November Weekly Update

Monday is: Day C

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We invite family and friends to attend our annual Cultural Fair on Friday, November 17th from 1-2:30 pm. Students and staff have been working hard to prepare for this fun-filled event. As you may already know we plan on having a food portion at this year's cultural fair. All food must be brought to school in advance of the start of the fair. All recipes and food infomation should have been shared with the school last week. We are excited and look forward to seeing you all this Friday at 1 pm!

Parents and guardians are also invited to our monthly PTO Meeting this Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30 pm. An agenda can be found below. Please be sure to check out the PTO Merchandise form as we get ready for the holiday season as there is a variety of Point gear that you may purchase for your student, family or friends.

Lastly, just a friendly reminder that Wednesday, November 22nd is an early release day with no lunch served. Pre-K CARES dismissal is set for 10:10 am, while grades 5-8 will be dismissed at 10:55 am.

Sincerely,

Ms. Christine Barrett

Principal

CARES

Ms. Courtney and Ms. Hannah-World Kindness Day is November 13th. We will read about kindness and thankfulness this week. We will also work with our 5 senses this month. Our Pre-K Food Drive has begun! Thank you to those who donated non-perishable items. We will collect these items through November 17th. In appreciation of your support, our students may participate in a Pajama Day on November 22nd. Our Early Release Day on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 will be at 10:10 AM! Please plan accordingly. Enjoy Thanksgiving Recess November 23rd and 24th (No School)!

Integrated Pre-K

Ms. Aileen and Ms. Kerry-Thank you to all who have generously donated to our Pre-K Food Drive so far! We will continue to accept donations this week through the 17th. To show our appreciation we will celebrate with a pajama party on Tuesday November 21st!

Pre-K Office Telephone Number: 617 984-8795

Please call 617 984-6600 to report your child's absence.

Guidance

Danielle Parry danielleparry@quincypublicschools.com

School Psychologist

Jessica Sikora jessicasikora@quincypublicschools.com

Integrated Teachers

Aileen Quilty aileenquilty@quincypublicschools.com

Kerry Kelly kerrykelly@quincypublicschools.com

Cares Teachers

Hannah Donovanhannnahdonovan@quincypublicschools.com

Courtney Byrne courtneybyrne@quincypublicschools.com

Speech Language Pathologist

Kristin Jaros kristinjaros@quincypublicschools.com

Michelle Houser michellehouser@quincypublicschools.com

Occupational Therapist

Emily Voigt emilyvoigt@quincypublicschools.com

Physical Therapist

ChristineToler christinetoler@quincypublicschools.com

School begins promptly at 7:35 am and 11:10 am. It is very important to be on time in order to ease transition into the start of the day. Pre-K parents and guardians are reminded to use Edwards St. when dropping off your child. Pre-K students who are late to school are asked to report to the Front Office to enter.

Point Webster Middle School will host its annual Cultural Fair on Friday, November 17th from 1-2:30 pm at Point Webster Middle School. Please see attached flyers. In addition, we will be having a food portion of our fair. All food must be brought to school prior to the start of the fair.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are pleased to share with you that Point Webster has partnered with The Arbella Foundation and the Boston Celtics for the 2023-2024 All-Star Program. Our monthly attendance contest began on November 1st. Please see the calendar of events for the All-Star Program sponsored by The Arbella Foundation and the Boston Celtics.

The Arbella Foundation and the Boston Celtics All-Star Program Information

October 20- Kick-off/Launch https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yig26dtm2j6xs7v/AACFXgcwvFmsUxJMXVjde0iGa?dl=0&preview=ALL+STAR+HYPE+POINT+WEBSTER.mp4

November 1- Perfect Attendance Contest begins

January 15- Writing and Art Contest Begins

February 29- Deadline for Writing and Art Contest

March 18- Writing and Art Contest Winners announced

May 10- End of the Year Party at Veterans Memorial Stadium

Students should have brought home their Arbella All-Star Family Attendance Pledge form to fill out with parents and guardians as we kick-off our All-Star Program Perfect Attendance Contest. Please sign and have your child return this Pledge to their homeroom teacher.

Attached you will find a calendar of before and after school activities. Please note that Session 2- Grade 7 and 8 Soccer has moved from Mondays to Thursdays and Newspaper Club will start on Tuesday, November 14th. Please note that Friday, November 3rd was the last day of morning volleyball. Morning volleyball will resume in January. Math Competition Club will begin Monday after school.

Do you have any leftover Halloween candy? Donate it to Point Webster's PTO for our Candy Bingo event coming up in early December. Place it in a bag marked "PTO" and drop it off at the front office! Thank you!

We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday for our monthly meeting. Please see agenda below.

September Students of the Month Video-https://youtu.be/NERLwz0cW6w?si=2e6PTvN6X4dAG7kF

November

14 Volleyball at Central/PTO Meeting 6:30 pm

15 Pre-K, Gr. 5 Early Release Day

17 Cultural Fair 1-2:30 pm

20 Volleyball at Atlantic

21 Volleyball vs. Broad Meadows

22 Early Release Day-No lunch served all grades (Pre-K 10:10 am dismissal; Gr. 5-8 10:55 am dismissal)

23-24 Thanksgiving Recess– No School

28 Gr. 6 Field Trip to the Norfolk County Sheriffs Ropes Course

29 Pre-K, Gr. 5 Early Release Day

30 Gr. 6 Field Trip to the Norfolk County Sheriffs Ropes Course/Volleyball vs. Atlantic

December

1 Gr. 5 Report Cards distributed/Candy Bingo Night 6 pm

4 Volleyball at Point

5 Tis the Season...Symphony and Song at QHS 7 pm

6 Pre-K, Gr. 5 Early Release Day/Volleyball at Southwest

7 Gr. 6-8 Trimester 1 Report Cards posted/Gr. 6-8 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-6:30 pm by appointment only

8 Gr. 8 Field Trip to AMC

9 Gr. 6-8 Robotics Competition in Revere

11 JV Volleyball Tournament 3:30 at NQHS

12 Volleyball vs. Central/PTO Meeting 6:30 pm

13 Pre-K, Gr. 5-8 Early Release Day/Pre-K and Grades 5-8 Parent Teacher Conferences 12:30-2:30 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm by appointment only

16 Volleyball City Championship at QHS 8:30 am

19 Gr. 6 Field Trip to AMC

20 Pre-K, Gr. 5-8 Early Release Day

23 Winter Break begins

January

1 Winter Break ends

2 Return to school

3 Pre-K, Gr. 5 Early Release Day

10 Pre-K, Gr. 5-8 Early Release Day

15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday observed-No School

16 PTO Meeting 6:30 pm

17 Winter Concert @ QHS 6 pm

Please note that the QPS Calendar was revised as of the September 13, 2023 School Committee Meeting.