The Pulse of the Pride
Lyme School Friends,
It is hard to believe the end of October is right around the corner!
The Lion's Cup ended up being an excellent event and the weather was fantastic! Each middle school advisory built a chariot and raced it. It is always great to see the unique designs. Equally fun is seeing the lower schoolers being drawn to an advisory based on what the middle schoolers have for a theme or their advisory name. The Toxic Foxes chant started early in the morning with some 4th graders in the gym. However, it was the Chemical Cookies that won the cup this year in a photo finish.
Speaking of middle schoolers, we will be changing our lunch and recess schedule on Monday. We started this year with a full middle school lunch and recess to see how that felt for all. After a few weeks, some students expressed a few worries. With the help of the student leadership group (SALT), we discussed a variety of options, surveyed the middle school student body and decided we would make a change. Starting next week, we will have an 8th grade lunch and a 6th/7th lunch. This will decrease the amount of students in the cafeteria at one time. Most students are excited about the change.
There are many fun things coming up. Next week, we have our first spirit week of the year. We hope students will participate! And, don't forget about the Pumpkin Book Character Show that has become a tradition at our school. There are already a number of great entries! We hope to see many more.
Please ensure students come to school with what they need for whatever weather we have. It is also important to label all items, so that we can get things back to their owners. Our lost and found has filled up quickly. The best times to check the lost and found are first thing in the morning or at dismissal.
The next newsletter will hit your inbox on November 7th! Please remember that school is closed for a teacher in service day on November 4th. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you for your partnership and please reach out if you have questions.
Regards,
John P. D'Entremont, Principal
Pumpkin Book Character Show - We hope to see a lot of pumpkins next week!
Design a pumpkin or gourd to look like your favorite book character. You may use paint, glue, markers, fabric, etc. but you may not carve!
Be creative!
This has been a lot of fun to participate in the last couple of year! See the attached document to complete and bring in with your pumpkin!
Last Sunday October 19, more than 3,600 people came together to run, walk and volunteer at the 20th annual CHaD HERO. An incredible $1,000,000 was raised to benefit children and families at Dartmouth Health Children’s and Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (CHaD). The Dartmouth Green was filled with inspiring positive energy.
The CHaD HERO includes a Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk and 1 mile “Cam’s Course” Fun Run.
Over the last 20 years, the CHaD HERO has raised over $10.6 million in funds to help support New Hampshire’s only children’s hospital.
I hope you will consider participating in next year’s event.
To find out more, check out CHaD HERO
LYME SCHOOL ADVISORY PROGRAM and LION’S CUP ROUND UP!
Hello Lyme Families!
One special program we have in our middle school is advisory. Advisory meets first thing in the morning, during snack, and at the end of the day. Advisory is multi-grade (6-8) and its purpose is to ensure that each student and their caregivers have a point of contact here at the Lyme School. It also provides a close-knit group of students for their three years at Lyme. If families need to communicate with school, the advisors are great people to connect with initially. They will ensure that information is shared appropriately and will facilitate the next steps if support is needed. During snack, we have a longer ~25 minute block where we do something different each day:
Monday - Weekend Wrap Around - we share what we did over the weekend
Tuesday - Executive Functioning Day - we check agendas and clean out lockers and share with the group what we do that helps us balance our day, manage our time, and get things done.
Wednesday - Core Values Day - we have discussions about Lyme School Values. We also do activities and work on group projects that foster community within our advisory and the greater Lyme School.
Thursday - Drop Everything And Read Day - we get to read for 25 mins! It's the BEST.
Friday - GAME Day - we get to connect and play! #wordlecrushers
There are special days and events that advisories will also experience together. One of those happened last week during the 8th Annual Lion’s Cup Chariot Race. Advisories were given a flattened cardboard box, rope, and duct tape. In this design challenge, they had to construct a chariot accommodating a student that could be safely pulled by their advisory members as they raced against other advisories. The groups were also tasked with decorating their chariot, selecting a “walk-out” song, crafting a banner, and wearing costumes to share their advisory spirit. Every advisory did an outstanding job. The final race featured the Toxic Foxes and the Chemical Cookies in a crazy close finish. Thank goodness Mr. Geoghegen captured the finish on his device so it could be reviewed. After further review by our official, Dr. D, the Chemical Cookies were declared champions for the 2025-2026 Lion’s Cup by a NOSE!
From the Music Room!
Our 5th grade and middle school band members had an awesome field trip to UMASS Amherst last week to watch the 51st Annual Multibands performance. We watched over 13 ensembles perform with the second act being the universities famous marching band!
K-5 Spanish Update
In 3rd grade Spanish, students have been connecting Spanish with ELA and geography by learning about El Biblioburro. First, they read a book during their ELA time about the challenges of obtaining a good education in certain parts of Colombia and one man’s creative solution — a mobile library carried by his two donkeys. Then, during Spanish class, we explored Luis Soriano and his Biblioburro further. It’s an inspiring story about a dedicated librarian and teacher whose commitment to education has made a lasting impact on his community. You can watch a short video about El Biblioburro here: Biblioburro Video.
Third-grade students will be coming home with a short informational text in Spanish, along with a mural or drawing that shows their understanding of the story, so they can share what they’ve learned with you.
Meanwhile, in Kindergarten and first grade Spanish classes, we had a guest appearance from La caja magica (the magic box)!! Students practiced color words and listened to lots of Spanish input as the magic box tried to guess everyone's favorite colors. Ask your students to sing our color song at home!
Fitness for Life
Our second session of electives began on October 14 and with it, came the PE elective called “ Fitness For Life”. This elective has a personal spin, as it allows students to learn about the components of fitness, take part in a circuit training series, and learn the value of lifelong physical activity.
Each week, students receive a series of fitness activities with the goal of completing at least three sets of 12-15 repetitions of each exercise. This takes self motivation and discipline. So far, students are off to a great start and have demonstrated strong levels of fitness already.
Lyme School Apparel Store
The Lyme School Apparel Store has a variety of apparel and accessories all customizable with a variety of school logos. The Lyme School PTO earns 12% of all sales. Thank you for supporting our school and go Lions! #LYMESCHOOLROCKS
OUR VALUES
● Fairness ● Acceptance of Others ● Integrity ● Responsibility
● Perseverance ● Individuality ● Compassion ● Courage
John P. D'Entremont, Principal
Elise Foxall, Academic Director
Geoff Tomlinson, Student Services Director