Phenomenal Phelps Facts

February 14, 2025

GLOBAL PLAY DAY

Global Play Day was this Thursday at Phelps, and it was another big success. Students, grouped in their House meeting groups cross grade levels, rotated classrooms every 30 minutes and played various card games (like Uno, Go Fish, Old Maid), Board Games (like Sorry, Chutes and Ladders, Trouble), Movement Games (like Twister, Charades, Go Noodle), various puzzle and memory games, and building with cardboard or Legos. Playing games helps students learn skills like cooperation, patience, and turn taking, and promotes critical thinking. Playing games also helps reduce stress and improve social and sensorimotor skills. What a great way to spend a day! Big shout out to Mrs. Beatty and Mr. Leavitt for organizing the event.

SPRING 2025 ENRICHMENT SIGN UPS

It’s time for our Spring After School enrichment programs! After school activities will run one day a week from 2:00pm-3:00pm and pick up is in the front of Phelps, promptly at 3:00pm. Any students who are already enrolled in aftercare on the day of their program can be dismissed to aftercare. Please note, these programs are a separate opportunity from after care.

Students may only register for ONE program. On April 6th, the links to register for these programs will be available on Class Dojo at 6pm. They usually fill quickly- set a reminder on your calendar if you are interested in signing up!

Registration will end when the program is full or on April 11th, whichever comes first.

Families will be notified if their child is in an activity by April 14th. There will be a fee of $25 for each activity. We accept CHECKS ONLY (made payable to the Town of Rockland.) These activities must meet their minimum capacity to run. No refunds will be given after the first class for any reason. Checks are due to the main office, labeled with the student’s name and enrichment class by 4/17/25.

If you have any questions regarding an activity please contact Kelsey Holbrook at 781-871-8585 x 2016 or kholbrook@rocklandschools.org. All courses are for students in Grades 1-4.

COURSES

COURSE NAME: Zumba Kids

INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Oxner, Special Education Teacher

WHERE: Gym
DAY: Mondays

DATES: 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2

Zumba Kids is a dance-fitness program for children that combines music, movement, and community, designed to get kids moving and having fun while improving their physical and mental well-being. The classes incorporate a variety of kid-friendly music genres, including pop, salsa, merengue, reggaeton, and cumbia, with age-appropriate dance steps.

COURSE NAME: Fuse Bead Club

INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Campbell, Paraprofessional

WHERE: First Floor STEAM Room

DAY: Tuesdays

DATES: 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27

Are you ready to get creative and make awesome designs with colorful beads? Join the Fuse Bead Club and discover the fun world of crafting with beads! In this club, we’ll use fuse beads (also known as Perler beads) to create everything from animals, vehicles, characters and flowers. Whether you're new to fuse beads or an experienced creator, there's something for everyone!

COURSE NAME: Crafting Club

INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Daly, Paraprofessional

WHERE: TBD

DAY: Wednesday

DATES: 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4

Come join Mrs. Daly after school for some fun crafts. We will be making keychains, bracelets and more!

MULTILINGUAL LEARNER VISIT

On Monday, multilingual eighth graders from Rogers Middle School visited our grade 4 ML students. What is a multilingual learner (ML)? A multilingual learner is a student who is developing proficiency in multiple languages, encompassing those learning English as an additional language (our students) and those fluent in English and learning another language. We are very lucky to have many multilingual learners at Phelps School, and this event was a great way for our students to make connections with students at the middle school and ask questions about what to expect. During this time, students created lanterns out of soda bottle for the district Art Festival coming up this spring. Thank you Mrs. Mirski for collaborating with RMS on this event!

CONGRATULATIONS TO UNITY HOUSE!

Howwwwwwwwwwwwl! The Wolfpack are our second ever House Champions! On Friday, Mrs. Holbrook and Mr. E invited all of the young Wolves to play Bingo in the cafeteria. You can see a couple of our winners below. Congratulations to all members of Unity House, who did a great job last term being Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and Kind. Next week, we will take our first look at the leaderboard for Term 3!

GRADE 4 YEARBOOK

The fourth grade yearbook committee needs photos of your child! Please email any school photos of your child from Pre-K to 4th grade to Phelps4thgradeyearbook@gmail.com, or

DROP YOUR PHOTOS FOR THE YEARBOOK HERE

THIS WEEK'S PAWS CHAMPIONS

This week, four students earned the right to be called PAWS Champions! These students had so many PAWS in the bucket that their names were randomly drawn to be recognized Friday afternoon on the announcements. These students earned +20 points for their house, a special seating area in the cafeteria with friends of their choice, and this picture on our PAWS Champions bulletin board. Great job being Responsible, Respectful, Safe, and Kind.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

This year, Phelps Elementary grade level concerts will take place during the school day, one per month, beginning this month. Please see the schedule for concerts below. Due to parking and school lunch start times, we ask parents to leave immediately after the program ends. Looking forward to beautiful music filling our cafeteria stage!

April 15: Grade 3 Music Concerts