Responsibility

Good Morning Responsible Community Members,

We have been diligently practicing different ways to be a responsible member of the Albert Bridge Community. I am looking forward to filling our bucket this week with the many ways you take responsibility for your learning and impact on the community.  Why do you think it is important to be responsible? Be prepared to share!

Responsibly Yours,

Mrs. Aldrich

Week 2

                                                September 3, 2013

Hello Albert Bridge School Community,

 This week we will be continuing to build our community and look for ways we fill each other's buckets.  Albert Bridge Students have demonstrated they are a caring and respectful community.  We'll have our bucket with brief stories that show how other people fill our bucket. Some people in our community have filled the Albert Bridge Bucket by participating in the Target "Take Charge of Education"! Thanks for choosing Albert Bridge as your school to support. 

                                   

Gratefully, 

                      Mrs. Aldrich

Recycling in Action

Today, we began our recycling program!  ABS Students are working hard to take care of our planet!

Week 1

Hello All,

The first four days of the Albert Bridge 2013-2014 school year have been busy and productive. Students are stepping up to the plate and showing what a great community West Windsor and Brownsville are.

The afterschool program is up and running.  Please contact us if you are interested!

Tuesday was our  first assembly of the year and we began a discussion about what a community is. A group of people who work together, help each other, and take care of each other were thoughts our students shared with each other.  We also read one of my favorite books about meeting someone new.

On Wednesday Albert Bridge Students and Faculty participated in a nation wide bell ringing to celebrate and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the "March on Washington".  Many thoughtful and challenging conversations took place in our walls about civil rights and how much work we still need to do as a nation to make sure ALL people are given the same opportunities. 

Soccer practice has started off with some good hustle! Grades 3-6 have practice this Saturday.  Thank you Matt, Eli, and  Anne for getting this off the ground this year!  Also, student athletes showed their leadership skills as they worked with the k-1 kids practice.  

Friday will be our second assembly and we will continue our discussion around what a community is and what our responsibilities are in our community!  Teachers have been working with the students to understand how our actions impact others.  I will be sharing a book about taking care of others during the Friday assembly.

Congratulations Albert Bridge School~Excellent start to the school year!

ABS in the Summer Buzz Mode!

School Improvements

Summer Painting

Flying insect~can you find the 6 legged animal?

Measurement of the average plant in the carrot bed

The Large Carrot Leaves!

Mid-Summer update~ from cleaning and repairing to growing and pollinating, ABS is a Buzzing place!

Roof Repairs!

Curiosity

Hello Albert Bridge Community,

Summertime is a good time to let our curiosity take us on adventures.  Children are often better at this than adults, which reminds me that kids can be good leaders. Have you been on a kid-led adventure recently?  One of my recent kid-led adventures was exploring our school's flower garden. We found many insects enjoying the garden, which led to some good questions.
1) How many different insects come to a flower?
2) Does the same insect like the same kind of flower or do they like different kinds?
3) Why do the insects always go to the center of the flower?

Busy Bee...can you find it?

Una Mariposa

Curiosity is the starting point of learning!

Have a safe and curious week.

Mrs. Aldrich

July Showers bring...

Hello Albert Bridge Community,

Thank you to the many members of this community who have been so welcoming and helpful.  I enjoyed my first Brownsville 4th of July and Fireworks.  It was uplifting to see so many families enjoying the festivities and each other!

I was able to check out the Kindergarten carrots yesterday while Mrs. Cronin was giving them some T.L.C.

 The first picture represents an average looking plant.  I noticed the plant is about 2 inches tall.  I wonder how big the root is that's growing in the soil.

Washed out track at ABS

This fast growing carrot (4 inches tall!)  is one of the largest plants in the bed~

ABS has been affected by so much rain~If you come by to run along the track, please be careful.  A portion of the track has been washed out.  I wonder if we can come up with some solutions to fix this.

With so many new rocks exposed, I decided to re-read one of my favorite picture books "Everybody Needs a Rock" by Byrd Baylor illustrated by Peter Parnall.

Stay dry and cool this week!

Mrs. Aldrich