Spring Street School Link

 

October 1, 2018

 

Thank you to the many families who participated in our Spirit of Spring Street School Dinner and Dance on Friday evening, I think it was a record crowd!  It was great to see our students singing, dancing, and enjoying the company of classmates and friends.  We’re very grateful to our PTO and parent community for organizing and facilitating this fun event, much appreciation!

 

Friday is a Professional Development Day

Friday, October 5th is a professional development day for all Shrewsbury faculty and staff, there will be no school.  Enjoy the 4-day weekend!
 

School Council

Thank you to the many parents who offered to participate on our School Council this year.  Our School Council parent representatives are Paul Balutis, Colleen Cummings, Andrea Finnegan, Katie Karter, and Richard Thomas.  Thanks also to our community representative, Wolf Goethert along with faculty representatives Lynne Bazydlo, Laura Chase, Elizabeth McRae, and Allison Sullivan.  Our School Improvement Plan, developed last year for the 2018-2020 school years, can be found here as well as on our webpage.

 

New Beal Building Project Update

At the October 22nd Special Town Meeting, a vote will be taken on approval to borrow the funds necessary to construct the proposed new Beal School at the current Glavin Center site on Lake Street.

On November 6th, there will be a town-wide election that will decide whether to provide the funding necessary to build the new Kindergarten through Grade 4 Beal School through a debt exclusion ballot question.

For those interested, there are two upcoming opportunities for parents and community members to tour the current Beal School.  The tours will be led by Beal School Principal, Chris Girardi.  These dates are: Tuesday, October 2nd from 6:30-7:15pm, Tuesday, October 16th from 5-6pm.  All are welcome.

 

SEPAC Meeting

Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is a volunteer organization made up of parents and caregivers whose children receive special education services through the Shrewsbury Public Schools. We provide a forum for parents and caregivers to share experiences and exchange information. Together, we work for understanding, respect, support and the appropriate education of all children with special needs in our community.

Please join us for our first meeting of the year on Thursday, 10/11 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Floral Street School Media Center. We'll be discussing upcoming events and connecting with members new and old. Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.

 

PTO is Seeking Volunteers Throughout the Year

With the fun year ahead, PTO has planned many fun family centered activities and are in need of your help!  Please consider filling out the form your child will be bringing home today in his/her Monday folder or printing the attached copy and returning it to the main office.  We are seeking volunteers for a wide range of opportunities!  We are very grateful for your support! 

 

Spring Street School Council

We are looking for parent representatives to join School Council.  Our School Council is an advisory board comprised of teachers, parents, a community representative, and the building principal to determine our school’s needs, priorities, and collaboratively work towards implementing our School Improvement Plan.  School Council holds bi-monthly before-school meetings on a Thursday morning from 7:45-8:30am.  If you’re interested in finding out more information or to volunteer to serve on our council, please send an email to me at bmabie@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us  If more parents volunteer than needed, we will schedule an ‘election’ to determine participants.  The first meeting will be an ‘all councils’ meeting on Monday, October 1 at 7:00pm at Shrewsbury High School for school councils from all Shrewsbury schools.  This meeting is the only evening meeting for this group.

 

Spring Street School Tubing Outing at Ski Ward

Friday, October 5th from 3:00-5:00pm-Bring the whole family to kick off the long weekend with tubing and ice cream at Ski Ward!  Tickets can be purchased through the link below for $15 per person.  Ticket includes an hour of tubing and ice cream, 30% of ticket sale goes to our PTO.  To purchase tickets, please us this link.

 

From previous links:

NEW START DATE_After School Yoga Class Starts October 10th

Registration is now open for the after school yoga class which will meet on Wednesdays starting October 10th, Cost: $40, Grades: 1-4

Time: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30, Dates: 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7

Instructor: Bonnie Pierce, Location: Spring Street School

Description: Maybe you’ve heard that yoga is good for your body and your mind, but did you know that yoga can also be a lot of fun? Come join me and discover yoga through games, music, partner activities, fun and challenging yoga poses, and a visit to the secret garden. Additional Information

• Students are supervised in the gym from 3:15-3:30, prior to the start of class
• There is no transportation provided for this class.  Parents must pick up their child in the Spring lobby promptly at 4:30
• Students who are enrolled in extended day will be brought to the cafeteria after class and you may pick them up from ESC as you normally would
• Class fees are non-refundable.  Credit will not be given if your child misses a class.  If a class is cancelled (for inclement weather or teacher illness) we will make every effort to offer a make-up class on a different date

Registration Instructions:

• Log into the Parent Portal.
• From the navigation menu on the left, select “Sports and Activities”
• Choose the class you wish to take by clicking “Assign Fee”
• From the navigation menu, select “Payment Center” and you will be redirected to School Pay
• Your spot is not reserved until you have completed your payment.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact: Karen Isaacson, Director of Extended Learning, kisaacson@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

 

PRICE CHOPPER and STOP & SHOP REWARDS Programs

It is a new school year and the time to sign up for our fundraising programs using your Price Chopper and Stop and Shop Advantage cards. Thank you for all the families that signed up last school year!  PTO received a check for over $700 from Stop and Shop and supplies for art worth more than $250 just for shopping!  We appreciate the many families that helped make this program such a success just by registering your advantage cards and earning money for our school every time you shopped!  If you would like to sign up for this program this year, it is very simple.  You will just need to have your advantage cards handy and then follow the instructions below.  For those already signed up, your registration just rolls over to this new school year!

 PRICE CHOPPER:

http://www.pricechopper.com/savings/tools-for-schools

(school code 14264).

 STOP and SHOP:

http://www.stopandshop.com/aplus 

(school code 06342).  

 Feel free to email me with any questions  (Jennifer Daley:  jmndaley@yahoo.com).  Thank you in advance for all of your support!

 

Important Dates

Friday, October 5, No School, Professional Development Day

Monday, October 8, No School, Columbus Day

Tuesday, October 16, School photos retakes, 9:00am

Tuesday, November 6, No School, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 9, Bingo Night, 6:00pm

Monday, November 12, No School, Veterans Day observed

Tuesday, November 13, PTO Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, November 14, Gift of Knowledge Celebration, 8:30-9:00am

November 21-23, Thanksgiving Vacation

Friday, November 30, Winter Craft Night, 6-8:00pm

Tuesday, December 4, Early-Release Day, 12:15 Dismissal, Professional Development

December 24-January 1, December Vacation/New Year’s Day

 

Have a good week.
Bryan Mabie