GWS Weekly Newsletter

Email: cmullen@mpsd.org
Website: https://www.mpsd.org
Location: 60 Regis Road, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5060

This week at GWS, our students in grades 3-5 enjoyed the NSRWA's river herring program called F.I.S.H. School. This was a fun educational program around river herring, a keystone species in our local ecosystem. Students counted herring online through an underwater camera that tracks them as they swim by during their spring migration. Each grade level took part in class presentations and discussions about river herring, ecosystems, species migration, habitat loss, water quality and conservation, led by Environmental Educator, Brian Taylor. There was also an obstacle course set up that simulated the many challenges the river herring face. Thank you to our PTO and to the many parent volunteers that made the exciting day so special for our students. Ironically, a hawk flew over GWS during the presentation and dropped a herring right at our front door!

Have a wonderful weekend!

5/22-5/26: Scholastic Book Fair Week

Monday 5/22: Grade 4 to Harvard Museum

Wednesday 5/24: SpringFest, 4:30-6:30PM

Thursday 5/25: Grade 5 to Museum of Science / Kindergarten to Weir Farm

Friday 5/26: Memorial Day Performance, 9:30AM

Monday 5/29: No school, Memorial Day

Tuesday 5/30: Field Day

Wednesday 5/31: Grade 5 to FBMS

Thursday 6/1: Art Show (5:30PM) & Spring Concert (6:30PM)

Friday 6/2: Grade 3 to Daniel Webster Estate

Monday 6/5: Grade 5 to The Freedom Trail

Tuesday 6/6: Field Day (Rain Date)

Wednesday 6/7: Kindergarten Performance, 10AM

Thursday 6/8: Grade 3 to Winslow House

Friday 6/9: Grade 5 Farewell, 10AM

Tuesday 6/13: Last Day of School, Dismissal 12:10PM (no lunch will be served)

Scholastic Book Fair is coming to GWS May 22nd- May 26th! Parents and guardians are welcome to shop with their children during their library time. We will have the eWallet option, which you can set up using the link below. You may prepay the amount that you wish to authorize your child to spend. Cash or checks (written out to Governor Winslow School) are also accepted. If sending in money with your child, please remember the sales tax of 6.25%.

Please see a list of class times below. *Classes have been moved to a different time than usual.

Monday

Grade 5: Brunetta 10:20 - 11:05

Grade 3: Sombronsky 11:10 - 11:55

Grade 1: Hayes 1:45 - 2:30

Tuesday

Grade 4: Backlund: 9:30AM - 10:15AM

Grade 5: DuRoss: 10:20AM - 11:05AM
*Grade 5: Toomey: 11:15AM - 12:00PM
*Grade 2: Lane: 12:05PM - 12:50PM
Grade K: Gallagher: 1:00PM - 1:45PM

Wednesday

Grade 2: Jacobucci: 9:05AM - 9:50AM

Grade 3: McDonald: 9:55AM - 10:40AM

Grade 3: Doherty: 10:45AM - 11:30AM

Grade K: Keith: 12:15PM - 1:00PM

Thursday

Grade 2: Masotta: 9:30AM - 10:15AM

*Grade 4: Donelan: 10:20AM - 11:05AM

Grade 1: Roche: 1:45PM - 2:30PM

Friday

*Grade 4: Talacci: 10:30AM - 11:15AM
*Grade 2: Collins: 12:00PM - 12:45PM
Grade K: Martin: 1:00PM - 1:45PM
Grade 1: MacKay: 1:45PM - 2:30PM

Visit our Book Fair Homepage (GWS Newsletter in email) to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping. Thank you for helping to encourage GWS students to read and for supporting our school!

OR go to SCHOLASTIC.COM / BOOK FAIRS / PARENTS & FAMILIES / FIND YOUR FAIR ONLINE / GOVERNOR WINSLOW SCHOOL

The musical walk game for SpringFest!! We are looking for volunteers to bake and decorate cakes for this fun game! Please stop by the school office to pick up a cake pan. 1 box of cake mix fills 2 cake pans. If anyone would like to bake allergy friendly cakes (gluten/nut or dairy free) this would be appreciated. Cakes can be brought with you to SpringFest.

What is the musical walk?

As the music plays, students walk or dance around the circle, stepping from one numbered circle to another. As soon as the music stops, everyone stands on the number they are closest to. Then a number is drawn, read out loud, and the person standing on that number gets a cake!

GWS SPRINGFEST!

Join us for the 2nd annual GWS Springfest on our own blacktop, playground and grass area! All families are invited to join in on the games, musical walk, raffle and more. Bring the whole family as we enjoy a night outside with our GWS community.

DATE: May 24, 2023

TIME: 4:30-6:30pm

LOCATION: GWS Blacktop

COST: $20 (families up to 4 people) / $25 (families 5+ people)

If you ordered spring apparel the pto will be picking up orders from Rockland athletics this weekend and distributing orders next week.

Click here to view the May menu.

Lunch and breakfast will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge.

A la carte items cost extra and cannot be charged to a student's account.

Tuesdays are ice cream day!

Ice cream cost: $1.25