Dear Day School Community-
IMPORTANT DAY SCHOOL NEWS
GRADE FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CAMP.....Due to the complexities with shuttle busses transporting grade five students from East Boston Camp to our school each afternoon this week, busses will arrive to bus bus stops five to ten minutes later than usual.
LUNCH FUND.....As of Tuesday 6/1/10 for grade five students, and Friday 6/4/10 for grades three and four students, we no longer have the Lunch Fund for students to borrow from. Therefore Food Services won't be able to provide free food to students without a lunch ticket or money to purchase lunch. If your child owes the Lunch Fund please have them return the money owed as soon as possible. Thank you! The Lunch Fund will re-open for the the first day of school (Tuesday 8/31/10) for the 2010-2011 school year.
GRADE FIVE COMPLETION CEREMONY.....Grade Five families mark your calendar for the Grade Five Completion Ceremony on Monday 6/21/10 at 9:30 AM in the Day School Gymnasium. The program will include the following: Grade Five Academic Fitness (achievement and effort) awards, Grade Five Code of Conduct Awards (one student per grade five class), two Principal Awards, and Completion Certificates to each grade five student. A brief reception will be held in the school Dining Room with a free drink and cookie for each grade five student. All grade five families are welcome to attend! We hope you can join us for this special event!!
TRAFFIC FLOW.....It has been brought to my attention that traffic moving in the wrong direction in the side parking lot has created a situation where there was a near accident. Please travel clockwise (toward the school) when using the side parking lot. I appreciate your attention to this safety advisory.
OTHER DAY SCHOOL NEWS
W.O.W. PROGRAM.....The last day for the W.O.W. (Walking Outdoors for Wellness) Program for this school year will be either Tuesday 6/8/10 or Friday 6/11/10 if we have enough parent volunteers. The program won't be held on Thursday 6/10/10 since two of the three grade levels will be out of school. Thank you to parent MaryAnn Robertson for her efforts to secure prizes for student participants as well as School Nurse Linda Lawlor and Grade Three Teacher Jody Anderson for their work to make this activity available for all interested students!
BOOK SALE.....
The Friends of the J. V. Fletcher Library, Inc.
June Family Book Sale:
Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13
• Friday, June 11 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for the "Friends only" preview sale (memberships may be purchased at the door).
• Saturday, June 12 from 10 :00 AM to 5:00 PM when the Book Sale is open to the entire public.
• Sunday, June 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM for the special "everything is half-price" sale!
Find great bargains - for all ages in all genres and formats (including CD's, audiobooks, DVD's and videos). Regular prices are 50 cents and up for paperbacks and $1 and up for hardcover books.
Approximately 98% of the books offered at this sale are donated by Westford residents.
DISCOVERY MUSEUM EVENT.....
June 7, 2010
Contact: Claudia Bard Veitch Ann Sgarzi
978.264.4200 ext. 24 or 978.264.4200 ext 23 or
SMART Gals with Animal Careers
FREE Family Night at The Discovery Museums
Friday, June 18th, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Free Admission to both the Children’s Discovery Museum and
the Science Discovery Museum
This is a wonderful free event at the museums. Please list SMART Gals Family Night in your publication this week. Thank you for helping us spread the word!! Claudia
If you're interested in Science, Math or ART, then you're SMART! Come meet women role models who have chosen careers related to animals—from veterinary medicine, to clinical pathology lab work, to using animals for people therapy, to painting animal portraits. Scout groups welcome!
SMART Gals Family Night is sponsored by the Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation and the following Cultural Councils: Acton-Boxborough · Carlisle · Lincoln · Littleton · Maynard · Stow · Wayland · Westford · Weston.
SMART Gal participants include:
About The Discovery Museums
The Discovery Museums are the children’s and science museums of Metrowest Boston, paired on a single campus in Acton, MA. The Museums serve families and schools from towns throughout the region, with a commitment to informal education that enhances classro om learning. The hands-on, playful exhibits, dev eloped by professional educators, inspire curiosity, exploration, experimentation and imagination. The Discovery Museums combine manageable scale, convenient location and free parking to provide a fun and engaging experience where children and adults can discover their world together. More information: www.discoverymuseums.org.
