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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,
Change is inevitable. Your children get older and their skills and abilities and even their behaviors change. As we face the end of another school year in just a few weeks, we know that things will be different next year. Your child will have a different teacher and be in class with a different group of students.
Perhaps more unsettling for parents is the arrival in July of a new Memorial School principal, a new Superintendent, and a new Director of Curriculum for the Sanborn District, as well as a new principal at Bakie School. Who knows if there will be even more changes to personnel in the four district schools over the next few months. We know we will also have a few new faces at Memorial School on our teaching and support staff come September. As I said, change is inevitable.
There are many reasons why people change jobs during their career and education is not immune to the need for this change. Education is a little different because many school districts are reluctant to pay the higher salaries for experienced teachers, thus teachers tend to stay in the same district for long stretches or even for their entire career. Memorial School has had very little staff turnover until recent years. Still, many people in the field of teaching and educational administration look for new opportunities to grow each year, making change as inevitable in school districts as it is in other industries.
Children adapt to these changes more easily than we do as adults. They will still see familiar faces in the school next year and they will still be surrounded by caring adults. What will be important to reestablishing stability in the district is your reaction to the new personnel and the support you offer to them to create a welcoming environment where they will want to settle in and stay for a while! Embrace the changes and consider them a source of new ideas and growth that we hope will continue to move the Sanborn School District forward to reach even higher levels of achievement.
We hope you enjoy the ten weeks of summer and use the time to relax and spend extra time with your children. Please encourage them to read a few good books while they are away from the classroom! Also encourage them to be excited as they look forward to new teachers and new friends come September.
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News from Kindergarten
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In Science, Kindergarten has been exploring the forces of pushes and pulls. Students have participated in a variety of investigations. Our most recent investigation was for students to determine the quickest way down a slide by using three types of force; no-push, self-push, and partner push. The partner push resulted in the fastest time. We used pieces of the Scientific Method and students completed a data collection sheet for their science notebooks. Students were highly engaged and excited to participate in this investigation.
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Middle School Open House for Incoming 6th Graders
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Library News
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LIBRARY VIRTUAL LEARNING CENTER NEWS by Mrs. Mulcahy
PLEASE PACK UP ALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOOKS TO RETURN TO YOUR CHILD'S CLASSROOM:
Students who are still reading books will keep them in their classrooms. The Library will check them in on May 31
st
. Books students are done reading will be checked in to the Library.
EXCEPTION: STUDENTS USING LIBRARY BOOKS FOR CLASS PROJECTS OR RESEARCH MAY USE THEM AT HOME AS NEEDED, THEN RETURN.
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News from our School Counselor
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School Nurse
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New School Nurse- Cindy Cole, RN
Friday April 21st is our favorite nurse, Sheila Koutelis', last day. Mrs. Koutelis has spent this last week preparing me to provide excellent care of the students and staff. If you have time in your day please stop by the nurses office and introduce yourself. I look forward to getting to know all the the
families
and staff here at Memorial School.
Ticks & Lyme Disease
Now that the weather is getting nice we are spending more time outdoors! Great! But be on the lookout for ticks, especially black-legged ticks that carry lyme disease and other diseases. They are most active April through October and New Hampshire has one of the highest incidence rates of lyme disease in the country.
Preventing Tick Bites:
Avoid Direct Contact with Ticks
- Avoid wooded and bushy areas with high grass and leaf litter.
- Walk in the center of trails.
Repel Ticks with DEET or Permethrin
- Use repellents that contain 20 to 30% DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) on exposed skin and clothing for protection that lasts up to several hours. Always follow product instructions. Parents should apply this product to their children, avoiding hands, eyes, and mouth.
- Use products that contain permethrin on clothing. Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin. It remains protective through several washings. Pre-treated clothing is available and may provide longer-lasting protection.
- Other repellents registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be found at Insect Repellents: Use and Effectiveness.
Find and Remove Ticks from Your Body
- Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors (preferably within 2 hours) to wash off and more easily find ticks that are crawling on you.
- Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all parts of your body upon return from tick-infested areas. Parents should check their children for ticks under the arms, in and around the ears, inside the belly button, behind the knees, between the legs, around the waist, and especially in their hair.
- Examine gear and pets. Ticks can ride into the home on clothing and pets, then attach to a person later, so carefully examine pets, coats, and day packs.
