Issue 14
November 3, 2023
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The PTO-sponsored Spooky Night was so much fun! |
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Thursday, 11/9 and Friday 11/10- No School
Saturday, 11/11- Sharon Winter Clothes PTO Sale
Thursday, 11/16- Harvest Feast, 11 AM (RSVP...See flyer below)
Monday, 11/20- Picture Retake Day
Wednesday- Friday, 11/ 22- 11/24 - Thanksgiving Break
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Letter from Principal Haley |
Families and Caregivers,
Last Friday’s Spooky Night was a wonderful event! I loved seeing all the spirited children and adults. A big thank you to our Sharon PTO for organizing the event. It takes a lot of work to put on this type of event. Some members of the PTO were at school from 3 p.m. until the end of the event at 7:30 p.m. That type of dedication and commitment to our school is valued and does not go unnoticed. If you are interested in volunteering or joining the PTO, please contact them at: ptosharonvt@gmail.com
As we move into our colder months, please make sure your children are properly dressed to go outside. If your child is not, then we will try to provide them with the appropriate clothing. If children are chronically not bringing in clothes that are suitable for the weather, they may need to go out and experience the natural consequence of being cold.
Speaking of clothing, the lost and found is getting out of control. Soon, a table will be set up outside with all the clothing. I will send home a picture of it for you to look at. Please take some time to see if any articles of clothing belong to your family.
Finally, we continue to solicit feedback about the proposed building project for the school. Here is a link that will bring you to the Sharon Elementary Building Proposal website page. From there you can view documents, see upcoming meetings, and provide feedback. This project is a community project and we need all voices to be heard. Please take the time to check it out.
Enjoy your weekend!
Respectfully,
Keenan Haley
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The Chipmunk Class has been busy at work (and play) since the start of school. We’ve been focusing on learning one letter per week, with loads of projects squeezed in. Some of our favorite projects have been making paper plate dinosaurs (D week), self-portraits of our eyes (E week), large fish costumes out of poster board (F week), and goats out of a variety of shape cut-outs (G week). We also enjoyed decorating pumpkins with nature items found outdoors in our play area for the PTO Spooky Walk! Inside of the classroom, we’ve implemented an “I Care” bag to show our friends kindness and practice empathy. The bag is filled with tissues, band-aids, and a stress ball. The children bring this bag to their classmates who display sadness, anger, or simply need emotional support. In addition to classroom activities, we LOVE harvesting vegetables with Mr. Paul during Outdoor Education, singing songs with Ms. Brooke during Music, and running around with Mr. Bryce during PE. On Halloween, we had a blast walking through the Big School wearing our “School of Fish” costumes, then watching a movie that we voted for through a ballot system. |
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The Woodchucks have been busily learning about red and green choices. Red and Green choices are desired and undesired behaviors, or making choices that have negative or positive consequences. To help with receptive language, we worked together to create visuals to help remind us what are green choices during learning. During our group learning times together we are focusing on stories that focus on social situations. This week we completed several 5 minute meditations where we learned about calming our bodies to help strengthen our hearing! True to our woodchucking nature, we helped glean the gardens! We were a giant school of fish for Halloween as well! The woodchucks are excellent pattern creators and can count to 20! We are learning about hibernating and have spent time focusing on letters A-I. Paddington Bear has come to school to visit again and is making his way from home to home to meet all the families. November brings the class into learning about gratefulness, season changes, and working collaboratively with a small group. The Kindness Elves are on their way! |
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The Sharon PTO is organizing a Used Children's Clothing Sale on Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Sharon Elementary.
We sell by the bag, fill a bag for $10!
What is the PTO accepting for this sale? Almost anything that children 0 - 18 can use! Pants, shirts, sweatshirts, dresses, coats, hats, mittens, boots, shoes, etc. It doesn’t have to be winter clothes. PLEASE donate items that are usable and clean.
When to drop off your donation at Sharon Elementary School: Anytime on Thursday, Nov. 9, or Friday, Nov. 10 (or email eloquine@gmail.com to arrange another time this week). Volunteers will be accepting donations and sorting through items. Volunteers can shop on Friday evening, so email me if you would like to get first pick and help your community!
On Saturday, 1 - 2 p.m., all items remaining are FREE.
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Thank you all for coming to Spooky Night! We lost count of how many people came, but we're pretty sure it was our best year yet!
Thanks to Sharon Elementary School for letting us use the outdoor space. Thanks to Baxter Memorial Library, Sharon Cares, The Sharon Academy, Seven Stars Arts Center, Linda and Rick Kent, and Duprey's Towing and Auto Repair for helping us hand out candies and making this event a success. Thanks to Chris Rosenquest for lending us the equipment for the dance party! See you all next year!
The Sharon PTO
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