January/February 2014

Advanced Band Concert

January 16, 2014

Directed by: Mr. John Fouracre 

Family Math Game Night K-6

January 20, 2014

Bucket Filler Lunch with 

Mrs. Altham-Hickey & Ms. Whitmore 

Grade 4 Students!

Grade 3 Unit on Sound

Instrument Creations

Mrs. Trombert's & Mrs. McFadden's Classes!

Martin Luther King Activity

 Grade 5 Mrs. Grout's and Mrs. Horton's Classes 

Mrs. McNeillie's 6th Grade Class 

Creates "The Gallon Man" to Learn About Capacity 

TPA Sponsored Event

Children's Discovery Museum - Grade 3 Sound Unit

Mrs. Leidner's Class explores different types of sound!

Bucket Fillers of the Week: January 17, 2014

Liam H. in Mrs. Leidner's class helped me pick up the pencil scraps when they fell all over the floor.

Elle I. in Mrs. McFadden's class invited a friend to play with her.

Mallory J. in Mrs. Leidner's class helped me pick up stuff off the floor. 

Aidan in Mrs. Moore's class gave me a compliment in gym that made my day.

Molly T. in Mrs. Pericles's room helped a friend with morning work.

Matthew K. helped a friend get something at music.

Sean M. in Miss Binette's class had his hands full and a friend held his flute for him.

Paige K. in Mrs. Grout's class helped a friend study for  test.

Brandon O. in Mr. Cavanaugh's class offered to fix my favorite pen that broke.

Jack D. in Mrs. Logan's class helped me out at recess.

Megan C. in Mrs. McNeillie's class held the door for a students.

Colin F. in Mrs. McNeillie's class walked back upstairs to get a classmates water bottle.

Connor O. in Mrs. Pericles's class included me in tag when I was lonely.

Eli R. in Mrs. Longobardi's class helped clean up soap in the boys' bathroom even though it was not his mess.

Abby J. in Mrs. Teague's class cleaned up everything under the lunch table.

Brooke M. in Mrs. Longobardi's class is always willing to help a classmate or a teacher without being asked. 

Noah F. in Miss Binette's class helped a friend in need.

Nick M. in Mrs. Teague's class held the door for everyone at dismissal.

Bucket Fillers of the Week - January 24, 2014

Nick B. in Mrs. McFadden's class is a very hard worker who sticks with an assignment until he can be proud of it.

Sarah C. in Mrs. Klassman's class is always polite and is very kind to all students.

AK Ezuma-Ngwa in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent. 

Miles G. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent.

Anthony R. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent.

Lainey G. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent.

Owen H. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent.

Philip H. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent.

Andrew O. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent. 

Owen K. in Mrs. Trombert's class for being extremely helpful when I was absent.

Bucket Fillers of the Week - January 31, 2014 

Natalie C. in Mrs. Johnston's class helped a friend in the lunchroom clean up her spilled yogurt.

Alex B. in Mr. Cavanaugh's class helped pick up the trash in the lunchroom.

Ava L. in Mrs. Moore's class is always nice and includes others.

Kiera L. in Mrs. Horton's class went out of her way to be kind to a third grader who wasn't feeling well.

Jack. H in Mrs. Bosh's class swept another student's snack mess using index cards without being asked.

Kiera L. in Mrs. Horton's class showed me how to do a math lesson upon returning from band lessons.

Colin. S in Mrs. Longobardi's class stopped and helped a 3rd grader who dropped a bunch of things in the doorway while other walked by.  

Julia L. in Mrs. Longobardi's class offered to clean another child's desk so she could go to lessons.

Emily C. in Mrs. Horton's class helped a friend with her work when she was out of the room.

Kevin. O in Mrs. Pericles's class helped me with math and sat with me at lunch when I was feeling lonely.

Aidan O'Neil in Mrs. Pericles's class helped a friend by giving him the correct answers in math. 

Jacqui M. in Mrs. Moore's class stood up for me in the lunch room. 

Bucket Fillers of the Week - February 7, 2014 

Charlie A. in Mrs. Fontes class helped a friend pick up her pencil box.

Ali B. in Mrs. Bosh's class helped a friend with math work that she did not understand.

Stephen M. in Mrs. Moore's class put my book bin away for me. 

Julian V. in Mrs. Leidner's class helped put up a chair for me.

Miles G. in Mrs. Trombert's class found a "free snack"coupon on the hallway floor and brought it to the teacher to find out who it belonged to.

Ian M. helped pick up my papers when someone knocked them on the ground on purpose.  It was very nice.

Ronan M. in Mrs. Klassman's class was extremely helpful in the cafeteria reminding children not to run as they entered the cafeteria from recess.

Nolan R. in Mrs. Klassman's class is so polite when he speaks to an adult. He always addresses adults by their name and has great manners. 

Nick M. in Mrs. Fontes class helped me with my typing because I can't type fast. 

Jack M. in Mrs. Fontes class helped her pick up her pencil box. 

Sarah C. in Mrs. Klassman's class has wonderful manners and shows respect to her teachers and classmates.

Charlotte G. is always polite. She is a wonderful role model.

Lauren K. in Mrs. Leidner's class was very helpful today when another class forgot their baskets at lunch she offered to return them to that classroom and she also returned a lost jacket to the third grade.  Lauren is always happy to help.

Matthew K. in Mrs. Leidner's class brought some more duct tape in for the class when it ran out.

 Grade 3 Students Receive Dog Tags 

Presented by: Mr. Shawn Dooley - Town Clerk

Grade 3 students had the opportunity to vote on the new dog tag for Norfolk.  This wonderful opportunity makes a great connection to the social studies curriculum that is taught in third grade.  Emma D. receives a dog tag from her dad! 

