An Update From Mr. Castonguay...
Windham Academy Public Charter School
March 2023:
Dear WA Community,
As we are now into spring (Can you believe it?!), I'd like to take a moment to thank our entire WA community for everyone's committment and dedication to our school so far this school year! We could not do all that we do without you! It is hard to believe we only have a few months left to the school year! The next few months will be extremely busy for all of us with school events, spring town sports, and much more. I hope that our entire community enjoys these next few months ahead! They are busy ones but fun ones, too!
Wishing you a healthy spring season!
- Mr. Castonguay
THANK YOU to everyone who competed in our first annual trivia night! We raised ovver $1,500 for the PTO!! THANK YOU!!!
A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated in this year's Penny Wars! It was a wonderful and fun event! Thank you to our PTO for running this competition! We raised over $2,100! Congratulations to Mrs. Broadhurst's class who won the competition!
All funds are going to improve the outdoor recess experience for our students. The PTO is purchasing playground balls, playground equipment, new basketball hoops, mats to improve safety on our playground, a new safety fence, and more!
Reminder: School starts at 8:45. Late arrivals are considered tardy - thank you for having your child arrive to school on time. :)
Land's End Options:
Squad Locker Options:
The Windham Academy Wolves!!!
Here is our new mascot... Waffles ... as voted on by our students! He will make his first appearance at WA in April! Stay tuned! :)
Please be sure to connect to your child's teacher's Bloomz!!!
Update from Mrs. Wilcox (Art):
Hey WA Families! Our creative kids are going strong with their art projects. Throughout the year we have been sprinkling in activities that will be featured in our Closing House/Art & STEM show on June 8th. There will be so much art on display and I can't wait!!
This month our focus has been on studying Pointillism and catching up on past projects that need finishing. Our 45 minute class time flies by!! With April quickly approaching, we will be working on projects featuring different countries like Japan, Russia, Egypt, and India. There will also be lots of spring related activities that you will be seeing both in the hallways of WA and being sent home. After a long winter, we definitely need some flowers and bright colors!
Please be on the lookout for finished projects. If you aren't seeing them, please don't worry! I'm keeping them safe for the art show :) Happy Spring!!
Update from Mr. Rodrigues (STEM):
Grade 2 - We are wrapping up a unit in code.org where we are learning block coding. We will then start a springtime project, we are creating simple terrariums out of recycled materials
Grade 3 - We have started a code.org unit where we are learning block coding to navigate mazes. We will then be moving onto board game design.
Grade 4 - We are finishing up our code.org unit, we learned to create and move characters called sprites. We will then be moving onto 3-D design and 3-D printing.
Grade 5 - We are starting our code.org unit, we will learn to create and move characters called sprites. We will then be moving onto 3-D design and 3-D printing
Grade 6 - We are finishing up app lab coding in code.org. We will be starting. Wedo robot building and coding.
Grade 7 - We just finished up mBot robotics and we are moving on to learning to code apps in code.org using JavaScript.
Update from Mr. Mike (PE):
Update from Mr. Matt (Music):
Qualifications and Semi-Finals took place last week in school!
Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the school championship:
Grade 3:
Penny
Walter
Alex
Ben G.
Jamison
Grade 4:
Jamison
Raegan
Shea
Matthew
Ethan
Grade 5:
Enzo
Blaise
Samantha
Grade 6:
Lydia
Wes
Jules
Natalie
Connor
Julia
Josh
Please join us and support our finalists for the Windham Academy Academic Bowl Championship at the Windham High School Auditorium on Tuesday, April 4th at 6pm!
As we continue our goal at offering additional activities for our students beyond the school day, Windham Academy, in conjunction with Real School of Music, will be starting a school chorus for students in Grades 4-6! We hope to add grade levels in the future if this activity is successful! If you have a student in these grades and is interested in participating, please complete this survey to help us decide on the day and time to hold chorus practice:
Thank you to those of you who have reached out expressing excitement for this special day at Fenway Park! If you decide to purchase tickets for this day, you are purchasing tickets for not only your WA student but for whomever else is attending the event as well in your family or circle of friends. Parents/Guardians/Carpooling friends have complete control and have direct responsibility for your children. Some Windham Academy staff will be present to participate with their students, however unlike a regular field trip, the WA staff is not responsible for any student. You may choose who you want to bring with you but this is not a drop off activity. All WA students must be accompanied by an adult.
To receive the tickets, which are valid for the STEM portion of the day and the game itself, you must purchase through Windham Academy no later than March 30th. Each ticket is $23 and this is per person, including children and adults. This is the exact cost that will be paid to the Red Sox. As stated in the order form, any student who attends this event through Windham Academy will be marked "present" for the entire school day. If your child will not be attending this event, he/she must report to school like a normal day. Gates for the morning STEM event open at 8am and the STEM event will last until around lunch time.
As you may know, parking is limited and quite expensive around Fenway Park. Ideas that have been discussed include taking the train into Boston to North Station, then take the Green Line to Kenmore Square, and then walk to Fenway. Other people have discussed driving to Sullivan Square and taking the Orange Line to the Green Line to Kenmore Square. You can transfer to the Green Line at North Station. Some people are using a parking app such as ParkWhiz to find reasonably priced parking near Fenway.
We are currently updating some of our Chromebooks to be able to accommodate the state's requirements for a secure browser to be installed on each device.
The secure browser is required for the students to participate in the mandatory State of NH SAS Assessment. All students will participate in a pratice session as soon as our Chromebooks are ready to go.
The official testing will take place in May. A testing schedule will be emailed to all parents in Grades 3+ in April.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PICKUP PATROL ACCOUNT IS UP-TO-DATE:
Dear Parents/Guardians, PLEASE make sure you update PickUp Patrol on a regular basis. It is important that if your "Default" plan changes, that you log into your account and make the correct change. This helps Mrs. Laham tremendously! Thank you!!
Wednesday, April 12th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
April Break: April 24-28
Friday - March 31, 2023
Term 3 Report Cards Issued on Friday, April 7th
THANKS TO DONORS -- INCHY'S BOOK VENDING MACHINE HAS ARRIVED!!! STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EARN A TOKEN FOR FREE BOOKS AND STEM KITS!!
Windham Academy will be holding a spring concert again this year! The exact date will be determined this upcoming week, however we are looking at Memorial Day week as the week that this event will be held.
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Volunteer Requirements:
Order Hot Lunch Through Boonli!
*Vegetarian options are available daily.
*If your child requires a special diet such as Gluten Free or Dairy Free, please complete this form. We also must receive a letter from his/her doctor before we can allow ordering off of these special menus.
*All food is freshly prepared and delivered daily from Cravings of Nashua.
*There is a ONE time Registration Fee.
Budget Vote Meeting: Monday, March 27th at 7:30pm (Zoom Only)
Please do not ever hesitate to contact me for anything! Communication and collaboration is key for student success at Windham Academy!!! :)
Matthew Castonguay, MAT
Email: matt.castonguay@windhamacademy.org
Website: https://www.windhamacademy.net
Location: 1 Industrial Drive, Windham, NH, USA
Phone: 603-236-7900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/windhamacademy