- Tumble clothes in a dryer on high heat for an hour to kill remaining ticks. (Some research suggests that shorter drying times may also be effective, particularly if the clothing is not wet.
Tick removal:
If you find a tick attached to your skin, there's no need to panic. Several tick removal devices are available on the market, but a plain set of fine-tipped tweezers will remove a tick effectively.
How to remove a tick
- Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible.
- Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don't twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. If you are unable to remove the mouth easily with clean tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal.
- After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water.
- Dispose of a live tick by submersing it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers.
Follow-up
If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, see your doctor. Be sure to tell the doctor about your recent tick bite, when the bite occurred, and where you most likely acquired the tick.
Mud Season
Parents, mud season is upon us! As the temperatures climb and rain comes, there is 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 vaccine, 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 chicken 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.
Medication Pick Up
As the end of the year is coming, I'd like to remind all parents that if your child has medications in the health office they need to be picked up by the end of the school year. The last day to pick them up will be June 19th. After June 19th all medications left in the health office will be discarded.
Thank you,
Cindy Cole, RN
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Parent Involvement Survey in Special Education
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Sanborn Budget Committee News
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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 held its organizational meeting on April 20 and discussed goals for their task of preparing and presenting the school budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19?
The first order of business was to elect officers: Annie Collyer of Newton is Chairman, and Charlton Swasey of Kingston is Vice-Chairman.
School Board Representative Tammy Mahoney reported that the School Board will begin looking at the budget on October 4, rather than mid-November as in past years. The Budget Committee will review, present a preliminary budget proposal at a Public Hearing in January, and then amend to present their budget proposal to the voters at the first voting session in February.
The Budget Committee established a subcommittee to write a draft of committee guidelines to present to the Budget Committee for possible adoption.
One goal endorsed unanimously was to have a meeting with the new Business Administrator in August, on accounting categories, changes and communication.
The minutes of the meeting are posted on the SAU17 website, www.sau17.org
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Box Tops News
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WooHoo!!! The school got a check this week for $394.00 from BoxTops for Education. Great job clipping! Did you know you can get "money off" coupons from Box Tops?
On the first of each month they have coupons for products that have BoxTop clips. Simply go to the BTFE site, click on the PRODUCTS tab, choose the ones you want and hit Print. It is simple, easy and saves you money while you earn money for the school. Thursdays are special in BoxTop world! Every
Thursday
a limited number of coupons are put up for you to grab, but be quick, when they are gone they are gone!
Don't worry, however, there will be new ones each
Thursday
. If you have any thoughts about the Box Top program please share with me at
[email protected]
. Thanks, Joanne Lawler
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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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Press Release from the NH Dept of Health & Human Services
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Concord, NH
- The ticks are already out in New Hampshire, and the NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) wants to remind people living in and visiting the State to take precautions against being bitten by ticks and potentially exposed to Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. New Hampshire has one of the highest incidence rates of Lyme in the country. According to the DHHS Division of Public Health Services (DPHS), there were an estimated 1,373 cases of Lyme disease identified in the State in 2015, the most recent year for which data are available.
Tick bites can cause other diseases besides Lyme disease. In 2015, there were also 110 cases of anaplasmosis reported, which is caused by a bacterium, and 53 cases of babesiosis, which is caused by a parasite. There have also been two cases of the Powassan virus in New Hampshire residents, the first in 2013 and second in 2016, but it is not known if these were acquired in New Hampshire. The majority of Powassan cases are seen in the Northeast and upper Midwest, which is similar to anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Lyme disease. These diseases are all transmitted by the blacklegged (or deer) tick.
"Ticks are out, and while we want to encourage people to enjoy the outdoors, we also want to encourage people to take steps to prevent themselves, family members, and pets from being bitten by ticks," said Dr. Benjamin Chan, NH State Epidemiologist. "Preventing tick bites is the best way to avoid getting sick from any number of diseases that ticks can carry."
DHHS recommends taking the following precautions to prevent tick bites:
- Avoid tick-infested areas such as overgrown grass, brush, and leaf litter
- Use an insect repellent containing DEET or oil of lemon eucalyptus every time you spend time outdoors
- Wear protective clothing (long pants and long sleeves to keep ticks off skin)
- Do daily tick checks on yourself, family members, and pets after being outdoors
- Reduce ticks around your home by keeping grass short and removing leaf litter
- Speak with your healthcare provider if you are bitten by a tick or if you notice a large bull's-eye rash anywhere on you
- To remove an embedded tick, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible or if none is available use your fingernails. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water.
