Wahlburgers Night! Please join us at Wahlburgers in the Shipyard on Tuesday, 3/8 to raise money for PRS while enjoying yummy Wahlburgers food. Dine in or takeout from 4pm-8pm. Simply mention "Fundfare for PRS" in order notes online, or when settling up your bill in restaurant. A portion of proceeds will be given to PRS PTO.

PTO Meeting March 9th @ 7 pm: Please join us for our monthly PTO meeting on Wednesday, March 9th at 7 pm via Zoom. 

Click here for the zoom link.

Meeting ID: 881 3785 3849

Passcode: 602459

**SAVE THE DATE**Family Bingo Night is Back! Thursday, March 31st, PRS Cafeteria. The 5th Grade Activities Committee will sell pizza slices from 5:30-6pm, and Bingo will run from 6-7pm! Open to all grades, this not a drop off event. 

Read Across America "Month"- March 1-31 

We hope kids have been able to read this week and use the reading log to keep track of their minutes. Here is the reading log link: Here is a link to the reading log.

Kids can print out the reading log, fill it in and upload a picture of the completed log to PRSPTOEmail@gmail.com by March 31st. Each student that participates will receive a prize and there will also be (2) $20 gift cards to Barnes and Noble up for grabs for the student who read the most minutes! 

The book theme for this week is: Read a book about animals (fiction or non-fiction):) Some suggested books are: Giraffes Can't Dance By Giles Andreae; Charlotte's Web By E.B. White; and Don't Let Them Disappear By Chelsea Clinton. 

PRS Spirit Wear: It's a great time to stock up on PRS Spirit Wear! We've added new items like tees, tanks, shorts, and raincoats for Spring, and we still have the classic hoodies and other great items. From now until Monday night, March 7, Squadlocker is offering 10% off $99 purchases (MERCH10) and 15% off $150 purchases (MERCH15). The PRS PTO also receives a percentage of all sales. https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/plymouth-river-elementary-school-prs-315398

Events Recap and Ongoing PTO News

Cultural Enrichment:  Plymouth River School kicked off its celebration of Read Across America with a Monday morning “Magic of Books” presentation by award-winning performer Tommy James.  He entertained grades K & 1 with magic tricks highlighting the stories of Velveteen Rabbit, Tortoise and the Hare, Charlotte’s Web, and The Biography of Betsy Ross.  The interactive show encouraged students to visit their library, learn from reading, and respect and love books.  In celebration of Read Across America and Tommy James’ visit, the PRS PTO gifted a copy of Charlotte’s Web to each kindergartener and 1st grader at PRS.  This performance was also scheduled and made possible by funding from the PRS PTO.

Cultural Enrichment: Plymouth River School very proudly welcomed world-famous children’s book author Jerry Pallotta, who presented to grades 2-5 in celebration of Read Across America. Mr. Pallotta presented on his background, which includes authoring more than 100 books throughout his 36-year career, and spoke specifically with the students about the book development process, from idea to casual writing and on to editing and illustration. He described how his childhood, family and travels all inspired book topics and characters over the years - including penguins he met while visiting Antarctica, monkeys he met in Africa and, locally, crabs, lobsters, whales and sharks he encountered at his home on Peggotty Beach (Scituate). In addition to scheduling and funding his visit, the PRS PTO also purchased books for each student and had Mr. Pallotta individually autograph one for each student in grades 2-5 ahead of his visit

Get Smart About Art Program Continues

GSAA is run by the PRS PTO, and our goal is to supplement the children’s art studies teaching them about various artistic movements and individual artists. You can learn more about the program here.  

Here is the upcoming schedule:

March 7 - GSAA - First Grade - Renaissance Artists

March 10 - GSAA - Second Grade - Alexander Calder

March 14 - GSAA - First Grade - Impressionist Artists

March 17 - GSAA - Second Grade - Zen Gardens

March 21 - GSAA - First Grade - Vincent Van Gogh

March 24 - GSAA - Second Grade - John Singleton Copley and Jackson Pollock

Around Town

SEPAC: Executive Function Workshop- Monday, March 28th, 7-9 pm

Local SEPAC organizations have collaborated to present a Workshop with Sarah Ward of Cognitive Connections. This seminar is designed to help parents develop an understanding of executive function skills and identify strategies to help kids manage their time, materials, and emotions!

Click the link below for more information and to register. Space is limited so register today!

https://www.nspac.org/Registration2

News from Mr. Lamothe

Newsletter from March 4, 2022

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