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MEMORIAL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
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31 West Main Street Newton, NH 03858
603-382-5251
Interim Principal, Deborah L. Bulkley
Assistant Principal, Donna B. Johnson
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Principal's Message
Deborah Bulkley
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Dear Parents,
Many of us enjoy the ease with which we can use technology whenever and wherever we want. We can access the internet to find directions to a store, answer our questions about absolutely anything, play a game, or text a friend. As adults, we make decisions about how to use this vast source of information every day. Our students often feel the same excitement about our devices in school and love having the opportunity to access technology for many of their classroom activities and lessons. In school we have very specific policies to keep our students safe on our devices and we constantly monitor students while they are using technology.
At home our children have access to the internet on tablets, gaming systems, and computers without always having the same level of controls in place. I did not have this concern when raising my three children, but I do now worry about my grandchildren being targeted by deceptive advertisements, adult content, scammers, bullying, or worse. Knowing the potential dangers to children, parents may wonder when is the right age to get their child their own device. How can they keep away the bad that is out there while accessing all the good that is available on devices?
Whatever age parents decide is right for a child to get a phone or tablet, there are many ways to keep children safe while owning a device. I hope parents start with a serious and ongoing conversation with their child about personal safety, but also that parents learn about different technologies that can keep their child safe while using any device.
There are dozens of apps which can be added to any phone or tablet to allow parents to place controls over the availability and use of technology. These apps have a wide range of what they can do. Some can block sites with inappropriate content, limit the hours that children can be on social media either by time of day or total hours, see text messages sent and received, and even use GPS monitoring to track where your child goes with the phone. Many of these apps involve a charge for the service, but some offer a free trial first. These apps allow parents to set their own limits, so you can personalize what your child is able to see and do and the limits can be changed by you as your child shows growing maturity and responsibility.
Websites that can provide more specific information about online safety are
Commonsensemedia.org and
kids.usa.gov. You can also find reviews for many different services and apps if you do a simple Google search for them.
Enjoy using technology, but keep your family safe.
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Memorial Happenings |
District Chorus Concert
Congratulations to all the students who took part in the Sanborn Regional district-wide chorus concert on Tuesday, March 7th! The students did an amazing job! A special thank you to all of the music teachers for all their hard work getting the students ready.
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Student Council News |
Our next philanthropic venture will be our annual Penny Drive. After our more globally focused fundraiser our Student Council has voted to team up with our local girl scout troop to raise this money in support of the NH Fish and Game, specifically to help with efforts to preserve and protect the endangered species here in NH. We have posters in the halls at school with information about various endangered species in our home state. Students are encouraged to bring in any spare change to add to the containers in their classroom. The class who collects the most will win a prize. Collections will start on
Monday, March 13
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Thank you to all who participated in our theme days for Memorial Spirit Week! We will have another one in April so stay tuned. Also the student council will continue to operate the school store every
Monday
during lunch recesses. Thank you for your continued support!
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News from the Reading Specialist
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Our Reading Room website is currently under construction but you can still visit the site, which can be found on the Memorial School website under School Resources.
This website has many interesting and easy to understand links for all aspects of reading, the site is currently under construction.
Dr. Corbin
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Library News
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LIBRARY VIRTUAL LEARNING CENTER NEWS
by Mrs. Mulcahy
Memorial Library celebrates the Months and Seasons of the year!
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, and the Library celebrated by linking our Online Catalog's African American collection for all to enjoy:
https://goo.gl/jb2C8L
MARCH IS WOMENS' HISTORY WEEK. Now you can click on this link to see our collection about important women :
https://goo.gl/EBVdqz
And Oh, By The Way -What's A Great Way To Learn About Boolean Search?
Let's Hear It For the Online Catalog
A Big Shout-Out to Sarah, Lila, Dominic, and Lila for collaborating with Mrs. McNamara and me to make this fun learning video!!
Soo here's what a Boolean Search looks like:
Do you want to try it? Go to
http://sau17.booksys.net
, and choose Memorial Library / Display. Then choose the upper right "Advanced" box, and begin.
Have fun! Mrs. Mulcahy
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News from our School Counselor
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School Nurse
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Outdoor Recess:
Parents, please be aware that our students will be going outdoors for recess whenever the air temperature is 20 degrees or above. Children should be bringing their snow pants boots, mittens and hats daily to be dressed warmly for winter exercise. As the temperatures moderate, melting snow and ice will mean more slush and puddles on our playground area. You are asked to send in a change of clothing for your child to keep in the cubby here at school in the event that they "find' a puddle and become soaked. Clean dry slacks, shirt, underwear and socks should be in a bag labeled with your child's name and grade. Thank you for preparing your child for weather changes and outdoor play at school.
Immunization Requirements for Fifth grade students:
Please be advised that when your child is age 11 years or older, and it has been 5 years or longer since their last Tetanus toxoid-containing immunization, they must receive a booster dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. If your child has a documented medical contraindication to pertussis vac
cine, a Td booster is acceptable. In addition, every child entering grade 6 must have had
(2) doses of Varicella vaccine (chicken pox). If your child had the disease of c
hicken pox, this must be listed with the date of the disease on a recent physical history and exam form completed by your child's health care provider.
