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Elementary School Webpages from
School Year 2008-2009

WT Sampson Elementary School, GTMO Bay, Cuba


6th Grade Team Emerges Triumphant in the 2009 Math Olympics! - April 2009

Parent Newsletter for June 2009
(only available within the WT Sampson network)

Heartfelt Thanks and Best Wishes to Our Retiring Faculty Members - May 23 2009

At Year's Last Faculty Meeting, Saying Farewell & Thanks - May 19 2009

Parent Newsletter for May 2009
(only available within the WT Sampson network)

Sure Start Families Enjoying Sensory Fun at Latest Meeting - Apr 29 2009 

HS Marine Biology Students Help Sure Start Students Learn About the Ocean - Apr 22 2009

Edible Books! Wow! Creativity Building Love for Reading! - Apr 20 2006

The S.M.A.R.T. Fair Brings Out Student Creativity at WT Sampson - Apr 16 2009

Signs of Spring Projects from Sure Start Sharks and Their Families - Mar 26 2009

ES Sharks Celebrate Testing's End w/ BBQ Picnic & Kickball Match! - Mar 20 2009

Sure Start Students Learn That S is for Security That Keeps Us Safe - Mar 2009

It's Family Music Night for Sure Start Students and Their Families - Mar 2009

Parent Newsletter for March 2009
(only available within the WT Sampson network)

Dr Seuss' Read Across America Day Celebrated at WT Sampson Elementary School - Mar 2 2009

Learning the Letter Q Means a Trip on the GTMO Queen for Sure Starters - Mar 2009 

Sure Start Students Visit the Post Office and Learn the Letter P - Mar 2009

Rehearsal and Dress Rehearsal Photos from 'The Little Mermaid' - Feb 12-13 2009

February 2009 Parent Newsletter
(only available within the WT Sampson network)

A Natural Resources Focus on Valentine's Day by Sure Start & Families - Feb 12 2009


Sharks celebrating the 100th Day of the school year at WT Sampson ES - Feb 11 2009

Sure Start Sharks Learn the Letter N w/ a Visit to the GTMO NEX - Feb 2009

Sharks of Sure Start & 4th Grade are Excellent Reading Buddies! - Feb 2 2009

January 2009 Parent Newsletter
(only available within the WT Sampson network)

December 2008 Parent Newsletter
(only available within the WT Sampson network)

4th Grade Sharks Experimenting in the Applications of Physics - Dec 12 2008

Minutes from the SAC Meeting of 28 October 2008

Sure Start's Thanksgiving: Colorful Projects, Sharing, Families and Feast - Nov 2008 

Ii is for Instrument - Sure Start Students Make Music - Nov 2008

Hh is for Hospital for Sure Start Students Visiting the NAVSTA Hospital - Nov 2008

Gg - Sampson's Sure Start Students Tour the Gold Hill Galley - Nov 2008

Sure Start Students and Families Enjoying Family Fun Night - Nov 19 2008

Sharks & Pirates Get Together for Safe Food-Handling Training Session - Oct 2008

Sampson Students & Teachers Participate in GTMO's Halloween 5k Race - Oct 2008

Voters Line Up to Cast Ballots at WT Sampson ES Mock Election 2008 - Oct 30 2008 

Campaign Speeches are High Energy at the Assembly for Mock Election 2008 - Oct 29 2008 

Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest Winners - Oct 2008

Fire Safety Week Poster Contest Winners - Oct 2008

Sure Start Students Learn About GTMO at Big Construction Gear Demo! - Oct 2008

Sure Start Sharks Learn Ff w/ Visit from GTMO's Fire Brigade & Fire Truck - Oct 2008

Annual Fall Fest at WT Sampson ES is a Smashing Success! - Oct 25 2008

Reading Buddies Program of Excellence @ Sampson ES Helps Readers Improve! - Oct 23 2008

Kindergarten Sharks Learning Science First-Hand by Building a Saltwater Aquarium - Oct 10 2008

Sparky and the GTMO Fire Brigade Visit the Sharks for Fire Safety Week - Oct 6-10 2008

Sharks and Pirates Combine Swim Teams for Fall Swim Meet - Oct 4 2008

The Navy's Brass Quintet Brings Great Music to the Sharks! - Sep 25 2008

New Student Council Officers are Elected at Sampson Elementary School - Sep 2008

Parent How-To Guide for Setting Up Your Gradespeed Access

WTS Elementary School Sharks 'Bite' into a New Year! - Aug 25 2008

Faculty & Staff Prepare for 2008-2009 School Year - Aug 2008



In May 2008, Emily Brown, reporter for the Stars and Stripes newspaper, visited
GTMO. Below are links to her stories and photos.

"At Guantanamo, A DoDDS school unlike any other"
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63276&archive=true 
by Emily Brown, July 6, 2008, Stars and Stripes

"20 photos/slideshow: School life at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba"
http://www.stripes.com/08/may08/gtmoschool/ 
Emily Brown, July 6, 2008, Stars and Stripes

"20 photos/slideshow: Recreation and leisure at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba"
http://www.stripes.com/08/may08/gtmomwr/ 
Emily Brown, July 5, 2008, Stars and Stripes

"40 photos/slideshow: Life at Guantanamo"
http://www.stripes.com/08/may08/GTMO/ 
Emily Brown, July 6, 2008, Stars and Stripes 

"Guantanamo Bay - outside the wire"
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63272&archive=true 
Emily Brown, July 5, 2008, Stars and Stripes

"Sense of community makes it feel like home"
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63190&archive=true 
Emily Brown, July 5, 2008, Stars and Stripes

"Residents seem happy with life on an isolated naval station"
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63277&archive=true 
Emily Brown, July 6, 2008, Stars and Stripes

"Guantanamo: How did we get here?"
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63273&archive=true 
Emily Brown, July 6, 2008, Stars and Stripes


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