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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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Important Reminders
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We want to remind parents about a few important things!
- Student drop off is up at the horseshoe drive, located in the front of the building. For safety reasons, please do not drop students off in the lobby.
- Please do not drop your child off before 8:30 AM, staff is not available to watch students.
- If your child is going to arrive after the 8:40 AM bell, it is of the utmost importance that you contact the school to let us know.
Thank you for your help keeping our students safe!
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Principal's Message
Dr. Haynes
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Our natural world can be a fascinating place for elementary students. Things we have seen happen before can spark curiosity and generate questions that lead to wonderful discoveries. The devastation from recent storms such as Harvey, Irma and Maria made headlines in both local and national news. Often, we feel helpless watching from afar. At Memorial, we saw these storms as opportunities for learning. Our students regularly discuss weather in their classes, but this year, thanks to our new STEAM class that integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, we took things further.
Students in fourth grade went through the process followed by engineers and technicians to design safer structures that could withstand the wind and rain of hurricanes, as you can see in the photos. Once a design was drafted, students worked in groups to revise and refine their structure, asking questions and making hypotheses about its stability. After deciding on a design, students constructed their structure and brought it in to the STEAM lab for testing.
It was so much fun for our students to test and see which "buildings" would survive the elements! Some of their structures certainly held up to the extreme conditions, while others did not. Student groups discussed their findings and shared what they learned in class with others. They also talked about what changes they would make to their structures to make them safer in the future.
This is just one example of the outstanding work all of our teachers and students are doing at Memorial. Our students are very fortunate to have teachers and staff dedicated to providing a variety of innovative learning experiences.
Every student at Memorial will have an opportunity to work on a STEAM project this year covering topics across the spectrum and geared to their interests. We look forward to seeing the many fantastic ideas that come from our students this year and encourage you to talk to your children about their experiences. It's possible that our students will be building structures and designing new items to improve our lives in the very near future, and with
these thinkers, what an exciting future we have in store!
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Red Ribbon Week - Oct. 23 - 27
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| Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Feast |
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INVITATION TO THE SENIOR COMMUNITY OF NEWTON
The third grade students of Memorial School cordially invite members of the senior community of Newton to our annual Thanksgiving Day Feast
When: Thursday, November 16, 2017
Time: Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM
Where: Memorial School Cafeteria
This annual event is hosted by the third grade students. We hope you will join us!
Please call (603) 382-5251 by
Friday, November 3, 2017 to R.S.V.P.
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School Nurse
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IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS
Please be advised that when your child turns 11 years old, and it has been 5 years or longer since their last Tetanus toxoid-containing immunization, they must receive a Tdap vaccine, a booster dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis, as required by NH state Immunization laws. If your child has a documented medical contraindication to the pertussis vaccine, a Td booster is acceptable. In addition, every child entering the 6
th grade must have had 2 doses of the Varicella vaccine (chicken pox). If your child has a well-child visit scheduled within this school year, please discuss these requirements with the doctor at the time of the visit, and
provide a copy of their physical and updated immunization record to the school nurse.
Thank you,
Cindy Cole, BSN
Memorial School Nurse
603-382-5251 ext. 106
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Preschool News
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The Afternoon Preschool has been busy this month talking about apples and  pumpkins! We have been working on our cutting skills to make apple projects. First we cut strips of red paper to glue inside an apple outline. Next we colored some apples with crayons and cut them out...it is hard work for little hands! We also used apple stickers to count apples and put them in trees. It is fun to squish and cut our black and orange play dough, and it helps us build muscles in our hands at the same time!
We love to sing our pumpkin and bat songs at circle. We use pumpkins on sticks to sing a song called "The Pumpkins Are Here" that really helps us work on directional and positional language. We also sing "The Bat Song" where Mrs. Cole blows up a black balloon and squeaks it like a bat. At the end, the "bat" flies around the room and we all scream! It is so much fun!
Autumn is a fun time of year to be a Preschooler and we are looking forward to many more seasonal projects in the weeks to come!
