Heath Brook School...

Hello Heath Brook families,

We have some wonderful opportunities for learning coming up. Brought to us through a grant from the Corning Foundation our children will participate at the Heath Brook in Traveling Science Workshops with staff from the Discovery Museum.

September 26. Sound - for Mrs. DeCarolis' and Mrs. Rodgers' classes

September 27. Sound - for Mrs. Whynot, Mrs. Price, and Miss Niles' classes.

October 7. Force and Motion - Mrs. Hynes, Mrs.Ventura, Miss Collette, Mrs. Callahan's classes.

October 8 Force and Motion - Mrs. Pagones, Mrs. Paradis, Miss Buck's classes

Our PAC has offered to fund a workshop for our preschool classes - stay tuned!

Terry Gerrish, Heath Brook Principal

There are lots of exciting events in the coming weeks! Add these important dates to your calendar. If you have questions, please contact the school office or email jcunningham@tewksbury.k12.ma.us and we will get your request to the person who can provide answers to you.

We know how this sounds, but...

Breakfast and Lunches are free.

Students who want milk only need to pay $.60 per day. Parents can add $$ to Paypam account, or send it into school, where Mrs. Naughton and her team will put it on your child's account.

Click on the milk carton to see lunch menus and more from Food Services.

We have had a wonderful start to the school year in Library! Your children are so excited to be checking out books and listening to stories.

So far this year we have focused mostly on library behavior and book care. It may sound simple to you as an adult, but young children need instruction on how to gently turn pages, how to safely store books at home, and how to carefully walk with their books between the library and their classroom.

We are currently working on visual literacy where students are challenged to look closely at illustrations to understand the story being told. These are always fun lessons where students realize just how much can be conveyed through simple lines and color.

Soon our students will start to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Kindergarten will learn about foods, such as paletas, and cut up tissue paper to make their own papel picado to decorate the library. First graders will learn about dance (and maybe learn some salsa moves of their own!) and make a variation of a Guatemalan worry doll.

Please continue to help your child remember to bring their library books back on their library day. So far the kids have been doing a wonderful job of remembering!

Happy Fall!

-Mrs. Smallidge

In order to strengthen our home-school communication, the Heath Brook is always looking for better ways to stay connected to our students and their families. Below are some of the tools the Tewksbury School District implements to make communication easier and more efficient:

Tewksbury Public School Website: TPS Website Heath Brook Page

Follow us on FACEBOOK – @heathbrooktewksbury

Friends of Heath Brook PAC Facebook Page: Please visit PAC Facebook link to stay up to date on the latest information sent out by the Heath Book PAC community.

• families behind your car can drop off/pick up their child(ren).

Did you know that the Massachusetts Legislature continues funding so that ALL children can get FREE breakfast and lunch? Please take advantage of this opportunity and encourage your child to order and enjoy school meals everyday! Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria beginning at 8:35 am each morning. For more information on our food service program, please click TPS Food Services.

We actively encourage our families to get involved in their child’s school experience! Keep an eye out for upcoming information on ways to participate as a volunteer or as a member of a council. Consider joining the Heath Brook Community by:

• Serving on the Heath Brook School Council - focus this year will be decided by the members of the Council. Meetings are once a month from October - May

• Becoming a member of our PAC (Parent Advisory Council) See their Facebook Page, or contact this year's PAC leadership: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hbpac/

• Lending a hand at a PAC organized event
  

• Volunteering to support your child’s classroom

• "We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heitage and the diversity of others."

The Heath Brook School is one of two primary schools that serve students aged three through 7 who learn in preschool through grade 1.

Email: tgerrish@tewksbury.k12.ma.us
Website: www.tewksbury.k12.ma.us/heath-brook
Location: 165 Shawsheen Street, Tewksbury, MA, USA
Phone: 978-640-7865
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathbrooktewksbury