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November 2025
During this holiday season, many families like to give a gift to their child’s teacher. Your generosity is appreciated, but I would like to offer an alternative. A note expressing your thanks, a picture from your child, or donation in the teacher’s name during our Bangor Day collection is a very appropriate gift. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.
As the snow starts to arrive, it is important to use extra caution when dropping children off or picking them up after school. Please make sure to come down from the upper playground at dismissal to pick up your child or children. As the snow starts to accumulate, it will be harder for the teachers / staff to see the parent or adult picking up the student, so by coming down to the upper playground it will provide a better visual for the teachers / staff. The students who go out as walkers will remain close to the back gym doors to ensure their safety at dismissal.
Please remember to dress your child or children appropriately for morning and lunch recess. We do keep on hand a few items of winter gear when children forget their gear at home.
If weather conditions cause the cancellation of school, it will be announced on the Bangor App, email, phone and media outlets.
Teachers have been sending home confirmation slips for the Parent Teacher Conferences on Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25. If you have not received a confirmation of a date or time please reach out to the school.
Here are some math activities that you can do at home that are fun and educational.
Games and Activities:
- Scavenger hunts: Go on a hunt to find specific shapes, numbers, or objects around the house or community.
- Board games: Play games that involve counting, strategy, or scoring, such as Monopoly, Sudoku, or homemade board games.
- Dice games: Use dice to practice addition by rolling two dice and finding the total with objects, or have children name the number that lands face up.
- Card games: Play card games that require adding and subtracting, like "Go Fish" or "Solitaire".
- Puzzles: Work together on jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, or Sudoku to build problem-solving and reasoning skills.
Hands on Math Activities:
- Build with blocks: Create towers that represent specific numbers or build structures using geometric shapes.
- Use nature: Collect items like sticks or pebbles to count and sort, or count the petals on flowers.
- Make crafts: Create crafts that involve math concepts, such as a counting octopus, a balance scale, or a pattern parrot.
- Estimation jars: Fill a jar with items and have family members guess the number inside.
- Homemade games: Create your own board game with squares that have math problems or challenges.
As the winter months approach, snow will begin to and fall snowbanks start to begin. This is a reminder that if there are no open parking spots in the teacher/staff parking lot all families should use the Cameron Stadium parking lot. There is no parking in the teacher / staff parking lot if no spaces are available. The path down from the Cameron Stadium will always be cleared and salt and sanded.
Monday, November 24th & Tuesday, November 25th -- Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, November 26th - Friday, November 28th -- No School -- Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thursday, December 4th -- PTO Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 5th -- Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers Presentation
Tuesday, December 9th -- Substitute Teacher Training @ James F. Doughty School at 3:30 if anyone would like to become a substitute teacher or educational technician
Friday, December 19th -- Mary Snow 5th grade students visiting the Pre K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade classrooms to share in some winter activities.
Wednesday, December 24 - January 2nd -- No School -- Winter Break
Monday, January 5th -- Back to School
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