Thanksgiving Feast

Students in our Kindergarten classes celebrated a Thanksgiving feast last week.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Greatorex's class performed a Thanksgiving show for their parents as they have been studying the Pilgrims and Native Americans. They did a great job with poetry and music.

NEW Expressions Announced

I am so pleased to announce the first edition of EXPRESSIONS, the Woodville School Art Magazine. Many thanks to Missy Thomson, our Technology teacher for turning my dream into a reality!! Thanks so much to our students and art teachers for submitting work. EXPRESSIONS will be published three times a year. The next deadline date for submission is: February 10, 2010. If students submit more than one piece of work, one piece is selected.
I've attached the edition to this email. The weblink is: http://www.wakefield.k12.ma.us/~middleton-cox/Expressions
Enjoy the wonderful work of our talented students!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mr. Middleton-Cox

http://www.wakefield.k12.ma.us/~middleton-cox/ExpressionsMagazineVol1b.pdf

Student Artwork

Students in Ms. Purrington's Kindergarten class read the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola and created beautiful artwork. Three students were selected to have their work hung in Mr. Middleton-Cox's office.

Reaching Out to the Troops

Students from the Woodville School had a Pajama Spirit day in which they brought in toiletries that we will package and send to the troops overseas for the holidays. Students will also be making cards and letters for our troops expressing our gratitude for keeping us safe.

Cultural Arts Experiences

PreK-2nd grade students enjoyed "The Secret World of Bubbles" on Thursday, November 12th.

3rd and 4th grade students enjoyed a hands-on science show this Tuesday, November 10th by Jeff Danger, Science Ranger.

Devil Dog Visits Woodville!

The DEVIL DOG, mascot of the Lowell Devils visited the Woodville School today during our lunches. Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the 1:30pm game is Woodville School Family Day. Tickets are $11.00. Order forms went home with your children today.

Learning About Symmetry

Kindergarten students were learning about symmetry in Math and used paint to help represent their thinking.

Woodville Celtics Raffle!

November 9, 2009 –November 30, 2009

Here’s a chance of a lifetime!

The Woodville PTO is raffling off a chance to WIN “6” CELTICS TICKETS to the Friday night, April 2, 2010 Home game against the Houston Rockets. It will be the final stretch towards the play-offs and you, your family and friends will be in the TD Garden cheering on your favorite team. These tickets are worth $45.00 each and would make great gifts for the Holidays! Raffle Tickets are: 1 for $5.00, 3 for $10.00 or 10 for $20.00. There’s another exciting way to go to the game too!

The TWO (2) Woodville Students who sell the most tickets will WIN 2 TICKETS EACH to the same game!

Attached are 10 raffle tickets. Please return them in an envelope marked Doreen Joly with child’s name, grade and teachers. If you choose to sell more, they will be available in the main office. If you have any questions, you can call or email Doreen Joly at 781-246-1560 or djoly@comcast.net.

Mr. Middleton-Cox will be drawing the winner on December 4th and it will be announced in the Woodville Weekly. Winners will receive the tickets before the Holidays.
Good Luck!

Celtics Raffle Starting Tuesday!

Stay tuned for information about our awesome celtics raffle which will begin on Tuesday!!!

Veteran's Day Assembly

This week, our 4th grade students presented a Veteran’s Day program for our students and their parents. Their message of giving thanks to our veterans is very important. I’d like to thank the 4th grade teachers: Mrs. Foley, Mrs. Ferguson, Ms. Kontos, and Mr. Bouchard, along with our music teacher, Mrs. Barry, and of course, the boys and girls in 4th grade for sharing their talents.

Learning About Plymouth

Third Grade students in Mrs. Siafakas' class are learning about the Pilgrims and about Plymouth, MA. They are building an in-class model of a pilgrim village. Very creative!!!

Fire House

This week, we partnered with the Wakefield Fire Department to teach our students about fire safety and how to evacuate a house in the event of a real fire. Many thanks to the firefighters that helped us out!

Haunted Book Reports

Mrs. McCarthy's third grade class did a wonderful job writing a book report summary and making a 3-D diorama this past month. The theme was a "haunted" book report and the focus was on the setting of the book that they read. They are on display in the library. They were so proud of their finished products!!

Book Projects

Mrs. Foley's 4th graders recently completed robot book reports in which they read a book and detailed it within the project.

It's Pumpkin Time!

Mrs. Foley's 4th grade students got into the holiday spirit by decorating pumpkins.

Making Masks

Ms, Kontos' 4th grade class took some time out to make masks for Halloween this week.

Art Lesson

Students from Ms. Beinart's Art class were learning about color. The lesson is all about the color wheel and how artists' use color. The sudents did color experiments for a hands on experience.