Spirit Wear everywhere!
Dress like a tiger, or wear your SU gear!
Fall Spirit Week ~ Day one was a success!
Students got to dress like teachers, and teachers got to dress like students!
Swallow Union was recognized last night at the School Committee Meeting for its academic excellence. According to US News & World Report, it ranked third in the state for academic achievement and earned an award from DESE as a 2024 School of Recognition.
Thank you to the School Committee, Supt. Bruno and Asst. Supt. DeFrancisco, the PTO, and beloved families for your support!
Kindergarteners engaged in festive, team-building activities during technology class! #tallestturkeytower #belonging
PTO Feed the Tiger Fundraising Winner Scarlett Shannon enjoyed a Pizza Party with her friends. From left to right: Anne DiNicola, Sora Takahashi, Scarlett Shannon, and Nora Stewart.
#belonging #girltalkoverpizza
World Kindness Day - November 13, 2024
Our student council decorated the bulletin board beside the office along the upstairs sensory path. This is an interactive bulletin board. Each grade level and class has its colored note, and students can write acts of kindness or kind words/compliments about others.
Third graders successfully traveled to Plimoth, where they immersed themselves during the time of the Wampanoag and English settlers. Real-world learning is the best kind of learning! #whywefieldtrip #belonging
Kindergartners got to strut their knowledge on the Red Carpet with a live audience during their Lively Letter show. #kindergartensworkhard #belonging
4J and 4M traveled virtually to Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska today as a culminating activity to our Science Unit!
Annual Fall Discovery Program with our Kindergarten Explorers! Students learned about the parts of a tree and how seeds spread without legs. They then took a nature walk to search for real leaves and seeds. #DiscoveryMuseum #handsonlearning #weareexplorers
At Swallow Union Elementary, Mrs. Kristin Long, our awesome librarian, brought civic responsibility to life for students by reading aloud a book on voting and the importance of making your voice heard. Thank you, Mrs. Long, for inspiring our future voters! 📚
📚✨ Check out these exciting new additions to our library! From thrilling adventures to heartwarming tales! A huge shoutout to our fantastic EL Coordinator, Cheney Harper, for making this happen! #LibraryLove #NewReads #ThankYouCheney
GDRSD math coordinator Mrs. Karen Gartland engages her students in a fun number sense game where they explore various ways to make 10 and 20.
On Monday morning a pumpkin patch magically appeared outside of the first grade classrooms! A tradition every fall season for our 1st graders! Many thanks to the Logiodice family!
Students spent time in technology this week exploring this beautiful fall weather on a leaf hunt. After collecting several, they sorted and discussed what they observed about them.
We love when Discovery Museum comes to visit our students - hands on learning is the best way to understand and learn about science! Third graders learned about magnetic forces and created their own toy with magnets that can push, pull, attract, gravitate, have friction and/or repel.
Students in Mrs. Lattini's class get to invite their parent(s)/family member in to read to their classmates on their birthday! #belonging
Student reading buddies is a highlight for our students! Mrs. Murphy's and Mrs. Lattini's students pairing off as Reading Buddies!
4M learning experientially to determine what kind of lava flows from cone volcanoes and what kind flows from shield volcanoes.
Annual Color Run was a huge success again this year. Thank you to our PTO, parent and teacher volunteers, and our Tiger Mascot for joining in the fun and making this a fun and memorable event.
