Penn Brook Elementary School
Week of May 18th
From the Penn Brook Administration
Dear Penn Brook families,
We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather. As we head into another busy and exciting week at school, we want to thank our families for your continued partnership and support. There are many great learning experiences and events ahead as we continue to make the most of the final weeks of the school year!
Warm regards,
Penn Brook Administration - (978) 352-5785
Principal - Beth Benoit
Assistant Principals - Amy Wahl and Kate Donlin
Early Childhood Coordinator - Shannon Tenney
Penn Brook Office Dianne Collins and Jeannine Dion
Nurse - Collen Wilson and Zinta Gulens
Penn Brook School Council for the 26-27 School Year
PBIS Family Survey
WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK
We want to hear about your experience with your student’s education. We invite you to participate in completing the School Climate Survey. This survey includes questions about your student’s learning, school safety, and interpersonal relationships, as well as your attitudes about the institutional environment and your personal involvement in school.
As you might be aware, the Georgetown Public Schools has implemented a 5 year strategic plan. Along with improving the academic experience of students, another priority is improving the student’s sense of belonging. Your responses will be very helpful in improving student relationships, learning conditions, and the overall school environment. Beginning today, 4/27/26, we invite all parents, guardians and caretakers to complete this survey for our school. The survey is completely anonymous and brief; it contains 21 questions and takes about 10-15 minutes to complete.
You can take the survey online by using the following unique school link: Penn Brook Family School Culture Survey. (If you cannot access this online survey, please let me know and we can share a paper version with you through your child’s home/school folder.)
Please submit your responses by 5/30/26. All your responses are completely anonymous. We have no way to connect you to your answers, and results will only be reported as group responses. There are no right or wrong answers. We just want to know about your personal experiences. Responses are housed securely in an anonymous format with the University of Oregon Technical Assistance Center projects for evaluation research purposes. (All evaluation research projects are in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, (343 CFR 99.31 (6)) and human subjects regulations (Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46).
As you respond to each item, think about your own personal experiences as a parent, caregiver or guardian at Penn Brook School. Please answer all of the questions, or your answers won’t be recorded, and you can mark “I prefer not to answer” if you don’t want to answer a question about you. We hope you will take the time to provide us with this valuable information.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
The link to complete the survey is https://assessment.pbisapps.org/Anon/KHW206O4500
Thank you for your time and participation!
Social and Emotional Learning
May’s Character Trait: Fairness
This May, we’re focusing on helping Penn Brook students understand the importance of treating others with equity, respect, and integrity.
We’re celebrating Fairness- making sure everyone feels heard, respected, and included, and understanding that fair doesn’t always mean the same. During the first week of the month, students will attend grade-level gatherings to introduce and launch this theme. They’ll explore what fairness looks and sounds like at school, share examples of fair choices, and practice strategies such as taking turns, listening to different perspectives, following agreed-upon rules, and making choices that help everyone succeed.
Each grade level will read a special book that highlights fairness in action. Throughout the month, students will have the opportunity to earn a “Fairness” leaf when they demonstrate fairness by including others, respecting differences, using kind and honest communication, and helping create an environment where everyone has what they need to learn and grow.
We look forward to seeing our Penn Brook students practice fairness and continue building a school community where everyone feels valued and respected.
Penn Brook Specials
Specials this month
Media: Upper grade students are using Canva, Edison robots and Google Slides. Third graders are continuing to learn Scratch coding and Google Slides, Second graders are making graphs and using Book Creator. Lower grades are continuing to learn and practice the keyboard and mouse as well as beginning code.org.
Art: In May and June, K–5 students will continue exploring a variety of art materials and creative ideas. Kindergarten and first grade will explore texture in their art. They will also create painted-paper landscape collages inspired by artist Eloise Renouf. Second graders will learn how to create a tint for their colorful ice-cream painted paper collages. Second and third grade will also create “superhero selfie” self-portraits. Fourth grade will learn about form by drawing 3D shapes. Fifth graders will dive into the world of design by drawing and creating their own shoes inspired by their interests, and they will also learn about the element of space while creating one-point perspective city drawings.
Important Dates in May and June
May 2026
May 20th - School Council at 7:50am in the Office Conference Room
May 25 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
May 27th - 5th Grade Field Trip to Cedarland
May 28th - Arts Night at 5pm - art show and Band and Chorus Concert
May 29 - GMHS Senior Clap Out at 1pm
June 2026
June 1st - 2nd - 4th Grade Field Day
June 2nd - 3rd Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)
June 3rd - 5th Grade Walk Trip to GMHS
June 4th - Preschool Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)
June 4th - 2nd Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)
June 5th - Band and Chorus Field Trip (teacher will provide specific information)
June 8th - Kindergarten & 1st Grade Field Day
June 9th - 5th Grade Field Day and Cook Out
June 10th - Kindergarten Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)
June 10th - 4th Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)
June 11th - 1st Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)
June 11th - 5th Grade Play - 7pm
June 15th - Preschool Field Day
June 18th - 5th Grade Moving On Celebration
June 18th - Last Day of School and 1/2 day
Lunch Menu
Bus information
Information regarding the school bus can be found on the district website, https://georgetown.k12.ma.us/transportation
From the Georgetown PTA
Please visit georgetownpta.com for more information
Community Board
Please use the link below to access the district’s new Community Board for local happenings!