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DATES TO REMEMBER
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Friday, February 5
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Report Cards Sent Home
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Tuesday, February 9
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School Council Meeting – 3:30 – 5:00pm
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Friday, February 12
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All School Assembly – 2:30 -3:00pm
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Monday, February 15 – Friday, February 19
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NO SCHOOL – Winter Recess
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Friday, February 19
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PTO Benefit Dinner at the Shutesbury Athletic Club – 6:00 – 8:00pm
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February 5, 2016
Dear Moose,
The Groundhog did NOT see his shadow. This means that Spring should be arriving early. This prediction seems to be true when we look back at this week as evidence! What a mild week—we’ll take it!
Today students will be bringing home report cards. Teachers have spent considerable time completing these reports thoughtfully and specifically for each child. Please spend some time reading the report cards and then sign and return the envelope back to school on Monday. If you have questions, you may reach out to your child’s teacher.
Did you know that the 100th day of school will be on February 9th? It’s incredible to think that we are past the halfway mark of this school year. There’s a lot coming up in the final 80 days of school! We are looking forward to spring concerts, the Spaghetti Dinner, the PTO sponsored Silent Auction, Field Day, field trips, fun assemblies and lots of learning. If we continue to have no snow days (knock on wood) the last day of school is June 16th!
This is a reminder that February vacation is from the 15th-19th. We hope that families enjoy a great break together during that time!
Sincerely,
Jackie
***SCHOOL NEWS***
Thank you to the tissue and disinfecting wipes fairy! We appreciate the anonymous donation of these items that are used hourly in our school!!
Moose Interview of the Week!
Sebastian from Kindergarten!
JC-B: What do you love about SES?
SD: I like gym a lot and it’s jut really fun at our school and it’s not like other schools. Way much funner pretty much.
JC-B: What do you like to do in your spare time?
SD: Like, go outside or play inside or like, watch TV or play on my DS or MobiGo – a really fun thing with a bunch of games and you can put it in the computer to get more games on it.
JC-B: What do you want to be when you grow up?
SD: I’m not really sure but…going into space, saving creatures ‘cause the rain desert is almost distinct, like everything – the animals the planet the part of the world, ‘cause people are cutting down trees and the reason because, well there’s no reason because. They’re just cutting down trees for no reason. My other one is to dig dinosaur bones.
JC-B: If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
SD: Honey and pear.
***PTO NEWS***
The PTO needs volunteers to help stuff envelopes with solicitation letters for the upcoming Silent Auction. A work party will be held at the house of Colleen Chudzik on Saturday, 2/27 from 2-5pm. Drop in if you can! Many hands makes light work. Please contact Colleen (kino1977@gmail.com) or Ashleigh Pyecroft ([email protected]) with any questions.
PTO Benefit Mexican Fiesta Dinner at the Shutesbury Athletic Club – Friday, February 19 from 6-8pm. (See attached flyer)
Looking for volunteers to cook a main dish, side dish or dessert (Mexican themed if possible)!
Looking for help setting up from 5:00-6:00pm on Friday, Feb. 19th!
Looking for clean up help from 8:00-9:00pm on Friday, Feb. 19th!
Please contact Jessica Carlson-Belanger at her home email address if you are able to help – [email protected].
***COMMUNITY NEWS***
*Not School Sponsored*
*Introduction to Tracking - Family Program
Sunday, February 14, 2016 1 - 4 pm
Experience the excitement of tracking animals in the winter woods! Most mammals remain active throughout the cold weather months. Knowing how and where to look, we can find evidence of their daily lives and the struggle for survival in the forest. This program will open your eyes to the web of life around us, revealed by animal tracks in the snow! It is the perfect introduction to tracking for people of all ages.
Adults as well as children are welcome. All children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
Snowshoes will be required if there is deep snow. (We have a few pairs available for a modest fee).
Program fee: $25 per person. Call Valerie Wisniewski at 978-544-6083
*A Note from Susie Mosher, Town clerk:
It is easy to see why there is some confusion when people fill out the Annual Street Listing, a blue form every household should have received in January. More than a state record of voters, it is our town census. It is an annual effort to record every man, woman, and child that resides in Shutesbury.
The information is used as proof of residency to protect voter rights and veteran status. It helps our school with enrollment information and projections. The updated census data is made available to our police chief and fire chief/emergency management director to carry out their public safety responsibilities. Census information about children under the age of 17 is not made available to the public.
I have noticed many children are not listed on our current census. Please help us make the Annual Town Census/Street Listing as complete and accurate as possible. If you have any questions, please call the Town Clerk’s office @ 259-1204 or email me: townclerk@shutesbury. Thank you.
* Shutesbury Firefighter's Association Annual Pancake Breakfast to be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 - From 8am to 10:30am in the Shutesbury Elementary School Cafeteria.
To include Butter Milk or Whole Grain Pancakes, Breakfast Sausage, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Orange Juice.
ATTACHMENTS:
Weekly Lunch Menu
Monthly Lunch Menu
Preschool Open House
Shutesbury Early Childhood Program
Shutesbury Developmental Screenings for 3, 4, & 5 year olds
Mexican Fiesta PTO Benefit Dinner
Amherst Regional Middle School Orientation for 6th Grade Parents/Guardians
Amherst Regional Middle School Orientation for 6th Grade Special Education Parents/Guardian