GWS WEEKLY NOTICE

September 2, 2010

 

Welcome to a new school year.

 

Please be advised that in order to conserve resources, the weekly newsletter will be posted online each Friday.  Reminder emails will be sent home as information is updated on the website.  If you would like to change your e-mail address or add a second e-mail address (2 maximum), please notify the front office at cwhipple@mpsd.org, 781-834-5060, or send a note to your child’s homeroom teacher.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Fri. 9/3              No School

Mon. 9/6           No School – Labor Day

Tues. 9/7           Pre-K and K classes begin

                        School Committee meeting, 7PM

Tues. 9/14         2-Hour Delayed Start – Primary Election Day

                        No morning Pre-K and K

Wed. 9/15         Band Instrument Distribution Night

Tues. 9/21         String Instrument Distribution Night

                        School Committee meeting, 7PM

Thurs. 9/23        GWS Open House 6-8PM

 

 

REMINDER FOR PARENTS

Please refer to the GWS Student Handbook (available online)

for complete details on all school policies.

 

Please return completed and signed Emergency Contact and Handbook consent forms by Tuesday September 7.

 

The 2010-2011 Governor Winslow School Student/Parent Handbook is available online, select “Handbook” from the left hand navigation bar.  Copies of the Handbook are also available in the front office. The GWS Handbook has been prepared so students, parents, and guardians will be familiar with procedures, available services, rules and policies that guide our Governor Winslow Elementary School community.

 

Please take some time to review the entire Handbook with your child, then sign and return the acknowledgement form (page 36) to your child’s homeroom teacher no later than Tuesday, September 7.

 

ABSENCES: Please call in your child’s absence each day before 9:30 AM. If we do not receive a call, we will try to reach the parent or guardian with the Connect Ed System to account for the child.   In either case, telephone calls do not eliminate the requirement for a written absence note when your child returns to school.

 

BUS TRANSFERS: Bus transfers for day care may be allowed, provided that there is space available on the bus.  Requests must be for a permanently defined basis; i.e., same day(s) every week, monthly, or for the year. The requested bus drop off point must be on an existing bus route within the school district.   Bus changes for play dates are not allowed.

 

Students may be allowed, at the discretion of the building principal or her designee, to transfer to another bus for emergency purposes only.  Private lessons, birthday parties, club or organizational meetings, religious education, and other occasions of pupil or parent inconvenience do not constitute emergencies. Children may not switch buses for these reasons. 

 

BIKE PERMISSION SLIPS: Children in grades 3, 4, and 5 may ride bicycles to school, except in bad weather.  Parents or guardians giving their children permission to ride their bikes to school must fill out and sign a bike permission slip (new this year).  Bike slips are available at the front office.  Signed permission slips will be kept on file for the entire year.

 

SCHOOL VISITORS:  Any individual visiting or volunteering in the school for any reason must report to the front office to sign in and receive a “visitor” badge. The badge should be returned when the visitor signs out. If it should be necessary for a visitor to speak to a student or a teacher, the office personnel will make such arrangements.  Parents may not visit a classroom without prior approval.

 

SNACK POLICY:  There are a number of students who are severely allergic to peanuts/nuts and other food product.  In an effort to allow all students to participate fully in classroom activities, parents are asked to carefully consider the ingredients in all food and drink being sent to school, particularly those being sent in for birthday or special event celebrations.  We prefer no baked goods, as it is difficult for the ingredients to be monitored.  It is important that you check with your child’s teacher before sending any special treat for the class.  The classroom teacher will make you aware of any specific allergy concerns.

 

FROM THE PTO

To help with an event or for more information,

please contact the PTO at gwspto@gmail.com

 

Welcome back GWS families!  The PTO is so excited to kick off the new school year! We have been working all summer planning our fundraisers for the year. Keep an eye out for a letter going home outlining our plans for the year. We are going with a LESS is MORE theme and hope you will like it! Check out our bulletin board in the lobby (outside the PA room) for notices and upcoming events.

