CONGRATULATIONS to our award winning artistic writers- Olivia Atkinson and Lily Vincenzo https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/16nkA5NB5-D5sfLZqxyC1TMnbRP_u2DWE/view?usp=drivesdk
Morning Message 4/6. It’s Artist Day! https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1QiUgWeHSlOwgUXNH5LRSM-ldREmIufkm/view?usp=drivesdk
It’s #KindnessMatters Friday! 4/3. Send us pictures of you in your Kindness Matters shirts. We will add them to the slideshow. https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1xgZjlJabsh1B58YXZMX0lF4FvShwDSR8/view?usp=drivesdk
Morning Message 4/2/20 Wear blue to support World Autism Awareness Day! https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1IB8HWCeVT06yL7q-eRNjSi_sOfAHXzVX/view?usp=drivesdk
Happy April 1st! Make someone smile today! https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1SICEHIYD2AFP9vPq0chYUt9XmNOF6vEp/view?usp=drivesdk
Morning Message 3/31 https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1NGkht-fCGm7Uks0L5eZSdYPxz57s5uwL/view?usp=drivesdk The Art Lesson https://youtu.be/9TUQ4F27HMo
Morning Message 3/30 Granby Pride Day! https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1t0ha5BR7M2NlXRjCumkbZfTXEHLrKFTM/view?usp=drivesdk
Morning Message 3/27 and Happy Birthday to Charlotte L on 3/22!! (I accidentally left her off my list.) https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1DCTSYLBM7ugyDZwJMG1mMGDks0elUrx8/view?usp=drivesdk
Morning Message 3/25 **Revised Link** https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1vRF6dIdzFikS5g-aQvTFvkMOSco0YuBZ/view?usp=drivesdk
Morning Message - 3/23 *Revised Link* https://drive.google.com/a/granbyschools.org/file/d/1-7IRjX01y82nsaMpVIf3YX_xe3kzPgBw/view?usp=drivesdk
On Friday, February 7th, 2020 the students and staff at Wells Road School participated in the Kids Heart Challenge for the American Heart Association. The entire school participated with fun activities coordinated by P.E. Teacher, Mr. Migneault. Some of the activities were jump roping, basketball, Heart Hero hearts, climbing the rock wall, and a special station with school nurse Mrs. Cosgrove where students learned to find their pulse.
In all, 160 students raised funds totaling $12,008.11! This takes our grand total over the past 13 years to $131, 516.42. That is a lot of healthy hearts thanks to Wells Road. Our top fundraiser this year was 4th grader, Vanessa. Students earned a No Homework night and an extra recess to celebrate their great work as compassionate contributors. (Mrs. Pestana)
Mr. Whitten’s and Mrs. Toth’s classes have both been studying fossils. They are trying to understand what the living creatures looked like and how they acted based on evidence found inside the earth. Paleontologists have to create “stories” based on what they find. The students created some of these scenarios in class with clay and plastic dinosaurs. Some of these situations included dinosaurs walking across a path, eating on their hind legs and battling each other. (Jim Whitten)
Some students in Mrs. Jackson's groups are learning about expected and unexpected behavior and language in the classroom, on the playground, and beyond. Students are learning how to use their "social smarts" to figure out what is expected and how other's feel. We are utilizing the book “You are a Social Detective” by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke. (Ursula Jackson)
Fourth graders on the Cloukey-Faber team had a fun week. We visited the New England Air Museum and tasted “Ugly Pasta,” a recipe from Patricia Polacco’s book, Because of Thursday. Also, our students set writing goals after analyzing their opinion essays. There’s always something exciting happening in 4th grade! (Joy Cloukey)
Fourth grade science students in Mrs. Cloukey’s and Mr. Faber’s classes investigated rock layers. Students learned that forces applied in different directions far beneath the ground cause rock layers to bend and fold. (Rob Faber)
ELF grant approved for a Spanish Classroom Library! Congratulations Donia Alicia!
Congratulations to Auggie (music) and Lily (art) for being recognized by the Connecticut Association of Schools for excellence in the arts. Way to go! (Sarah Warner)
The whole school enjoyed reading Who Was? books for our first History Bee. Congratulations to our finalists and the Wells Road winner, Aaron!