The Principal's ROAR
Friday, October 23rd, 2026
Principal's Corner
On Wednesday our amazing PTO treated the staff to breakfast in the staff room. There were mini quiches, muffins, and yogurt with fruit. Having food provided is always appreciated and our thanks go out to all of the parents that were a part of our breakfast treats!
We come to school in the morning with a frost on the ground and a nip in the air, but after lunch we are enjoying some beautiful fall weather. Please note that in the morning, we don’t have the sun poking over the treetops so it is quite cool. Some children are asking to borrow gloves. Sending children in with some layers is helpful for us.
We are still running our food drive. You can send in any non-perishable food item with your child in the morning. If you drop off or pick up your child you can simply hand it off in the pick up line! We will extend this drive through the Conference Day on 11/3.
If you have not signed up for a conference time, please reach out to your classroom teacher and get one scheduled.
On Monday, November 9, at 6:30 I will hold my next “Evening Event”. It will be a math night. I will spend some time talking about “new math” and “common core math” and explain the what and why of math today. While the grown ups are meeting with me I plan on having a space for children to play some math games. I will ask for an RSVP so that I have enough things and seats prepared. An email is fine.
*On Wednesday, November 18, will be our next OLL time. If you are interested in helping please let me know!
* This week the results of the Lion’s Club Vision screening went home. Please look for it in their folders.
Kindergarten Happenings!
Here is the Kindergarten snapshot for the week! :)
This week in Reading skills we introduced the letters: g & i and worked on short vowel discrimination between a, o, & i. Students are starting to get the hang of sounding out CVC words and connecting letters to the sounds they say as we practice daily. They seem to be very excited that they are becoming beginning readers!! In Reading knowledge we did our five senses assessment and moved into unit 3: Underdogs and Heroes: Stories. Some classics that you might know are: Chicken Little, The Three Little Pigs, and Three Billy Goats Gruff! We even introduced different variations of these stories during read aloud time.
In Math we continue number exploration with more than, fewer than and same. Students are becoming masters of this! We have been connecting quantities & numbers, counting out objects, and drawing groups of objects. We continue to focus on the numbers 1-10. Science and Social Studies has been a very busy time for us. We had so much fun working on the five senses with apples! We made great observations, asked good questions, and did graphing to see which apples we liked the most and least. We introduced Scholastic News for the first time and it just so happened to be all about An Apple Surprise! We continued our learning about community helpers on top of that, focusing on Veterinarians and Dentists!
1st & 2nd Grade News!
3rd & 4th Grade Bulletin!
Grades 3 & 4 have begun to learn about the BIOMES of the world. We had a little introduction to what they are and just started to talk about the Forest biome. We have all agreed that on Friday instead of our usual science work, we will have a science experiment. This adds a new level of excitement to the end of our work week.
We have been talking about the importance of learning our multiplication facts, including the many ways that we can do mental math.
In writing we have shifted our stamina in writing from how many words to how many sentences. We are focusing on some smaller details now. We are remembering that the word I is never a lower case letter. We also are working on going back and rereading what was written. I am also encouraging all readers that we need to expand our reading to include novels and not always picture books, even if they are nonfiction.
News from the Office!
School pride lookin' good. Store's open!
Hey ConVal families!
Our online school swag store is officially open! Check out the link below to grab your fresh gear.
The shop closes on November 30th, 2026. Once it closes, all items will be custom-made and shipped out together.
Got questions? Reach out to Nicole at (603) 547-2976 or nbrouillet@conval.edu.
PTO Corner
Thank you to all the students (and parents) who participated in the Afterschool Hike and Afterschool Kickball this past week. Both were a ton of fun!
We have some fun ideas for more afterschool enrichment programs so stay tuned.
Afterschool pumpkin gutting is next Thursday, October 29 at 3:30 if you're able to lend a scooping hand. Pumpkin carving is the following morning Friday, October 30.
FES Halloween Celebration is on Friday, October 30th. Want to help out?
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4DACAF2AA6FDC25-66634905-feshalloween#/
The First Annual Turkey Trot is happening on Thanksgiving morning at the Town Hall--sponsored by the FES PTO. Look for more information coming home next week!
📆 Upcoming Events
October 26th-30th Special is Library
October 26th~Cornucopia
October 30th Halloween Parade & Pumpkin Carving
November 3rd Parent Teacher Conferences~ No School
November 9th~ Math Night
November 11th Veterans Day
November 25th-27th~ Thanksgiving Break
November 26th~ PTO Turkey Trot
Community Flyers
Contact Information
Lauren Mann, Principal, Teacher
Grades 3 and 4
Email: Lmann@conval.edu
Phone: 603-547-2976
Website: https://fes.conval.edu
Francestown Elementary School
325 2ND NH Turnpike South
Francestown NH 03043