Kenneth C. Coombs School: The Falcon Eye

Join the PTO for Books and Bites

Saturday, November 16, 2024 10:00-1:00

Indigenous Peoples Month

All month long, KCCS celebrates Indigenous People! This week, all second grade classrooms took a walking field trip to Quashnet and met Darius Coombs. He taught second graders about the 13 Moons display which was built by Mashpee Wampanoag tribal members. Darius Coombs and Principal O'Brien were instrumental in this incredible museum quality replica of the weetu and the 13 Moons courtyard display.

Recess!

With the weather getting colder, please make sure students come to school prepared for outdoor recess. KCCS goes outside as much as possible unless, the weather doesn't allow it. If you are in need of a jacket, please contact either school counselor Maryellen Walsh mwalsh@mpspk12.org or Julia Thompson jthompson@mpspk12.org

High Five Friday!

Thank you to the Duffy Center for cheering students into school!

Photo by: Jamie Regan

2024 - 2025 KCCS Photos!

CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES FROM THE WHOLE YEAR!

Go Falcons!

Veterans Day

On Monday, we honor the men and women who serve and served in the US Military. Thank you for your service.

There is no school, Monday 11/11.

Lunch with a Vet!

On Friday, military men and women joined KCCS students at lunch! Our connected community at KCCS is strong and alive. Thank you Ms. Davis for organizing this event so we could thank a veteran!

Indigenous Peoples Month

Darius Coombs visited KCCS to share Mashpee Wampanoag culture this week. We are a connected community!

Book Buddies!

Ms. Matton Mrs. Perrault’s 4th grade class over for book buddies! KCCS and QS classes often partner up to support each other and strength literacy skills. Positive role models have a huge impact on Mashpee's youngest Falcons!

Lunch Bunch

Kenneth C. Coombs School Adjustment Counselors! Together, we support your children as needed throughout the school day. As part of your child’s social learning experience, we offer opportunities to strengthen social skills and peer relationships. Lunch Bunch groups will be offered to students this year in First and Second grade.

What is a “Lunch Bunch?”

Lunch Bunch is a group of students learning specific social, emotional, and communication skills from the School Adjustment Counselors. Lunch Bunch is held during the grade-level lunch block; therefore, no academic time is missed. Lunch Bunch takes place with a group of 3-4 children meeting in a the guidance room or other small group space to share lunch and conversation. We will try our best to offer this to all students interested in participating, or by teacher and/or parent requests. Please note that some students may participate in one meeting, while other students may stay in a group for several weeks, based on a student’s individual needs and the focus of the group.

What happens in Lunch Bunch?

Lunch Bunch focuses on building friendships, developing social and emotional skills and strategies, learning problem-solving techniques and cooperative game playing. Eating together with new and old friends provides natural opportunities to work on skills, such as turn-taking, waiting to speak, asking questions, active listening, understanding social cues, using manners and sharing. We will discuss and role play situations related to getting along, making friends, asking for help, and managing peer pressure.

If you do NOT want your student to participate in a lunch bunch, kindly email either counselor to indicate your decision to opt out for the 2024-2025 school year.

Julia Thompson Maryellen Walsh

School Adjustment Counselor (Grades PK/1) School Adjustment Counselor (Grades K/2)

508-539-1520 x 5120 508-539-1520 x 5119

jthompson@mpspk12.org mwalsh@mpspk12.org

Handwriting Without Tears

Ms. Wilber's kindergarten class is hard at work with learning how to build letters. Handwriting Without Tears is our school wide curriculum to teach students letter formation.

ST Math Superstars!

PTO News and Book Fair Bingo

Camp S’more Books has begun, and campers are having a blast! We kicked off the start of Book Fair week on Wednesday November 6th with our 2nd Annual Book BINGO, and we had so much fun! Winners had the choice of a new book from Scholastic or a voucher for $15 towards their purchase at the fair. Campers and their families went fishing for snacks and enjoyed s’mores treat bars made by our very own Kaitlyn Mutrie! Oh my, were they tasty!

Thursday and Friday’s Library specials visited camp this week, and it has been so fun seeing the excitement campers have about the incredible books they can shop for! It isn’t too late to set up your child’s eWallet if you haven’t already done so. Additional forms of payment accepted are: cash, credit card, and check (made payable to KCC PTO). Student shopping will continue on Tuesday November 12th through Friday November 15th, and we will close out the fair on Saturday November 16th with “Books and Bites” from 10am-1pm.

To learn about how to set up your eWallet, visit this link here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html

The link to the KCCS Book Fair Homepage is here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/kennethcoombses

Thank you to all who attended our PTO meeting on Tuesday! We love to engage with parents/caregivers and teachers, and it means so much to have your support while we work to support our school.

Upcoming Events!

Monday December 2nd: PTO Meeting at 6:00pm Zoom

Saturday November 16th: Books and Breakfast Bites from 10am-1pm in the KCCS Cafeteria and Gym

Southport Falcons: Read to Me Volunteers!

The Southport Falcons kicked off their year long reading program at KCCS! Each year, Southport Falcons are partnered up with Prek students to be read out loud to. We love having the Southport Falcons come into school to support our connected community!