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Library News with Mrs. Tamayoshi
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 Headphones
Memorial School provides a variety of technology tools for learning, whether in the classroom, gym, library, or the new STEAM lab. So that everyone has full access to the many sound-based activities, we ask that each student bring a set of headphones (please,
no earbuds
) for their individual use in school.
For those children who are not able to bring their own to school, we will continue to provide school-owned headphones.
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Music News with Ms. Cunningham
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Happy Halloween from the Music Room!
Next week, students in grades one through three will be performing 'Old Woman All Skin and Bones' using a variety of instruments-xylophones, metallophones, woodblocks, bells, guiros, claves, ahokos, maracas, and everyone's new favorite instrument-the thunder tube! This is a call and response song that students could definitely teach their parents!
This week, students in grades four followed a listening map to Camille Saint-Saens' spooky Halloween piece 'Danse Macabre' for orchestra. Next week, we will actively listen to the piece again, but students will choose to either be a ghost, skeleton, or pumpkin. One student will be the fiddler who raises these characters from their graves.
This week, fifth graders learned about and listened to 'Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King.' They did a mirroring movement exercise to listen for musical phrases. Next week, students will act this story out by being trolls! Take a listen to this piece of music at home, I bet your family will recognize it!
The past few weeks, all classes have started with a Question of the Day which sparked some great discussions. Last week, we voted on whether or not playing music was like playing a sport. The results were split pretty evenly in the classes. Total, 106 students said yes, while 79 students said no. Think ahead, students! Next week's class will open with this Question of the Day-
What can make music spooky?
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PE News with Mr. McKenney & Mrs. McNamara
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PE classes have started the year with some cooperative games focusing on teamwork and communication. Pictured are some students working through a problem solving challenge called "stepping Stones."
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Reading Specialist News with Dr. Corbin
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Last month our students completed the first 20 days of Readers' Workshop. During this time they learned classroom routines for the readers' workshop. Some of these routines included Read to Self, which is choosing a just right book, picking a good place to read, and reading the whole time; Partner Reading, when two students have the same title and take turns reading to each other, discussing as they go along (quietly); Center Activities which could include word work, poetry, digital reading using their devices; and small group meetings with the teacher or other adult.
Once these routines were established we began instruction in comprehension during our readers' workshop. These lessons include Using your Schema, Making Connections, Asking Questions while you read, Making inferences, and Using Fix-up strategies for starters. Please ask your children about these-they'll be surprised that you know!
Thank you,
Dr. Joyce Corbin
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School Counselor News with Mrs. Collins
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Memorial PTO News
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IMPORTANT
PTO
ANNOUNCEMENT
- Our next PTO Meeting will be held on November 9th at 7:00 in the library. We hope to see you there!
- The Fall Fundraiser Pick Up will be held on 10/25 from 3:15 PM - 7:00 PM in the gym.
- Congratulations to Ms. Lowes' 5th grade class for winning the Ice Cream Party! 10 out of 14 kids had sign-ups for PTO!!! We still are actively taking registrations for new and returning PTO members. We value time as much as we value financial contributions! No amount of time volunteering is too little! We welcome you to attend a PTO meeting or event even if you have a 5th grader and have never attended in the past.
- And 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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Box Tops News
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Hi Box Toppers,
Our first submission date, Nov.1st is almost here. The school gets a check made out to Memorial School for the cash totals for everything we have collected so far. Remember that the money that comes to Memorial because you took the time to clip and send the Box Tops for Education to school helps defray the costs of yearly field trips like Plimouth Plantation, Museum of Science, and Strawberry Banke. What great ways to make education come alive for our kids or grandkids!
Since this is almost Halloween it is time to mention magic. This magical Nov. 1st date also coincides with the ending of the monthly Trophy Contest and the Quarterly contest. Which class will keep the trophy next month? (So far Ms. Gwynne's class is ahead but who knows? Anything can happen.).
