Dec 25 Spruce Scoop

huge shout-out to our incredible Spruce students who showcased their talents at the BOE meeting on November 5th! From singing and poetry to playing the Ocarina, their performances were truly inspiring. Brooklyn, Asher, Grace, Maizie, and Everly—you made Spruce proud! Congratulations, we’re so proud of each of you.

A huge shout out to all the families and staff that made our second annual literacy night a huge success. We had over 200 community members in attendance. Every child left with a book and an ice cream thanks to our wonderful PTO. What a night!

Alexander J, Ashlynn B, Angelina K and Roy E lead the school for the month of November as our Lumberleaders.

They did a great job. Way to go!

Congratulations to our first Principal Award Winners for this school year!! These students were celebrated on stage for their amazing improvements so far this year.

December will be a busy yet short month. The boys and girls will discuss holiday traditions and take part in many fun activities. The pace of learning will accelerate as students begin applying those important rote skills in reading and math.

Spruce students are exploring “Holidays Around the World,” discovering the wonderful traditions that make this season so special! Thank you for sharing your children with us and supporting their learning at home — it truly makes a world of difference.

Happy Holidays!

The Kindergarten Team

Miss Townsend's class had so much fun learning about the history of Thanksgiving and having a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner!

Celebrating with a balloon parade!

From Ms. LeMar's Class:

Here are photos from our fire station visit and from the kids diving into climate studies. They’re comparing how different places experience the same month across all four seasons — graphing temperatures, spotting patterns, and learning that not every location feels November the same way.

Ms. Hughes and Mrs. Breeden's Class

We have begun our second reading unit, Reading Nonfiction Text Sets: Plants and Their Adaptations. Students our reading to learn NEW information and making “Concept Maps” about their topics.

Third grade attended a field trip to Sweeney Hose Fire Company #7. They had a blast learning about fire safety, sitting in the driver seat and even spraying the fire hose! Thank you for your service!

Miss Trimboli's Star Students

2nd and 3rd grade teacher Miss Trimboli, has these amazing things to say about some of her awesome students.

Izzacc-

Izzacc was caught being a star student, Izzacc comes to school each day and always gives his best effort. Izzacc is a kind friend and always looks out for his peers! He enjoys being a teachers helper and is always asking how he can help others! We are so proud of Izzacc for his hard work! Nice job buddy!

JJ-

JJ was caught being a star student in our classroom! JJ is always smiling, making new friends, and spreading kindness in our classroom. JJ works hard daily and always gives his best effort to any task. Not only is he super friendly and outgoing but he also loves to help others, his kindness and positivity fills our classroom with warmth! We are so proud of you JJ!

Jemma-

Jemma was caught being a star student. Jemma is our teacher's helper and leader in our classroom. She goes out of her way every day to make anyone feel welcomed and loved. Jemma is a role model for her peers and always follows classroom routines and directions. Jemma’s kindness goes a long way in our classroom. We are so proud of her for all her hard work.

Aubrey-

Aubrey was caught being a star student in our classroom. Aubrey enjoys coming to school and tries her best each day! Aubrey is a helper and enjoys helping her friends with tasks that may be challenging for them. We are so proud of Aubrey’s hard work!

Sophia-

Sophia was caught being a star student in our classroom. Soph comes to school each day ready to learn and always tries her best. Sophia is a kind friend and helping others. She goes out of her way each day to make others smile. Great work Soph!

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Balloon Parade

Leading up to Thanksgiving in Miss Trimboli's classroom we have been learning all about the Macy's Day Parade. We started by reading Balloons over Broadway to expand our knowledge of the history of the parade. We used out STEM skills to build our balloon floats inspired by the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and we paraded around our school to show off the awesome floats the students have created. We even had some awesome classes join in with us!

Messages from Ms. Burgasser, Ms. L. & Mr. Zon

Ms. L and Mr. Zon Social Emotional (SEL) Lessons in the library are still going on! This months topic is emotions; we are focusing on basic emotions, what our bodies and faces look and feel like during big emotions and how we can tell when others are feeling a certain way.

We had our first school wide assembly at the end of November. We discussed our first trait which was Leadership, gave out Principal and Leadership Awards and honored our Spruce Sprinters boys on stage! Finally we introduced our next trait which is Perseverance.

Check out some SEL Lessons info that can be helpful at home!

Finally, please continue to send in Cereal and Soup for our Donation Drive! We will be collected these much needed items until Dec 12th.

Our Leadership Winners!

Our Spruce Sprinters!

SEL Resources at Home

Art Display at the High School

The Gallery at the high school, located in the auditorium, currently features work from the elementary schools! Congratulations to the students who have work hanging.