It was a perfect day for sledding!

 We had a wonderful time sledding today.  The students were laughing, tumbling,smiling and sliding in the warm sun! My thanks to Mrs. Hambelton, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs. Filipov and Mr. Jorgensen for joining us today.  Just think, if the snow holds, we will be snowshoeing next Monday.

Box Tops Needed

Calling all Box Top Collectors! Earn an ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES OF RECESS! Or even a $. 25 coupon for The Cutler School Store! We collect Box Tops all year, but this special incentive is for the kids! Send in Box Tops NOW through February 28, 2013, to participate in this fun classroom incentive. Each classroom that collects 200 box tops will earn extra recess time. And for every classroom that collects 400 box tops, each child in that classroom will receive a $ .25 voucher to the Cutler School Store. Send in your Box Tops ASAP to participate! Please remember to: Trim your Box Tops Place them in a Zip Lock bag with classroom teacher's name on it. Send them in with your child. If you have been collecting along the way and have many, please count them into bags of 50, mark the bag with a big 50 and the teacher's name. Collecting and submitting the box tops brings FREE money to the school. This year our Box Top funds will help add more fun features to our new play space in the back of the school. The more boxtops collected, the more money to Cutler, and extra recess for kids! We will be tracking each classroom's progress so check your pantry and start clipping. Box Tops for Education can be found on many General Mills, Zip-Lock, Pillsbury and Progresso products - among others! Look for them & save them for our school.

Sticking Out Our Necks For Others

 We continue our focus on kindness, caring and anti-bullying behaviors throughout our school community. We discussed the book, Big Al, and thought about the differences between physical appearance and a person's actions and which are more important in judging a person's actions. The book was a great focus for our discussion. Please let me know if you would like to read it at home. I am happy to share.

Valentines Day!

 We had a delightful Valentines Day celebration! We enjoyed opening our cards together and reading the sayings and riddles. After, we spent time completing word searches, crossword puzzles and dot to dots.

Snow Fun

 We had a delightful time playing in the snow! The plow piles were perfect for body sledding!

Jump-A-Thon-Fun!

We had a fabulous time at the jump-a-thon!  Ms. McCue set up 5 jumping stations for us!  Thank you for supporting this community service event.

You're Invited to........

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:51 AM PST As most of you probably know by now, our District has recently adopted and implemented the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.  In an effort to reach out to Cutler Parents we would like to invite you to attend an informal parent coffee on Friday, March 8th from 9:00am to 10:00am.  Both Dolly McIlvaine, School Counselor and Jenn Clifford, Principal will be available to answer any questions about the implementation of this program at Cutler school as well as have a conversation about how parents can best support their children when you hear about bullying behavior.  In addition, if you were not able to attend our parent information night in January, you may view the meeting on our website. The video is in the 'Links', identified as the Olweus Parent Forum.

A Great Opportunity

Kid's Night Out!

On Friday, March 15^th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School’s National Honor Society invites all children from Pre-K through 5^th grade to join them for a fund-raising event -- Kid’s Night Out!

NHS students and their advisors have planned an evening of activities in the High School cafeteria, including crafts, movies, books, board games, and obstacle courses! In addition to 26 high school students (5 of them certified in CPR and First Aid), NHS advisors Ms. Cahill-O’Shea and Ms. Borges, will also be in attendance.

Cost: $10 first child, $5 each additional child (checks should be made out to Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District).  Check-in begins at 5:45 pm.

The NHS is committed to hosting community events that raise funds for designated charities. Past recipients have included Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Pennies for Patients.

For more information, contact Julie Cahill-0’Shea, j.cahilloshear@hwschools.net or Kristen Borges k.borges@hwschools.net . Permission forms are available on the high school’s home page: http://hwrhs.hwschools.net/pages/Hamilton-Wenham_Regional_High.

Have you seen our giraffes?

Be on the look out for giraffes throughout our community! As part of our community wide commitment to the Olweus anti-bullying program, there are giraffe posters and giraffes in many community buildings and businesses throughout Hamilton and Wenham.  See how many you can find!

100th Day of School

 We had a fun time celebrating the 100th day of school on Wednesday, February 6th.  We chewed bubble gum for 100 seconds and then blew bubbles for 100 seconds. We wrote 100 words, played a roll to 100 math game, read for 100 minutes and made 100 necklaces and 100 day posters.  During our class meeting,we shared our favorite memories and accomplishments. We are excited to see what we will learn and accomplish during the next 8o days.

