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MEMORIAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
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31 West Main Street Newton, NH 03858
603-382-5251
Principal, Dr. Patricia Haynes
Assistant Principal, Donna B. Johnson
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Principal's Message
Dr. Haynes
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Happy New Year! This is our first newsletter of 2018 and I hope that everyone's year is getting off to a great start.
We certainly had some cold weather to greet the year, and I am very happy that the temperatures are becoming more seasonable, allowing us to have outdoor recess to give students the opportunity to run and play. As long as there is no precipitation, students go out for recess. We use the "feels like" temperature to determine outdoor recess on a regular basis in the winter. If temperatures are below a "feels like" temperature of 20
degrees
Fahrenheit , students do not go out for recess. Our secretaries do an excellent job keeping an eye on the temperatures, so if there is a change in the day from morning to lunch, we can adjust our schedules accordingly.
Recess is an important part of the day for all the students at Memorial. Not only is it beneficial to their health, but recess also allows students to enjoy time with friends and think creatively. The break in the day enables them to refocus when they return to class which results in high quality learning. Please continue to remind your children to bring appropriate clothing to school so that they can play outdoors and benefit from the fresh air and exercise recess brings!
We are quickly approaching the middle of the second trimester. Progress reports will be sent home with students on Monday, January 22
nd. These progress reports will outline student performance in the areas of CARES, Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies. Teachers will give an overview of what students are learning and will also share how each student is personally progressing in the standards for each area.
Please return the signed Progress Report to your child's teacher by
Thursday, January 25th. If you have any questions about your child's progress in school, at any point in the year, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher. Our combined commitment to your child's learning is the best way to ensure success!
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Preschool Lottery Applications for 2018-2019
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NEWS RELEASE
Sanborn Regional School District
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
17 Danville Road
Kingston, NH 03848
Date: January 2018
SANBORN REGIONAL INTEGRATED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED
The Sanborn Regional Integrated Preschool Program is offered at both the D.J.Bakie Elementary School in Kingston, NH and at the Memorial Elementary School in Newton, NH. We are currently accepting applications for the 2018- 2019 school year for the three year and four year old preschool programs.
The three year old program is held Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Eligible children must be three years old by September 30, 2018 and be residents of Kingston or Newton, New Hampshire.
The four year old program is held Mondays through Thursdays from 12:00-3:00 PM at each school for residents of Kingston and Newton. Eligible children must be four years old by September 30, 2018. There are limited openings in the four year old program at both schools.
Tuition for the three year program is $165 per month and the four year old program is $200 per month. A tuition agreement form must be completed and returned in order to participate in the program. Enrollment is limited, and the deadline for submitting an application is Friday, March 2, 2018.
All applicants must participate in a developmental screening process. Please note that this is not a Child Find. You may call to schedule a Child Check Appointment if you are questioning a possible educational issue. For more information, or to register your child for the lottery, please call Robin Baker at 642-5272 x119 or email to [email protected].
Please complete the Preschool Lottery Entry Form by clicking here
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Kindergarten Registration for 2018-2019
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NEWS RELEASE
SANBORN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
17 Danville Road
Kingston
, New Hampshire 03848
Date: January, 2018
MEMORIAL SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
If your child will be five years old by
September 30, 2018
and you are a resident of
Newton, NH, he or she is eligible for full day kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year.
All incoming kindergarten students are required to participate in a screening process. Student screenings will take place on Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th. Please call Memorial School at 603-382-5251 as soon as possible to pre-register your child and to schedule a screening appointment.
An orientation and information night for parents of incoming kindergarten students will take place on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 6:00 PM at Memorial School. School personnel will be available at the orientation to answer any questions.
Registration packets will be available to pick up at the school starting on Monday, March 5th between the hours of 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM, when you present your child's original birth certificate. Additional documentation required to complete the registration process includes updated physical & immunization records and proof of residency documentation. The Sanborn Regional School District has defined the following acceptable residency documents: a copy of your current utility bill, signed lease, notarized letter from Builder or Realtor, property tax bill, settlement document on a new home or a property deed. A Residency Affidavit form is required if none of the documents listed can be provided. A government issued photo ID will also be required. We request that all registration paperwork be completed no later than June 8th.
