Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Happy Holidays to One and All!

The Metcalf family wishes you all a happy, safe 
and relaxing holiday vacation.  

I hope you enjoy the photos of some of the activities that brought us all happiness and excitement here at Metcalf these last few days.

Enjoying Metcalf's First Annual Ugly Sweater Day!
Students, faculty, and staff all enjoyed taking part in Metcalf's Ugly Sweater Contest on Friday.  This added to the fun and excitement of the season as we approached the holiday break.  What fun we had!

  Mrs. Lavoie's class had their very own tree farm!  
Look at these fabulous decorations made from scratch.  The children had so much fun using their creativity to get into the holiday spirit!


Creating center pieces in grade 3!
Mrs. Gaumond's class created beautiful centerpieces with the help of some Metcalf moms!  

They also traveled to Shady Acres Nursing Home to spread some holiday cheer and gave a heartwarming performance incorporating sign language.


Enjoying a holiday breakfast with Mrs. Gross's students and families.  
Mrs. Gross makes delicious waffles! :)

 Mrs. Allen's class worked cooperatively and enjoyed their afternoon together!



Mrs. Packer's sixth grade class...or was it a Wax Museum?!?  Everyone learned so much from these historical figures!


Happy Holidays to you all!


Friday, December 4, 2015

Holiday Bazaar and Much More!

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This Saturday, Dec. 5th, don't miss the annual EWG Holiday Bazaar at Metcalf Elementary School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Nearly 70 vendors are on hand to sell their unique gift items, including some of our own EWG teachers, staff and students!  Professional Santa photos are available, as well as a full kitchen cafe, baked goods, children's shopping area (all items $5 or less!), penny social, and a 50/50 raffle, this year to benefit a couple of staff members who are bravely battling cancer.  This is a great community event that supports a lot of small businesses as well as our three elementary schools...please join us!

PARCC FORUM
We will be holding a parent forum on Wednesday, Dec. 9th at 6:00 at Metcalf to review PARCC results and answer questions.  I hope to see you there!

We will be doing a WINTER DRIVE for children in need at McAuley Village.  
Please send in  COATS (can be gently used by clean), SOCKS (new only), and UNDERWEAR (new only).  Sizes 2T to children's 12 please.  
We will be collecting items until Dec. 16th when they will be delivered to McAuley Village.

FOOD, HAT, & MITTEN DRIVE RESULTS!
Once again, a huge thank you to everyone who donated to our Metcalf Food, Hat, & Mitten Drive. As you may have heard, after tallying our final count, Metcalf Mustangs collected an outstanding 1,174 items!  Grade 4 did an amazing job collecting 445 items, and on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving this grade level enjoyed an extra recess!  
Thank you again for your generous support for our community.

HOLIDAY GIFTS from Artsonia.com
If you are looking for unique, personalized gifts this holiday season, be sure to check out the student artwork and gifts on Artsonia.com!  As you know, all students at Metcalf have the opportunity to have their artwork posted on this safe, educational website which is the world's largest online student art gallery!  As a bonus, you can order gifts directly from the website with your child's artwork on it.  It serves as a fundraiser with 20% of all proceeds coming back to the Mecalf art room which Mrs. LaFrenaya uses to purchase clay, drawing books, blocks, and other art materials all students can enjoy throughout the year.  You can go to www.artsonia.com and search Metcalf School, or go to http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=65080.  Please contact Mrs. LaFrenaye at sharon_lafrenaye@ewg.k12.ri.us or at (401)397-3375  if you have any questions.  
Thank you for your support!

DUCK STAMP WINNERS ON DISPLAY:  Save the Date!
As you may know, it is great artistic tradition in EWG that all students can enter the Federal Junior Duck Stamp competition if they so choose.  We are excited to announce that the winning entries from last school year have finished their gallery tour throughout the state, and as a "grand finale" all winning entries from K-12 students in EWG will be on display in the Jr./Sr. High School Library on Thursday, 12/17 from 6-7 p.m. before the high school's holiday concert.  All students will receive their winning entries in school on the following Monday, Dec. 21.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. LaFrenaye at sharon_lafrenaye@ewg.k12.ri.us or at (401)397-3375.