Bulldog Bulletin

Each student will have the opportunity to browse through the books and complete a wish

list. The children will bring home their wish lists for parent review and then be able to

purchase books the following day. Please clearly indicate which books your child may

purchase or indicate a dollar amount that is not to be exceeded when the children are

making their purchases. Please review your child’s selections carefully. Returns and

exchanges will be accepted on items in new condition until fair close on Friday, March 28,

2025. The PTO will be offering each student one $5 coupon to be used towards their

purchase!

Please visit this signup genius page to sign up to volunteer. Any help is appreciated!

Our Book Fair offers a cash-free payment option called eWallet. It’s a convenient digital

account that your child can use for shopping at our Fair. Grandparents, friends, and others

can contribute, too! If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop online at our school’s Virtual

Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over

$25. Your online orders will also benefit our school. Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn

more and get started with eWallet and online shopping.

If you prefer not to use eWallet, we will still be accepting payment by cash and check. It is

best to send in a blank check since totals may vary. Checks should be made payable to:

BHS PTO. Volunteer cashiers will be happy to fill out checks for the students and send a

receipt home.

We will be hosting a special night for parents on Thursday, March 27 during conferences.

Our students had a special treat on St. Patrick's Day as we welcomed the Mulkerin School of Irish Dance. Members of the school's Emerald Dancers team had a great time dancing for Booth Hill School. They had hard-soled shoes that made great pounding sounds for a few dances! They answered a few questions from the crowd. They will be traveling to Ireland this summer to dance as well! BHS's own Lucy O'Connor also joined them for a ("kay-lee"), a traditional dance that is done in pairs. You can watch the video here: https://www.wevideo.com/view/3737602466

TO DO:

• Sign up for the Parent Basketball tourney
• buy your Under the Stars dance tickets!
• Order your yearbook -- HARD DEADLINE OF APRIL 1
• sign up for conferences (By appt. only) and child care if needed.
• Check out the open PTO Committee Positions

NEW NEWS:

BHS Community Service at Work:

Mr. Tony Persaud assembled and delivered 100 to-go bags of toiletries and food for the residents of Spooner House this week. The students decorated the bags, which were filled with donations from BHS families.

BHS "can" read and "can" help our community! we collected our goal of 500 canned food items for the Audrey Dreyer Food Bank at Perry Hill School. They thanked us for the food, which was sorely needed at this time of year!

Thanks to everyone for helping our students make the world a better place!

Junior Achievement --

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

JA in Day at Booth Hill Elementary School

Monday April 28th

830am- 1 pm

What: Junior Achievement is a wonderful organization that facilitates impactful learning experiences for K-12th grade students. They focus on three pathways: financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship.

Who: Be your child's teacher for the day!

“JA in Day” is a great opportunity to spend time in your child’s classroom, teaching grade- appropriate curriculum about- financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and community.

How: We need two parent volunteers for each classroom and grade level, who will teach the class together with JA Learning Kits.

JA in a Day Learning Kits will be distributed by early/ mid April– more information to come!

Two, 30-minute virtual training sessions will take place two-three weeks prior to JA in a Day – these dates are TBD but more information will be provided as people sign up

Sign up Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4DA5AB2EA7FC1-55735670-bhsxjunior

What is GoGuardian? -- GoGuardian is a program that allow staff to track the websites that a student uses through their Shelton Public Schools account. Furthermore, it will flag when a student is viewing inappropriate material, whether weapons, adult content, or self-injurious behavior, and notify staff when that happens. It will also track when your child is on their SPSS accounts at home and other places off school grounds, including the times that your child is accessing these sites. The best supervision, however, is provided by adults. Please monitor your child's internet activity closely.

Conferences -- The 2nd night of conferences will be on Thursday, March 27. Conferences are by appointment only.

Conference child care will be provided again by the Girl Scouts of troop 60100. You can sign up after you make your conference appointments at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYQDrO6ZjcGhkHCuB6fILBM8dNDTS_WejCNhhxbRa9oMJzQA/viewform

The PTO is building homeroom raffle baskets for the family dance. Please feel free to bring in your donations in on conference night and give them to the homeroom teacher.

OLD BUSINESS

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CONGRATULATIONS to this week's PBIS PAWS Turtle-y Awesome Students!

Week Ending 3/21/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM BHS!!!

Don't forget to order your Buddy Grams!

THIS WEEK:

March 24 - 28 -- PTO Spring Book Fair

Thursday, March 27 -- Parent Conferences by appointment only

Friday, March 28 -- Early Dismissal

Tuesday, March 25 -- Griffin Health Biometric Screenings 11 - 3 (art room)

EVERY FRIDAY IN MARCH IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL AT 1:50.

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LOOKING AHEAD:

APRIL

Wednesday, April 2 -- Spring portraits & 4th- Grade Picture

NEW Wed. April 2 -- Paraeducator & Tutor Appreciation Day

Thursday, April 3 -- Skydome Assemblies -- Schedule TBD

Wed. April 9 -- 1st grade field trip

April 14 - 18 -- April break -- no school

T, W, TH, April 22, 23, 24 -- SBAC (grades 3 & 4)

Saturday, April 26 -- Under the Stars family dance 6-8 PM

Monday, April 28 -- Junior Achievement in a Day

Mondays, April 28 - June 2 -- PIZZA WARS AT FIRE ENGINE PIZZA CO.

• Kindergarten -- April 28
• First Grade -- May 12
• Second Grade -- May 19
• Third Grade -- May 26
• Fourth Grade -- June 2

Monday, April 28 - Friday, May 2 -- College and Career Week

• Tuesday, April 29 -- Parent Career Day

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MAY

May 1, 6, 7, 8, -- SBAC (Grades 3 & 4 only)

Tuesday, May 6 -- Author visit (afternoon)

Thursday, May 8-9 -- PTO Plant Sale

Friday, May 9 -- 4th Grade Field Trip (tent)

Monday, May 12 -- Early Dismissal for staff training

May 13 - 16 -- NWEA Testing for grades K, 1, and 2

Monday, May 19 -- SHS Seniors visit BHS

Tuesday, May 20 -- Concert for grades 1, 2, and 3 (afternoon)

NEW -- Wednesday, May 21 -- BMX Show (time TBD)

Thursday, May 22 (rain date May 23) -- Field Day & Picnic

Tuesday, May 27 -- 4th-Grade Celebration (afternoon)

Wednesday, May 28 -- 4th grade visit to PHS

Friday, May 30 -- BHS PTO End of year party

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JUNE

Tuesday, June 3 -- Kindergarten Celebration at 10:00

Saturday, June 7 -- Shelton Juneteenth Celebration & Recognition

Thursday, June 5 - Tuesday, June 10 -- Early Dismissal days (tentative)

Tuesday, June 10 -- Tentative last day of school

April 2 -- Wear Blue for Autism Awareness and Support

April 23 -- Heroes and Villains

• SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE BELOW!

Please choose snack and lunch items that do not contain nuts for your children. Several of our students are allergic to nuts and could experience rashes, swollen lips and eyes, and/or anaphylaxis. Please check labels for any nuts and select other items, such as sun butter for school. Thanks!

Email: DMARKS@SHELTONPUBLICSCHOOLS.ORG
Website: http://boothhill.sheltonpublicschools.org/home_page
Location: 544 Booth Hill Road, Shelton, CT, USA
Phone: (203) 929-5625
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