Dear Taylor School Community,

Our students celebrated fall in many different ways - through math, art, collaborative groups, literature, purposeful play, service learning, and Halloween fun. One of the tenets of our educational philosophy is How we learn is as important as what we learn. The examples of joyful learning throughout th= is newsletter will show you what that means to the students at the Taylor School.

Enjoy,
Kelly=

Preschool/Prekindergarten class

The Preschool/Prekindergarten class thoroughly enjoyed Halloween-them= ed activities in their classroom.

3D"Haunted =

Ellen having= fun in the haunted castle.

The water table is a popular center. We mixed = red and yellow water colors to make orange water.

3D"word

Our Halloween word wall was filled with lots of spoo= ky words!

3D"Happy

Emma also celebrated her birthday on Halloween. &nbs= p;

Happy Birthday Emma!

3DParade

We are getting ready for the big parade!<= /span>

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Posing for pictures in our costumes.

prekindergarten Class

3Dgrover

Some artists hard at work creating our literary pumpkin...who else but lovable, furry, old Grover!

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The finished Grover...!

3Dpuppets

One of the many recent enthusiastic puppet performances using Halloween puppets.

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Lining up for the Halloween parade!

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We were eager to begin sorting = our collected UNICEF money in the morning after Halloween. Than= ks to all who helped in this effort!

Kindergarten class

The kindergarten class has been busy doing lots= of Halloween themed activities all around our classroom.

3Dpumpkin

Students scooped the seeds and pulp out of the pumpkin so that we could count the seeds and carve the Jack-O-Lantern.

3D"k

Here are students wrapping yarn around a Jack-O-Lantern. The children each estimated the circumferen= ce of the pumpkin and cut a piece of yarn that they thought would fit around it perfectly. They wrapped their yarn around and then made a graph of the pieces of string to show how many were too sh= ort, how many were too long, and how many were just right. =

3DPottery

Lily's mom is a potter and came in with slabs of clay that the kids cut into ghosts, slumped over newspaper, and decora= ted with stamps. They will be fired in our kiln.

3D"k

We read interesting facts about bats and made b= ats to hang in our room. Quinn, Ava and Elizabeth show off their bats. Did you know that bats have hands? Look closely= at the wings and you will see the fingers!

3D"Ava

Ava is laying on the floor comparing her height to t= he cut out of the big pencil. Each child estimated whether they were shorter, taller or the same height as the pencil. We then compared everyone's height to the pencil and they drew pictures to show if they were shorter, taller or t= he same size.

3D"Charlie &nbs= p;

Charlie is counting pumpkin seeds. We estimated how many there were, put them in piles of ten, and then counted t= hem.

3D"Bella =

Isabella is reading a Halloween book in a guid= ed reading group.

1-2 class

3D"1-2

The 1-2 and kindergarten classes recently visited Liberty Ridge Farm.

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The students enjoyed reading facts about barnyard animals, traveling by a trolley pulled by a tracto= r, picking pumpkins, and diving into a corn-filled shack.

3D"walking =

Students also spent time racing d= ucks in a water pump propelled course as well as a human-powered giant wheel.

3DDelaney

Delaney is gliding down a steep hill by way of a giant underground slide. =

3D"corn

Some students traveled through a = very special corn maze. The maze was created in collaboration with NAS= A to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope Pr= ogram. The students had to answer questions about space to navigate thro= ugh the maze.

3D"scarecrow

The 1-2 class created scarecrows as a part of our measurement unit. <= /p>

3D"scarecrow

The students collected clothing from home. Next, they worked as a team to stuff leaves insi= de of the body parts and tied the pieces together. =

3D"scarecrow

In all, we created three scarecrows. The names of = the scarecrows are based on our space unit: Cassiopeia, Leo and Luna.=

3D"scarecrow

3-4 class

Thank you for your support and participation with the 3-4 Regional Food Bank Food Collection!

3Dfoodbank

During our visit, we found out that all the food we collected and donated weighed 201 lbs. and could feed 10 families or a week.

3Dfoodbank2

The kids even felt that this could not have been a "selfless" act because they had so much fun sort= ing and packing boxes.

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Our Odyssey of the Mind team is already har= d at work. Here they can be seen trying to get out of "The Human Knot!" 3Ddictionary <= /span>

We celebrated Noah Webster's birthday with Dictionary Day!

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We spent time learning how to use the dictionary and thesaurus and made our very own writing visors decorated with a "spiced-up" words describing ourselves. Some our favorites include INGENIUS, FLABBERGASTED, DEXTEROUS, ZOOPHILE, EXUBERANT, and INCONCEIVABLE.

3DSMART

The 3-4's absolutely love our new SMART Boa= rd! It's is a fun, interactive, and hands-on approach to learning.

5-6 class

3D"food

The 5/6 class was fortunate to take part in the the first national Fo= od Day celebration.

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3D"food

Food Day is a nationwide effort to promote healthy eating and the prevention of obesity.

