Sippican Weekly Overview!

November 3, 2024

Together Sailing Toward Success: Principal's Message

Dear Sippican Families and Community,

Happy November! We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween.

Just a reminder: there's no school on Tuesday for a professional development day.

Mark your calendars for next week's VASE sponsored Scholastic Book Fair!

Have a great week!

Best,

Principal Dessert & Assistant Principal Thomas

Mission Statement and School-Wide Expectations

Our Mission Statement:

The mission of our school district is to inspire all students to think, learn, and care. Sippican School is committed to fostering a respectful, responsible, and kind learning environment. We've launched the "3 to Be" initiative to remind our community of these important values.

"Sippican 3 to Be"

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Be Kind

Pictures of the Week

Halloween at Sippican

Halloween Lunch at the Garden.

It was a BOO-tiful day for lunch outside.

The Kindness Club is Spreading Joy

MUSIC IN THE MORNING

Symphony #9, Second Movement by Ludwig van Beethoven

The Symphony No. 9 is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824.

Lifetouch Pictures are ready!

Dear parents,

School pictures are ready!

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

More about the Smilesafe program here.

Thank you!

THE DATE FOR PICTURE RETAKES IS NOVEMBER 14TH.

Key Dates: November

11/4, 6, & 7 Scholastic Book Fair VASE

11/5 No School Professional Development Day

11/11 No School Veterans Day

11/14 Lifetouch Picture Retakes

11/27 Early Dismissal

11/28, 29 No School Thanksgiving Vacation

Nurse's Corner

Attention:

Vision and hearing screenings will be happening in the health office this Fall. The BMI screening for 1st grade and 4th grade and the postural screening for 5th and 6th grade will be happening in the health office as well.If you would like your child to opt out of any or all screenings please submit a written request to Mrs. Bertram. Information regarding annual mandated screenings can be found in the handbook.

Thank you,

Karen Bertram RN, BSN, NCSN

ORR SCHOOL NURSES AND PROJECT 351 TEAMING UP TO SUPPORT HURRICANE RELIEF

Dear School Community,

The devastation in the wake of recent hurricanes is heartbreaking. Our schools’ Project 351 has partnered with the nurses in an effort to try to support families impacted from the storms. We would like to collect donations from our school families to be sent to areas in need from hurricane damage. Our hope is that helping one area allows us to make a small difference for those experiencing such unbelievably challenging times.

Donations can be dropped off at any of the schools or brought into school by your student. We will be collecting donations until November 15. Then we will be partnering with organizations driving to areas impacted by the hurricanes.

Possible Items for Donation:

Bandaids Toothbrushes/Toothpaste

Antibiotic Cream Flashlights

Poison Ivy Cream Packs of Socks and Underwear (All sizes)

Canned soups Pet Food (5# and 15# bags)

Chef Boyardee Work Gloves

Can openers Bug Spray

We appreciate you taking the time to help our students with this community service project.

Many thanks,

Project 351 Team and School Nurses

Messages from VASE

Dear Sixth Grade Families,

Please find the link below to register your student for the 6th Grade Field Trip to Camp Burgess. All students must register and submit a deposit of $55 to secure their spot by November 27, 2024. Should you require financial assistance, please indicate so on your registration. Below please find the button with the link to the information packet for the field trip. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact VASE directly at vase@oldrochester.org.

https://students.arbitersports.com/v-a-s-e/6th-grade-outdoor-education-field-trip-2025

Thank you,
VASE

CAMP BURGESS INFORMATION PACKET

Message from VASE

Message from VASE

November 4, 6, & 7 Scholastic Book Fair - Sign up to volunteer!

We are still in need of volunteers to help staff our fair.

Sign up genius:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A49ADA62EA5FC1-52497004-fall

November 4 - Restaurant Night at Papa Gino's

Come on out the night of November 4th to support our 6th Grade Class! Proceeds go towards the Camp Burgess Field Trip.

November 20 - New Bedford Symphony Orchestra In-School Assembly

We are so excited for the NBSO's Learning-in-Concert "The Orchestra as a Ecosystem" for grades 2-6. Check out the details of the show here!

6th Grade Field Trip to Camp Burgess - Registration now open!

All 6th grade students attending this spring's field trip must register and submit a deposit of $55 to secure their spot by November 27, 2024.
https://students.arbitersports.com/v-a-s-e/6th-grade-outdoor-education-field-trip-2025

SIPPICAN FEINSTEIN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

HOW IT WORKS

Each of your Jr. Scholars received their own individually numbered Golden Ticket, included within your school's Jr. Scholar supply package.
Random drawings will be held every Monday with 5 new Golden Ticket winning numbers announced on WPRI Channel 12 on Mondays during their 4:30 p.m. news programming — commencing October 7th.
Winning numbers will be posted the following day, Tuesdays, on our Virtual Journal and Facebook pages, as well as shared via email with Feinstein Leadership Schools!
Should your school hold a winning ticket, please contact The Feinstein Foundation!

PRIZES

Winning school receives a $5,000 grant!
Winning student receives a $500 grant to donate to a non-profit of their choice, or to their school.
Winning student also receives surprise gifts from The Feinstein Foundation!

Keeping us Informed: Student Absences

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We want to ensure that our school community remains informed and connected. To help us maintain accurate attendance records and provide the best possible support to your child, we kindly ask that you notify the school office or the nurse 508-748-0100 x 6306 if your child is absent for the day due to illness.

Please leave a message with the following information:

Student's Name:
Teacher's Name:
Reason for Absence: (e.g., illness, doctor's appointment)
Expected Return Date:

Thank you for your cooperation!

Visiting Schools

All of our schools continue to use Raptor Technology for all visitors entering our buildings.

All visitors and volunteers are required to have a valid driver’s license or Massachusetts issued identification card to be scanned-in upon entering the building for any reason. CORI checks are required for any parent/guardian volunteers and are available in the main office of your student's school.

School Breakfast & Lunch

Although one lunch each day and one breakfast each day are free this year, we still need families to complete the free and reduced lunch application forms. These forms need to be completed every year. The online forms can be found by using this link: orrschoolmeals.com

Breakfast is served each day starting at 8:30 AM
One breakfast and one lunch are free for all students this year.
Additional milk, drinks or snacks can be purchased for a fee.

Snacks range from $1.00 to a $1.50
Milk costs .65 cents (Please note that students will need to pay for milk if they bring their own lunch.)
Assorted Drinks range from $1.00 to a $1.75
2nd Breakfast: $1.75
2nd Lunch: $3.50

Just a reminder that students do have a snack each day. The snacks need to be packed separately from their lunch and need to be free from peanuts/tree nuts. All school lunches are peanut free and we do have an allergy table in the cafeteria. If you have any questions regarding allergies, please reach out to our school nurse, Mrs. Bertram.