Spring Street School
February 17th, 2023
IMPORTANT DATES
February 17th~Electronic Distribution of Report Cards (PreK will be sent home in student folders)
February 20th~No School - President's Day
February 21st-24th~No School - Winter Break
February 27th-March 3rd~Read Across America Week ( details below )
February 27th-March 13th~PTO Butter Braids Fundraiser
March 1st~2023/2024 Preschool and Kindergarten Registration Open
March 1st~PTO Meeting at 7:00pm in the RLM Cafe
March 6th ~School Committee Meeting at 6:00pm in the MSHS Learning Commons
March 14th~Inclusion Matters Zoom Webinar from 6:00pm-7:00pm
March 27th~Scholastic Book Fair ( schedule to follow )
READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK
MONDAY 2/27 -Books make us BRAVE! Dress like a superhero!
TUESDAY 2/28-Try-out Tuesday. Dress like your favorite athlete or dress to represent your favorite sports team!
WEDNESDAY 3/1- Wild About Books Wednesday. Rock that animal print, animal costumes, or
clothes that have animals on them!
THURSDAY 3/2- Silly Stories with Dr. Seuss. Wear those wacky clothes or dress like a
Dr. Seuss book character!
FRIDAY 3/3- Cozy up with a book: Reading is RELAXING. Come to school in your favorite jammies and bring your favorite book! Flashlights are welcome too.
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER APPRECIATION DAY!
MESSAGE FROM NURSE MANDO
February is Heart Health Month! Let’s take a breath of fresh air and enjoy some time outdoors with our kids again. With temperatures rising, let’s get those bikes and scooters out of the garage and go around the neighborhood (or a few more sled runs too!) Get those hearts pumping!
CHOP’s Nutrition in the Kitchen guide has some ideas for heart-healthy snacks kids may love:
Prepare grab-and-go snack bags. Mix packaged cereal (not sugary brands) with dried fruit and nuts, and portion into sandwich bags.
Make smoothies. Blend low-fat milk with frozen fruit and a banana. Add low-fat yogurt for extra thickness.
Put some grapes in the freezer — they taste just like popsicles.
Spread peanut butter on apple slices or celery. Add raisins if you like.
Dip raw vegetables (baby carrots, cukes, peppers) in hummus, salsa, or low fat dip.
Use cookie cutters to make healthy sandwiches in fun shapes. (whole-grain bread, lean lunch meat and vegetables or peanut butter and honey).
Stay healthy and have some fun! Coughs and viruses continue to spread, so don’t forget to encourage lots of handwashing. Thank you for all of the donated classroom supplies of tissues and Clorox wipes to help with this! As always, please feel free to reach Nurse Mando if you have any questions or concerns: smando@wbridgewater.com or 508-894-1232 ext. 2122
INCLUSION MATTERS
Inclusion Matters is a group of West Bridgewater families whose children have IEPs and 504s. We offer webinars and events to support families with special needs. If you'd like to learn more, please email us at InclusionMattersMA@gmail.com to join our private email list.
See our upcoming events on our Facebook page at @InclusionMattersMA and our website at www.InclusionMattersMA.com
Inclusion Matters' next webinar will be on Tuesday, March 14 from 6-7 p.m. via Zoom. Tiffany Goffer-Fitz of As I Am Learning will join us for Sexuality 101: How to Talk to Kids and Teens with Disabilities about Their Bodies, Healthy Relationships, and Safe Sex.
Join via Zoom at https://bridgew.zoom.us/j/96663514586
More information is available on our event page at https://fb.me/e/4aNjKHnB2
WILDCAT CAFE
Universal free school meals have helped support students and families the past two years. On average, 56,665 more Massachusetts children participated daily in school lunch in October 2022 compared to October 2019. Not having to pay for school meals could save families up to $1,200 per student per year (source: Project Bread). Legislation is being proposed in MA to make universal school meals permanent.
Food Assistance- Project Bread Food Source Hotline , West Bridgewater Food Pantry.
Recent action by the federal government (through the Congressional Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023) ends the extra COVID SNAP benefits as of February 2023. Massachusetts households will receive the last extra COVID SNAP payment on March 2, 2023. Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) launched a new website to help families with the change.
Click on WB Food Services to find February's menus.
SUBSTITUTES needed! Interested individuals should contact Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or (508)894-1220.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
WB PTO INFORMATION
Our next meeting is Wednesday, March 1st at 7:00 in the RLM Cafe.
All are welcome!
- Butter-braids fundraiser will go home with students on 2/27 and run until 3/13. The delivery date is set for 3/30 so orders will arrive prior to Easter.
- Comfy orders will be arriving soon. Once we have a set date, we will post about pickups.
- Logostore purchases should arrive this week. They will be shipped directly to buyer.
- Scholastic Book fair dates: Spring Street 3/27. Howard 3/29 and RLM 3/30.
Contact Information
Principal
Email: kgoulet@wbridgewater.com
Website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/spring-street
Location: 2 Spring St, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: 508-894-1233
Facebook: facebook.com/SpringStreetSchool
Twitter: @SpringStreet_WB