The school garden club needs help this summer with maintaining our school garden area. Families who volunteer would be responsible for basic garden care, weeding, and watering. If you would like to volunteer, please email one of the Garden Club teachers below and select the week(s) that would fit into your summer schedule. Please email Mrs. Hankins, Mrs. Woodbrey, or Mrs. Bois by June 12th if you are interested. A garden club advisor will contact you with more details and instructions.
If you have any questions, please contact us at:
Mrs. Hankins - Hankinsm@westbrookschools.org
Mrs. Woodbrey - Woodbreyg@westbrookschools.org
Mrs. Bois - Boisl@westbrookschools.org
It was a beautiful day for the fourth grade's end-of-year field trip to Fort Williams.
The End of Year Family Picnic needs volunteers! Please consider supporting this event by signing up at the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EADAE22A1F4C34-57145672-saccarappa#/
I am pleased to let you know that I will nominate Lisa Krunkala as the next Assistant Principal for Saccarappa School at the next School Committee meeting on June 11. She will replace Bonnie Hicks who is retiring. A graduate of Westbrook High School, Lisa has been in the district since 1999. She has served as an Ed Tech III at Canal School, a Special Education Teacher at Saccarappa School, a Special Education Teacher and Department Leader at Westbrook High School, the Special Programs Coordinator at Spring Harbor Academy and State Client Coordinator for the school department, and currently as Assistant Director of Special Services. Lisa earned her BS in Elementary Education at the University of Maine and her MSEd in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Maine. She is excited to join Principal Alexis Jones and the staff as well as the students and families to continue building our amazing Saccarappa community. Please join me in welcoming Lisa to Saccarappa School!
Join us for our End of Year Family Picnic on Monday, June 9th, from 5-7 p.m. There will be inflatables, music, and food for purchase. The Cheer Club will be performing as well! All students must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event. We hope to see you there!
Tie-dye shirts for field day... check! Thank you to all of the volunteers who assisted with dying and are helping to wash shirts this weekend!
Congratulations to all of the participants and winners of Westbrook's 4th Grade Bees!
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to tonight's event. Such a beautiful celebration of Saccarappa's students and our school community. Proud to be a Shining Star!
The Virtual Variety Show family event is tomorrow (5/22) from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Please bring a chair or blanket to get comfortable during the show. All children must be accompanied by an adult. We hope to see you there!
Calling all soccer lovers!
The Plant Sale is tomorrow! Come support the Saccarappa School Garden Club!
Last night the Westbrook School Committee approved a request to adjust the school calendar. The last day of school for the year will be on Friday, June 13 with dismissal at 10:15am at WMS, 10:25am at WHS, and 11:25am at the elementary schools.
Dear friends,
This evening, I will nominate Dr. Christina Boursaw as the next principal of Westbrook Middle School, replacing Laurie Wood who will retire at the end of the school year after 10 years at WMS. Dr. Boursaw currently serves as principal at Gilbert Elementary School, a K-6 school in Augusta where she was honored as 2024 Distinguished Elementary/Middle School Principal by the Maine Principals’ Association. Prior to moving to Maine, she was an elementary and middle school administrator and teacher in Redlands and Beaumont, California. She also served as her district’s Human Resources director and Title IX coordinator, published several articles on teaching, and wrote K-8 units of study integrating literacy and math with Next Generation Science Standards. Christina has mentored aspiring and novice principals, developed mentor programs for teachers, and supported professional development through workshops and coaching. She prioritizes building relationships and dialogue, creating welcoming and inclusive environments for all students, staff, and families, and is eager to get to know our Westbrook community.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Christina Boursaw to Westbrook Middle School!
Take care,
Peter Lancia, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Saccarappa is hosting a Variety Show Family Night on May 22nd from 5:30-7:00 p.m. The Variety Show will be played twice in the cafeteria, once at 5:30 p.m. and again at 6:15 p.m.. Please bring a blanket or fold-up chair to get comfortable. In addition to the show, there will be many other fun activities, including bracelet making and a summer book swap. All students must be accompanied by an adult throughout the event.
We hope to see you there!
We have the absolute best students, families, PTO, and community partners. Thank you to everyone who helped make Staff Appreciation Week a success. The flowers, notes, treats, raffle prizes, and even massages successfully showed the staff how incredibly cared for and appreciated they are. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Hannaford Helps Schools! Scan the QR code and select Saccarappa School as the recipient of your Hannaford Helps dollars. The top 200 schools to redeem the most School Dollars receive an extra $1,000! This opportunity ends June 7th. Thank you for choosing Saccarappa, and thank you to Hannaford for your ongoing support.
Members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra visited Saccarappa today to perform their KinderKonzert show for our first and second grade students. Thank you, PSO!
Dear families,
This week, May 5-9, is Staff Appreciation Week. We honor our entire staff - teachers, support staff, and administrators - throughout the week and thank them for everything they do to support our students and the community. In Westbrook, we value strong relationships and our staff members are all dedicated to making connections that lead to the success of every student, every day. Please join me in recognizing them for their hard work! I encourage you to take a moment to send school staff a note or give them a call to say thank you. Connect with your school PTO to see how you can help with their activities to celebrate staff. Encourage your child to draw a picture for them, write them a poem, say thank you, or give them an extra smile. Small gestures of kindness mean the world them. We are fortunate to know and learn among such talented educators in Westbrook! Let’s tell them how much they mean to us!
Take care,
Dr. Peter Lancia, Superintendent of Schools
Saccarappa School Plant Sale! Support the Saccarappa Garden Club by visiting the Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17th from 9-11:30 a.m. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to the winners of the Bikes for Books raffle, and bravo to everyone who participated. As a school, there were over 37,000 pages read! Well done, Shining Stars! Thank you to the Saccarappa Masonic Lodge for the generous donation of bikes, to Ernie's Bike Shop for their assistance in assembling them, and to the Kiwanis Club for providing all of the helmets.
