Rose L. MacDonald School

March 17, 2023

March 22nd~All for Books (PTO Sponsored)

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

March 30th~Marks Close

April 6th~Report Cards Electronically Distributed

April 10th~Lifetouch Spring Individual & Class Picture Day

April 24th~School Improvement Council Meeting 3:30pm

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Arrival/Dismissal Procedure Reminders

School starts at 8:30am. Only students who are registered for Surround Care may enter the building before 8:15am.
All morning and afternoon dropoff and pick-up will happen through the front lobby doors. You will see an auto lane and bus lane painted in the driveway. Please remain in your car for both drop off and pick up.
During drop off in the mornings, please pull ALL THE WAY up towards the staff member on the corner. This allows for many cars to unload at the same time.

The drivers will park along the sidewalk near the building. It is important that all drivers and passengers remain in their cars. A staff member will ask who you are picking up and will call students via a radio from the cafeteria where they are waiting. When all cars have stopped, the staff members will signal children to move toward their cars. Children will board on the passenger side of the car to avoid walking between parked cars. Watch for directions from the teachers on duty as to when to proceed. Please do not go around parked cars unless directed by a staff member to do so. Under no circumstances should anyone park in the middle of the pick-up area.
Please be aware that buses may be loading/unloading at the same time. A staff member will signal when it is safe for you to pass the bus. Under no circumstances should you pass the bus when the lights are flashing.

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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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Lost & Found

If any of these lost items belongs to your child please contact the office

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Spring Enrichment Classes Now Available!!

Sign up here: https://churchillenrichment.com/

Donations Needed for STEM Class

If you have any plastic shopping bags that you would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated!

-Ms. Sullivan (STEM Teacher)

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.

SEL COMMITTEE NEWS (SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING COMMITTEE)

Michaela and Max are among a few students who have worked hard to earn and save 100 paw points to purchase a special treat at a favorite local spot - Tom and Jimmy's! I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! But we are cheering even louder for Michaela, Max and their schoolmates for making responsible decisions, taking responsibility for their actions and work in school, and showing wildcat pride. No wonder they has earned many "pawsitivy points" in our school-wide positive behavior program!

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Listen to a Special Message

Student Council members Brihanna, Emmalynn, and Micaela would like to share an important message about our annual ox Tops fundraiser.

As of today, our community has raised over $210 for our school. We only have three and half months to go to try to reach our goal of $500 before the end of the school year (June 30th)! Download the app and remember to scan all o your PAPER and DIGITAL receipts from ANY grocery store, Target, Staples, CVS, Walmart, BJ's Wholesale Club, and more! Spread the word with your families, too!

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Join us at our next meeting at the RLM on April 5th at 7pm

Butter-braids fundraiser

*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.

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!

Here is the link for eWallet: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/rosemacdonaldelementarysch1

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