  

Bullying and Cyberybullying Prevention & Internet Safety 

Presented by: Patricia Snell 

               All grades attended bullying prevention assemblies during the month of January. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing February break.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Altham-Hickey

December 2013

Bucket Fillers of the Month - November!

All of these students got to each lunch with Mrs. Altham-Hickey and Mrs. Whitmore by being nominated for showing RESPECT during the month of November.  As a reward, each student made their own sundae and their parents received a postcard in the mail which recognzied what they were nominated for through a bucket biller slip!  Nice job everyone! 

RESPECT Post Card Winners!

As part of our school wide RESPECT campaign, each student at Freeman-Kennedy School was asked to illustrate a picture for a postcard pertaining to the school code of conduct, "RESPECT."  The purpose of the postcard is to inform parents when their child has been selected to eat lunch with Mrs. Altham-Hickey and Ms. Whitmore.  All the Bucket Fillers of the Week winners' names are placed in a grade level bucket.  Six are chosen from each grade at random for the luncheon.

Nate G. in Mrs. Moore's class won the postcard illustration contest for third grade.  The postcard illustrates a boy asking another boy if he can play soccer.  

                

Molly P. in Mrs. Longobardi's class won the postcard illustration contest for fourth grade.    Molly designed the word RESPECT with all the letters turned into people holding hands.  

Grace C. in Mrs. Tucceri's class won the postcard illustration contest for fifth grade.  Grace designed a postcard  which shows "Treating others as you would like to be treated."

Emily H. in Mr. Brogan's class won the postcard illustration contest for sixth grade. Emily designed a world full of RESPECT with students holding hands around the world.  

Bucket Filler of the Week - December 6th 

Ian O. in Mrs. Leidner's class was really nice when I took my test.  He was the only one that said, "Good" or "Great."

Jason C. in Mrs. Leidner's class let me play with him at recess.

Maddy R. in Miss Binette's class asked to get by on the playground and did not shove.

Jackie D. in Mrs. Klassman's class picked up for me when I went to the nurse.

Andrew S. in Mrs. Leidner's class helped me with my work.

Matt S. in Mr. Cavanaugh's social studies class returned my lost water bottle.

Lisa G. in Mrs. Longobardi's class for her honesty. 

Mrs. Longobardi's fourth grade class for being respectful and helpful to a substitute teacher.

Joel S. in Mrs. Teague's class for letting me borrow his science notes.

Stephen M. in Mrs. Moore's class got my book bin for me when I forgot to get it.

Piper S. in Mrs. Longobardi's class was very patient and understanding in the library dealing with books that were due.

Bucket Filler of the Week - December 13th

Jillian F. in Mrs, O'Toole's class helped another student in class.

The entire grade 3 class nominated by Mrs. Boyd and Ms. Lassesy for walking back from lunch quietly.

Gabby C. in Mrs. Pericles class invited a friend to play with her during indoor recess.

Lauren B. in Mrs. Moore's class invited a friend to draw with her during indoor recess.

Seth L. in Mrs. Williamson's class held his hand out to help Micah across the ice entering the playground.

Abby C. in Mrs. McNeillie's class offered to help another student with flashcards. 

Sarah G. in Mr. Cavanaugh's class generously shared  some delicious home made snicker doodles. 

Nate G. in Mrs. Moore's class always includes another friend and never lets anyone down.

Faith R. in Mr. Cavanaugh's included another student who had no one to play with at indoor recess.

Thomas S. in Mrs. Longobardi's class tried out for student council and didn't make it however, he was the first in our class to congratulate and applaud for the winner!

Cameron B. in Mrs. Pericles class let me join a game at recess.  He told me how to play and passed to me a lot!

Bucket Filler of the Week - December 20th 

Emma B. in Mrs. Horton's class stood up for me.

Ben in Mrs. Pericles class let me play football and someone passed the ball to me.

Oliva M. in Mrs. Teague's class stood up for a boy in our class.

Violet R. in Mrs. Moore's class noticed a friend in need of a tissue and we were out.  Without being asked, she offered her own personal tissue to her classmate.

Matt S. in Mrs. Bosh's homeroom stood up for a friend.

Jack N. cheered me up when I got stressed out in class.

John C. in Mrs. Teague's class sat with me at the lunch table.

Jessica G. in Mrs. Moore's class sat with s friend sitting alone at lunch. 

Reese S. in Mrs. Moore's class sat with a friend sitting alone at lunch.

New Playground at Freeman-Kennedy School 

Mrs. Horton's 5th Grade Class - First Hour of Code! 

Sound Presentations

Grade 3 - Mrs. Trombert's Class 

Native American Perspectives - Grade 3 

Gingerbread House Making With 

Mrs. Altham-Hickey and Mrs. Whitmore

NCL Gala Winner - Emily C.

Emily C. and four of her closest friends had the opportunity to make gingerbread houses with the principal and assistant principal.  We had an amazing time with the girls.  Awesome job decorating!!

  Winter Chorus Concert - Directed by: Leslie Levine 

The Santa Foundation Donations 

Thank you to all of you  who generously supported the Santa Foundation this year.

King Philip Survey - Please Read and Fill Out!

Below is a link to the King Philip Regional School District survey about district priorities. The survey is going to remain open until approximately the second week in January.

Here it is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3T68GQ6

Thank you, 

Dr. Elizabeth Zielinski, Superintendent of Schools

King Philip Regional School District

Happy Holidays!

I would like to wish all the Freeman-Kennedy students and families a wonderful holiday season.  We will return to school on Thursday, January 2, 2014.  Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Lisa Altham-Hickey

Principal