Yesterday we had our Westbrook seniors come to Congin! As seniors walked the halls, our cougars cheered them on and congratulated them on graduating. Congratulations to the class of 2024!
Don't forget to vote! Voting for the School Budget Referendum is on Tuesday, June 11th. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Jennifer Munro, City Council Ward 5 came to talk to our third grade cougars about Westbrook government! The students participated in a mock city council meeting about playground concerns, and they had discussions on how to improve the city of Westbrook! Thank you Mrs. Munro!
Our Congin Cougars had a very special guest visit us today! Author Hena Khan came to talk about her books, the inspiration behind her books, and how students can show what’s important to them in their writing! Thank you Hena Khan!
Reminder: All K-8 students and families are invited to a presentation by renowned children's and young adult author Hena Khan this evening at 5:30 at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. There will be refreshments, discounted book sales with books signed by the author, free books and learning activities, and fresh food for take home provided by the Locker Project. Hope to see you there!
Meteorologist Ted McInerney from WMTW joined Congin this morning for Weather at Your School! Students got to participate in the morning weather report and got to check out Ted's weather car! Thank you to Ted for coming to Congin, and thank you to all of the families who came bright and early this morning!
Ted McInerney will be at Congin on May 29th for Weather at Your School! We will start airing at 5:45am for any family/students who wants to come and join. Please remember that every student needs a parent with them during this time, and we will have a normal school start time at 8:25am!
Check out more pictures of our cougars at the bees! Congratulations to Seren Desouza for getting second in math, Charlotte Hintz for getting 3rd in spelling, Lydia Cole for getting 2nd in geography, and Maddy Mancuso for getting 1st in geography!
Please consider filling out this Family survey about Congin. This will provide Mr. Bisson with feedback about Congin as we head into the 24-25 school year!
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Assistant Principal DeMaria and Ms. Corbett came to visit with our fourth grade cougars! They were able to give a brief overview of the middle school and answer some questions from our students. Our cougars will be going to the middle school on June 5th for Step Up Day!
4th grade cougars go to Mackworth Island! Check out these students enjoying all things nature and spending time with their peers!
Check out the new addition to Congin School! This year, we said goodbye to our original bleachers from 1974, the year that Congin was built. Mrs. Perkins, our art teacher, kept a panel from those bleachers and had GT art students make a sign to hang in the front of our building. Now everyone will be able to admire a little piece of Congin history!
Yesterday, our first grade cougars went to Pineland Farms and got to learn about various animals! Our cougars were a great audience!
Mrs. Morowski's kindergarten cougars are in the midst of their "Avid Readers" unit where students are applying everything that they have learned throughout this year. Our cougars are learning about what reading looks like on outside, and how it should feel on the inside! Keep on reading!
Want to join our Congin Cougar team? We are currently looking for an administrative assistant to work in our office! If you or someone you know would be interested, please go to https://www.applitrack.com/westbrookschools/onlineapp/ for more information and to apply!
Mrs. Downing's kindergarten cougars have been studying the lifecycle of lady bugs and butterflies. The lady bugs that they have been observing hatched over the weekend, and they just recently released them!
Check out our Sea Dog’s Most Improved Students! These cougars were nominated by teachers, and they received a certificate and a Sea Dog’s ticket to celebrate! Congratulations to Maclin Ver, Kevin Lopez, Aden Contreras, Aysha Qaney, Lukas Walker, Muhidden Muhidden, Maisy Douglass, Sarjoh Fofana, Jack Maurer, Jude Ali, Alejandro Paulino-Burgos, Maddy Tanguay, Rosie Evans, Jenna Hassan, Lachlan Mills, and Charlotte Neault!
Today our fourth grade cougars took a walking field trip to Mill Brook Preserve for lunch! They even had a surprise guest join them…Mrs. Nugent!
Did you know that next week is Teacher Appreciation?! We can't wait to celebrate our amazing Congin Cougar Teachers with the theme of Summer (Almost) Vacation. Students will be participating in a spirit week to help celebrate our teachers! Check out the flyer to see what we will be doing each day!
Today Congin had an epic College Knowledge: Teachers against Students challenge to see who had the most knowledge about college. After varying rounds, the students came out on top! Great job, Cougars!
