Stapleton Caregiver Update May 12th

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We hope you had a restful weekend! Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at anytime to share any questions, concerns, thoughts or ideas.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Yuen (syuen@framingham.k12.ma.us)

Mrs. Carrasquillo (jcarrasquillo@framingham.k12.ma.us)

Mrs. DiDonato (ldidonato@framingham.k12.ma.us)

5/15 - Grade 4 Music Concert

5/16 - Early Release (parent conferences)

5/23 - Kindergarten Show

5/24 - Grade 1 Music Concert

5/31 - Community Meetings (Compassion)

6/2 - Celebrate Stapleton's Cultures Event

6/3 - Kindergarten Orientation

6/6 - Field Day! (Grades K-2)

6/7 - Field Day (Grades 3-5)

The PTO showered staff with lots of food, support and love last week for Teacher Appreciation Week. We can't thank you enough for the yummy treats and constant support.

Celebrate Stapleton's Cultures Event

Join us for the Celebrate all the cultures that make up Stapleton on Sunday, June 2nd from 12pm-2pm! Learn about the cultures of the families and staff of Stapleton.

Represent the country or countries of your family’s origin by hosting a table or giving a performance. You can bring toys, handicrafts, information, and pictures for display. You could wear or display traditional clothing representing your country. Music, dance, handcrafts, and food are always crowd pleasers. Be creative! The options are endless!

There are four ways to get involved:
1. Host a table representing your families culture!

* All tables will be asked to have information about your culture/country displayed. In addition you can choose to add a traditional food, craft, game/activity, music, ect.

2. You can sign up to give a performance (song, dance, language lesson, etc) representing your family’s culture or suggest a local organization/person who may be interested in performing on the Stapleton stage!

3. Send us photos representing your family's culture and traditions for us to display on a slideshow during the event.

4. Submit a favorite recipe your family enjoys to be shared among the Stapleton community.

Once you sign-up, information will be emailed to you about what you need to bring and what will be provided. If you are bringing food, napkins and forks will be provided. We ask that you have ingredients available or displayed if attendees inquire for food allergy purposes.

Sign Up Below by May 17th!

This is the last week for MCAS assessments. Thank you for your support!

The Goal Setting strategy is demonstrated when students:

• actively engage with the learning goals to plan their own learning
• self-monitor their progress, and provide evidence they believe demonstrates they have achieved their goals
• frame future learning goals based on identified strengths and areas for improvement.
• has a high "effect size" on student learning (Hattie)

Students in grades 3-5 will be taking ownership and meeting with administrators and coaches this week to create a growth goal on the MCAS assessments. All students will seal goal sheets in envelopes and grades 3-4 will reflect on their growth in the fall of 2024. Students in grade 5 are encouraged to put the envelopes in a safe space to open with their loved ones when they receive their results in the mail.

The character education theme of the month for May is “Compassion”. We have defined compassion as “Showing concern or empathy for others”. This month students will engage in lessons focused on working on understanding others’ feelings, and showing empathy and kindness to them. Showing compassion can be easy to do with people with whom we are close to, but students will learn the importance of showing compassion to all people they may encounter in their lives. Students will learn that choosing to show others compassion will bring more peace, happiness, and overall feelings of well being into their own lives as well as the lives of others. Through morning meetings, focused read-alouds, and social emotional learning blocks in their classrooms, students will learn about the importance of compassion. Students will work on recognizing others feelings, and practice acts of kindness, empathy, and compassion. We welcome families to engage in conversations with their children to strengthen their understanding of the importance compassion plays in their everyday lives.

-Mrs. Rufo

Social Emotional Behavioral Coach

Congratulations to our fifth graders! They have completed both Math and ELA MCAS! They have one more this week and then they are done for the year! The next challenge for them is STE (Science, Technology and Engineering Once these are complete, we can call MCAS 2024 complete! This is super exciting! Next up is Grade 5 Science. I have seen them doing to amazing work. Please encourage your children to do their best. Show and check their work.

On the morning your child has MCAS please:

• Give them hug.
• Tell them to do their best and you love them.
• And get them to school on time.
• We have the rest!

Have a good week!

Kris Callahan

Math Coach

Good evening families,

• May is Asian Pacific American History Month: Through reading we can learn and celebrate the history and culture of Asian Pacific Americans. The month of May was chosen to celebrate the arrival of the first Japanese Immigrants to the United States.
• As we start to approach summer; here's a family link to some at home reading tips for various age levels.
• English
• Spanish
• Portuguese

Have a great week!

Mrs. Coe

The deadline for transportation sign-up is June 18, 2024. Transportation requests received after the deadline may not be processed until after the start of the school year.

Online registration will require your child’s LASID number which is listed in this email. The Transportation Registration Procedure including eligibility and instructions is attached. If you have any questions, you can also refer to the Transportation Department webpage.

Student Name: [First_Name] [Last_Name]

Student LASID: [LASID]

Transportation Website: https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/transportation

All families who are requesting a bus must complete the transportation form in Aspen. Families who are not requesting a bus do not need to complete the form. If you need to reset your Aspen X2 password, please fill out this Google Form

Framingham Public School buses are equipped to monitor bus activity with the use of audio and visual recordings. By giving permission for your child to be transported on a Framingham Public School bus, you consent on your child’s behalf to such recordings.

You may have questions regarding bus routes and stops or other transportation matters. Please reach out to the Department of Transportation directly at: Phone: 508-626-9179

Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm