And that is a wrap! Wishing our Wintonbury loves a wonderful summer. We will carry you in our hearts always.
Wintonbury families enjoyed an end of year celebration at Auerfarm on Wednesday afternoon. Activities included hay rides, planting seeds, summer tattoos, playing in a hay pit, visiting the animals and of course eating pizza! A special thank you to Auerfarm for their hospitality and the WECMS PTO for organizing the event..
Thank you to Bloomfield Fire Department for visiting Wintonbury today! Students loved the hands-on exploration of equipment and taking a seat in the fire truck!
Oh the joy of water play! Sunny skies and warm temperatures provided the perfect venue for outdoor water play. Students' screams of delight and laughter were heard all around our grounds.
Many classrooms are inviting families to celebrate school year learning experiences and memories. Mrs. Thode's class (room 105) welcomed families for a slide show presentation and distribution of individualized memory books.
Congratulations to all our 2023-2024 Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendent's (CAPSS) Student Award Recipients!
We were thrilled to welcome award winning, nationally renowned artist and performer Steve Roslonek of SteveSongs. Steve delighted the children with songs that got them moving, dancing, singing and laughing.
Members of the Bloomfield Public Schools Science of Reading Master Class team stepped up to the plate to present their work to the Board of Education Curriculum Committee. The team will be presenting to the Connecticut State Department of Education next month on their work.
Mrs. Mellady (Room 205) and Mrs. Mancini's (Room 206) welcomed families today for a combined art show. Student's created and displayed artwork in the style of Mondrian, Van Gogh, Seurat, Chihuly and more! The children were very excited to share their creations.
Today is the perfect day for ice cream! ☀️ 🍦 Violet and Xanya used forms to get the order just right 😋 Stay cool everyone!
Today is the perfect day for ice cream! ☀️ 🍦 Violet and Xanya used forms to get the order just right 😋 Stay cool everyone!
Mr Turner's class (room (304) were mesmerized watching praying mantises hatch from an egg sac. There were so many!
Many thanks to our PTO and all our families for providing Wintonbury staff with a fabulous teacher appreciation week. We even had an ice cream treat delivered to our rooms by students! Could not get more special than that!
Some classrooms are counting down to the last day of school with the ABCs. Today was A for animal day and children brought in favorite stuffed animals from home.
Thank you Wintonbury PTO for providing a delicious lunch to our staff to kick off Teacher's Appreciation Week. It was such a treat to have a buffet of salad, sandwich and dessert offerings for our dining pleasure. We are grateful for your thoughtfulness and for making us feel appreciated!
At Wintonbury today we also danced and hopped at the same time to the song Can't Stop that Feeling. We did this as part of Project Aces (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) and the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) Hop-a-Thon.
Students in Mrs. Guidice's class (room 106) filled cardboard vases with dandelions. Extra dandelions were picked and crushed to create dandelion paint.
Also on Earth day, Ms. Cole's class (room 301) collected garbage on the school grounds. This will help keep our Earth clean and healthy.
Happy Earth Day! Today, every child at Wintonbury is planting two sunflower seeds. After they sprout, one will go home and one will be planted in Wintonbury's outdoor spaces.
Mrs. Hein's class (room 201) was excited to discover 19 tadpoles hatched from eggs laid by their South African frog. Students are lining up to observe the tadpoles and anticipate their transformation into frogs! More to come.
