To know them is to love them... our Room 25 Functional Life Skills Squad! They have 63 combined years in education and read a total of 59 books this past summer. They were all born and raised in New England, love the color green, and can crack open a lobster. Impressive! Pictured from left to right: Mike Chase, Tiffany White, Sarah Nee, Cindy Doyle, and Jessie Araujo.
Next up is our Speech and OT Team! This crew likes to read and spend time outdoors. They LOVE dogs and ice cream. Combined, they have 58 years of experience in their fields. We are incredibly fortunate to have this team supporting our students. Pictured from left to right: Sarah Weekes (Speech), Pamela Johnson (Speech), Emily Bisson (OT), and Tiffany Witherell (Speech).
Meet our second-grade superstars! These ladies love the color blue and shopping at Target. They have 58 years of combined teaching experience and are besties in and out of school. Pictured from left to right: Rebecca Allen, Nacoma Hollatz, and Cindy Petry.
Next, we have our Unified Arts Team! These enthusiastic specialists love to read, garden, and eat veggies! Pictured from left to right: Racha Al Tesini (Music), Deb Tanguay (Library Teacher), Fairen Stark (Art), Cole Leighton (STEAM), Steph Bowden (Phys. Ed.), and Betsy Rocha (Library Ed Tech). We also have a second library teacher this year! Meet Stephanie Dustin! She is pictured with Deb Tanguay in the second photo.
Now it's time for third grade! These ladies have 40.5 years of teaching experience between them. They've all traveled outside of the U.S., and they love pedicures and potatoes! Pictured from left to right: Alyssa Dolley, Ashley McGahey, Nancy Joyce, and Castine Barry Grant.
Meet our Title I Intervention Team! They all have dogs, love the beach, and have gardens! Combined, they have 138 total years of teaching experience! That's impressive! Pictured from left to right: Amy Samson, Susan Drew, Katie Brown, Katie Hasson, Marianne Collins, and Tiffany Oliver.
Check out this spectacular crew! The first-grade teachers have 78 years of experience between them. They all love reading, drinking caffeinated beverages, watching live sports, but above all, they are incredibly talented educators. Pictured from left to right: Kelsey Green, Sara Alpert, Cameron Ransford, Wyndee Grosso, and Lisa Bosse.
Meet our Noon Duty Teachers! These four love the color blue, old cars, watching sports, cooking, and being part of a team- and they are quite a team! We are lucky to have this crew supervising lunch and recess at Saccarappa. Pictured from left to right: Jane Dunne, Scott Hatch, Deb Pascucci, and Annmarie Iaconeta.
Greetings from the 4th Grade Teachers! This crew has 76 total years in education, and they love sports and the outdoors. Another fun fact is that they have all been camp counselors previously! Pictured from left to right: Dean Wellman, Becky Belanger, Cara Colgan, Abbey Clinch, and Lindy Hankins.
Meet our Special Education Resource Team! They have been in education for 66 years and attended public schools from grades K-12. They all went to college in Maine, love snack foods, and enjoy karaoke. Pictured from left to right: Haley Tardif, Mary Ellen Johnson, Kari Brown, and Erica Alt.
Meet our Social-Emotional Health Team! This crew loves being outside, painting, reading, writing, attending concerts, and cooking. They were all born in New England and have 64 years of experience between them! Pictured from left to right: Sheri Milbury, School Counselor; Anne Brown, Special Education Social Worker; Maddie Davis, General Education Social Worker; and Maria Reinhard, School Nurse.
Throughout the next few weeks, we will introduce you to many of our amazing Saccarappa School staff members. Since it is the first day for kindergarten students, let's start with our K team! These ladies love reading, the outdoors, and teaching kindergarten! Pictured from left to right: Mel Morrison, Nancy Sargent, Haley Felkel, Alice Shaffer, and Taylor Messerman.
Greetings from your Saccarappa School office team! We loved having students back in the building during the transition days and can't wait to welcome all students, including kindergarten, to school on Tuesday. Enjoy the long weekend!
Please read the Back to School special edition of the Westbrook Schools newsletter. See you when school begins next week!
https://westbrooksdme.edurooms.com/engage/westbrook-school-department/newsletters/back-to-school-2024
Westbrook's new staff orientation took place yesterday and today, and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome these new Shining Stars to our team!
Bus routes have been posted on the district website. Please see the following link for pick-up and drop-off times. It is important that you are at the bus stop 10-15 minutes ahead of time, especially at the beginning of the school year, in case the schedule varies slightly.
https://www.westbrookschools.org/documents/bus-routes-2024-25/689893
Thank you to the congregation at Stroudwater Church for the incredibly generous donation of school supplies. Your thoughtfulness and support are greatly appreciated. These items will be put to good use soon!
Mail call! Check your mailbox for a welcome letter from your child's new classroom teacher! An electronic version of Mrs. Jones's letter can be found at the following link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YVzALj9UfagmjVpZ9VsJ3W1_EX2dGaA-/view?usp=sharing
All incoming kindergarten families are invited for a practice bus ride on Thursday, August 29th. Be at the bus stop one hour after the typically scheduled pick-up time, and kindergarten students (along with an adult) will get a ride to Saccarappa! Once at school, you will be able to visit the classrooms and ask any additional questions you may have. After a brief visit, the buses will then take everyone home. Hope to see you there!
