Placentino School News & Updates

• Monday, February 10 - Friday, February 14 - Placentino Kindness Spirit Week
• Monday, February 17 - PTO Elite Gymnastics Fundraiser ($10 - click here for details)
• Monday, February 17 - No School - Presidents Day
• Tuesday, February 18 - Friday, February 21 - February Break - No School

• Monday, March 3- Friday, March 7 - Read Across America Spirit Week
• Wednesday, March 5 - Thursday, March 6 - Elementary Book Fair
• Thursday, March 6 - Mathapalooza from 6:15-7:45pm
• Thursday, March 13 - Elementary PTO Meeting from 11:00-12:00pm
• Friday, March 14 - No School, Teacher Professional Development Day
• Tuesday, March 18 - UA Switch Day: Follow Friday UA Schedule
• Friday, March 21 - PTO Bingo Night
• Monday, March 24 - Kindergarten Information Night
• Tuesday, March 25 - Kindergarten Information Night (Snow Date)
• Tuesday, March 25 - Tuesday, April 1 - Kindergarten Registration
• Friday, March 28 - Food Pantry Collection (Optional Participation)
• Monday, March 31 - Eid al-Fitr - No School

*Please note: all of these dates and more can be found on the Placentino Family Google Calendar.*

• As a reminder, morning drop off is from 8:35-8:55am. Students are considered tardy if they arrive after 8:55am.
• For safety reasons we ask you to please:
• Wait for a staff member to open your car door to let your student out.
• Do not pass other cars in the drop off loop, unless directed by a staff member.

Tomorrow is the last day of our Kindness Spirit Week! We hope to see lots of red, pink, and white around the school tomorrow!

• Friday, February 14 - Show the Love
• Wear red, pink, and/or white!
• Challenge of the Day: Say THANK YOU to 3 or more people today!

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As a reminder, there will be no school next week, February 17 - February 21.

We're almost at the finish line! Tomorrow, February 14th, marks the final day of our PTO fundraiser, and what a success it has been! Thanks to your incredible efforts, we have raised almost $50,000 across the district and completed 2,200 acts of kindness along the way!.

With our annual budget ranging from $70,000 to $75,000, this overwhelming show of support has solidified the funding we need to continue providing resources for our students and staff. Your generosity and dedication make a real difference, ensuring the PTO can keep offering the programs and support our school community relies on. Thank you for being a part of this amazing achievement!

The "week two" prize results are in! Participation has been phenomenal; our students have been working their tails off being kind! They have completed 812 Acts of Kindness so far! WOW!

Grade Level with the Most Acts of Kindness: Grade 2 won with 285 AOKs! But all of the other grade levels did amazing as well!

• Preschool -52 AOKs
• Kindergarten - 131 AOKs
• Montessori - 111 AOKs
• 1st Grade - 251 AOKs
• Therefore, the PTO decided every student in the school earned a Mochi Squishy due to their tremendous job completing Acts of Kindness! The students will bring their Mochi Squishy home today.

Tomorrow morning we will announce the week two individual raffle winners to the whole school (the students chose their raffle prize yesterday).

• Raffle prizes were: Giant Squishmallow!, $25 TC Scoops gift card, a cozy stuffy, Fun & Games 200 arcade credits & 4 laser tag passes, or Legos!
• Favorite Acts of Kindness from the raffle winners:
• Picking up a piece of piece of paper off the floor to help her teacher.
• Doing chores around the house without being asked
• Painting kindness rocks
• Helping mom and dad cook
• Helping mom clean.

Kick Off February Break at Elite Gymnastics on Monday, 2/17 at 11AM and Support the PTO! Children in grades PreK-5th are invited to an hour of supervised gymnastics activities, and a snack/drink at the halfway point of the event. Tickets are $10/child with a family cap of $30. 100% of the proceeds benefit the PTO! Thank you Elite Gymnastics

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Elementary Book Fair with Scholastic: Wednesday, March 5 and Thursday, March 6

• We need volunteers to help the bookfair run smoothly:
• Help set up the book fair
• Be a cashier to ring up purchases (during school or afternoon/ evening)
• Help pack it up after the book fair

Mathapalooza: Thursday, March 6

• We need volunteers to help make the event run smoothly.
• Help set up
• Help clean up
• Help at an event table (clear directions will be provided and teachers there to support--you will not be doing it alone!!).

The Student Services Department is always aiming to improve and provide support for not only our students but to our families. Starting this school year, they are excited to introduce a new format for presentations aimed at helping families better prepare for their student’s transition to the next school building within the district. These presentations aim to provide valuable information on differences from building to building, will dive into support services available at each grade level, and strategies to help ensure a smooth transition for your student. Families will also have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the resources and programs that will be available to their student(s) as they progress through the district’s educational pathways.

If your student is on an IEP or 504 plan and is currently enrolled at Placentino:

• Placentino: Preschool to Kindergarten Families on February 25th at 6:30pm @ Placentino
• Grades 2nd to 3rd on March 3rd at 6:30pm @ Miller

• If your student has borrowed clothing from the Health Office, please wash those clothes and return as soon as possible.
• Please remember to pack a snack and water bottle every day for your student.
• If there is snow on the ground, please make sure to pack an extra set of clothing in the event your student gets wet on the playground.
• We have updated our Health Office website to include information for parents/guardians about the Flu, and when to return to school.

February is Enrollment Month for Extended Day 2025-2026 (All Grades) and Summer Oasis 2025!

For more information CLICK HERE.

Walk-in for Easy Enrollment - Walk-in Enrollment is open Monday – Friday from 3:45-4:45pm in the Miller Cafeteria

We are here to answer your questions and help you enroll! Contact Dion Puleo at puleod@holliston.k12.ma.us.

During the month of February teachers and students in preschool and kindergarten will engage in a read aloud of We Move Together by Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire, and Eduardo Trejos. We Move Together is an exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them and a celebration of the relationships built along the way. The book follows a mixed-ability group of kids as they creatively negotiate everyday barriers and find joy and connection in disability culture and community.

Conversation Starters:

• What are some of the different ways the kids are moving in the opening scene? What helps you move? What do all kids need to help them to move?
• The kid on the horizon needs to move slow. What do the friends do next? What happens after the kids slow down?
• What is going on in the ice cream shop scene? What’s the problem? How might we fix the problem of the ice cream shop step? Ideas?

During the month of February teachers and students in first and second grade will engage in a read aloud of Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor. Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful.

Conversation Starters:

• Sonia explains that if she doesn’t know or understand something, she just asks! It is important to make sure that we are asking kind and thoughtful questions. What are some good ways to ask a question?
• We were introduced to several kids in this book. Try going through each of the characters we met and thinking of one thing you have in common with them! Do you both like music? Do you both feel frustrated sometimes?
• Do you ever feel nervous to ask questions? What are some things that hold you back, and what is some advice you would give to someone who wants to ask a question but feels shy?
• Lots of the characters in the book were happy to share a little bit about themselves- they just needed to be asked! Is there anything that you wish more people asked about you?

Please click the link below if you need to request an additional copy of your QR code. Your child's QR code is needed for dismissal in the car pick up and walker pick-up lines.

The February lunch menu can be translated, please click the image below.