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Winthrop Weekly

May 1, 2024

WinthropWeeklyMay 1, 2024

Principally Speaking

Dear Winthrop Families,


We are so glad that the rain held off this morning so we could participate in the Massachusetts Walk to School Day! Thank you to all the families that walked, biked, and rolled to school with us! A special thanks to Mrs. Amisson, Mrs. Nylen, Mrs. Patten, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Norris, and Mrs. Quinn for getting their steps in and leading our students to school. Thank you to Mr. Fahey for leading a group of bikers from Town Wharf! And. Thank you to Maggie Kirk and Jessica Holmes for setting up a FRIES table with fresh fruit and flavored water upon everyone's arrival at school. Please enjoy the pictures below from this morning's event.


I have many important announcements to share with you this week!


Variety Show

Parents of Grade 4 and 5 students, please be sure to check your student's backpacks tonight for details about this year's Variety Show! Auditions are planned for May 16th!


Grade 4 Concert Tonight!

Good luck to all our 4th graders who will perform in their Band, Orchestra, and Chorus Concert tonight at 7:00 PM. Please have students arrive by 6:45 for the performance. Thank you to Miss Fab, Mrs. Scarano, and Mr. Freemont-Smith for all their guidance and preparation for tonight's festivities. I am sorry to miss tonight's events as I will be attending my High School Senior daughter's award ceremony this evening. Mrs. Amisson is excited to welcome fourth-grade families tonight.


Come Join Winthrop FRIES!

There will be three positions opening up on the Winthrop FRIES board next year - Chair, Budgets, and Events. Winthrop FRIES is our Winthrop School PTO - the organization brings special programs like yoga and dance into our classrooms, supports staff requests for funding, funds the improvements of our school's outdoor play spaces, supports our Green Team initiatives, and more.

The great thing about FRIES is that you can get involved in whatever capacity works for you and your family - whether it's posting on social media, updating the website, tracking the budget, coordinating events - the opportunities are endless! For more information on how to get involved and help keep FRIES initiatives alive, you are encouraged to email winthropschoolfries@gmail.com and a member will be in touch.


Author Visit!

We are very excited for our upcoming author visit with Raúl the Third on Monday, May 20th. If you would like to have a book signed by Raúl, send one in with your student on the day of the event. They will be collected from classrooms and delivered back to students in the afternoon. For a list of his available books, see his website.


Save the Date!

  • Crane Beach Day will be held on Tuesday, June 11th this year with a raindate of Wednesday, June 12th.
  • The last day of school for PK is Friday, June 7th. The last day of school for Grades K-5 is Thursday, June 13th. Dismissal will be at 1:50 PM.
  • The Grade 5 Graduation/Moving On Ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 13th.

Have a great evening!

Amy


Important Upcoming Dates

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  • Wednesday, May 1st: Grade 4 Spring Concert, 7 PM
  • Thursday, May 2nd: Grade 3 Math MCAS, Session 2
  • Thursday, May 2nd: Grade 5 SLC Meeting, 2:00 PM
  • Thursday, May 2nd: Grade 5 Parent Information Meeting - Human Growth and Development
  • Friday, May 3rd: Grade 5 Math MCAS, Session 2
  • Friday, May 3rd: Grade 3 Field Trip to Harvard Museum of Natural History
  • Wednesday, May 8th: Girls Inc. 3 PM
  • Wednesday, May 8th: FRIES Meeting, 6:30 PM
  • Thursday, May 9th: Early Release, PK @ 1:30, K-5 @ 1:50, Free Open Door Mobile Mart @ Dismissal
  • Friday, May 10th: Grade 4 MCAS, Session 1
  • Friday, May 10th: Grade 2 Field Trip to Crane Beach
  • Friday, May 10th: Grade 5 Field Trip to Vernal Pool
  • Saturday, May 11th: Art in the Park- Winthrop Mosaic Project and Playground Clean Up, 2-4 PM
  • Saturday, May 12th: Mothers Day
  • Tuesday, May 14th: Grade 4 MCAS Math, Session 2
  • Tuesday, May 14th: Team Beckwolves - Field Trip to Take Flight
  • Wednesday, May 15th: Grade 5 STE MCAS, Session 1
  • Wednesday, May 15th: Girls, Inc, 3 PM
  • Thursday, May 16th: Early Release, PK @ 1:30, K-5 @ 1:50, Free Open Door Mobile Mart @ Dismissal
  • Thursday, May 16th: Grade 5 SLC Newspaper Club, 2-3 PM
  • Thursday, May 16th: Variety Show Auditions, Grades 4 and 5, 2- 3:15 PM
  • Thursday, May 16th: 7th Annual STEAM Showcase, 5- 7 PM @ IMS/HS Lower Gym
  • Friday, May 17th: Grade 5 STE MCAS, Session 2
  • Friday, May 17th: Grade 1 Field Trip to Boston Public Gardens
  • Friday, May 17th: Green Team Harvest of the Month during lunches

