Colonial Park Weekly News

Dear Colonial Park Families -

Spring has arrived! It looks like we are in for some typical spring weather, so we will all be dressing in layers!

This week, we will kick off our upcoming Fun Run with our students. Colonial Park School will be holding our annual Fun Run on Friday, April 18. All students, PreK through Grade 4, will receive a Fun Run t-shirt and participate in this school-wide event, and families are invited to cheer their child on during their assigned time. The PTO will be sending home a flyer tomorrow with more information and instructions on how to set up your child's Fun Run page. I will share the Fun Run Schedule this week.

Our next Goldie Gathering is this Thursday, March 27. Please encourage your child to wear Colonial Park/Stoneham spiritwear or a favorite blue shirt. Our Student Spotlights this month will be from Preschool, and we will also showcase a Community Spotlight.

Friday, March 28 is an Early Release Day and our Spring is in the Air Theme Day! This is our first theme day, and students will enjoy this special day by rotating through a series of spring themed activities. The PTO will also be providing leis for students and staff and popsicles during lunch. A huge thank-you to Ms. Cutone and Ms. Surabian for initiating our Theme Day! Dismissal will be 11:40 for our preschool students, and students in kindergarten through grade 4 will be dismissed at 12:00. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Best,

Rosa Flynn

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*Calareso’s Fundraiser --Colonial Park PTO has partnered with Calareso’s in Reading again this year! If you're looking for fresh produce, flowers, spring decorations, pies, ice cream, or lots of other yummy groceries, purchase your certificates through the Colonial Park PTO and we will receive 25% of the total amount! Certificates do not expire, so stock up now for future use! Certificates can be purchased from March 17-April 4 by sending the order form and cash/check written out to Colonial Park PTO in with your child. Certificates will be distributed the week of April 14th.

*Upcoming Town Meetings

3/25 at 7pm Select Board meeting at the Town Hall Hearing Room or via zoom.

Zoom links for these meetings can be found on the Stoneham Calendar. Our town is continuing to face a budget crisis that will directly impact our students and community. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to the PTO at colonialparkpto@gmail.com

*Superintendent Finalists

The School Committee has announced three finalists for the position of Superintendent of Stoneham Public Schools. This past week there was a series of meet and greets and public interviews, those interviews will be available for streaming on Stoneham TV as of Friday, March 21st.

*Fun Run- On Friday, April 18, the Colonial Park PTO will host our annual Fun Run! Proceeds from this event will support field trips and classroom enrichment opportunities for our school. This event will be a school wide effort, with all students participating in the Fun Run. In addition to raising funds, we hope the Fun Run will be a great opportunity to encourage physical activity and working together towards a greater goal. We will begin rolling out the annual Fun Run on Monday, March 24th. We would love your help in the planning! Join the Fun Run Committee and help to plan prizes, decorations, and activities! Email ColonialParkPTO@gmail.com if you are interested in joining!

*Fun Run Sponsors - We are looking for businesses to help in sponsoring for our annual Fun Run! This is our largest fundraiser for the year, and there are a variety of levels for sponsorship. As a non-profit organization, under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, all contributions are tax deductible. This event will provide an opportunity to promote your business to the families of over 1100 students in our district while supporting the teachers and students of our public schools. Email ColonialParkPTO@gmail.com if you are interested in being a sponsor this year!

*Box Tops for Education - Our new Spring Leaderboard runs until May 2. Can every grade reach triple digits? This leaderboard will reward highest earners in all grades so that we can get the word out to more families about how Box Tops works. So don’t forget to Add Notes to name your student when you Give Credit!

• Bonus Offers on products this month: buy 2 of ANY participating cereal, get 10. Buy 2, get 6 on Nature Valley, Pillsbury Crescents. Buy 3, get 8 on Totino’s, Dunkaroos, and participating Fruit Snacks.

Use this referral code to sign up and remember to scan those receipts! https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=OTB65U72

*Girls on the Run - registration is now open for our Spring Girls on the Run Team! Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based positive youth development program dedicated to empowering girls in grades 3-4 through engaging, dynamic lessons and physical activity. Girls on the Run inspires girls to build confidence, set goals and use their voice to become leaders.

The team will meet every Monday and Thursday from 2:45 to 4:15, from March 31 to June 2. Each day targets specific life skills (competence, confidence, connection, character and caring). Girls on the Run has implemented a new curriculum, “Hello, Mountain Mover!” which focuses on building confidence to do hard things. The big culminating event is a celebratory, non-competitive 5K which will take place on the Boston Common. Over the course of the program, the girls set running goals which help prepare them for crossing the finish line!

Click here for the flyer and more information or visit www.girlsontherunboston.org. If you have any questions, please email Ryan at ry.tollefson@gmail.com.

* Coyote Statues- As many of you have probably noticed we have had an increase in the number of geese on our fields. To try and resolved this the PTO has purchased a few coyote decoy statues that will be placed around the field in hopes of scaring off the geese. We will be moving them periodically, but wanted to make sure everyone is aware. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to the PTO directly, thank you

The next SEPAC meeting is Monday March 24th at 7:00 pm.

Virtual meeting and all are welcome to attend.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86935272293?pwd=xazRToyoNFKet5pt7Z42AUioaNBALa.1

Meeting ID: 869 3527 2293

Passcode: 897074

Just a reminder, there is live parking only at the curb in front of the school at all times, including dismissal. That is a designated fire lane, and we also have several buses that come to pick students up and need access. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended at dismissal unless you are in a parking space in our parking lot.

Our third and fourth graders will be taking the ELA MCAS during the week of April 7. The schedule is as follows:

ELA MCAS:

Grade 4: Monday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 9

Grade 3: Tuesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 10