HMS Chooses Favorite Ladybug Book

Harold Martin students anxiously awaited the results of the voting, as Mrs. Alibrandi and Mrs. Bohlman visited classes to pick up Ladybug Award ballots, and to drop off ladybug cookies. 

The results....Calvin Can't Fly came in third, 

Three Hens and a Peacock was the second place winner, 

and in first place was Pete the Cat.

We'd like to give special thanks to:

• The PTA for their generous donation for extra copies of the books
• Bill Carozza for reading/singing Pete the Cat at lunch time
• Bonnie Harlow and Pat Raymond for making special ladybug cupcakes for those lunches
• Carl Wood and Ed Girzone for set up/clean up and extra patience that day
• Our ladybug cookie decorators:  Ed Girzone, Liz Cannon and Bella, and Lori Aubertin
• Dot Blanchard and Betsy Wilder for reminding people to wear red the day of the voting
• Lois Scammon for holding down the fort while Michele and I made our Ladybug visits

Good News! HMS Students have BrainPop Jr.!

Our school was awarded a free 12 month subscription to BrainPop Jr. for school and home through the New Hampshire Digital Resources Consortium.

"BrainPOP Jr. provides educational movies for K-3 learners and addresses a wide range of grade-appropriate topics. Each animated topic has a movie, leveled quizzes, games, activities, and lesson ideas that develop critical thinking and inquiry skills. All content is read aloud so young students can browse the site on their own.

Because BrainPOP Jr. is delivered entirely online, there’s nothing to install or download. You can use BrainPOP resources with PCs, Macs, projectors, and interactive whiteboards. Getting started is easy by using the step-by-step Getting Started Guide."  The subscription does require a password, which will be sent home soon in Bill Carozza's newsletter or you can email me at nalibrandi@hopkintonschools.org (please include your child's name in the email).