The Falcon Eye! 2/16/24

February Break:

2/19/24 - 2/23/24

No Place for Hate

During art class, students read the book “All Are Welcome” and engaged in corresponding, grade level discussion around belonging and inclusion within the school community. Students created puzzle piece art projects to symbolize how we are all different people, but we all “fit” at Mashpee Public Schools. “We Fit at MPS” is a district wide initiative which KCC tied directly to our No Place for Hate Project.  Our goal is to increase student knowledge and understanding of the concepts of belonging and inclusion within our school community, understanding that everyone comes with a different background and experience and we all “fit” in together at Mashpee Public Schools. Thank you to Jackie Friel (Art Teacher), Beth Segal (BCBA), Meg Smith (Library Teacher) and the PBIS/NP4H Team for putting this project together! 

MASHPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Parent/Student Handbooks (All Schools)

Addendum for SY 23-24

Approved by Mashpee School Committee:  2/7/24

AROMA/SCENT PROTOCOL

Mashpee Public Schools strives to be a fragrance-controlled school district and recognizes that exposure to strong scents and fragrances in the indoor environment may cause discomfort and/or impact the health of sensitive individuals. Mashpee Public Schools has students, staff and visitors with health conditions that are affected by fragrances. In an effort to keep the indoor environment healthy and comfortable for all individuals, we respectfully request that anyone who comes to Mashpee Public Schools be as fragrance-free as possible.

Because of the possibility that aromas and chemicals may trigger an allergic reaction and may pose a significant health risk to students, faculty and staff with asthma and allergies, and because these devices pose a significant fire/burn hazard, Mashpee Public Schools prohibit the indoor use of any type of fragrance products and dispensing devices including but not limited to:

• Essential oils, sage, smudging practices.

• Note:  The burning of cedar, sweet grass, and sage for ceremonial purposes only may take place outside on school property with prior approval of the building principal or designee.

• Scented humidifiers and diffusers.

• Plug-in or aerosolized  air fresheners ie: Glade Air Fresheners, Air Wick, Wall Flowers.

• Any device that requires a flame, electricity or any heat producing device to achieve fragrance output ie: Candles, wax melting pots, hot plates.

Only cleaning products and deodorizers supplied by Mashpee DPW are to be used in our facilities.

Preschool and Kindergarten Registration is OPEN! 

Students currently enrolled at KCC do not need to register.

Next year our full day 4 year old PreK program will run from 9:05 AM - 2:45 PM. The Mashpee Rec. Department will have after school care starting at 2:45 PM for the 4 year old full day program. 

KCC Welcomes QS Robotics Club!

Ms. Richmond's class read, "Hank and the Run Away Robot" by Henry Winkler so they invited Ms. Widdon's Robotics Team from QS to learn more about robots. Congratulations to team members going to Regionals and thank you for letting kindergarten students test drive your robots! 

KCC PTO News!

Happy Friday, KCC families!

We wanted to make a fresh appearance this week by kind of reintroducing ourselves to all of you. The PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is put in place to serve our school community. We work with the school staff to support parents and students and foster community togetherness. We raise money to help fund school activities, classroom materials, and add enhancements to our school. We host many school community events, such as Scholastic Book Fair, Back to School BBQ, and Game Night. Our goal is simply to support, and we are grateful for the opportunity to do so. 

President: Amanda Keane

Vice President: Petra McLaughlin

Treasurer: Stephanie Cayer

Recording Secretary: Kaitlyn Mutrie

Corresponding Secretary: Ashley Spears

Our final family ski day is taking place on Monday March 4th. WooHoo! After the early dismissal, families will make their way to Blue Hills Ski Area for an afternoon of fun on the mountain. Meeting time is 3:00 pm at the ticket building. A group rate is available for lift tickets, rentals, and lessons as long as our group consists of at least 20 members. When your child brings home the flier with more detailed information, please RSVP with payment by Wednesday February 28th to kccptopresident@gmail.com. The group that went earlier this month had an amazing time, and they are excited to hit the mountain again in a couple of weeks with more of the KCC community! We know Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, but let’s keep the snow going for a little bit longer. Right?! Have a Falcon-tastic February Vacation!

Attendance Matters

2nd Grade Food Drive

We would like to send our sincere thanks for your help in restocking our local food pantries.  With your help we were able to restock two local food pantries with some of the things that  they needed to help local families. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity! Sincerely, Mrs. Amento, Mrs. Cullum, Ms. Fox, Mrs. Matton, & Mrs. Shea

Connect Community!

Cotuit Library Events and Programs! 

Thursday Pictures!

