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Rose L. MacDonald School

March 3, 2023

Rose L.MacDonald SchoolMarch 3, 2023

March 8th~1/2 Day of School~12pm Dismissal


March 9th~Tommy's "Magic of Books" Grades 1-3 (PTO Sponsored)


March 22nd~All for Books (PTO Sponsored)


March 30th & 31st~Scholastic Book Fair (PTO Sponsored)

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Grade 3 Wax Museum

Get ready to step back in time! Third graders came home last week with info packets to start their Wax Museum Biography projects. Each third grader selects a historical person born in Massachusetts and/or important to Massachusetts history. They research their person, fill in a poster with their facts, and plan to dress up as their person at the wax museums. Class wax museums will take place the week of April 24th. Parents/Guardians are welcome to join us on their child's wax museum day as history comes alive!
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Grade 3 MCAS Dates

ELA:
April 11th & 13th

Math:
May 16th & 18th
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Positivity Readers

These awesome wildcats shared their thoughts on Positivity to start our week on Monday during morning announcements.

Grade 3 Morning Broadcasters!

Our third grade students have been volunteering to run our morning announcement routine! Starting after February break, a third grader comes down each day, Tuesday through Friday and greets the school, does the Pledge of Allegiance, announces student birthdays and reports any important information. We are lucky to have such confident and helpful students!
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Our Students are Becoming Published Authors!

Gr. 1 students are partaking in a special writing activity that will be published in a classroom-created book by Studentreasures Publishing. Your child will have his/her own pages in the class book; one with his/her writing and the other with his/her illustration. The other pages will showcase their classmates' work. Book purchases are optional. Pre-order forms are being sent home today. Orders and payments are due by Friday, March 31st with the option to purchase the standard softcover book or upgrade to a hardcover book. You can also order online with a credit card. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher or Mrs. Enos at jenos@wbridgewater.com.
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Listen to a Special Message

Student Council member Aubree Ready shares an important message about box tops:

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As of today, our community has raised over $183 for our school. We are aiming to raise $500 before the end of the school year!

Download the app here. https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-
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Join us at our next meeting at the RLM on April 5th at 7pm


Butter-braids fundraiser

Our beloved annual Butter Braid fundraiser is here, and it’s time to start selling!
Fliers were sent home Wednesday. Online registration has never been easier with the QR code right on the flier!
Orders are due on 3/13 with pickup just in time for Easter! ORDER PICKUP will be on Thursday March 30th from 5:00pm-7:00pm (ONLY) in the Rose L. MacDonald school cafeteria.

***Please mark this date on your calendar as this is the ONLY time for pickup***

These delicious treats need to be placed right in a freezer after pickup and unfortunately the school does not have the space to do so.

We are so happy to announce that back again this year not only can your child win fun prizes for participation but the 3 students that achieve the highest sales will win a twenty dollar gift card from our amazing sponser Tri-Towne Barbershop!! A local small business that is new to the area and so excited to support the children of our beautiful community!

Feel free to reach out to Jamie Nelson by email (Jln2185gmail.com with any questions.

Thank you for your support

Book fair dates:

Spring Street 3/27

Howard 3/29

RLM 3/30

We are looking forward to students shopping at the Book Fair at the end of March! All classes will get a chance to come shop at the book fair according to the schedule the school created. Parents/Guardians can come in and help students shop during their classrooms scheduled time. Please check with the office to make sure that you have a CORI on file. The book fair is cashless. If you are accompanying your child while shopping you can use a card as payment. If you are not accompanying your child while shopping please be sure to set up an e wallet so your child can shop. There is no charge to setup an e wallet. Parents simply create an account and authorize a spending limit on the card! The link for the e wallet will be available next week.


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Students shop!! eWallet is highly encouraged we’d like to go as cashless as we can Parents/Guardians can come in and help students shop during their classrooms scheduled time Please check with the office to make sure that you have a CORI on file


Our schools are participating in the Scholastic All for Books program. This is a ONE DAY EVENT and will be held on March 22nd (Wednesday) The proceeds will be divided between our reading programs, birthday books and Mrs. Enos' 'Welcome to WB' baby book bag program. The PTO & Book Fair Committee are asking that each child make a minimum $1 donation on this day. We kindly request no bags of spare change. The class in each grade that raises the most money will receive either: a prize, special event, or extra recess as decided by the teachers and principal.

If using Venmo please send on the 22nd to @wbpto and comment All for Books

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Look What's Cookin' Up In The Cafe

Celebrate National School Breakfast Week with us! March 6-10


Monday, March 6th- Whole Grain Chocolate Chip or Whole Grain Blueberry Muffins

Tuesday, March 7th- New Delicious Chocolate Swirl buns or Cinnamon Rolls

Wednesday, March 8th- 1/2 Day

Brunch at Snack- Featuring Choice of:

Egg and Cheese on an English Muffin

French Toast Sticks with String Cheese

Italian Garlic Cheese Pull Apart Bread with Marinara Sauce

Choice of Juice, Veggies or assorted Fruit

Thursday, March 9th- Chocolate Mini Donuts or Powdered Mini Donuts

Friday, March 10th- Assorted Pastries


As a reminder we offer 6 varieties of cereal and several varieties of grahams and cheese crackers daily. All snacks come with a choice of fruit, juice and milk.


And as always Snack/Breakfast and Lunch are Free for all students for the 22/23 school year.

SEL Committee News (Social-Emotional Learning Committee)

Our SEL rolled out a positive behavior reward system earlier this year, working with all of our staff to distribute “Pawsitivity Points” to students to encourage and support them in making good choices and being mindful of their surroundings and actions. Boy, are our wildcats loving it! Kiddos are saving up the paw points they earn to spend at our new school store. The items in the store are a hit. Have you seen the posters, rainbow pens, drawstring bags, and vinyl stickers they have earned? There are many other items to choose from too. Many parents have reached out asking if and how they can support our efforts, and we are grateful for their collaboration. We have put together a wish list on Amazon for items to keep our store stocked and interesting. If you are willing and able, we welcome any and all donations.


We are also in need of volunteers to help us cut out more Pawsitivity Points! If you would like a stack of papers to cut out, please contact Mrs. Enos at jenos@wbridgewater.com

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Inclusion Matters

Inclusion Matters' next webinar will be on Tuesday, March 14 from 6-7 p.m. via Zoom. Tiffany Goffer-Fitz of As I Am Learning will join us for Sexuality 101: How to Talk to Kids and Teens with Disabilities about Their Bodies, Healthy Relationships, and Safe Sex.


Tiffany will talk with parents, guardians, and caregivers about what they need to know to get the conversations started. Come learn how to start--and continue--conversations we need to have with our kids and teens about privacy, healthy bodies, healthy relationships, and sex.


Join via Zoom at https://bridgew.zoom.us/j/96663514586


More information is available on our event page at https://fb.me/e/4aNjKHnB2