"Paw Prints"
Farley Elementary School's Weekly Family Update
THOUGHTS and THANK YOUS
Dear Farley Families,
I survived the Sundae Extravaganza! What an exciting day it was! Students had a blast as did I. Tara Sagor shared with me that, as of Wednesday, we have officially raised $38,000. Isn't that incredible? Thank you, again, for all of your generosity and support with this-our only fundraiser of the year.
Other thanks this week goes to Mr. D'Addario, fourth grader Olivia's dad, for bulletin creating an incredible "Brave Pose" bulletin board. "Brave Poses" are part of the Choose Love SEL Curriculum. Soon, students will be selecting their favorite "Brave Pose" and using it to help boost their confidence. Mr. D'Addario also took some "homework" with him after he created the board and helped cut out over 50 #ExplainYourBrain arrows that staff will use to highlight student work. Thank you so much!
Other caregivers in need of thanks this week are the Tracy, Casto, and Laudate families for donating stadium seats to Mrs. Curtin's and Mrs. Ahlstrom's class. We also received a surprise set of two new seats from Amazon from a secret sender! If this was you--we really appreciate your kindness!
My wife Liv's theater company is presenting "Macbeth" so I will be seeing it multiple times this weekend. She has spent the last month directing this production and is beyond thrilled that Hudson High students will be taking a field trip to see the play in a few weeks. I hope you have a lovely weekend...stay dry!
Rachel Scanlon (She, Her, Hers)
Farley Principal
rscanlon@hudson.k12.ma.us
978-567-6153
NEED TO KNOWS:
October 5th:
- Home and School Meeting 6:30pm-LL 27 (The Home and School Board as opted for no virtual option this time)
October 7th:
- No School for Students
October 10th:
- No School for Students
October 12th:
- Walk to School Day-More information next week!
October 13th:
- Ice Cream Social 6:00pm-Join Farley's Home and School for free ice cream treats! More information listed below.
October 24th:
- School Picture Day-More information to come!
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
WELCOME MRS. AHLSTROM!
Charissa Ahlstrom works with multilingual learners to support students' development of academic and social English. This is her first year teaching at Farley Elementary School, having previously taught in Framingham and Sherborn.
Before teaching in public schools, she taught English with adults and college students in New York, Boston, Cambridge and Framingham. She earned her Masters in Applied Linguistics from UMASS Boston. She speaks Spanish, a little French and is trying to learn more Portuguese each day! She has a particular interest in anti-racist education, different religious traditions, and building LGBTQ awareness and support. She also loves singing (loudly) and with others.
She lives in Hopkinton with her partner and they have 3 children.
Charissa Ahlstrom (how to pronounce)
English Language Teacher
Pronouns: She/her
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
FARLEY BOYS WIN AT FLAG FOOTBALL
Last weekend, I went to watch some of Farley's second graders working as team to defeat Westford. Flag football is new to me, so I learned a lot from the caregivers on the sidelines. I loved seeing the players and coaches working together on the field. Congrats on a team win!
FARLEY HOME and SCHOOL ASSOCIATION UPDATES
FARLEY'S STUDENT/FAMILY DIRECTORY IS READY!
Home and School has finished compiling all the contact information voluntarily submitted by Farley families for our school directory. The directory is linked below. Please note that this directory is published for the private use of Farley Elementary School Families only. This directory is for the personal use of the authorized reader and cannot be shared (including on social media), duplicated, or used for commercial purpose.
If you need to make any changes, would like to be added to the January edition, would like to be removed from the directory, or have any questions, please contact sarh.tracy97@gmail.com.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL INVITATION
Farley's Home and School would like to invite all families to their annual "Get to Know You" Ice Cream Social. This is a free event and open to current Farley students and families. A flier with more information is linked below. Home and School is also looking for volunteers to help with this event. If you would like to volunteer, sign-up by clicking this link: https://signup.com/go/EXFaBsF
HOME and SCHOOL MONTHLY MEETING
The next Home and School meeting is Wednesday, October 5th @ 6:30pm in Lower Level classroom 27. A Portuguese interpreter will be in attendance. At the request of the Home and School Board, there will be no virtual option this month and going forward. Childcare will be provided.
Here is the link to Home and School's Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/FarleyHSA
OTHER UPDATES AND REMINDERS
SCREENING MESSAGE FROM THE NURSES
The Health Office is preparing for the state screenings. These include: vision screening for grades K-4; hearing screenings for grades K-3; and height/weight screenings for grades 1 and 4. We are hoping to begin these screenings the week of October 17. If you would like to opt out of these screenings, please send on of our nurses an email (see below) with your student’s name and classroom teacher by October 12th. Thank you.
Tina Hill, RN tmhill@hudson.k12.ma.us
Carla Wright, RN cjwright@hudson.k12.ma.us
A MESSAGE FROM STUDENT SERVICES
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This message comes to you on behalf of the Special Education Parent Advisory Council of Hudson (SEPAC-Hudson). SEPAC-Hudson will host Virtual Basic Rights in Special Education Meeting on November 1, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED so you receive a Zoom link and passcode for your workshop. Use this link to pre-register https://fcsn-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcOqpqzgtGNAC59xPEjEig605G5I_grgDIf you need assistance, please contact Sandra Maiuri at 508-615-7454. Interpretation is available upon request.
If you are unfamiliar with the Zoom platform, here is a quick video on how to use zoom:
· Intro to Zoom for Families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIUVCxcew8M&t=30s
VACCINES AVAILABLE
Farley Elementary School
Email: rscanlon@hudson.k12.ma.us
Website: https://cafarley.hudson.k12.ma.us/
Location: 119 Cottage Street, Hudson, MA, USA
Phone: 978-567-6153