Peter Noyes Friday Flyers
Week ending May 12, 2023
Upcoming Events
May 24..........Early Release Day Dismissal 11:45
May 29..........No School (Memorial Day)
June 1..........Fun Run - Rabbit Rabbit Day!
June 9.....School Wide Art Show/ Popsicles on the Playground 5:00-7:00 PM
June 9........Food Pantry - Dress like Ms. Allen
June 12 - Crazy Sock Day!
June 13.....Grade 5 Moving On 8:30 AM
June 15....... Last Day Of School Early Release Day Dismissal 11:45
From The Desk of Mrs. Doyle
Dear Peter Noyes Families,
Thank you for all the lovely treats, heartfelt messages, and sweet gifts you shared with our staff over this Teacher Appreciation Week. On behalf of everyone who works at Noyes, please know how much it means to feel valued and to see that our hard work and child-centered commitment is recognized and appreciated.
Thank you also to everyone who contributed and participated in the fabulous Hopscotch Around the Globe this week. Thank you to Charu Fischer (parent), Betsy Allen (grade 2 teacher), and Melissa Nash (English Language teacher) for spearheading the event. The turnout was phenomenal! This would not have been possible without the generosity and contributions of all our incredible families. Thank you also to all our parents and former-students who volunteered too. THANK YOU, ALL!!
Speaking of Ms. Allen, you may know she is retiring at the end of this year. She is a very special teacher and we as a staff thought it would be so fun to celebrate her next month in some of the ways she has celebrated with her students over the past 30+ years. Please look for the theme days coming up (poster included in this newsletter). The first one is June 1; this is her last Rabbit Rabbit Day at school. Don’t worry. I had never heard of Rabbit Rabbit Day either until I met Betsy Allen. Basically, you say “Rabbit Rabbit” on the first day of each month to bring some good luck. Betsy usually wears something Rabbit-y to school that day. Everyone is encouraged to wear bunny ears. We can make them at school if you don’t have any handy at home. Here’s hoping we all have some good luck in June!
Lastly for this week, please enjoy some great Tech Tips from our technology department.
TECHNOLOGY TIPS FOR PARENTS
The best place for parents to start is with the non-technical pieces of the puzzle:
Charge devices in a family area rather than bedrooms. The best "screen time" solution is simply not allowing physical access to the device.
Require children to inform parents when using a device. Casual, no-barrier access to technology can encourage a casual attitude toward inappropriate behaviors and content.
Check in on children periodically while they are using technology. The best filtering solution is knowing a parent will be checking in.
Clearly communicate to children that parents may examine their internet use, and exercise that authority when there is a concern.
After establishing good practices for children accessing technology, parents may want to start looking at various helpful resources online:
Common Sense Media is the best resource out there for parents searching for helpful information for children's internet use at home. Specifically, the section "Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between" offers parents articles that contain detailed help articles. They have articles on specific devices, social media platforms, age ranges, etc.
Know how to manage parental controls on different devices:
Apple iPhone or iPad
Android Phone or Tablet
Apple Macintosh
Microsoft Windows
Google Chromebook (Note that this is Google's consumer child safety product; it is not the enterprise product we use on school Chromebooks.)There are also many devices and services out there that can make your home wifi more secure, including Circle, Gryphon, OpenDNS, as well as services from your internet provider. Note that many of these solutions help manage your home wifi, but not children's cellular access on phones.
Install History Trends Unlimited to get a quick visual view of their browsing history if your child is using Google Chrome on a Chromebook, Mac or Windows computer.
Warmly,
Annette Doyle
THANK YOU!!!
Dear Families - Teacher Appreciation week was an absolute joy here at Noyes! From the flowers, to the tacos, the fondue, the love notes and the picnic woot woot cart! Thank you to each and every parent for their generosity and appreciation. We feel loved!!
We are out of Kleenex in the office! Any donations are welcome!
Previous Noyes and Current LS Students offering free for community service.
Peter Noyes Elementary School
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