The Pearson Pride 🐾

Our May Newsletter includes:

• Welcome Letter
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• Attendance Matters
• Curriculum Corner - The Arts
• Community Connection
• Upcoming Events

With everyone returning both rested and rejuvenated from April Recess, the classrooms have been filled with enthusiastic learning!

Our May newsletter showcases the wonderful experiences occurring in our Arts programs! Pearson is proud to have such strong programs in Art, Music, Physical Education, Library/Media, and Theater!

May is also Mental Health Awareness Month. We are grateful everyday for our entire staff for building such strong rapport with our students, and supporting their educational journey.

Please know that your partnership means the world to us - and we are always here to assist anyway we can to support our wonderful students! We are just an email or a phone call away!!!

Your partners in education,

📚 Mrs. Silverio and Ms. Giammatteo 📚

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we would like to highlight The FAB 5! Behavior Technician Carolina Weiss, Social Worker Monica Messenger, Behavior Technician Morgan Hoadley, Social Worker Samantha Morelduboil, and Social Worker Dan Moro. Their ability to support our students are commendable! Here are some tips they would love to share!

Our 5th and 6th graders have been working for months on preparing Matilda, Jr. for our school community! A very special THANK YOU to Theresa Padin and Jackie McAvaney for their amazing mentorship and leadership! Our cast is excited to present their show for us on:

• Thursday, May 1: Pearson and Hinsdale Students and Staff
• Friday, May 2: 7pm at Gilbert

• Saturday, May 3: 2pm at Gilbert

Mrs. Stephanie Baechler and her Art classes have prepared posters for the 87th Annual Pet Parade, which will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 2:00pm. They are also getting ready for our Art Showcase on May 29th at 5:00pm.

4th grader Reid Waters sets a new school record for the Pacer Test with 75 laps! Physical Education teacher Vicki Brooks celebrates his success, and the success of all her students!

April was National Library Month. To celebrate, Library Media Specialist Natalie Dest, in collaboration with Connecticut Association of School Librarians, conducted a bookmark competition with students from Grades 3-6. One winner was chosen for each grade level.

• Grade 3: Tuelee Canh
• Grade 4: Alexa Hudak
• Grade 5: Rosalee Santuro

• Grade 6: Malia Bordonaro

Congratulations to all of our participants, and KEEP READING!!!

Music Teacher Mr. Armany Manrique has been preparing the Pearson Marching Band for the 87th Annual Pet Parade, which will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 2:00pm. Mr. Manrique is also working with students for our final Music performance of the year.

Pearson School welcomes our new School Safety Officer, Mike Manson! Mike's many accomplishments during his career include:

• Army Reserves
• 23 years with the Hartford Police Department
• SWAT Team Commander
• Burville Volunteer Fire Department Captain

Mike has 3 kids, and lives with his wife and 1 granddaughter. He has a motorcycle and loves traveling. Needless to say, Pearson is beyond lucky to have him on our team!

A Note from our PTO

Hello Winchester School families,

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! The PTO has a fun week planned to celebrate our teachers and staff and we would love for parents and families to join in with celebrating all their hard work too!

Attached, please find a flyer which details what we have planned for each day next week, as well as a list of teachers and staff's favorite things. If you do not see a teacher's name on any of the lists and would like to know what their favorite snack, etc is, please reach out to them!

We appreciate our teachers and staff every day and hope that next week they truly feel all the love and admiration we all have for them!

Thank you!

-Lindsey McEvoy

Winchester Schools PTO, Inc

• April 22-May16: SBA Testing, Grades 3-6

• May 1: MATILDA JR! District trip to Gilbert School

• May 2: Opening Night Matilda Jr., Gilbert 7 pm
• May 3: Matinee Matilda Jr., Gilbert 2 pm
• May 6 & 7: 5th Grade NGSS Testing
• May 7: Early Release, 1:00pm
• May 8: Grade 5 CT Science Center Field Experience
• May 13: Monthly BOE Mtg
• May 14: Small Group 2nd Grade Visit to Pearson
• May 15: 4th Grade Field Trip, Winchester Land Trust
• May 16: Whole 2nd Grade Group Visit to Pearson
• May 17: Pet Parade, 2:00 - Pearson Band will be marching
• May 19: STEAM Night at Pearson School, 5:30pm
• May 20: 5th Grade Field Trip, Winchester Land Trust
• May 20-28: i-Ready Spring Testing
• May 21: Hinsdale Music Concerts at Pearson 5 pm and 6 pm
• May 26: No School - Memorial Day
• May 27: District Spirit Day: USA Pride - Red, White, and Blue
• May 29: Pearson Art Showcase, 5 pm-6:30 pm
• May 30: SBAC Window Closes