Placentino School News & Updates
The end of the year is quickly approaching. If you have medication stored in the Health Office for your student, please make sure to pick-up the medication by Thursday, June 25 by 11 am (if possible and safe to do so, please consider picking up all medication prior to this date). The medications stored in the health office must be picked up by an adult and cannot be sent home in backpacks with students.
Medications that are not picked up by this date will be disposed of properly per Massachusetts regulations.
If your student will be participating in Extended Summer Year (ESY) and has medication in the Health Office, you do not need to pick up the medication between the end of the academic year and the start of ESY - please make sure to communicate your student’s enrollment in ESY with your student’s school nurse. Please make sure to pick up your student’s medication at the conclusion of the ESY program. Any medication that is not picked up by the end of ESY will be disposed of properly per Massachusetts regulations. Please contact Mrs. Harkin or Mrs. Holmes if you have any questions.
Preschool and Kindergarten
During the month of June teachers and students in preschool and kindergarten will engage in a read aloud of Be a Bridge by Irene Latham and Charles Waters. Be a Bridge teaches children that small acts of kindness can help bring people together. Through simple rhyming text and colorful illustrations, students learn ways to be caring friends by welcoming others, listening, helping classmates, including everyone in play, and standing up for what is right. The story encourages children to build a classroom community where everyone feels safe, valued, and connected.
Conversation Starters
- How can we help others feel welcome at school?
- What can you do when you see someone playing alone?
- How can you be a kind friend today?
- What are some ways we can help someone who is feeling sad or upset?
- How can we show respect when someone else is talking?
Grade 1 and Grade 2
This month, our first and second grade students are reading Maddi's Fridge by Lois Brandt. This thoughtful story follows two best friends, Sofia and Maddi. When Sofia learns that Maddi's family does not always have enough food, she faces a difficult challenge: how can she help her friend while respecting her feelings and keeping her promise?
As students read the story, they will explore important themes such as empathy, friendship, kindness, problem-solving, and helping others in respectful ways. The book also provides an opportunity to discuss how communities can support one another during difficult times.
Conversation Starters:
- What is a friend?
- How do friends help and care for one another?
- Why do you think Maddi did not want Sofia to tell others about her empty refrigerator?
- How did Sofia show kindness and empathy toward Maddi?
- What are some ways we can help others while still respecting their feelings and privacy?
- Why is it important to ask for help when someone is struggling?
