Cole Miners' Dig
January 23, 2026
January
January 28 - Early Release - All Students Dismissed at 12:20pm
January 28 - Kindergarten Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)
February
February 2 - School Counselor Appreciation Day
February 3 - PTO BINGO Night 6:30-7:30 pm
February 4 - PTO Meeting 7:00pm
February 5 - 100th Day of School (tentative)
February 6 - School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
February 6 - 4th Grade Geography Enrichment Program (Thank you, PTO!)
February 9 - 3rd Grade Mad Science Enrichment Program (Thank you, PTO!)
February 9 - 5th Grade Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)
February 11 - School Council Meeting 3:30pm
February 13 - School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
February 13 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
February 16 - 20 - February Vacation Week
February 23 - Community Meeting - Grade 3 Hosting - Parents welcome to attend!
February 26 - Incoming Kindergarten Orientation and Information Session 5:00-6:00pm
Looking Ahead:
June 5 - Field Day
June 11 - Grade 5 Celebration (for grade 5 parents and grade 5 students only) 6-8pm
Hi Cole Families! This week, students continued to work on Fastbridge screeners in ELA, math, and social emotional learning. Classes have also been finishing up Unit 2 of Second Step which focuses on Emotion Management. You can practice these skills with them at home, too!
In Kindergarten and 1st grade, students are learning how to use clues and examining a person’s face and body to understand what’s going on. At home, you can notice and celebrate your child when they’re able to recognize and label feelings.
2nd graders are learning to describe more complex emotions (ex: proud, disappointed) and learning how to calm themselves down. You can reinforce this by noticing and praising your child when they help themselves feel calm without an adult.
3rd graders are learning that emotions are important because they give us information about our lives (ex: fear helps us realize we might be in danger). They are also learning to label different levels of emotions and the importance of taking a break. At home, you can celebrate when your child chooses to take a break on their own.
4th graders are learning about the importance of managing strong emotions and practicing rethinking situations so they feel more calm and are able to think more clearly. You can reinforce this at home by celebrating when your child is able to think about a challenging situation in a new way.
5th graders are learning to anticipate recurring situations that cause them to feel strong emotions. You can celebrate your child when they’re able to handle a situation more easily than they have in the past.
We started our Gymnastics Unit! While working on flexibility, balance and strength, students practiced rolls, weight on hands and jumps. Students also had an opportunity to use one of three climbing ropes, two of the balance beans and one parallel bar.
"Roses as Red, Violets are Blue, How Sweet it is to be Taught by You!"
Let's fill our teacher’s vases this Valentine's Day! For only $5 you can purchase a beautiful rose (or roses!) for a teacher or staff member of your choosing. NEF will hand deliver the flowers to the lucky recipient Valentine's Day week.
With the purchase of one or more flowers you are not only showing your favorite Norwell educator how much they are appreciated, but you are also supporting the NEF, which provides funding for innovative educational programs, activities and materials for all Norwell Public Schools.
This is also a great opportunity to not only celebrate our deserving classroom teachers, but to recognize the unsung heroes of our elementary schools - nurses, technology teachers, aides, administrators, office staff, special education teachers, etc.
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