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Thursday, April 17, 2014

April 17, 2014

Greetings Roderick Community:
Thank you to all of the Wrentham Elementary School parents and guardians who were able to attend this week's Parent/Teacher conferences.  The lines of communication between home and school must always remain open and strong.  If at any point during the remainder of the school year you feel that there is an area in your child’s education that needs to be addressed, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.  We strive to do our best to support the academic, social, and emotional  development of your child.



This morning Ms. Downing’s class participated in a math Easter Egg hunt! Students paired up and solved word problems hidden inside eggs.  There were over 60 eggs hidden and the winning pair had collected a total of 13 eggs! Congratulations to the high scorers:Brenna and Lindsey!



 

Our sixth grade classrooms presented their country reports this week.  The students did a remarkable job informing visitors about their country.











March Madness Shoot Out


Congratulations to our Final Four teams: Doughty (Jack D., Mr. McGuire, Mr. Donnelly), Ociaglen (Ms. O'Connell, Maria R., Molly G.), Moon Madness (Avery S., Chloe L., Mrs. Moon) and Fownes Line (Ian G., Chris S., Mrs. Fownes). These four teams squared off in the championship round today.  After a great battle, Moon Madness won this year's championship.  Thank you to Mr. Moon for organizing this tournament and all the participants.




The first wave of MCAS is now complete.  We would like to congratulate our students for giving their best effort and applying the lessons and strategies taught by their teachers.  Also, student attendance was strong – thank you for your support and help at home. In May, students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade will be taking MCAS exams in Mathematics.  Fifth grade students will have an additional MCAS exam in Science & Technology.  The dates for the May MCAS are as follows: 

Grade 4 
May 8 & 9 - Mathematics

Grade 5
May 6 & 7 - Science Technology & Engineering
May 15 & 16 - Mathematics

Grade 6
May 13 & 14 - Mathematics


Students in Mrs. Poirier's class practiced visually representing decimals by using meter sticks and base 10 blocks.  Students worked in pairs to model a decimal number, write the number as a decimal, as a fraction and draw the number on their own number line. 








 
A letter will be sent home on Monday, April 28th offering parents the opportunity to share information about their son/daughter for next year’s placement at the Wrentham Public Schools.  This information that you share with us will be used to assist the administration with the student placement process for the 2014 – 2015 school year.  When corresponding about placement, parents are asked to focus on the type of learning environment that best meets the strengths and needs of their child.  The administration will place your child in what they feel is the best educational environment for each student based on a variety of data and input – your parent narrative being one such piece of information.  


PTO News



Town of Wrentham Clean Up Day
The Town is sponsoring a Clean up day on Saturday, May 3.  We will have more details after vacation.  We do know our school grounds are going to benefit and we need help, weeding, mulching, and general clean up.  A new tree is slated to be planted in front of the Delaney entrance to replace the tree that was lost a few  years ago.  Also, the playground by the library needs maintenance and the wire fence fixed.  If you can help with any of these activities on May 3, please e-mail us at wrenthampto@gmail and we can coordinate.

Wrentham Wraffle and Staff Appreciation
The first set of wraffle items has been given out.  Another set will be available after vacation.  Again, Thank you to everyone that donated items to make it successful.  Also, Thank you to those that submitted your $1 or $3 per family max for the luncheon on May 16.  The money is being requested in lieu of food or supply donations.  We are still in need of volunteers for the luncheon for both Delaney and Roderick Schools.  Please e-mail us at Wrenthampto@gmail.com if you'd like to help with the luncheon on May 16. 

PTO Meetings and Board Members
Our next PTO meeting will be May 15th. At this meeting we will be electing Board members for the next term.  If you would like to be a part of the Board, please let us know!



Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable April vacation.  Enjoy the time away!

Sincerely,
Stephen S. Grenham, Principal


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