Sarah led the 3rd grade students on the hike out to Plummer Point. She caught a garter snake along the way to share with the students. Students found Rollie Pollies and practiced identifying species of trees. Third grade is so lucky to spend one day a month with Coastal Rivers!
Did you know that opossums eat this ticks? 3rd graders learned about this predator and more today with Chewonki's visit to GSB!
Come join us for the GSB Volunteer Spring Clean Up on Saturday May 6th from 9am-3pm!
* Come when you can, leave when you need to! Dress for outdoor work.
* No childcare but kid-friendly jobs.
* Donuts & coffee in the morning. BYO lunch & drinks.
* Bring gardening tools: gloves, rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows.
* Pickup trucks would be helpful to take items to the dump.
For more information contact Kristie Houghton (khoughton@aos93.org or Jess Hilton (jhilton@aos93.org)
Here’s a 3rd grade friend bridge to welcome the warmer weather!
In the Knox County watershed poster contest Garrett got first place and Castiel got honorable mention for GSB 3rd grade. Congratulations, boys!
Great Salt Bay School’s art program invites the greater community to a “pARTy” on Saturday, April 29, from 2pm to 4pm. This interactive event will showcase student art and feature a live band in addition to games, demonstrations, and immersive art experiences.
All are invited to participate and to connect as a community!
Mrs. Verney’s class had a special visit from Ms. Hedda and her baby chicks!
Special thanks to community volunteer Whitney Lee for helping GSB fix our playground wide slide! The kids are LOVING it!
A few photos from our field trip across the street to the Shell Middens! Here, Kindergarteners played “fire keeper”, learned a Passamaquoddy song on the drum with Wabanaki educator Sandra Bassett, and explored the middens.
We have been learning about the life cycle of chickens! We have waited 21 days for the chicks to hatch and they are finally here! Today we met the mom and dad and got to hold the babies! More are still hatching!
Kindergarten characters in the woods with Ms. Erin during GSB Spirit Week on Character Day!
First graders visited SweetWoods Farm in Newcastle to learn about how maple syrup and other maple products are made. Justin and Jill Wood shared with students how trees are tapped, sap is collected and about how Native Americans were the first to use maple sap.
Ms. Larissa taught Mrs. Verney’s class all about tropical fruit. They learned fun facts about pineapples and got to do a taste test!
From the award🥰 Tempera paint sticks, we LOVE these!❤️👩🏻🎨 🎼
Somewhere over the Rainbow…
Healthy Kids Day!
Ms. Hedda planted beets with Mrs. Verney’s class. These seedling will be planted at Food Bank Farm and the beets will be donated to local food pantries.
Sarah from CRCT taught first graders about what makes a bird and bird and their adaptations. They look a nature walk to look and listen for birds.
Congratulations Mrs. Flewelling’s conservation poster winners!
These are a combination crayon & paint. Prang calls them
“PAYONS”😂 So fun to try new things 😍
Community project build with Mrs. Flewelling’s class during PE!
