THE MEMORIAL EAGLE GAZETTE
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Principal, Ryan McCluskey
Assistant Principal, Donna B. Johnson
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Please use this link to keep up to date on all that is happening at Memorial School. This calendar, along with other important information can also be found on the Memorial School website (link is above).
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The Memorial School community had a wonderful time at our annual Spaghetti Dinner on March 14th. Many thanks to the PTO and all of the parent volunteers who made the event possible. Thanks, also, to everyone who donated to create the generous and stunning raffle baskets. With the efforts and contributions of many, this year’s event was the most successful Spaghetti Dinner to date.
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Fourth graders have been working to understand how natural forces shape and change the earth. Erosion is happening in many different ways all over the Earth. Students were allowed to choose an erosion scenario to research and investigate from the following: water erosion on a sandy playground, water erosion of the soil on a farm, and wind erosion of sandy dunes at the beach. They will be testing three different solutions and sharing their findings with an authentic audience made up of staff and parents. (Fourth grade parents, please keep an eye out for an invitation from your child’s teacher in the coming week.)
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Last week, students at Memorial Elementary School celebrated Read Across America. The week kicked off with a memorable rendition of
The Three Little Pigs
performed by staff and included different themes each day as students displayed their reading spirit. As a school, students read 29,672 minutes! Each class used their minutes read to earn pieces of duct tape. The final product included a very colorful Mr. McCluskey who was taped to the wall in the gym to the delight of all. Please continue to encourage and celebrate reading in your homes. Our students are at the perfect age for us all to work to foster their love of reading and make it a lifelong passion. Thank you.
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Important Notice:
This is a reminder to all parents that we will not be having our traditional Parent / Teacher Conference in March. Instead, we are piloting a Student Led Conference, which will take place on May 8th. Additional information will be coming soon in our upcoming newsletter.
We would like to let you know that Parent Input Forms are available in the main office or by
clicking on this link
.
We value your input for our consideration as we begin this process. Forms are due by April 6th.
Have a great weekend,
Ryan McCluskey
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Time to Order Your Yearbooks
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT - 2nd GRADE
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Make Way for Future Scientists
Excitement was in the air! Second graders have been writing like scientists. They began by learning the scientific process. Students then conducted a
variety of experiments to practice applying the steps of the scientific method. Some concepts they explored were changing forms of matter, force in motion, cause and effect, and chemical reactions. Students asked questions, made predictions, recorded procedural steps in sequential order, made observations and then wrote a conclusion. Second graders were curious and engaged in all the experiments. It was so exciting to see their curiosity!
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Memorial School Motor/Sensory Pathway
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“I think if I was feeling sad or crying and we did the ramp that I would feel better after.”
(CB, 2-Black).
“I did it!”
(JC, K-Rich)
“I feel good now, I’m ready to go back.”
(JG, 2-Black)
“I think I could go back to class and focus more easily.”
(JE, 5-Patkin)
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Memorial School has a new Sensory Pathway which was installed with the goal to help students burn energy and refocus to maximize their availability to learn! Each of the 15 stations was created strategically to impact a student's nervous system. Students will engage whole body muscle groups, stimulate specific sensory systems, increase body awareness, improve coordination and control, challenge balance, target the integration of specific primitive reflexes, enhance bilateral coordination, increase joint stability, encourage communication between both sides of the brain by crossing midline, breathe mindfully, and ultimately regulate the nervous system for improved focus and attention in the classroom-- all while having fun! It was designed to provide benefits to students of all ages and ability with its versatile design. This pathway can be used in many ways: as a body break, a station at indoor recess, a reward, or just for fun! The benefits of the pathway are already being recognized by the students!
By: Dr. Meghan R. Fallon PT, DPT and Eva Bergstrom, OTR/L
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News from the Health Office
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Immunization Requirements for Fifth/Sixth grade students
:
In preparation for middle school 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. Thank you.
Thank you,
Cindy Cole RN
Memorial School Nurse
ccole@sau17.net
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Thank you!
We would just like to thank parents, students and staff for your cooperation with our recent menu changes. Sometimes circumstances arise and we have to make last minute changes based on food we have in inventory. Recently, we experienced a problem with our food order with our supplier, and after some frantic phone calls and excellent customer service, our food was finally delivered. Unfortunately, it was three days later, forcing us to change our menu offerings. But thanks to you, everything went smoothly and the students were offered delicious and healthy lunches!
On Thursday of this week, our food supplier's truck broke down in Concord, and we were in jeopardy of not receiving our Bosco sticks for Friday's lunch! The great news is the truck was repaired and our order was delivered very late on Thursday, so Bosco sticks will be served!
Our April menu is a mix of our student's favorite meals, along with some comfort foods and Mexican fare. We will highlight our April food offerings in our next newsletter!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact JoAnne anytime at 382-3326.
