Today during our 5th grade community meeting one of the Character Word of the Week awards was Courage and the timing could not have been better. One of our 5th grade students, Zoe Morrison, demonstrated great courage when she stood in front of the entire 5th grade class to challenge her peers to sign a pledge to no longer use the R Word.
I am so proud of her and her willingness to share how much the use of the word hurts both her and her family. We are constantly talking to the kids about the fact that they have the power to have a positive impact on the school and Zoe lived this today when she stood up in front of the whole 5th grade class to talk! Zoe was also at the School Committee last night to speak to the community and PLEASE take a moment to read the attached article from the Middleboro Gazette. Great Job Zoe and thank you for helping make HBB a great place to be!
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/special/20160225/henry-b-burkland-elementary-student-hopes-to-erase-r-word-from-middleboro-schools
BOXTOPS
Let me start by thanking all those who have taken the time to send in BOXTOPS during our most recent submission. Let me also thank the dedicated parents who took the time to count all the BOXTOPS and make the submission. This most recent submission raised $1143.10 bringing our annual total to $2800! Thank you. Also, congratulations to the following classes for having the highest totals!
Grade 1 – Ms. Hart Grade 2 – Ms. Borrowman
Grade 3 – Mrs. Card Grade 4 – Ms. Soell
And the Grand Winner is....... Grade 5 – Mrs. Barrett!!!!
Today we awarded the trophy to Mrs. Barrett's class during Community Meeting!
Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day
Please join us in celebrating Dr. Seuss Day by encouraging your child to wear their Dr. Seuss Colors or outfits to school on March 2nd.
Also, and most importantly, encourage your child to read! Reading is one of the most important things a child can do to ensure success in school and life. We want all kids to enjoy reading and you can help in many ways.
· Model for your child by reading a book yourself.
· Make sure your child has access to good books to read.
· Read a book with your child.
Our wish is that these things can be a part of every child’s regular routine. If these are things you don’t do on a regular basis please remember that it is not too late to start and there is no better time to start than during the week of Read Across America!
Deadline Approaching!
Where are you Headed?
Test Preparation
Character Word of the Week Winners!
Congratulations to all of our 5th grade winners....Great Job!
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