Hello DCS Families, I hope you had a wonderful vacation! I sure did. It was hard getting back into the routine of school at the beginning of the week, but we are now well underway. This time of year is so lovely, we are taking advantage of getting outside when we are able. Our mornings now begin outside. After we line up, Deb Quinn is teaching us all how to sign our school song. It is amazing how she breaks the song down into small bits that the students and staff are able to learn quickly! This will be a wonderful part of our spring concert on June 6th.
This time of year also brings the end of year assessments. Grades 3, 4, and 5 will begin the NHSAS testing next week. The following week brings the start MAP testing to all grades as well as AimsWeb benchmarking. Our students grew a great deal from fall to winter, I am excited to see how much they will grow on these assessments. We will send home results as they are available.
May 18th will be the Children and the Arts Festival in Peterborough. Kristen Garland and the 3rd grade students are creating a large raven puppet which all students will add some color too. I hope a couple of strong parents will be willing to carry this beautiful creation throughout the parade. Please let me know. We plan to meet at PES at 11:45am on the 18th.
Enjoy the weekend, Nicole
