Bridport Community Newletter

Happy Sunday!

As we enter the final two weeks of the school year, I want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible growth, hard work, and resilience our students have shown over the past ten months. We are so close to the finish line, but the learning and growing don't stop just yet!

Let’s encourage our students to stay focused, keep bringing their best effort each day, and finish this school year strong.

We have a busy and exciting couple of weeks ahead filled with transitions, celebrations, and milestones. Please make sure to note the following important dates on your calendar:

## Upcoming Year-End Events

• Friday, June 5th (8:30 AM – 11:00 AM) | Move Up and Recess Rodeo: A wonderful opportunity for both Bridport and Shoreham students to look ahead to next year and celebrate our school community.

• Friday, June 5th (6:00 PM – 7:00 PM) | 4th/5th Grade SES/BCS Dance: Hosted at Shoreham School. We can't wait to see our upper elementary students lace up their dancing shoes!

• Monday, June 8th | Progress Reports: Keep an eye out as progress reports will be sent home with students this day.

• Tuesday, June 9th (10:00 AM) | Preschool Celebration: Join us in cheering on our youngest learners as they wrap up a fantastic year.

• Wednesday, June 10th (12:15 PM) | 5th Grade Promotion: A beautiful milestone event as we officially send our 5th graders off to their next big adventure.

• Thursday, June 11th | Last Day of School!! We made it! Wishing all of our students a safe, happy, and restful summer kickoff.

### Special Announcement: Linda Barrett’s Retirement Celebration

Saturday, June 13th at 1:00 PM

Please join us in honoring the incredible career and dedication of Linda Barrett. After over 40 years of wonderful service to our school community, Linda is officially retiring! All families, alumni, and community members are welcome to attend this celebration and help us give her the send-off she truly deserves.

Thank you for your continued partnership, support, and enthusiasm. Let's make these final days memorable and positive for all of our students!

Warmly,

Jenny

June 5th-

- Move Up and Recess Rodeo - BCS- 8:30-11

-4/5 SES/BCS Dance- Shoreham School - 6-7PM

June 8th- Progress Reports sent home

June 9th- Preschool Celebration - 10AM

June 10th- 5th Grade Promotion- 12:15PM

June 11th- Last Day of School!!

June 13th @ 1PM- Linda Barrett's Retirement Celebration- all are welcome!!

As we work with Betcha and the District Office, it would be helpful to get some feedback from you about your plans and needs for transportation next school year.

If you could please fill out the following survey as soon as you are able that would be great!

Thank you!

Jenny & Lashawn

Survey: https://forms.gle/eijRd6CVZ3yjkMLu8

Yesterday, our Bridport & Shoreham Girls on the Run team participated in their 5K! They rocked it, and had so much fun. A HUGE thank you to Ms. Carrie, Ms. Meghan and Ms. Karen for their leadership and coaching of some amazing kids!

Career day on Friday was SO much fun. We had eight different professionals come to Bridport to tell us all about their occupation, and what it takes to be successful in that field.

A HUGE thank you to Ms. Amber for organizing such an awesome morning. This tradition is such a highlight for staff and students alike.

We had FIVE students to celebrate last week as we missed out the previous Friday. I am so proud of our students!

Faizah is very excited for the first day of school because her sister, Asiya, is wearing a hijab to school for the first time. The hijab is a beautiful shade of blue and Faizah is so excited for her sister. However, when a girl in her class questions what is on her sister’s head, Faizah begins to worry about her sister. A boy in Asiya’s class makes mean comments to her throughout the school day. Faizah can’t understand why he acts that way, she thinks the hijab is beautiful and a sign of strength. Faizah learns that Asiya is not upset by the boy in her class, she continues to wear her hijab with pride. This is an inspiring story that exposes children to cultural differences. Students will love the descriptive writing and figurative language used to describe the hijab’s beauty.

This book can be also used as a mentor text for teaching author’s purpose, character traits and analysis, main idea and theme, making connections, point of view, problem and solution, retelling, sequencing and summarizing, and making inferences.

These resources are helpful to learn more about Ibtihaj Muhammad:

How to pronounce Ibtihaj Muhammad

Open to Possibilities | Ibtihaj Muhammad | TEDxPaloAlto

Make a Proudest Blue Paper Boat with S. K. Ali #TheProudestBlue

Take it from Ibtihaj Muhammad: 'It's not easy being the first'

Please, choose one of the resources below to help you guide the book discussion with your students:

The WITS Programs Foundation

The Scottish Book Trust

Learning to Give

Help us celebrate our Teachers & Staff all month!
1. Share an Appreciation: It's Teacher & Staff Appreciation Month at ACSD. Help us celebrate them by sharing a shout-out or appreciation with this form (by May 31, 2026).

2. Make a Nomination: Help us nominate the next Teacher or Staff of the Year. Each year in August, we recognize an Elementary and Secondary Teacher with our Annual Outstanding Teacher of the Year, and staff with the Barbara Whittemore Support Staff Award. Fill out this form by May 31st 2026 to help us nominate someone.

Baseball is in full swing with 90 kids playing and 7 teams which is the largest we have had. This is awesome and thanks to the volunteer coaches and parents!

Games at Shoreham 6pm are as follows:

Tball age 4-Kindergarten

5/7 S1 vs S2

5/14 S1 home vs Fair Haven

5/21 S2 home vs Benson

5/26 S1 vs S3

5/28 S2 home vs Fair Haven

6/2S2 vs S3

Mighty mites: 1st-2nd grade

5/6 S1 vs S2

5/13 S2 home vs Midd2

5/20 S2 home vs Midd1

5/27 S1 home vs Midd1

6/1 S1 home vs Orwell

6/3 S1 home vs Midd2

6/8 S1 vs S2

Minors: 3rd-4th grade

5/7 home vs Brandon

5/21 home vs pittsford

5/28 home vs Rutland

6/9 home vs Killington

Do you need child care for your 3-5-year-old? Our new Shoreham preschool has openings for children who will be 3-years-old by September 1, 2026! Our Shoreham preschool program will open in Fall 2026. It runs for 35 weeks per year and is free for all participants. The program has 2 licensed teachers and is open to all children. Read more about our ACSD preschool program here and fill out this form to apply. Share this link with friends and neighbors with young children!