Inside this issue:

Where in NES am I?

1

News from our Classrooms

2-7

PTA News 8

Announcements 9-11

Important Dates & Contact Info

12

Upcoming Events & Flyers

13-19

April 8, 2011 Volume 1, Issue 15

The N.E.S. Newt-paper Newbury Elementary School Newsletter

Dear NES Community, With spring here and the April vacation approaching we are gearing

up for a strong finish to our 2010-2011 school year. As our thoughts start to turn to next year, we will soon be asking for parent input as we consider class placements for the 2011-2012 school year. There are a variety of fac-tors we use to place the students thoughtfully and carefully into their classes with parent input being an important piece of our considerations. While we do not honor requests for individual teachers, we will be using your input to find the best classroom environment for your child. We will announce when those forms will be coming home.

We have some exciting events coming up to celebrate Earth Day and Massachusetts Walk to School Day detailed later in the newsletter that we hope you can join! Have a wonderful April vacation and enjoy the time off with your children!

Michael Tracy, Principal

Where in NES am I???

Look at the picture to the right—Can you find where I am in NES? Keep your eyes open to spot me—and check the next newsletter for the answer!

The kindergartners have begun talking about the changes around us as spring slowly comes to Newbury. We have been noticing how wind moves and affects our environment. We will be planting seeds, taking spring walks, and talking about the signs of spring! All of us are looking for-ward to warmer weather and spending more time outdoors! In spring, we also talk about words that end with “ing” which expands our ability to write words. We teach it as if it were a sight word. Our Fundations program continues to focus on tapping words with an emphasis on CVC words or words that have a consonant, vowel, conso-nant pattern. We are also working on re-telling stories. A narrative story is read and reread over a few weeks. At the first retelling the teacher guides the children with specific questions. At the second retelling the children re-tell the story from memory. In math, we’ve started a new unit called “How Many in All?” We have been investigating non-standard measurement. The children used measuring materials such as popsicle sticks and Unifix cubes to explore this concept. We will be counting larger numbers of objects and representing our work using pictures, numbers, and words. We will be introducing story problems and playing some new counting-on games throughout this unit. We are looking forward to exploring what life was like many years ago when we visit the Spencer Pierce Little farm at the end of April. This will be our first field trip. Thank you to the PTA for funding this trip! We also want to remind kindergarten parents that Kindergarten screening for next year’s students will take place on Monday and Tuesday, May 2nd and 3rd. There will be no school for cur-

News from our Classrooms

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Kindergarten

NES will be participating in the district's Science Engineering Fair at the Triton Regional Middle School on April 12, 2011. Ten students have been working on pro-jects since January. Michelle Martens and Abbie Pike tested fast-food burgers and home-made burgers to see how fast they decompose. Julianne Freeman has been working on a project to see if copper or aluminum wiring is a better conductor of electricity for powering an environmentally friendly toy car. Teddy Barlow has been recording the effect of air and carbon dioxide on algae growth in water. Jed Cutter will explain how salt affects buoyancy in water. Emileah Kelley has been conducting experiments to determine how the amount of water affects plant growth. Jack

McCraven has been tracking the phases of the moon to see how tides are affected. Harrison Speak will explain solar energy. Abby Booth has been using test-subjects to see how a changing number of distracters affects the observer's ability to find a target during a visual test. Sean O'Brien has been find-ing the mass of oranges as the water evaporates from slices to learn how much water is contained in the average orange. It should be a great night to see what our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders have been working on for their SEF projects! Doors will open to the public at 6:00!

6th graders in the 2011 TRMS Science Fair

News from our Classrooms

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News from the Music Department

Grade 6 – Connecting with the social studies curriculum of world cultures, we learned the Italian dance the Tarantella. We also spent some time reviewing and assessing our knowledge of quarter note/eighth note, and dotted quarter note/eighth note combinations, learned the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and learned about the famous composer John Williams. Ask your children what movie film scores he has composed. Lastly, we learned a hand clapping game, emphasizing the difference between what is rhythm and what is the beat. The song is called Omo-chio Tsukimasho which is a song about preparing rice dishes. It is from Japan.

