Pleasant Street School News
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News from Preschool! Why do we do all of this?!
Our preschool team not only provides high quality, varied, and enriched learning experiences for children but they also take time to consistently share information with families. To that end, our teachers send out a weekly newsletter, create thematic monthly videos, and maintain a preschool focused webpage. You might ask...how do they have time to do all of this?! Put simply, our teachers make time, often outside of school, to create these publications and media material to share with young families. We believe that creating positive and involved family partners in children's education will reap benefits that extend throughout a child's schooling. If families routinely read the newsletter with their preschool child and watch the monthly video together it provides a sense of connection to their child's school life. It invites conversation as your child can identify classmates pictured within videos or photos and can begin to talk about stories read, letters learned, and activities from his or her day. Building this relationship with your child about his or her school experiences creates an excellent foundation as children enter kindergarten and progress through the elementary grades and beyond.
"March Snow Fun" -please enjoy this short video featuring our adorable preschool friends playing in the snow.
https://animoto.com/play/zzl18lmmTVwxjpUN7hMhuQ
Preschool Newsletter for week of March 30, 2015
http://www.arrsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Preschool-Newsletter-March-30-2015.pdf
Preschool webpage link:
Preschool Applications for the 2015-2016 school year:
http://www.arrsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Preschool-application-2015-2016.pdf
Spring Picture Day
Community Service at Pleasant Street
Ashanti and Emmery
Aiden and Abby
Jaden and Angie
Compliments versus put downs...Compliments will win every time!
Pictured to the right is an updated bulletin board outside of Mrs. Schwab's office, our school guidance counselor, that reminds students of this message as well.
MCAS testing updates
Our fourth graders had their first session of the English language arts reading comprehension test on Wednesday March 25th! We will then participate in MCAS testing from March 30-April 2 with respective sessions for grades 3 and 4. Students were very focused, worked incredibly hard, and appeared to be applying their reading strategies as they thoughtfully answered multiple choice and open response questions.
Grade 4 MCAS testing
- March 30, reading comprehension, session #2
- April 2, ELA long composition, state mandated day
Grade 3 testing:
- March 31, reading comprehension, session #1
- April 1, reading comprehension, session #2
If you have any questions about the MCAS administration please contact the school office.
Please click on the links below for prior school notices and for more MCAS information from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website.
http://www.arrsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MCAS-parent-notice-2015.pdf
http://www.arrsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Student-notice-MCAS-ELA-2015-Test-Admin-Plan.pdf
MCAS posters and well wishing from our student council
Going Visual...Examing Mid-Year Literacy Assessment Data
Community Events & Postings
Do you have news to share or want to inform members of our school community about family friendly events in our area? If, so please email or forward a flyer or link.
Thank you :)
Winter and Spring 2015- Happenings at Valuing our Children- click on the link below to see what is being offered at this wonderful family resource center.
http://www.arrsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Happenings-at-VOC-winter-2015.pdf
For other local events, happenings, and resources in this area... you can also check the North Quabbin Community Coalition website below:
Upcoming Events...Mark your Calendars!
Upcoming Events and Dates
- March 25- April 6- ELA Spring testing window
- April 2, Grade 4 MCAS ELA long composition-state mandated day
- April 6, PTO meeting, 6:00-7:00 pm, all are welcome, childcare is provided
- April 8, School House Rock, Live, Children's play at Mount Wachusett Theatre
- April 6-10, Kindergarten registration
- April 6-10, Scholastic Buy One, Get One Free, Book Fair. Look for more information to come home!
- April 20- 24, spring vacation, no school
Check back soon for more news!
News from Principal Ellis
Email: dellis@arrsd.org
Website: arrsd.org
Location: 1060 Pleasant Street., Athol, MA 01331
Phone: (978) 249-2405