PRS Family Bingo Night, Thursday, March 31st- Join the fun, free, family event and hear Mr. Lamothe call the Bingo numbers! Prizes are offered to those with winning cards who yell “Bingo.” 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the PRS Cafeteria

And come hungry; the fifth graders will be selling pizza and ice cream! (Pizza and ice cream starting at 5:30 pm.)

Spring Book Fair: Please join us for our book fair on Saturday, April 9th in the PRS gymnasium from 9-1 pm.  Readers of all ages will find something to enjoy - newly released titles, children’s classics, award-winning books, educational products, and specially priced items. You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase books for your child’s own classroom, a reading specialist, a special education teacher, or the school library through the Classroom Wish Bins.

Coming Soon - Spring Voyagers! Spring Voyagers will start the week of April 4th and run for 6 weeks. Registration for Voyagers will run from Sunday, March 20th for 1 week on a first come/first serve basis.  Stay tuned for more details about classes and dates!

Read Across America "Month"- March 1-31- We hope kids enjoyed reading a book or two about animals this past week.

The book theme for this week is: Read a book about Friendship:) 

Some suggested books are: My New Friend Is So Fun! By Mo Willems; Otis By Loren Long; and Wonder By R.J. Palacio

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 students who read the most minutes! 

**COMING SOON- SPRING VOYAGERS**- Spring voyagers will start the week of April 4th and run for 6 weeks. Registration for voyagers will take place Sunday March 20th for 1 week on a first come/first serve basis.  Stay tuned for more details about classes and dates! 

Fifth Grade Families:

Please look out for an email request this week for baby pictures, student information and family messages for the yearbook!

Events Recap and Ongoing PTO News

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. The PRS PTO receives a percentage of all sales. https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/plymouth-river-elementary-school-prs-315398

Cultural Enrichment: On March 8 & 9, Plymouth River School welcomed Japanese Performer Motoko for a mini-residency1st-grade consisting of a grade 1 presentation on Japanese Storytelling, followed by individual origami lessons for each of the 1st grade classes. Motoko was scheduled by PRS PTO continuing a decade-long legacy of presenting to HPS 1st graders, as well as last year’s PRS 5th graders over Zoom.  She enchanted students through song and theatrical performances1st-grade of well-known Japanese fables. Motoko taught about the geography of the region and made cultural comparisons between life in the USA and Japan, including a brief language analysis of the greeting “Konnichiwa.”  She also used age-appropriate origami projects as a tool to develop students’ focus, imagination, and skills in spatial reasoning. Following her step-by-step instructions, students created 2- and 3-dimensional objects; identified geometric features (such as angles, lines, and symmetry) and figured out areas and volumes while producing pieces of art.  Motoko’s visit was funded by both PRS PTO and Hingham Cultural Council.

Get Smart About Art Program 

First and second graders begin Get Smart About Art series! First graders learned about Renaissance artists Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Raphael and colored in an image from the Sistine Chapel taped to the bottom of their desks to mimic Michelangelo's work at the Vatican. Second graders learned about Georgia O'Keeffe and each child received their own flower to draw a still-life in pastels like the artist. Each week throughout March first and second graders will continue with more fun artists and projects. GSAA sessions for all the other grades begin later in the spring.



Here is the upcoming schedule: 

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

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