The students and staff have had a great start to the school year. The weather has been cooperating and the classroom temperatures have been manageable. Teachers and students have dived right into the curriculum and have begun Readers Workshop, Fundations, and Envisions. The students are engaged in picking just right books and doing sustained independent and quiet reading time. They are adjusting well to their new schedules whether it is a different lunch time or recess time. Recess times this year have been to altered to explore trying a different time to break up parts of the day instead of directly after or before lunch. This also helps with maintaining uninterrupted ELA blocks. So far the students have done really well with this change.
Bus and car rider procedures are going very well also. Students are exiting the cars efficiently and walking along the lines. We really appreciate everyone helping out in the a.m with these procedures. In addition, afternoon car rider is going well. Just a reminder to use the crosswalk if students are parked by the playground.
Below are some upcoming dates. Please note that these may be updated with more events but we wanted to give families a glimpse of what we have booked.
Date
|
Event
|
Thursday, September 28, 2017
|
Shawsheen
Open House
|
Friday, September 29, 2017
|
Early
Dismissal 12:00
|
Monday, October 02, 2017
|
Stomp Out
Bullying Week - Wear Blue!
|
October 2 - 5, 2017
|
Book Fair in
the Library
|
Monday, October 9, 2017
|
No School -
Holiday
|
Thursday, October 19, 2017
|
Grade 1 -
Read for the Record
|
Thursday, November 02, 2017
|
Shawsheen
Picture Day
|
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
|
Students No
School - Teacher Prof. Development Day
|
Friday, November 10, 2017
|
No School -
Holiday
|
Monday, November 20, 2017
|
Grade 2
Field Trip to Plimoth Plantation
|
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
|
Early
Dismissal 12:00
|
Thursday, November 23, 2017
|
No School -
Holiday
|
Friday, November 24, 2017
|
No School -
Holiday
|
Thursday, November 30, 2017
|
Gr. 1
Starlab Enrichment Program
|
Thursday, December 07, 2017
|
Early
Dismissal - Parent Teacher Conferences
|
Friday, December 22, 2017
|
Early
Dismissal 12:00
|
Dec. 25, 2017 - Jan. 1, 2018
|
No School -
Winter Break
|
In addition, open house is coming up and a notice went home to discuss the times. Below is a reminder of the open house letter.
We would like to cordially invite you to attend our Open House to be held on Thursday evening, September 28, 2017. We are asking parents to report to your child’s classroom for an information sharing session. We have scheduled a separate session for each grade level as follows:
v Grade 1 – 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. ~ Information Session will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
v Grade 2 – 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ~ Information Session will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m.
v Grades 3 – 7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. ~ Information Session will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
v Special Education Classrooms ~ Information Session in B11 and B16 will begin at 6:45 p.m.
v Specialists and Support Staff will be available to informally discuss their programs with you from 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. at the following locations:
o Special Education Staff - Learning Specialists - C19 & B12; Speech Pathologists - C19B
o Reading Support Staff – C18 and C19A
o Health – C17
o Music –B9
o Art – B10
o Library –B-Level by ramp door
o Guidance Counselor – Across from the Main Office
o Nurse-Nurses office
o Physical Education-Gymnasium
Since the school year has just begun, the purpose of this meeting is not to discuss individual student progress. These individual discussions will take place during parent/teacher conferences or by appointment, if necessary. Teachers will share their curriculum plans with you, as well as the classroom routines. We would like to remind you that this event is for parents only. We appreciate your efforts in making arrangements to have someone stay with your child(ren). Please allow extra time to park since we anticipate a big turnout.
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you on September 28th.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. King
