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REMINDER;  NOVEMBER 5th - SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.image of a circle of flowers with text of Happy Diwali


We had a VERY eventful week here at AES from Halloween Costumes and Storybook Pumpkins to Diwali celebrations and a school wide assembly about Diversity and Kindness.

The following was the video from the assembly:

Acceptance and Diversity


This week in the library all grades learned about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. We read several stories Including Binny’s Diwali by Thrifty Umrigar and My Diwali Light by Raakhee Mirchandani. We also researched Diwali on Pebble Go and read more information on this holiday on the National Geographic Kids website. Binny's Diwali (Read aloud - animated illustrations, sound effects & music!)


We are looking forward to celebrating and learning about Veterans Day next week.  


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                                 image of students and teacher in costume for Halloween



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Gym Hutt Gymnastics Scholarships

Gym Hutt Gymnastics is offering 8 scholarships for FREE beginner gymnastics classes beginning in November and running through June.  Classes will take place on Saturdays from 12:15 - 1:15 pm and will remain at no cost to the families for the year.  If you are interested in having your child participate, please email Mrs. McKenna at jmckenna@freelake.org and she will forward you the information to register your child.  There are only 8 available spots that will be given on a first come basis.  If you have additional questions, you may contact Angela Doyle at Angela9598@aol.com.




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                     NOVEMBER 7, 2024 - November 7, 2024 - November 7, 2024




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NOVEMBER 4th - MOCK ELECTIONS at AES:

We will be holding a mock election at AES on November 4th for President of the United States.  The main purpose of this is to teach the voting process, from registering to vote to casting your ballots.  This has been an annual tradition at AES since 1988.  Thank you to MARIA MARTIN (retired AES teacher) for engaging the school in this process.  Join the fun by discussing with your child what makes a good leader and how to respect others opinions and image of Pete the Cat voting

reading some of these character’s books.



WHO ARE the CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT:  

                      PIG and PETE THE CAT



ART

Kindergarten students read The Halloweiner, a story about a dog who gets bullied for how he looks. This follows up Ms. Pineault’s assembly about diversity and acceptance of others who don’t look like us. 

Grades 1-3 enjoyed the tradition of Halloween drawing centers, including the funny worksheet, “If Ms. T turned into a Witch”!


MUSIC

All classes K-3 used the boomwhackers this week to some fun Halloween music! We also had time to do some spooky dancing and practice our Veterans day song!

Coming up next week, we will be learning about the celebration of Diwali! 

LIBRARY

The Storybook Pumpkins are all amazing and thank you so much to everyone that participated!

This week in the library all grades learned about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. We read several stories Including Binny’s Diwali by Thrifty Umrigar and My Diwali Light by Raakhee Mirchandani. We also researched Diwali on Pebble Go and read more information on this holiday on the National Geographic Kids website.


KINDERGARTEN

This week in Kindergarten, we focused on tools and how we can use them. We read a non-fiction story titled  “The Handiest Things in the World” to help us learn more about this topic. In math, we are learning about three dimensional shapes and weight.  We also learned about Diwali, the festival of lights.  We made great memories during our Halloween Parade!


GRADE 1

This week, students read about how our bodies move. In math we practiced adding three numbers together by finding number partners for ten and doubles. We also took part in many fun Halloween activities and stories this week. 


GRADE 2

In 2nd grade this week we read and discussed Grace for President in preparation for our upcoming school wide election.  With the excitement of Halloween we also read and enjoyed some Halloween stories.   On Friday we learned about Diwali and made mosaics.  

GRADE 3

Grade 3 is still working on multiplication in math. In reading we are starting Unit 2 in Wonders, which starts off with  a non-fiction piece about what elections are and how they work. It’s perfectly timed this year! We have moved from science to social studies and have begun learning about the Wampanoag, the indigenous people of this area. After that we will move on to the arrival of the Pilgrims.


Thank you and have a great day!

Bethany Pineault, Principal


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