VEGETARIAN MENU.....
Tuesday 6/8/10- Italian Meatless Hot Pockets
Wednesday 6/9/10- Macaroni and cheese
Thursday 6/10/10- Rotini with Meatless sauce
Friday 6/11/10- Pizza
Monday 6/14/10- Vegetarian Chili
Tuesday 6/15/10- Nacho Chips
Wednesday 6/16/10- Veggie Sandwich
Thursday 6/17/10- Italian hot pocket
Friday 6/18/10- Pizza
Monday 6/21/10- NO LUNCH (EARLY RELEASE DAY)
• Served daily
Milk choice, fruit choice, and vegetable of the day
Cheese sandwiches and yogurt are always available.
RECOGNITION
YEARBOOK.....Last week the Day School Yearbook was distributed. This masterpiece took hundreds of hundreds of hours to coordinate. A sincere thank you to parent Judi Morrison and the many other parents who worked in unison to provide a wonderful product for our students, families, and staff to remember the 2009-2010 school year. Approximately 250 yearbooks were sold. If you received one of the yearbooks you are very fortunate indeed.
SPEECH & DEBATE CLUB.....Last week was the final meeting of the Speech and Debate Club. This very popular extended day activity was avaialble for all students in each of the three grade levels. Day School Parent Sudha Mulpur had this original idea to offer this activity for students. The rest of the story is history....good history. On behalf of all student participants and their families we thank Sudha and the many people who assisted her. The other volunteers included former Day Schol student Pranav Mulpur as well as parents Mrs. Debbie Kinne, Mrs. Chrystna Chasse, Mrs. Namita Singh, Mrs. Linda Farago, and Mrs. Karla Ferrini. They even had a website to enhance communication about this club!
SCHOOL STORE.....The last day for School Store was offered to students on Wednesday 6/2/10. A very special thank you to the parent volunteers who offered this opportunity for students!
ARTS AND EDUCATION.....Throughout the school year Arts and Education Coordinator Heidi Tierney organized all of the high quality programs students viewed either as a whole school or as a grade level. A sincere thank you to Heidi for her tireless efforts in coordinating these programs with other volunteers working with her to organize the many details required to host these learning opportunities!
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Tuesday 6/8/10- Title One Parents meeting- receive Summer Reading Packets; 8:30 AM at Day School (RAIL Center....beside school Library)
• Tuesday 6/8/10- Incoming Grade Three Parent Orientation- 7:00 PM in Day School Dining Room
• Wednesday 6/9/10- Incoming Grade Three Student Orientation- 9:45 AM to 11:50 AM
• Wednesday 6/9/10- Grade Four Field Trip to Southwick Zoo in Mendon MA, 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM
• Thursday 6/10/10- Grade Three Field Trip to IMax Theater in Reading, MA, 8:35 AM to 2:00 PM
• Friday 6/11/10- Grade Three Vocabulary Parade- Day School Dining Room- 1:20-2:20 PM
• Monday 6/14/10- Summer Reading Presentations- Grade level presentations separately between 8:45 and 10:30 AM, Dining Room
• Tuesday 6/15/10- Band Demonstration- 1:30 to 2:15 PM, Dining Room (audience- students and staff only due to limited seating capacity)
• Tuesday 6/15/10- School Advisory Council- 7:00 PM- Day School Conference Room
• Thursday 6/17/10- Strings and Choral Concert- 9:00-10:00 AM- Day School Dining Room (audience: Students and staff only)
• Thursday 6/17/10- Grades Three to Four, and Grades Four to Five Student Move-up Day- 1:30 PM (students only)
• Friday 6/18/10- School-wide Award's Day- 9:00 AM in Gymnasium (Parents attend by invitation only)
• Monday 6/21/10- Grade Five Completion Ceremony- 9:30 AM- Gymnasium; Reception in Dining Room following ceremony
• Monday 6/21/10- Last day of school (11:40 AM- Day School Early Release Day)
Let's wish for superb weather for the grade five students and staff at East Boston Camp (in Westford) for the Grade Five Environmental Program.
Have a great week.
Kevin Regan
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