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YOU CAN FIND THE SCHOOL LUNCH MENU ON
THE TOPSFIELD WEB SITE
topsfieldschools.org
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| CORI
FORMS |
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CORI FORMS are available at
the school office. Your CORI is
good for three years. If you are not sure if
your CORI is still current, please call the office
at 887-1530. You must have a current CORI if
you wish to volunteer in any capacity at the
Proctor or Steward
Schools. |
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ST. ROSE CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR
Invite a friend and join us
for our annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday,
November 21st frm 9:00AM - 2:00PM n the Church
Hall. You will find Christmas crafts,
ornaments, plants and greenery, jewelry, baked
goods, and hand knit items. There will be raffles
, face painting and pictures
w/Santa (11:30-1:00PM) Breakfast and
lunch will also be available! For more
information contact the Rectory at
887-5505. |
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TRIBAL LACROSSE
Registration for
Lacrosse 2010 spring season is open through
12/31/09. We encourage you to register
early, as certain groups may reach
capacity early on. Please visit www.triballax.org to
learn more and to register your
players. |
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HOLIDAY WALK
The
10th Annual Holiday Walk will be taking place on
December 5th from 4:00-7:00PM. Come enjoy a
wonderful evening full of treats, entertainment
and fun activities. Programs for the event
can be found at many of our local praticipating
businesses, on the town's website at www.topsfield-ma.gov
and on the Recreation Committee's website at www.topsfieldrecre
ation.org
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LAST
CHANCE to buy your brick at $125 for
the Topsfield Tot Lot! On December 15th, the
starting price will increase to $150. Mail
your 2009 tax-deductible today, this is a present
your kids will enjoy for years! To buy your
brick or to volunteer, please visit: www.topsfieldplaygroundc
mmittee.org
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REMINDER:
Report cards will be sent home on Monday,
December 7th. For parent conferences,
students will be dismissed at 1:15 on both
Tuesday, December 8th and Wednesday, December
9th. We will have a delayed opening
on Thursday, December 10th at
10:45. | |
| FROM
THE PRINCIPAL, Sarah
O'Leary |
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Thanksgiving is the perfect
time of the year to reflect upon why I'm
thankful. I'm thankful for working in a
community where education is supported and
valued. I'm thankful for being a member of a
reflective staff that has high expectations for
ourselves and our students. I'm thankful
that each day I am able to work with an amazing
group of children. Our children are
enthusiastic contributors. This enthusiasm
creates a positive school and classroom
environment where learning is embraced. I
hope that you all enjoy time with family and
friends during this Thanksgiving
weekend.
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| NEWS
FROM PROCTOR SPECIALISTS |
| In the
Art Department, students continue to
explore patterns, composition and color.
Grade 4 has completed beautiful collage
bottles. Currently they are working on wire
tree sculptures which will be combined with
poetry. To get them thinking about the
beauty and shapes of trees, they came up with tree
sketches which used lines and were inspired by the
art of Swiss German artist Paul Klee.
Grade 5 has created fabuous Giant
fruit. The students used paper mache to form
and shape the fruit of their choice. These
sculptures included phrases that students cut out
of magazines and added to their fruit.
Currently, they are working on a tesselation
project, inspired by the art of Dutch artist, Mc
Escher. Students are designing their own
stencil to use repeatedly to create their
tesselations. Grade 6 continues
to exhibit their artistic talents. They have
completed a wonderful still life of shoes.
Students were encouraged to use two views and the
focus was on pattern and composition.
Currently they are working on botanicals.
The medium they are using is oil pastel and the
vases will be tooled copper. The focus in
the art program continues to be creativity,
choices and problem solving as well as introducing
students to new materials, techniques and artists.
In Physical Education at Proctor, we
have been very busy finishing up with our annual
and very energetic game of "Raiders of the Lost
Pumpkin". The students combined teamwork and
cooperation, with skills of throwing, running and
dodging, as they successfully retrived the special
Halloween pumpkins from the "cave". Both
this week and next, we are working on promoting
hockey skills during our "Pillo Polo Hockey"
unit. Over-sized foam sticks are used to
maneuver a sponge ball into the opponent's net, as
in regular hockey, yet safer. We usually
have two games occuring simultaneously to further
increase activity and participation. The
students have been demonstrating great effort and
some exciting game play. Our main goals in
PE continue to be promoting overall physical and
social skill development, good sportsmanship, a
sense of fun and fairness, and a positive regard
for others. The students are encouraged to
problem solve, respect one another and to try
their best. We also spend time on issues of
safety, benefits of daily exercise, proper
nutrition, good hygiene and sickness
prevention.
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| News
from Grade 5 |
| Proctor
School students, families and staff generously
contributed to our annual canned food drive to Our
Neighbors' Table in Amesbury. As a school we
collected nearly 1,200 food and toiletry items. As
Thanksgiving approaches, we are so thankful to our
Proctor School community who has given so much to
others in need. We know that these economic times
are difficult for so many, and what a wonderful
life lesson for our children as we help others in
such a thoughtful and caring way.
