May Happenings at Palmer River

The month of May has been a very busy time at Palmer River Elementary School. We began the month with a wonderful school-wide anti-bullying presentation from Brett Outchcunis.

Different grade levels also enjoyed field trips to Roger Williams, Easton’s Natural Resource Trust’s Sheep Pasture, The Carpenter Museum, The Plimoutth Patuxet Museum, and the Biomes Marine Biology Center. Other grade levels enjoyed a visit from Barn Babies and storyteller Len Cabral. A special thanks to our PTSA for sponsoring all these wonderful experiences for our students to enjoy.

Our third-graders also enjoyed a visit from WBZ Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff. In addition to producing a live broadcast at Palmer River. He taught students about extreme weather and green screens. A special thanks to WBZ and Mrs. Kefor for coordinating this experience for our third-graders.

WBZ Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff Visits Palmer River River Elementary School

On May 18, 2023, third grader students participated in a special program that included WBZ Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff visiting the school and teaching students about extreme weather and live news broadcasts.

Upon arriving at school, third graders unloaded from buses and headed directly to the gymnasium in an effort to make the 9:08am live news broadcast on Boston’s channel 4. Unfortunately, the camera operator was unable to maintain a steady signal with the news station in Boston, and students and staff were only on the air briefly with Mr. Wycoff.

During the presentation, students learned all about the science of Meteorology, and also heard about how Mr. Wycoff personally designs the presentation slides that he utilizes during his weather reports. Also of note, students learned how green screens work in television studios and got a behind the scenes peek at the WBZ television studio during his presentation. At the conclusion of the presentation, students asked lots of questions about extreme weather, and of course, posed for a group photo with the local news celebrity. It was a fun and memorable learning experience, and our third graders were very grateful for this opportunity!