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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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INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC REMINDER:
The
second payment of $200 for instrumental music
lessons was due on Friday, February 5th.
Please make check payable to Town of Topsfield and
send it in to the office as soon as
possible. Thank
you! |
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PROCTOR
BAND BOOSTERS
Wanna Go Away??? It's not too late to
jump on the bandwagon and enter the "Strike Up the
Band Raffle" to win great prizes. Our
winter, spring and summer prizes revolve around
having fun and getting away. Spend a night
at the award-winning Hawthorne Hotel in Salem or
send the kids to "Celebrate Summer" camp at
Proctor School. How about taking in a
Celtics or a Sox game? All of these great
prizes are up for grabs in the coming
months. Don't miss out! To download a
form go to www.topsfieldschools.org.
Congratulations to the Quirk family for their win
of the "Bruins Package"! Thank you so much
for participating! If you have any
questions please contact Paula Burke at 887-6319
or ptburke@comcast.net |
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Yearbook
2009/2010
We
are now collecting baby pictures for the 6th grade
section of the yearbook. If you would like
your child included, please email one digital baby
picture to Heather Clark (hclark2007@hotmail.com)
by February 28th. Please name your picture
in the following format: last name, first name,
teacher, (ie,zavaskicamerondeoreo) to eliminate
any confusion. Unfortunately hard copy
pictures will not be accepted, they must be in a
digital format. The kids usually love this
section, so please send your pictures as soon as
possible! Thank
you. | | |
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| FROM
THE PRINCIPAL, Sarah
O'Leary |
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Each spring, students in grades
3-6 participate in the Massachusetts Comprehensive
Assessment System (MCAS). The MCAS measures
where children are in relation to the standards as
stated in the Massachusetts Frameworks. From
March 22 to April 12, children will take the
English-Language Arts (ELA) MCAS. Each
grade level will complete two ELA sessions.
Grade four students will also complete a written
composition during a third session.
From May 10 to May
27, students will take the Mathematics MCAS.
Again, each child will complete two sessions which
measure their knowledge and application of
mathematical skills and concepts. During
that same testing window, fifth grade students
will also take the Science and
Technology/Engineering MCAS. This test also
has two sessions.
We are
putting the final touches on the ELA MCAS schedule
and hope to publish the schedule soon. I can
share a few details now. Due to religious
observances, we will not schedule any testing on
Tuesday, March 30 or Friday, April 2.
Students in the fourth grade will complete the
written composition on Tuesday, March 23.
The results of the MCAS are an
important tool that monitor individual, district
and state progress. The results help us to
identify individual student strengths and areas of
improvement, guide our instruction and evaluate
our
curriculum.
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| VALENTINE'S DAY
COLLECTION |
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We
will be delivering our Valentine's
Day toiletries items to the seniors at Little
Brook Village on Wednesday, February 10th.
We are colelcting toiletries, candy, gift
cards, note paper, yarn, puzzles and other fun
items for each of the seniors who reside at Little
Brook Village. Please no razors, glass,
mouthwash or sharp objects. Toiletry items
should be unused and unopened. the seniros
greatly appreciate our thoughtful Valentine gifts,
and enjoy visiting with our students. Thank
you for supporting this important annual
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| HEARTS FOR HAITI |
| There is
still time. Our "Hearts for Haiti" campaign
will continue through February
12th. In the first week of our campaign to
aid the people of Haiti, we have collected
$670.00. We would like to reach the $1000
mark if we can. We still have one week left
in which to accept donations. Students, parents, staff and
community members are invited to participate in
our "Hearts for
Haiti"
campaign. They need our
help!! Children, families and
staff may make a donation in any amount in
the school office through February 12th.
Each donor will receive a paper heart which may be
decorated and/or labeled for display in our
entrance lobby. Thank you to all who
have supported this needy cause!
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| TESPTO |
| CALLING
ALL COOKS! TESPTO is creating a
community cookbook and we need your recipes!
Please email your favorite recipe(s) to tesptocookbook@gmail.com by
February 12th. Please list your family name
as you want it to appear in the book. Invite
your family, friends and neighbors to contribute
their recipes! It will be available for
Mothers Day and will make a great gift! You
can buy one for $20, or buy two or more for $17
each book. Thank you for your support!
HOSPITALITY -
Congratulations to Mrs. Steinberg (Math
Specialist at Proctor) who was the lucky winner of
the January raffle basket that was so generously
donated by the Vernet family.
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| Box
Tops |
| Keep
saving those Box Tops! Our next collection
is coming on Wednesday, February 10th. Have
your kids bring them to school and place them in
the basket for Box Tops in the main office.
All these small 10 cent items can add hundreds of
dollars to our children's school. If you
have any questions, please contact Karen Martin at
13stagecoach@comcast.net |
| LIBRARY
NEWS |
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Join the Friends on February 18th at
1:30PM for a 45 minute puppet show, "The Brave
Little Tailor", by the Lionhart Puppet Company,
"The Brave Little Tailor". The story is
about a loyal bird, two-headed ogre, a wicked
giant, seven flies and a jar of jam It all
adds up to a fantastic journey that one young man
must make to show the princess that he is worthy
of her affections. Based on the story by the
Brother Grimm, and full of adventure and fun, this
story teaches children that nothing is impossible
if they put their minds to it. The library
will host many events for children during February
vacation week. Please stop by the Children's
Room to see the
schedule. |
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Masco
Youth Hockey Tryouts for
2010 - 2011
Season |
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Masco Youth Hockey is holding tryouts for
travel team placement for the upcoming
2010-2011 hockey season.
Forms are due by February 17, 2010 in order
to avoid a $50 late fee. Please consult the
Masco Youth Hockey website at www.mascohockey.com
to print out registration forms and a full
tryout schedule by birth year. Questions?
Please contact Michelle Whiffen at
978-750-6246. Also, February vacation
week is the Masco Classic tournament in
Haverhill, come cheer on your
classmates!
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| TOPSFIELD
CABLE TV CHANNEL 10/47 |
| MONDAY
, FEBRUARY 8
Selectmen meeting of 02/01
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Topsfield Elementary School Comittee of
01/28
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
7:00 Our Savior Lutheran Church Service
8:30 - Masco Girl's Varsity Soccer vs Malden
01/15
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
7:00 Topsfield Congregational Church
8:30 First Church of Boxford
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY12 - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
14
7:30 - Historical Society Lecture - Kevin
O'Conner: Interesting Early Maps of New England
06/19/09 |
| ANNUAL COAT
DRIVE |
| The Farmer
family is once again collecting ADULT WINTER
COATS and XL HOODIES. Please no kids
coats of wool coats. There will be
a collection bin in the entry way
outside the office for the month of
February. If you have any questions, you may
cntact Shauna Farmer at 887-3606.
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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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