Last day of School

Tomorrow is our last day of school.   We are feeling proud if our fourth graders and the growth they made this year. I wish them a great start to MMS!  Please visit and stay in touch. 

Tomorrow we have a brief introduction to your child's teacher for next year. We call it Step Up Day. Our staffing for next year is as follows:  

Pre K:  Mrs. Harakaly

K:  Mrs. LaBella, Mrs. Robichaud

1:  Ms. Hathway, Mr. Maheu

2:  Mrs. Cackowski, Mrs. deVecchis, Ms. Kamienski

3:  Mr. Hendricks, Mrs. Villar, and a new teacher who will be determined by a committee by early August

4:  Mrs. Sangree, Mr. Warinsky

Our office is open most days in the summer, but we recommend you call before you come in to visit. Sometimes vacation schedules might prevent us from opening our office on certain days.  

Please take time to set up a daily routine for your child to practice math facts, reading and journaling this summer. It's well known that summer regression will occur if students don't continually work on their skills. It was such a successful year, we would love to see continued growth over the summer!!

Enjoy your summer months. Please don't hesitate to reach out if I can be of any help to you over the summer. 

Fun in our own Backyard

It was a "perfect" day in every way...today we celebrated the traditional Fun in Our Own Backyard. The day started with the opening ceremony highlighted by our own Southeast Drum Line and a core group of students who performed a hysterically funny play. We cheered, chanted, and clapped. Then students headed outside for water games and other activities. The afternoon consisted of stations with the ever-exciting bubble blowing and a homemade play dough station for the younger students. The older students played "Capture the Frisbee" and that, they did.  After the fun-filled day, Ms. Parker surprised everyone with a guest appearance by EOSmith's drum line. Everyone was amazed!  The finale was a three bucket dump over my head to the "winning" team....team 15!  Congrats to our fourth grade team leaders of the lead team,  Lucas and Ben!  It was a great day for everyone involved. 

Many thanks to the parents who volunteered their time, and the teachers involved in the planning, preparation, and execution of a noteworthy day. 

Mansfield Teacher of the Year 2014 Announced!!

We are so proud to announce that our very own Mrs. Erika LaBella has been selected as the Teacher of the Year for Mansfield Public Schools. Those who have had the pleasure of working with her, and even those who haven't, know of the many talents she brings to our students each and every day. Southeast is fortunate, in my opinion, to have the lion share of outstanding staff members. It's just another great reason to celebrate all we do here at SE. We look forward to a formal ceremony in the Fall. In the meantime, please help us celebrate with Mrs. LaBella!

Mrs. Shay Day

We were fortunate to have the expertise of Mrs. Shay as our district Literacy Consultant. After 15 years in this role, she is retiring. We are sad to see her go, but celebrated in true SE style. Special thanks to the MANY teachers and students who were involved in our celebratory play written by our very own, Ms. Kamienski. What a show!

Fourth grade wax museum

What a stellar display the fourth graders put on for us in their wax museum. Amazing job....some great photos below of Annie Oakley, Anne Frank, Louie Armstrong and others. Take a peek!

Suzuki Concert

Suzuki touring performance, here is the MMS Orchestra and the Suzuki Strings!  Amazing talent from start to finish.  Congratulations to all involved.

Educational, yet fun, Ideas for Summer Vacation

Top 10 Summer Regression Remedies

10. Read 10 minutes each day for each grade you have completed (3rd grade=30 min.)

9. Keep a journal of places you visit and things you do.

8. Go on a field trip (zoo, museum, etc.)

7. Play on-line math fact building games or typing programs to keep skills sharp

6. Have a family game night

5. Go to the Mansfield library weekly

4. Read to a sibling, friend, or a relative.

3. Read the cartoon section of the newspaper or complete the word search, or Sudoku.

2. Take a hike and identify the birds, trees, plants or rocks you come across.

1.   Start a book club with friends