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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Friday, November 20
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PTO & MN Spear Library Harvest Dinner & Puppet Show, SES Cafeteria – 5:30-8:00pm
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Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27
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NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
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Tuesday, December 1
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PTO Meeting, Conference Room – 7:30-8:30pm
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Thursday, December 3
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Grade 1-3 Field Trip to UMass Fine Arts Center
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Friday, December 4
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All School Assembly – 2:30-3:00pm
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Tuesday, December 8
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School Council Meeting – 3:30-5:00pm
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November 20, 2015
Dear Moose,
We hope to see you at the PTO sponsored Harvest Dinner tonight! This delicious event takes place from 5:30-6:30 pm in the SES gym. The PTO has sent out information regarding the potluck assignments. Please bring a favorite meal, salad, appetizer, dessert or drink and celebrate autumn with the SES community. After dinner, there will be a fabulous puppet show featuring Shutesbury’s own Anna Sobel and sponsored by the M. N. Spear Memorial Library. THANK you to the PTO and all volunteers that helped to make this traditional event happen. Special thanks go to Jade Alicandro Mace and Ashleigh Pyecroft for taking on all of the organization!
Shutesbury Elementary School T-Shirts are coming! The PTO has taken some of our student submitted moose drawings and have created a fabulous school spirit shirt. This maroon and gold (school colors) attire will be for sale soon. Students, teachers and parents will all love to rock out wearing the SES colors and mascot! Kudos to Angela Regan for her leadership on this task! (See the Shutesbury Elementary School website for a preview!)
This past week, all of our students have had some exciting sessions with our Artists-in-Residence, Ashley and Caddy Carlisle. Students and teachers are reporting that each session is filled with movement, music and fun. These sessions will continue as each class prepares for our whole school performance on December 16th. Please remember to mark your calendars for a 10:00 am and 7:00pm whole school performance.
It is hard to believe that this is the final November Roadtown edition for 2015. Next week, school is in session for Monday the 23rd and Tuesday the 24th only. We will have Thanksgiving Recess from November 25th- November 27th. I wish the entire school community a meaningful and heartwarming Thanksgiving. I hope your days are filled with good food, friends and family. Students will return to school on Monday, November 30th. The next Roadtown will be sent on Friday December 4th.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving,
Jackie
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” J. F. Kennedy
Moose Interview of the Week!
JM: What do you love about our school?
AF: I like that we have specials (gym is my favorite). The teachers are nice. We have a good library where we can check out books.
JM: What do you like to do in your spare time?
AF: I like to ski. On the weekends I like to play some videogames like Minecraft. I like to play outside with my friends and play games like tag and hide and go seek. I also like to play with Legos.
JM: What are you enjoying about 4th grade?
AF: We have time in class called DEAR- Drop Everything and Read. I like it. The teacher is really nice and she makes math fun. We also get to write stories in writing workshop.
JM: If you could eat any kind of food for the rest of your life what would it be?
AF: It would probably be some kind of soup. I like chicken noodle and black bean soup. I had a chicken noodle in California when we were on vacation for 3 weeks and I really liked it. I especially like soup with bread.
***SCHOOL NEWS***
*No Roadtown News Next Week. Due to the short week we will not put out a publication next week. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
*Morning Drop Off: Drop off can happen only AFTER 8:20am. We would love for families to walk children in to school in the morning if you are dropping off. If you must drop and run before the buses arrive, please drop your child off at the front door. If the buses have arrived, please park your car and walk your child in to the school. Cars should not pull up in the bus lane when buses are parked and children should not be unattended in the parking lot. This is for your child’s safety! Cars and buses may drive speedily into and out of the parking lot and we don’t want anyone to get hurt. Thank you!
***PTO NEWS***
The Annual Harvest Dinner Potluck and Puppet Show (thanks to the MN Spear Memorial Library and Anna Sobel) will be held TONIGHT - Friday, November 20th in the SES Gymnasium! Potluck dinner with good company from 5:30-6:30 with puppet show following.
Amerigas School Days Program: Through this program, the school will receive $.02 for each gallon of propane delivered to area homes and businesses. If you use Amerigas to purchase propane for your home, please send your receipts in to the school where we will submit them and receive a check at the end of the year to spend on field trips, art materials, books, technology and more!
***COMMUNITY NEWS***
Not School Sponsored
*Soup for Syria - On Sunday, November 22nd from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, a group of local folks will be hosting a fundraiser at the Shutesbury Athletic Club. Funds raised from the soup supper will go to assist displaced persons from Syria. The suggested donation for a bowl of soup is $10 per person, and for $30 you can get both the soup and a copy of a beautiful book of soup recipes with listings from some of the country’s most noted chefs.
~Meryl Mandell, Renee Richard, BZ Reily
* Project WILD Workshop
Professional Development Workshop For Educators of Students in Grades K-12
Presented by: Dawn Marvin Ward & Kathy Richards
Date: Saturday December 5, 2015 Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Millers River Environmental Center 100 Main St. Athol, MA
Phone: (978) 248-9491 Website: atholbirdclub.org
Cost of Workshop: $15 per person
Pre-registration required:
Contact: Dawn Marvin Ward [email protected] or (413) 367-9562
Registration deadline: November 24, 2015
Don’t miss this opportunity to receive training in this award winning, interdisciplinary nationally recognized program! It is one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school. The program emphasizes terrestrial and aquatic wildlife because of their intrinsic, ecological value, as well as their role in teaching how ecosystems function. Through the use of balanced curriculum materials and professional training workshops, Project WILD accomplishes its goal of developing awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment.
Workshop participants will receive a copy of the guide and a certificate of completion. This hands-on workshop has applications for school teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, nature center staff, home educators, after care teachers, etc.
Project WILD is sponsored in the state by The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife
This is not a school sponsored event.
ATTACHMENTS:
Weekly Lunch Menu
Amerigas School Days Program
Food Drive for Food Bank
PTO & MN Spear Library Harvest Dinner & Puppetshow
Soup for Syria Benefit