3D"food

The event was held on the grounds of the Shaker Heritage Society.

Taylor School PTO

Thank you to all the families that participated in= the Family Fun Day! Despite the storm, we had a great turnout. The children had a fantastic time. A special thanks to all the volunteers that made the day possible!

The Small Hands group order has arrived! Families will be able to pick-up their order early this week (11/7 - 11/9) before the break. Stay tuned for email notification of pick-up times.

The next PTO meeting will be November 14th at 7 p.m. Come and join us! Any and all questions can be s= ent to pto@taylorschool.org

Alumni ART Night

Attention Taylor School Alums!

On Tuesday, November 15th from 5:30-7:30pm, the Ta= ylor School is hosting an art night. All alumni of the school (currently in 5th grade or higher) are invited to attend. T= he evening will be led by our award-winning art teacher, Mrs. Crane = as she guides us through a personalized book- making project.

There is no cost to attend. Pizza and bevera= ges will be served.

Please RSVP to Liz Coleman by Nov. 14th if you can make it. It will be a fun evening of creativity and memories of our time at the school!

I will be attending the Alum Art Night.

Halloween

Despite the = snow and chilly temperatures, students at the Taylor School had a wonderful time celebrating Halloween. Here are some images of some of= the many ways we celebrated!

3D"pumpkins

Prekindergarten st= udents exploring the insides of a pumpkin.

3DDavid

Making gargoyle ma= sks in art class with Mrs. Crane. Any ideas who this is?

3D"3-4 &nbs= p;

3-4 students enjoy= ing treats in class parties.

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Dressing up as fav= orite literary characters!

3D"5-6 = ;

Getting ready for = the Halloween parade in the 5-6 room.

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Kindergartners lea= d the parade in their own unique styles!

Taylor School Open House

Fall Open House

for

Prospective Families

Saturday, November 19th

10 am - Noon

Fall is a great time of year! We are excited= to open our doors on Saturday, November 19th to people interested in learning more about the Susan Odell Taylor School.

If you have a family that may be interested in attending the Taylor School, please pass this information along to them. We would love to meet them on November 19th.

Would your family be interested in putting up signs for the 11/19 Open House on your lawn and surrounding neighborhoo= ds? You can pick the signs up at school when you come for = your parent conference on 11/9 or 11/10. Please be sure to collect any signs they have put out after the Open House is over. Please let Suzanne Clarkson (email address below) know if y= ou would like to take some signs for the Open House!

Call us with questions:

Suzanne Clarkson

sclarkson@taylorschool.org

Special Event Committee

Calling all volunteers for Special Event Committee!

We are now recrui= ting volunteers to serve on our Special Event Committee. We will= be coordinating our annual dinner celebration and auction fundraiser. The committee works on getting donated items for the auction, getting the word out and inviting guests, event set-= up and displays, catering coordination, etc.

The first meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17th at 5:30pm in the Math Room.

Please contact Liz Coleman at lcoleman@taylorschool.= org or

274-4994 if you are interested in joining the committee.

Annual Appeal

The Road to the Future

Thank you to all of you who h= ave contributed to our Annual Fund Campaign "The Road to the Future". Each contribution brings us closer to reaching our = goal of $18,000. We hope to achieve 100% participation from our famili= es and staff. Please consider sending in a donation now if you have = not yet done so. It would be wonderful to be well on the way to reach= ing our goal before we go on Thanksgiving break. Your contribution, no matter what size, is important to us.

Suzanne and Rick Clarkson (Faculty)

Katherine Clemente (Alumnae)

James Ferris and Susan Shipherd (Grandparen= ts)

Polly Kimberly (Past Family)

Richard & Henrietta Larcade (Grandparen= ts)

Nancy & Gary Maynard (Sister of Susan O= dell Taylor)

Sandy & Lane McCarthy (Board Member)

Mary Pat Meaney (Grandparent)

Michele & Bob Patton (Parents)

Susan & Bill Picotte (Friends)

Valerie Vasselon & Deepak Vashishth (Parents)

Roy & Margaret Hango (Grandparents)

Matt & Mariann Haggerty (Staff)

Kaleel Jamison Consulting Inc.(Corporate) =

Annie & Don Cosgrove (Faculty)

Paul & Joy Riemann (Grandparents)

Janice & Nick Cristiano (Faculty)

Heather & John Koleszar (Staff)

Martha Mabeus (Board Member)<= /span>=

Estelle Lovett (Grandparent)<= /span>=

Elizabeth Coleman (Staff)=

Carol Gardner (Friend & Family)

Kelly Magoolaghan (Staff)&nbs= p;=

Joseph Champagne, P.E (Grandparent)

Bill & Joan Coop (Grandparents)

Association Development Group, Inc. (Corporate)=

Bethany Beaudoin (Parent & Board Member)=

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!=

(new additions are printed in red)

If you would like= to donate online, please click here.=

Thank you.= =

Thank you for sharing your children with us!

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