2 Parsons Street

Northampton, Massachusetts 01060

413-587-1460 (phone) 413-587-1474 (fax)

Dr. Beth N. Choquette, Principal bchoquette@northamtpon-k12.us

Elizabeth Peterson, Administrative Assistant epeterson@northampton-k12.us

Jordan Celino, Secretary jcelino@northampton-k12.us

Nora DeJasu, Head Teacher ndejasu@northampton-k12.us

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It is the vision of Bridge Street School to promote educational excellence and equity for ALL students. Promoting educational excellence and equity will prepare and motivate students to be engaged learners and critical thinkers who strive for high academic achievement, listen to all perspectives, value the multicultural and diverse world we live in, and actively participate in eliminating racial and social injustices so that all people are able to reach their full potential.

Bridge Street School’s faculty and staff, caregivers, and community are committed to providing educational excellence and equity to its students by challenging the injustices that create barriers to high academic achievement, to access and opportunities to learn, to high-quality teaching and learning, and to a climate of belonging. This commitment to educational equity, where all children are successful regardless of their personal, social, or cultural contexts, is at the core of our practices, structures, and policies.

Good afternoon, I hope you enjoyed your weekend. What beautiful weather we had too.

Several of you have asked about the mask requirements, yes, the mandate to wear masks was changed to highly recommended in Dr. Provost's Covid-19 update last week. Students and staff are no longer required to wear masks indoors.

As a reminder, there is a half day of school on Wednesday, June 8th due to the teacher work day. K-5 students dismiss at 11:30 as does the 5-day preschool classroom. The 4-day preschool classroom's a.m. students dismiss at their normal time and there will be no p.m. preschool that day.

We hope you can all join us this Wednesday, June 8th, for the BSS Better World Picnic celebrating student work. 4:30 - 6:30 PM Wednesday, June 8th on the BSS Playground and Lampron Park. Bubbles, face painting, hair braiding, food, and music!

We are interviewing for our new BCBA position Thursday after school. If there are any caregivers interested in joining us, please let me know as soon as possible.

As we get closer to the end of the year we get ready to say good-bye to folx who are moving on in their careers and lives. I'd like to congratulate Kathy Flaherty, Martha Hopkins, and Cindy Moskal on their retirements. They gave their lives to educating our children. We wish them good health, happiness, and joy as they begin this next chapter of their lives. I'd also like to say good-bye to and thank you Mary Demerath for her years of dedication to our students and school. You will be missed Mary, we are so grateful for all that you have done for our school community. Finally, Alyson Herman, preschool esp, is headed back to Virginia. Alyson has only been with us a short time, but during that time she has built wonderful relationships with her students and colleagues. Thank you Alyson!

There are many, many things in the lost and found. Please stop in to see if anything belongs to your children. The lost and found is in the main lobby outside of the office.

Please make note of important dates coming up and remember, the last day of school is Monday, June 27th and it is a half day.

Have a great rest of the day!

Please see the attached documents for last weeks Covid-19 numbers.

Please see the letter from Mistelle Hannah, Director of Food Services. Additionally, attached is the flyer for the Summer Eats food program as well as our June menu.

We are excited to announce the Bridge Street School Peace Crane Project led by second grade caregiver, Marta Martinez. Please see the attached information regarding this beautiful project. We hope that you can join us in creating 1000 paper cranes by June 24th.

Dear BSS friends! (Mensaje en español abajo)

We can’t wait to gather as a school community for The Better World Picnic to celebrate student work done around the theme “Voices of the People” on Wednesday, June 8th from 4:30-6:30 PM. Save the date for some celebratory school fun, and check out the volunteer sign-up here to get involved!

As we move toward the end of the school year, we’re thrilled that Field Day is back on Tuesday, June 21! This is an epic day of outside fun for the students and we need your help to make it happen! Sign up to volunteer as a class lead and/or for day-of support here. All volunteers need a current CORI check on file through the Volunteers in Northampton Schools. Get the form info here.

And, we’re excited to share the launch of the BSS Peace Crane Project, led by second-grade parent Marta Martinez. Join us in folding 1000 paper cranes by June 24 in support of community and peace. The cranes will then be made into a mobile that will be unveiled at school on September 21 for International Peace Day. You can pick up origami paper at school from Ms. Copperansky and Ms. Nora and come check out the first crane folding clinic at the Better World Picnic. Questions? Email Marta at stayintouchcenter@gmail.com. Learn more about the project here.

You can always stay connected to your BSS pals through the family directory. You can find contact info for your classmates here with password bridgestreet21-22. If you don’t see your info, or need to update it, feel free to reach out to president@bsspto.org.

Thanks for all you do!
Your PTO

¡Queridos amigos de BSS!

No podemos esperar a reunirnos como comunidad escolar para el Picnic del Mundo Mejor para celebrar el trabajo de los estudiantes en torno al tema "Voces del Pueblo" el miércoles 8 de junio de 4:30 a 6:30 PM. Guarda la fecha para celebrar la diversión de la escuela, y revisa el registro de voluntarios aquí para participar!

¡A medida que nos acercamos al final del año escolar, estamos encantados de que el Día de Campo está de vuelta el martes, 21 de junio! ¡Este es un día épico de diversión al aire libre para los estudiantes y necesitamos su ayuda para hacer que suceda! Regístrese para ser voluntario como líder de la clase y / o para el apoyo del día aquí. Todos los voluntarios necesitan una verificación CORI actual en el archivo a través de los Voluntarios en las Escuelas de Northampton. Obtenga la información del formulario aquí.