If your child is 11 years old, and has already received these immunizations, please provide a copy of the latest physical exam and updated immunization record to the health office as soon as possible. This may be faxed to the school nurse at 603-382-1466. 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 this physical and updated immunization record to the school nurse. Thank you.
Thank you,
Sheila Koutelis, RN
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Kindergarten Registration for 2017-2018
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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, 2017
MEMORIAL SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
If your child will be five years old by September 30, 2017, and you are a resident of Newton, New Hampshire, he or she is eligible for full day kindergarten for the
2017-2018 school year.
All incoming kindergarten students will participate in a screening process
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Student screenings will take place on Thursday, May 11th and Friday, May 12th.
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 all incoming kindergarten students will take place on Thursday, April 13th, 2017, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Memorial School library. School personnel will be available at the orientation meeting to answer any questions.
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.
Registration materials will be available beginning Monday, February 27th at the Memorial School office 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 and immunization records, proof of residency as defined by the Sanborn Regional School District, and a government issued photo ID. The completed registration packet is due by June 9, 2017.
Please contact the Memorial School main office at (603) 382-5251 with any questions regarding Kindergarten registration.
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Memorial PTO
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The PTO is looking forward to Spring!!
The PTO is excited to announce that the Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle Baskets were extremely successful! We started a 50/50 Raffle this year where our winner Melissa Adams won $237.00! We profited in raffle and 50/50 tickets
$2,953.96 which is $650.00 more than we made last year! Some of our prizes winners were Alyssa B
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who won Lego-Tastic, Megan F
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winning Chocolate Lovers, Mrs. Gw
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nne won
Gift
Cards, Sam A
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and Riley A
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won Game Stop and Scrapbooking respectively. Thank you
to
Mrs. Bu
l
kley and Mrs. Hever for
helping pull names and announcing the
winners! We hope all the families that came out had a great time! If you have suggestion on new theme ideas please email co-coordinator
heather.ingham@yahoo.com
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Upcoming events are Father Daughter Dance April 7th, Teacher Appreciation May 1st-5th and Mother/Son May 12th at Camp Trickling Falls. We hope to see you at the remaining events of the year!
P.S. If/When shopping Amazon, don't forget to shop at "
smile.amazon.com
" and first pick Memorial as your charitable organization. It is so easy!
Our next PTO Meeting is April 13th at 7:00 in the library. Hope to see you there!
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Summer Enrichment Camps
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There are still plenty of spot available!
Click here for program descriptions, registration form & emergency/medical forms
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Gale Library News
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Congratulations to all our
Winter Reading readers! The Programs have come to a close with many people reaching their goals and earning prizes. Make sure to check your Reading Logs and collect your prizes.
Think "Flying Marshmallows for
our next session of
Crazy 8s on
March 27 from
6-7 PM. We'll make marshmallow catapults and measure the distance they travel. We'll also make another contraption to see if we can make them go farther. Crazy 8's is an over-the-top after-school activity designed to get kids fired up about math. Every week kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess...and make friendships at the same time. It's time for math to become the cool thing to do after school. The club is available for grades K-3, all featuring hands-on activities. If your child is interested, please all 382-4691 or drop in to sign your child up. Space is limited.
Story hour is held each
Tuesday at
10 AM. This month's themes are Wearing of the Green, Pete the Cat, and Springtime is Finally Here, (we hope).
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Free Family Skate Party
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Easter Egg Hunt
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SYSA Spring Soccer
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Registration for Spring Soccer is now open! The season starts on May 7. Our final game will be played June 18. Boys & girls age 4-grade 8 of all skill levels may play on Sunday afternoons at Chase Field in Kingston. Prices: age 4-5=$25; Grade 1-8=$30 Registration deadline is APRIL 8 - registrations received after that date will result in a $20 late fee. Please visit our website for more info & to register online
http://www.sanbornyouthsoccer.org/.
SYSA is not affiliated with the school district.
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Dreambox
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
Memorial School has purchased DreamBox Learning's Math Program, an online, Intelligent Adaptive Learning(tm) program that helps all students achieve better, faster math proficiency.
DreamBox is an online program - there's no software to download! All you need is a high-speed Internet connection and Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is free and is included with many Internet browsers.
To access DreamBox on iPad, go to
http://www.dreambox.com/ipad
, or search for "DreamBox Math" in the App Store. Download DreamBox Math Green and DreamBox Math Blue to ensure your student has access to the full catalog of DreamBox Learning Math lessons. When prompted in the app, use this School Code: 4f3h/memorials
Review your student's academic progress with a DreamBox Parent Account. Please follow these steps to create your free Parent Account:
2. Have your student login to their profile just as they would at school.
3. Click Setup Parent Access at the bottom of the page.
4. Follow instructions to create a new login and password.
5. Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
6. Click "Submit".
Log into your home account after set up:
2. Enter your email address and password.
3. To see student progress, click the "Family Dashboard" button.
If you have any questions, please contact DreamBox Client Care by calling them at 877-451-7845 (weekdays 7am to 5pm, Pacific Time), or email
support@dreambox.com
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You can also contact our technology teacher, Jodi Tamayoshi, at
jtamayoshi@sau17.org
with any questions.
Sincerely,
Donna Johnson
Assistant Principal
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Internet Essentials
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