Greetings First Branch Families!
We hope that all of our First Branch families had an enjoyable Halloween experience and are ready for winter to hit.
We know that it has been unseasonably warm and we know that winter is coming so please be sure to check and make sure that your student’s have what they need for the colder weather. Please reach out to our school nurses or administrative assistants if you are in need of any cold weather gear.
A few updates from the past few weeks…
In Chelsea we have launched our pebble system where students are earning rewards based on pro social behavior that align with our R.O.A.D agreements. R.O.A.D. stands for Ready, Open, Allied and Determined and are being deliberately taught in our town hall sessions as well as in advisory. When students are shown upholding one of these agreements they are rewarded with a pebble to fill our jars and when the jars are full we earn a celebration. On October 28th our entire middle school earned a celebration and voted on a whole-school game of capture the flag.
Also on October 28th we had our advisory scarecrow display set up on the North Common. Amy Bogardus and the 7th grade health class spearheaded this event and worked with our advisors, students, town officials, and school personnel to make this event a success. Amy and her classes also planned our dance on Friday, October 28th. Fun was had by all!
Our Tunbridge campus has been moving and grooving with their R.O.A.D. agreements. Students met as a whole-school community on Friday, October 28th and read “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. We then challenged students to create their own wild things using surprise materials. These will be on display in our downstairs hallway.
Thank you to all that reached out with an offer to donate gourds for our school celebration on November 4th. We are happy to say that we have all that we need.
Sincerely,
Janet Cash, Principal
Kate Liptak, Associate Principal
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