Sandwich Central School will encourage and empower its children to achieve personal excellence and develop an appreciation for lifelong learning.
The Annual School District Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 7th at 7:00 P.M. in the I-LHS Gym.
Dear Parents and Friends,
We’re half through the school year and the magic 100th day is on Monday. Your children continue to impress us as they apply themselves to their studies during this traditional period of great student growth.
Most of you know that our 3rd through 6th grade students participate in the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) each October. Our scores were received last week and our students did very well. 92% of SCS students tested scored “Proficient” or “Proficient with Distinction” in reading. The total for math was 88% proficient or higher. These scores represent our highest percentages in the seven years in which the NECAP tests have been administered. Individual student scores are scheduled to be mailed to parents on Tuesday, February 14.
Both classes have been hard at work preparing portfolios for upcoming Parent/Student/Teacher conferences. Students have been writing reflections of selected work, and working on new stars and wishes after revisiting their goals set during their October conferences. We look forward to meeting with you and your child during your scheduled conference time. Writing: Almost all students have gone through the full writing process with their gingerbread stories. Some have begun to share their published pieces with their classmates. Our phonics study over the last two weeks has focused on contractions and how they are made. Students have enjoyed playing contraction concentration and “I have, who has” with contraction cards.
Math: The Veterans are currently working through the early lessons of chapter six. They are focusing on data collection, organization and analysis. Using a variety of charts (line plot, stem and leaf, bar graph), they are making informed data-based decisions. Ask them to measure your “great span”.
Reading, Writing, Science: The children enjoyed a lot of books about Groundhog Day. They made predictions on whether the groundhog would see his shadow or not. Groundhog Day allowed us to talk about shadows. The children enjoyed making their silhouettes on black paper which were used to display their personal time lines. They had fun making their own groundhog puppets so they could act out what happened on Groundhog Day and why he saw his shadow. With Valentine’s Day closely approaching our focus in writing has been how to write a friendly letter. 
Language Arts: This week the Upper Multiage completed our dog-themed Literature Circles. Next week we will practice recognizing the difference between when an author supports his or her beliefs using facts versus opinions. We also continued to work on crafting persuasive essays on a variety of topics. This form of writing has been challenging at times, but the students have been working hard to formulate arguments that persuade readers by using factual support, personal anecdotes and common experiences. We have also been exploring numerous techniques that writers use to hook their reader in the introduction.