Mill Pond Newsletter
June 7th, 2019
The "shell" of what is to come...
We have a number of volunteer opportunities below, so please take a look and come join us in the fun!
Choose your own adventure of the topics covered below:
1. Girls Infinite Run
2. Grade 4-6 Summer Reading
3. Calendar of Events
4. Field Day Support
5. Across America Day Volunteers
6. 6th Grade Barbeque
7. Israeli Emissaries Visit
8. GMS Summer Placement Test
9. Mill Pond Ocean Savers
10. Incoming 7th Grade Summer Reading
Girls Infinite Run!
Upcoming Events
June 10th - Grade 6 World Religion Symposium
June 12th - Grade 6 BBQ
June 14th - Grade 4 Across America Day
June 18th - Field Day
June 20th - Last day of school (1/2 day)
I am "shore" you a ready for Summer Reading!
Growing Readers All Year Long!
Children grow into readers by reading, reading, and reading some more! The summer is a great time to foster a love of reading. Children’s book author Kate DiCamillo states, “Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.” Please partner with us this summer to support your children in enjoying reading. Attached is a flyer with some ideas of how you can keep your children reading, listening, and writing this summer. They’re fun and easy! Here is a website with more information.
Volunteering is like a day at the beach!
Field Day Volunteers -
Mill Pond Field Day is June 18th and we need parent volunteers from each grade level to help out with the day's activities! We also need water balloons from each and every class to supply the very important and popular water balloon contest! Please visit one of the following links and volunteer if you can.
Grade 4 sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4DA4AC22A31-2019
Grade 5 sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4DA4AC22A31-20191
Grade 6 sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4DA4AC22A31-20192
Thank you, Kelley Petralia, Danielle Payne and Jenn Levine
Across America Day Volunteers -
Calling all 4th Grade Parent Volunteers! Across America Day will be held on Friday, June 14th. On this day Mill Pond coordinates a full day of activities for the 4th graders to celebrate a year of learning about different regions of America. This is a full day event with performers and activities. The activities include a "USA Obstacle Course", a "Zip-Zap Map" of the Country, a chance to "Dance Across America", a simulated session of the "Supreme Court", and a display of "America's Birds of Prey". Please consider signing up to help out with one of the many great activities planned during the day!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b49aca728aa8-across
Across America Day requires quite a few volunteers. Understandably, not everyone's schedule allows for them to be there on Friday, June 14th. Another way to help is to donate food to feed our volunteers, performers, presenters and all of the 4th grade teachers during that day. Please use the sign up below if you are able to bring in a treat to share. Thanks in advance for your help
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b49aca728aa8-across1
6th Grade BBQ -
6th Grade Families: please return 6th Grade BBQ permission slips (form attached below). There will be a table in the cafeteria during 6th grade lunch on Mon., 6/3, and Tues., 6/4, for last-minute sign-ups. The $5 can be paid in cash or check made out to MPPG.
We also need volunteers and donations of desserts and water. Please use the SignUp Genius found at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044aaeae2caa8-6thgrade1
There will be options to accommodate food allergies. Any questions, please contact Jen Niece at jennifer.niece@verizon.net
A Fun and Informative Visit from Israeli Emissaries!
Let's keep "coasting"...
GMS Summer Math Placement Test
Gibbons Middle School is still confirming dates for our summer math placement exam. All of the information will be available on the GMS website (test dates, Form to sign-up, study information etc) by June 10, 2019. The math summer placement test is an option to those students who are interested in our Honors Math level and were close too but did not meet the initial placement criteria for Honors. Typically students who study over the summer and prepare for the test have good results with the exam.
Thank you for your patience while we work out the details.
Mill Pond Ocean Savers
A group of our 4th-grade students will be providing us with education about what we can do as everyday citizens to protect our oceans. They will be set up on the plaza on June 17th during recess for all grades. Please stop by!
7th Grade Summer Reading
6th-grade parents here is the link to the required summer reading flyer for 7th grade. It contains a link to the book choices and the order form
Thank you and Take Care!
Mill Pond School
Email: guellnitzp@westborough.k12.ma.us
Website: mps.westboroughk12.org
Location: 6 Olde Hickory Path, Westborough, MA, USA
Phone: (508)-836-7780
Twitter: @millpondschool