Students in Grades K-5 had the opportunity to view the Solar Eclipse that occurred over RI on April 8th! Glasses were purchased so that all students had the opportunity to explore this special event with their teachers and classmates. Thank you to those families who sent their children's glasses back to school. They have been donated to Eclipse Glasses USA, who will be distributing them to children in Latin America who will also have the opportunity to enjoy the Solar Eclipse in August 2024!
Our entire school community has been deeply affected this week by the recent passing of our Director of School Counseling, Dan Casey. We extend our condolences to the Casey family, and all students, staff, and Teachers, who are working through this difficult time. Mr. Casey dedicated himself to Scituate Middle/High School for the past five years, first as a school counselor before taking on a bigger role as our Director of School Counseling. He was also our head wrestling coach and played a crucial role in building our program up to where it is today. Mr. Casey connected with nearly every student in our school in some way. In a school community as close-knit as ours, his loss will continue to be deeply felt.
Please know that we are doing everything we can to support students, families, and the entire Scituate community with additional resources and counseling during this time, and we encourage anyone who has been affected by this news to reach out to support services, including those available through our schools.
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Clayville's fifth grade team finds so much success in and out of the classroom building on each other's strengths and ideas! Their ongoing collaboration brings out the champion in each and every one of them.
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island visited Clayville Elementary on Friday, March 22nd with Great Horned Owls and a Screech Owl! Students learned biofacts about the structure and functions that help these birds survive, the predator/prey dynamics, and the importance of habitat.
Superintendent Andries chatted with Ruby, a 4th-grade student from Clayville! Ruby had wonderful things to say about her classroom experiences, and she also gave us some insight into what it's like to be a student at Clayville Elementary. Thanks for chatting, Ruby!
https://youtu.be/zumlBK2w4QI
Our amazing Clayville student council worked hard in February selling carnations and stuffed bears for a Valentine's Day fundraising effort!
Last month fourth graders worked together on reading and literacy assignments while they tested out Clayville's new flexible work spaces! Clayville used grant-funded flexible seating and sensory materials to transform the mini-conference room into a small group focus space. Thank you to Mrs. Theroux for coming in over vacation to set up the new spaces!
Clayville 4th graders had fun working with their 5th grade reading buddies in February!
Interested in learning more about building updates? In this short video, Superintendent Laurie Andries discusses recent building updates and plans.
https://youtu.be/jY5iFmRA6Ms
Our Clayville students recited their school pledge in this short video! We are so proud of these wonderful students and amazing educators and staff!
https://5il.co/2facp
On Thursday, February 16th, Clayville Elementary had their National Blue Ribbon Flag Ceremony where they raised their new National Blue Ribbon Flag and celebrated Clayville with a pep rally! Here's a glimpse of this exciting day! https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1...
Yesterday Clayville Elementary had their Blue Ribbon Flag Raising Ceremony! Thank you to our veterans, staff, and community members who joined us for this exciting celebration! Abbey Theroux, a Scituate High School senior and Clayville alum joined us and sang the National Anthem. This was such a special moment for us, we are so proud of Clayville for receiving this honor!
Today was National SRO Appreciation Day and we surprised our SRO at Hope Elementary School with a special balloon bouquet to thank him for all that he does at Scituate! Thank you, Mr. Parenti!!
As we end January, students in grades 3-5 have been participating in volleyball skills and activities! It's been tons of fun!
Mrs. Colvin and her third graders at Clayville have been busy reading traditional tales and mapping out the story elements with a partner!
Yesterday Clayville had a whole school assembly where they had tons of fun listening to Muriel Johnson from Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS)! Huge thank you to RIBS for providing our students with such an engaging experience.
Clayville students in third grade have been having fun independently silent reading! Great job everyone!
4th and 5th grade Clayville students have been doing a fantastic job spending some time this week reading with a buddy!
Kindergarteners at Clayville are having fun making estimations and measuring classroom items using non standard forms of measurement this week!
1st grade students at Clayville had fun while working on a sight/word and spelling match game last week!
