News From Across GMRSD
22 Oct 2021
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
October 22, 2021
Dear Hillcrest Families,
I hope you all had a chance to talk with your Hillcrest student about the fire safety tips they learned from our local firefighters last week. Our students learned about practicing fire drills at home, checking with their grown-ups to be sure their smoke detectors have fresh batteries, and designating a family meet-up spot in the event of an emergency. We’re going to have a chance to reconnect with the Turners Falls Firefighters again next week when they come to school on...
21 Oct 2021
School pictures will be sent home this week. Please note that if you ordered a CLASS picture, it will not be included in your order. Class pictures will be sent home after picture retake day to ensure all students are included in the class picture. Our picture retake day will be November 3rd.
18 Oct 2021
Hello Sheffield Families,
The Friends of Sheffield has many upcoming opportunities and events. Please read on for details and links...
The next Friends of Sheffield meeting is this Wednesday, October 20th, from 4-4:45. This will be a virtual meeting, and we hope you will join us.
New members are always welcome!
Meeting link: meet.google.com/pcg-kjcu-kpg
We've linked our agenda if you'd like to see what we're planning this month: FOS 10/20/21 Mtg
In other FOS news, our online Fogbuster Coffee fundraiser ends this...
15 Oct 2021
Our play structure is open! Our recess staff have begun to teach the rules and procedures of using the different components of our structure.
I’d like to clarify what a structured recess is. This August, the recess staff and I created binders of games; kickball, spud, birds nest, soccer, etc. The pandemic has impacted some of our students' ability to play well with peers. Most conflicts arise from disagreements on the rules, or displaying good sportsmanship. A structured recess is not a punishment but an opportunity to reteach a...
14 Oct 2021