100th Day of School Food Drive

    As a caring community, we are celebrating the 100th day of school by participating in an all school food drive to benefit the Acord Food Pantry.  Our grade level is collecting "Meals In A Can". Please send in some cans of stew, ravioli, spaghettios or hearty soup on or before March 1st.  

THANK YOU

Thank you for your support of the Valentines For Vets project.  On Friday, I sent over 100 home made valentines to the Veterans Hospital in Bourne.

Olweus Anti Bullying Prgram

This week, we held our 3rd class meeting focused on the four anti-bullying rules.  Our discussion focused on Rule #2-We will try to help students who are bullied.  We shared our ideas about how we could help someone we felt was being bullied or left out of a group.  The discussion emphasized the importance of doing something rather than just being a silent bystander. The message is that each of us can make a difference in a situation by being kind and sticking out our necks for a friend.  We read the book, Big Al, and talked about how people sometimes leave someone out because they act or appear different and how the a person must always be judged on his/her actions.  Please let me know if  you would like to borrow this book to share with your family.  This week, we will discuss Rule #3 We will try to include students who are left out."

Scholastic Book Order

The new book order will be sent home on Monday, February 4th.  Please have your order -paper or online (class code DXNG8) by Wednesday, February 13th.

A Great Article-Seasons of A Classroom

February—Digging In

Chip Wood on February 3, 2012

Days have begun to have more daylight, the hint of spring to come. But in school, days often seem longer in February to students and teachers. A tedium can come with drab days, unpredictable weather, too much indoor recess and the flu. What to do?

Nestle in. Productive elementary classrooms at any grade level in February can take on the sensibility of rabbits snuggled in their burrows, or mice nibbling away at their store of tasty seeds.

The routines and schedules and ways of working together developed in the months of harvesting and storing of skills and habits now provide comfort to young learners and their teachers. Read-alouds can go a little longer, be woven into the fabric of ELA pacing charts, delight the listener with a continuity of something to look forward to in school tomorrow. Planting seed or bulbs in small pots of washed gravel brings the delight of observing and measuring and comparing changes that can occur in a sunny window, while outside crocuses begin to appear—or a foot of snow blankets the ground, depending on your location.

Valentine’s Day diverts but opens the opportunity for flurries of writing at every grade level and the preservation of children’s good heartedness with notes for the office secretary and the principal and the custodian and the cooks in the cafeteria. And there are other February traditions of African American History Month, Presidents Day, and, of course, Groundhogs Day … Did the groundhog see his shadow? How much more winter will we have?

February is a good month for taking stock. What and how much have we learned this school year so far? We are halfway through, how much more is there to do? We have crossed the school equator this month, or last, magically marked by the number line reaching the 100th day. Collections of hundreds appear everywhere. Are there a hundred children in our grade? What does it mean to get 100% on your paper? What would you do with $100 dollars?

Digging into some research, digging into harder spelling, making a big jump toward knowing all your times tables or counting to 100 by 2’s. Finding time to think about what you are doing, what you are learning and what you now can do on your own. Reflection. Remembering. Maybe having the days feel long in February can be kind of cozy and comforting.

Field Trip- February 27th

The children will bring home a permission slip for our trip to the Ipswich Sanctuary on Wednesday, February 27th.  We will be participating in the Sugaring Off program. It is a wonderful way to continue our year long study of trees and learn about a local product.  Please return the slip as soon as possible so I can complete all the paperwork prior to February vacation.

Jump Rope For Heart

Jump Rope For Heart

On Monday, February 11th, the students will be participating in the Jump For Heart community service program. The children will bring home some information on the program and OPTIONAL fundraising on Tuesday.  Everyone is invited to come and join us jump! So if you can, join us on Monday, February 11th at 1:05 to jump, twirl or cheer!

School Store This Week!

School Store will be open during the week of 

February 4th.

Monday: K & 5th grade

Tuesday: 1st grade

Wednesday: 2nd grade

Thursday: 3rd grade

Friday: 4th grade

Store will be open from 8:15-8:30am.

Children should bring quarters and dollar bills only.

$3 spending limit

Any questions?

Contact Jill Feron, sjferon@verizon.net

THANK YOU!

School Menu Lunch Change for 2/5 and 2/6

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:57 AM PST

Next week the Cutler School lunch menu is revised for Tuesday 2/5 and Wednesday 2/6. On Tuesday lunch is The Big Breakfast: Pancakes and French Toast Sticks with sausage or turkey bacon. On Wednesday lunch is Bag Lunch: Ham and Cheese on a bagel, or Tuna sandwich or Turkey on Goldfish bread or Bagel with cream cheese.