F.E.S. Points of P.R.I.D.E.
October 24th, 2025
Success at FES!
We had a very successful week at FES! There was much learning, laughing and earning of classroom P.R.I.D.E Paws! The biggest success for me this week was running the students through the A.L.I.C.E. Drill on Thursday. Every single student followed the plan and we knew that in any emergency we were safe. I appreciate the students participation, their questions and discussion around school safety. I want to thank the families for their support in making this a school-home conversation. Thank you!
FES Students Bringing Light to Many
Our students continue to expand their creative practice as they imagine, plan, create, reflect, and share. This week we looked at works by Piet Mondrian for inspiration for independent projects. We also enjoyed building lanterns with Children and the Arts. Students are very excited to be invited to carry their beautiful lanterns with the ConVal community again this December 6th. It is always a treat to create and celebrate art with Mrs. Connelly. The 2025 Lantern Festival is scheduled on the weekend of December 5th in Peterborough with a Garden of Light lantern parade at 6pm on Saturday, December 6th. Please visit https://www.childrenandthearts.org/annual-lantern-festival for updates and more information about program events.
Ms. Flanagan's K-1 Classroom
It has been a great week in K-1. We have spent time getting to know each other and reviewing expectations. We have started a new unit in Science about animal traits. I look forward to meeting you at conferences! Ms. Flanagan
Ms. Carbonneau's Grade 1-2 Class
Students in Grade 1-2 worked diligently on creating beautiful lanterns for the parade and weekly art projects with Mr. Melle. What wonderful artists we have in this classroom!
Ms. Parisi's 3-4 Scientists
This week 3rd and 4th graders have been working on finding the lesson and moral of the story and writing paragraphs with details to prove their points. 3rd graders are working on finding area with and without grid lines. 4th graders are working on multiplying fractions. We had the opportunity to build and test out models that protect houses against erosion. Next week we will remodel our structures to improve the original de
