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KCC also celebrated its sixth year of the Read to lunch for all Coombs staff. The PTO is a significant Me Program,a group of retired community members and integral part of the Coombs School and we appre- that bring one-to-one reading experiences with our ciate their ongoing support. The PTO's primary goal preschool students every Wednesday. was to support families and offer programs encourag- ing the strengthening of family ties. The PTO also Our kindergarten through grade two classrooms assisted partial financial support to bring the Calmer were fortunate to benefit from our partnership with Choice program to our second graders with the hopes volunteers from Southport. These volunteers made a of expanding that to other grades in the future. The commitment to supporting our reading initiative by Calmer Choice is a universal prevention program for working one-on-one our assisting with small reading helping young students manage stress and conflict res- groups. olution. The PTO took on another year hosting the KCC Boosterthon/Falcon Fun Run that created a fun We are very appreciative of the community sup- and engaging week of school spirit and character port and resources available to our students. Students lessons using the theme of The Enchanted Forest, all had opportunities to take several field trips support by while raising $18,000 to fund KCC's field trips, in- our PTO.Trips were made to Woods Hole Aquarium, classroom programing and whole-school assemblies. Coonamessett Farm, Boston Science Museum, Joint Base Cape Cod and the Cotuit Center for the Arts. WIN Blocks (What I Need) are 45-minute inter- vention blocks that have been a standard component We continued our annual traditions of the Giving of our K-2 literacy instruction for several years now, Tree, Math Night, STEM Night and Kindergarten but starting last year, KCC teamed with consultant, "Here We Come." The Giving Tree helped provide a Carrie Thurston, to bring some intensity and direc- happy holiday to 40 families (77 children).Gifts were tion to our practice.Using her model,each grade level received from multiple community members and uses benchmark data to create flexible instructional organizations. We would especially like to thank Stop groupings for the entire grade level.Though this is not &, Shop, Roche Brothers, Deer Crossing Realtor new at KCC,how we go about it is new. During that Association, the Mashpee Kiwanis and Cape Cod time specific skills,reading level goals and outcomes Church for their support for our needy families. We are identified for each instructional group.Each grade are also grateful to the Mashpee Police Department for level has six or seven instructional groupings facili- sponsoring two of our students with the Shop with a tated by our classroom teachers and ancillary staff. Cop program.STEM Night continued its participatory Those groups with our most struggling readers will be format this year. This inquiry-based approach allows staffed more, usually four adults sharing the instruc- kids to ask questions and discover by exploring. tion, and the remaining groups may have 3, 2 or 1 Participating scientists came from USDA,NOAA and teacher-based on needs and resources. KCC has been Mashpee Wildlife Refuge. Grade 2 Arcade Games, very happy with its results. with some of the student work, was also on display that night. KCC continues building its capacity using the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework The KCC PTO supports the Coombs School and to assure that we maximize student academic, social- its mission,"to provide a strong learning environment emotional and behavior outcomes. Our goal has been and a supportive community" helping with many to provide high quality support in varying intensities events, fundraisers and activities throughout the that match student needs while monitoring student school year and provided materials and resources such progress, determining the effectiveness of instruction as books, playground equipment and school assem- and adjusting practices to give student the best chance blies all which supported the academic objectives of for overall success. our curriculum and home/school relationships. In addition,the PTO sponsored very-well attended com- munity activities such as the Black Light Dance, The Scholastic Breakfast Book Fair, and the Giving Tree event which helped to brighten the holidays for fami- lies in need.We are thankful for their support of Staff Appreciation Day in May when the PTO provided 148