It’s not the years in your life that count; it’s the life in your years--Abraham Lincoln

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.--Leo Aikman

GROWTH MINDSET: WITH TIME AND EFFORT I CAN IMPROVE!

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.  Never stop challenging yourself.

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."  Maya Angelou

I need to be seen.  I need to be heard.  I need to be respected.  I need to be safe.  I need to belong.  When all of my basic needs are met. . . then. . . I’m ready to learn.  (Anonymous)

Remember to click on the page tabs at the top of this blog, particularly "THIS WEEK" to see this week's scheduled happenings.

 

REMINDER:  IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE CHOOSE A PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE APPOINTMENT--CLICK ATTACHED LETTER FOR THE WEB ADDRESS: 

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE SIGN-UP LETTER

(11/20 and 11/24 are Parent/Teacher Conference Days at Quashnet.) 
 

Dear Quashnet School Community,

          It is the season for thankfulness, for feeling grateful for our families and friends.  All too often we tend to focus on what we don’t have rather than on the gifts already present in our everyday lives.  We need to be grateful and full of thankfulness each and every day.  At the end of the day list three things for which you are grateful.  Incorporating this practice into your daily routine will bring you great benefits and comfort.  I am grateful for the opportunity to work with a wonderful staff, with a supportive community, and with the future leaders of our society.   
          Please make sure you take some time during this Veterans Day weekend to show your gratitude to someone who is currently serving in the military or to a veteran.  Think about ways you can honor them.  Everyone should visit the National Cemetery in Bourne.  The display of American flags is a visual experience that should not be missed.             
          Our 2014 Veterans Day Assembly was outstanding!!  Thank you to Ellie Pagano, Jackie Rastallis, Coleen Blount, Jessica O'Brien, Heather Johnson, Theresa Arsenault, Beth Wunder, Colonel Art Wunder, and Mike Allen for all their work making this a very special event for our honored guests and for our Quashnet School community. Thank you also to our fifth and sixth grade chorus.  Their performance was outstanding!  Sixth graders Clara Signs and Mia Caliri welcomed our guests with their wonderful violin playing.  Our Student Council officers, Ben Kennedy, Raelyn Aguiar, Isabella Thayer, and Sean Smith, did an excellent job leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you to sixth graders William Baker, Ben Johnson, and Dolfina Allan for teaching us about the origin of Veterans Day.  Thank you to sixth graders Sydney Burke, Anna Josselyn, Grace Antis, and Aiden Levangie for their skit teaching us what a veteran is.  Sixth grader Conor Baron did a great job introducing our Master of Ceremonies--Colonel Art Wunder.  Thank you to Food Services Director Gus Stickley for preparing a delicious luncheon for our special guests.  Thank you to our students for demonstrating outstanding Falcon Five behavior during the assembly.  We thank and honor our veterans and active military personnel for their service to our country and for the sacrifices they have made for us.   

Below is the link to the movie shown at the assembly--created by Mrs. Rastallis
2014 QUASHNET VETERANS ASSEMBLY VIDEO

 

 MORE PICTURES ARE IN THIS WEEK'S ALBUM--SEE TAB AT THE TOP OF THE BLOG.

Don't forget about the following collections at Quashnet:

A.  Halloween Candy for the troops

B.  Food and Household Goods Drive (11/3 - 11/21)

C.  2-liter Empty plastic bottles--for our greenhouse

D. Empty soda cans--Deposit money will be used to buy toys for the "Toys for Tots" program (Quashnet students Lila and Sydney Burke's project)

Family Literacy MonthIn Massachusetts, November has been declared “Family Literacy Month.”  Parents are a child’s first and most influential teachers.  Family literacy stresses the word “family,” as family members are essential in supporting learning at home, at school, and in the community.  Parents play specific roles in children’s literacy development:  creating a literacy-rich environment, sharing reading and writing activities, acting as reading models, and demonstrating positive attitudes toward education.  A strong educational environment at home can be a major factor in reinforcing the home-school connection.  Some suggested activities for families: Set aside time each day for literacy related activities—read for 20 to 30 minutes; share and discuss current news, sports, cultural, or school events, make regular visits to a library, create family portfolios reflecting pictures, stories, poems, and drawings with captions, and use everyday activities to incorporate literacy—develop shopping lists, read signs, count money, cook together, and discuss book versions of movies you watch together.  Students of all ages do better in school when they are reading, writing, and participating in literacy and other learning activities with their families.   

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”  Mark Twain
 “There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”  Frank Serafini
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Gandhi

Be mindful and make the most of every moment of every day.  Smile as often as you can.  Let those around you know how much you value their being in your life.  Read and learn something new every day.  Be your very best you! 

PLEASE SEND IN A FAMILY PHOTO FOR OUR FRONT DISPLAY CASES IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO. 

With Gratitude,

Patty DeBoer
Principal

"EMBRACE THE DAY"