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Leaps and Bounds
May 25, 2012
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Mon. May 28 No School
Tues. May 29 PTO Meeting, 9:15 a.m.
Thurs. May 31 Gr. 1 to Drumlin Farm
Fri. June 1 Walk-A-Thon & Family Picnic, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Message from the Principal
Dear Deerfield Families,
Today we had the annual Deerfield School Memorial Day ceremony. The entire school community and many family members gathered at Deerfield to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for America. The ceremony included patriotic recitations, songs, and reflections. The students in 2M presented the history of Memorial Day, 2H wrote and read reflections about the American Flag, and the entire 3rd grade read the names of many of the Westwood veterans who fought for America from the 1700s until the present.
We started a new tradition a few years ago with the Pledge of Allegiance at the Memorial Day Ceremony. The classroom teachers and I selected a student or two from each class, who exemplified our core values throughout the school year, to lead the Pledge. Our leaders for this year were Jason Guo, Raha Favakeh, Michelle Costello, Alex Heckscher, Chris Rogers, Luci Vitali, CJ Martin, Julia Preskenis, Bella Hamdam, Hannah Donoahue, Catherine Sullivan, Zach Salvatore, Michael Gotti, Katherine Keith, and Sofia Esposito. In addition, we had two special guest Pledge Leaders, my son Scotty and daughter Annie.
I invited Scotty and Annie because something unusual will happen at this Memorial Day Ceremony: I will wear my Army dress uniform. I am doing this because Kristen Evans, the Sheehan principal, asked me to wear my uniform and talk to the Sheehan students about Memorial Day. Since I will wear my uniform there, I thought I should wear it to our ceremony too (also, I only have a few minutes to get from Deerfield to Sheehan for their ceremony, so changing clothes would be difficult). Since my own children have never seen me in my uniform, I invited them to the ceremony too. Although I will dressed differently than I typically do, I will make sure to keep the students' focus on the people who gave their lives for America and not on what I am wearing.
I hope you enjoy the long weekend and take a few moments to think about the people who gave their lives for America.
Yours truly,
Allan Cameron
Pledge Leaders May 25
Alec Solomon
Tessa Scolaro
Andrew Webb-Johnson
Olivia Homiller
Sam Martin
Pledge Leaders June 1
Tommy Krumsiek
Rachel Perrone
Ann Cautela
Abbey Kotfila
Allan Cameron
Deerfield School Principal
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PTO Updates..
PTO OPENINGS.......
The PTO Board is starting to plan for next year. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to chair and work our events this year, we couldn't do it without your help. A few days ago we emailed out a list of open positions for next year. Please look over the email and let us know if you are interested in any of the positions. If you have any new ideas or suggestions please call or email one of us. Michelle Sutrich at mfsutrich@aol.com or Abby Stern at abbymstern@gmail.com
Important dates for the next few months:
May 29 PTO Meeting 9:15am
June 1 School Walk A Thon and Family Picnic 5:15pm
June 7 Field Day
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DEERFIELD FIELD DAY!!
Thursday, June 7th
Calling All Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to run games 8:30-11:15 and/or serve lunch 11:15-12:00.
This is a great opportunity for Dads, Moms, older siblings and others. All games have instructions and well known by the kids.
If you can help, please email your availability and preference for games or lunch to: DeerfieldFieldDay@gmail.com by June 1st. Confirmation will be sent out a few days before field day.
There are 18 games--9 at the k-2 level and 9 at the 3-5 level. Each game is assigned 2 adults. If you would like to work with a friend, on a favorite game or with one of the age groups, please indicate it in your email. Every attempt is made to assign parents to the age group of their child or one of their children.
For lunch, 2 adults are assigned to each classroom to serve lunch.
Four volunteers will be needed to come early (10:00) to help set up.
The Raindate is June 14th.
Field Day is always a great day; enjoyed by the kids, staff and volunteers.
THANK YOU in advance for your help.
Thanks so much!!
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Nutrikids...
DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP Nutrikids. Got to MyNutrikids.com
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PMC Kids Ride - Sunday June 10th - Who are you Riding For?
Registration is now open for Westwood's 5th annual PMC Kid's Ride Sunday, June 10th at 9 am at the Martha Jones School. Please visit kids.pmc.org/westwood to register, pick your route and start your fundraising. Last year, turnout was again fantastic with 500 riders raising over $58K in the fight against cancer. Volunteer registration is also open and we welcome parents and teens 14+.
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Posion ivy update....
We have some poison ivy on the edges of the back fields. Allan spoke with the superintendent and the operations manager about the problem. The maintenance staff removed all of the poison ivy by the playground by hand, but they cannot spray herbicide on the plants when the students are in school or using the fields. The plan is to spray the herbicide on the poison ivy this summer when the fields are closed due to the roof construction project. They hope to have it all gone by September. Until then, we will keep the students away from it during the school day.
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Bus Transportation Registration Available Online
We are excited about our online registration and payment process and hope that you find this system informative and easy to use.
If you are interested in Bus Transportation for your child next fall, please visit the Westwood Public Schools' website at www.westwood.k12.ma.us and click on the Bus Transportation button on the home page. After reading through the Frequently Asked Questions Page, you can complete a Registration form and pay online for transportation. A valid registration form and payment must be received by June 30th. There is no guarantee that a seat will be available after June 30th.
Please note that parents registering students for transportation will need their child's Student ID number which can be found in several places: elementary school lunch invoices, middle school lunch cards, report cards or Westwood High School ID cards. Please make sure to enter the grade the student will be entering next fall.
Sincerely,
Heath Petracca
Director of Business and Finance
Sign up online now for next fall!
Transportation rates will not be increasing for the upcoming year.
All applications with payment are due by
June 30th
WESTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NO NEED TO WAIT!
NO NEED TO WAIT!
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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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