New Hampshire State Law requires all children to have had immunizations for DPT, Polio, Mumps, Measles, German Measles, Chicken Pox, and Hepatitis B prior to entry to school. They also require each child to have a complete medical examination within one year prior to entry into kindergarten.
Please contact Memorial school at (603) 382-5251 with any questions regarding kindergarten registration or you may send an email to Michelle Trinceri at [email protected].
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Cafeteria News
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Welcome Back! January features many of the students' favorite lunches. We will be serving French Toast Sticks with scrambled eggs, Chicken Nuggets, Pulled Pork with Macaroni and Cheese, Tacos, Mozzarella sticks and a Roast Turkey lunch with mashed potatoes, gravy and a biscuit.
February's menu will feature some new lunch ideas like a Nacho Build it Bar, Chicken and Waffles, and on February 15th we will celebrate the Chinese New Year with General Tso's Chicken and Asian Vegetable Rice.
Just a reminder, we offer breakfast daily, and along with our main entrée for lunch, we serve fresh salads (Garden Chef, Chicken Caesar, Ham and cheese, Bacon and cheese) and fresh sandwiches (Ham and cheese, egg salad, tuna salad, turkey and Sunbutter and Jelly).
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact JoAnne Smith @ Memorial Cafeteria at 382-3326, or Kimberly Adkins, Food Service Director, at 642-3341 X132.
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News from the School Nurse
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A Health and Wellness Update from the School Nurse
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This is the season for an increase in the number of cases of colds, flu, intestinal and GI viruses, conjunctivitis, and even strep throat and pneumonia. Parents are asked to consider the following suggestions from the school nurse in order to limit the exposure of healthy children to those who are ill, and to ensure that those who are ill will have as rapid a recovery as possible:
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If your child has a fever (99.6* or above), please keep your child at home for an additional 24 hours of fever-free time (OFF fever-control medicines) to ensure adequate rest and the opportunity for the immune system to recover. Your child may still be contagious if he/she has a fever at night, but is fever-free in the early morning.
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If your child has vomited during the night, keep him/her home for at least another 24 hours until you know that he/she is eating regular foods without difficulty and is no longer experiencing nausea or abdominal pain.
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If your child has a persistent cough not controlled by over-the-counter medications, please contact your health care provider, as they may have an underlying bronchial or lung infection or pneumonia.
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If your child has one or both eyes with a red appearance to the sclera (white area), and/or drainage from the corners which is yellow, and/or yellow crusts on lashes and lids which are itchy and/or swollen, please keep them home and consult your health care provider.
Conjunctivitis is very contagious, and children with this infection must be on medications for a minimum of 24 hours and no longer draining from the eye to attend school.
Frequent hand washing is the number one prevention for the spread of germs and disease within your family as well as in school. Concerns regarding your child's illness, or duration of his/her symptoms should be addressed to your family health care provider. Thank you for your assistance to help ensure the health of all students (and staff) at our school.
Outdoor Recess Clothing:
The cold weather has finally arrived, and we want to remind parents to be sure that your child/children are dressed appropriately for outdoor play daily. Please remind them to wear warm winter coats, hats, mittens and bring boots.
We also suggest that you send an extra change of clothing (especially socks and pants) to be kept in that your child's cubby
for those days when he/she may get wet from playing in the in puddles after rains showers. (Remember to send sneakers or shoes, as children cannot wear boots in class all day) Thank you for preparing your child to enjoy outdoor play this winter.
