10/03/16Week of October 3rd
Alyssa Hadley
Elliot Harris
Ben Harte
Cheyann Huang
PARCC Results and Parent Reports
The Parent Reports containing Spring 2016 ELA and Math PARCC results will be mailed home on Monday, October 3rd. These reports will only be received by parents of current fourth and fifth grade students at the Deerfield School.
Please let Mrs. Miller or Mr. Baumer know if you have not received the Parent Report by the end of the week. Also, please let Mr. Baumer know if you have any questions about the report or would like to discuss your child's results.
Early Release Wednesday, October 5th
Lunch will not be served.
PTA Meeting Tuesday October 4th at 7:00 PM
Please join us in the Sheehan Library as we need to vote in new board members and this year’s budget so we can run all the wonderful programs for our kids!!
***We will be offering **Free Babysitting** for the meeting as well!
If you have younger children that need babysitting so you can join us, please email Karin Albers at kalbers105@gmail.com so you can be added to the list! There are limited spots so don't wait! If you have older kids feel free to have them babysat or they can join us in the meeting. Thank you!
Westwood Elementary Science Update
This year, 探花视频s has begun a three-year process of alignment with the new Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Science and Technology/Engineering. The focus of the updated standards is on understanding the big concepts in science and their application to real-world observations, situations and problem solving. After a great deal of research, we have chosen to begin the alignment process with STEMscopes, a science curriculum that was developed at Rice University and is specifically aligned with the Massachusetts Standards. This program emphasizes inquiry and exploration, hands-on, project-based learning, and offers engineering design challenges that encourage student collaboration and allow children to “try on” industry roles as they explore science concepts.
While we work to align our lessons to the new standards, we will continue to cover all core concepts in science. However, this year we will focus our standards alignment efforts on the Physical Sciences strand. Earth and Space Sciences will be the focus in 2017-18 and Life Sciences in 2018-19.
Event at Thurston Middle School ()
The TMS Administration and PTO are presenting the movie Screenagers at the high school on Tuesday 10/4 with a Q&A session after. This important movie is about the challenges we face raising children in this time of social media and electronics. While our targeted audience is middle school parents; we all know that children are starting with cell phones, iPads, etc. even in elementary school. Many parents with children in elementary school may benefit from this information, as well.
Please see the attached flyer. If you follow the link listed you can see more about this movie.
Math Workshop Series
Addition and Subtraction: October 13th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the Martha Jones Elementary School
Multiplication & Division: October 27th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Sheehan Elementary School
Fractions: January 11th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the Downey Elementary School
Connection-Building Opportunity for Students in Grades 3-5 ()
“Do you know of a student who would enjoy meeting with a High School Mentor? Our Friends Network program is still looking for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade participants! Mentor pairs meet weekly to play games, hang out, and form a special friendships with positive role models! Applications available online at .”
No School Reminder
Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday, October 10th and Wednesday, October 12th.
Re-Take Picture Day is Thursday, November 10th
Our School Picture Re-Take Day is Thursday, November 10th. Please mark your calendars!
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