K. C. Heffernan (KCH) Elementary School held its March all school meeting on Monday March 14th in the KCH gymnasium with a special spotlight being focused on the KCH student post office and the retirement of beloved teacher aide Cheryl Fulmer. Post Office facilitators Maureen Henesey/occupational therapist and Erin Glass/certified occupational therapy assistant congratulated the KCH audience on a very successful opening to the 2011 school wide post office and mail delivery program. Henesey explained that the post office opened in early March and had already processes and delivered 212 letters. Henesey and Glass introduced KCH post office student workers Billy Tone, Amber Bergey, Owen McCarthy and Aiden Hoey and commended the students on their exceptional efforts. Henesey also reviewed post office procedures which included:
- How to write a letter
- How to address and stamp and envelope
- Return addresses
The KCH post office and internal mail delivery system allows students to write letters to both peers and staff. Henesey stressed that all letters must be positive in nature as she reminded everyone of the KCH school motto: “we will not hurt anyone on the inside or the outside”. KCH all school meetings are held monthly to bring the school community together, in celebration of school/individual accomplishments and to highlight the monthly character trait. The March meeting agenda included:
- Principal Gary Bissaillon introducing “fairness” as the March character trait
- Librarian Michael Brown performing the Rick Charette song “There’s an Alligator in the Elevator with a creative assist from students from Rose Battaglia’s third grade class.
- Book talks by Audrey Plogman and Delaney Manahan
- The presentation of the monthly physical education awards by physical education teacher Joseph Goss: Grade 3- Michael Kaczor, Jared Sammon, Allison, Amy Francesconi; Grade 2 – Matthew Welch, Briana Denka; Grade 1 – Thomas Donahue, Hailey Satter
The March meeting came to a very sentimental and inspirational conclusion as Bissaillon and the audience honored beloved teacher aide Cheryl Fulmer who will be retiring at the end of March. Bissaillon and his third grade helpers unveiled a “congratulations” celebratory banner and read testimonials to Fulmer written by 2nd and 3rd grade students.
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