Notes from Mrs. Loiselle
The fifth grade vs.
SRS faculty volleyball game was great fun!
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Internet Safety
Presentations at Furnace Brook Middle School
Please note change of date for evening presentation to
Monday, April 12.
The
Furnace Brook Middle School Administration, working in conjunction with the FBMS
PTO, is sponsoring two morning internet safety assemblies on Friday,
March 12, 2010. Both programs will be held in the Furnace Brook
Middle School auditorium.
Plymouth
County Assistant District Attorney Kristen Stone will present important
information on internet safety, including the legal difficulties that students
can encounter when using the internet inappropriately. A member of the
Massachusetts State Police will also provide information on internet crime, as
well as search and seizure.
The
message both professionals plan to review with students and parents will be
clear -- You are not as safe as you think when you are using the internet;
and, anyone can be held accountable for participating in illegal activities
when using the internet.
We
encourage parents to attend the first presentation which will begin at 8:15
A.M. Parents are asked to arrive early and sit in the front of the
auditorium. When students return to their classes parents will be able to
remain and ask questions.
The
second presentation will begin at 9:45 A. M., but will have
very limited extra seating.
It
is essential for parents to be aware of what many students are doing on
computers and telephones, including the potential consequences for their
actions.
On
Monday, April 12, 2010
at 7:30 P.M., Attorney Stone will
present further information on the topic of internet safety for parents and
members of the Marshfield community in the Furnace Brook Middle School
auditorium.
As
we strive to teach all students to be more socially responsible, educating the
community is an important part of the process.
The Marshfield Educational
Foundation will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Governor
Winslow School. This community effort will be comprised of 9 voting
members as well as the current Superintendent or designee and a member of the
School Committee. These two members shall hold permanent official seats with no
voting rights. If possible, the board should represent a complete cross section
of the Marshfield community. The second goal is the election of the executive
team and Grant Team Chairperson. Many of these positions will carry up to a
three year commitment. If you are interested in holding any of the positions
listed, please attend the next meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the
Governor Winslow School where we plan on holding the first election of the MEF.
March
2010
Dear
Parents/Guardians:
As
you know, MCAS testing begins the week of March22 and ends on April 14. Again this year, we are asking for donations
of the following snacks to be used during the MCAS: Jolly Rancher candies, peppermints, pretzels, caramel crèmes, or
sugarless gum. You may bring them or send them to school
between March 8 and March 19. MCAS
regulations do not allow persons not employed by the school to have contact
with students during the testing periods, so the supplies will be distributed
to teachers each morning of testing by staff members. Since some classrooms may get more supplies
than others, we plan on distributing the snacks throughout grades 3, 4, 5.
It
can be easy to think that we are “rewarding” or “giving treats for taking a
test” if we do give students snacks during MCAS, when in fact, research points
to the importance of oral motor input while working. Strategies taken from the book Take Five!
Staying Alert at School by Williams and Shellenberger, include the timing
of snacking to help children stay in an optimal state for learning, and
describing which snacks to offer to children so their brains and bodies can
better focus on the task at hand. These
strategies work at home as well, so you may consider some of these snacks for
your child during homework sessions.
Thank
you for your support during MCAS and throughout the year. Please make sure your
child has a good night’s sleep and a nutritious breakfast before each
session.
The Special Education Parent Advisory Council invites
you to a presentation
by
The MCAS
& Students with Disabilities
Has your child been taught the material covered by the
MCAS test?
Did you know that there are MCAS accommodations
available to make sure your child has a fair chance to demonstrate what he/she
knows?
If you are concerned about whether your child will
pass MCAS,
you should join us!
Date: Thursday,
March 18, 2010
Location: Marshfield Ventress Memorial Library
Time:
6:30 to 8pm
Presenter: Johanne Pino, Massachusetts Advocates for Children
Contact:
This course provides background
about MCAS and reviews the rights of students with disabilities to access the
general education curriculum. It also
covers your child’s right to receive necessary MCAS accommodations (such as
increased breaks, small group, or a reader) or an alternate MCAS test to make
sure your child has a fair chance to show what they have learned. Sample MCAS
questions, reporting requirements, and results for students with disabilities
are also included.
This
workshop is funded by the Massachusetts Advocates for Children, is open to the
public, and is free to all participants; however, we kindly ask that you
register in advance.
Project Hand-In-Hand, the preschool program of Marshfield Public Schools, is now accepting applications for the fall 2010 preschool classes. The integrated preschool classes serve three and four year old children with and without special needs.
