The News From MGWS

The book fair ran smoothly and offered MGWS a great chance to do some shopping.  Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make it a success.

There were a lot of rosy cheeks walking down Academy Street this morning! Our spirits were high and the cocoa was warm. It was a great way to start a Wednesday:-)

We had a remarkable Veteran’s Day assembly today.  The chorus did a beautiful job and brought a tear to many with their singing.  We had veterans  and those who are serving our country presently share experiences.  Mrs. Adams read the poem, In Flanders Fields and spoke about the meaning and importance of this holiday. MGWS students raised $107.00 which they presented to the veterans.  We heard fabulous essays from several fourth and fifth grade students.  We finished the assembly with a solo on the piano by Ethan Martin. The veterans and their families went on to breakfast in the cafeteria.  MGWS bid farewell to our veterans by lining the hall with thanks.

The format of this blog may have caused some photos to be cut off.  If you click on the photo you should be able to see its entirety.

Our donation boxes and display cabinets are quickly filling with donations from the MGWS community.  Our goal is to collect at least one item from each and every student.  If you haven’t sent anything in yet, time is running out!  Items will be packed up and sent to local food pantries next Tuesday, the 15th…

MGWS students headed off to the high school for a sneak peek at the upcoming district musical, The Wizard of Oz.  It promises to be a great show!

Jay Piscopo is the author and illustrator of The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli all-ages graphic novel series.  Jay has worked on many other projects including some animation.  Jay shows how he creates his cartoon art and demonstrates how anyone can learn to draw and create comics.  The kids and staff alike enjoy Jay’s presentation. (more…)

Who would think adding two words to a famous phrase would make all the difference to kids in need.  Thanks to the World Ambassadors Club- millions of children in poverty will have a chance to survive. World Ambassadors Club, Mrs. Girouard’s and Mrs. Lindgren’s class raised $298.65 for Unicef this Halloween!

With all the donations from this campaign tens of millions of lives will be saved with clean water, good food and medicine.  Next year, we urge you to participate in trick or treat for Unicef.

Sincerely,

Cameron Morin &  the World Ambassadors Club

In October the Life Skills classroom put on a Harvest Luncheon.  The staff at MGWS enjoyed the most delicious fall meal.  Thank you to the Life Skills staff and students.

Marshwood Great Works School is collecting canned goods and other nonperishables over the next few weeks. All items will be donated to food pantries in South Berwick and Eliot.

Let’s make this our best food drive yet!

We had a bus evacuation lesson this morning.  Everyone did a nice job going over this important information.