Hot off the Press--Check Out The Douglas Gazette!

CLICK HERE to check out the new school newspaper assembled by our very own sixth graders, Volume 1 of The Douglas Gazette.

The March Reading Challenge:

The SUPER Power of Reading!

Congratulations to the Douglas Community for reading 121,423 minutes the first 1 1/2 weeks of the March Reading Challenge! Doug the Eagle is well on his way towards saving our Principal and Vice-Principal! Congratulations to Ms. Palumbo and Mr. Cail’s classes for earning popsicles for reading the most as a class. Our “Super Readers'' photos are on display on the third floor outside the library.

If possible, please submit your child’s reading minutes electronically. Minutes sent electronically are due by 9am Monday morning! Paper reading logs are due first thing Monday morning. Late minutes will be added to the grand total.

Electronic link for Week 2: 3/13 – 3/19:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNe2SpXhsmEObredTjik6CEmCH7oVcRTrzP9SvYlX0jbdRew/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 

Great job and have fun reading!!

Sasha Opel sopel@abschools.org

RSVP and Volunteers Needed for the

Douglas Spring Carnival on March 24 @6:30-8:30pm

The Douglas Spring Carnival, previously known as the Ice Cream Social, will be on Friday, March 24 from 6:30-8:30pm. We will have various food trucks in the bus loop for purchase. The cafeteria will be open with space for eating.

• CLICK TO SIGN-UP HERE! We still need lots of volunteers (parents, family members, older siblings) to take a shift and run games and activities. 
• Please RSVP HERE by March 20 so we can get a headcount for our food trucks, games, etc.

Musical Squares is on! If you want to participate, you must bring a sweet treat (store-bought baked good) and lots of quarters too!

To play Musical Squares, follow these simple steps:

1) Drop off your store-bought sweet treat to the treat table

2) Pay your quarter to play each round

3) Stand on a square with a number

4) When the music starts, move in a circle to the next squares

5) When the music stops, a number will be called

6) If you are standing on the number called - you win!

7) Winners can pick up their prize at the treat table

We will also have some quiet activities and a chance to win small prizes with carnival games and bingo.  

Questions? Reach out to Claire @ ctemple74@yahoo.com or

Jen @ j.m.fratkin@gmail.com

Grades 3-6 Talent Show

Wednesday, March 29th from 9:30-10:30am

Parents are invited to join us to watch this year’s talent show for Grades 3-6 in the cafeteria on March 29th at 9:30am (see below for a sibling permission slip to watch if they are in the lower grades). We are so excited to bring back this event and showcase the talents of Douglas School!

Grade 3-6 Talent Show Permission Slips for

Grade K-2 Siblings are Due Friday March 24th

The Talent Show for grades 3-6 is scheduled for Wednesday, March 29 beginning at 9:30am. Grade 3 through 6 classrooms will be in attendance but the grade K through 2 classrooms will not. If you have a grade 3-6 Talent Show performer and you wish for their K-2 sibling to attend, we will need you to provide permission for them to be taken out of class as they will be missing lessons. Please complete the attached permission slip (Sibling Permission Slip) and return to the school office no later than Friday, March 24th. Please note a separate permission slip must be completed for each K-2 sibling.

Join the Douglas PTO Board

for the 2023-2024 school year!

Many thanks to those who have stepped up! We have just two open roles still vacant: Treasurer & Inclusion Coordinator on the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) Board for next school year. Support our students, teachers and staff by getting active and volunteering as a PTO Board Member to make our Douglas School thrive.

CLICK HERE to sign up, ask a question, or learn more.

Douglas PTO Purpose: Enhance the educational experience for students and families by providing programs and funds to support the entire Douglas community.

GENERAL PTO Meeting April 26 @7pm via Zoom

Save the date! Join in and get involved in the Douglas community! Hear from Vice Principal Lizbeth Feliciano. Meeting runs Wednesday night, April 26th from 7pm-8pm over zoom. Look for the zoom link coming soon!

April 29th @4:05pm - Douglas WooSox Game!

More tickets have been added in Section 12 for Douglas since the ticket demand has been so high! Click here to get yours!

Get outside at Polar Park for a community building event on Saturday, April 29th @4:05pm to watch the WooSox take on the Scranton WB RailRiders.

For $25, you get a First Base Field Box ticket near the WooSox dugout, $2 of ballpark credit that can be used on concessions or merchandise and sit with your Douglas Community. The Douglas School will also be featured on the video board during the game. Stay postgame for the Sunset Catch on the Field where all are welcome onto the field after the game to play catch - don’t forget your gloves!

Note: To redeem your $2 of ballpark credit you may scan the barcode of your ticket when checking out at concessions or in the team store. This will apply the $2 of credit!

Questions? Email Kendra Wilson

REMINDERS

MCAS Dates for 2023

Dates for MCAS testing have been published. These dates are for grade 3 through 6 students and are subject to change. Please mark your calendars.

• English Language Arts: Monday, April 3 & Tuesday, April 4
• Math: Monday, May 1 & Tuesday, May 2
• STE (Grade 5 Only): Monday, May 8 & Tuesday, May 9

Save these Dates for Spring Fun!

• May 3: Fun Run @9:30am
• May 17: Inaugural Douglas Art Show @6pm
• May 24: Douglas Talent Show Grades K-2 @9:30am
• May 31: Douglas Day @9:30am

The Douglas Post Office is BACK!

We’re excited to bring back the beloved Douglas Post Office with the 6th graders running it :) Mail can be sent both within the school and through USPS! If you (or your kids) want to send mail within the school, there is a mailbox up on the third floor of the school that you (or they) can drop mail in. It's the big blue mailbox from the old building and it's at the top of the main staircase by the elevators. Just make sure it has the name of the person who should receive the mail (student or teacher) and also the room number.

If you (or friends, grandparents, etc.) want to send mail through USPS, just include the student's name and room number (or teacher name) and the Douglas mailing address:

Douglas School

Attn: - Room <click here for room#’s>

73 Spruce Street

Acton, MA 01720

Douglas Teacher Wish List on Amazon

Check out our Wish Upon a Star wish list here. Looking for ways to support our teachers this year? We have put together an updated Amazon Wish List that includes various items our teachers have wished for. If you would like to help make some of the wishes come true and support our teachers and students, please pick an item or two from the list to donate. The items will be shipped directly to the coordinator, who will then organize, label, and deliver them safely to the school. For questions, please contact Emmy Whitney at emmywhitney@yahoo.com or 617-633-1862. Thank you!

Questions? Ideas?

Contact PTO Co-Chairs Kendra Wilson & Mary Georgilas at douglasschoolpto@gmail.com. 

Douglas Resources: https://linktr.ee/DouglasSchool