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Coombs Parent-Teacher Organization the importance and joy of reading.Bryson and Okemos' Rachel Coscia,President families attended this event and placed the plaques on Carrie Vidal,Vice President the boxes. To continue the celebration,KCC welcomed Robert Blackburn,Treasure Cameron Greendeer and Darius Coombs along with Heather Murray,Corresponding Secretary Wampanoag dancers and drummers to celebrate Native Open Position,Recording Secretary American Heritage Month. 2021-2022 Enrollment(June 2022) Later in the spring, KCC welcomed back our Grade Enrollment Read to Me Program for the loth year, through our Preschool 22 partnership with Southport. This group of retired Pre-K 62 community members set up a story-walk for our PreK Kindergarten 93 students and gifted each PK student a book. Grade 1 103 KCC PTO continued to support the Coombs Grade 2 94 School and its mission "to provide a strong learning Total 374 environment and a supportive community" helping The Kenneth C. Coombs School launched with many events,fundraisers and activities throughout the 2021-2022 school year with an enrollment of the school year and provided materials and resources approximately 374 students from Preschool through such as books, weekly periodicals for all grade levels Grade 2. KCC housed one Preschool classroom with such as Scholastic Reading and National Geographic, 2, 3 and 4 half day sessions, four Pre-K classrooms, all which supported the academic objectives of our five Kindergarten, six Grade One, and five Grade curriculum.Highlights from the 2021-2022 school year Two classrooms with 15 paraprofessionals supporting include the PTO sponsored gingerbread kits for each teachers and students. KCC also has 12 individuals classroom.The kits were ordered from The Chocolate providing Student Support Services, including OT/ Rose in Mashpee.They provided candies,cereals, and PT, speech therapy, special education, ELL, Title I pretzels to decorate. The gingerbread houses were services,Indian Education Tutor,and our comfort dog displayed in our front lobby for all to enjoy. Another Cassie.To support the social and emotional well being exciting opportunity for our students was the PTO of our students we have two adjustment counselors, funded Jack Hartmann virtual concert.Jack's songs are a school psychologist and a behavior specialist. Dr. a favorite for both students and teachers.He performed Goulart began her second year as building Principal a live concert just for our students from Florida.In the and Mr.Prehna completed his second year fulfilling the spring of 2022, the KCC PTO kicked off their biggest duties of the Assistant Principal. fundraiser of the year, the KCC Falcons Dance Off. In efforts to raise funds, students asked their friends The Kenneth C. Coombs School fosters our and family to pledge donations in their name. Local connected community through volunteers and welcoming businesses supported the event by sponsoring KCC presenters for educational assemblies.We kicked off the t-shirts that were distributed to every student and year with October's Fire Prevention Month. Lieutenant staff member. To support the Dance Off's fitness Leonard Goldman from the Mashpee Fire Department theme, students watched a daily video from student visited all of our classrooms to educate students on fire athletes encouraging curiosity, practice, confidence, prevention.Firefighter Lenny ended the program with a humility, and endurance. The Falcon Dance Off was fire truck visit to the Coombs School.On November 15th held on May 13, 2022 and was a huge success raising for the first time ever, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal $20,355. A portion of the funds raised from the event flag was raised alongside the American flag and the State went towards four new picnic tables for our students to flag.It was an amazing opportunity for us to acknowledge enjoy lunch or other activities outside in the courtyard. and celebrate the Mashpee Wampanoag people who On June loth,the PTO hosted our first annual KCC vs. have lived on and nurtured this land for thousands of Quashnet Falcon Kicker's Cup.The kickball game was years. In addition, two beautiful book boxes (built by well attended by families,staff,and we even had SRO MMHS students with former teacher Anthony Chiuppi), Hennessey and MPD officers participate in the game. were dedicated to two very special preschoolers: Quashnet came out on top and took home the 21-22 Bryson Hendricks and Okemos Brown, both Mashpee Kicker's Cup. Polar Cave and Smith Family Popcorn Wampanoag Tribal members.These boxes are to the side provided treats for participants and spectators.The PTO of the KCC main doors.They will not only help us to is a significant and integral part of the Coombs School remember these wonderful children, but will reinforce and we sincerely appreciate their ongoing support. 164