Shutesbury

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DATES TO REMEMBER     

March 4, 2016

Dear Moose,

What a week we have had! Grades 4-6 have been so excited about the culmination of our MCBA activities! On Wednesday 11 teams (including one teacher team!) competed in a Battle of the Books! Teams worked together to answer trivia questions based on the 25 MCBA/Mash up book list they have been reading from all year! It was a great competition. The first and second place winners were from the 4^th grade!

First place went to Shae, Nora and Sage!       




Second place went to Arin, Joanna, Cedar and Maisie!

Congratulations on a battle well won!

Students also participated in a door-decorating contest around a theme of an MCBA Mash-Up book! The week will culminate with the MCBA Books in Action Party hosted by Shutesbury Elementary School on Friday night! Students who read 5 or more MCBA books are invited to attend a night of fun games and events around the 25 books! Students from Leverett and Swift River schools will also join in the fun on Friday night. HUGE thanks for to our wonderful Librarian, Ms. L for her facilitation and organization of this amazing tradition.

Please refer to our dates to remember about all of the upcoming meetings and events!

Have a great weekend!

Jackie

***SCHOOL NEWS***

The School Committee has an open seat - please consider volunteering to fill it! Any Shutesbury resident can serve. School Committee members are elected to serve 3-year terms, voting is in May. You can get your name on the ballot by filling out nomination papers from the Town Clerk - 20 signatures are required by March 19th. (It's also possible to run as a write-in candidate.)

The Committee meets once a month, feel free to stop by the school any 3rd Thursday at 7pm to see what's involved. If you have any questions, please get in touch with a School Committee member, contact info here:

http://shutesburyschool.org/school_committee/school_committee_members

***COMMUNITY NEWS***

Not School Sponsored

*The Leverett Historical Society & Leverett Cemetery Association present:

History in Stone   A Slide Show presentation by Dawn Marvin Ward

Sunday, March 6, 2016   2 p.m.  at Leverett Library

Family and local history have been preserved in special places that many don’t think to visit for historical purposes. Cemeteries are filled with local information and artwork while they last.

Preservation of gravestones and recording the information they have engraved on them is valuable as another way to preserve our local history.

Do you know how many cemeteries are in your town, where they are, what condition they are in and what you can learn from them of your local past?

Join along on a slide show “visit” of the cemeteries of Leverett and see what history can be gleaned from them, and HOW to find further history from a headstone.

This program is funded by Leverett Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by The Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

*M.N. Spear Memorial Library News

Please join us for these upcoming library programs.

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Saturday, March 5^th, 6:30 pm, at the Town Hall

Movie Night – The Good Dinosaur: Rated PG

Suggested donation, $1 per person. Popcorn, soda and baked goods for sale, $1 each

Monday, March 7^th, 7:30 pm, at the Library

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club       

Join us to read and discuss science fiction novels. We will be discussing The Water Knife by Paulo Bacigalupi at the March meeting. Books are available to borrow at the Library.

Friday, March 11^th, dinner at 5:30, program at 6 pm, at the Town Hall

Meet Author and Early Literacy Educator, Ellen Mayer

Presented by the Union 28 Community Network for Children and the M.N. Spear Memorial Library. This program is best for families with children ages four and under.

Free books and pizza and childcare for each family.

Please register by emailing Gillian Budine, [email protected]

*Community Action can help pay fuel bills for income qualified households.
Convenient confidential fuel assistance consultations will be offered at the M.N. Spear Memorial Library.
Wednesday, March 9th and Monday, March 14th, 6 - 8 pm.

Household size - 1, Gross Household Income - $33,126

Household size - 2, Gross Household Income - $43,319

Household size - 3, Gross Household Income - $53,511

Household size - 4, Gross Household Income - $63,704

Household size - 5, Gross Household Income - $73,897

Household size - 6, Gross Household Income - $84,089

Call SAM for a confidential appointment at the Library, 413-774-2310, extension 150.
If you have other questions call Fuel Assistance at 413-774-2310 or visit their website, www.communityaction.us

*Cancer Connection Campout! Again this year Teri Nelson (Swift River School teacher), and Jessica Carlson-Belanger (Shutesbury Elementary School Admin. Assistant) are participating in the Winter Campout in downtown Northampton, MA to raise money for The Cancer Connection, a non-profit organization that provides services for patients and their caregivers undergoing cancer treatments. It is a great organization (see more here http://cancer-connection.org/) and our overall goal is to raise $100,000 this year!! That is a lot of money (and a lot of camping in the winter!)!! Please consider making a donation in their names. You can do this in one of 3 ways:

1) Send a check made payable to the Cancer Connection to one of their work places:

Shutesbury Elementary School
23 West Pelham Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
ATTN: Jessica

Swift River School
201 Wendell Road
New Salem, MA 01355
ATTN: Teri