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Leaps & Bounds 3/2/12

Department/School:  Deerfield  
Type:  General  

Issue XXII,  MARCH 2, 2012
Deerfield School
Leaps and Bounds
March 2, 2012 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
 
Fri March 9          Family Fun Night Deerfield
Sat March 17       WESC St Patrick's Day Party
 
 

Message from the Principal
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dear Deerfield Families,
 
This week we have a guest writer for Leaps and Bounds. Diane Kaiser is the Director of Art for Westwood Public Schools. She can be reached at  HYPERLINK "mailto:dkaiser@westwood.k12.ma.us" dkaiser@westwood.k12.ma.us.  
 
Youth Art Month is an annual national observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. Youth Art Month provides a forum for acknowledging the skills students develop through art education, including self-expression, cooperation with others, and critical thinking. All of these skills are vital to the success of our future leaders. 
 
For many years now, the Westwood Art Department elementary teachers have celebrated Youth Art Month by holding a town-wide art exhibit of student work in the Children's Room of the Westwood Public Library. This showcase communicates the exciting educational and creative work going on in the art classrooms and shows concrete examples of the curriculum-based art projects. Each elementary school will be represented with 10-15 examples of artwork. Although it would be wonderful to have every student in the town represented, during the year each of the art teachers makes a concerted effort to display every student's work at least once in their rotating art displays. 
 
The annual Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards were recently presented. Participating middle schools and high schools across the state submitted their work for juried awards. This year, there were thirty-seven Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention winners from Westwood, including the children of two Deerfield staff members, Tricia DeAngelis and Judy Kress. The winning student artwork is on-view at the State Transportation Building at 10 Park Plaza in Boston through April 7th. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The awards ceremonies for this year's winners will be held Sunday, March 11, 2012 at the John Hancock Hall in Boston. 
 
Elementary and middle school student art exhibits will continue at Vello's Restaurant at 679 High Street in Westwood through the end of the school year. Art pieces are displayed at Vello's on a rotating basis throughout the school year thanks to the generosity and support of owner Victor Servello.   
 
I am very thankful to have such a great visual arts program in Westwood. Thank you for your support. Please contact me or our art teacher, Elaine Schaffner, if you have any specific questions about art instruction at Deerfield. 
 
Yours truly,
 
 
Allan Cameron

 
 
 
Allan Cameron
Deerfield School Principal
 


 
 
          PTO Update
 
 
Mini Courses News:
 
Mini courses got off to a fantastic start this week. We have many exciting offerings this session including: Math Games, Hip Hop Dance and Nature Club! If your child is participating in basketball or soccer, please send in a water bottle each week.
We still waiting for payment from some families. If you have not paid for your child's course yet, please send the check in to school made out to Deerfield PTO. If you have any questions about payment, please contact Laurie DeStefano at destefanoL@yahoo.com. Thank you!
  
Deerfield Family Fun Night
Friday, March 9th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
DJ will be playing great music and games.
Pizza and Water provided.
Cost will be $5 per person capped at $20 per family. 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 NEWS FROM THE MUSIC ROOM.....
 
You are invited to the Grade 5 Band open rehearsal:
 
Have you ever wondered how a band prepares for a concert?  This is your opportunity to witness a real band rehearsal! The fifth grade band students invite you to attend an open rehearsal.  At this rehearsal, you will see how the band works on specific sections of musical compositions; working towards the goal of an excellent performance in June!  
  
Grade 5 Band Open Rehearsal:
Thursday March 15, 2:05-2:40
Deerfield Cafeteria
 
Any questions? Feel free to email Mrs. Labedz: llabedz@westwood.k12.ma.us

WESC UPDATE....
 
Deerfield Families, March is Here...
WESC Spring Social is March 17th at 7:30 PM
 
It's a fun, casual event with food, entertainment, a live and silent auction to raise funds for all 5 Westwood Elementary schools. The school with the largest percentage of ticket sales will win $250. Currently, Deerfield and Sheehan are in the lead!  
  
Some of our fabulous auction items that are special Deerfield experiences include:
  
Mrs. Hardy will take 2 lucky girls to the Natick American Girl Doll store treating them (and their dolls) to lunch and an item for their dolls. 
4th grade teachers, Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Urquijo, will take your child and 3 friends to Vello's for an ice cream treat after school. 
Ms. Wine will take 2 students to Lost Brook in Norwood to play 9 holes of (real) golf.  
Ms. Kunkel and your child (+4)  will enjoy a lunch date in Room 11 to play games and eat lunch during the first grade lunch block.
Reserved seats for the 4th and 5th grade production Lights, Camera, Music!  4 front row seats! (2 sets)
Deerfield Kindergarten class hand decorated chair. 
Mrs. McCarty will bring your child and a friend to Vello's for lunch on an early release Wednesday.
Mrs. Schaffner will create a 11x 16 charcoal and white conte pencil portrait of a family member; in a sitting in your home.
Four students will be treated to an afternoon of bowling and ice cream with Ms. Chen, Mrs. Casey, and Ms. Krass.  
Mrs. Hardy's 2nd grade class hand-decorated beach bag filled with all you need for a great day at the beach: summer reading, sunscreen and more!
  
Dr. Cameron will take the class of the winning bidder outside for an extra 30 minutes of recess.  
  
  
Some of our other fabulous auction items include:
  
Newport Weekend Getaway
Night on the town with a stay at the Ritz and dinner at Troquet
McKinney Brothers Tree Service gift certificate
Interior Decorating or Home Staging by Deb Ellis Designs
Boston Bruins, Celtics and Red Sox tickets
Sam Adams Beer for a Year
Get In Shape For Women Package
Camp registrations at Sarah Behn Basketball and Babson College
Sky Zone, McGolf and Rock Spot Climbing passes
  
  
 
What is WESC? 
 
Westwood Elementary School Coalition (WESC) www.wesconline.org is a non-profit 501(c)3 volunteer organization that raises funds for all 5 elementary schools and their respective PTO/PTAs to be used for curriculum/ cultural enrichment programs, field trips, computer equipment, recess supplies, art programs, classroom supplies, and much more for our elementary schools. We've raised nearly 1 million dollars for our schools over our 18 year history.
 
 
 
                                                DEERFIELD LOGO WEAR   
 

You can now purchase your Deerfield Logo Wear at the school anytime.  Order slips can be printed out from the Deerfield website, /index.cfm?pid=10208 You can find it under The Bulletin in Forms and Publications.  Please send completed order forms with payment to the school office "Attention PTO-Logo Wear". Any questions please contact Sheri Webb Tibbetts at sheriwebb23@yahoo.com.
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