Clayville Elementary School

March has been quite a month. Mrs. Hess and her family welcomed their newest member, Bodhi Asher Hess, on St. Patrick's Day. Mr. Breault has been busy on the ground at Clayville supporting teachers and students as Clayville kicked off RICAS testing, saw the welcome arrival of new playground mulch, got into the swing of our before and afterschool programs, and hosted Audubon's raptors for March's community event. Check out more details of what we've been up to below.

Reminder from Mrs. Reynolds: Please put the date on notes to the office and please sign the note! Thank you!

Reminder from Mrs. Theroux: Dental screenings will take place April 1st.

In partnership,

Sarah Hess & Michael Breault

sarah.hess@scituateschoolsri.net & michael.breault@scituateschoolsri.net

Clayville Elementary School

Questions you can ask about specific Clayville experiences/details that will hopeful get your kids to open up more about school:

1. What are the sport rules for outdoor recess at school?

2. Have you had a chance to talk to Mr. B?

3. What did you learn about raptors?

Audubon Society of Rhode Island visited Clayville on Friday, March 22nd with a Great Horned Owls and a Screech Owl. Students learned biofacts about the structure and functions that help these birds survive, the predator/prey dynamics, and the importance of habitat!

The fifth grade team finds so much success in and out of the classroom building on each other's strengths and ideas. Their ongoing collaboration brings out the champion in each and every one of them.

Early in the 23-24 school year, during a PTO meeting, parents expressed interest in afterschool programs. The Learn 365 Grant has allowed Clayville to launch a handful of programs which students are truly enjoying! These include a read aloud club before school for K-2nd graders, a book club before school for 3rd-5th graders, a mindfulness club afterschool for 3rd-5th graders, an origami club afterschool for 2nd-5th graders, and of course PBL/Steam, now in it's second round with K-2nd graders.

We'll continue to build out our before and after school programs slowly but appreciate your feedback, which is how we knew to get started with the programming! Feel free to share your thoughts on the survey below.

Email: sarah.hess@scituateschoolri.net
Website: https://nses.scituateschoolsri.net/
Location: 3 George Washington Highway, Clayville, RI, USA