Bresnahan Weekly Wednesday
March 6th, 2024
Upcoming Events:
Friday, March 15th - Friday, March 29th: PTO Clipper Read-a-thon
Monday, March 18th: Grade 1-3 Report Cards
Friday, March 29th: Book Character Parade, 8:30 am (details below)
Friday, March 29th: Early Release (please plan accordingly)
Wednesday, March 20th & 27th: Kindergarten Bring your parents to School Day(s)
MCAS Dates:
Below are the scheduled dates for our 3rd Grade MCAS assessments:
ELA- Tues 4/9 and Wed-4/10 (Make up dates on 4/11 &12)
Math- Tues 5/14 and Wed 5/15 (make up dates on 5/16 &17)
Institution for Savings Donates to the Bresnahan
Each month the Institution for Savings empowers its staff to choose worthy organizations to receive contributions/donations. The Lending office kindly chose the Bresnahan as their organization for the month of February. We received 37 bags of essential supplies (paper towels, wipes, tissues, etc.) which were passed out to all of the classrooms at the Bresnahan!
Clipper Courses
This week is our last week of Clipper Courses for our winter session! Please be sure to update your School Dismissal Manager as needed. Our third session will begin the week of April 1st and end the week of May 27th. Registration will be sent out on March 18th.
Resource for Families of Children with Disabilities
The Charles River Center Wings for Autism program is holding an event on April 6th. They are having a prep for families with autism and disabilities to practice going through security and checking bags and boarding planes. You can learn more here:
https://www.charlesrivercenter.org/news-events/major-events/wings-for-autism/
STEAM FAIR Volunteers needed
Do you have experience related to science, technology, engineering, art or math? Are you looking for an opportunity to share your knowledge with Bresnahan students? If so, the STEAM Expo is your chance!
The 2024 Bresnahan STEAM Expo will be Thursday May 23, 2024 (8-1:30). Exhibitors will run 4, 12-minute sessions per grade level. If you’d like to exhibit, please fill out this google form. If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Sokolowski (jsokolowski@newburyport.k12.ma.us).
A Reminder: Please Do Not Park Parking at the Senior Center
Our neighbors at the Senior Center have respectfully asked Bresnahan parents to refrain from parking in their parking lot for arrival and drop-off. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
PTO Updates:
March PTO Meeting
March PTO Meeting will be at the Bresnahan Library on March 14th 7-8.
PTO Parents’ Night Out
Tomorrow night (Thursday March 7th) is our first PTO Adult Social/Opportunity Night on from 6-9PM @ Virtue Jewelers and Charleston and Coco. Prepare to be dazzled by one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and a fashion show! Charleston & Coco, and Virtue Jewelers have extended their hours and opened their stores to celebrate and support the PTO. The evening will feature live music, drinks, light bites, amazing raffles (a signature Virtue Jewelers piece) and culminate in a Charleston & Coco Fashion Show.
Purchase tickets here: https://givebutter.com/PTONIGHTOUT
PTO Clipper Read-a-thon!
The PTO Clipper Readathon is coming up! Please be on the lookout for an email from school this week. It will include information to sign up for the Readathon and parent volunteer opportunities.
Book Character Parade
We are about to kick off our Clipper Read-a-thon! More details will be coming from the PTO soon. To celebrate, there will be an outdoor Book Character Parade on Friday 3/29 at 8:35 am! Parents and guardians are invited to attend. Students will exit door 1, parade outside along the sidewalk and re-enter the building through door 4. We will start with our Grade 3 students and finish with preschool. Parents and guardians, please stand behind cones set up along the sidewalk.
3rd Grade Yearbook
Our volunteers have started work on the Bresnahan 3rd Grade Yearbook.
If you’d like to help, please email the PTO at newburyportpto@gmail.com.
And if you have pictures to contribute to the yearbook, please send them to newburyportpto@gmail.com. Thank you!
Candy-gram Thank You!
Thank you to Molin parent Dacey Wilson for the generous donation of Lindt Chocolates for our Candy-Gram project! This project would not have been possible without her generosity. We are extremely grateful.