Sippican Weekly Overview

Dear Sippican Elementary School Families,

We hope you had a great weekend. We are looking forward to our Winter Concert on Tuesday evening at 6:30pm and VASE is hosting the Marion Occupation Program (MOP) for 5th and 6th graders on Wednesday. Speaking of VASE, to echo the words of School Committee Chairperson April Nye, we are so grateful for the number of volunteers, donations and countless hours to the Sippican Community. VASE is celebrating its 50th year of commitment to the community of Marion and its students. Please join me in thanking the present and past members of VASE for the outstanding support and programming they provide for Sippican School. VASE is truly an integral part of our school community

Sincerely,

Ms. Lopes & Mr. Crisafulli

• School Vacation: Just a reminder that school vacation is February 19th-23rd.

• Math SuperStars: Math SuperStars is back! For anyone who may not be familiar, Math SuperStars is a voluntary program for math enrichment available to all students in grades Kindergarten through grade 6. Students will complete 8 weeks of math challenges between February and April in order to earn both indvidual and classroom stars. This year, Math SuperStars will be completed DIGITALLY. A Math SuperStars Google Classroom has been created, and each Monday the new challenge for each grade level will be posted as a Google Form. Students should complete and submit each form by the following Monday. You can sign up for Math SuperStars via the Google Form here and I will add your child to the Google Classroom before the first challenge begins on February 26th. If you'd like to join on your own or after February 26th, please use the class code wyzzgic. Please email ericaprien@oldrochester.org with any questions.

• Winter Concert: Our winter concert is February 13th at 6:30pm in the Multi-Purpose room. Students should wear xtheir blue band shirt and black pants or skirt. Students will perform in this order - Concert Choir, Monday Jazz, Grade 5 Band, Tuesday Jazz and Grade 6 Band. We request that you stay for the entire concert, so all children feel the support of our community.

• Marion Occupation program (MOP): Our 5th and 6th graders will attend MOP on Wednesday, February 14th and learn about the careers of our volunteers and community members.

• Boosterthon Kickoff: Boosterthon is back to its March timeslot, and we are ready to run with our fundraising goal set at $25,000 to help VASE fund enrichment activities including field trips, in-school performances and after school programs. Our students will take on this year's challenge and theme: World Changer Workshop

• Camp Burgess Chaperones: March 1st is the deadline for fingerprinting for all parents/guardians that plan to chaperone the overnight 6th grade field trip to Camp Burgess. Please contact vase@oldrochester.org for details.

• February Lunch Menu: View the February Lunch Menu online here.
  

• Music in the Morning: Every morning, as a school community, we listen to Music in the Morning. Mrs. Richard and Mrs. Moore will be enlightening all of us with music, instruments and genre. This week’s Music in the Morning will be Voi Che Sapete by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Listen to the music here.

• ORRconnect Mobile App: The Superintendent's Office launched ORRconnect, a mobile app that allows families to receive targeted, real-time updates. Download the app on your Apple device or your Android device today. Learn more about the app featuers on the Mobile App Info Sheet.
  

• ORRconnect Facebook Page: ORRconnect is also on Facebook. Like us here!

• Message from VASE:

  Staff Snacks, February 13th
  

  Please join us in sending some Valentine love to our Sippican teachers and staff. Sign-up here.

• Approved Flyers: Keep up with community events! The district has a landing page for approved flyers. Check in each week to see what’s new online here.
  

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