November 2019 Newsletter

Wednesday, November 6 th  is Picture Retake -  If you forgot about Picture Day - OR – you are not satisfied with the pictures you received…now’s the time to have them taken/retaken*. Need an order form? They are available at the office. *Retakes – bring back the package you have to give to the photographer on  Wednesday, November 6th! No School on Monday, November 11 th     In observance of Veteran’s Day. Saturday, November 16th - PTO Indoor Flea Market at Stony Brook Elementary School, 9 a.m - 5 p.m Monday, November 18th - Brewster Town Meeting - Brewster will hold its Fall 2019 Town Meeting at Stony Brook Elementary School at 6 p.m. Important school issues on the warrant. Childcare available, please RSVP to drost@nausetyouthalliance.org Tuesday, November 20th - Marks close November 27th-29th - NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break 

Many students, parents, and pets participated in our annual walk, ride, or skate to school.

October was a very exciting month learning all about owls. On October 16th, we had a fascinating owl presentation called "Eyes On Owls". Marcia and Mark Wilson brought a selection of live owls and taught the students many facts about these mysterious birds. Students were also busy dissecting owl pellets and finding and identifying many bones. In Mrs. Young's art class, some students created wonderful owl masterpieces. ~ Check out all our amazing photos~

News from our Library Media Specialist Mrs. Whitney This past month has been busy in the Library Media Center. Kindergartners are working on mouse skills using tools in KidPix to create pictures of apple trees and pumpkins after listening to stories such as Apples by Gail Gibbons, In The Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes, and Five Little Pumpkins . They have also learned how to navigate their way on the computer to the Technology HomePage to use programs like Starfall and ABCYa. The students love book check out time and are curious about books! In 1st Grade, students are starting an Owl Life Cycle illustration on the computer in the program KidPix and a Green Screen presentation to go along with their unit on owls. They have also been practicing addition and subtraction strategies and short vowels in Starfall. We are comparing and contrasting books to understand the differences between fiction and nonfiction. Grade 2 has been learning about Story Elements, Parts of a Point of View, and Cause and Effect with titles like After the Fall by Dan Santat, Zen Shorts by Jon Muth and Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds. The students have started using our typing program and have learned how to “build a keyboard” and understand the layout of the keyboard. Some of the 2nd graders even got a chance to take a coloring break using the “Color Wall” located in the Library Media Center.    We are looking forward to Coding, using the Dash and Dot robots, and creating Book Commercials in the coming months!

Hello Parents! Our reading groups are in full swing and students are now bringing home books for nightly reading practice....what a great chance to spend some quality time modeling for your kiddos the importance of reading and sharing in their practice time. We have had the opportunity to purchase several new titles for both the library and our reading closet this year to add to the collection of books we use to teach our children to become better readers. If any of you are interested in volunteering a few hours to help keep the book room organized and running smoothly, please contact Mrs. Bunce at  buncer@nausetschools.org  for more details. Any help would be much appreciated!!

October 7th, we had an All School Meeting on Fire Safety.

A fun time for all at our Halloween Parade.

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