Phippsburg Elementary School

Mrs. Tardif shared a photo of her kindergarten class celebrating Groundhog Day, with their hand-colored headbands, last Friday.

Mrs. Brockett shared photos of more fun in the snow, had by preschoolers last month.

Mrs. Snell shared pictures of the 5th graders' Gulf of Maine Research Institute adventure. They became scientists for a time at GMRI, gathering and analyzing data on how changing ocean temperatures affect lobsters and black bass, and enjoyed traveling in style and comfort in the tour bus.

Ms. Phippen shared photos of fourth & fifth graders practicing for Battle of the Books. The Battle takes place at Woolwich Central School on Thursday, March 28th at 6PM. Go Teams!

Mrs. Hutchinson shared some photos of sledding fun from Wednesday!

Thank you, Mrs. Polizotto, for the photos of snow play today!

Thanks to Mrs. Tardif for photos of her kindergarten class playing math games. She writes, "Here we are playing Bears on the Bus during Math time today. We've been learning the different combinations to make 10!"

You could hear the excitement coming from the gym when 4th & 5th graders had fun learning about solar power today, taught by Stacy Brown of Revision Energy. Thanks to Mrs. Snell for her photos.

Both buses are running late this morning; some roads are impassable due to flooding. Route 209 north of the school is fine.

Students had great fun playing in the snow at recess! Here are some photos from Monday's K-2 recess, thanks to Mrs. Woodbury!

To attend K-5 before school Mad Science, students must be registered online for the 8-wk $105 NASA session January 10th-March 6th. See LINK in the PES newsletter. Parents provide transportation to Wednesdays 8:15AM-9:20AM classes. Half scholarship available if contact Mrs. Doran by December 31st.

PES got a surprise when Mr. Grinch visited at dismissal the day before vacation. Thank you, Mrs. Tainter & Ms. Crowley, for sharing photos!

The third grade wrapped up their animal adaptation unit today by designing new reindeer that are able to fly through blustery wind, dodge falling trees, transmit electricity, and breathe underwater! Wow! Thank you for the photo, Mrs. Henderson.

There's NO SCHOOL Friday, December 22nd through Monday, January 1st. We wish you all a healthy and happy vacation and 2024!

In Science today, Mrs. Snell's 5th graders studied the chemical reactions in the process of making potato pancakes. What a yummy science experiment! Thank you, Mrs. G-P, for sharing the photos.

Mrs. Henderson shared some photos: Third graders made animal habitats this week out of recycled objects. Two students are showing off their work!

Remember, tomorrow is late start only. NO GREAT START Activities.

It was a great concert last week! Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Michaud, Mr. Green, Maintenance, and everyone: Thank you for all your hard work making it possible, and to Mrs. Polizotto for the photos!

Our generator is working like a charm and so are the students!

Mrs. Henderson, 3rd grade teacher, shares photos and writes: Ms. McCauley led the third graders on a cold weather hike, and we learned more about animal and plant adaptations!