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DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, September 27
All School Assembly, 2:30-3:00pm
Friday, September 27
5/6 Campout!, 6:00pm
Friday, October 4
4th Grade Field Trip to Skinner State Park
9am-12:30pm
Friday, October 11
NO SCHOOL. Curriculum Day
Monday, October 14
NO SCHOOL. Columbus Day
Hello Moose!
It has been a whirlwind of a week! The older students went apple picking on Wednesday and supplied us with delicious apple treats at their APPLE STORE fundraiser today! Thank you to the families who helped to bake the treats and to Christine and Steve Marglin from Leonard Road for allowing us to come and apple pick, make cider and take apples for FREE! We truly appreciate it.
It was FABULOUS to see so many families at Open House. Teachers enjoyed meeting families in the classroom. Many people stopped by the gym for a cookie or fruit and cheese and played with some equipment that Mr. Carra brought out! Jessica was at the track and tracked some moose miles with families. The PTO sold some SES T-shirts and handed out mums. It was a joyful event! Thank you for coming!
Tonight the 5th and 6th grades will have our FIRST Campout at SES. Laura, Mrs. McDonald, Renee, Jessica and I will be sleeping over at the school with the 5th and 6th graders! We have a fun evening planned of evening nature walks, a fire and s'mores, team building games, crafts, a movie and popcorn and "camping" on the gym floor. We will share some pictures of this event in the next RTN!
Today our big stuffed moose mascot has received a name. We have spent the last two weeks at school collecting name suggestions and having a series of votes. Sixty (60!) names were submitted. After the first vote we narrowed it down to the top 9. Then, we voted for the final name. I decided to use the top 3 most voted names as the first, middle and last name for the moose. The winning name is....
COCOA VINCENZO WYOLA! How exciting!
Have a great weekend!
Jackie
***SCHOOL NEWS***
In PE we have been engaged in our cooperative games, and tag games. As always, our primary focus in on our core values. We have recently built teamwork puzzles, each puzzle having its own saying, but all ending with ". . ." as the students had to write the story with their team. The relay race leading to the creation of the puzzle was challenge of its own, but even more so, I was impressed with the conversations that occurred afterward. Here, the class had the opportunity to shape their learning, and create a super hero code to work by for the year in PE. Some of my favorite discussions were about vision, ownership, and leadership in the classroom. I am so very proud to see how active our young learners have been through the start of the year in spirit, mind, and body. These conversations can make us stronger everywhere and anywhere. Maybe even at home, create your own code with that very special team. Our puzzle sayings can even help and go as follows: "Even on hard days I will . . ./ Inner strength means . . ./ Our team finds success when . . .".
Have a wonderful and active year!
Sincerely,
Mr. Steven A. Carra
***MOOSE LODGE CLUB (AFTERSCHOOL) NEWS***
Hello Shutesbury Moose,
The Lodgers have been meeting after school to play games, experiment with science, and create together. Intermittently we have still been building some fort cities in the gymnasium, but recently we just learned about G forces and the tallest roller coasters in the world. From there we created our own rides, using scooters, jump ropes and of course teamwork. Fun fact: astronauts experience about three and a half times the force of gravity from a launch!
Have the best day,
Sincerely,
Mr. Steven Carra
Physical Educator
***PTO NEWS***
REALLY Final Call for Directory Entries
Your last chance to enter your contact information for the Student Directory 2019-20 is this Friday, September 27th. YOUR INFORMATION DOES NOT ROLL OVER SO IF YOU’D LIKE TO BE INCLUDED THIS YEAR, PLEASE ENTER YOUR INFORMATION TODAY! If you would like your child's contact information in the directory you must go to the web site and enter your child's information. The web address is http://ses-directory.org/ You can add your affiliation with the PTO, School Committee, etc. in the “Notes” section on the webpage.
If you have any questions or need help, contact Melissa by email [email protected] or phone 413-336-1616.
Shutesbury Elementary School PTO
https://sites.google.com/site/shutesburyelementaryschoolpto/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shutesbury-PTO/250617928317095
413-259-1212
***MOOSE INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK***
Landon from 2nd Grade
JCB: What do you like best about school so far?
LB: Is that we can learn outside sometimes!
JCB: What kinds of things do you learn outside?
LB: Like all kinds of things, like math and stuff if we bring math things out.
JCB: What is your favorite food to eat?
LB: My favorite food? My favorite dessert is cake, like ice cream, ‘cause my mom puts ice cream in it. It’s so good! It’s called ice cream cake.
JCB: What do you like to do when you’re at home?
LB: I like to play video games. I sometimes play Cat Kid. I don’t remember playing it but when I was five I played it.
JCB: What do you like to do on the playground?
LB: I like to go on those big bars. I hang on them.
JCB: What is your favorite book?
LB; Dog Man!
JCB: What do you want to be when you grow up?
LB: A police officer.
JCB: Have you met the police officers that come to the school?
LB: Yes, I have. [Chief Dan and Officer Marcus are often here during drop off and dismissal!]
***MOOSE ON THE MOVE NEWS***
Including our Moose Miles from Wednesday’s Open House Night our school has clocked 322 total miles, for an average of 21.5 miles/day! Way to go, Moose! The following individuals have hit personal milestones (and will be recognized at assembly today!) by coming to Moose on the Move Club before or after school, walking to or from school, walking/running at recess and at Open House:
10 Miles!
Kiko Bhowmik
Jessica Carlson-Belanger
Ani Levine
Tansy Warwick
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