GWS Weekly Newsletter
May 17, 2019
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri. 5/24: Grade 3 Memorial Day Performance, 9:15AM
Mon. 5/27: Memorial Day, no school
Tues. 5/28: Grade 5 visits FBMS
Wed. 5/29: Grade 2 visits the South Shore Science Center
- Grade 4 Fifty States program, 10AM
Thur. 5/30: In-coming 6th Grade Parent Night at FBMS, 7PM
Mon 6/3: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
Tues. 6/4: Grade 3 visits the Webster Estate
Wed 6/5: Grade 1 visits Capron Zoo
- Grade 5 visits the Freedom Trail
Thur. 6/6: Before School band & strings, 8AM
- SPRING CONCERT & ART SHOW, 6:30PM
Fri. 6/7: NO before school band & strings, daytime lessons only
- Last day for band & string lessons
- Grade 3 visits the Winslow House
- Grade 5 visits Weir Farm
- Spring Picture payment and/or returns due
Mon. 6/10: Field Day, K-5
Tues. 6/11: Grade 3 attends Plymouth Philharmonic
Wed. 6/12: Grade 4 visits Weir Farm
- Kindergarten Farewell, 2:15PM
Thur. 6/13: Grade 5 Farewell, 9:15PM
Tues. 6/18: Last day of school, 12:10PM dismissal, no lunch served
ALL volunteers are required to have a CORI on file. Please contact the front office to verify the status of your CORI. Applications are available online under “Important Links and Documents” or at the front office. Please bring your application along with your license to the GWS front office. A copy of your license will be made and the completed form will be forwarded to the Superintendent’s Office for processing.
LIFETOUCH SPRING PICTURES
- Each student received a complete picture package to review.
- There is no obligation to purchase these pictures.
- Simply pay for the pages that you want and return the rest to your child’s homeroom.
- Please return your payment and/or any unwanted pictures by June 7.
- A portion of the proceeds from these picture sales will be donated to GWS.
ATTENTION GRADE 5 FAMILIES
State mandated Grade 5 Postural Screenings will be conducted next week during your child's gym class. See separate email for more information.
Click here to review IMPORTANT DATES for grade 5 students and families.
May Lunch Menu
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ALONG WITH CARON GROUP SPONSOR A SUMMER PROGRAM
This free program is for children in grades 2-6, who have been impacted by a loved one's addiction. It will focus on fun, bonding activities that will give children the skills and tools they need to help them improve self-esteem and make positive choices in their own lives.
Summer session begins on June 25 and will be held on Tuesdays for 8 weeks
4:30-5:30pm @ The Boys and Girls Club
SUMMER READING The Marshfield Public Schools is pleased to announce a summer reading enrichment program for current kindergarten to grade two students. The program will focus on review and mastery of grade level reading skills including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary, in a small, structured setting. Planned activities will be dynamic, interactive and fun. For further information regarding session dates, time, location, fee, and to request a registration form, please contact Claire Langlois at clanglois@mpsd.org
Marshfield Recreation Department Summer Brochure
Camp Invention
Those of you looking for a fun, summer learning opportunity for your kids might consider Camp Invention. Camp Invention is a fun, innovation and creativity based program. Students will learn creative problem-solving skills while coding and programming futuristic robots, uncovering ancient fossils, designing high-tech superhero gadgets and exploring radio frequencies. If you have questions about the program please email Amy Fultz at afultz@mpsd.org.
Camp Invention in Marshfield will be held Monday, June 24 - Friday, June 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at Governor Winslow School.
COMMUNITY HELPERS We now have a 'Community Helpers' page on our MPSD website. It is located under the 'Marshfield Community Resources' link. Or by clicking here http://mpsdcommunityhelpers.weebly.com/
The page contains information related to service providers, a brief description of the services that each agency offers, as well as their web / email address and phone numbers.
The page is a good starting point for resources in our area. Many of the service providers, once contacted, are able to provide further networking if needed.
Please feel free to contact Robynne Ryan Lambert @ rryanlambert@mpsd.org if you have any questions.