Link to Superintendent DeBoer's Weekly Update

The Falcon Eye! 2/9/2024

National 

School Counselor Week

School counselors work with all students to support them in all endeavors at school. School counselors support students in need and work with the entire student body to build upon their strengths pro-actively. You can usually see counselors teaching lessons, running small groups or reaching out to families to assist in all aspects. We appreciate Ms. Walsh, Ms. Beth, Dr. Milano and Ms. Thompson for their hard work and dedication to KCC. 

Preschool and Kindergarten Registration is OPEN! 

Students currently enrolled at KCC do not need to register.

Next year our full day 4 year old PreK program will run from 9:05 AM - 2:45 PM. The Mashpee Rec. Department will have after school care starting at 2:45 PM for the 4 year old full day program. 

KCC Winter Waddle

Thank you Ms. Souza (Math Coach) and all of the amazing KCC staff who volunteered on Thursday to put on an incredible math event! Ms. Brodie and the MMHS National Honor Society volunteered at stations and helped with set up and clean up. Thank you to the DPW custodial staff for their hard work with set up and clean up. Thank you to the PTO for providing the snow cone machine. 

The winners of the JiJi Estimation Station are:

• How many volcanoes high is JiJi? 17 WINNER is Gianna B. in 1st Grade Ms. Grieves
• How many snowballs in the jar? 27 WINNER is Domemic P. 2nd Grade Ms. Fox 
• How many cubes in the jar? 145 WINNER is Ella T. in 1st Grade Ms. Tessicini
• How many kisses in the jar? 79 WINNER is Jamison B. in 2nd Grade Ms. Fox

No Place for Hate

On Wednesday, KCC students and staff presented to School Committee the activities being completed for No Place for Hate. Thank you Ms. Friel (Art Teacher) and Ms. Segal (BCBA) for presenting the Puzzle Piece Project and discussing our next activities to build upon our strong connected inclusive community. Students were wonderful and shared their puzzle pieces to show how we fit at KCC. At the meeting, School Committee, parents in attendance and administration signed the promise. This promise is posted in the front office. Each class signed their promise after the Rally at the Rail and are posted outside of all classrooms. 

Ms. Friel, Ms. Segal, Mr. Prehna, Ms. O'Brien

Samson D., June K., Odin W., Lara D., Mila A.

2nd Grade Classes Perform 

Contraction Surgery! 

The class participated in an activity where they had to “preform surgery” on words to make them into contractions. It was a huge hit and they all loved it!

Health Lesson with Cassie!

Thank you to Nurse Stacey and Cassie for teaching our Kindergarten students about fruits and vegetables. We talked about different kinds of fruits and vegetables and how important they are to keep our bodies healthy. We learned that Cassie's favorites are apples and carrots!

College Students Visit KCC

This week two college students observed students in STEM, recess and lunch. They are currently working on a project to develop a toy to increase student engagement in STEM. Connor (former KCC student and Mashpee Graduate) and Cameron, interviewed students to learn more! We can't wait to see the toy they come up with! 

Falcon 5 Celebration! 

Students and staff dressed up in their PJs to celebrate filling up the Falcon Nest with eggs. Eggs are given to mark the moment of a positive behavior that shows the Falcon 5 and our No Place for Hate Promise. Keep up the great work!

A message from

2nd Grade

The second grade team is organizing a food collection to replenish our local Mashpee food pantries after the holidays. The holidays are a busy time and very often our local food pantries become low on supplies after the new year. We will be collecting food from Monday, February 5th through Thursday, February 15th. The food will be delivered to St. Vincent de Paul and the Mashpee Wampanoag Food Pantry on Friday, February 16th. Click Here for the full letter

A message from Ms. Daly

PTO NEWS! 

The Board is excited to share that our meeting this month was a success. A few teachers came to us with classroom experiences that needed funding, and we are always happy to offer our support. The money that is raised through our fundraisers goes directly back into the school. Field trips, classroom experiences, and supplies are just some of the ways we are able to help out financially. Our goal is to help our students and faculty thrive. We are here for all of you in any way that we can be. 

Planning is well underway for our family game night and our teacher and staff luncheon. Game Night will be taking place on Thursday March 14th, and will be a multicultural theme. We can’t wait to see everyone come together to celebrate all of the cultures and heritages that make up our KCC community. The theme for our teacher and staff luncheon is chosen, but we don’t want to ruin the surprise just yet! Could be fun to give a little hint every now and then though. What do you think? How good are all of you at piecing together hints? Let’s find out! Clue #1: It’s FUN!

Our first family ski event took place this past Monday, and a good time was had by all! We are so happy families were able to come and enjoy some time on the slopes. If you weren’t able to make it this month, you will have another opportunity on Monday March 4th! A Save-the-Date and additional information will be going out to students next week. We hope you’ll consider joining us! Have a Falcon-tastic weekend!

Community Connections!

Thursday Pictures!

I Fit at KCC!

Superintendent DeBoer's Weekly Update