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| Issue XXXIII, JUNE 1, 2012 |
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| Deerfield School
Leaps and Bounds
June 1, 2012
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Fri, June 1 Deerfield Walk-a-thon & Family Picnic 5:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Mon, June 4 Gr. 4/5 Band & Gr. 5 Jazz Band concert, 7:00 p.m. @ H.S. Auditorium
Tues, June 5 Gr. 3 Recorder Concert, 9:00 a.m.
Wed, June 6 Intergenerational Meeting @ Senior Center, 11:25 - 1:00
Thurs, June 7 Field Day, 8:45 - 11:15
Talent Show, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Fri, June 8 Gr. 5 students visit Thurston M.S., 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Sat, June 9 Gr. 5 Car Wash, 9:00 - 12:00 behind the Fire Station
Mon, June 11 Wheels On the Bus Program for Incoming K Parents, 6:30 - 7:30
Tues, June 12 Gr. 5 Independent Study Presentations, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Wed, June 13 Gr. 5 Move-up Ceremony, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
School Committee Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs, June 14 Field Day Rain Date
Mon, June 18 Last Day of school. Dismissal @ 11:35 a.m.
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Message from the Principal
Dear Deerfield Families,
Dear Deerfield Families,
I am excited to report that one of the best days of the elementary school year is happening next week (weather permitting). On Thursday June 7 we have our annual Field Day in the morning and Deerfield Talent Show in the afternoon! These are two fun and active events that almost all of our students love and look forward to every year. I still have many great memories from Field Days when I was in elementary school, and I even have a picture of me and two friends in a talent show lip-synching "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys. My wife recently commented that my hair looked like Sean Cassidy's hair in the picture.
This memory-making day at Deerfield is scheduled for Thursday June 7. Judith Wine, our PE teacher, has coordinated with parent volunteers to schedule the Field Day portion of the day. The students will be outside playing games from around 8:30 until 11:30, when we will break for lunch. All students will have a picnic lunch of pizza, fruit, and Popsicles; if you prefer your child have another lunch please pack one and send it to school with him or her. Please make sure your child wears sneakers, comfortable clothes that are appropriate for the weather, a hat, and sunscreen. Also, please make sure your child has a labeled water container. The students will take several drink breaks throughout the day.
After lunch is over, the students will go inside the gym to watch the Deerfield Talent Show. They will see an array of interesting events, including singing, dancing, and acting. We are not having an evening performance of the Talent Show this year, so any family members who wish to watch the show may join us in the gym. We'll have seats set-up in the back of the gym for family members. The Talent Show will run from 12:15 until about 1:15.
We have a fun day planned for Thursday June 7. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Yours truly,
Allan Cameron
Pledge Leaders June 8
Gus Dudley
Connor Hennigan
Laurel Barnett
Carly Bass
Owen Bewley
John Fusco
Jordan Mula
Julia Preskenis
Olivia D'Angio
Pledge Leaders June 15
Raha Favakeh
Philip Jensen
Isabella Guleserian
Sarah Burbo
Shea Loughnane
Zachary Salvatore
Laura Ellis
Hanya Yang
Allan Cameron
Deerfield School Principal
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PTO Updates..
Important dates for this month:
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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DEERFIELD CAR WASH
Fundraiser for Deerfield 5th Grade
Class Gift
Come one, come all!!!!
WHEN: Saturday, June 9th
WHERE: Fire Station, Rte. 109
637 High St., Westwood
TIME: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
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GIRL SCOUTS NEWS....
The Deerfield 5th grade Girl Scout Troop is earning their Bronze Award by planning & running the Westwood 100th birthday celebration of Girl Scouting. The event will be on Sunday, June 10th from 1:00 to 3:00pm at the Westwood High School gymnasium and courtyard. There will be games, crafts, service activities, Moon Bounce and much more! The event is free! There will be a collection box for optional donations of canned fruit and/or children's books. Come and celebrate 100 years of Girl Scout fun and helping others!
The girls in the 5th grade troop are: Emma Barrett, Johanna Barros, Abaigael Belcher, Laura Ellis, Sofia Esposito, Riley Flynn, Merritt Hall, Melanie Homsy, Sarah Homsy, Jane Krumsiek, Amy McCarron, Julia Phillips, Celia Piemontese, Chloe Warshaw, and Nicole Yanoff.
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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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Art Note from Mrs. Schaffner and Lisa Walker
The Westwood Educational Foundation kindly funded a mini-grant submitted by myself and Westwood ceramic artist Lisa Walker titled "Commemorative Clay Creations". Through this grant, 5th grade art students were able to work with earth clay, glazing and firing while using additive and subtractive clay construction techniques. They created a clay relief sculpture tile that serves as a visual memoir of their time at Deerfield. It will go home with them on a small brass display easel. These keepsake tiles are now on exhibit in the front display case at Deerfield until the end of the school year. We hope you will all have an opportunity to view them. This special project was a success in part due to the help of several parent volunteers who came in at various points along the creative process. Lisa Walker and I would like to say a special "thank you" to the following parent volunteers: Deirdre Belcher, Margaret Carr, Cathy Ellis, Monica Esposito, Kirke Hall, Marlene Morris and Kristyn Shields. An additional "thank you" to day custodian Thomas Crowley who helped us set up in the cafeteria. We would also like to send a message of appreciation to the Westwood Educational Foundation for the funding and support of this unique opportunity for the 5th grade art students.
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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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