Flowers are Blooming!

Ms. Faria's Kindergarten class recently planted their Sunflower seedlings. These plants were started by the students in the classroom as part of their Science curriculum. We are fortunate that they will be adorning the West School grounds.

Books for Bingo!

PTO sponsored Books for Bingo was a great night for our families. Students and their families had fun together as they waited for their numbers to be called. Books were plentiful for all children. The evening culminated with the raffle prizes; most notably the ride to school with the Stoughton Police and Fire Departments.

Fine Arts Festival!

The walls were vibrant with the artwork from every West School student. Music was flowing from the gymnasium as the 4th and 5th grade bands and chorus performed. The annual Fine Arts Festival night was enjoyed by all!

Spring is Here! Baseball is Back!

Opening day of major league baseball is surely a sign that Spring is finally here. The West School Community celebrated with a Baseball Spirit Day on April 4th. Staff and students wore their favorite baseball apparel.

We started the day with "Baseball" music playing throughout the building. It was a fun day for all!

Community Reader Day

Community Reader Day took place on May 7th. It was a special opportunity for members of the Stoughton Community to join the students of the West Elementary School in celebrating the enjoyment of reading and promoting awareness of the importance of reading in everyone’s lives!

The twenty community readers read Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson to one classroom. Following the reading, they shared the importance of kindness in their daily lives/jobs.

Mr. McNamara, Stoughton Fire Department

Mr. Pazyra, Veterans Affairs

In preparation for this day, Ms. Pearl, guidance counselor, lead the classrooms in an activity called Crinkled Heart to promote the concept of kindness and how our actions impact others. 

Many activities took place following the Community Reading Day in support of the continued message of "Kindness". 


All students completed a bulletin board, under the direction of Ms. Murphy, Art teacher, that shows their understandings from the story.  They wrote a kind act on a stone to be “thrown into the pond.” 



Ms. Murphy, Art Teacher

   

 

Grade 1 and 5 celebrate Dr. Seuss Day!

 

We all remember the story, Green Eggs and Ham, and the author who wrote it. To celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday, students from grades 1 and 5 from the West Elementary School joined together to share in reading his books to each other.  Fifth graders were able to step back in time and remember the excitement that came with learning to read and the first graders were able to demonstrate their own reading skills.  Ms. Banis

 

Valentine's Day Poems for Marines:

After sending greetings to Captain Naughton and the Marines in Afghanistan, Grade 2 students from Room 11 were so excited to receive a letter in return! The marines were especially thankful for our words of encouragement. Thank you to room 11 for reminding the marines that they work together as a team, just like room 11!!!

The second graders in room 11 have written acrostic poems to send to the marines for Valentine's day! The students wrote about kindness, friendship, working together, staying healthy, and being safe. In addition, the students wrote letters to accompany their poems, and decorated the cards with illustrations and stickers!