From our Kindergarten students stepping up this afternoon to the Class of 2025 at Bloomfield High School graduating tonight, we congratulate all our students on a successful school year!
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Very hot weather provided perfect conditions for water play! Some classrooms will be having water play days. A variety of sprinklers, water tables, buckets and more, create a joyful outdoor experience and water exploration..
Today we welcomed The Children's Museum of West Hartford. Over the next five days they will be visiting with classrooms to teach students about different skin coverings on animals. Animals today included a guinea pig, chinchilla, tree frog, snake and tarantula.
Wintonbury's own Melinda Mellady and Emily Gonzalez were honored at the Yard Goats game this past Saturday.. Melinda Mellady was Wintonbury's 2024-25 teacher of year and Emily Gonzalez was Wintonbury's support staff of the year.
Students in Mrs. Thomas' room (104) donned tie dye shirts celebrating the 2024-2025 school year!
On Friday Community Services Officer Rach Moise visited Wintonbury l with Doug and K9 Banner from the Forever in my Heart Foundation! Students had the chance to meet and pet a very friendly ESA (Emotional Support Animal) dog. With guidance, the children learned the proper and respectful ways to approach and interact with animals. Moments like these help build confidence, compassion, and lifelong lessons in empathy and kindness. 🐾🐶
Today is safety day at Wintonbury! Office Moise of the Bloomfield Police Department arranged for a variety of safety vehicles to visit Wintonbury. All children experienced sitting in a fire truck and a police car. They even got to sound alarms and sirens from the driver's seat! Thank you to the Bloomfield Police and Fire Departments for providing this enriching opportunity.
Bloomfield Public Schools has been busy all week showing all of our staff members just how much we appreciate everything they do on behalf of Bloomfield students. We chose the week of May 5th-9th because it's National Teacher Appreciation Week!
If you see one of our teachers, or any of the supporting staff members that make our schools and district great, please thank them for all they do!
Today we had a Hop-A-Thon to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, in memory of a former Wintonbury student. The whole school danced together to "Better When I'm Dancing" by Meghan Trainor.
Thank you to one of our parents, Dr. K , who helped students in Room 101 use a microscope to see flowers and bees! The students noticed how the microscopes helped them to observe more details. It was a wonderful opportunity to be scientists, observe nature, and extend learning.
Ms. Albrecht's class (room 101) enjoyed courtyard experiences on this sunny day!
Happy Principal's Day Mrs. Straker!
Wintonbury celebrated Earth Day yesterday by planting sunflower seeds. Sprouting plants will be observed in the classrooms and the green house. Every child will take a plant home and the rest will be planted on the school grounds.
Students at Wintonbury have collected 600 milk cartons to be used for planting on Earth Day. As cartons were added, students practiced graphing and counting skills. Each child will plant sunflower seeds on Earth with the help of parent volunteers.
As part of Bloomfield's Literacy Week, students told and created stories in different ways. This student in Mrs. L:omnicky's class used foam stickers and markers to illustrate and write this story:: I walked my dog to the florist and it ran away. My mom had to ride in the car to find my dog.
It was a busy weekend for Bloomfield Warhawks Athletics.
Girls Indoor Track & Field won the State Open, claiming their 4th State Open title, and completing a Perfect Season (Conference Champions, Class S Champions (15th in a row), and State Open Champions). A State Open victory means they are the best girls track team in the state regardless of size which is remarkable given we are the smallest school in our conference and one of the smallest in the state.
Wrestler, Dorian Pollard finished 5th in the State in the Championship on Saturday and qualified for the State Open next weekend.
The Boys Basketball team fell to Northwest Catholic in the quarterfinals of the Central Connecticut Conference Championship. Two of our student athletes, Cayden Smith and Jeffery Acoff, were recognized as All Conference Athletes. They begin the Tier II State Championship next Monday at home.
Students in Mrs. Rheiner's classroom (room 102) are learning about Misty Copeland as part of Black History Celebrations. One the classroom assistants demonstrated being on pointe and in a fancy tutu. Students also practiced "Port de bras" which are arm movements in ballet. Misty Copeland is the first African American female principal dance with the American Ballet Theater.
Help support the District Climate Committee and the Simon Foundation, a local cat and dog shelter, as they are collecting donations.
Donated items can be dropped off at your child's school through Friday, February 28.
As part of Black History Celebrations, students in Mrs. Thomas' class (Room 103) are learning about Cherry Archer, a Vancouver based artist known for her botanical ice tile photography.