Grade 5 – We learned a four person, challenging hand clapping game called Four White Horses. We also reviewed and assessed our knowledge of dotted half notes, whole notes, whole rests, and quarter rests in various combinations. We learned about the famous composer George Handel (the composer of the Hallelujah Chorus). We also enjoyed some Irish songs for St. Patrick’s Day. Grade 4 – We did a unit with Orff instruments, hand drums, colorful scarves and singing. The song was based upon a poem written by Jack Prelutsky, The Jelly Bean Brigade. Then we enjoyed a couple of weeks celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. We danced The Irish Washerwoman, and on an-other day did an Orff lesson with the song The Wee Falorie Man. This song taught us about im-provisation which we all had a chance to do. Grade 3 – We took a short break, for two weeks from recorder play-ing because we learned all about Ludwig van Beethoven. We con-nected with our science lessons of sound emphasizing pitch, volume and vibration. We then continued with our recorder playing. Most children should have their red belts, and many have received their green belts for playing Polly Wolly Doodle. Remember, the children can come see me before school on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday mornings if they would like some extra help or if they still need to earn their green belt. We have also started the bead program. The children can earn a bead by playing any song that is not a belt song, and then they put the bead on one of their belts. We have some very motivated students who have received several beads! Remember, to be able to play these songs you must spend some time at home practicing. Keep up the good work! Grade 2- In second grade we learn about the four different families of the orchestra. This term we learned about the woodwind section. We learned a valentine song, and we hope that you en-joyed the musical valentines that they brought home for you! A favorite game in second grade is using the story book Ten Sly Piranhas. We play Orff instruments, I read the story and we have tre-mendous fun acting out the part of the piranhas. We also had fun with a leprechaun song and game.

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News from the Music Department

Grade 1 – We continue to use Beanie Babies for our tone drills which help us to match pitch when we sing. We concluded our unit of using the Robert Munsch book, “Thomas’ Snowsuit” and integrated music and literature by making the story come alive with singing and sound effects. We also did two dances, The Heel Toe Polka (a circle dance with partners), and Alabama Gal (a line dance with partners). Finally, we used our Orff instruments to learn proper mallet technique and used the nursery rhyme One, Two Buckle My Shoe in a variety of ways. Kindergarten – We also continue to use Beanie Babies for our tone drills, sing a variety of songs and play many musical games. The children enjoyed Doggie, Doggie Where’s Your Bone, learned the patri-otic song America, and learned some Valentine’s songs. We just started learning how to play the xylo-phones. We have to learn proper mallet technique, and we have to sing at the same time as we play. The children have really enjoyed these “big kid instruments”! Other exciting news from the music department is our recent field trip over to Triton, on Tuesday, March 15th for our annual District Music Festival. The children who participated from NES were mem-bers of the band and the choir. We spent time rehearsing, performing and enjoying the company of musicians from Salisbury, Rowley the middle school and the high school. The children also got to watch a performance from the drama department and the high school winter color guard. It was a great day, and I think that everyone had a wonderful time! Beginner instrumentalists – Don’t forget to practice your band instrument so that I can give you beads for your efforts. Also, parents thanks for signing and returning the band report cards. This is a great way to see the progress that your child is making on their instrument. Another way to know their progress is the belt system that we use. The white belt is for knowing nine different sets of rhythms, red, white and blue belt – America, orange belt – Camptown Races, green belt – a memorized scale, yellow belt – Surprise Symphony, purple belt – Ode to Joy and The Flintstones, pink belt – Happy Birthday, blue belt – Can Can, gold belt – Star Wars. Keep practicing and enjoy your instrument!

Our class has been talking about "All Things Spring" the boys and girls had to bring in a sign of Spring. We have made kites and dis-cussed how March 'comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.' We have planting seeds using all types of math lessons such as estimation, counting and measuring. Graphing will be included in this as the seeds grow. We look forward to some leaves growing on the trees outside. Happy Spring!