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Sanborn Regional School Board News
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Memorial Elementary School Student Council Officers Chase F., Megan F. and Molly M.represented our school at the Board of Education Meeting on October 18th by leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
The next school board meeting is Wednesday, November 1st.
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Sanborn Regional Budget Committee
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Did You Know?
by Annie Collyer, Chairman Sanborn Budget Committee
Did you know that the Sanborn Regional School District Budget Committee met on October 12 with the new Business Administrator Michele Croteau, to review the format in which the Administration's spending and revenue projections for the District will be communicated this year? Ms. Croteau has been establishing procedures for the financial order of the District, with the goal of being as transparent as possible.
The initial budget meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 1 at 6 pm in the High School library in a joint meeting of the Budget Committee and the School Board. The public is invited to attend and/or to view the video that will be available on the SAU17 website, to be fully informed. The Budget Committee, which has the duty to prepare and present the budget to the voters on February 7, 2018, will hold two-three other joint meetings with the School Board to make sure the budget aligns with District goals for education, with prudent attention to the funding provided by the taxpayers of the community. The members established their calendar of budget development meetings as well as guidelines for conducting their business.
The minutes, once approved, and the video of the meeting, the Budget Committee Guidelines and the calendar for the Budget process are available on the District website www.SAU17.org.
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Gale Library News
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Pumpkin Carving Party
Don't forget the annual Gale Library
Pumpkin Carving Party on Monday,
October 23 at 6:00 PM
at the Country Pond Fish and Game on Pond St. People of all ages, children, teens, tweens, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are invited to bring a cleaned out pumpkin ready to use the provided stencils and tools to create the scariest, funniest, and most interesting carved pumpkins. Our great volunteer Master Carver and library staff and volunteers will have all the stencils , tools, and assistance you will need. Bring a snack to share if you wish. Always a great night for young and old to make the most awesome carvings. It's always amazing to see the pumpkins all lit up. Make sure to bring a camera.
Even if you can't make your own pumpkin, drop in after 7:30 PM to view and admire the Pumpkin Gallery!
Story hours are held each Tuesday at 10 AM featuring Halloween stories, songs, and crafts. The
Halloween Storyhour Party
will be held October 31 at 10 AM
with games, activities and snacks.
The
Friends of the Gale Library
will be waiting to "TREAT" you to goodies on Tuesday, October 31
from 5-8 PM.
Drop in, snack up, and warm up.
Crazy 8's is a fun time that helps kids enjoy the math behind their favorite activities! With Crazy 8's kids will build a glow-in-the-dark city, crack secret spy codes, toss a beach ball, and make stick art. Our next meeting on Monday, Oct 30 from 6-7 PM we will play games like Toilet Paper Olympics for K- Grade 3 kids. There are a few spaces left. Call 392-4691 to sign up.
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| Fitzy's Fright Fest |
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5K Turkey Trot
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The Sanborn Turkey Trot is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to raise funds that directly impact the Kingston and Newton Communities. Over the years, thanks to generous sponsors like you, the Sanborn Turkey Trot has directly helped several families in our community. In addition, all runners donate a canned food item to help restock our local food pantries in the Kingston and Newton Communities.
The 5K race will be:
Date
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Time
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1:30 PM - Race day registration & number pick-up
2:30 PM - Start of 5K race
Place
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The Hen House Bar and Grill
85 South Main Street, Newton, NH 03858
ENTRY FEES
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* Entry fees are non-refundable
Registration
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$10.00 youth (14 and under)
on or before November 1, 2017
$20.00 All entrants (ages 15 & over)
on or before Nov. 1 2017
Race Day Registration:
$15.00 Youth (ages 14 & under)
$25.00 All entrants (ages 15 & over)
Registration
- By November 20, 2017 Online
Come join us for some turkey fun and have a chance to win awards and prizes! An award will be given to the most "spirited trotter!" Come dressed in your favorite turkey attire!
THIS IS NOT A SANBORN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SPONSORED EVENT
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Sanborn Youth Lacrosse
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