If you would like additional information
and/or an application for this program, you may visit the Early Childhood
Resource Center located at the Daniel Webster School, 1456 Ocean Street or call
781 834-5048. Applications must be returned to the Early Childhood Resource
Center by March 16, 2010.
Letter
from Mrs. Teal:
Dear Parent or Guardian:
.
There has been a reported case of HEAD LICE in your students’
grade. Please do not be alarmed, as this is a common occurrence in
schools. Head lice are not a sign of unclean people or homes.
Please take these precautions:
1. Check
your child’s hair for eggs (also called nits)
2. If
you suspect your child has head lice, ask your health care provider to
diagnose the problem and recommend
appropriate treatment.
3. Tell
us if your child is diagnosed as having head lice.
4. If
head lice are diagnosed, do not return your child to school until he or she has
been treated and they are ‘nit free’. (no eggs).
What are they? Head lice are tiny insects that live only on people’s scalp
and hair. They hatch from small eggs (nits) that can be as small as the
head of a pin or as big as a sesame seed (like those found on hamburger
buns). They are firmly attached to the individual hairs near the scalp
and cannot be easily moved up or down the hair (as can specks of dandruff).
Nits may be found through out the hair but are most often located at the back
of the scalp, behind the ears, and at the top of the head. The eggs hatch
in about 10 days, with new lice reaching adulthood in about 2 weeks. The
female louse, about the size of a sesame seed, can live for 20 to 30 days and
can lay about six eggs a day. The lice live by biting and sucking blood
form the scalp, resulting with an itch.
Lice can survive up to 8
hours between feedings and can do so off the body. Until a person with
head lice is treated they can transmit them to others.
How should you check for head
lice?
You probably will not see the lice, only the eggs. These are tiny, pearl-
gray, oval shaped specks attached to the hair near the scalp. Look
carefully, using a magnifying glass and natural light. Search for nits at
the back of the neck, behind the ears, and at the top of the head. Newly laid
eggs are almost transparent.
How does
a person get head lice? Anyone
who has close contact with an infested person or shares personal items can
become infested. Lice are spread only by crawling from person to person
directly or onto shared items, such as combs, brushes, head coverings, clothing,
bedding, or towels.
What
should you do about head lice? If your child does
have head lice, follow the treatment guidelines, and be sure to check
everyone in your family. NOTIFY
THE SCHOOL NURSE. Don’t be embarrassed to notify the school, daycare, camp,
playmates parents.
1. KILL THE LICE: treat the head
with lice-killing shampoo or lotion from the pharmacy.
2. REMOVE ALL EGGS: the most important step in ending
lice infestation is to remove the eggs. The treatments do NOT kill the eggs.
These eggs will hatch and in a few days will begin to lay more eggs. Use
a fine lice comb and starting at the scalp, take a one inch section and comb
each section of hair. If the hair is long, it may be easier to remove the
entire piece of hair with tweezers to make sure the egg doesn’t fall off as you
comb each section. Working in good light and with another person, is most
effective.
3. CHECK FOR NITS DAILY for the next 7-14
days. Repeat the treatment as directed, to kill any newly hatched lice. Continue to check for nits throughout the
year. Make this part of your weekly
routine.
4. CLEAN: To ensure a thorough job,
use HOT water and a HOT dryer for your child’s clothes, bed sheets, etc. Put
toys and unwashable items (furry toys, pillows, comforters) in plastic bags,
and seal them for at least 2 weeks. Vacuum house, car, upholstered
furniture, and mattresses. Boil combs and brushes and hair accessories.
Lint rollers are a wonderful tool to fight head lice spread. They can be used on the backs for car seats,
movie theatre seats, pillows, furniture, etc.
They are effective and time saving.
Please call me at 781-319-3959 if you have ANY
questions,
Sincerely,
Cathy Teal, RN
K
The Full Day Kindergarten Committee met in January. The Research Subcommittee presented their
findings, the Visitation Subcommittee reported on their site visit to the full
day program at the Hatherly School in Scituate, and the Survey Subcommittee
reviewed surveys from area towns. All
Full Day Committee meetings are open to the public and all minutes are posted
on the MPSD website. The next meeting is
March 18 at 4 PM in the SRS conference room.
MCAS Dates:
Grade 3:
March 22 and 24
(English/Language Arts/Reading)
Grade 4:
March 23 (Long composition),
March 29 and 30 (English/Language Arts/Reading)
Grade 5:
April 5 and 6 (English/Language
Arts/Reading)
Math and Science May MCAS dates
TBA.
After
School
Enrichment
Program
2010
We’re looking
forward to another great year of
After School Enrichment
classes!
