Peter Noyes Friday Flyers
June 13, 2020
A Message From Mrs. Doyle
Dear Peter Noyes Families,
Welcome to the final Friday Flyers of the 2019-2020 school year! Thank you for all you have done to support your children during the last three months of remote learning. When we met at Kindergarten Orientation and I asked you to partner with us, this isn’t exactly what I meant. I doubt any of us could have imagined a year like this one.
With only three school days remaining, here are the important things to know:
Materials Retrieval
Thank you for selecting your date/time to pick up your children’s belongings and drop off any items belonging to school. There is detailed information included later in this newsletter and I urge you to review it before coming to school next week. If you have something special to leave for a teacher, you may do so at this exchange. We will make sure the teacher knows it’s at school.
Step Up Day
On the last day of school, we typically do something called Step Up Day. All of the students in each grade level come together to meet the teachers in the next grade level and learn about the exciting things they’ll be doing next year. Our teachers have created videos to share this virtually with students and these will be released on the last day of school, June 17. In a typical year, teachers talk about field trips and special events during Step Up, but because so much is unknown right now about how next year will look, teachers are sticking to introducing themselves and talking about what curriculum topics are covered at that grade level.
Staffing
We congratulate Ann Donahue, grade 1 teacher, on her retirement at the end of this year after 27 years of teaching. We also congratulate Kathy Bower and Amy Flanigan-Butts, teaching assistants, on their retirement. We wish all three of you the very best in your well-earned retirement.
We warmly welcome two new teachers to our staff for next year. Angela Spirito will be teaching grade 1. Angela has taught at Haynes for several years and we are excited to have her join our team. We also welcome Peter Ferguson who will join our grade 3 team while Ashley Irving stays home with her new baby next year. Peter has taught in grades 3-5, including some time at Noyes, and we are thrilled to have him join us again.
Placement
On August 19, you will be able to log into your Aspen account to find out your child’s teacher assignment for next year.
This has been a year like no other and it looks like we must continue to be patient, flexible, and resilient. As we learn more about what next year will look like, we will communicate with you.
We wish you and your family a safe and joyful summer.
Sincerely,
Annette Doyle
Materials Exchange
During the week of June 15, Noyes will return students’ personal belongings and collect school-issued items (library books, classroom materials, technology devices, etc.) during a curbside exchange at Noyes. This will also allow us to bag up any yearbooks you have purchased or any books you’ve ordered during our online Spring Book Fair. Also, if there is something in the Lost and Found that has your child’s name on it, we will put it in their bag.
Here’s how the process will work:
Parents will sign up for an available slot on this Sign Up Genius. Be sure to list all of the names of your children on the Sign Up so we have their bags ready. Arrive at school during your assigned date and time only.
Please label everything you are returning with your child’s name and where it belongs. For example, “Suzy Snowflake, Mrs. Hanks’ classroom.” Please put a Post It note or piece of paper with this information inside the book or item being returned.
Post a piece of paper with the last name of your children in the passenger side window.
We ask that you put any items that you are returning to us in the trunk of your vehicle. A staff member will take it out of your trunk and we will put in your trunk any items belonging to your child(ren).
You must remain in your car. Our staff will be wearing masks and will remain socially distanced from each other and from you.
Please be sure to follow the directions provided as you arrive, including pulling your car up as far as you can to accommodate all the cars for that time slot.
Thank you for packing your patience. We will do our best to make this process as smooth and simple as possible, but we will have limited staff members due to the need to remain socially distanced. Thank you for understanding that this process may take a little time. After all, like so many things, we’ve never tried this before!
Summer Of Reading
The Goodnow Library invites all children from birth through rising 5th graders to imagine a new kind of Summer @ Goodnow. Due to COVID-19 and the need for social distancing, Summer Reading is now online! Instead of traditional in-person programming, the Goodnow Library will offer virtual and take-home activities to get children excited about reading! Please visit Summer @ Goodnow for further details. The library is looking forward to this new way of connecting and celebrating reading this summer!
https://goodnowlibrary.org/services/children/childrens-summer-reading/
Dear Peter Noyes Families,
This year we will hold our Square 1 Art project online You can now search for your child's art code online. All purchasing will be done online and shipped directly to your home.
Simply click on the Square 1 Art shopsite, and on the click on "Find Your Child's Art", and enter Massachusetts, Peter Noyes, and your child's name. Your child's art code will then appear. Once you enter your child's art code provided, you may then view your child's art, and order products! (Mobile Users: If you are already logged in to your Square 1 Art account, and do not see "Find Your Child's Art", scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and click on "view full site" and the page will re-load and you will see "Find Your Child's Art".)
If you have questions or need anything at all, please contact customer care at service@square1art.com or 888.332.3294x1 or contact Customer Care Online.
Stay Safe & Healthy,
Kristin Moffat
Square 1 Art School Coordinator
Peter Noyes Elementary