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Wainscott School

The children met author/illustrator Frank Sofo. author /illustrator of the book Vincent and Veronica. Mr. Sofo, a resident of Springs has illustrated a number of children’s book including “Vincent and Veronica.” During his visit, he showed students sketches and galleys of the book.

The Halloween parade will being at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, October 30.

John Marshall Elementary School

Toni Ann Schmitt, the Success for All reading program facilitator, was the guest speaker at a recent PTA meeting. The Success for All reading program has been used at the elementary school for the past 10 years.

The 2nd grade students in Miss Praetorius’s class have been participating in a reading challenge sponsored by Scholastic Books. So far, they have read 109 books, already exceeding the goal of 100 books.

The Halloween costume parade at John Marshall Elementary school is scheduled for Friday, October 30, at 2 p.m.

Picture retake day is Tuesday, November 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

East Hampton Middle School

The very first East Hampton Middle School author and illustrators event was held Thursday, October 22, during which students had the opportunity to meet more than 20 authors.

Eighth graders in Ms. Greene and Mrs. Horan’s classes just finished reading the play “West Side Story,” a classic Romeo and Juliet story, exploring themes of love, death, and racism. After several in-class performances and close study of the drama genre, students have learned a lot about the way language is used. This week, they have been busy writing scenes that incorporate the slang from the 1950s and translating it into a modernized version fit for 2009.

East Hampton High School

The school’s literary arts magazine, Beachplums, is hosting a Night of Horror on Friday, October 30. Students can buy tickets in advance during their lunch periods for $5, which will include two slices of pizza and a drink. The night will be filled with clips of scary movies, a scary short story reading, and music from 7 to 9 p.m.

Senior portrait retakes are November 2.

Springs School

The Natural Helpers Program, now in its fifth year at Springs School, is a peer–helping program for the seventh and eighth grade students. Students were nominated by their peers who identified them as trustworthy, helpful, and students of good character. Students will naturally seek help from their friends, and the Natural Helpers program guides and instructs students how to handle serious problems and situations their friends or school may face, and how to communicate to the proper professional. Currently there are 15 students in the program representing the different subgroups in the school community.

Recently, the fifteen students participated in a retreat where they learned how to improve their helping skills and communication. The goal of the program is to teach the Natural Helpers effective ways to help their friends, positive ways of taking care of themselves, and how to contribute to a safe and supportive school and community.

This year, the Natural Helpers are branching further to help with social issues in the communities of Springs and East Hampton by volunteering at Maureen’s Haven Homeless Program. They will also be working with Most Holy Trinity Church and their volunteer events.

Amagansett School

Pre-K students traveled to the Manorville Petting Zoo, which cares for unwanted animals, on Thursday, October 15.

Fourth and fifth graders used math, geography and science skills to travel through the maze at Fairview in Bridgehampton.

The PTA hosted a hot lunch on Wednesday donated by Pepperoni’s.

The fifth grade character education class has started its service learning project for the 2009-10 school year. The students chose to focus on children with medical needs. Currently, the class is making activity books that will be given to a local hospital to help entertain their pediatric patients. The students have begun writing business letters to local organizations requesting the donation of playing cards and crayons for the patients.

The second grade character education class has opened “Solution Studio.” This store is open every Thursday in the classroom. Student customers arrive to the store with a problem. The “salespeople” work together to create a fair and safe solution. The solution is purchased by the customer. The “Solution Studio” allows the students to practice their problem solving skills.

Just a reminder that the Amagansett Rag-a-Muffin parade will be held on Friday, October 30, at 2 p.m. not 1:15 p.m. weather permitting.

Ross Upper School

Following the Ross School motto, “Know thyself in order to serve,” the eighth grade held a bake sale in the Center for Well-Being on October 14 to raise money for the Kid-too-Kid Foundation. Spearheaded by eighth grader Brian Schwartz, the bake sale raised almost $400, which will go to purchasing school supplies, art supplies, books and more. Started by 11-year-old William Taylor Reddick, a former Ross Lower School student, Kid-too-Kid was created to teach children how to help other children in need.