GWS Weekly Newsletter

Email: cmullen@mpsd.org
Website: https://www.mpsd.org
Location: 60 Regis Road, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5060

Thanks to our caring staff members and wonderful PTO, our students are off to a great start this new school year! There are some new faces in new places at GWS. Along with our new families, the following staff members are new to our building or are serving in different roles: Mrs. Keri Charette (School Psychologist), Mrs. Chelsea Yourell (Permanent Substitute Teacher), Ms. Sarah Lincoln (Librarian), Ms. Mary Kelly (Educational Support), Ms. Marina Montalto (Educational Support), Mrs. Blake Doyle (Digital Learning Specialist), Ms. Carly Scolaro (RBT). A warm welcome goes out to the newest members of our Governor Winslow School family!

Friday 9/13: High Five Friday! Wear your Marshfield gear and greet students at the door with members of our community from Police, Fire, & Administration.

Monday 9/16: Lifetouch Picture Day

Monday 9/23 - Friday 9/27: Go Gold For Hope Week (details below)

Friday 9/27: Yellow or gold spirit day! Wear yellow or gold to show support for those in our community who are impacted by childhood cancer.

Please have students return their Olympic Summer Learning Challenge booklets as soon as possible.

The Portal for elementary families is now open!

New families should have received their login information via email from our Aspen team. Please check your email for your credentials. All families can contact aspen@mpsd.org if you have any questions accessing the parent portal.

**Extremely Important: Please complete the Student Workflow and Parent Workflow before the start of the school year as this is how we reach you in an emergency.**

Click here for instructions on our Aspen portal

It’s not too late to sign up for Band and Strings at your child’s elementary school, if you have not yet done so.

Please email Mr. Canzano directly and ASAP with the following information:

STUDENT NAME and STUDENT SCHOOL

STUDENT INSTRUMENT CHOICE 1 and STUDENT INSTRUMENT CHOICE 2 (Must be different)

PARENT NAME and EMAIL

Monday, September 9th, 2024- Hard deadline for new student sign ups

Week of September 16th, 2024- First Lesson for 4th Graders

Information on the Band/Strings Program: TinyUrl.com/MPSDInstrumentalMusic

Band: Mr. Canzano (jcanzano@mpsd.org)

Strings: Ms. Schoepflin (lschoepflin@mpsd.org)

GWS will continue to use the PickUp Patrol (PUP) App to help us better manage our dismissal process. PUP allows parents to electronically make daily dismissal changes from a computer or smart phone. Families that have not already registered will receive an email with login information.

Ice cream will be available at lunch every Friday starting next week! To expedite the process, it would be very helpful if money is preloaded onto your child's School Bucks account rather than sending in cash. You can add money by clicking here. (After you log in or register (if new) than you can use your child’s Birthday for the ID Number to add your child’s account.)

If cash is sent in please lable the envelope with your child's name.

The cost is $1.50

Lunch will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge.

Click here to view the September menu.

Click here to view important information from the school nutrition department.

Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield

Phone: (781) 834-2582

Email: membership@bgcmarshield.com

https//www.bgcmarshfield.org

Wednesday, September 4th - Friday, September 13th

Help us to build a more inclusive community!

Wednesday & Thursday (9/4 & 9/5) - “Just Say Hello”

Wear name tags during the school day & say “hello” by addressing others by name.

Tuesday (9/10) - “Talkative Tuesday”

Talk to someone new - introduce yourself, tell them something you’re looking forward to this year,

and ask them curious questions to learn more about them.

Wednesday (9/11) - “Welcome Back Wednesday”

Reach out to a student or colleague to personally welcome them back to school -

chat with them, write them a note, or send them an email.

Thursday (9/12) - “Attitude of Gratitude”

Create an attitude of gratitude in your school community -

your department, your classroom, your cluster, your grade level, or your building.

Friday (9/13) - “High Five Spirit Day” Wear your Marshfield gear and greet students at the door with members of our community from

Police, Fire, & Administration.

Every parent/guardian that would like to volunteer needs to have an updated CORI form on file.

Please click here for the form and submit by bringing this to the front office with your license.

The PTO hopes that every student had a successful first week of school at GWS! Reminder, parents/guardians need to add their info to PTBoard each year for their child(ren) to be included in the student directory.

The first PTO meeting of the year will be Tuesday, Sep. 17th at 7:00 p.m. in the GWS library

Click here for PTBoard and all things PTO related!

When: Thursday, September 12, 2024, 6:30 pm

Where: Seth Ventress Building at 76 South River Street

Register: Please click HERE to register

Presented by Amy Scolaro, MPSD Assistant Superintendent of Student Services

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released a new Individualized Education Program (IEP) form, which is being implemented this school year in all school districts.

It is important to understand that while the IEP form will look different, the special education process remains the same.

The new IEP document's intent is to support teams in developing a more personalized education plan for students receiving special education services. The new IEP form will enhance collaboration and provide clear and comprehensive documentation of your child's strengths and special education services.

We value your partnership and look forward to working together to support your child's educational needs.

For more information about the new statewide IEP form, please visit the state webpage at: https://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/improveiep/

Presented by the Marshfield Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC).