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| Willard School Newsletter | 19 November 2009 |
Issue 11 |
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As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we have much to be grateful for
as a Willard Community. We have a beautiful new green building with state
of the art green energy-related systems and technology. We have a
beautiful auditorium and a fabulous gym with a traverse climbing wall.
The children appreciate this wonderful learning environment and the Very soon, we will hold an Evacuation Drill with Detective Scott
Camilleri. During an Evacuation Drill, students are transported by bus to
the Sanborn Building. This drill provides practice with a quiet and
orderly exit from the building. Following building egress protocols
similar to a fire drill, students board buses and travel with their
teachers to the Sanborn building. Upon arrival at Sanborn, students exit
the buses and proceed to the auditorium where teachers take attendance.
Students then board buses again for a safe return back to Willard. The In keeping with our Willard tradition, I have invited all students to share their thoughts about what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving season. I will post students work in the coming days. As you prepare to take to the road or the air to reach your Thanksgiving destination, I wish you safe travels and a wonderful holiday with family and friends. As always, thank you for all you do for Willard School. |
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WILLARD NEWS AND EVENTS |
PTG NEWS AND NOTES |
Dear Families, |
ANNUAL APPEAL RAFFLE WINNER |
Congratulations to Melissa Leffler, winner of the Annual Appeal raffle for a $250 "Gift of Concord" gift certificate! The Annual Appeal runs through the end of December, so please send in your contribution if you haven't already done so. Any amount donated helps support the many programs and activities that our kids have come to love. Participation is currently at 38% of families - please help us get it higher! And to everyone who has already donated, thank you very much! |
PARENT-AT-LUNCH DAY - NOV 30th |
Parent-At-Lunch (PAL) Day is a chance for you to have a lunch date with your child during their regularly scheduled lunch. This month's PAL is schedule for Monday, November 30th. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to graceryan9@comcast.net by next Tuesday, November 24th. Space is limited. For more information regarding the way PAL works and the lunch schedules for each grade, click here. |
TIME FOR ANOTHER BOXTOP$ CONTEST |
It's contest time again! The class that brings in the most BoxTop$ will earn a fabulous prize (details to follow). So gather your BoxTopS, put them in zip lock bags, write your teacher's name on it and drop if off in the office in the big yellow box top container. Please start gathering and we'll keep you updated on class status and when the contest deadline is coming. Thanks for everyone's effort. |
UNICEF DRIVE MEETS GOAL |
Congratulations! Together Willard students, families and community members met the challenge of donating $1,000 to UNICEF through our participation in this year's Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF program. We received donations ranging from pennies to twenty dollar bills, which, when combined, brought our 2009 total donation number to $1,012.15. Though this number is less than in past years, it still enough to bring us to "Ambassador" donation status and will be put to good use immediately to help children around the globe. In the wake of the disasters that swept through Asia-Pacific just over a month ago, UNICEF field teams have been working non-stop to provide relief and support. For instance, they have already distributed 12,751 hygiene kits, four million aqua tab tablets (to make water potable for families) and 20 tons of chloramine B for cleaning 100,000 contaminated wells. In addition, UNICEF is working to establish temporary schools and distribute educational materials throughout the affected countries. In Indonesia, they've provided 250 school tents, 60 School-in-a Box kits and 60 recreation kits to help nearly 70,000 children return to school. In Cambodia, as a number of schools are actually still under water, they're working to facilitate education for nearly 36,118 students as soon as possible. We are very fortunate to be in Concord in our new Willard School. Thank you for reaching out to help children who have much less. |
SCHOOL COMMITTEE NOTES |
The School Committee meets twice each month - the schedule is posted on the website (www.concordpublicschools.net) and welcomes the participation of interested Concord, Carlisle, and Boston families. Jan McGinn provided note from the most recent School Committee meeting; to read these note, click here. |
CONCORD CHILDREN'S CENTER AT CONCORD BOOKSHOP |
Saturday November 21, 2009 - All Day |
HOLIDAY EVENTS IN CONCORD |
'Tis the Season! It's time for holiday shopping, the holiday parades and the tree lighting and we want to make you aware of Concord's special events for the holidays. Please contact the Chamber office with any questions and we hope your holidays are happy! The Holiday Shopping Open House will be held on Thursday, December 3rd from 5:00-8:00pm. Many shops will have sales, refreshments and entertainment to help make the holiday shopping experience special. All downtown streets will be open so there will be ample parking for all and we hope you will support Shopping Locally on this evening as well as throughout the holiday season! Take advantage of childcare services provided by Jelly Bean Junction and free gift wrapping for your evening's purchases by the staff of Dane Brady & Haydon at 37 Main Street. |
LEARN TO ICE SKATE |
Concord-Carlisle Youth Hockey is pleased to announce the popular Learn to Ice Skate will be held every Saturday at 11:20am at Valley Sports (rink 2), Rte 62, West Concord for 1 hour. The program will begin December 5th and run through the end of February. Cost is $135. Your child will learn how to skate forward, backward, crossover, accelerate, turn using their edges and stop on ice skates. Coaches are certified by USA hockey. Most children will go on to either figure skating, hockey, or they will simply enjoy the thrill of ice skating for the rest of their lives. Skating is a unique talent, and this program is the perfect beginner ice skating programs for kids age 4-11. Please sign up at www.ccyh.org today. Registration is limited, so please sign up today!
If you have any questions, please contact TJ Umina at tj.umina@comcast.net or Mike Moore at moore.michael@yahoo.com. |
CONCORD LIBRARY HOLIDAY BOOK SALE |
Shop and benefit the Library: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, December 4-5-6. Friends of the Concord Free Public Library holiday sale offers the very nicest donated books in pristine condition - suitable for gifts. Cook books, travel, garden, fiction, children's, holiday, poetry, sci fi, mystery, DVDs, CDs. Come browse at the Main Library lobby, December 4 and 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; December 6, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. 129 Main Street Concord Center. For more information visit www.concordlibrary.org |
CONCORD CARLISLE LACROSSE |
Concord Carlisle Youth Lacrosse registration for the spring is now open for boys 1st - 8th grade and girls 3rd-8th grade travel teams. Please go to the website www.ccyouthlacrosse.com to register or for more information. Registration is open until 1/16/10. There will be a late charge after that date. |