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdoferi and is transmitted to people by the bite of an infected
black-legged
tick, also known as the deer tick. The greatest risk for Lyme is between the months of May and August, when the
black-legged
tick is in the juvenile stage; it's the size of a poppy seed and very difficult to detect, so individuals may be unaware that they have been bitten.
Early symptoms of Lyme disease may include fever, headache, fatigue, and often a skin rash that is round and/or looks like a
bulls-eye
. Lyme disease is treatable with antibiotics, but if left untreated can lead to severe headaches and neck pain caused by meningitis (inflammation of the protective covering surrounding the brain and spinal cord), pain and swelling in the large joints, shooting nerve pains, and abnormal heart rhythms.
Symptoms of anaplasmosis and babesiosis may include fever, headache, chills, and muscle aches; some individuals may not have symptoms. Individuals who are older or whose immune system may not function well can have severe infection with these organisms requiring hospitalization. Both anaplasmosis and babesiosis are treatable with antibiotics.
Powassan is caused by a virus transmitted through the bite of a black-legged tick, and symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, weakness, confusion, loss of coordination, speech difficulties, and seizures. Approximately half of people who become sick from Powassan have permanent neurological symptoms, such as recurrent headaches, muscle wasting, and memory problems. There is no specific treatment for Powassan.
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Gale Library News
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May Events at the Gale Library
Story hour themes for the month are Mother's Day, Frogs, Old MacDonald and Fairy Tales. Story hour is held on Tuesdays at
10 AM
with Stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten Awards were made at our Fancy Nancy-Cool Dude Tea Party. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a national program that is intended to promote reading together with your child. The more words and books a child is exposed to in their early years, the more likely they are to love reading and be more able to do it well!
Our program is pretty easy. Sign up in the Children's Room at the Gale Library. You can then pick up a form to color in. Read! You just have to keep track of how many books, not the titles (although you can if you'd like). If you read the same book again and again, it counts each time you read it!
Great Stone Face Book awards votes are in. Children in grades 4, 5, and 6 voted
"Pax" as their favorite followed by "A Night Divided" and "Soar". If you haven't read them yet, you can find them at the libraries.
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Summer Soccer Camp
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Sanborn Youth Soccer will host its 18th annual Youth Soccer Day Camp, July 17-21 at Chase Field in Kingston. Boys & girls of all skill levels from Kingston, Newton and surrounding towns may register. Ages 4-5 may register for the 9-10:30 am session for a fee of $55. Ages 6-12 have one session from 9am-12 noon for $110 or FULL DAY session, 9am-3pm for $160. A soccer ball and shirt are included with the registration fee. If you register by June 18, you will receive an early registration discount.
Camp coaches are with Youth Elite Soccer Camps (Y.E.S.) and come from the United Kingdom. All coaches are trained to work with kids at their developmental levels and combine fun with skills-training to engage and excite the campers about soccer. Anyone interested in hosting a coach from the UK in their home for the week of camp will receive a $50 stipend. You do not need to have a child in camp to host a coach.
THIS ORGANIZATION IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE SANBORN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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NH Renaissance Faire
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Parking Information for NH Renaissance Faire
THERE ARE CHANGES TO PARKING FOR THE NHRF FAIRE
NHRF MAIN OFF SITE PARKING LOTS
for Mapquest or Google or your GPS system
Use 138 Main St, Kingston, NH - on the Plains
This location will get you to the Faire Parking Lots and Shuttle Buses.
Use 9 Thorne Rd for HANDICAP PARKING ONLY
All of Thorne Rd. and the lot on the Faire grounds are HANDICAP PARKING ONLY
Use 71 Marshall Rd. for $2 Fee Parking
(there is not much room in this lot and it will fill early)
DO NOT use our mailing address, 44 Tucker Road
It will send you to a completely wrong town.
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Sanborn Hockey Boosters
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Sanborn Youth Football & Cheerleading
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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
[email protected]
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You can also contact our technology teacher, Jodi Tamayoshi, at
[email protected]
with any questions.
Sincerely,
Donna Johnson
Assistant Principal
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Internet Essentials
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