• Bring snack and water

January 14

• 3:30 - 4:30

January 17

• 9:30

January 24

• 11:30 P.R.I.D.E. Meeting
• 12:00 Community Lunch