News from the Nest!

Dear Palmer River Elementary School Community,

It was another wonderful week at Palmer River Elementary School! We started the week with our usual routines and wrapped things up with one of our favorite fourth-grade traditions—Idiom Day! Our fourth graders showed off their creativity by bringing popular idioms to life through clever costumes and imaginative presentations. They certainly kept their classmates guessing! What a fun and memorable way to reinforce figurative language while making learning come alive!

We also took time to celebrate our October Monthly Mindset of Responsibility! Students who demonstrated this important character trait were recognized with a special award and the opportunity to select a book from our book vending machine. We are so proud of the many ways our students show responsibility each day, both in and out of the classroom!

It was a great week filled with creativity, learning, and celebrations of student success! We hope all of our PRES families enjoy a wonderful and relaxing weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kristine Kefor, Principal and Mrs. Cassey Monte, Assistant Principal

Palmer River Elementary School

#WeAreDR #WeAreALLFalcons

• Veteran's Day Tribute: November 10th at 2pm
• No School/ Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11th
• World Kindness Day: Friday, November 13th
• 3rd & 4th Grade Banking with Bristol County Savings: Thursday, November 19th.
• Early Release-Parent Teacher Conferences: Thursday, November 19th & Friday, November 20th
• Gobbling with Gratitude Spirit Week: Monday, November 23rd- Wednesday, November 25th
• Early Release-Thanksgiving Recess Begins: Wednesday, November 25th at 12:25pm
• No School/Thanksgiving Recess: Thursday, November 26th & Friday, November 27th
• Make Up Picture Day: Friday, December 4th
• Grade 2 Owl Audubon Presentation: Wednesday, December 9th & Thursday, December 10th
• Wreaths Across America Ceremony: Saturday, December 19th 9:00- 11:15
• Kindergarten- Ryan's Tall Tales: Monday, December 21st
• Early Release- Holiday Break Begins: Tuesday, December 22nd at 12:25pm
• No School/ Holiday Break: Wednesday, December 23rd- December 31st

Show your school spirit with some new PRES/DR gear! Click the image below to check out our school apparel store.

Annual health screenings have been completed across all grade levels. Make-up screenings and reevaluations were completed on Monday for students who were absent or required secondary screening. If your child requires additional follow-up, a notification letter will be sent home within the next few weeks.Thank you for your cooperation. Please feel free to contact the school office with any questions.

As these colder months approach, please send your child to school with Chapstick to keep in their backpacks.

Should I keep my child home or send him/her to school?

• Has a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher

• Has been vomiting or has diarrhea

• Has symptoms that keep your child from participating in school, such as:

• Very tired or lack of appetite

• Cough that he or she cannot control, sneezing often

• Headache with body aches

• Sore throat - A little sore throat is okay for school, but a bad sore throat could be strep throat, even if there is no fever. Other signs of strep throat in children include headache, stomach upset, vomiting or rash. Call your doctor if your child has these symptoms.

24 Hour Rule

• FEVER: Keep your child home until his/her fever has been gone WITHOUT medicine for 24 hours. Returning to school too soon may slow recovery and make others sick.

• VOMITING OR DIARRHEA: Keep your child home for 24 hours after the last time he/she vomited or had diarrhea.

• ANTIBIOTICS: Keep your child home until 24 hours after the FIRST dose of antibiotics

Head Cold Notice: Please note that head colds can be contagious for at least 48 hours if they are sneezing or coughing without properly covering their mouth or washing their hands. Many children come to school with head colds and unintentionally pass the sickness to classmates. Please help protect our school community by keeping your child home while they are most sick.

This section will feature information about upcoming community events and activities. Check back each week for new events and updates!

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District

Website: https://pres.drregional.org/

Location: 326 Winthrop Street, Rehoboth, MA 02769

Phone: 508-252-5100/Fax: 508-252-5110

Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected group.