Spring Street School

February 5th-School Committee Meeting 6pm MSHS

February 7th-Half Day of School Dismissal at 11:30 am

February 14th-School Improvement Council 3:00 pm

February 16th~Electronic Distribution of Report Cards (PreK will be sent home in student folders)

February 19th~No School - President's Day

February 20th-23th~No School - Winter Break

March 4th-8th~Read Across America Week ( details below )

March 5~No School for PreK & K - Presidential Primary Election day

MONDAY 3/4 -Books make us BRAVE! Dress like a superhero!

WEDNESDAY 3/6- Wild About Books Wednesday. Rock that animal print, animal costumes, or

clothes that have animals on them!

THURSDAY 3/7- Silly Stories with Dr. Seuss. Dress like a Dr. Seuss book character!

FRIDAY 3/8- Cozy up with a book: Reading is RELAXING. Come to school in your favorite jammies and bring your favorite book! Flashlights are welcome too.

SSS has designated handicap parking spots, please reserve these spots for those that need them. When exiting the parking lot, please follow the traffic pattern through the MSHS parking lot and not exit out to the Spring Street entrance.

Imagine how dull the world would be? If just one single color was all we got to see?

We have seen a significant increase in student absences this year. Being chronically absent (10% of school year) can have a significant impact on a student's academic progress and their ability to access the variety of academic and non-academic supports that schools provide. Please reach out to the school if you would like support in getting your students to school!

February is Heart Health Month! Let’s take a breath of fresh air and enjoy some time outdoors with our kids again. With temperatures rising, let’s get those bikes and scooters out of the garage and go around the neighborhood (or a few more sled runs too!) Get those hearts pumping!

CHOP’s Nutrition in the Kitchen guide has some ideas for heart-healthy snacks kids may love:

• Prepare grab-and-go snack bags. Mix packaged cereal (not sugary brands) with dried fruit and nuts, and portion into sandwich bags.

• Make smoothies. Blend low-fat milk with frozen fruit and a banana. Add low-fat yogurt for extra thickness.

• Put some grapes in the freezer — they taste just like popsicles.

• Spread peanut butter on apple slices or celery. Add raisins if you like.

• Dip raw vegetables (baby carrots, cukes, peppers) in hummus, salsa, or low fat dip.

• Use cookie cutters to make healthy sandwiches in fun shapes. (whole-grain bread, lean lunch meat and vegetables or peanut butter and honey).

Stay healthy and have some fun! Coughs and viruses continue to spread, so don’t forget to encourage lots of handwashing. Thank you for all of the donated classroom supplies of tissues and Clorox wipes to help with this! As always, please feel free to reach Nurse Mando if you have any questions or concerns: smando@wbridgewater.com or 508-894-1232 ext. 2122

Kindergarteners enjoy yoga games with Ms. Roberts!

Inclusion Matters is a group of West Bridgewater families whose children have IEPs and 504s. We offer webinars and events to support families with special needs. If you'd like to learn more, please email us at InclusionMattersMA@gmail.com to join our private email list.

See our upcoming events on our Facebook page at @InclusionMattersMA and our website at www.InclusionMattersMA.com

Universal free school meals - Both Breakfast (mid-morning snack)and Lunch are permanently Free! We hope your student dines with us!

Menus - Click on WB Food Services to find February's menus. Locally grown apples from CN Smith Farm are still being served each week.

Cafeteria Taste Testing- We are bringing back taste testing! On February 9th we will give out samples of a whole grain veggie fried rice that will be offered for lunch on February 12th as we recognize Chinese New Year.

Food Assistance- Project Bread Food Source Hotline , West Bridgewater Food Pantry.

Position available- Great at social media and interested in food photography? There is a stipend available for an individual to promote our School Nutrition program on social media. Hours are very flexible and variable but the applicant will need to be available during the day.

Questions, concerns, suggestions? Contact Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or (508)894-1220.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION - Please scan your shopping receipts! Every little bit helps our school! The program transitioned to a new digital format. You can now scan your shopping receipts from any store (like Market Basket, Trucchi’s, Target, Walmart, CVS, etc.) to earn money for our school. Download the app today or send your receipts to school. We are happy to scan them for you!

WBPTO

*Join us at our next PTO meeting on February 7th at 7pm in the RLM Cafeteria*

Save the Date:

February 3rd Ziti With My Sweetie Bridgewater Vets Club 5:30-8pm (See Details Below)

Our annual MCM Butter Braid fundraiser is back!

Order forms will be sent home today! They are filled with various products including mouth watering flaky butter braid danish in 8 different flavors. Cinnamon is a must try!

All orders are to be completed online by February 16th.

Order pickup will be March 13th (More details to come)

Find the link here: https://my.mcmfundraising.com/signup/P435

Stay connected on facebook @WBridgewaterPTO

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Keitha Goulet

Principal

Email: kgoulet@wbridgewater.com
Website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/spring-street
Location: 2 Spring St, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: 508-894-1233
Facebook: facebook.com/SpringStreetSchool
Twitter: @SpringStreet_WB