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JHB students were so fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in three after-school activities during the month of March. Physical Education teacher, Nate Quirion, offered his Intramural Club for six weeks to fourth and fifth graders. Forty-three students participated in three weeks of basketball and three weeks of floor hockey. Sadie LaJoie, parent of… Read More
James H. Bean kicked off “Read Across America” and it’s “Dino-mite” Book Fair on Friday, March. 1. The day began with Mrs. Hill, Literacy Interventionist, and Sharon Cormier, Math Interventionist, hosting a parent event that offered math and literacy activities all centered around the works of Dr. Seuss. Ten of our Title 1 students were… Read More
On the morning of February 8th, the classrooms at James H. Bean were much more crowded than usual. One hundred and seventy-four parents and/or family members joined their children for an hour full of math activities and games. We were pleasantly surprised with the turnout as 54% of our students were joined by a parent… Read More
The members of JHB’s Student Leadership Team delivered “Hero Bags” to local heroes, our first responders, on Thursday, February 14. The students contacted the various agencies to determine how many heroes we have in our community, brainstormed items to put into the bags, shopped for the items, voluntarily gave up their recesses to create the… Read More
The fourth-grade students at JHB performed their music concert, “Rails and Trails” on January 17. Mrs. Paradis works tirelessly each year rehearsing lines, songs, and dances with the students. In addition to the songs and dances, students played various musical instruments including cabasas, sandpaper blocks, handbells and boomwhackers.
During our January 21 Inservice Day, five teacher leaders presented seminars for their colleagues. All of the presenters had attended an out of district workshop, and were excited to bring the new information back to their colleagues. Topics included Visible Learning In Literacy and Mathematics, Using IXL As A Diagnostic Tool, and Trauma-Informed Classrooms. Teachers… Read More
The students at JHB can be heard singing a new song these days…”JHB, The Place For Me!” All students were challenged to compose a song that captured what life was like, day in and day out, at the Bean School. The lyrics had to be sung to the tune of a familiar childhood song. We had… Read More
Packets can be picked up at JHB between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm Monday through Friday beginning February 1st. All packets must be returned by April 12th. Please contact Danielle Mann with any questions at dmann@rsu18.org or 207-547-3395
Ten lucky Principal’s 100 Club members won the mystery motivator prize! This round’s prize was creating a Smiley Leaf Wreath craft. Mrs. St. Peter and her friends worked together to each create this seasonal craft. The Principal’s 100 Club recognizes positive student behaviors. Students earn behavior tickets to become members of the club. Once a… Read More
by Kathryn Bailey Visits from authors and illustrators are so, so important. I can’t think of a better way to inspire students to read and write than through literature and the truly talented artists who create it. The JHB school library, the happy recipient of the Onion Foundation Grant, with the help of some matching… Read More