Cindy Cole
School Nurse
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Special Education News
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The Impact of Screen Time
The Positive and Negative Effects of Technology and Screen-Free Activity Ideas
by
The Memorial School Special Education Team
When it comes to technology, there's a myriad of options available to our students and children. Computers, personal tablets, cell phones, laptops and gaming systems offer engaging and often educational options for children to play and relax. Information can be accessed in mere seconds by a quick google search. Technology has revolutionized the way we teach and parent our children and there are many benefits to incorporating it into our children's lives. Studies show that playing video games can help improve a child's hand-eye coordination and problem-solving abilities. Playstation, X-Box, and Nintendo DS all offer gaming opportunities that enhance student's critical thinking skills and provide opportunities for social interactions. While there are definitely many benefits of incorporating technology into the daily lives of modern children, when does it all become too much? Can too much screen time have a negative impact?
When it comes to video games and screen time, there can be too much of a good thing. A study conducted by Oxford University found that children who engage in screen time (specifically video game play) for about an hour per day obtained the benefits associated with video game play (Przybylski, 2014). Surprisingly, the study found that the positive effects of screen time diminished after an hour of play. Children who engaged in more than an hour of video game play per day in this study were less happier than their peers who play for an hour or less. Children who played for more than an hour per day were also more likely to experience difficulties with attention, hyperactivity, and making friends.
Limiting your child's screen time to one hour per day may help to maximize the benefits gained from technology while avoiding some of the negative effects (Grandoni, 2014). Spending an hour creating a new world in Minecraft, watching "How-To" videos on YouTube, or relaxing in a comfy nook catching Pokemon on a Nintendo 3DS system are all very positive ways for children to spend their time! Having trouble peeling your child away from the screen? Below is a list of screen-free activities that you may want to recommend to your child the next time the say, "There's nothing else to do!"
Screen-Free Activities for Kids
- Create something! Find a recipe for making slime, dough, or special paints.
- Get outside! Bring a bucket or old egg carton outside and start a collection. See what beautiful rocks or sticks shaped like a t-rex you can find.
- Take something apart! Disassemble an old/unused alarm clock, rotary phone, or wind-up toy.
- Write a letter! Start writing to a pen pal or begin a diary. In a few months or even years it will be fun to go back and read your thoughts from the past.
- Build something! Try making a tower out of playing cards or a fort out of blankets and pillows. Just be prepared to clean up after yourself when you're done!
- Explore! If you have a magnifying glass, walk around your house and look at things up close. The details you see will amaze you.
For a list of more ideas, this pamphlet from Livingston Parish Public Schools in Louisiana has some great ideas, click here.
Sources
Przybylski, A. K. (2014). Electronic Gaming and Psychosocial Adjustment.
Pediatrics,
134
(3). doi:10.1542/peds.2013-4021
Image: https://activeforlife.com/screen-time-advice-you-can-use/#!prettyPhoto
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PE News
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We wrapped up our fitness unit and have been working on gymnastics and bowling. Look for your Healthy Fitness Zone Stars on the bulletin board outside the gym.
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Reading Specialist News with Dr. Corbin
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Tips for Supporting Readers
As readers there are times when we get stumped on a word or look up after reading and say "What did I just read?" or "What does that mean?" At these times your brain is telling you that you can't keep going because the process isn't working, so you stop and usually reread, or read aloud, or ask for help.
A strategy to use with practicing readers is called Pause, Prompt, Praise. Pause refers to giving the reader time to think and try to solve the problem. Prompt refers to encouraging the reader to try different things such as look at picture, think about the meaning, look for patterns in words, etc (click
here
for more). Praise refers to acknowledging the readers effort.
You can follow up the reading with questions to support comprehension.
1. Questions don't have to be saved until the very end.
- If a reader seems a bit confused over a particular passage, stop right then and ask, "Did that makes sense to you?" or "What was the author saying right there? Can you put it in your own words?"
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Students who struggle with attention span many times do better if asked questions
while
reading versus saving all of them until the very end.
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Asking questions is also an effective comprehension strategy good readers use throughout reading, not just at the end.
2. Questions that start with "how" or "why" tend to delve deeper into comprehension.
- "Why do you think the main character did that?" or "How do you think she is going to solve this problem?" These questions require young readers to "read between the lines". They must take what they know (their schema) and add it to what the author is telling them to create an answer.
