The Principal's ROAR
Friday, October 23rd, 2026
Principal's Corner
We survived all of the anticipation leading up to Halloween!
It is no small feat.The parade was fun and the weather was perfect. I always enjoy seeing all of the families here to watch the children.
School photos arrived and are in backpacks. Our photo make up day is November 16.
Our conference day is Tuesday, November 3. If you have not signed up yet, please reach out to your classroom teacher. It is also voting day. I urge people to read and feel confident in your decision and then go VOTE!
We are extending our food drive through this week so that families can still send in food at the conference time. A giant thank you to the families that have given so generously.
On Tuesday this week, Jeannie Connolly came to school to make nature journals with everyone. These journals will be used at all of the OLL days for the remainder of the year. Journal writing in the woods is one of my favorite parts of OLL.
Speaking of OLL, our next date is set for November 18. If you would like to help out please email or call the school and let us know! Kara from the Harris Center will be joining us.
On Monday, November 9 from 6:30-7:30 I will hold my next Together at the Table. My topic this month is all about math. I will share with parents why we do what we do, what has changed, and support for home. If you would like to bring your children, please RSVP so that we have enough prepared for them. The children will be able to play some math games and there will be a game for each child to take home. We will not have grown ups here that can watch younger children, so please be prepared to have little ones sitting with you.
Last, but not least, I am still hoping to receive the names of any Veterans in your family. If you are able to share their mailing address with us, we will put our letters in the mail. If not, we are happy to send them home to you for personal delivery. You can simply email me at lmann@conval.edu with the name and address.
Happy Halloween!
Kindergarten Happenings!
Here is the Kindergarten snapshot for the week! :)
This week in Reading skills students were introduced to the tricky words: one, two, three. Students also spent a few days reviewing our letters: m, a, t, d, o, c, g and i. Students practiced their sounding out CVC (consonant,vowel, consonant) words with letter banks, puzzles, and pictures. This could be something great and fun to practice at home as well! In Reading knowledge we continued reading folktale stories and practiced retelling by sequencing the story pictures in the right order.
In Math students focused on number towers, one more & one less, and comparing numbers and pictures. These were all great practices around the skills of more than, fewer than and same. In Social Studies we focused on more community helpers: construction workers, mail carriers, bakers and chefs. Students have learned about so many community helpers and why their jobs are important. This week we got to have our bi-weekly lesson with the guidance counselor. We continue to learn about our feelings and how to process them.
We ended the week with everything about Halloween. Friday fun started with carving pumpkins, then learning about the life cycle of pumpkins in class. We got to enjoy Scholastic news and learned about bats and pumpkins. We even got to enjoy some Halloween bingo with beginning sounds and building pumpkin towers too!
1st & 2nd Grade News!
3rd & 4th Grade Bulletin!
Third and Fourth grade students have spent some time this week talking about kindness. Next up will be how to apologize, even when it was an accident (not easy!)
Comparing fractions has been the fourth grade topic in math. We are working with numberlines, fraction tiles, and drawing rectangles to find equal parts. This is the first encounter with comparing fractions with different denominators. We continue to practice our multiplication facts as well. Third grade is working on multiplication with many different images. They see arrays and sets, and use graph paper and connecting cubes.
In literacy we continue to remember the parts of speech. Sometimes we have aha moments and other times we wonder if maybe they haven’t been exposed to some things yet. We have expanded our journal writing from “how many words” to how many sentences.” This part is moving us into paragraph work. Reading includes making book choices where we can read the words on the page, and not just look at pictures.
We continue our science work with Biomes. Our first Biome is the Forest. We have Kara from the Harris Center joining us this week and we will be looking at birds specifically. We have learned about deciduous trees and conifers.
I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween!
News from the Office!
Winter Weather Test Message
Yesterday, Thursday, October 29th around 4:00 PM, Dr. Forrest, our Superintendent, tested our school messenger service in preparation for winter weather delays and closings. You should have received a test phone call as well as an email. If you did not receive the call and/or email, please contact Judy Tremblay, the District’s Student Information Systems Coordinator, at jtremblay@conval.edu. Judy will work with you to make any needed changes so that you receive messages moving forward.
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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
Happy Halloween! We hope you enjoy all of the weekend's festivities :)
Please check out the Turkey Trot info that came home. You can save the flyer for yourself or hang it up somewhere. Spread the word, gather donations and join in the run/walk on Thanksgiving morning if you can!
The next PTO meeting is Tuesday, November 10 at 5:15pm at FES and we have two high school National Honors Society students who will provide childcare.
And you can share the November calendar--attached.
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
November 2nd-6th Special is PE!~ Remember your sneakers.
November 3rd Parent Teacher Conferences~ No School
November 9th~ Math Night
November 11th Veterans Day~ No School
November 25th-27th~ Thanksgiving Break
November 26th~ PTO Turkey Trot
Community Flyers
Halloween Parade!
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