Primrose Hill School

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Weekly Newsletter

May 5, 2023

Primrose Pandas are Respectful, Responsible and Safe

Dear Primrose Families, 

Teacher Appreciation Week-Thank you for the outpouring of support for our amazing teachers and staff this week. We have such a wonderful school community here where we truly look to lift and support one another which not only gives our students a strong example to follow, but also sets a tone for success and collaboration. Special thanks to the TAW subcommittee-Cat Leigh, Megan Lavigne, Heather Magnussen, and our PTO board for all the work behind the scenes to make this week extra special. 

Physical Education and Health Week-So happy to see that so many parents were able to come and observe and join in the fun in our classes this week. Mr Gesmondi and Mrs Lewis work hard to ensure that our students learn a wide range of activities, use proper form and have a strong understanding of how self care and health is imperative to growth and well being. 

Preschool Presentation to School Committee-I am grateful for the invitation from our School Committee to come to this week’s meeting and share our program with them and with the community. Our team is passionate about ensuring that our youngest learners are given high quality experiences and that we are meeting the mandates and expectations for special education. Thanks to Susan Constable and Karen Igoe for joining me in the presentation. Testimonials from our families and our students were especially touching-thank you!

Calendar notes: May 10th is a professional development day for our preschool and a parent engagement day for grades 6-12. Elementary students will have a full school day, as usual. Please be sure to mark your calendar for these school wide events.

• Wellness Expo on Saturday, May 13th at the Middle School from 10-2pm. This is open to families preschool-grade 12 with vendors, activities and informational sessions. 

• Math RICAS-May 16 & 17 for our third grade students

• Primrose Art Show and Family FunNight- Friday, May 19 5:30-7:30

• Memorial Day- Monday, May 29th-no school

• Field Day-June 14th, rain date June 15th 

• Primrose Performs: June 16th 10:30-11:30-performances by all elementary grades

• Last Day-June 23

Classes and grade levels are planning additional events with our students so please be sure to watch your email, backpack express and Seesaw to stay up to date with all of our end of the year events and learning experiences. 

Educationally yours,

Coleen Smith 

The College of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston is VERY grateful for the over 30 Kindness Bags that include essentials and notes of encouragement made by Mrs Chappelle’s kindergarten class.  Special thanks to Katie Almeida Spencer for partnering with Mrs Chappelle and her students to create these thoughtful additions for their event. A great example of how service projects for the community and making an impact can start at a young age.

Green Squad-Thank you so much for supporting our Clothing Drive-- both for giving generously AND for helping us to load up at the end of the afternoon on Friday.  That was some heavy lifting; we collected, bagged and donated 980 lbs of clothes!   Our students did a nice job sorting and applying what they’ve learned about what is and is not recyclable in the realm of textiles.  We did reserve a few non-recyclable items which were in condition too compromised for charitable donation.  We are reworking these materials into pennants and banners (gonfalon) for the Medieval Art themed Family Fun/ Fine Arts Night. 

The Boston Celtics aren’t the only ones competing for the number one spot. Our weekly Tournament of Books Matchup continues. Only one will advance to the Final Four!

Elite Eight

Nigel and the Moon:

VERSUS

Zonia's Rain Forest:

Consider the plot, characters, theme, and illustrations to help you choose your favorite! Vote by 5/14/23 at https://forms.gle/WqLWSvewor9u... 

Please use the  voting link to help decide which book should go onto the next round of our competition. It can be found at the top of the library website at www.missokane.com or below. Happy Reading!

Full Bracket: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18iXIUaV_HbTH5uchFfVPPGAOyKlvqQLM/view?usp=share_link 

Dates to Remember:

Link to BPS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging resource for May

• May is Haitian Heritage Month

• May is Jewish American Heritage Month

• May is Mental Health Awareness Month

• May is South Asian Heritage Month

• Speech and Language Awareness Month

• May 13-BPS Wellness Expo-10-2 @ BMS

• May 16 & 17-RICAS grade 3 Mathematics

• Primrose Arts Show and Family Fun Night-May 19th 5:30-7:30-see flier below for details

• Bike Safety and Repair Day-May 20th-see flier below for details

PRIMROSE PTO 

Primrose Hill Family Fun & Arts Night - May 19

Join us for Family Fun & Arts Night on Friday, May 19, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. This is a great event for the whole family to check out your kids' artwork, enjoy outdoor games, and have some delicious food!

This fun event is a fundraiser to support our incredible teachers and the work in our schools through the Primrose Hill PTO. You can purchase bracelets to participate in games for $10 each and additional donations are appreciated.

A few notes:  

• We have a limited number of free bracelets available, please speak to Mrs. Smith if this is helpful to your family.

• Please help us volunteer! Sign-up for a timeslot to help us with activities, set-up, or clean-up. It takes a lot of hands to pull off an event for our entire school community. 

• Do you know a vendor looking to share information about programs for students? We're looking for event sponsors from $100-$300, please see the flyer for details. 

• Questions? Please email primrose.hill.school.ri.pto@gmail.com.

PTO Website: Please take a quick moment to log into the PTO website and opt into the family directory at https://www.primrosehillpto.org/directory. With all they have planned, it is a great idea to visit this site weekly to get updates and see how you can participate in upcoming events.