Our kindergarten students recently embarked on their annual community field trip. They visited the Southborough library, public service buildings, and the food bank—experiencing firsthand the many parts that come together to make a strong, caring community.

This trip is an important part of the Kindergarten team’s work in helping students understand what a community is made of and the many ways people contribute.

In class, students explored this idea through a joyful and engaging read-aloud of Whose Hands Are These?. The story invites children to think about the many ways hands can help—mixing, building, fixing, and caring—and challenges them to guess different community jobs based on actions. Students made wonderful connections between the book and their real-world experiences. They recognized familiar community helpers like police officers, doctors, and teachers—serving as “mirrors” of what they already know. Please check out some of the photos below.

Also, as we get close to the end of our 1st year piloting the Lunch Program Partnership with Whitsons' Foods, we'd love your feedback. Info below.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting our students as they learn, explore, and grow. There’s something special happening when young learners begin to see themselves as future contributors to their world—and this was one of those moments.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Clayton and the Finn School Staff

-April 6 - 10 Book Fair

-April 11 Southboro Town Mtg

-April 13 K Community Field Trip-McMahon, Devine, Ormberg

-April 16 & 17 Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher conferences

As part of his Eagle Scout Award, James proposed a redesign of the Finn Family Garden fencing, purchased, and installed the new fencing. James ended up fronting a lot of the material cost, and is still fundraising for the project, so if you'd like to contribute, here's a bit from James.

"Hello, my name is James Henebury from troop 1 southborough. You may have already seen my eagle project in construction. If you haven’t, my project was to replace the fence around the Finn Family Garden. Part of an Eagle project is to raise money to pay for the project. I am a little short of my goal. If you would like to donate, please send to my dad’s Venmo, @ryan-henebury. Any extra money above my goal would go to the school to continue to maintain and run the garden."