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Vol.
19, No. 3 September 11,
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Tuesday, September 16 Sixth Grade Field Trip
Friday, September 19 Bubble Extravaganza, 1:30 PM (weather permitting)
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Friday , September 19 to Friday, September 26 BOOK FAIR
Wednesdsay, September
24
First Grade Field Trip cancelled
Fall Curriculum Night, 7:00 PM
From the
Principal:
Mark
your calendar! The Pelham Parent Curriculum
Night will be on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 for all grades.
We have tried to divide up the teacher presentations to
provide as few overlaps as possible for families.
Physical education, music and art teachers will be in their
respective areas and feel free to visit these areas during the
evening. Special
education and other specialist staff will be in the classroom
areas. Here is the
schedule for the night:
Class Presentations--Grades K, 1, & 2
7:00 - 7:20 PM
Class Presentations--Grades 3 & 4
7:20 - 7:40 PM
Class Presentations--Grades 5, & 6
7:40 - 8:00 PM
This
is a parent/guardian only event, a time when teachers share with
you important information about their classrooms and their
curriculum. This fall meeting gives
teachers a time to discuss the units they will teach during the
year, classroom routines and procedures, and general information
parents need to help their children at home.
If you have a question about homework, the reading program, or
health units, this is the time to ask your child’s teacher
about them. Also, most
teachers will have a sign up sheet for parent conferences. Teachers will begin their
classroom presentations promptly at the time on the above
schedule. We hope to see all of you
there! Our goal is 100% parent
participation at this important and informative event.
Please call the school office by September 22 if you will need
childcare; a $5.00/child donation is suggested.
I
have attached a copy of the district CORI form.
We encourage all parents to volunteer in their child’s
class; however, under state and federal law, you must pass a CORI
check to volunteer in the classroom. If you would like to
volunteer in your child’s class or drive on a field trip, you
will need to fill out the CORI form. If you have to pass a CORI
for another school in the district or if you filled out a CORI
form at
Each year the Pelham Parent Council distributes a phone book for Pelham students. Please call the school office (253-3595) by September 17 if you do not want your name or number included in this phone book. If your name, address, or phone number was incorrect in last year’s phone book, please let us know. Also, let us know if you would like a second copy of the phone book. We are also thinking of adding email addresses to the phone book. Please let us know your
From Margaret
Light: I am
delighted to be working at
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Take a Hike .
. .
. . . this Saturday,
September 13 right here in Pelham. Sponsored by the Pelham
Historical Society, this walking and driving trip will take you to
three fascinating burying grounds off Packardville Road: Allen
Cemetery in the Cadwell Forest, Steven's Cemetery with what is
called a "Monk's Cave" and Knight's Corner Cemetery with its
infamous Poison Oyster Stone.
The group will leave from the United Church of Pelham's parking lot at 1:00
p.m. Call Bruce Klotz, the walk's
leader, at 253-1601 to learn more.
. . . but before you take the second hike,
come to the Pelham Historical Society meeting on this coming
Monday, September 15 to learn about some great places to walk and
learn in Pelham. At the program, you'll find
out about the people who lived on discontinued Robinson and Brewer
Roads, and you'll also find out where to find the cellar holes of
their houses. You'll also learn about the
sites of the quarry that provided foundation stones for many
original UMass buildings and of a one-room schoolhouse.
Then, you'll be ready to take a hike!
The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Ramsdell Room of the
String
and Band Programs: Over the next
week, Laurie Rabut, String and Orchestra Teacher, and Juli Holmes
Sansoucy, our Band Instrument Teacher, will meet with new students
in the upper grades to tell them about these music programs at
Pelham. They will also
have additional forms for any other students who may want to sign
up for orchestra or band. If
you would like more information, please contact the school office
(253-3595). If you are unable to buy or rent an instrument, the
school has some available to loan.
The Berkshire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club is
starting up hikes and other events to get kids outdoors. Our first
outing will be a short hike at
The goal is to have at least one kid-friendly event every
month of the year. Possibilities include scavenger hunts, building
fairy houses, and letter boxing. Anyone interested in attending
family events or helping with the program can contact Nancy Weld,
Family Programs chair at (413) 256-8728 or at
The Sept. 27 event will be a short
hike at a slow pace, with plenty of opportunity to throw rocks
and sticks into the water and explore nature. We may get a snack,
lunch or ice cream afterward. We’ll start at 10 a.m.
Our second event, on Oct. 12, will be a hike up Rattlesnake
Knob which is a smaller peak just east of
Contact Leader Nancy Weld for
more information (413) 256-8728 or at
familyprograms@amcberkshire.org.
SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS SEARCH PROCESS
Please come and share your views and ideas about what is most important to look for in our next Superintendent of Schools.
Monday,
September 15, 2008
All district parents/guardians are
encouraged to participate.
7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. School Councils
and PTO members
at ARHS Library
8:00 a.m. –
9:00 a.m. at Bang’s Center
Anti-Racism
Community Groups/Individuals
11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m. at Jones Library
All Community
Members and Citizens
2:30 p.m. –
3:30 p.m. at
Parents/Guardians
of Special Education Students
5:00 p.m. –
6:00 p.m. at High School Library
Parents/Guardians
of English Language Learners
7 p.m. –
8:00 p.m. at HS Library
Public Forum for
Parents, Guardians, and Community Members
Please
call Kathryn Mazur, HR Director,
Pelham
Website: Finally,
the
Once again, we are trying to create a list of parents who
would like the Pelham Press emailed to them.
Please let me know if you would like to be on the list by
returning the sign up below to the school office.
We will include all the “school” portions of the
Pelham Press in the email, but we may not be able to send the
various items from other local groups.
I would like to receive the Pelham Press by email. My email address is
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*Join in the Adventure and join Cub Scouts.* For boys in
Grades 1 through 5.
*Boy* *Scouts* includes boys in grades 6 through 12. Sign up with either.
**
*Cub Scouts Pack 515*, which meets at the Masonic Hall,
the
587-6587 or home: 253-1663; email Russell.Kosuda@McKesson.com
OR *Cub Scouts
Pack 502*, which meets at the South Congregational Church in
JSMQUILTSCOUT@yahoo.com
Boys Scout Troop 500 and Troop 504 are open as well if any
older boys are
interested. Russell.Kosuda@McKesson.com JSMQUILTSCOUT@yahoo.com
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*Girl Scout Registration.* A registration night for the Girls
Scouts will
take place on Tuesday, September 23rd, at the
101 at 5:45 PM. Girl Scouts of Central and
http://www.gscwm.org/. Contact: Anne Duffy, cattlexstudios@verizon.net.
moorer@arps.org
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