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Answering the deeper questions requires your child to know the basic answers. For example, if you ask your young reader, "Why do you think the main character did that?", listen for him to use the main character's name while answering.
3. Questions can lead to more questions.
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Instead of simply being satisfied with the answer your child gives, you can follow up with another
great
question: "What makes you think that?"
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Asking how your child got the answer requires her to think about the strategies she used to get the answer.
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Be explicit about identifying the strategy she used to help her think about her thinking (metacognition).
4. Questions Don't Have to Have ONE Right Answer
While some questions only have one right answer, I cherish the questions that don't for two reasons.
1-They lead to great conversations and discussions between you and the child.
2-They put the child at ease. When children struggle with comprehension, the last thing they need is the added pressure of trying to figure out the one answer you want them to give (on top of simply coming up with an answer). Try adding, "In your opinion..." or "Why do YOU THINK..." to the beginning of questions to indicate to the child that their opinion and thinking matters more than getting the "right" answer.
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School Counselor News with Mrs. Collins
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Summer Enrichment at Sanborn
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Memorial PTO
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PTO Updates
Our next PTO Meeting will be held on February 8th at 7:00 in the library. We hope to see you there!
Our next restaurant night will be at Flatbread in Amesbury on March 6
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so save the date!
Details will be coming soon for the Father/Daughter Dance
We are in a Square 1 Art year and the students are working hard creating their artwork. Catalogs will come home in March and items will be ready for Mother's Day.
Don't forget The PTO is registered as a nonprofit on GuideStar and is registered on AmazonSmile. Please consider using those sites for all your shopping needs!
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SRHS PTO ~ Financial Aid Event
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here for the complete flyer
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Gale Library News
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Chill Out and Read at the Gale Library
"Chill Out and Read!" the winter reading programs will start at the Gale Library, Newton on Tuesday, Jan. 16 and continue through March 3rd. There are programs and prizes for all ages.
Children list each book they read on a reading log. When they reach their goal, they choose prizes and new books from the treasure box. All readers are entered into the program's raffles for weekly prizes and a Grand Prize. We will celebrate the finale with a Bingo for Books night on Mon. Feb. 26, 6:30 PM during Read Across America Week.
Teens and Adults also can join the Winter Read Program! Just register, read, and take a chance in our weekly prize drawings.
Come to the Gale Library, find some good books and get reading!!
The Library will be open on January 15, MLK Day, and hold a Special Evening Storyhour at 6 PM. Come listen to stories, make a craft and have cookies and juice.
Legos, Snap Circuit and Crazy 8's Math Club will begin this month. Lego Building is scheduled for Wednesdays, Jan. 17, 3:30 PM and Feb 7, 2 PM (early release day). Snap Circuits will be held on Jan 31 and Feb. 21at 3:30 PM. The programs need no registration.
Crazy 8's, our fun math club (no pencil and paper, think building, playing, and fun) resumes on Monday, January 29 at 6 PM. Please call to register for this program as space and materials are limited.
Storyhour continues with stories, songs, and crafts about Feed the Birds, Puffy, Snowmen, Groundhog, and all things winter on Tuesdays at 10 AM.
Check out our Facebook page at The Gale Library, Newton, NH for pictures and more info. or call 382-4691
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YMCA
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Adult Education Classes
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Girls on the Run
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Girls on the Run New Hampshire is actively recruiting volunteer coaches for the Spring 2018 season at Memorial School in Newton. Coaching a Girls on the Run (GOTR) team is one of the most rewarding ways to get involved with the program. You get to experience the program first hand, feel a sense of accomplishment that you have made a difference in the lives of the girls and have a ton of fun with your team of coaches and incredible girls (grades 3-5)!
A GOTR coach is a volunteer position that facilitates and supports the GOTR curriculum. The position requires approximately 2-4 hours per week for 10 weeks with the additional commitment of a one-time new coach training. Coaches do not need to be runners. They must be willing to lead with an open heart and assume positive intent.
If you are interested in helping to continue this program at Memorial or learning more, please contact Betsy Cissel, GOTR-NH Program Director,
[email protected]
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