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October 16: Early Release 12:40
October 20: Pumpkins For Our Schools Festival @ Tilly & Salvy's 2:00-5:00
October 23: Band Begins 8AM
October 25: PTO Boo Bash 6:30PM
October 30: School Picture Day
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Today, October 16th, is an early release day. School will be dismissed at 12:40. If your child is not following their normal Wednesday schedule, please make a Plan Change in Pick Up Patrol before 11am.
Thank you.
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School Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, October 30th.
Order forms are coming home shortly. Please complete and return to school on Picture Day.
Volunteers are needed
to help log information on the order envelopes, help with grooming and generally maintain order. If you can volunteer please email Mrs. Cohen at
docohen@natickps.org
. We need three volunteers from 9:30-12:30.
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We have 92% of our annual forms completed. Please take a moment this weekend to complete your forms.
You need to fill out the following forms:
Annual Review-Update Contact 19-20
DTY Permission and Sign-off 19-20
DTY Student Health History 19-20
These forms need to be filled out by
ALL
families.
On October 1st, the annual forms for permissions and health were replaced with the
D
uring
t
he
Y
ear (DTY) versions.
You will now be able to make changes to picture releases and update health information using the DTY forms if you need to do so.
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FAMILY FLU CLINIC on OCTOBER 29, 2019
NPS Health Services, in conjunction with the Natick Board of Health, is conducting a family flu clinic at Natick High School on October 29, 2019 from 3pm to 6pm. If you would like to bring your child(ren) to receive their annual
flu
vaccine, please review the Vaccine Information Sheet, the Parent/Guardian letter and fill out the insurance form to bring with you. Forms will be available at the flu clinic.
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Katie V 5K Run/Walk
October 27th – Look Out Farm - 8:00 am
Katie von der Lieth aka “Mrs. V” Katie was a teacher at Johnson School for 15 yrs. She had an amazing gift for making every child feel special. Known for her chocolate chip pancakes, vibrant personality and spirit. Especially when she ran in her colorful outfits. If you didn’t see her outside running, you may have seen her riding her crazy duck taped bike to school. She was an avid Red Sox and Big Papi fan who probably took better stats than they did. Proceeds go to Embrace a Family.
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FREE Monthly Parent Discussion Groups: Tools for Resilience and Well-Being
Wednesday Evening Group begins October 16th -
Register and learn more
HERE
!
Thursday Daytime Group begins October 17th -
Register and learn more
HERE
!
- FREE groups from SPARK Kindness for parents of elementary-aged children.
- Childcare will be provided for both groups.
- Facilitated by early childhood educator and Natick mom, Laura McCarthy, M.A.
- An opportunity to explore topics addressed in SPARK programming in depth (resilience, empathy, stress reduction, etc.) while making connections with other parents.
In Search of Greatness: How to Support Healthy and Successful Youth Athletes and Active Kids
Wednesday, October 23 from 6:30–8:30pm
Natick High School
For the entire community (coaches, youth athletes and active kids ages 10+, and parents and caregivers)
Join us for an inspiring and ground-breaking documentary film featuring interviews with sports icons such as Wayne Gretzky, Pelé, Jerry Rice, Serena and Venus Williams, and others about the factors that lead to their success - including creativity, freedom to play and a positive mindset. Following the movie,
Positive Coaching Alliance
(PCA) will moderate a discussion for parents, coaches, student athletes and active kids on how to develop these healthy traits that lead to success not only in sports, but in all aspects of life. Free childcare for kids ages 3+ with advance registration.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Parent Support Group
This group is a new initiative of Natick SEPAC designed to provide support and community among families raising children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Parents and caregivers of children who attend any school within the Natick Public School System or with out-of-district placements are welcome! The group will be a venue for sharing ideas and resources as well as successes and struggles, both in and out of school.
Wednesday October 23, 2019, 7 to 9 PM, Natick Town Hall, School Committee Room, 3
rd
Floor Training Room
WHO WE ARE
The Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is an all-volunteer organization of parents and caregivers of children receiving support services in the Natick public schools and private school settings. SEPAC is dedicated to providing information, recommendations and friendships to Natick families. In the Natick school system, there are more than 800 children on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and 504 plans. Whether your child is already receiving support or you are trying to determine if your child needs services, we are here to provide a parent’s perspective and connections.
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Connect with Natick SEPAC:
Please remember when responding or writing that the Secretary of the State's Office has determined that e-mail is a public record
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Important Information Regarding Remind App
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Due to limits on the number of participants I am allowed to have in one “class”, I have created classes by grade level. I don’t send texts often but when I do it is reminders about things such as Picture Day or a school cancellation. These messages come out on other social media sites such as Twitter as well as through a blast but sometimes a quick note to your phone is helpful. If you have previously signed up, that code will no longer work so please sign up again. Please sign up using the following codes:
Kindergarten parents text
@eehbae7e to 81010
Grade 1 parents text
@9g3hak to 81010
Grade 2 parents text
@dae6aa to 81010
Grade 3 parents text
@39g386f to 81010
Grade 4 parents text
@hg4dh9 to 81010
You don’t not need to sign up multiple times for multiple children. Just once is enough as I will send the same message to all classes.
Please reach out to me with any questions.
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