For a complete list of school events, please see the Winthrop School Calendar

Ipswich Public Schools Calendar

Winthrop School Calendar

Solar Eclipse Recycling

Attention Ipswich Community: We are the students of the Winthrop School 4th Grade SLC (Student Leadership Council), and we have a request for you and your families. In October this year, there will be an eclipse in Latin America. We are taking donations of eclipse glasses with undamaged lenses. If you have any, please send them to school by Friday, May 3rd! There is a donation box in the lobby. Thank you for your help and support! - Giulia Freehan & Dorothy Wagg

Spring Concerts and Shows

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Wednesday 5/1: Band, Orchestra, Chorus

Wednesday 5/22: Grade One Concert

Thursday 5/30: Grade 5 Show

Spring MCAS Testing Has Begun

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Please make every effort for students to be present during their grade level's test administration dates. Scheduling make-up sessions due to absences is impactful on the school schedule and instruction.


Grade 3 Math - May 2nd

Grade 4 Math - May 10th and14th

Grade 5 Math - May 1st and 3rd

Grade 5 STE - May 15 and 17th

Multilingual Showcase - May 1st 6- 8 PM

FRIES NEWS

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Thank you to Yulia Pretkel, Bre Garcia Dale, Nikki Murdoch and Vanessa Vorland Butler for showering our staff with appreciation this month!!! Staff enjoyed a mini brunch to kick off our spring season. Thank you also to the Cili Family for providing a pizza lunch from their shop- The Topsfied House of Pizza- on Monday!!! Thank you for all of our parent volunteers for our monthly staff appreciation events!



May FRIES Meeting: Please join us on Wednesday, May 8th, at 6:30pm in the Winthrop Cafeteria for our monthly FRIES meeting! We'll plan for our end of year events, like the Tiger Trot and End of Year party, and review our recent fundraising efforts. We hope to see some new faces!

Green Team

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April Harvest of the Month - The honey-whipped goat cheese spread on apple slices was a hit among students and staff at Winthrop School! Thanks to the local goats who provided this special treat. Here is the recipe to try at home!


Earth Day Community Clean-up - The Bialek Park Playground clean-up was a huge success! About 50 students from Winthrop and Doyon showed up to beautify the space and pick up trash. Thank you to all who participated!



Art in the Park - Save the date! Saturday, May 11th, 2-4pm, come by Winthrop School to contribute to our new mosaic, and to help spruce up the playground. Keep an eye out for a signup genius for ways you can contribute to the event.

Cereal Drive

Ipswich Pulblic Library News

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Children in grades 3-5 are invited to register for a special one-time book club on Thursday, June 6 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (just before the town's D-Day Parade) to learn about D-Day by reading I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 from the popular "I Survived" series. Participants will prepare by reading the book before the meeting. At the meeting we will talk about the book, have some great World War II-era snacks (!), and do a craft. Children may pick up their copy of the book once they have registered. To register, go to www.ipswichlibrary.org/events and scroll to June 6 for the appropriate link. Limited to 10 children.

Ipswich River Shed Mindfulness

Chase the Butterfly

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Chase the Butterfly is back! Join us on Sunday, May 19th for a 3- mile run/walk to raise awareness and money for CureCMT4J. There will be face paint, merch, and live bands! There will also be Riverview and Whoopie Wagon food trucks this year! We’d love to see you there! Find more info and purchase tickets here.

Amy Sullivan
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