Happy Thanksgiving,
The
Fifth Grade
Team
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| LIBRARY NEWS |
| On the
early dismissal day, December 8th, the
Friends of the Topsfield Library are pleased to
have the Museum of Science visit the library and
help the kids learn and make rockets. Two
sessions of the program "Rockets - There and Back
Again" will begin at 1:30 and 2:30. Create
an air rocket that launches across the room and
engineer a way for a payload to return safely to
Earth. This is a hands-on workshoop that
explores the science behind rockets and space
explortion. The programs are recommended for
children 10 and over, so if a yonger learner
would like to participate, please plan to attend
with your child. Sign up is required and
available in the Children's Room at the
Library.
Holiday Cookie & Craft on early release
day, Wednesday December 9th. The Friends of
the Library are offering 2 sessions, Session 1 at
1:30 -3:00PM (9 years and older) and Session
II -2:30-5:00PM (3rd grade and younger) at the
Gould Barn. Decorate a cookie and take home
a craft. All children must be accompanied by
an adult and there is a $3.00 fee per child.
Each session is limited to 20 children.
Sign-up is required and available in the Chldren's
Room at the library. For more information,
please contact Jessica Nagle at jessnagle@hotmail.com
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| TESPTO |
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA -
The annual pancake breakfast,
co-sponsored by TESPTO and the Topsfield Lions
Club, will be held on Saturday, December 5th from
7:30-11:00AM at the Proctor School. Come
have breakfast and enjoy a fun kick off to the
holiday season. Santa will be here, so bring
your lists and take a photo. There will be
crafts, games, face paint, tin can raffle and
silent auction. We are collecting donations
for the raffle table. All items big and
small are appreciated. Toys and gift
certificates are popular items. Please drop
off any donations to 302 Perkins Row. If you
would like to get involved in this great event,
contact Rene Caputo at RMDFCAP@aol.com
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| PROCTOR
BAND BOOSTERS |
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PROCTOR SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS
SEEKING INSTRUMENTS: Proctor
School Band Boosters is collecting gently used
instruments as a donation or for consignment. All
proceeds will support the Proctor School Band. If
you have an instrument that needs a home, call Sue
Fisher at 887-1163 or fishertops@comcast.net
DON'T MISS OUT! Win great prizes all year
long in the "STRIKE UP THE BAND
RAFFLE". The entire community is
invited to try their luck at winning premium
sports tickets, an overnight in first class
accommodations, camp tuition, musical instruments
and lessons, and much more. Entry forms can
be found on www.topsfieldschools.org under
BAND. All proceeds benefit the Proctor
School Instrumental Music Program. Contact
Paula Burke at 887-6319 or pt4095@hotmail.com |
| TOPSFIELD
CABLE TV CHANNEL 10/47 |
| MONDAY
, NOVEMBER 23
7:30 Selectmen Meeting
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
7::30 Masco Girl's Varsity Soccer vs
Georgetown
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
7:00 Our Savior Lutheran Church Service
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26
7:00 Topsfield Congregational Church
8:30 First Church of Boxford
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Sunday,
November 29
7:30 - North Andover U.S. Senate Democratic
Candidates
Forum |
| MATH
OLYMPIAD |
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On Tuesday, November 17th the Proctor School
held its first of five Math Olympiad
Contests. The cafeteria was buzzing with
excitement as student after student nervously
entered. By 8:30 there were 89 students
anxiously waiting to stretch their problem solving
abilities. The contest was a huge success by
many measures. Proctor has never experienced
so many Mathletes at one Contest. Our Fourth
graders performed better than the national
average. Our Fifth grade team produced two
students scoring 4 out of 5 questions (a feat only
6 % of the total national Mathletes could do).
The Sixth grade team produced five students
scoring 4 out of 5 and one student scoring a
perfect 5 out 5, a feat only 1 % of the other
Mathletes nationally accomplished.
All students are invited to the
lunch sessions, but our teams are at
capacity. Please encourage your students to
stick with the program. Our Fourth graders
might be discouraged by their scores, but their
accomplishments are great. They take the
same contests as sixth graders, and many score
just as well.
There is much to be
proud of, but the program needs your help. I
cannot manage the contests alone. The
numbers of Proctor Mathletes are too many for our
cafeteria. I am asking for two or three
parents to help me proctor the remaining 4
contests. If you could be present from 8:30
to 9:30AM on the mornings of December 15th,
January 12th, February 9th and March 9th, it would
help me tremendously. Please email me if you
are interested or if you have questions about the
program.
Thank you for all your
support,
Jen Steinberg
Math
Specialist
Proctor
School
jsteinberg@topsfieldps.org
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TOPSFIELD
PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE OF
NON-DISCRIMINATION
All programs,
activities, and employment opportunities engaged
in by the Topsfield Public Schools are offered
without regard to race, color, sex, religion,
national origin, sexual orientation and
disability.
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