Mrs. Morowski’s class talked about what it means to be a good friend. They read a wonderful story about true friendship called, “Bad Apple.” They made a craft of the main characters to help them retell the story to their families! Nice job, cougars!
The rain didn’t stop these Congin Cougars from waking up early for Weather At Your School with Ted McInerney from WMTW. Thank you to Willow's Mobile Coffee Café for the donated treats and The Daily Grind for the donated hot chocolate for students!
Later in the morning, Ted McInerney came to talk with our fourth graders about all things weather!
Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed this great experience for our Cougars!
Later in the morning, Ted McInerney came to talk with our fourth graders about all things weather!
Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed this great experience for our Cougars!
It's AAC Awareness Month! AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and we have students who use various communication resources at Congin. Check out this bulletin board celebrating our different ways of communicating that our speech pathologists Vicki Waxman and Nicole DeRoche have created!
More pictures from our Respect assembly!
Meet our new 4th grade Den Ambassadors for the 25-26 school year!
Check out Mrs. Walls’s first graders playing shake those disks to learn their math facts to 6! What a fun and engaging way to expand students’ math knowledge!
The rain didn't stop Mrs. McGuire's cougars from having a good time outside! These cougars suited up with their rain suits and got to enjoy some outside time yesterday!
Mrs. Lappin’s 1st graders are practicing their reading with a buddy which is one component of Reader’s Workshop! They love reading with friends and helping each other become better readers!
Check out our GT Art students who had guest visitors come from Maine College of Art and Design. Students learned about the color wheel and established complimentary colors to inform a mixed media animal artwork!
Take a look at these first graders who are working hard on their /s/ sounds with Ms. DeRoche!
Mrs. Morowski’s class is learning about the changing of the seasons in science! Today they celebrated the 1st day of Fall!
Mrs. Dudley's 1st grade class earned all of the 20 points for being responsible, respectful and kind, and they were able to celebrate with a Pajama and Stuffy Day!
Check out Mrs. Rounds’s fourth grade cougars! This week they talked about different types of energy and how they work in our world. To explore solar energy, the students worked on a hands-on project using boxes, foil, and plastic wrap to create their own solar ovens. They were excited to see how the sun’s energy could be harnessed to heat up and melt chocolate and marshmallows—and, of course, they enjoyed the reward of making and eating s’mores!
Take a look at Mrs. Downing's kindergarten cougars who are celebrating learning their first sight words this week! Learning sight words is an important first step in helping our cougars begin to read, and they are off to a great start!
We start our Congin Cougar day each morning with morning announcements! Mr. Bisson has one student join him, and the morning announcements are broadcasted in each classroom. Students have a great time sharing the weather, news, and a daily riddle! Take a look at these brave cougars doing the announcements!
Check out these responsible cougars! For the month of September, students are earning paw stickers whenever they are caught being responsible! We have a goal of 400 by the end of the month!
Building our positive Congin classroom communities is a large focus at the beginning of the year! Check out some 3rd grade examples from Ms. Bertino’s room where students made each other bookmarks with positive affirmations.
Ms. Doherty’s class read books about making mistakes, and they also found out that Pop Rocks were invited by mistake by William Mitchell, confirming for students that we all make mistakes, and that’s what helps us grow!
Ms. Doherty’s class read books about making mistakes, and they also found out that Pop Rocks were invited by mistake by William Mitchell, confirming for students that we all make mistakes, and that’s what helps us grow!
More pictures from our Responsibility Assembly!
Dear Congin families,
You may have seen in the media that a former Ed Tech, Dan Spring, has been charged with a Class D misdemeanor for allegedly assaulting a student at Congin School. Mr. Bisson and I became aware of the incident in April which prompted an internal investigation. While I cannot share details of the allegation, our investigation, or the outcome, I can confirm that Mr. Spring is no longer employed by the Westbrook Schools and has not been since April.
The safety of our students is our highest priority. Our staff care for them with such love and respect. Please be assured that we do not tolerate conduct like this and that protocols and practices are in place to keep all students safe.
Sincerely,
Peter Lancia, Ph. D.
Superintendent of Schools
You may have seen in the media that a former Ed Tech, Dan Spring, has been charged with a Class D misdemeanor for allegedly assaulting a student at Congin School. Mr. Bisson and I became aware of the incident in April which prompted an internal investigation. While I cannot share details of the allegation, our investigation, or the outcome, I can confirm that Mr. Spring is no longer employed by the Westbrook Schools and has not been since April.
The safety of our students is our highest priority. Our staff care for them with such love and respect. Please be assured that we do not tolerate conduct like this and that protocols and practices are in place to keep all students safe.
Sincerely,
Peter Lancia, Ph. D.
Superintendent of Schools
Our Cougars had a wonderful time being outside during our Field Day yesterday! Students were able to participate in a variety of activities and had a terrific time!
