Good Afternoon,
Good afternoon! I hope you had a wonderful vacation. As always, I'm keeping a running log of school and grade events below, so you can stay up-to-date with everything that's going on. I'll keep updating this list as new events are planned. At Fowler, we're continuing our work to educate our students about the Holocaust and the importance of being kind and accepting. I'm thrilled to announce that on May 30th, we'll be hosting Ms. Doris Edwards, a Holocaust survivor, who will share her story with our students. Her personal account will be a humbling and powerful reminder of what human beings faced during that time.
Biography
Doris “Omi” Edwards is a Holocaust survivor by way of the Kindertransport. Doris was born in Limburg, Germany in 1929. As the Nazi party rose to power throughout the 1930’s in Germany, Doris and her family were faced with increasing discrimination and anti-semitism. The night of Kristallnacht (November 1938) was the turning point for Doris’ parents to make the decision that the family needed to leave Germany.
Following Kristallnacht, Doris’ parents moved to England to work as a maid and a butler. They arranged for Doris and her brother to be part of the Kindertransport. Their first part of their journey was moving to Amsterdam, Holland. Doris and her brother lived in Holland for 2 years before the family’s quota number was called and they were allowed to immigrate to the United States.
Doris was the youngest of the Jewish children in her group at 11 years old on the journey from Amsterdam to leave Europe. They rode the train from Amsterdam to Berlin, Germany. After two months of waiting for the right paperwork, Doris and the other children boarded the train and traveled through war-stricken Germany, occupied France, post-Civil War Spain, eventually disembarking in Lisbon, Portugal. Doris and her brother then boarded a ship for the long trip across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City. Due to a fortuitous telegram sent by my grandmother from Lisbon, her parents met them on the day of their arrival in New York.
Doris spent her teenage years living in New York City and eventually moving to Sharon, Massachusetts. Doris is now a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Doris routinely celebrates the Jewish holidays with her family. No matter the holiday, Doris will always light a yahrzeit light candle for the family members who did not survive the Holocaust.
Have a great weekend!
Keith
BEST DAY EVER: RAIN DELAY
Rescheduled to: April 29, 2024- please make sure your student wears comfortable clothes for outside and sneakers.
April 30: Len Cabral Storyteller (Gr. 3, 4 & 5)
Save the Date: Fowler Fine Arts Night
- Fowler Fine Art Night
- May 2nd 6-8pm
- Art Show Fundraiser
- Book Fair, Music, Games, Food and Kona Ice Truck
May 3rd: Glow Dance
Save the Date: Fowler Book Fair
It’s Book Fair Time!
The Fowler School Library will be holding a spring Book Fair Monday, April 29th through Friday, May 3rd! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to discover new and exciting books. Students will be able to visit the book fair during library classes and/or with their teachers as a class. The book fair will also be open the evening of Fine Arts Night in the main lobby, so caregivers can enjoy the fun too!
Please note that checks cannot be accepted, only cash or credit card payments.
Feel free to reach out to Kiley Swenson (kswenson@maynard.k12.ma.us) with any questions.
May 10th: Grade 6 Science Fair (more info coming soon)
May 10th: Early dismissal.
Grade 8 HEADS UP EVENTS (All dates and events are subject to change)
Grade 8 Semi-Formal Dance (Boys and Girls Club): May 3, 2024 - this event is run totally by the Boys and Girls Club. (This has not been confirmed to be the date yet at least to Fowler)
May 24th: Early dismissal
May 27th: NO SCHOOL
May 30th: Ms. Doris Edwards (Holocaust survivor) presentation
Grade 8 Graduation: June 14th (or the last day of school). It starts at 9:00 and is held in the auditorium. Once the ceremony is over, the 8th graders are dismissed for the year (even if it is before the regular dismissal).
Grade 8 Last Lunch: June 13th (or the last full school day) This is a special lunch to celebrate their last lunch at Fowler. The cafe usually has a BBQ just for the 8th graders. We eat outside and have an ice cream truck come. We have had families drop off yard games for the kids to play, and last year, the PTO had inflatable axe throwing for us. It starts at lunchtime and goes on until the end of the day.
Grade 8 Field Trip: June 12th. We are booking a trip to APEX in Marlborough. We will leave Fowler at about 8:30 and return at 1:30.
MCAS Updates:
May 7: Grade 5 and 8 Science, Technology, Engineering (Session 1)
May 8: Grade 5 and 8 Science, Technology, Engineering (Session 2)
May 13: Grade 6 Math (Session 1)
May 14: Grade 6 Math (Session 2)
May 15: Grades 4 and 5 Math (Session 1)
May 16: Grades 4 and 5 Math (Session 2)
May 20: Grades 7 and 8 Math (Session 1)
May 21: Grades 7 and 8 Math (Session 2)
May 28: Grade 8 (Session 1)
May 29: Grade 8 Civics (Session 2)
Have a great weekend!
Keith
