01/03/23Week of January 2nd
Hanlon-Deerfield Beam Signing
On the Thursday before the December vacation, the Deerfield and Hanlon students were able to sign one of the steel beams that was later installed into the new school building. Here are some photos of the steel beam with their signatures being hoisted into place. If you want to know more about the tradition of putting a tree on the beam, this article from slate.com has some information. This short video provides a flyover rendering of what the new school building is going to look like when finished (view of the building starts 50 seconds in).
Early Release Day on Wednesday, January 11th
Wednesday, January 11th will be an early-release day for students. Students will be dismissed at 11:50am and we will not have lunch or afternoon recess during the school day. Students are able to get lunch from school on early-release Wednesdays. They may stop by the cafeteria at dismissal and get a lunch to take home. If students are going to Extended Day, then they will have lunch at the Hanlon School when they arrive and do not need to get a lunch from the Deerfield cafeteria.
School Committee Meeting: Thursday, January 12th
The monthly School Committee meeting for January will be held on Thursday, January 12th beginning at 7:00pm in the Little Theater at Westwood High School.
Westwood Youth & Family Services Spring Groups
Westwood Youth & Family Services has shared their Spring group programming for Kindergarten-5th graders. Registration for all Spring groups will open on January 30th and WY&FS will be accepting 8 students per group.
For information about the three Spring groups, please click on the following links:
Below are the online registration links for each group:
Reminder: School Committee Public Education Campaign: Car Idling
Charlie Donahue, Chair of the Westwood School Committee, has asked schools to share the following information about the dangers of car idling and the harmful impact that car idling has on the health of our youth.
To access an infographic you can use in your communication, please click on the following link: Sustainable America Idling Poster
School Committee Liaison
Deerfield's School Committee liaison for the 2022-2023 school year is Dori Parmelee. Please feel free to contact Ms. Parmelee if you have any questions or feedback to share regarding the Deerfield Elementary School or Westwood Public Schools.
Dori Parmelee
dparmelee-sc@westwood.k12.ma.us
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