We're Getting Ready for you at NES!
As the summer winds down, I encourage you and your students to dive back into the mindset of ‘back to school.’
While our students were away, our wonderful custodial and maintenance staff have been getting the building ready and our school is sparkling! Construction on some of the rooms has been done to make them more ADA compliant and some upgrading has been done to the kindergarten and preschool rooms. Summer planning took place during the break and our teachers met in June to update curriculum and make adjustments to curriculum calendars.
Our district also did a summer reading project around Building Thinking Classrooms by Peter Lildejahl, and we are excited to implement strategies to enhance students’ experiences in problem solving collaboratively around given tasks. This is something we dabbled in last year and look forward to expanding on going into the fall.
I hope you and your families have been able to enjoy some vacation time and continue to do so. This summer is also the perfect time for your children to enjoy some reading and we hope you’ve been able to visit the new Narragansett library to explore! If your students need “down time” from electronics, or when they complain of boredom, we always suggest having them write down some of their summer memories, play board games, play a game outdoors, or anything that will enhance their growth and development.
Finally, be on the lookout mid-August as class placements will be coming your way. Continue to check your email for updates as we near the first day of school and we finalize all our preparations.
I look forward to seeing everyone soon!
Lisa Wilson, NES Principal
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