Sheffield Spotlight
September 29nd, 2023
Sheffield's Open House
Thank you to everyone who attended Open House last night! A special thanks to our community partners for joining us! It was so wonderful to see our families!
Title I
Dear Parents and Guardians of Hillcrest and Sheffield Elementary Schools,
Both Hillcrest and Sheffield take part in the federal Title I grant program. Title I provides funding for schoolwide programs, such as the Literacy and Math Intervention programs at Hillcrest and Sheffield.
Below you will find the School-Home Compact, which highlights the ways the schools, the students, and their families support overall academic success. Please review the document and complete the Google Form at the end of the Compact.
English Version - 2023-2024 Home-School Compact
Versión en español - 2023-2024 Convenio entre el hogar y la escuela
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding Title I.
Sincerely,
Jeanne Powers
Director of Teaching and Learning
Gill-Montague Regional School District
413-863-7421
Flu/Covid Vaccination Clinic
Flu/Covid Vaccination Clinic
Monday, October 23rd
3:30 pm- 6:30 pm
Sheffield Elementary School Gymnasium
Pre-registration is required
English
https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/cataldo?site=turners-falls-sheffield-elementary-school
Spanish
https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/cataldo?site=turners-falls-sheffield-elementary-schooFlu-Covid Clinic in Spanish.docxl
Vision and Hearing Screenings
Vision and Hearing Screenings information The school nurse will be providing state mandated 2nd and 3rd grade Vision and Hearing Screenings on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 and 4th and 5th grade Vision Screenings on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Adequate vision and hearing are paramount to your child’s educational performance. These baseline screenings are important to detect early vision and hearing deficits. ***If your child wears glasses, please make sure they wear them on their screening day.
5th Grade Line and Watercolor Gardens with Ms. Castro-Santos
This was our welcome back project! Students had a chance to experiment with watercolor and create a composition of radial flowers and insects with an aerial viewpoint.
4th Grade "Map of Me" Self Portraits with Ms. Castro-Santos
In this assignment students looked at the artwork of illustrator, Nate Williams and identified distinctive features of his work. This included simple abstract shapes, bright colors and artistic lettering. Students drew their own simplified profiles and filled their images with adjectives that describe them and nouns of things they love. Their artwork was displayed in the front of the school display cases during Thursday's Open House.
3rd grade "I am an Artist" drawings with Ms. Castro-Santos
In this assignment, students drew a self-portrait holding a paintbrush and completed a work of art on their wooden easel. Students and families viewed these projects outside the art room during open house.
Bus Evacuation Safety Drills
On Thursday, September 28, all Sheffield students practiced bus evacuation drills. These drills teach students how to swiftly and safely leave the bus in the event of an accident or any other unforeseen incident. They learned about the location and proper usage of items such as fire extinguishers and first-aid kits, as well as understanding how to safely open and exit through emergency windows or doors. It was very informative and all students did a great job evacuating out the bus.
Friends of Sheffield (FOS)
FOS Meeting Minutes
Our meeting minutes from our 9/18 meeting can be found here. Our next meeting will be
Monday, October 16th, from 5:15 - 6:15 pm in the Sheffield library. If you prefer to meet virtually, our meet link can be found here: https://meet.google.com/zgs-mrzo-adv. If you need childcare, please let us know in advance.
Reminders & Notifications
We use Remind App to communicate with families. If you would like to receive reminders from Friends of Sheffield about upcoming events happening at the school, you can sign up one of the following ways:
- If you have remind app, please click +Add class --> Join existing class @c37ck7
- To receive push notifications, please visit: https://www.remind.com/join/c37ck7
- To receive text notifications, please text @c37ck7 to the number 81010
- If you’re having trouble texting to 81010, try texting @c37ck7 to (757) 337-4602.
Looking Ahead
- Our next fundraiser will be 12" wreaths from Silvery Moon Farms in October. Be on the lookout for info in backpacks soon.
- We will be hosting our 2nd annual Trunk-or-Treat in the Sheffield parking lot with Friends of Hillcrest. More details to come!
Montague Public Libraries
Save the Date!
Wednesday, October 4 at 8 am - Walk, Bike, & Roll to School event
Monday, October 9 - No School
Wednesday, October 11 - Early Dismissal at Noon