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Kindergarten Pre-Registration for 2019-2020
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The Memorial School Student Council has begun its annual Penny Drive fundraiser, it will run through mid April. The Penny Drive is a contest between all classrooms to see who can bring in the most change, dollars are also accepted. There will be a collection can in each classroom and the student council will empty the cans as needed and keep running records of the totals. Each year the members of the student council come up with ideas for organizations and charities to which we can donate the money. This year the student council voted for CHaD, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth to be the recipient of our donation. Please help our school to raise as much money as we can for such a wonderful cause, by bringing in any loose change or dollars from your couch cushions, cars, etc. The class who raises the most money will win a pizza party.
So send in your loose change and help support this great cause.
Thank you all for your continued support of the Memorial School Student Council.
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Popcorn Friday Dates (Student Council collects money on Wednesdays):
March 29
April 12
May 10
May 24
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Our next meeting will be held on
April 11
th
at 7:00 p.m
. We hope to see you there!
Thank you to all who made the Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle Baskets a success! We raised $3200!
We will be having a restaurant night with
Chipotle’s on
March 23
rd
from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Don't forget your
flyer and come fill up on some Guac!
Ninja Warrior YMCA drop off night will be on
March 29
th from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Father/Daughter Dance is
April 12
th. Invitations were sent home with girls this week. We have partnered with Plaistow Pizza Company. We will receive a portion of the proceeds earned.
Mother/Son is May 31st. More information to follow!
Don’t forget every time you shop on amazon, enter the site at smile.amazon.com with Newton Memorial School PTO selected as your charity 0.5% of every purchase is automatically donated! Amazon will keep track of your support. Every little bit helps!
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Box Tops for Education News
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Welcome back! Picked up February's Box Tops this week. Will get them counted and report next newsletter. During vacation I sent 3840 Box Tops for the March 1 submission date. This will result in a check made out to Memorial School for $384.00. That is AWESOME!!! Now contest updates....Mrs Doucett's third grade won the quarterly contest for the 2nd quarter.
CONGRATULATIONS.
We are now in full swing for the Spring Quarterly contest. I forgot to mention last newsletter how much I enjoyed the creativity shown by the kids who colored the Christmas Clip sheet. A new St Patrick's clip sheet went home this week with a rainbow, would love to see what you can make of that. Thank you everyone for clipping Box Tops and thank you teachers for taking precious time to collect them as the kids bring them in. Happy Clipping! Joanne Lawler (
JLAWLER12003@yahoo.com
)
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On
Wednesday, March 27 at 3:15 PM
, enjoy
Building with a Buddy
. Bring a friend and use any of our building kits like, Gears, Legos, and Lincoln Logs.
Drop in for the next
Baby Play Date
on
Friday, March. 29 at 10 AM.
This is for children up to 2 years old but older siblings are welcome. Play with Books, Balls, Blocks, Parachute, Music and Toys, while you meet other playmates and caregivers.
Newton NH Rocks Monday, April 8 at 6 PM-
Come spread a little kindness and paint a “Kindness Rock” to hide in Newton or surrounding towns.
We’ll put on the back, "Post on Newton, NH Rocks on FB", then watch were it goes.
Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft at
Tuesday Story hours
at 10 AM with themes of Spring is Here, Crazy Hat & PJ day, Baby Animals, Easter.
Time for our
Jelly Bean Guessing Contest
! Guess how many Jelly beans are in our jar and you could win them all.
The next Family
Movie Matinee
is on
Wednesday, April 3rd
at 2 PM. Call or check our Facebook page for the new release title. Snacks will be served, please bring your own beverages. This is an early release day.
Wizard Workshop
,
Wednesday, April 24
, 2 PM
Sign up
is needed to make sure there are enough wands, so come in or call 382-4691 to register.. Join us at the Gale Library on Wednesday, April 24 at 2:00 PM for a fantastic Wizard’s Workshop designed for Harry Potter fans, ages 7 and up!
You’ll be immersed in a totally unique experience- learning how to perform real magic tricks from a fully-costumed wizard. All of the magic tricks can be easily mastered, and you’ll receive all of the props needed to perform these magical effects. In addition, each student will receive his or her very own magic wand!
Amnesty Week (
Fine Free week
)
will be held during National Library Week, April 8-13. During this week return your overdue books and movies and have your fines removed.
It's time for
the
Great Stone Face Reading
Program again in New Hampshire! The purpose of the Great Stone Face Award is to promote recreational reading for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, to increase awareness of quality writing, and to allow students to choose a favorite author.
Students are invited to read and vote for their favorite author from the list of 25 recommended Great Stone Face books at the Gale Library. The library is offering an incentive prize for children who have read any of the books on the list, and then vote, starting April 8th and ending Wed. April 26th. Prizes will be awarded to the children whose names are drawn at random for participating.
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Kingston Recreation Summer Camp registration is OPEN for EVERYONE!! Summer will be here soon!!!
please use this link to register for camp
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