10/24/16Week of October 24th

Happy Birthday to You

 

We wish a Happy Birthday to the following student who is celebrating his birthday this week at the Deerfield School:

 

Cooper Jurado

 

Holiday Drive for Children in Need (flyer)

The following message is about a Halloween Drive for children in need:

Hi Everyone,
 
As you are probably aware by now, our family began a Halloween Drive for children in need when our oldest Kyle, now a freshman at Bentley, was in first grade and our two little girls were following every other year behind him. That year, we collected 25 costumes.

 

We are so happy to report with your help, together we have all helped over 10,000 children in need thus far. We could never have touched so many lives without the generous support from our community and for that we are so grateful. The sad reality is there are still so many other children who are counting on us. We are writing to ask for your help please.

 

Last week, we placed orange bins at each of the Westwood Public Schools. The bins will be in the schools until October 26th. While we have most likely received all gently used costumes in our town, there are still so many children who will not celebrate Halloween without our help each year. Please look for gently used costumes or please consider purchasing a new costume to help other children in need, when out doing errands.

 

Please understand we are extremely grateful for all of your support. On behalf of the children who are literally moved to tears upon receiving these costumes, we thank you so much.

 

With love and appreciation,
The Ouellette Family
Fred, Joanne, Kyle, Gabrielle and Bianca 

 

SEPAC Meeting

The following message is from Student Services Director, Abby Hanscom:

 

Dear Parents,

 

You are invited to attend the Westwood Special Education Parent Advisory Council’s  (SEPAC) November meeting. The topic of the meeting will be an interactive workshop covering the important topic of Basic Rights in Special Education. This workshop will be provided by Joanne Flatley, a trained parent educator and member of the Westwood community. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Professional Development Room located in the District Administrative Offices section of the WHS campus. Parking is available at the front and back of the building. Attached, please find the notes from the September SEPAC meeting. More information about special education programming in the District can be found at the Student Services Department webpage on the WPS main site.

 

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you on November 15th,

Abby Hanscom
Director of Student Services

 

Meeting Notes from September 27 SEPAC Meeting 

 

Halloween

Students are welcome to wear orange and black on Monday, October 31st. However, students should not wear costumes during the school day on Halloween. If your child’s classroom is having a classroom activity or celebration on Halloween that includes food, please check the food list with our school nurse, Mrs. DeAngelis, prior to the event. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Milton Academy Program for Grade 4 Students

Any fourth-grade parents who would like their child considered for the Milton Academy Saturday Course, please submit the nomination paperwork to the Deerfield office by this Friday, October 28th. 

 

If you have any questions about the Saturday Course or the nomination process, please contact Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Baumer.

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