Nov 25 Spruce Scoop

A huge thank you to Maizie S., Penelope R., Everly L., and Jenna M. for being our October Lumberleaders here at Spruce. These wonderful 3rd grade students lead the school in announcements and help make Spruce a better place each day. They lead by example, work hard, follow the Spruce rules and show kindness to all. Great job team!

Thank you to the veterans of Spruce! So many of our students' family members have served in our military and we are privileged to honor them. Thank you to Mrs. Urban, who took time our of her schedule to hang all the photos. There are so many, they couldn't all fit in one photo!

October was a month full of learning and fun in Kindergarten!

Our young learners have been working hard to master letters, sounds, snap words, and number skills. Along the way, they’ve also enjoyed many exciting fall festivities at Spruce School, including the TNT Car Parade, a visit to the Fire Station, Trunk or Treat, and our Halloween celebration.

As we move into November, we’re looking forward to another busy and exciting month. Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up soon, and we’re excited to share your child’s progress with you. Later in the month, our kindergarten classes will come together for a special gathering to celebrate all the things we’re thankful for.

Enjoy these photos that highlight some of our recent adventures!

In Miss Banks' class, they adopted a cow through the Discover Dairy program! Their calf is named Ivy and she lives in Cortland, NY. Throughout the school year, they will learn how cows grow, where milk comes from, and how farmers contribute to our world! The students will be able to watch Ivy grow throughout the year through videos and livestreams by the farm!

In Miss Townsend's third grade class, they learned all about pumpkins during a pumpkin day celebration! Here they are investigating the inside of a pumpkin to get ready for Halloween!

Working with our kindergarten buddies. Learning to be lumber leaders and learning about them.

Science and Social Studies: learning to be curious and about continents.

Teacher Ms. Trimboli has these amazing things to say about some of her awesome 2nd & 3rd grade students.

Alex-

Alex was caught being a star student in our classroom, Alex is a very silly, outgoing, and friendly kiddo. He enjoys interacting with his peers and works really hard to complete his work! Alex is the first person to make anyone smile, with his sweet but silly jokes! Alex worked really hard to become star student and we are so proud of his hard work! :)

Camryn-

Camryn was caught being a star student in our classroom! Camryn’s bright personality brings so much excitement to our classroom. Cam goes out of his way to help others and make others feel comfortable. Camryn is a very outgoing and will be the first person to welcome a new friend! We are so proud of you Cam!

Jayce-

Jayce was caught being a star student in our classroom. Jayce’s uniqueness stands out in our classroom each day, he always has a fun fact for us, and his creativity shines through our room. Jayce is a hard worker and never gives up until he gets it. We all admire his ambition! Jayce is also very kind and sweet, we are so proud of him for all his hard work!

Bryce-
Bryce was caught being a star student in our classroom. Bryce comes to school with a positive attitude each day! He is always so sweet to all adults and children in our classroom. Bryce brings so much positivity to our classroom each day and we are so proud of him for all his hard work.

In Miss Trimboli's class, during our science unit we have been exploring all parts of a pumpkin. For the end of our unit we got to put our detective skills into action while we carve a class pumpkin! The students got to explore the guts of the pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, the stem, and learn about why each part of the pumpkin is important to help them grow! The students had a blast carving a spooky face for our pumpkin!

Your school counselor and social worker are starting to implement SEL Lessons in the Library! This time of the year we are talking about Mindful Bodies, which helps us to sit nicely and increase our focus, our Anchor Breaths which help to calm our brains and bodies when we have big feelings! Next week we will be talking about Big vs Little Problems and how to solve them!

Our interns will begin the SOAR Program (formerly known special friends) in order to help as many student as possible succeed. We enjoyed the Costume Parade, and all other Fall activates.

Our Spruce Sprinters will run their race this Tuesday 11/4 at 4:00pm at Spruce Elementary if anyone is interested in supporting their hard work! The hope is we can run outside and everyone can watch, if we must relocate to inside, only runners and running buddies will be allowed in the school building.

Reminder, if you need any support for Christmas time, please reach out to Mr. Zon or Ms. Linsner by DECEMBER 1st!!!!

See below a podcast to support parents!

Cheer us on around Spruce School for our Final Race on 11/4 at 4pm!!!

Resources for Parents:

Throughout the year, the art teachers help to decorate the halls and board room of the Administration Office with student work. Thank you for letting me borrow some of your work to decorate. Congratulations to the students who have work on display!

October Sneaker Award!

These students always come to the gym prepared!

Kinder: Nora Davila and Eddison Broviak

1st: Jayla Vega-Tapia and Samuel Broviak

2nd: Jace Ziembiec and Ariana Lipskiy

3rd: Fetima Heshem and Jacob Leffler

Congratulation to the October Students of the Month in P.E.!

Next SPTO Meeting:

November 6th in Spruce Cafeteria

7:00-8:00pm

Friendly reminder that the book fair is this week. We will offer in-school hours for your child to shop and will also be available to shop after hours during the Family Literacy Night on 11/6 from 6-7pm.

Our November meeting will take place directly following Literacy Night in the Spruce Cafeteria.

11/6 - Literacy Night and Bookfair (6-7PM)

SPTO Meeting - In Cafeteria (7-8 PM)

11/11 - No School (Veterans Day - thank you to all those who have served!)

11/20 - Half Day for students - Dismissal at 12:10

Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/21 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/26-11/28 - Thanksgiving Break - Gobble Gobble!

Some of Spruce's students went for a nature walk. They used what they found to create some beautiful art!

Looks like Miss Trimboli's class had a great Halloween celebration!

Halloween Stations in P.E.!