Snug Harbor Community School
Family Updates & Information: Vol. 8, March
Snug Harbor Contact Information
Email: scottperfetuo@quincypublicschools.com
Website: https://snugharbor.quincypublicschools.com/
Location: 333 Palmer Street, Quincy, MA, 02190
Phone: 617-984-8763
Administrative Team
Principal: Scott Perfetuo
scottperfetuo@quincypublicschools.com
Assistant Principal: Diane Babcock
dianebabcock@quincypublicschools.com
Secretary: Jane Foley janefoley@quincypublicschools.com
Secretary, Pre-K: Patricia MacNeil
patriciamacneil@quincypublicschools.com
Nurse: Mary Cross marycross@quincypublicschools.com
Guidance Team
Amy Carey-Shinney - Counselor
Joanna Goodwin - Counselor
Anna Hunt - Psychologist
Shylo Schuboth - Counselor
Jessica Sikora - Psychologist, Pre-Kindergarten
Upcoming Dates
March 5th ~ No School Election Day
March 10th ~ Daylight Savings Begins - Spring Ahead 1 hour
March 12th ~ PTO Meeting
March 18-2nd ~ Scholastic Book Fair
March 29th ~ Good Friday: No School
April 27th ~ Touch a Truck
Mr. Perfetuo's Message
Welcome March! The days are getting longer and warmer. This coming weekend we set the clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time. We ended the month of February with our movie night. A great time was had by all who joined us. March brings a couple exciting events. During the week of March 18th, we will be holding a Scholastic Book Fair. Also during that week, we will be celebrating our Read Across Snug Week. Please see below for more information about each event. Our teachers in grades 3-5 are busy preparing their students for MCAS, which begins next month (tentative schedule below). Report Cards are also in April, so you should begin to receive information about scheduling a time towards the end of March.
As part of the district's initiative to address chronic absenteeism, we have created a program at Snug to encourage and reward positive attendance. Please see below for the details about this new incentive program. A thank you to Granite Telecommunications for their support of this program.
Enjoy the longer days of March!
Sincerely,
Mr. Perfetuo
Movie Night
We had a great turnout at our movie night on the last, leap day of February! Thank you to all of those who joined us for this fun night watching Mario and company make their way through the Mushroom Kingdom!
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024, 06:00 PM
Attendance Incentive Program
As part of our School Improvement Plan, we have been focusing on attendance. As part of this plan we are instituting a new program to reward positive attendance. Each day students are present and on time for school, they will be given a ticket for attendance that will be put into a jar. At the end of the month all the tickets for each grade will be combined. Then one winner will be chosen for each grade. So, if a student is present and on time for each day in March they will have 19 chances to be chosen (there are 19 schools days in March-unless school is cancelled). The more days in school the greater the odds of winning one of the prizes. Our Partner, Granite Telecommunications, has once again generously donated the gift cards for this initiative. We thank them for their continued support and generosity!
Each month, one student will be chosen per grade to receive a gift card donated by Granite (Dunkins, Target, Amazon, etc).
Each day a student is in class at the beginning of the day they be given a ticket to fill out with their Name & Grade. They put the ticket in the bucket in the classroom.
At the end of the month, all tickets for the grade will be combined and one winner selected per grade.
March will be the first month we start having students fill out the tickets.
Winners will be announced at our Snuggie Allstar Assembly.
Read Across Snug 📚📚
🌳Camp Shriver🌻
Camp Shriver will run from Monday, July 8 to Friday August, 2, 2024.
Camp Shriver is a day camp, operating Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM on the UMass Amherst Mount Ida Campus in Newton MA. (Transportation is provided from local area schools, schedule and pick-up locations to be finalized after acceptance.)
We accept applications from boys and girls who are 8-12 years old and entering grades 3, 4, 5, and 6. Admission is by lottery; all applicants will be notified of acceptance or waitlist status by mid May 2023. There is a $25 registration fee for accepted applicants only, to be collected once accepted.
Scholastic Book Fair
Touch A Truck
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! If you can assist with our 2nd Annual Touch a'Truck event, please fill out this form: Touch A Truck Volunteers. If you cannot attend the meeting, please reach out to Ms. Duncan or myself to let us know how you are able to assist with the planning for the event. We had a great 1st annual event and are planning to make this one even more successful with you help and support! Thank you.
Family Contact Information
Quincy Rec Winter Gym Program
Monday, March 4th is the last day of Quincy Winter Rec at Snug Harbor. Due to voting on Tuesday, March 5th, there will be no Rec. on that day.
Parking
PreK parents may pull in for drop off until 7:35, after that please park outside the lot and walk your student in. Thank you.
Snug Harbor PTO
Join our
“Snug Harbor Parent Teacher Organization”
group on Facebook to connect with other families and to receive up to date school information!
Snug Harbor PTO Officers
President - Christina Duncan
Vice President - Meghan Beswick
Treasurer - Christine Deltufo
Objectives of the PTO:
Establish and maintain a working relationship among caregivers, school, and community.
Enhance the quality of education by raising funds for school supplies or programs that fall outside the school budget.
Create and organize events for the whole school community.
Ways to participate in the PTO:
Become an Officer
Attend monthly PTO meetings
Volunteer to help with an event