Colonial Park Weekly News

Dear Colonial Park Families -

Welcome to February! January seemed extra long this year, and I'm happy to be entering into a new month.

On Friday, we gathered as a school community at our monthly Goldie Gathering. Jiji, our ST Math mascot, was a special guest and joined us to celebrate our school reaching 60% puzzle progress! We recognized our ST Math Rockstars and Preschool and Community Student Spotlights:

ST Math Rockstars:

PK - Luca S.

K - Michael B.

1 - Juliana G. (Juliana also was the top puzzler in the school!)

2 - Jojo S.

3 - Laurie L.

4 - Thomas C.

Student Spotlights:

Ms. Krista - Ghalee L.

Ms. Sue - Emmelia R.

Ms. Courtney - Ava A.

Ms. Kelsey - Stella S.

Community Spotlight - Stephen V.

Valentine's Day is coming up on Wednesday, February 14, and many of our classrooms will participate in a Valentine exchange. Just a reminder, please do not attach food or candy to your child's valentines. Non-food items are definitely fine to provide; however, there is a district-wide policy regarding food being provided or shared with other children. Thank you in advance!

Our 100th day of school is being celebrated on Monday, February 5. This year, inspired by our friends at Robin Hood School, we are having an 80s Spirit Day, in recognition of 80 more school days! We are expecting to see some neon colors, lace, denim, activewear...all the classics!

Just a reminder, February vacation is coming up, and all Stoneham Public Schools will be closed Monday, February 19 through Friday, February 23. All SPS students will have an Early Release Day on Friday, February 16. Students in grades K-4 will be dismissed at 12:00, and our preschool students will be dismissed at 11:40.

I am attaching our February Lunch Menu again this week, in case anyone missed it in last week's edition. Also, our cafeteria supplier, Aramark, has created an informative Schooldish website for families to learn more about the food that is served in our cafeterias. Have a wonderful week!

Best,

Rosa Flynn

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*Pasta Night - Tuesday! Colonial Park’s Pasta Night tradition is coming back on Tuesday, February 6 at the Stoneham High School! This event is open to all Colonial Park families, featuring a pasta dinner served by teachers, an amazing magic show, activities and fun. Click here for the flier

Tickets must be pre-purchased so we can plan accordingly for dinner. Tickets are $5 per person (children under age 3 are free). There is a $20 max per family. Please send cash or check (written out to Colonial Park PTO) in with your child in an envelope marked PTO. To pay by Venmo, use @ColonialPark and be sure to include your child’s name and number of people attending.

Volunteers are needed to help with crafts and activities! If you are able to help out please email colonialparkpto@gmail.com.

*Colonial Park’s Pizza Chef! Our 4th Annual Pizza Challenge is back in partnership with Pizza Mia! Do you have the best pizza idea? We can't wait to read about your delicious pizza creation!

Fill out this form to enter your pizza creation into our contest! This form will be open until the end of the day, February 6. Voting will begin on February 7 and end on February 12. The winner will be announced on February 13, and will get their very own pizza made by Pizza Mia on February 15! The winner will receive a free pizza (their creation) courtesy of PTO.

Stoneham Elementary PTOs Family Skate: February 22 from 2:00 - 2:50 pm - Join families from all three Stoneham elementary schools for a fun afternoon of ice skating at Flynn Rink in Medford! Please register as soon as possible; the PTOs have rented the big rink, which can accommodate up to 150 skaters.

***This is NOT a drop off event.*** $5 for one skater or $10 for a family to skate

Registration and payment is required by Thursday 2/15, please fill out the Google form: Skating Google Form (Pay by Venmo @SouthSchoolPTO, cash or check made out to South School PTO sent in to any school)

*Skate rentals are $5 per pair at Flynn Rink and are not covered by your registration.

Colonial Park has selected the dates for the ELA and Math MCAS this Spring. Please mark your calendar!

ELA MCAS:

Grade 4: Monday, April 8

Wednesday, April 10

Grade 3: Tuesday, April 9

Thursday, April 11

Math MCAS:

Grade 4: Monday, May 13

Wednesday, May 15

Grade 3: Tuesday, May 14

Thursday, May 16

Hello Club Families!

The time has come for SUMMER CAMP 2024 REGISTRATION!! Registration is now live, but we are giving you the edge in securing your spot prior to opening to the public. Public registration will be live 02/15/24. We always make it a point to prioritize the families enrolled in our school year programs as spots fill rapidly and we want to make sure none of you miss out! To register for our K-4(Entering K-Entering 5th grade) summer programming, please click here and follow the prompts for the program you are interested in. If you have any questions, please reach out to the following people in regards to these specific options:

Camp Wakefield(Entering K-Entering 5th grade) at Moulton Park ~ Tyler Brathwaite ~ Tyler@bgcwakefield.org

Camp Stoneham(Entering K-Entering 5th grade) at the Stoneham Clubhouse ~ Joseph Murano ~ Jmurano@bgcstoneham.org

A few pointers to keep in mind when registering your child(ren):

• Anyone registering 5 & 6 year olds should use the "Junior Camp" registration for their respective camps.

• Any families with existing financial aid who do not see their aid applied to their camp should reach out to Amanda at ahaley@bgcstoneham.org before registering.

We are looking forward to another summer full of warm weather, pool trips, field trips, recreational activities, Stem activities, Creative Arts activities, and so much more!! Reserve your spots while you can, summer is right around the corner!

All the best,

Joey and the BGC Team