Phippsburg students in fourth grade explored Jewell Cemetery last week with Mr. Vande and his father, Mr. Hunter! These dedicated volunteers are keeping our history alive. Learning about our ancestors is a beautiful way to connect with our community roots.
Please see the latest edition of the Explorer's Echo. A survival guide to April Break.
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Author Katie Coppens visited PES on Friday for our author's visit. Katie is a science teacher in Falmouth and the author of the Acadia Files, science based fiction stories for students. PES students had the opportunity to create science journals and complete a science experiment. Each student also received a book!
PES students in 3rd grade created this beautiful banner to hang in the city of Bath!
Please join us on Friday morning for a special arts and music celebration!
Eat the rainbow week is April 7th to April 11th.
Monday, wear red/pink.
Tuesday, wear orange/yellow.
Wednesday, wear green.
Thursday, wear blue/purple.
Friday, wear the rainbow.
Asbestos Surveillance Notice
Mrs.Henderson's third graders are already at work on their lobster project. From the life cycle of the lobster, to migration, and how to protect our species, kids are hard at work using their creative minds.
Congratulations to our trimester two award winners!
Above and Beyond, Strong Effort, and the Anchor Way!
RSU1 PRE-K is a little different for the 2025-2026 school year!
C.H.O.I.C.E.S. PRE-K wil offer a digital Open House and earlier lottery application process beginning April 1, 2025. Visit the RSU1 website on April 1st for more information!
https://www.rsu1.org/page/choicesprek
📚✨ Storytime just got a whole lot cuter! Mrs. Polizotto's kindergarten class is reading to their stuffed animals, and it’s the sweetest sight! 🧸❤️ The kids chose books about their furry friends and read to them, making reading a shared adventure.
The third graders are having a blast swimming at the YMCA on Thursdays, during the Learn to Swim program. What a great opportunity for our students at PES!
Art and Library news from Mrs. Polizzoto.
Students in grades second through fifth had the opportunity to work with Sayon Camara, a drummer and singer who taught students about traditional West African drumming and storytelling. Thank you to generous community donations and our music teacher, Celina Reed, for bringing this unique opportunity to PES.
Last week, fifth graders finished their study of the American Revolution by learning about spies. Some techniques used by Washington's Culper spy ring were: invisible ink, coded messages, and hanging items on a clothesline to signal when and where a meeting was. Thank you for sharing, Mrs.Snell.
Students loved having community Readers in their classrooms today. Thank you to Mr.Nick, Dr.Manuel, Mrs.Brockett, Officer Marco, and Ms. Karasopoulos.
Officer SALTY, or Emily from Kelt, came to visit fourth grade this week for the first lesson in what will be several weeks of hands on marine biology based learning. This week students mapped out areas of water along our coast line and learned about the differences between species of mollusks. Next week, students will be dissecting clams. What a great experience for our students!
We have some exciting new friends in our saltwater tank at school. Three new lump fish have joined us and a red sea anemone. The lump fish uses its stumpy fins to scoot through the sea and cling to rocks with fins that act like suction cups. The sea anemone has six crowns with almost 200 tentacles. When taken out of the water it retracts its tentacles and closes its body.
📚✨ Get ready to celebrate reading! Next week, join us for Read Across America Spirit Week! 🎉 Teachers will share special books connected to states. Don't forget to check out our fun reading log for students coming home this week! Let's make reading a community adventure!
Mrs. Williams shared photos of second graders working with math arrays; the beginning stages of multiplication!
