Be sure to cheer on the College Knowledge Team in the Westbrook Together Days parade this morning!
The Bookmobile will be back this summer! Catch it every Monday from June 24th through August 12th throughout Westbrook. See the attached flyer for more information.
Reminder: All K-8 students and families are invited to a presentation by renowned children's and young adult author Hena Khan this evening at 5:30 at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. There will be refreshments, discounted book sales with books signed by the author, free books and learning activities, and fresh food for take home provided by the Locker Project. Hope to see you there!
It's time to order Saccarappa's 2023-2024 yearbook! Yearbooks are $10, and all orders are due by June 7th. Fourth-grade students should NOT order a yearbook. The PTO will provide yearbooks to all fourth-grade students as an end-of-year gift.
Thank you to Dr. Kelly and Mr. Brunner for putting on a fun and informative bike safety presentation for our third grade students yesterday. Also, thank you to the Kiwanis Club for donating over twenty helmets to our students.
Westbrook's Fourth-Grade Bees were today, and WOW, the students made us proud! Congratulations to everyone who participated. Saccarappa brought home the first-place trophy for Spelling, Canal earned first place for Math, and Congin earned first place for Geometry. It was such a fun event with a room full of spectacular kids. Well done, fourth graders!
The students are learning about the upcoming Olympics during library. Ms. Evan's class drew flags of various countries and even designed some of their own.
After studying the caterpillar's life cycle, Ms. Tardif's students enjoyed watching their butterflies fly away last week.
Saccarappa's Garden Club will be selling their seedlings on Saturday, May 18th, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Start your own garden while supporting ours! We hope to see you there!
Join us for the Hena Khan author visit at Westbrook Middle School on Thursday, May 30th. Translated versions of the flyers can be found at the link below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JJVwbgiswFdEGpIcbdf0O5FY9j-rcGXX?usp=sharing
May 6th through May 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week. Help us celebrate all of the amazing educators and staff members at Saccarappa School by participating in the following activities. Check your child's backpack for more information.
Monday - Bring a real or drawn flower for a staff member
Tuesday- Wear your teacher's favorite color
Wednesday- Give a staff member an award
Thursday- Draw a picture of you and a favorite staff member
Friday- Complete the survey
Thank you to the Masons at the Saccarappa Lodge for sponsoring the Bikes for Books program. Ten lucky students went home with new bikes and helmets thanks to this very generous donation. There were 419 submissions throughout the school, which totals 2,095 books or 41,900 pages read! Well done, students, and congratulations to our winners.
Thank you to all of the staff and students who showed their school spirit last week. Well done, Shining Stars!
Join the PTO at Saccarappa on Friday, May 3rd, at 6:00 p.m. for Movie Night! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring a refillable water bottle and a blanket to sit on.
Just a reminder… come to the Mad Science event this evening at 5:30pm at the Westbrook High School Auditorium. The presentation is about Space Science. There will be free books for all! This is a free event for families!
Saccarappa's Student Council has organized a School Spirit Week! Monday is Sports Day, so all students and staff are invited to wear their favorite jersey, uniform, or anything sports-related. Since Monday is also Earth Day, anything outdoor-related is fine as well. Let's show our school spirit!
The Mad Science family event has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 24th, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. This performance will be in the Westbrook High School Auditorium. We hope to see you all there!
The Saccarappa Art Show will be on display during conferences from April 8th through 23rd. The open viewing date has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 23rd. We hope to see you all then!
Congratulations to the Westbrook College Knowledge teams for tying for first place in the state championship at Bowdoin College. A fire alarm ended the competition early, but since Saccarappa, Congin, and Canal were the top three schools prior to the alarm, they decided to call it a three-way tie. A special congratulations to Saccarappa's Golden Diamonds team for having a perfect score going into the final round. Well done, students. We're proud of you!
The district is hosting a free presentation by Mad Science for all Westbrook families on April 3rd from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. We hope to see you all there!