Y, estamos emocionados de compartir el lanzamiento del Proyecto de la Grulla de la Paz de BSS, dirigido por el padre de segundo grado Marta Martínez. Únete a nosotros para doblar 1000 grullas de papel antes del 24 de junio en apoyo de la comunidad y la paz. Las grullas se convertirán en un móvil que se presentará en el colegio el 21 de septiembre para el Día Internacional de la Paz. Puedes recoger papel de origami en la escuela de la Sra. Copperansky y la Sra. Nora y venir a ver la primera clínica de plegado de grullas en el Picnic del Mundo Mejor. ¿Preguntas? Envía un correo electrónico a Marta a stayintouchcenter@gmail.com. Para más información sobre el proyecto, visita https://www.bsspto.org/peace-crane-project

Siempre puedes estar conectado con tus compañeros de BSS a través del directorio familiar. Puedes encontrar la información de contacto de tus compañeros aquí con la contraseña bridgestreet21-22. Si no ves tu información, o necesitas actualizarla, no dudes en ponerte en contacto con president@bsspto.org.

¡Gracias por todo lo que hacéis!
Su PTO

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SAVE THE DATES

• Wednesday, June 8 - 1/2 Day for Teacher Work Day
• Wednesday, June 8 from 4:30-6:30 PM - Better World Picnic
• Tuesday, June 14 at 2:30 PM - PTO Meeting
• Monday, June 20 - No School in Observance of Juneteenth
• Tuesday, June 21 - Field Day
• Monday, June 27 - Last Day of School (1/2 day)

Hello 5th grade families and caregivers,

There are several things happening at BSS for the 5th grade and lots of opportunities to volunteer, including:

- Fundraising – we need to raise funds for the yearbook, Nature Week, promotion (graduation), and a class gift to the school. Attached is a flyer that you can distribute to your friends and family. If you are willing and able, you can make your own donation here: Bridge Street School, Northampton, 5th Grade (givebutter.com). We will also be asking community businesses (Herrels, Big Y, etc.) to show their support of their local school with donations. If you have a personal connection with a business that may be able might help us please contact motownjen@yahoo.com. We hope to raise at least $2,500.

- Volunteers are needed to work on fundraising, promotion, and the yearbook. If you’d like to volunteer, please sign up here or contact Stacey Dakai at sdakai@gmail.com.

- Promotion date is June 23 at 9:00 AM with a rain date of June 24 at 9:00 AM.

- Yearbook – Yearbook - Thanks to all who have submitted or uploaded photos! The deadline was May 6 but we'll extend it until all are collected! We're a little over halfway there but there are a group of 13 students for whom we don't have contact information and we want everyone represented! If you think you have not added your name to this contacts spreadsheet, please do so OR send an email to bss-yearbook@googlegroups.com and we'll provide instructions on what to do next. We're looking for 6-8 digital photos of your child(ren) and they can represent different ages. We also welcome group/friend shots. Due to file sizes and storage limits, we ask that you please email your photos to bss-yearbook@googlegroups.com rather than the parent contact directly (Catarina Costa; costawofford@gmail.com).

Anuario - ¡Gracias a todos los que han enviado o subido fotos! La fecha límite era el 6 de mayo, pero la prorrogaremos hasta que todas estén recogidas. ¡Estamos un poco más de la mitad pero hay un grupo de 13 de los que no tenemos información de contacto y queremos que todos estén representados! Si crees que no has añadido tu nombre a esta hoja de contactos, por favor hazlo O envía un correo electrónico a bss-yearbook@googlegroups.com y te daremos instrucciones sobre lo que debes hacer. Estamos buscando 6-8 fotos digitales de su(s) hijo(s) y pueden representar diferentes edades. También aceptamos fotos de grupo/amigos. Debido al tamaño de los archivos y a los límites de almacenamiento, le pedimos que envíe sus fotos por correo electrónico a bss-yearbook@googlegroups.com en lugar de hacerlo directamente al contacto de los padres (Catarina Costa; costawofford@gmail.com).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Stacey Dakai at sdakai@gmail.com

IMPORTANT DATES 5th GRADE

June 6-10 Robot Week

June 15 Trip to Sturbridge Village

June 21 Field Day

June 23 Promotion (June 24 raindate)

June 8-1/2 day teacher work day. 11:30 dismissal

June 8-Better World Picnic 4:30-6:30

June 20-No School-Juneteenth

June 21-Field Day

June 22-School Council Meeting 6:30-8:00 zoom

June 23-5th Grade Promotion (June 24 rain date) 9:00 a.m. Lampron Park

June 23-Last day for 4-day/week preschool

June 24-Last day for 5-day/week preschool-Half day

June 27-Last day of school K-5 (1/2 day-11:30 dismissal)

Gwen Agna, At Large and Vice Chair member of the Northampton School Committee will hold her monthly “office hours” in the small park by the flag pole in front of Northampton High School at 3:30-5:00pm on Monday, June 6, 2022. All are invited to attend to ask questions and discuss issues facing us in Northampton.

Dear Caregivers and Community Members:

The Northampton Public Schools is committed to creating more equitable opportunities for students by seeking feedback from stakeholders. If you are willing to share your thoughts please click on the link below. https://bit.ly/3ELj5z7

Please take a moment to fill out the survey. Your input is important to us.

Link to district website re: State At-Home Covid Testing Consent/Information

https://northamptonschools.org/additional-covid-screening-options-consent-needed/