Nixon Elementary School
Nixon Notables
Important Dates
NOVEMBER
11/5/22 - 1:00-4:00 p.m. Nixon Fall Festival & Book Fair
11/8/22 - 7:30-8:30 p.m. Nixon PTO Meeting on Zoom
11/9/22 - K Enrichment - Discovery Museum - Weather
11:45 a.m. Dismissal, Early Release Day/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/11/22 - No School - Veterans Day
11/15/22 - 2:35-3:35 p.m. School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting
11/16/22 - 11:45 a.m. Dismissal, Early Release Day/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/18/22 - Food Pantry Collection
6:30-8:30 p.m. 5th Grade Movie Night
11/19/22 & 11/20/22 - Hoot Hunt
11/23/22 - 11:45 a.m. Dismissal, Early Release Day
11/24/22 & 11/25/22 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
11/30/22 - 1:45 p.m. School MeetingNixon Book Fair - 10/31/22 to 11/5/22
A Note Of Support For Families During the Holiday Season
Dear Parent or Guardian,
The holidays are fast approaching, so we have identified a few agencies that offer Holiday Help programs. Their contact information is below. If interested, please contact them as soon as possible as the programs do fill up. The options are more limited this year. Please be sure to read all the details and pay attention to deadlines.
1) Project Just Because
http://projectjustbecause.org/
This program fills up very quickly. Their first phase is full, but they are accepting names for phase 2. Here is the link. If interested, please complete the application as soon as possible because it may fill up and they’ll stop accepting requests.
This program is open to families with children from birth up to age 18 (unlike some others), so it may be the best option for those with kids over age 12.
You can self-refer for this assistance and you will need to be able to pick up the items in Hopkinton, MA.
2) Globe Santa:
https://globesanta.org/aboutreq.aspx#request
How to request gifts for your family:
Everyone needs a hand every now and then. If your family could use assistance this holiday season, follow the instructions below so Globe Santa can help.
Globe Santa does not accept family letters without a holiday gift verification form.
Families who have children 12 years old or younger and live in Globe Santa's delivery area can submit a holiday gift verification form from the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or another approved agency. Follow these steps to request holiday gifts for children:
1. Tell us your story. Write a letter to Globe Santa describing your situation or telling us why you’re seeking holiday gifts for your children. Do not include a wish list or gift ideas.
2. Finish your forms. Complete and sign your Holiday Gift Verification Form from the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or another approved agency. Sudbury Public Schools is an approved agency to provide a Gift Verification Form. Please contact Jennifer Vlacovsky at jennifer_vlacovsky@sudbury.k12.ma.us or Karen Blumberg at karen_blumberg@sudbury.k12.ma.us for one of these forms before you apply.
3. Check envelope contents. Before you send your request, confirm your family letter and verification form are included in the envelope. Letters received without a verification form cannot be processed!
4. Mail your request. Send your letter and completed verification form to the following address by November 4th, 2022:
Globe Santa
39B Teed Drive
Randolph, MA 02368-4201
About DTA Holiday Gift Verification Forms
• DTA families who live in our coverage area and have children 12 years old or younger can submit to Globe Santa a Holiday Gift Verification Form. If you have not received your verification form, contact the DTA at (877) 382-2363.
• Please call Globe Santa at 617-929-2002 if you have any questions.
3) Other resources:
If you receive assistance from DCF or DTA, ask your worker about other assistance.
If you are looking for other holiday assistance ideas, please email jennifer_vlacovsky@sudbury.k12.ma.us or contact your child’s school counselor. There may be options that school staff and I learn about as it gets closer to the holidays.
Wishing you all the best and a peaceful holiday season!
Jennifer Vlacovsky, LICSW
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
jennifer_vlacovsky@sudbury.k12.ma.us
978-579-0870 x4005
Presentation Recording - Shared with SPS
The recording is available until November 20th on SudburyTV: https://sudbury.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=8e43e2c9-0a2b-4ab3-98b2-023e9910f971.
Ashley is an author, speaker, and disability educator. Disability Reframed combines self-learning with open dialogue and conversation to create a space where decades-old attitudes towards disability, disabled lives, and disabled people are dismantled, examined, and then thoughtful rebuilt.
The event was sponsored by the town's Commission on Disability, the Goodnow Library, and Sudbury Cooperative Preschool's Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative as part of their “Understanding Differences: A Look at Disability" series.
IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT SCHOOL HOURS: SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:55 A.M. DOORS OPEN AT 7:45 A.M. SCHOOL DISMISSAL IS 2:25 P.M *Early Release Days Dismiss at 11:45 A.M.
General John Nixon Elementary School
Website: https://www.sudbury.k12.ma.us/Domain/12
Location: 472 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA
Phone: 978-443-1080