Douglas Primary School Week of March 2, 2015

Douglas Primary School

Week of March 2, 2015

This week we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss! Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904. This famous American writer and cartoonist was best known for his classic children's books, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Dr. Seuss activities for the week include:

• A quote from a Dr. Seuss book was read over the intercom each morning. Students may write down their guesses along with their names and place them in a box in the hall. Two winners from each grade level will be randomly selected and announced the following morning.
• A family Dr. Seuss hunt was sent home with students on Monday. Families must send the completed hunt back into school by Friday and a book raffle will be held. The winner will be randomly chosen on Friday afternoon.
• A class Dr. Seuss word scramble was handed out to all classes. The class that created the most words from the title  will win a classroom prize.

Winners of the Quote of the Day !

Community Reader Day         

Thank you to our community readers: Chief Foley, Mike Guzinski- Town Administrator, Patrice Rousseau- Senior Center Director, Superintendent Norm Yvon, Principal Cederbaum, Senator Ryan Fattman, Mary Mundell- School Council, Chief Vinson, Principal Bachelder, Mr. Godbout- Dean of  Students, Lori Cyr-Secretary to the Director of Student Support Services, Deb Soderman- Town Librarian, and Katie Gilrein- Primary School Nurse.

Grade 1 Carnival 

Grade 1 teachers, Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Berthiaume organized a fun morning for their students, "A Carnival of Sight Words"!

Parents and students met in the cafeteria to experience "vocabulary" in exciting and creative ways. There were several games and after each game, the student was able to punch their carnival ticket. At the conclusion of the carnival, tickets were collected by the teachers and each student received a box of popcorn and a juice box. Everyone had a spectacular time!

Title I- "Bingo for Books Night"

Title I students from grades 1 to 3 enjoyed a fun night of sight word Bingo. Students were able to choose a book once they won Bingo! At the end of the night, every student received a book and a pencil!

Thank you to our Title I staff: Reading teacher, Laura Cordani, Assistants- Gloria Stewart, Martha McDonald, and Kim Bari for providing this activity for our students and parents!

Children's Clothing Drive

During the month of March, a clothing drive will be conducted in all schools. A bin is located in the foyer of the Primary School for clothing donations. Please bring gently used or new children's clothing to help children in need. All of these donations will be going to an organization called, "Cradles to Crayons." This organization gives children across Massachusetts the basic necessities they need.

This clothing drive is hosted by 8th grader Tristan Roberts, Project 351 Ambassador from Douglas Middle School. Project 351 is an organization that brings together an 8th grader from each of the 351 towns  in Massachusetts. The purpose of Project 351 is to inspire 8th graders to serve for their community.

DPAC 

Social thinking speaker Nancy Clements, MA, CCC-SLP will be here on March 23rd from 7 to 8 pm. The presentation will be held at the Elementary School library. Everyone is welcome to attend.