News From Across GMRSD
22 Oct 2021
Student pictures have arrived and have been sent home. Picture retake day will be November 3rd. The class picture will be sent after retake day.
Tuesday, October 26 is our first School Council meeting from 4:00-5:00 in the conference room. This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend.
Parent/teacher conferences are coming up soon! November 4th and 5th are both half days for this important opportunity to partner with your child’s teacher. These meetings will be in person, and if you haven’t been contacted to set up an appointment...
22 Oct 2021
October 22, 2021 Newsletter
Dates to Remember:
October 29-Crazy Hat Day and K & 1 Halloween parades.
November 3-Picture Retake Day-10:15 a.m.
November 4- Parent-Teacher conferences- EARLY RELEASE
November 5- Parent-Teacher conferences- EARLY RELEASE
Dear Gill Families, Caregivers, and Staff,
The PTO Bonfire was a huge success last Friday evening, with a great turnout. A big thanks to the Friends of Gill and to the emergency responders as well for joining us. It was so great to see the students running around the field in the dark with the glow sticks...
22 Oct 2021
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
October 22, 2021
Dear Hillcrest Families,
I hope you all had a chance to talk with your Hillcrest student about the fire safety tips they learned from our local firefighters last week. Our students learned about practicing fire drills at home, checking with their grown-ups to be sure their smoke detectors have fresh batteries, and designating a family meet-up spot in the event of an emergency. We’re going to have a chance to reconnect with the Turners Falls Firefighters again next week when they come to school on...
21 Oct 2021
School pictures will be sent home this week. Please note that if you ordered a CLASS picture, it will not be included in your order. Class pictures will be sent home after picture retake day to ensure all students are included in the class picture. Our picture retake day will be November 3rd.
18 Oct 2021
Hello Sheffield Families,
The Friends of Sheffield has many upcoming opportunities and events. Please read on for details and links...
The next Friends of Sheffield meeting is this Wednesday, October 20th, from 4-4:45. This will be a virtual meeting, and we hope you will join us.
New members are always welcome!
Meeting link: meet.google.com/pcg-kjcu-kpg
We've linked our agenda if you'd like to see what we're planning this month: FOS 10/20/21 Mtg
In other FOS news, our online Fogbuster Coffee fundraiser ends this...
15 Oct 2021
Our play structure is open! Our recess staff have begun to teach the rules and procedures of using the different components of our structure.
I’d like to clarify what a structured recess is. This August, the recess staff and I created binders of games; kickball, spud, birds nest, soccer, etc. The pandemic has impacted some of our students' ability to play well with peers. Most conflicts arise from disagreements on the rules, or displaying good sportsmanship. A structured recess is not a punishment but an opportunity to reteach a...