 

Jog-A-Thon - We are well under way planning the Jog-A-Thon for this fall. If you are interested in helping out or know a local business that would like to sponsor the event, please let us know.

 

School Store – We will be holding the School Store weekly once school is in full swing. We are looking for 2 volunteers to run the school store each week. Please contact us if you are interested.

 

Volunteer program – It’s that time of year again! The volunteer form will be available in the coming weeks. Some of the programs that need volunteers are weekly photocopiers for each grade (this is flexible where you can coordinate the day with the teachers), school store, art department, Read Naturally, and more.

 

Body to Soul Fitness special offer – Body to Soul Fitness in Pembroke is once again partnering with the PTO by donating 10% of every new membership to the PTO. Please email the PTO for a coupon as it is necessary to take advantage of this offer! The coupon will also be available in the office. This offer ends on December 1, 2010 – what a great way to stay active as the summer comes to an end!

 

GWS T-Shirts are again available at $8 each. Youth sizes – S(6-8), M(10-12), L(14-16) and Adult sizes – S, M, L, XL. Welcome your kindergartener or preschooler to GWS with a logo shirt.

 

5th Grade Fundraising – With another school year underway, it is time for 5th graders to start planning for their year. In years past, a group of parents get together and come up with fundraisers to support the 5th grade yearbook, end of year BBQ and class gift to the school. If you would like to be the coordinator or be part of the group, please let the PTO know. The first bake sale of the school year at Open House is usually run by 5th graders/parents and is very successful year after year.

 

Please visit www.mpsd.org for all community news and events.

 

 

GWS BUS ROUTES

Time Frame:      8:25 – 8:50 AM

3:38 – 4:00 PM

BUS 6

From Furnace Brook, right on Furnace, left on Plain to Ocean, through the Esplanade to left on The High Road, right on Bradford, left on Island, right on Central, turn around at Town Pier, left on Central, left on Island, right on Ocean, left on Dyke, right on Ashburton, left on Samoset, right on Plymouth, right on Satucket, right on Ocean, right on Dyke to Careswell, left on Regis to school.  Stops: 217 Ocean *High Rd.), 177 Ocean, 151 Ocean, Ocean & Bradford, 36 Bradford, 109 Island, Island & Laurel, Central & Cherry, Island & Central, 46 Island, 81 Island, 136 Island, 189 Island, 207 Island, 252 Island, Ocean & Middle, Ocean & North, Ashburton & Webster, Ashburton & Shawmut, Plymouth & Shawmut, Plymouth & Massasoit, Plymouth & Chickatawbut, Plymouth & Satucket, 14 Satucket.

 

BUS 9

From South River, left on Main, left on Ocean, right on Webster, turn around Webster & Careswell, on Webster, begin at Webster & Atina, turn around at 625 Webster, on Webster, left on Orchard, left on Statesman, left on Winslow Cemetery, right on Presidential Circle, left on Winslow Cemetery, right on Statesman, left on Black Mount, left on Webster, left on Careswell, right on Regis to school.  Stops: Webster & Atina, 96 Webster, Webster & Arborway, 274 Webster, 398 Webster, 444 Webster, 494 Webster, 625 Webster, 11 Orchard, 84 Orchard, 109 Orchard, 157 Orchard, 183 Orchard, 112 Statesman, 120 Winslow Cemetery, 160 Winslow Cemetery, Winslow Cemetery & Presidential, 175 Presidential, 157 Presidential, 90 Presidential, Presidential & Emmanuel, Black Mouth & Statesman.

 

BUS 10

From South River, left on Main, left on Ocean, right on Webster, left on Careswell, right on Marginal, right on Beach, right on West, left on Careswell, left on Canal, left on Bay, left on Bay, left on Beach, left on Careswell, left on Regis to school.  Stops: 283 Careswell, 231 Careswell, 193-199 Careswell, 109 Careswell, 43 Careswell, Landing & Marginal, 51 Marginal, Marginal & Cut River, 47 West, 60 West, 104 West, Careswell & Woodchuck, Careswell & Calypso, 224 Careswell, 260 Careswell, 41 Canal, 56 Canal, Canal & Linden, Canal & Barna, Canal & Elmhurst, Canal & Blue Heron, Canal & Columbus, 269 Canal, Bay & Avon, Bay & Pearl, Bay & Beach, Beach & West, 80 Beach.

