Penn Brook Elementary School

Dear Penn Brook families,

In February, our school focused on the theme of Kindness. Throughout the month, students worked hard to show acts of kindness to others. Each time a class demonstrated kindness, a heart was added to their classroom door. This was part of our monthly kindness challenge!

At the end of the month, the classes with the most hearts won the challenge. As their reward, these classes each chose a Spirit Day theme for a Friday in March.

Here are our winning classes and the themes they selected:

Houle- Friday 3/13- Favorite Activity Day (dress to represent your favorite activity- art, dance, basketball, chess, gymnastics, etc.)

McGee- Friday 3/20- Career Day (Dress to represent a career you hope to have one day- firefighter, lawyer, teacher, artist, nurse, etc.)

Crossman- Friday 3/27- TBD

Villani- Friday 4/10- TBD

Warm regards,

Penn Brook Administration - (978) 352-5785

Principal - Beth Benoit

Assistant Principals - Amy Wahl and Kate Donlin

Early Childhood Coordinator - Shannon Tenney

Penn Brook Office Dianne Collins and Jeannine Dion

Nurse - Collen Wilson and Zinta Gulens

4th Graders sharing their thoughts about humility

Model students at a Grade Level Gathering listening to their peers teach lessons about having humility

3rd Grade students teaching their grade level peers about humility

Curriculum Update

ELA

Wit and Wisdom Module 3 by grade:

Kindergarten: America, Then and Now (Informative Writing/ Research)

Grade 1: Powerful Forces (Narrative Writing)

Grade 2: Civil Rights Heroes (Narrative Writing)

Grade 3: A New Home (Narrative Writing)

Grade 4: The Redcoats Are Coming! (Opinion Writing/ Research)

Grade 5: A War Between Us (Opinion Writing)

MATH

Our Math Curriculum Council has been meeting monthly. The Council has developed shared goals and a vision for math instruction across grades K-5. We are currently reviewing samples of selected high-quality curricular math materials aligned with the Massachusetts Frameworks and our shared vision. Our next steps are to discuss the schedule for a possible pilot of materials and then schoolwide rollout of implementation. We will continue to provide updates as we move forward as a council.

Spaulding Adaptive Sports will be visiting for a sports, equity, and education (SEE) event. Students will have the opportunity to learn about sports and recreational activities designed for individuals of all abilities. These events are a great way to celebrate inclusion, accessibility, and the power of sports to bring everyone together. Our Unified Sports Days will take place during specialist classes on March 4th and March 11th.

March 11th - School Council at 7:50am in the Office Conference Room

March 25th - 1/2 Day for all students - Kindergarten - 5th Grade Parent/Teacher Conferences please see communication from classroom teachers

March 25th - 1/2 Day for Preschool students - Professional Development for staff

Information regarding the school bus can be found on the district website, https://georgetown.k12.ma.us/transportation

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