03/72/23Week of March 13th
Reminder: Early Release Day on Wednesday, March 15th
This Wednesday, March 15th 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.
Reminder: Deerfield Movie Night: Friday, March 17th
DEERFIELD SHOWCASE CINEMAS!
Sponsored by the Deerfield Grade 5 Student Council
Friday, March 17th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Deerfield’s Annual Movie Night has arrived! Come join your grade-level classmates on Friday, March 17th to watch a movie with your grade-level classmates. Students can wear pajamas and bring a sleeping bag or blanket, if they choose.
Please complete this form for your student to attend Movie Night!
Movie Night will be chaperoned by Deerfield staff and is only for students who currently attend Deerfield. This is a drop-off/pick-up event. Please drop-off your child at 5:00pm and pick your child up at 7:00pm.
Students will have the opportunity to purchase snacks and raffle tickets for $1.00 starting at 5:00pm. All the money raised at movie night will go towards the Annual Deerfield Scholarship.
We will follow our daily car drop-off and pick-up procedures for Movie Night. For drop-off, staff members will greet students in the front circle beginning at 5:00pm. For pick-up, please place a placard in the dashboard or passenger side window of your car with the names and grades of the students you are picking up.
Deerfield School Play
Many of our students in grades 3-5 have been participating in an afterschool program through KidStock. They have been rehearsing the play Old Monet Had a Fued. Deerfield families are invited to a performance of the play on Monday, March 20th at 5:30pm. The performance will be held in the Deerfield gymnasium.
An additional performance will be held for Deerfield students and teachers during the school day on Tuesday, March 21st.
Reminder: March "Picture Book" Madness
March is National Reading Month. To celebrate, we will be kicking off a March "Picture Book" Madness activity at Deerfield over the next several weeks during library class. Our librarians, Ms. Kara and Ms. Burke, along with input from several classroom teachers, have put together a "Sweet Sixteen" of picture books organized into brackets. Books with similar story elements have been paired up and students will read one of the pairs during library class (grade level appropriate), discuss both books, and then vote for the book they prefer.
Many of our library lessons during this time will focus on comparing and contrasting story elements, themes, author's purpose and illustrations - along with reminding students that sometimes it's nice to just read a story for enjoyment.
A bulletin board display with the brackets/book titles will be available for students and families to view and will be updated as the voting process continues and the brackets get smaller. We are looking forward to announcing the overall winner in early April.
Please feel free to reach out to Ms. Kara at mkara@westwood.k12.ma.us with any questions.
Reminder: Spring 2023 MCAS Schedule
The testing window for the Spring 2023 MCAS exams is March 27th - May 26th. Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will take two English Language Arts exams and two Math exams. Students in grade 5 will also take two Science, Technology and Engineering exams.
To access the draft schedules for the Spring 2023 MCAS testing, please click on the following link: 2022-2023_Deerfield_MCAS Schedule_For Families
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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