Snug Harbor Community School
Family Updates & Information: Vol. 9. April
Snug Harbor Contact Information
Email: scottperfetuo@quincypublicschools.com
Website: https://snugharbor.quincypublicschools.com/
Location: 333 Palmer Street, Quincy, MA, 02190
Phone: 617-984-8763
Administrative Team
Principal: Scott Perfetuo
scottperfetuo@quincypublicschools.com
Assistant Principal: Diane Babcock
dianebabcock@quincypublicschools.com
Secretary: Jane Foley janefoley@quincypublicschools.com
Secretary, Pre-K: Patricia MacNeil
patriciamacneil@quincypublicschools.com
Nurse: Mary Cross marycross@quincypublicschools.com
Guidance Team
Amy Carey-Shinney - Counselor
Joanna Goodwin - Counselor
Anna Hunt - Psychologist
Shylo Schuboth - Counselor
Jessica Sikora - Psychologist, Pre-Kindergarten
Upcoming Dates
April 2nd ~ PTO Meeting @ 6:00
April 3rd ~ Report Card Conferences
April 4 & 5 ~ Grade 3 MCAS - ELA
April 8 & 9 ~ Grade 4 MCAS - ELA
April 11 & 12 ~ Grade 5 MCAS - ELA
April 15-19 ~ School Vacation
April 23rd ~ Class Photos
April 27th ~ Touch a Truck
May 2 & 3 ~ Grade 5 MCAS - Math
May 6 & 7 ~ Grade 3 MCAS - Math
May 9 & 10 ~ Grade 4 MCAS - Math
May 13 & 14 ~ Grade 5 MCAS - STE
Mr. Perfetuo's Message
We had plenty of showers in March, so maybe April will bring a few less showers and more sun. March was a busy month. It started with movie night watching Super Mario, then we had our Read Across Snug Week, our Scholastic Book Fair, and Parent/Child Day for Grade 1. All great events, thank you for joining us!
April will also be a busy month. During April, our third, fourth, & fifth graders will take MCAS - ELA. We know they are ready and will do a great job! We have April vacation, also. After vacation, Hayward Photography will be back to do Class Pictures (more information will follow). To close out the month, we will have our 2nd Annual Touch A Truck. If you are able to assist with planning or during the day of, please join us at our PTO Meeting Tuesday, April 2nd or reach out to the PTO.
Happy Spring!
Sincerely,
Mr. Perfetuo
Report Card Conferences
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Snug Harbor will hold Term 2 Report Card Conferences. You should have received a time for your conference based on your requested preference of afternoon or evening conferences. Please enter the building through the front door and head to your child's classroom. Most rooms have chairs in the hallway if you are a few minutes early. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child's progress with his/her teacher and see areas of strength and areas to focus on. We look forward to seeing you at conferences.
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024, 06:00 PM
Scrub A Dub
The Scrub A Dub Fundraiser is ongoing. Please click this link: Scrub A Dub
MCAS - ELA Testing
Beginning this month, our students in grades 3-5 will begin taking the state required MCAS assessments. We know that they will do a great job! The schedule is below. Getting a good night's sleep and having a healthy breakfast are two of the most important things a student can do to be successful on test day.
Here are some recommendations from the Harvard Summer School:
- Gather Materials the Night Before
- Get a Good Nightโs Sleep
- Eat a Healthy Breakfast
- Arrive on time
- Listen to the Instructions
- Read the Entire Test
- Be Sure the Test is Complete
- Check Your Work
Footwear
With the warm weather coming, a reminder to please send your child/ren to school with appropriate footwear (no flip flops, etc.) The students go outside for recess and participate in PE. So it is important for their safety to wear appropriate footwear.
Please do not send your child to school wearing Heelys (or remove the wheels during the day). This is a safety concern for us. We do not want any child to be injured due to these shoes. We appreciate your support and understanding with this.
Attendance Incentive Program
As part of our School Improvement Plan, we have been focusing on attendance. As part of this plan we are instituting a new program to reward positive attendance. Each day students are present and on time for school, they will be given a ticket for attendance that will be put into a jar. At the end of the month all the tickets for each grade will be combined. Then one winner will be chosen for each grade. So, if a student is present and on time for each day in April they will have 17 chances to be chosen (there are 17 schools days in April-unless school is cancelled). The more days in school the greater the odds of winning one of the prizes. Our Partner, Granite Telecommunications, has once again generously donated the gift cards for this initiative. We thank them for their continued support and generosity!
Each month, one student will be chosen per grade to receive a gift card donated by Granite (Dunkins, Target, Amazon, etc).
Each day a student is in class at the beginning of the day they be given a ticket to fill out with their Name & Grade. They put the ticket in the bucket in the classroom.
At the end of the month, all tickets for the grade will be combined and one winner selected per grade.
March was the first month we start having students fill out the tickets.
Winners will be announced at our Snuggie Allstar Assembly each month.
Hope & Comfort
In February, in partnership with Hope & Comfort we sent home with each family a hygiene kit. We hope that you found this valuable for your family. Hope & Comfort is an organization dedicated to ensuring that all families are hygiene secure. They have worked with schools and organizations throughout the Commonwealth. Snug Harbor is their first partner school in Quincy Based on the successful role out they had with us, they will begin rolling out to other QPS schools next year. As part of the role out, they would like to get feedback from each family about the program and how it impacted you. A survey will be shared later this week, we would appreciate it if you could complete the survey when you receive it. Thank you.
Student Council
Parking
PreK parents may pull in for drop off until 7:35, after that please park outside the lot and walk your student in. Thank you.
Pre K
Working Hard and Having Fun!
Family Contact Information
Read Across Snug ๐๐
What a great week! It was so wonderful to see so many of our students participating in the activities this week. Hat day, crazy socks, and dress as your favorite character were all sun days for students and staff! Check out the pictures below.
Scholastic Book Fair
Touch A Truck
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! If you can assist with our 2nd Annual Touch a'Truck event, please fill out this form: Touch A Truck Volunteers. If you cannot attend the meeting, please reach out to Ms. Duncan or myself to let us know how you are able to assist with the planning for the event. We had a great 1st annual event and are planning to make this one even more successful with you help and support! Thank you.
Parent/Child Day
Snug Harbor PTO
Join our
โSnug Harbor Parent Teacher Organizationโ
group on Facebook to connect with other families and to receive up to date school information!
Snug Harbor PTO Officers
President - Christina Duncan
Vice President - Meghan Beswick
Treasurer - Christine Deltufo
Objectives of the PTO:
Establish and maintain a working relationship among caregivers, school, and community.
Enhance the quality of education by raising funds for school supplies or programs that fall outside the school budget.
Create and organize events for the whole school community.
Ways to participate in the PTO:
Become an Officer
Attend monthly PTO meetings
Volunteer to help with an event