Students in Mrs. Keegan's class wrapped up their Morning Meeting by preparing their envelopes to collect valentine and kindness messages.
If these walls could talk...they would (and do!) share all of the amazing academic and social/emotional successes of the First 100 Days of School here at Swallow Union.
Kindergarten students work in the Innovation Lab with Mrs. Roy building ramps. Students are performing experiments using push, pull, and force.
On a cold morning, our American Flag is hoisted by students at Swallow Union Elementary.
SU Second Graders celebrating their snow shoeing during PE.
Mrs. Keegan works with her third graders on opinion writing by brainstorming and developing a 'hook' for the reader! #gdrsdchat
In Monday's Morning Meeting, Mrs. Jankowski's 4th graders greeted each with an action word from this weekend, shared what they did during the blizzard, and tried a new Mix and Mingle Activity that involved piecing together lines from poems.
SU students and Staff celebrated Pajama Day as part of the monthly activities promoted by Student Senate.
Dear SU Families,
Tomorrow, Friday, January 14th is a half day at SU. All students will be dismissed at 12:15.
Mr. Myerson
All Swallow Union Technology/Innovation students have been busy coding with our Bee-bots, Blue-bots, Dash and Root Robots. Our fourth graders have wrapped up their Root Robot Virtual Training and were super excited to take their codes to the next level and see their initials and shapes come to life on the actual Root Robots.
This is an important message from the Groton-Dunstable Regional School system. Due to the timing and the predicted snow falls for tomorrow, there will be no school for grades Pre- K thru 12.
Half Day Kindergarten Dismissal Alert - January 5th We have been advised by the Police Department that the roads in town are extremely icy. As a result we have made the decision to hold our half day kindergarteners at school. This means students who ride the bus will be transported home at the end of the day by bus. We have made arrangements for the students to have lunch with their classes. Those families who pick up their students are free to do so, but please know that they are welcome to stay at school until the roads are safe. As we watch the weather, it will be warming to above freezing in the afternoon hours making travel much easier. This will also give the town time to treat the roads. Thank you for your partnership! Please don't hesitate to reach out to your principal if you have any questions or concerns.
Superintendent Dr. Laura Chesson
Half Day Kindergarten Dismissal Alert - January 5th
We have been advised by the Police Department that the roads in town are extremely icy. As a result we have made the decision to hold our half day kindergarteners at school. This means students who ride the bus will be transported home at the end of the day by bus. We have made arrangements for the students to have lunch with their classes. Those families who pick up their students are free to do so, but please know that they are welcome to stay at school until the roads are safe. As we watch the weather, it will be warming to above freezing in the afternoon hours making travel much easier. This will also give the town time to treat the roads. Thank you for your partnership! Please don't hesitate to reach out to your principal if you have any questions or concerns.
Superintendent Dr. Laura Chesson
Trimester 1 Elementary Report Cards Posted and can be found on the SchoolBrains Community Portal under your students' Document Box.
The Swallow Union Family celebrated Mr. Myerson's birthday in style! There were dozens of principals-in-training dressed professionally for the occasion, sporting ties, button down shirts and school ID replicas.
Student Council members created no-sew fringe blankets for the non-profit organization Binky Patrol.
Students in Mrs. Deschenes-Desmond's class got curious about Thunder, Weather and Climate. They shared questions they had and what they would like to learn more in the upcoming Science Unit.
SU Third and Fourth graders had the pleasure in meeting Miranda. Groton Police Sargent Rachel Bielecki is the owner. She visits schools to share with students how therapy dogs can very helpful for people.
Mrs. Olson's Kindergartners visited the Tech/Innovation Lab for Indoor Recess this past week. They brainstormed and created personal and group masterpieces which showed creativity, imagination and collaboration.
A Special Shout Out to Kristine Munroe Oldenburg, Colleen Neff, Cynthia Lane-Hand, Christina Andriole, Jen Duzak Neiley, Kalvin Kim, Jeremy and Tracey O'Neill, Madhuri Konuri and Sara Smits Keeney for helping the 4th Grade Student Council deliver 2,545 pounds of food to Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry.
100% of the food delivered to Loaves and Fishes today was loaded into cars by 4th grade Student Council Members at Swallow Union. Some of the boxes were really heavy. Students had to figure out how to work in teams in order to get the food from the stage to the parking lot. It was magical to watch 9 and 10-year-olds find a way to carry 2,545 pounds out to the awaiting cars.
