GWS Weekly Newsletter
January 11, 2019
UNDER THE LINDEN TREE
submission deadline EXTENDED
to Wednesday, January 23!
Do not miss this opportunity to see your child's
work published in our school periodical!
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri. 1/11: PATRIOTS Spirit Day
Mon. 1/14: School Wide Box Tops Contest continues through 2/13
Wed. 1/16: "The Truth About Vaping" event at the Marshfield Boys & Girls Club 6:30-8PM
Mon. 1/21: No School, Martin Luther King Day
Tues. 1/23: Under the Linden Tree submission extended deadline - see details below
Fri. 1/25: Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 school year, 9:30-12-noon,
Session 2 of 2 visit www.mpsd.org for more details
- PTO WINTERFEST, 6-8PM - details to follow
- Scholastic Book Fair begins
Mon- 1/28 to Fri. 2/1: Scholastic BOOK FAIR during scheduled library times
Mon 1/28: School store will be open during recessMCAS testing in grade 3, 4, & 5 begins April 2. CLICK HERE for a schedule, or see below.
CONGRATULATIONS GOOD CITIZENS FOR JANUARY 2019!
This Month's theme is COURAGE
Brian Coveno
Brendan Kiziuk
Hunter Holbrook
REMINDERS FOR PARENTS
ABSENCES: Please call in your child’s absence each day before 9:30 AM. If we do not receive a call, we will try to reach the parent or guardian with the Connect Ed System to account for the child.
PUNCTUALITY: The school day begins at 8:50 AM. All students reporting late to school are required to be accompanied by a parent/guardian to the office to check in before going to his/her classroom.
RECESS: During the winter months, we will be outside for recess if the play areas are plowed and the temperature is above 25 degrees. Although safety concerns and time restrictions prevent play time in the snow, hats, mittens, and winter coats are still necessary to protect children from the frigid temperatures.
ALTERNATE BUS STOPS: Affected bus routes for the GWS area include Pioneer Trail & Settlers Path, and the upper and lower Blackmount neighborhoods off of Webster Street. The bus will make all existing stops on Webster Street.
When flooding occurs in the Brant Rock area, the “high road” section of Ocean Street and the Esplanade area may be affected.
Please be sure to discuss the appropriate bus stop location with your child in advance. If you plan to pick your child up from school, be sure to notify the office in writing and document any carpool arrangements.
For complete details, visit https://www.mpsd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=749
UNDER THE LINDEN TREE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED to Tuesday, January 23, 2019.
Under the Linden Tree is an annual publication presenting the writings of our students. This volunteer effort and PTO-supported magazine publishes original stories, poems, songs, plays, essays and other creative written works submitted by GWS students.
COMMUNITY PRESENTATION
"The Truth About Vaping" event with Traci Wojciechowski from Caron sponsored by Marshfield FACTS and the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield. About this Event: If you and/or your child think vaping is just 'flavored water' please join us for an educational presentation with Traci Wojciechowski from Caron. We know weeknights are busy for families, so let us feed you pizza while you learn about the dangers of Juul, vapes, e-cigarettes. Please reserve a free ticket for each person attending so that we can order enough pizza. Date And Time: Wed, January 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Location: Boys & Girls Club, 37 Proprietors Drive, Marshfield https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-truth-about-vaping-registration-53033670135?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing
FROM THE LIBRARY
GWS Readers have been leaning about Caldecott and Newbury Award winners. Titles chosen will be announced later this month. Students are rediscovering past medal winning titles. The Scholastic Bookfair is coming! Our Bookfair will kick off at Winterfest 1/25/2019, and continue the following week during library times. If you are interested in volunteering during your child's library time the week of 1/28/19--2/1/19, please email cconsoli@mpsd.org. Additionally, a
signup genius will be coming. Thank you! Mrs. Consoli
JANUARY LUNCH MENU
ATTENTION INCOMING KINDERGARTEN PARENTS
Kindergarten Registration for the 2019-2020 school year will be Wednesday, January 9 and Friday, January 25. Visit www.mpsd.org for more information about procedures and required documentation.
FROM THE PTO
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our PTO meeting. It was a great turn out. Our next meeting is Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 PM at GWS.
WINTERFEST is coming! Please join us Friday, January 25 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Paypal is still not up and running. Thank you to everyone for your patience. We will be sending out another flyer with your child. Keep an eye out for it! You can send in a check or money with your child. We can't wait to see everyone! Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns at GWSPTO@gmail.com.
UNDER THE LINDENTREE deadline has been extended!! The new deadline is Wednesday, January 23. Please get your submissions in!
SCHOOL WIDE BOX TOPS CONTEST
- 1,500 Box Tops Marshfield Spirit Day
- 3,000 Box Tops Mismatched Day
- 5,000 Box Tops Crazy Hat/Hair Day
Prizes will be awarded as goals are mett!!
MCAS Testing begins April 2!
English Language Arts
Grades 3 & 4: April 2 & 3
Grade 5: April 5 & 9
Math & Science
Grade 5: May 7 & 8, Math
Grades 3 & 4: May 10 & 14, Math
Grade 5: May 15 & 17, STE
MARSHFILED ST. PATRICK'S DAY 5K
Time to start planning for 2019 and the first major race of the year, "America's Most Irish Road Race", the Ninth Annual Marshfield St. Patrick's Day 5K on Saturday March 16th! Join approximately 4,000 runners, walkers and crawlers descending on Brant Rock in Marshfield for a great time benefiting the Marshfield Education Foundation!
Please check out our web site marshfieldstpatricksday5k.com where you will be able to find all the information on the race. Don't forget that everyone that registers by February 19, 2019 will receive the outstanding long sleeve race shirt.