The Falcon Eye! 9/27/24

Early Release Day

Monday 9/30/2024

PreK Dismissal: 11:45 AM

K,1 and 2 Dismissal: 12:30 PM

Orange Shirt Day

Monday, 9/30

Orange Shirt Day is a day of remembrance and education that honors the Indigenous children who were taken away to attend residential schools in Canada and the United States. Please wear an orange shirt to promote the message below.

 "Every Child Matters"  

The Falcon Nest!

Students earn falcon eggs for showing prosocial behaviors that are aligned to the Falcon Five. Every classroom has a falcon nest where students collect their eggs representing kind acts and when they are caught randomly showing Falcon 5 behaviors. 

Classroom nests are then emptied into the school's nest. When the school's nest is full, KCCS celebrates! This week, we showed our school spirit by wearing blue and white! Also, Thunder swooped down from his nest to meet students because Thunder was so impressed! He will be sure to visit second graders next! 

ALICE Drill

On Thursday, KCCS held their first ALICE Drill. Prior to the drill, on Wednesday Office Hennessey spoke to every class about ALICE in a developmentally appropriate way. Thank  you to the Mashpee Police Department for taking care of our youngest Falcons as well as our dedicated staff by facilitating the drill. These drills are important and we take the safety of the building very seriously. Students followed all staff directions and we are very proud of them. Click here to learn more about ALICE.   

STEM NEWS!

Yesterday, while Mrs. McMorrow‘s first grade class was in STEM, they had the pleasure of watching a fairly rare phenomenon as one of our Madagascar hissing cockroach females had babies! What’s really unique about Madagascar hissing cockroaches is it appears they are giving birth to live young, however that’s not how it happens. A female will drop an unfertilized ootheca out of her abdomen and wait for a male to fertilize it. If it becomes fertilized, she then brings the ootheca back inside her abdomen (think of it like a kangaroo pouch) where she will hold it until her babies hatch. The reason they are bright white when they come out is because their exoskeletons are super soft and have not hardened to the dark color that we are used to seeing. In fact, when Madagascar hissing cockroaches molt, they are bright white, even as adults! Very cool! - Ms. Vincent 

Lunch Cards

In the cafeteria, students are given their own lunch card each day. If your child doesn't have a lunch card yet, that is okay. All students are eligible for lunch and will receive one. Lunch cards are currently being made as well as updated since we just had picture day. 

 

Go Falcons!