Melt-An-Ice -Cube!

Today during science, we worked together to melt an ice cube as quickly as possible.

After, we had a discussion about what helped to melt the ice cube the fastest and what didn’t help much. Be sure to ask your child about it!

NEW Dismissal Routine

Dear Stratton community:

Beginning on Monday, March 18th, all students will be dismissed to the blacktop - including kindergarten students - and the Circle will no long be a dismissal location.  The reasons for this change are in order to assure student safety in an environment where there are no cars or buses, and for more space for student play after dismissal.  We are including kindergarten because of expressed concerns about picking up kindergarten siblings of 1st and 2nd grade students in a different location.  The following will be the dismissal locations going forward:

Kindergarten: Pick up will be at the kindergarten door from the blacktop, the one grades 1-5 uses for indoor arrival.  Faculty will release students there one at a time as they do now to their caregiver.

1st and 2nd grade: The gym door to the blacktop.  Each student will need to identify a caregiver before being released, as we do now in the Circle.

3rd, 4th and 5th grade: Up Pheasant Ave to the blacktop.  This should now include almost all 3rd-5th graders, excepting those that have after school programming upstairs.

Some reminders and updates from faculty:

- Please position yourself as close to the door as possible when picking up your child so faculty can see you!

- At 2:35, students not picked up will be escorted by 5th grade leaders to the main office to wait for pick up, and have a call home to check on timing.

- Please make new family arrangements with siblings picking up younger siblings centered on the blacktop.

We made this shift to the Circle by necessity during the building project, and there are some very helpful things about it, but we look forward to the increased safety and convenience we hope this offers all families.

Mr. Hanna

Animal Track Detectives

During science, we looked at many different animal tracks and tried to figure out which animal created each type of track. 

Be sure to talk to your child about it!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Please click here to sign-up for a parent/teacher conference. Conferences will be held on Tuesday, March 26th and Thursday, March 28th.  Please note, these are still a regular school days for your kindergartner!  

In an effort to consult with as many parents/guardians as possible, conferences will be scheduled for every 15 minutes. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

*Just a reminder, only grades 1-5 receive a March Progress Report, whereas kindergarten holds a mid-year parent-teacher conference in place of the process report.  At our conference, I will be able to update you on all of the progress your kindergartner has made since December.

Thank you,

Ashly Nolan

Happy 100th Day of School!!!

100 cup tower

100th day picture creations

100th day books

100th day bookmarks 

100th day crowns

Thank you to all of the families who came in to help and to those who helped with supplies. We had such a fun day!

Animal Adventures

Today, we got to see many different animals that live in the rain forest.

Be sure to ask your child about it!

Camouflaging Ninjas

During science on Friday, we learned about how ninjas camouflage into their surroundings. Students picked a spot in the classroom to camouflage their ninja and we went on a hunt to find it.

Be sure to ask your kindergartner all about it!