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The usual yearly activities continued including span accommodated the need of approximately 515 Career Day, Art History, Kindergarten PJ night, students throughout the year. Muffins with Mom, Donuts with Dad, Grandparents and Special Friends Day,Arthur Reading Day,Writing The fifth grade classes did a study of pond life Celebrations, Drop Everything and Read Program, and grade 6 did a field study of the salt marsh. Fifth gale Marsh and Pond Studies,Social Studies Medieval grade students also did a unit on whales culminating in Fair, Math night, Science Fair, the DARE program, a June Whale Watch trip. Students in grade 6 partici- and many others. pated in a wonderful program run by the Clerk Magistrate's office at Falmouth District Court. This MCAS preparation continued and students program consisted of a series of classroom presenta- seemed much more comfortable with the testing mate- tions and field trips designed to familiarize adoles- rials and testing schedule. MCAS is becoming another cents with the juvenile court system. This year, grade aspect of school life. As the tests are distributed three was involved with an interesting environmental throughout the grades rather than just in grades 4, 8, project with the Waquoit Bay Estuary in Falmouth. i and 10, there appears to be less pressure on students. The annual Craft Fair was again a huge success and an i Teachers are also acutely aware of the grade level enjoyable event for all. In the spring, we conducted framework benchmarks and are able to equip students Math Night, which brought together parents and their with information and strategies for these exams. children at a full range of grade levels to participate in some different and mind-bending math activities. The t The end of the year provided a variety of learn- reading program continued to emphasize the impor- ing extension activities through field trips for each tance of phonics through the Won Way program. Once grade level. again, the students exhibited their scientific knowl- edge at an impressive Science Fair. Special thanks are extended to Willowbend Children's Charities for several charitable awards — As in past years, our sixth grade students were , i among them the monies for the Grade 5 yearly clam- able to utilize grant funding to visit the Museum of bake experience and an award for the purpose of a lit- Science. Our fourth graders attended the Boston Ballet erature/video-based character development program Performance of "The Nutcracker" in December. We for young children. thank the Mashpee Cultural Council and Willowbend Children's Charities for giving our students the oppor- This is the last formal town report for the tunity to attend these educational and enriching Quashnet River School. During the year, it was decid- events. In the spring, our kindergarten children were ed that the schools would be reorganized establishing given the opportunity to participate in a marine life a pre-school through grade two school at the Kenneth project conducted by OceanQuest and funded by a C. Coombs School, a grade three through six at the grant from the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Quashnet School and grade seven through twelve at Charitable Foundation. As part of this program, under the High School. This reorganization makes a great the guidance of artist Jan Bexley, they painted a mural deal of fiscal and management sense as well as more in the kindergarten wing depicting what they had effective curriculum coordination. learned about marine life. We were also fortunate to have the Bell Atlantic Pioneers of America come to However,it was difficult to close the doors of the the Coombs School to paint a large map of the United wonderful Quashnet River School. Over a few short States on the playground. Years the River School, through the efforts and dedi- cation of the staff and its parents,became a very viable A few of our special events were the traditional �I and productive educational institution. We are confi- Career Day, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, dent that the reorganization of our schools will be as and the Spelling Bee, won this year by Danielle effective due to the parental support we experience Murphy. Preschool through grade three enjoyed the and with the financial and material support of the storytelling skills of Mother Goose, and students in Mashpee community who believe that education is kindergarten through grade six were thoroughly enter- j key to success. We are truly the village educating the tained by the tales of Lauren Carson. Ben Franklin l child. Together we seek to develop content and suc- also journeyed to our school to enlighten us about the cessful children in "creating tomorrow's dreams." events and customs of his day. Mr. Andy Troyanos worked with grade five and six musicians from the i The 1999-2000 school year at the Kenneth C. Coombs, Quashnet River and Quashnet Valley Coombs School provided a continuation of many of Schools to produce some outstanding Jazz Band per- the traditional programs and services with a few new formances. This second year was an even more suc- student-based events. The preschool through grade 6 cessful year for the Jazz Band than the first! ' 123