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DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, October 25
All School Annual Clothing Swap, 8:30am-4:00pm
Friday, October 25
All School Assembly, 2:30-3:00pm
Tuesday, October 29
EARLY RELEASE, Family Conferences, 1:00-3:30pm
Wednesday, October 30
Family Conferences, 1:00-3:30pm
Friday, November 1
Moose on the Move Dinner at the Shutesbury Athletic Club, 6:00-8:00pm
Sunday, November 3
Daylight Savings Ends (Fall Back!)
Monday, November 4 – Friday, November 8
National Children’s Book Week
Tuesday, November 5
5th Grade Published Fiction Celebration, 5:30-7:00pm
Friday, November 8
All School Assembly, 2:30-3:00pm
Dear Moose,
It has been a busy week! It is always a joy to see families in the building during conference weeks. Just a reminder that Tuesday, October 29th is a 1:00 dismissal day due to conferences. (12:30 dismissal for Preschool)
Today was our 6th Annual Vocabulary Costume Day! We love this tradition of dressing up as a robust dictionary word and being walking dictionaries. Today we had a word parade on the track and assembly. There was a fun spooky song played by Mr. Bender and some older students. Pictures to come!
Thank you to all the families who donated items to the clothing swap and to Nurse Katie for organizing it! Please see Nurse Katie if you have any hardships with winter coats, hats, gloves etc. She can help find items for you! The chillier weather is on the way!
Next week we have conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday. We also have a Moose on the Move Dinner on Friday at the SAC! Please consider supporting Moose on the Move and attending the dinner!
Next week we will welcome NOVEMBER!
Jackie
***SCHOOL NEWS***
The Book Fair is Coming!
Visit before or after your family conferences!
The Scholastic book fair features hundreds of fun, engaging, and affordable books. The book fair provides funds for our library and leadership opportunities for our 5th and 6th graders.
NEW! The book fair is scheduled to coincide with all early release family conference days. Your school-age readers can visit the fair while you are at conferences. Ms. L. will supervise them.
Wednesday, Oct. 23rd to Friday, October 25th
Monday, Oct. 28th to Wednesday, Oct. 30th
8:00-4:00 each day
Note: There will be no evening event for this fair.
Hello Shutesbury Moose,
On both conference days the Moose Lodge will be open from 1:00-5:30. The club is first come first serve. If you wish to enroll your child for the day, and you are not already a member, you must first email Mr. Carra at ([email protected]) to check for availability. All payments must be made prior to attendance. Checks and online payments are accepted prior to the club and even as late as the morning of ($15 from 1:00-3:15 and $25 total 1:00-5:30). Enjoy the conferences, and our wonderful Fall season.
Sincerely,
Mr. Steven A. Carra
***PTO NEWS***
Each year we ask one family in each class to become a class representative. Your child’s teacher has sent an email with details about volunteering. This job has minimal commitment, but makes a big difference! Please let your student's teacher know if you can help!
HALLOWEEN is almost here! We look forward to another fun year for Shutesbury kids!
Please help defray the cost to families on the trick-or-treat path on Leverett Rd by donating candy.
The PTO will distribute the candy among the homes that request it. Thank you!
Please come to our first next meeting, Wednesday, 11/13 at 7 p.m. in the SES library.
Please let us know if you would like to help out in any capacity! Help at one event or join us at our monthly meetings. We alternate meeting times mornings and evenings. Contact us at [email protected].
***MOOSE SIGHTING***
BAKER ROAD RESERVOIR!
***MOOSE ON THE MOVE NEWS***
We have clocked 635 total miles this school year! The following individuals have hit personal milestones and will be recognized at the next assembly:
10 Miles!
Landon Bryant
Aeyla Legare
Seneca Mori
Ada Palmer
Axel Sullivan
Elodie Warwick
David Williams
Zeo Zaklanovic
Judie Belanger
Dominique Bienvenue
Moose on the Move Club will be holding a fundraising dinner at the Shutesbury Athletic Club on Friday, Nov. 1, 6-8pm. All are welcome (to come and enjoy the food or to help out!). Sign up to cook or help at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a044ea8aa2fa5f58-moose.
***MOOSE INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK***
David from Preschool
JCB: What do you like best about school?
DW: Blocks. Building towers.
JCB: What do you like to do at recess?
DW: Play chase game. Emmeline, a new person, just chases me and Tycho so much. She’s like a monster and she has claws up like this [makes scary claws with hands] and it’s so scary!
JCB: What is your favorite food to eat?
DW: Mac and cheese.
JCB: What do you like to do when you’re at home?
DW: Hang out with my baby sister, Ava Hope.
JCB: What’s your favorite book?
DW: CatStronauts! That’s the name of the team. It’s a graphic novel with a lot of different books, and every book they travel to a different planet. In the last book that we just got they went to Pluto. It’s a hard planet to go to because it’s really far away.
JCB: What do you want to be when you grow up?
DW: A knight!
SAVE THE DATE! October 26th. Fundraising dinner and concert for the furnace and building needs of the historic Goodwin A.M.E. Zion Church in Amherst. Tickets available from Katie Tolles or at Hastings.
COMMUNITY NETWORK FOR CHILDREN REMINDERS AND UPDATES:
NO Friday Shutesbury Playgroup Friday, November 15th.
Here they Come! Halloween Fun, for the little ones. Saturday, October 26th, 3:30-4:30 at the Wendell Library, 7 Wendell Depot Rd.
STORY * HOBGOBLIN * SNACK* MINI PARADE
Author and Illustrator, DAVID H. COSTELLO will read his children's book Here They Come! Wear costumes if you'd like and join us for a small snack and mini parade after the book reading and hobgoblin visit.
FREE!! Funded in part by a grant from the Wendell Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, offered in collaboration with the Community Network for Children, a program funded by the CFCE grant from the MA Department of Early Education and Care, community donations, the Wendell Library, and the Wendell Recreation Committee.
REMINDER!
The CNC Children's Closet is open every Thursday morning from 8:30-11:00am at the Dixon House, 4 Montague Road. Can't make it during that time? Contact Gillian to arrange a different time or she can put together some clothes for you. The Children's Closet is also participating in the Franklin County Area Diaper Bank. You can receive a small supply of disposable diapers once a month. There are scholarships available for a cloth diaper service if eligible. Contact Gillian for more information.
Stay up to date with our program events and schedule by visiting our CNC Website.
See you soon!
Gillian Budine, Coordinator
Community Network for Children
201 Wendell Road
New Salem, MA 01355
[email protected]
(978) 544-5157
https://sites.google.com/erving.com/cncprogram/home
www.union28.org
Find Community Network for Children on Facebook
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