Code of Conduct Quick Survey of Families

The survey is now closed. Thank you to all who completed it.

As the Behavior Team completes its work, I will share the results.

If you still have feedback that you would like to share, please email me directly:
lfliegelman@boxfordschools.org

Thanks.

September Blue Slips

80 Blue Slips to 68 different students!

At Spofford Pond School we know the Four BEs and Do The Right Thing.

To read more about the Four BEs and the Code of Conduct, please look here or here.

I an proud that so many Blue Slips were handed out during the first few weeks of school. Keep up the good work.




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Read Naturally

Back in January 2009, we published in The Spofford Times a mention of Read Naturally. Here is that text:

The Special Education teachers are excited about the computer program that is now available called Read Naturally. This research-based program is designed to help students improve their reading fluency (reading rate and accuracy). In the very near future, we will be able to access the program from any computer in the school, which will give us more opportunities to utilize this outstanding program.

Today, I was in a special education classroom and watched some students using Read Naturally. They were excited to work with the teacher to test their reading fluency of a passage that the teacher and the software had chosen for their reading level. What I thought was so fantastic about watching Read Naturally used was that the students were absolutely eager.

The photo I included here shows some of the posters explaining the steps to using Read Naturally. These are on the wall just above the classroom computers.

If you have any questions about Read Naturally or other programs that we use, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Thanks.


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An Astronaut comes to Spofford Pond

We had a fantastic assembly with NASA Astronaut, Captain Steve Bowen. Capt Bowen gave a great presentation about his recent mission aboard the space shuttle. The students seemed to enjoy the sites and sounds, especially the realistic launch sound effects.

At the end of his presentation, Captain Bowen presented the school a fantastic photo collage along with a mission patch and small American flag that accompanied the Captain in space.




Special thanks to the PTO for sponsoring this great opportunity at both Spofford Pond and Harry Lee Cole Schools.

Blue Slips Coming Soon

I am getting ready to post the Blue Slips from September. Check out the main lobby in the next few days to see the many examples of children doing the right thing. I will post again to show the slips on display.



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