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In celebration of National Physical
Education and Sport Week, Chelsea from 3M created a picture of
healthy foods. |
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Penguin
rookery created by second grade students from Mrs. Jengo's class. For more information on how and why
students are learning about these whimsical birds, see the
Briggs at Large
newsletter. For a list of web sites where you and your child
can learn more about penguins, see the Student Resources
section of the JRB site. |
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Winter Trees
with Cardinals created by kindergarten students in Mrs.
Richard's art class. |
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 A big round of applause goes out to all the
students who participated in the pumpkin decorating contest.
Click here to see more pumpkins! A big thank you goes out to
everyone who participated in hat day. The student council raised
$322 for the Heavenly Hats
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JRB teachers Katherine Bennett, Mary Gagnon, Laurie Munroe,
Nancy Gera, and Kellie Robichaud , along with principal Candace
Wright were honored at the Massachusetts State House on Friday,
April 27th, for their outstanding work in teaching
math and science skills to their students by participating in
the Harvard Forest’s
Schoolyard Ecology program.
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Decorate a pumpkin at home and bring it to
school on Oct. 30th
for the day of the contest. The theme and materials you
choose for your pumpkin are up to you! Please attach your
name and class to the pumpkin. Pumpkins will be displayed
by grade level, and viewed by classes during the day.
Pumpkins will go home at the end of the day. Have fun
decorating and good luck! No pumpkin to decorate?
Carve a virtual
pumpkin online. |
Above, painting of courtyard flowers by Haley, grade 5.
Created in Mrs. Richard's
art class. |
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Family members who visited Mrs.
Jengo's second grade classroom during Open House last week were
greeted by some unusual students. Many thanks to all the
families who joined us for Open House. |
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Once again, JRB students and teachers are
participating in the Harvard Forest's schoolyard research
program. Grade 4 students are measuring and tracking leaf color
change and leaf drop on the trees along the Briggs Nature Trail.
Data collected by the students will contribute to a larger study
on global warming. For more information, go to the
Harvard Forest web site. |
Click here for news stories from the 2005
school year.
Click here for news stories from the
2004 school year.
Last updated 1/23/07 by Tiffany
Davis.
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