Veteran's Day

On Wednesday, we had the first Francis Wyman Veteran's Day ceremony.  The whole school took part in the ceremony to thank and show respect to veterans that have served our country.  Students sang songs, saluted the flag, and were able to thank our veteran guests.  Five veteran members of our Francis Wyman family were in attendance.  It was a great way to educate our students on the importance and history of Veteran's Day.
Remember to Thank a Veteran tomorrow and everyday!

Grade 3 Mock Election

Today our third graders practiced for their future civic duty, the right to vote.  Each student had to register to vote, get their name checked off, cast their vote and put it in the ballot box.  Mrs. Goguen's class counted up the votes too.  Here are some pictures from the vote.
Results:
Hillary Clinton... 54 votes @ 75%
Donald Trump... 19 votes @ 25%

Halloween

We had a fun day here at Francis Wyman!  Our day started with a Halloween Parade.  There were some awesome costumes all over the building.  In reading classes, we read in the dark.  Some read spooky stories, while others read jokes or silly tales.  In the afternoon, we did some Halloween crafts and Kahoot! quizes too.
Have a fun and safe Halloween night!  Don't eat too much candy, there is school tomorrow!!

SOARing Assembly

S= Self Control

O= Outstanding Effort

A= Acts of Kindness

R= Respect

Ask your child about our fun all-school assembly today.  Ask them to tell you about Self Control and Outstanding Effort.

The entire Francis Wyman community got together this morning.

Third graders

Special visitor, Steve Nugent, talking about Self Control.

Francis Wyman's karate students showing self control and listening.

The Soar Squad explaining Outstanding Effort.

Francis Wyman Falcon

Suhanna representing 216 in the relay

Great Job Suhanna!

The final product from the relay race.  Team 5 won (far right.)

Upcoming Events

Here is  list of upcoming dates and events.
Friday October 28th- Francis Wyman Pride Day- Wear your Falcon pride- Blue and White
Monday October 31st- Halloween Parade- 9:00am- Students can wear or bring their costume to school.  Also, bring a flashlight and an extra snack for a celebration.  We will read under the covers, do some crafts, and maybe watch a movie too.
Tuesday November 8th- Election Day- NO SCHOOL
Thursday November 10th- Teacher Professional Development- NO SCHOOL
Friday November 11th- Veteran's Day- NO SCHOOL
Monday November 14th- Scholastic Orders due (online code HKHLP)
Wednesday November 16th- Plymouth Plantation Field Trip- Look for permission slip soon!
Thursday November 17th -8:40-9:10 3rd Grade Chorus and Violin Thanksgiving Concert

Bus Safety

Today we had our annual bus safety lesson to remind students of appropriate behavior at the bus stop, on the bus, and in case of emergency.  Officer Schipelliti spoke to the students as well as some bus drivers.  Please remind your child or ask them to tell you what important safety rules were discussed today.

Officer Schipelliti reminding third graders of the rules and safety tips.

Students practicing bus behavior.

We all exited the back of the bus just like it were a real emergency.

New Dictionaries!

We would like to thank the Burlington Rotary Club for coming to visit the third grade classes today.  They donate new dictionaries to 3rd graders every year.  Each student will be coming home today with their own student dictionary.  Included in the back are some great resources as well.
  Please have your child keep his or her dictionary in a safe spot so it could be used for homework or studying.  We are working on dictionary skills in school as well, so feel free to give them some fun words to try to find.  Today they had to find hero, charity, services, and community: all words describing the wonderful things the rotary club does for Burlington.

Members of the Rotary Club

Mrs. Healey waking us up this morning!

Trying to find the word "hero."

Checking out the back resources.

Thank You Rotary Club!!