 

BUS 12

From Furnace Brook, right on Furnace, left on Plain to Ocean, right on Plymouth, right on Dyke, right on Marshall, left on Webster Ave., right on Allan, right on Saginaw, right on Plymouth, right on Webster, right on Tower, right on Colonial to Bradley, right on Dyke to Careswell, left on Regis to school.  Stops: Plymouth & John Alden, 28 Plymouth, 78-88 Dyke, Marshall & Franklin, 49R Marshall, Webster & Leland, Webster & Arnold, Webster & June, 128 Allan, Saginaw & June, Saginaw & Leland, Saginaw & Dundee, 56 Saginaw, Webster & Bradley, Webster & Donald, Webster & Tower, 113 Tower, 141 Tower, 149 Tower, Colonial & Bryant, Bradley & Hancock.

 

BUS 14

From Furnace Brook, right on Furnace, left on Plain to Ocean, right on Webster, right on Careswell, right on Careswell St. Ext., right on Pioneer, left on Settlers to Pioneer, left on Careswell Ext., left on Careswell, right on Prince Circle, right on Creswell, right on McCarthy, left on Steven, left on Edward, left on Careswell, left on Regis to school.  Stops: 1024 Careswell, 1074 Careswell, 1095 Careswell, 92 Prince Cir., 26 Prince Cir., 8 Prince Cir., Careswell & Seaflower, 709 Careswell, 691 Careswell, Careswell & Chamaral, Careswell & Atwell, 44 McCarthy, Edward & Steven, Careswell & Eustis, Careswell & Florida, Careswell & Pownal (K-1), Careswell & Putnam (K-1), Careswell & Gotham Hill (K-1).

 

KINDERGARTEN BUS ROUTES

BUS 1

AM SESSION GOING HOME

From school, right on Careswell, right on Canal, left on Bay St., left on Bay Ave., left on Beach, left on Careswell, right on Webster, right on Winslow Cemetery, right on Presidential Circle, left on Winslow Cemetery, right on Statesman, left on Orchard, right on Webster, turn around in dirt pull-off, return Webster, right on Careswell, right on Careswell St. Ext., right on Settlers, return to left on Careswell St. Ext., left on Careswell, right on Regis to school.  STOPS: Careswell & Leonard, Canal & Barna, Canal & Blue Heron, Canal & Columbus, 232 Canal, 237 Bay, Careswell & Pownal, Careswell & Putnam, Careswell & Gotham, Webster & Arborway, Presidential & Emmanuel, Presidential & Constantine, 144 Presidential, Winslow Cemetery & Presidential, 145-165 Winslow Cemetery, 29-46 Statesman, 444 Webster, 23 Settlers, 1106 Careswell, 764 Careswell.

PM SESSION TO SCHOOL

Begin at 128 Webster Ave., right o Plymouth Ave., right on Dyke, left on Town Pier , left on Central, left on Island, right on High Rd., right on Bradford, right on Island, right on Ocean, left on Satucket, left on Plymouth, right on Colonial, left on Saginaw, left on Arnold, left on Plymouth, right on Marshall, right on Dyke to Careswell, left on Edward, right on Steven, right on McCarthy, left on Careswell, left on Regis to school.  STOPS: Webster & Donald, Webster & Tower, Webster & Bradley, 18 Plymouth, Central & Cherry, 89 Island, 107 Island, 160 Island, 151 Ocean (high rd.), Ocean & South St., 328 Ocean, 449 Ocean, Plymouth & Satucket, Plymouth & Chickatawbut, Colonial & Bradley, Tower Ave. Playground, 121 Saginaw, 144 Saginaw, 114 Arnold, 173 Webster Ave., Marshall & Franklin, Careswell & Janice, 260 Careswell, Edward & McCarthy.