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J. R. Briggs Elementary School Briggs At Large Newsletter The Voice of John R. Briggs Elementary School “Educating for Success, Now and in the Future” September 21, 2006 Volume 25, Issue 3 |
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OPEN HOUSE – Sept. 27th SEPTEMBER 26 Instrument Rental, 6:30 pm 27 Open House, 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER 6 No School Prof Dev. 9-13 Fire Prevention Week 9 No School, Columbus Day 11 PTO Meeting, 6:30 16 Picture Day 31 Trick or Treat 5-7 p.m.
REMEMBER Electronic devices do not belong at school. They are distracting and too valuable to have at school. Keep them at home! IPODs, MP3 players, Game Boys, etc. Please check your child’s school bags before they leave home. Don’t Forget… Please notify the school if your child will be absent. We would also like to offer parents the option of emailing our school nurse, Mrs. Lawrence directly to report an absence, rlawrence@awrsd.org or call the school office (978-827-5750). Physical Education Update Students in grades 2-5 are off and running! Each lap on the Briggs cross country course equals a half mile and so far over 747 miles have been completed. Students in grades 4 and 5 have been provided the opportunity to join the Briggs cross country team and this year we have 123 members. *Excellent opportunities for all students to engage in physical activity with their family are Family Fitness Bags. Students with a signed permission slip can sign out a bag full of equipment to use at home with their families and be returned the next day. *Join Nickelodeon and NASPE the weekend of Saturday, September 30 – October 1 for Worldwide Day of Play, when the network will go dark all afternoon for the third consecutive year and ask viewers to set aside some time to play! Visit the Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play website, www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/public_wwdop.jhtmlNews from B.E.S.T. We are welcoming two new staff members to our team this year, Lori Cutting and Marc Theriault. Many of you may know Mr. Theriault from Extended Day or as a substitute teacher. He is a valuable member of our new team, who’s flexible and willing to learn and try anything to help our students. Miss Cutting is brand new to Briggs School; she started with the BEST program over the summer. She is a hard worker and a quick learner who never gives up. They are both currently working full time here as well as continuing their education with Masters level classes in the evenings. We are very lucky to have both of these great people as part of our team. Extended Day Our Extended Day Program offers child care 6:30 am – 6:00 pm throughout the school year. Please call, 978-827-1412. PTO… The PTO is seeking donations of treats to be used in this year’s Halloween Goody Bags. We will be accepting donations from now until Tuesday, Oct. 10th. Please send in your bags of treats marked “PTO” with your children to the school office. Thank you for your support.OAKMONT AFTER HOURS Check out the wide variety of evening classes being offered through our local high school. Cycle I: Sept. 25- Nov. 16 (8 Weeks) from 6:30 – 8:30 pm Sample Courses: Beginner Italian Basic Guitar Yoga for 55+ Ballroom Dancing Detective Fiction Open House Parking Open House is very popular and parking is limited. We are asking everyone to take advantage of ALL possible parking. Please utilize our playground areas for parking, as well as spaces in front of the school. Again, please respect the fire lane in the front of the school. Student Council Each month our fifth grade students have a chance to give back to our school, local, national, or global community. This month eight fifth graders are showcasing new students to our school. Our new students have been welcomed to JRB by our September Student Council members through an interview and photograph. Check out our “Who’s New at JRB” display during Open House. Help!!! We do not have means for heating lunches from home. Please do not send items that require microwave heating such as soups or casseroles. Please be sure to send items preheated in a thermosMusic News · BAND: Grades 3 – 5 Instrumental rental program for new and returning students, Tuesday, Sept. 26th, 6:30 in the school cafeteria. See Mr. Tree for more information. · CHORUS: Grades 3 – 5 Chorus has begun….Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 – 3:45 pm. Students must have a signed permission form to stay after school for chorus. Don’t forget to make appropriate arrangements for childcare at the conclusion of chorus. COUNSELOR’S CORNER On behalf of the staff and students of JRB, I would like to thank the PTO for helping fund Jason Kallio’s Say it With Magic, Vanish Bullying Program. Jason’s program was the start of our year long, school-wide anti-bullying campaign. The program focused on bullying behavior (how to stop), bystander behavior (how to help), and victim behavior (how to help self). In addition, the three types of bullying (physical, verbal, and emotional) were discussed. Through discussion and the use of magic tricks, Mr. Kalio also challenged students to “think before they speak” and “to put yourself in someone else’s shoes”. Other points included, showing confidence, helping others, and working together to create change. Mr. Kalio gave each grade level an assignment which involved drawing, writing about what they learned from the presentation, as well as the first step in creating a Bully Control Zone. Following his presentation, School Resource Officer, Kevin Ahearn and I visited each classroom to receive feedback and distribute the Bully Control Zone contracts. Each student will take part in signing the contract, committing to help keep their classroom and school bully free. Each classroom teacher was given two contracts. One will be hung in the classroom and the other to be included in a collage that will be hung somewhere inside the school. Be on the lookout for periodic updates on other school-wide anti-bullying related activities throughout the school year. Please talk to your children about this topic and what they’ve been learning. Together, we can help to make JRB BULLY FREE!SCOUT HOUSE FUNDRAISING YARD SALE Sat., Sept. 23rd Gingerbread Lane (just off Rte. 12)
Starts at 9:00 a.m. BRIAN’S RUN The 2nd Annual Brian’s Gift Road Race will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30th, at Winchester Park in Ashburnham Center. The race is in memory of Brian Simmons, a former student at John R. Briggs Elementary School and Oakmont Regional High School. Brian was killed by a drunk driver. Events at the race include a kid’s run (ages 6 to 11), a 4 mile walk/run, a 5 mile run, Chinese Auction, silent auction, music, face and pumpkin painting, and food! The Kid’s Run starts at 9:00 am followed by the 4 mile walk/run, and the 5 mile run at noon. The proceeds from this year’s events will go to an organization called “Kids Against Hunger” who provide nutritious meals to hungry children in this country and around the world. Each dollar raised provides four meals!!! Learn more about them at www.kidsagainsthunger.com. Last updated 9/29/06 by Tiffany Davis. |
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