It's a Wonderful Time of the Year

It's that time of year when our children get that little spark in their eyes and their excitement grows each day.  The temperatures have dropped and some days the children arrive at school all bundled up like little Eskimos, as the song goes.  Others have come to school in their pajamas and slippers ready for an exciting Pajama Day.  Fourth graders have arrived to school carrying beautiful Geo Cities they created while studying geometry.  Some classrooms have sharpened their math skills by creating Geo-Houses with graham crackers, frosting and candy.  First graders enjoyed a visit with South Elementary retired teachers as they read a variety of winter stories aloud.  As these activities draw to a close along with 2011, I want to take this time to extend warm wishes to all of our South Elementary families.  We will see you in 2012!

Holiday Music Concert

Please join us for our annual Holiday Music Concert this Thursday at 7:00 pm.  Our strings, band and chorus will perform some holiday classics for you and help get you in the holiday spirit.  You will be impressed by our talented third and fourth graders!

Holiday Shopping

Does your child need to do a little shopping for the holidays?  Why not stop by SES and let him or her do some shopping here???

The PTA will be opening their Holiday Shop tonight, Tuesday, December 6th and Thursday, December 8th from 6:30-8:00 pm.  They will be set up right in our front lobby.  All proceeds will go to the PTA and will be used for school activities like Field Day t-shirts, special assemblies and field trip buses, to name a few.  We'd love to see you!

The Night of the Mitten

Friday, December 2nd, 6:00-9:00pm

Come and join us for an exciting winter event inspired by the Jan Brett book, The Mitten.  Enjoy a chance to listen to the story, make several crafts, listen to our band play, visit with Santa Claus and shop at the Holiday Shop.  It's sure to be a night full of fun for the whole family, so come and join us!

Eric Carle Masterpieces

First and second grade art classes have been working on collages based upon the work of author/artist Eric Carle. After reading his book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, students were able to take a closer look at the illustrations and make observations about Carle's work.

Take a peek at the children's work by clicking on the link below!

http://vimeo.com/32584149

A Thanksgiving Tradition

For the past ten years, PSHS football players and cheerleaders visit South Elementary School during Thanksgiving week to read some classics to our students.  On Monday, the tradition continued as SES students listened intently to their role models as they read aloud.  This is a special time for our students and we greatly appreciate the football players and cheerleaders for sharing this special moment with us once again this year. 

 

Early Dismissal November 23rd!

Just a reminder that this  Wednesday, November 23rd, will be an early dismissal day.  Students will be dismissed at 1:00 AM. Kindergarteners will dismiss at 11:00 AM and there will be no PM Kindergarten that day.  Enjoy the Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday!

Early Dismissal Wednesday, November 16th

Just a reminder that this Wednesday, November 16th, will be an early dismissal day.  Students will be dismissed at 1:00.  AM Kindergarteners will dismiss at 11:00 AM and there will be no PM Kindergarten that day.

October's Fine Diners

October was an exciting month in the cafeteria and on the playground.  Classes continued to compete for the Fine Dining Award by using good manners and following the rules both at lunch and at recess.  Congratulations to the following Fine Diners:

First Grade - Mrs. Shaw's Class
Second Grade - Mrs. Harrington's Class
Third Grade - Mrs. Caldwell's Class
Fourth Grade - Ms. Currie's Class

October Citizens of the Month

Congratulations to our October Citizens of the Month.  Students who have exhibited kindness to others, good manners, respect, and follow the rules are selected for this special honor once a month.  Citizens of the Month will be rewarded for their model behavior on Monday, October 31st during their lunch period.  We are proud of our October Citizens of the Month!  Great job!

Harvest Festival Saturday, October 22nd!!!

Please join us on Saturday,October 22nd 10am-2pm for a fun family day at the Harvest Festival here at South Elementary!

There will be many fun activities:

Costume Parade

hay ride

games and prizes

raffle

bake sale

* best pie contest (see below for more details)

crafts

Scholastic Book Fair

and much more!

Raffle Items

Sterling silver and gold Cape Cod Bracelet (value $216) - AJ Marks Jewelers

$50 Gift Certificate Flower Bead Designs

Assistant Principal Pal of the Week! (Win the privilege to do the announcements and win 15 minutes of recess for your class every day for one week!)

Girls Halloween costume gift basket

Boys Halloween costume gift basket

British Beer Company $25 gift card

Click Chick Photography - $100 Gift Certificate Family portrait session 3 winners 

Sweet Temptations gift certificate for a celebration cake to serve up to 30 people

$25 Gift Certificate to Deb's Dog House grooming in Buzzards Bay

Bobbing for apples gift basket donated by Elaine Murray and Family

Cellular Laboratories Anti-Aging Skin Care Basket (value $200) donated by www.shop.com/betternow

$25 Gift card to Hot Locks Salon 2 winners

Cupcake decorating party with Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Trombly

Stonewear tea set gift basket donated by Eileen Sheck

$100 Gift Certificate to Ya Ya Photography

Gift Certificate to Cedarville House of Pizza for 2 large cheese pizza's

Gift certificate to Rock Bottom Seafood for 2 fish & chip dinners

Learn to knit  with Mrs. Hoagland & Mrs. MacCune 6 winners

$25 Gift card to Stop & Shop

$20 Gift Certificate to Mezza Luna

$20 Gift Certificate to Leo's Restaurant

Arts & Crafts afternoon with Mrs. Infascelli & Ms. Blanchard

Fun & Games Party with Mrs. Sears & Mrs. Josephine

Grooming gift certificate and gift basket from Manomet Animal Hospital- Donated by Dr. Steve Cloutman & Family

Gift certificate for The Deep Blue Discoveries "Build a Coral Reef" Pool Program

 

Best Pie Contest

Enter the Best Pie Contest, free to enter, free to enjoy and judge!

Winner receives a fall themed bakeware basket!

Fine Dining Contest

Each month classes will be competing to win the "Fine Dining Award".  Classes that have outstanding manners and behavior during lunch and recess will receive a tally.  At the end of each month, the tallies will be totaled up and the classes with the most tallies win the "Fine Dining Award".  This honor includes sitting a specially decorated tables and having special plates and napkins.  Students also will receive a small reward for their efforts.  Congratulations to the following classes!

The September Fine Dining Award Winners

1st grade: Mrs. Hoagland's class

2nd grade: Mrs. Shay's class

3rd grade: Mrs. DeSantis's class and Mrs. Kershaw's class

4th grade: Mrs. O'Neil's class and Mrs. Porter's class

The Book Fair Is Coming!!!

The books are here!!!!  Next week, our PTA will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair.  Please visit the library and check out all the wonderful selections that are available.  Proceeds will be used towards the school.  In the past, the profit from the Book Fair has been used to purchase such items as books to promote our reading incentive programs and a Smartboard for our classrooms!  Come on out and support our school and get some great books for your child too! 

Days and Times:
Monday, October 17th - 5:30-7:30
Thursday, October 20th - 5:30-7:30
Saturday, October 22nd - 10:00-2:00

September Bucket Fillers

We try to promote positive behaviors and kindness amongst our students.  Students who are identified as "Bucket Fillers" are students who displayed a positive behavior or attitude that made others feel good.  So far we have had 55 Bucket Fillers.  If your child received one, he or she should have brought home a Bucket Filler certificate and a Red Robin certificate for a free kid's meal.  Congratulations to our Bucket Fill-ing students!!!