Sunday, May 15, 2022


 


May 15, 2022


Dear Quashnet School Community, 


Last Thursday evening was Step Up Night for Grade 3.  It is always so wonderful to welcome new and returning families to Quashnet School! Thank you to our third-grade team for leading tours of the building and to our student leaders who greeted families and helped with the tours.
We look forward to more opportunities to get to know incoming third-graders and families before the start of the school year 2022-2023. If you were unable to attend Step Up, please feel free to call the Quashnet office at 508-539-1550 and we will get you up to date.  

Grade 6 students will have an opportunity to Step-Up to Grade 7 on June 14. The Class of 2028 will be meeting with the administration, teachers, and coaches at MMHS on June 14. More details will be coming soon!  


Have you heard about Mr. Felix yet? Mr. Felix is a new music teacher at Quashnet School through the end of this school year. He will be working alongside Mrs. Hill to bring excellent music education to our students as well as leading the band students. Mrs. Boyd is expected back to school in September. 

Mr. Felix is a certified music teacher, plays in a band professionally, and teaches music lessons outside of school. So happy to have him on the team! 


FIELD TRIPS



Field trip season is upon us.  All Grade 3 classes have or will be going to Mashpee's One-Room School House and the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum. What a fabulous trip where students learn about the rich history of our town while setting a foundation for the Portrait of a Graduate, Engaged Citizen. Students enjoy hearing stories while in a wetu and seeing hand-made Wampanoag crafts.  Students get to reenact a school day in 1900. Check out the fun pictures on the photo tab above.  

All grades are getting ready for their own field trips. Grade 6 will learn about the court process in a simulated shoplifting case, and they will be exploring the Waquoit Bay estuary and salt marsh. Grade 5 students will be testing their underwater submersibles in the pool at Willowbend and heading to the Museum of Science. Grade 4 will visit the Cape Cod Canal and a fish hatchery to identify adaptations. Grade 3 will be visiting Plimoth Patuxet Museum in June.

Field trips are a fun way to experience content that has been taught in class - they extend the learning in a hands-on way. If you are interested in chaperoning a trip, teachers will be reaching out to families regarding their needs. Chaperones must have an updated CORI form on file with the school and complete a volunteer form.  It is not a difficult or lengthy process, but you do need to turn the CORI form in along with your picture id.  This can be done at the #WeAreMashpee store or at the Superintendent's Office.  Be sure to reach out if you have any questions.  


ST MATH UPD

Click this link: Not Your Average Puzzle Challenge

For the month of May, we are analyzing our average puzzle completion by class data! We find the mean, mode, median, and maximum of our data we determine entrants into our raffle for prizes. The drawing will be on May 31st. The links provided show our progress and more details about our “Not Your Average Puzzle Challenge”. Mrs. Pimental’s Landing Page 


School pictures were taken last Thursday, and it will be so great to have traditional class pictures this year. For the previous two years, we were not able to accommodate this.  Class pictures WILL BE provided for all students.  

If you have an order form for individual pictures, you can still send it to the office and we will get it to Lifetouch, OR you can use this link and code to order online at https://lifetouch.com/

School: Quashnet School    Date: 5/12/22

Picture Day ID: EVTWNKVVM


MCAS Reminder: 

If your child has been absent and missed their scheduled Math or Science MCAS, make-up sessions will be held every morning this week until all students have been able to complete their missed sessions. Science MCAS only applies to Grade 5 students. Thank you Mr. Kapulka and Mrs. Ryder for their work in preparing these makeup sessions and ensuring all students have the opportunity to show what they know! 


Got Game?

Come have some fun and show your Falcon spirit! 



LAST CALL for Career Day! Please come and share your work experience and training with our students. If you can commit to one hour or more, your help would be SO appreciated.  Sharing your knowledge and experience with students expands their understanding of career paths out there.  Our kids are more than worth it and you will have a GREAT day! 

Call Mrs. MacIntire @ 508-539-1550 or email at cmacintire@mpspk12.org for questions or scheduling. 


Wishing you all a great week ahead,   

Respectfully, 

Principal O'Brien 







 



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