This Week @ Gates
October 21, 2018
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Upcoming Events
- Tuesday - Friday, 10/23/18 - 10/26/18 - 6th Grade Nature's Classroom
- Tuesday, 10/30/18 - Picture retake
- Wednesday, 10/31/18 - The K-2 Halloween parade
- Friday, 11/2/2018 - The Harvest Festival (may be canceled)
- Tuesday, 11/6/18 - No school day (Prof. day)
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The Harvest Festival may not happen!
We are looking for a volunteer to run the harvest festival event.
It is an event featuring a pumpkin contest, a pie walk, a bake sale, fun fall games, a selfie pumpkin station, donuts on a string contest, and more!
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Hello from the Health Office!
The CDC recommends the flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and older. The flu vaccine is one of the most important ways to protect against serious illness. The influenza disease can cause serious illness, doctors visits, missed work and school. The vaccine is created yearly based on surveillance data of the influenza strains seen globally. Because the vaccines are different, a new vaccination is needed each year. Other ways to help prevent the spread of flu include good hand washing, staying at home when you are sick, and covering your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze.
Please remember to alert safe arrival if your child is absent due to the flu.
Thank you!
Diane Spring RN and Victoria Reierson RN
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CORI Information
As many of you may know, Acton-Boxborough volunteers and staff are on a three-year CORI calendar cycle. In January 2018, the district began the process of updating all volunteers and staff CORIs. Unless you completed your CORI in January 2018 or later, it is time to update your CORI to chaperone a field trip or to volunteer in the classroom.
If you have any questions about the status of your CORI feel free to check in with
Louise Loblundo
or call 978-266-2570.
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A-B Wellness Website
Over the last few years, our district has engaged in work in the area of health and well-being for all members of our learning community, including social emotional learning (SEL).
We are excited to launch a webstie with a variety of resources for families, teachers, students, and the greater learning community:
http://abschoolswellness.weebly.com
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Here you will find a variety of pages and resources to support our mission to develop engaged, well-balanced learners through collaborative caring relationships.
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A family learning event
The Acton Boxborough Teaching and Learning and EdTech departments are sponsoring a family learning event focused on guiding parents and their children to find a healthy, balanced approach to our digital world. Here is some information about this exciting upcoming event:
Who’s Raising Our Kids?
Nurturing Human Values in a Digital World
November 5, 2018 7:00-9:00PM RJ Grey Auditorium
Sharon Maxwell, Ph.D. is the award-winning author of THE TALK: A Breakthrough Guide to Raising Healthy Kids in an Oversexualized, Online, In-Your-Face World (Avery, 2008)
Dr. Maxwell shows parents how kids are using and abusing media technology and helps parents set balanced, realistic guidelines that bring the internet into alignment with family schedules and values.
Dr. Maxwell is an award-winning author, educator, and practicing clinical psychologist. Her work has been featured in TIME Magazine, US News and World Report, USA Today, Working Mother, The Boston Globe, on NPR, Oprah and Friends, and Fox News. The Boston Parents Paper voted Dr. Maxwell a 2009 Family Advocate of the Year.
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AmazonSmile
Shopping on AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Gates school. Just sign up at AmazonSmile and register Paul P. Gates School PTO as your designated charity. Then every time you shop, AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchase price to the Gates PTO. Don't forget to bookmark the website.
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Donelan's Receipts for Education
Donelan's Supermarkets proudly sponsors the Register Tapes for Education Program to make a difference in local communities. Simply collect Donelan's receipts and deposited them in the collection center outside the Gates school office. These receipts are then converted into points and redeemed for equipment and supplies for Gates School.
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Box Tops for Education
The Box Tops for Education program is an easy way to earn cash for Gates school. Simply clip Box Tops on hundreds of products at your local grocery store and place them in the collection box outside of the Gates school office. For each one, Gates receives 10 cents and it really adds up.
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Gates PTO
by noon on Wednesday.
This newsletter was created solely for the purpose of communicating school related events to parents and students.
The attached information is being released with permission of the individuals, expressly for the purpose of communicating school-related information to parents and guardians. The information may not be used for commercial use, political campaigns, or any other non-school purpose.
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