West Bridgewater Public Schools

Howard School 70 Howard Street

West Bridgewater, MA 02379

Tel: 508 894-1250 Fax: 508 894-1253

pspencer@wbridgewater.com www.wbridgewaterschools.org

Peggy Spencer Principal Howard School Newsletter

November 3, 2016

Operation Gratitude It’s Halloween season, that spooky time of year, Time to show our soldiers that we really care.

To those men and women, who defend our flag, Let’s say “Trick or Treat” and fill their goodie bag.

We are calling on all ghosts, all goblins, and all ghouls, Take your unwanted candy, and bring it here to school.

Let’s break last year’s record of about 60 pounds, And collect 75! Now how does that sound? Say “Trick or Treat”, and say it really loud.

Make all of the soldiers overseas so very proud.

Thank you for the generous donations for our troops. The last day to bring in candy is Friday, November 4.

360 Club Members Here are our latest 360 Club members. These students were recognized by their classroom teachers for Academic Achievement, Strong Effort, Great Behavior, or all three. Congratulations to the following students: Allison Ledin, Zachary Lefferts, Patrick Clarke, Madyson May, James Mitcheson, Luke Destrampe, Christopher Flipp, Jared Wallach, Vincent Centrella, and Julian Wales.

Parent Teacher Conferences Teachers are preparing schedules for parent conferences. It has been our experience that these conferences bring about improved understanding of the child’s progress at school and at home. Listed below are the Howard School teacher conference times. However, earlier times may be adjusted to meet the needs of the parents/teachers. Friday November 18 1:00-3:00pm Monday November 21 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday November 22 Times will vary

Surround Care The November Early Release sign ups will be done live on the WB District website. We will have 3 dates, 11/18,11/21, 11/22 with separate links for you to select for your child to attend. You can enroll your child for 1, 2, or all 3 days, but there will be separate sign ups for each date . Sign ups need to be done by NOON on Wednesday 11/16. Registration closes after that time. There will be no PM Surround Care on Wednesday, November 23. Here's the District link: http://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/ Click Menu Click Parents & Students Click Surround Care Select Surround Care Half Day Registration (for date desired)

4th Grade News

Mrs. Moore's students wrote "Spooktacular" greetings to brighten Halloween for patients at Boston Children's Hospital.

Student Council Announcements Please send in non perishable food items. We are hoping to go to the food pantry within the next week. Costume Day was a huge success. Thanks so much to everyone for their enthusiasm and involvement. We will be deciding on our next theme day in the next few weeks.

Happy Belated Halloween From All of Us at the Howard School

Wildcat PRIDE

Fourth grader Ava O'Neil recited her diamanté poem about our October monthly theme of “Honesty” at the Wildcat PRIDE assembly. Our November theme is “Courtesy”.

Nurse’s Desk During the cold months, we tend to see more cases of lice. Regular head checks should be done in order to catch an infestation early. I recommend checking your child’s head once a week. If you discover lice in your child’s hair please report it to me at 508-894-1240 ext.231.

Veteran’s Day In honor of Veteran’s Day there is no school on Friday, November 11, 2016

DARE News

West Bridgewater DARE has introduced a new Twitter feed with a goal of providing parents and the community with an overview of what we are talking about in our DARE classes. We hope to encourage our students and their families to share a dialog on the important topics that we discuss. We hope that DARE can be the icebreaker that opens up discussions on a variety of safety and wellness subjects. Our Twitter handle is @wbdare, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Save these Dates! Women’s Self Defense Class is coming back! November 6 and November 13

Once again, in partnership with the West Bridgewater School District, the West Bridgewater Police Department is again offering a Women’s Self Defense Class this fall. Taught by Bridgewater SGT Carl MacDermott, this high energy, hands-on class will be held on Sunday evening from 6:30pm until 9:30pm on November 6th and 13th. Martial Arts experts from MacDermott’s Tang Soo Do will share their wealth of experience to empower women to take an active role in the safety of them and their family. The class is open to women ages 13 and up, with a $35 donation to the West Bridgewater DARE program. Anyone interested is encouraged to email kthaxter@wbpd.com Sign up sheets will be available at West Bridgewater Schools and at the police station at 99 West Center Street.

“Reading Roars!” with Mrs. Richmond

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the “Storybook Pumpkin Contest”! You all did an amazing job and should be so proud of all your hard work! Thank you so much to the PTO for donating Amazon gift cards to our “Storybook Character Pumpkin” winners! Thank you so much to Mrs. Spencer for providing all of our “Storybook Pumpkin Contest” participants with an ice cream coupon!

2016 Howard School Storybook Character Pumpkin Winners

2016 4th Grade Storybook Character Pumpkin Winners Kyle Whitham - The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

Agapi Kouvlis - Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown Grace Schnell - The Lorax by Dr. Suess

2016 5th Grade Storybook Character Pumpkin Winners Brooke Warren - Alice in Wonderland - The Cheshire Cat by Lewis Carroll

Kendall Beady - How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss Brooke Robichaud - Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

2016 6th Grade Storybook Character Pumpkin Winners Eva Sullivan - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Isabella D’Agostino - The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel by Melissa de la Cruz Rylee Smith - The Dog Who Saved Christmas by Allan Zullo

Please follow Brandi Richmond on Twitter @HowardReading “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

PTO Corner

PTO meeting dates for the school year will be: 11/15, 12/20, 1/17/17, 2/7, 3/21, 4/25 & 5/23. Meetings are held at 7pm in the Howard School Library. All parents and staff are welcome! Please join us next Tuesday! If you plan on keeping the Mass Pass Coupon Books please send in $25. If not, they must be returned. Checks should be made payable to WBPTO and include a phone number. Any questions please contact Donna Hulme dhulme24@gmail.com. Thank you for your support. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Meadow Farms fundraiser! The PTO made a profit over $7,000! A huge THANK YOU goes out to Jess Aldred for organizing that fundraiser! And the winners are....

Preschool: Gerard Page Kindergarten: Kylie Torrey 1st: Paige Zaleski 2nd: Cole Seckinger

3rd: Natalya Dottin 4th: Agapi Kouvlis 5th: Brooke Warren 6th: Sean Varney

Thank you everyone for your support and congratulations to the top sellers! The Vendor Fair is Saturday 11/5. Cindi Vanderstreet is once again coordinating the event .... thank you!! Please consider volunteering either with set up Friday 11/4 at 6 pm or throughout the day 11/5 anytime between 8 and 3. Willing to bake? We need baked good items..... these can be dropped off around 8 that morning or on Friday night. It would be awesome to have some Gluten Free items too! Thanks for anything you can help with! Recycle all textiles that are clean and dry in the white bins outside of SSS, RLM & Howard. WBPTO receives the funds generated by your donations. Anything that can be reused is donated and the rest is recycled. Items that are accepted are on the website and FB page. All information for programs, logo merchandise, and officer's emails can be found here. https://sites.google.com/site/westbridgewaterpto/home The link is also on the WB Public School website under "quick links".

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