3/7/25 Newsletter
7 March, 2025
Dear Page School Community,
I wanted to take a moment to share some highlights from Tuesday night’s Page School presentation at the School Committee and to recognize the good work of our students, staff, and families.
Our students were absolutely awesome! Student Council members Evelyn Hammond, Henry Knezek, and James Shattuck did a fantastic job representing Page and talking about the recent food drive and school wide assembly. Jack Bacheller gave a nice presentation on our new student newspaper the Page Press - For Students and by Students.
Ms. Conway recorded a video during rehearsal last night, and the School Committee loved getting a sneak preview of SpongeBob the Musical— it was a real hit! The show is April 5th & 6th at Triton HS.
A special thank you to Ms. Gadd for her help making sure the students got to the right place at the right time, and to Ms. Tierney, who I put on the spot to share about teacher collaboration — she did a fantastic job giving her perspective. We were also fortunate to have Kerry Pearl, one of our many parent volunteers, present on Tasting Tuesdays. You can check out the presentation slide-deck HERE.
PK & K Registration
f you or someone you know has young children not yet in school, this is for you! Find details about PreK/K programs for the 2025-2026 school year HERE—please share with friends and neighbors.
PRSD Summer Programs for 2025
Check out the links below for program details and registration!
Pentucket Summer 2025 Website / Registration
Brief Video - Summer Programs Overview
Changes in Dismissal Plan
We understand that life is busy and occasional changes may come up in your child's dismissal plans. For example, if you need to switch from bus transportation to car pick-up for an afternoon, it is critical for us to know. Please email your child’s teacher with the updated dismissal information and include a CC to Ms. Bacheller in the main office at vbacheller@prsd.org. This ensures we can safely and efficiently manage the dismissal process for all students. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Conference Day
Friday, March 14th, is an early release day for students. It has been earmarked for spring parent-teacher conferences. This is an opportunity for families who have matters they want to discuss to touch base with the teacher. The conferences are optional, so please don't feel that you have to use the conference time to simply check in if there are no concerns. Please email your child's teacher as soon as possible if you would like to schedule a conference.
Important Upcoming Dates
Preschool Info Night - March 13 6:30-7:30
Kindergarten Info Night - April 17 6:30-7:30
April Vacation - April 21- April 25
You can now view the 2025–2026 School Committee Approved Calendar below for important dates and planning purposes.
6th grade families - Save the date!
The 7th Grade Information Night for the Class of 2031 will take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 6-7pm. It will begin in the dining commons with a presentation and then there will be tours provided.
Thank you for your continued support of the Dr. John C. Page School.
Respectfully- Dr. G
Design the New Pentucket SEPAC Logo!
Are you creative? Do you want to leave your mark on the Pentucket community? Here’s your chance to design a fresh new logo for SEPAC!
What is SEPAC?
The Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is a group that supports families, students, and educators in our community. SEPAC works to improve educational outcomes for students with special needs and foster understanding and inclusion across our schools.
Contest Details
Who can enter: Open to all students in elementary, middle, and high school.
What to create: A logo that represents Pentucket SEPAC’s mission of inclusion, support, and community. Be creative, meaningful, and inspiring!
Submission deadline: 4/3/2025
How to submit:
Page School will have a submission box in the main office, or submissions can be emailed to pentucketsepac@gmail.com.
Designs will be collected on 4/4/2025 for voting at our next meeting.
Hello Page Families,
Another month of the school year has passed. It can be hard for students to come back from a stretch off, and now we have a particularly long chunk of time between breaks. It may feel overwhelming to students, parents (and staff!) alike. Anything your family can do to relieve stress in a positive way, do it! On the bright side, the days are getting longer, and the first official day of spring is in March, Hooray!
For the month of February, I had 358. The top complaints were stomachaches, headaches, and non serious musculoskeletal injuries.
I am looking for children's clothing donations for the Health Office! We are in need of sweatpants for all sizes, t-shirts for girls, and underwear for boys and girls in the size range of K-2nd graders and various sizes of socks. Much appreciated!
I had the pleasure of doing lessons with 4th grade on Spread Love, Not Germs. We talked about healthy lifestyle habits and how to spread love to their Page community. They did awesome! See some of their work posted on my door and in the hallway to spread some positivity to our school! (photos attached)
Courtney Boudrow, BSN, RN, NCSN (she, her, hers)
School Nurse
Dr. John C. Page Elementary School
Phone: 978-363-2671 ext 14
Fax: 978-363-2234
April 1 Nomination Deadline Please visit PRSD.org/HOF to nominate a Pentucket Employee, an Alumni or a Benefactor to help recognize those who have done tremendous work for students and our community!
The Friends of West Newbury Library is having a fundraiser and it's focus is on kids!
We are having an art contest and the top ten winners will have their artwork turned into notecards that the Friends will then offer for sale (pack of 10 cards for $10) to help support the Library and its programs. A lot of people aren't aware that the Friends fund a large portion of the kids' activities at the library including the museum pass discounts, summer reading prizes, craft kits, the Little Free Library (at Action Cove), and the Library of Things are some of the more kid/family related things we support.
