Shutesbury

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Friday, March 6	Books In Action Party for 4th-6th Graders who have read at least 5 MCBA books, Leverett Elementary School	5:45 – 8:30pm
Sunday, March 8	Daylight Savings Time Begins – Spring Ahead 1 Hour!
Monday, March 9	PTO Meeting, Conference Room	7:30pm
Tuesday, March 10	School Council Meeting	3:30 – 5:00pm
Tuesday, March 10	Union #28 Community Network for Children Council Meeting	6:00 – 7:30pm
Thursday, March 12	6th Grade Parent/Guardian Orientation at Amherst Regional Middle School	7:00 - 9:00pm
Friday, March 13	NO SCHOOL, CURRICULUM DAY
Monday, March 16	Kindergarten 2015-16 Orientation, NO SCHOOL FOR CURRENT KINDERGARTENERS	9:00 – 11:00am
Tuesday, March 17	6th Grade Parent /Guardian Special Education Night at Amherst Regional Middle School Library	6:00 – 7:00pm
Thursday, March 19	K-2 Field Trip to UMass Fine Arts Center
Thursday, March 19	School Committee Meeting	7:00pm
Friday, March 20	All School Assembly	2:30 -- 3:00pm

March 5, 2015

Dear SES Moose,

 

Last Friday our school and community were treated to a musical

production of  “The Wizard of Oz”, adapted, directed and music

directed by 3^rd grader, Arin Andrews. Our school community was

delighted by our students’ beautiful singing, great acting and

dancing too! Special thanks go to Arin’s mom Corinne, Evelynn

Goodhind, Ezzell Floranina and Jason Luetjen for their help to

make the student inspired and led production a success.

                                    

 

This week, students in grades 3-6 will participate in the MCBA Battle of the Books and Books in Action Party at Leverett (for those students who read 5 or more MCBA books!). These events are so special to the school community. A BIG thank you goes to Heather Lobenstine for organizing, encouraging and facilitating the special MCBA process in Shutesbury.

 

The town treasurer has informed us that all checks to SES need to be made out to “Town of Shutesbury” with the students’ names and program on the memo line. All checks need to be written in blue or black ink. I have attached the letter regarding this that was sent home earlier this week for your convenience.

 

Looking ahead, next Friday, March 13^th is a Curriculum Day. Students will not attend school that day.  Also, PARCC testing will begin on March 23^rd. I have included our testing schedule that was shared in last week’s Roadtown as an attachment as well.

 

Below, you will find a picture of sixth grader, Allison Brau and her little “antler-ed” friend. She knitted a friendly moose for SES! You can see Allison’s moose in our SES display case!

And don’t forget to “Spring Ahead” this weekend, setting your clocks forward by

one hour as we begin Daylight Savings Time!

 

Jackie Mendonsa, Principal

***SCHOOL NEWS***

Target Red Card Check:  Last week we received a check from Target for

$54.84!  Customers register their card to Shutesbury Elementary School and

the school receives a percentage of sales charged to that card.  Red Cards can

be issued as a credit or debit card.  Sign up today so that Shutesbury

Elementary School benefits each time you shop at Target!

SES Student Interview of the Week!

Anna!

 

JM: What do you love about SES?

AC-B: I like that you can learn lots of stuff. I like to learn about math—like how to solve sporty problems. I also like the lunches—the pizza is my favorite.

JM: What do you like to do in your spare time?

AC-B: I like to draw and write books. I like to read in my room.

JM: What do you want to be when you grow up?

AC-B: Hmmmm. A paleontologist! You can find dinosaurs that people haven’t found yet.