Next week, May 8-12, is Staff Appreciation Week in Westbrook! The PTO has organized a week of fun for the staff, and flyers went home yesterday with ways for the students to contribute. Be sure to check your child's backpack for more information.
One Westbrook is hosting a Community Conversation and Pot Luck on Saturday, May 6, 1-3 pm at St. Anthony's Church hall on Brown Street. Come and meet your neighbors and share your thoughts and experiences that make Westbrook a great community! All are welcome, and interpreters will be present.
Parents & Guardians,
We will be launching our READY4K Parent Powered messaging beginning on Monday, May 8! This is an exciting, grant funded opportunity to support our efforts around family engagement with students up to grade 5! Be on the lookout for information coming right to your mobile device very soon!
Thank you to the Saccarappa Masonic Lodge for sponsoring the Bikes for Books program. Ten very happy students left school yesterday with a new bike and helmet, and thirty bikes were given away across the city! Thank you, Masons. Also congratulations to all of the students who benefited from this initiative, either by reading more books or winning a new bike!
Family Math Night is tomorrow from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Saccarappa! Enjoy fun math games and activities with your Saccarappa School friends. All children must be accompanied by an adult. We hope to see you there!
Save the date! Join us for a movie night at Saccarappa on Friday, May 12th.
Mark your calendars! Family Math Night is next Thursday from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Enjoy an evening of math games and activities with your Saccarappa School friends. Hope to see you all there!
Lots of fun celebrating Yes Day today. Can we run in the halls? YES (relay races)! Can we play with our food? YES (fake food toss)! Can we be loud in the library? YES (sing-along karaoke)!
Way to go, Shining Stars! Enjoy the break, and we will see all the students again on the 24th.
Thursday, April 13th is an early release day for all students. Dismissal times are as follows.
At 10:55 a.m., Special Education transportation is dismissed.
At 11:15 a.m., Bus 5 (first bus run) is dismissed.
All other buses are dismissed at 11:30 a.m. and parent pick-up is immediately after at 11:30 a.m. as well.
Reminder: There is a half day of school on Thursday, April 13. Westbrook Middle School will dismiss students at 10:15am, Westbrook High School will dismiss students at 10:25am, and Congin, Canal, and Saccarappa will dismiss students at 11:30am. Also, vacation begins on Friday, April 14 through next week. Classes resume on April 24. We hope you have a great vacation, time filled with safe travel, good books, and rest and relaxation.
We have state champions! Saccarappa's teams earned first, second, and third place at the Maine State College Knowledge Bowl at Bowdoin today. So proud of these kids and their hard work. Thank you to Ms. Milbury for making this possible. College-bound!
The Lost and Found is organized! This doesn't happen often, so if your child is missing an item, then be sure to stop by the lobby soon to check it out.
Congratulations to the Saccarappa College Knowledge team for their impressive showing at the Westbrook School Department College Knowledge Bowl. These students have spent an incredible amount of time preparing for this event, and it showed! Next up is the Maine College Knowledge Bowl next week. Good luck, Shining Stars!
Even though there is No School tomorrow, you can still see all of your Shining Star friends at Happy Wheels! Join us from 5-7 p.m. All proceeds benefit Saccarappa School.
Our map is covered with books! Saccarappa's Read Across the World initiative is really taking off! Well done, Shining Stars!
Dear Friends,
Yesterday was our first Remote Learning Snow Day! Thank you to our students, teachers, school nutrition staff, principals, and families for helping to make it possible. How did the day work for you and your children? We would appreciate any feedback on the following link: https://forms.gle/QLEEj3C4c56Un7Fv6.
Reminder: there is no school for students on Friday, March 17. It is a Professional Learning Day for staff. Our staff are participating in workshops and learning experiences across the district.
Have a great long weekend!
Peter Lancia, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools
Language Services
The Westbrook School Department provides interpreter services. If you would like to request an interpreter for a meeting or you require translation for reading a school form, please contact the Central Office at (207) 854-0800. After you are connected, please say the requested language and provide your name and telephone number. A staff person will return your call with an interpreter.
Due to the storm, Math Night is being postponed until Thursday, April 27th. Mark your calendars!
Remote Learning Snow Day! Expectations for the day were sent home yesterday in the students' backpacks. Please contact your child's classroom teacher if you have any questions.
Do you know a child who turns five on or before October 15, 2023? If so, it's time to register for Kindergarten! Join Westbrook's incoming kindergarten information session Thursday, March 9th at 6:00p.m. via Zoom. Login information and more registration details are in the following flyer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9UPIMIHL4YOvPc88CSv1I4VwjSbO9kb/view?usp=sharing
Celebrate Pi Day (March 14th) with your friends at Saccarappa! Join us for an evening of family-friendly math games and activities.