Last
year our program was a huge success. Children enjoyed a variety of fun and
educational classes. This year, children
can take part in more great classes such as Yoga, Spanish, Scrapbooking, Glee!,
Computer Games, Math Games and Puzzles, Multi-media Arts, Cheerleading, and
many others.
The
program will be held on
·
Wednesdays from
3:30-4:30 pm
·
February 24th
through March31st.
MCAS 2010
Grade
3 Reading Mar. 22 – Apr. 14
Math May 10 – May 28
Grade
4 Reading Mar. 22 – Apr. 14
Math May 10 – May 28
Grade
5 Reading Mar. 22 – Apr. 14
Math May 10 – May 28
Science/Tech May 10 – May 28
Community Events:
Student
Art Showcase - An
exhibit of artwork created by Marshfield students, Grades PK-12 will be on
exhibit March 14-21 at the G.A.R. Hall, 157 Old Main Street, Marshfield Hills
in collaboration with The North River Arts Society. Opening
Reception: March 14, 2-4 pm. Public viewing March 15-19 from 9 am to 12
noon. March 20 & 21 viewing 12 noon - 3 pm. The North River
Arts Society is a non-profit organization committed to further art education
and appreciation in the Marshfield community.
‘Help
Plan Marshfield’s Future’ – The Town of Marshfield asks all families to
participate in a quick online survey from the Marshfield Open Space
Committee. This survey will assist the town in a new seven-year
open space plan.
Please
log on www.townofmarshfield.org
Click
on Open Space at top right column of page. Click on ‘survey’ at the
bottom of the page. Thank you for your input.
COUNCIL ON AGING has a
shortage of drivers for local and Boston medical appointments, and meals on
wheels. Other assistance includes activities hostess, front
desk/receptionist, bus escorts, outside grounds assistance this spring,
friendly visitors, and personal shoppers. Please call or visit the
Senior Center / Council on Aging at 230 Webster Street and ask for Donna
Weinberg (781) 834-5581.
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You may have heard of an
assessment tool called “DIBELS” that we have been using at SRS and system wide
to monitor student progress. This
letter will help explain what DIBELS is and how it is used as an effective
early literacy assessment.
SOUTH RIVER
HATCH
STREET
781-834-5030
www.mpsd.org
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September 2009
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Selecting an effective assessment instrument for routine
screening of students in their early academic years is a critical step in
implementing a preventative model for averting reading difficulties. As part of our town-wide curriculum this year
we are again utilizing a systematic process for periodically screening all students
in kindergarten through grade three. We
have now added grades four and five to this process. We have been diligently training teachers and
support staff in how to administer this early literacy assessment
instrument.
This assessment tool is called DIBELS, which stands for
Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills. DIBELS gives us a quick identification of
what literacy areas to focus on for your child during his/her early academic
years.
DIBELS measures how successfully a child is progressing in
the critical skills that underlie success in early reading. It offers progress monitoring assessments
that measure what intervention instruction is needed, and it is used as an
outcome assessment that measures the intervention.
Individual assessments will be administered by a team,
which includes your child’s teacher, periodically throughout the year, and are
given to all students. These assessments
will give your child’s teacher important information about the overall progress
he or she is making toward becoming a proficient reader.
We look forward to continuing this exciting initiative as
we strive to provide the instructional support which will build each child’s
confidence and skills for successful learning.
If you have any questions or concerns about this assessment program,
please feel free to contact me.
You may now dial Mrs. Teal, School Nurse, directly:
781 319 3959
You may also dial the kitchen directly: 781 319 3956
Mrs. Greenblatt
Please review these bus safety rules with your child:
Bus Safety
Rules for SRS
1.
Keep
all electronics at home (phones, ipods, gameboys, DSI).
2.
Sit
on the seat.
3.
Walk
on the bus.
4.
Put
your backpack on your lap.
5.
Keep your food and drinks in your backpack.
6.
Talk quietly to people next to you.
7.
Stay in your seat.
8.
Wait
for the bus to come to a complete
stop before you get up.
9.
Keep your whole body inside the bus.
10.
Keep aisle and emergency exit clear so people
can walk through.
11.
Walk to and from the bus.
12.
Be respectful of the driver and of each
other.
13.
Use appropriate words.
14.
Keep everything in your backpack.
15.
Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
16.
Listen to the driver for directions.
17.
Always cross the street in front of the
bus. The driver will let you when it is
safe.
18.
Open the window only when you have
permission.
19.
Sit where your grade level is supposed to
sit.
20.
Three people at the most should sit on a
seat.
21.
Always be at the bus stop on time.
22.
Tell
the driver who’s waiting for you when you get off the bus.
Remember: you are a Super
Respectful Student!
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