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Atwood students spent the month of February creating African Adventure Art pieces. Last Thursday, March 14th they held an Art Show in the Atwood Hallways to feature their work. If you missed it, click here to see a slide show of the terrific art our students produced.
From the Principal’s Pen March 2019 Submitted by: Jennifer McGee Principal Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. I hardly even think about driving anymore. It’s motor memory. After decades of driving, I can barely conjure up the days from the past when I was scaring my parents half to death,… Read More
We had our February Kinder Kindness project this week! We made 110 valentines by stamping with celery and paint to make roses for the residents at Lakewood Continuing Care at Inland Hospital. Under each rose print, students wrote: “You are loved.” My students also made 34 handprint hearts that could be used as decorations during… Read More
Happy 100th Day of School from Atwood!
The Atwood School is continuing its push toward a more sustainable lunchroom and cleaner Planet Earth. Before Christmas, the school stopped using plastic straws as a way to reduce their waste. More recently they obtained a new dishwasher and new trays and silverware to eliminate the use of disposable trays and plasticware.
Atwood Primary School students now have the opportunity to study coding. At the same time, students are learning to code, they simultaneously write code to control some educational robots. Edison, the official name of the robot, is a small mobile box-like device which performs coded instructions created by the students. In order to offer the program… Read More
Submitted by: Jennifer McGee, Principal of Atwood Primary School Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them…your smile, your hope and your courage. Many years ago, the husband of one of my best friend’s was dying. Obviously, it was the most horrible time of her life, and a… Read More
Mrs. Solis’ kindergarten class made about 120 assorted muffins for the guests at the Mid Maine Homeless Shelter during their January Kinder Kindness Day. Brian Watson, a board member of the Homeless Shelter, came to thank the class and helped Mrs. Solis deliver the muffins which were used for Saturday morning breakfast. “The staff was… Read More
Right before the break, Mrs. Solis’ kindergarten class tackled the December installment of their Kinder Kindness Project. Students and their families worked together to make 90 dog treats to donate to the Waterville Humane Society. Mrs. Solis implemented the Kinder Kindness Project as a way to show her students that they are never too small… Read More
by Kathryn Bailey Our Atwood families and Librarians alike have been having a great time in the Library from 7:30-8:00 EVERY Thursday sharing stories and taking some time to slow down a bit and read. We love seeing the familiar faces week after week, but the more the merrier. Come join us! Every month we… Read More