Ms. Smith’s Preschool

Students recently completed a writing assignment that required research, note taking, technology integration, and creative writing. They wrote a story to entertain and educate their readers based on the topic they re-searched. The students wrote the stories in either first or third person. Students that selected an animal to research had to research the animal and write a creative story either in third or first person. For example, if a student elected to research a turtle, they wrote a journey as a turtle from birth to adulthood. They had to allow the reader to experience the life of a turtle through an entertaining narrative that includes many details and information about a turtle. In the story, students included sensory details, plot, strong vocabulary words, a variety of sentence structures, and correct documentation of the facts. Students were then required to take their story and put it into a Power Point. Each slide was a paragraph from the story. In addition, students needed to add in Power Point animations, still image animations, and an interactive quiz. The challenge in the assignment was to use Paint to create images to import into Movie Maker to create an animated video. Students began to under-stand how to save and organize their work on a computer. Students hope to find lab time to share their projects with the students in the school. Up next in 6th grade are a variety of writing assignments that include:

• Script writing-Students take a scene from a book they have read and turn it into a small play. They also were challenged to write an original play.

• Great Restaurant Mail Race-Students will write letters with advertisements and descriptive essays to local res-taurants and see who receives a response first.

• Poetry- Continue writing poems for Poetry Night.

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6th grade ELA

First graders have been working on the 6+1 writing trait “voice”. After lis-tening to several versions of “It’s a Wonderful World”, noting how a per-son’s voice can change a song, the students illustrated their own accordion book depicting things that are wonderful in their own lives. The students listened to the story, No David!, which is a story that emits a lot of emo-tions, and then wrote their own stories about a time when they might have made Mom or Dad frustrated or angry. As writers, they made sure their audience could tell they were excited about what they were talking about and that their writing sounded like them!

First Grade News

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News from our Classrooms

Physical Education students in grades K-2 zig-zagged through a slalom of cones, "swam" under foam noodle bridges, "hot rodded" their way down a "starry path," through "Hockey Goal Canyon" and then exited down the "Foot Path" in the gross motor challenge known as the Scooter Obstacle Course. This course requires children to use upper body strength, back extensor muscles, and hip and leg muscle groups in order to propel themselves on a gym scooter through the course. Older students used the gym scooters to play a fun team game activity-"Scooter Handball." This basic team game allowed players to use the concept of space in a more sophisticated fashion. "Bubbles of space" became known as "zones or lanes." Three passes, minimum, and then a team is eligible to shoot at a bowling pin behind the goalie line. Again, scoot-ing up and down the gymnasium floor required hip and leg muscle endurance, in addition to other basic skills needed in team work. Grades 3 through 6 finished an 8 minute jog/walk assessment and have now upped their run time to 9 minutes in preparation for the final formative assessment of 10 minutes. The mile jog/walk awaits in May! The change to daylight savings time has created an opportunity for "Game Day." We are

now finishing up favorite activities such as "Pirates of Plum Island," "Shipwreck", "Capture the Flag" and "Witch doctor." Cardiovascular work has been covered with participation in the Fitnessgram Pacer challenge. This is a standardized shut-tle assessment that gradually places more demand on the speed that the student moves. Children in grades 1-6 reviewed the "what and the whys" of abdominal work and peer-assessed a friend's stomach slide crunches.

Physical Education

Written by: Samantha Brown and Erin Savage Sixth graders have been working hard on studying differ-ent countries in Asia and Africa. Students are creating informa-tive posters for their countries that will include: maps, climate, flag, history/current events, list of facts indicating economic status, natural resources/industry, exports/imports, communica-tion, and so much more. We are enjoying learning about cul-tures from around the world. Geography class has been a great experience this year. Look for these projects to be on display in the 6th grade wing!

6th Grade Social Studies

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Academic “Apps” Have you considered using your personal technology as a great support to the academic work your children are doing? Consider the following recommendations from our NES Speech Therapist, Jodi Gundrum: There are several book apps that will read to you as well as highlight the word as you read. Nook kids by Barnes and Noble, and MeeGenius. You can also search for individual books in the app store and most of those will read out loud to you. There are lots of Dr. Seuss, classics and Disney books. There are several spelling apps that you can program sight words or spelling lists into. They include: Spelling 1-2, ispell word for ipad, spellingMagic, sbspelling. Montessori Crossword is a fun app that has simple crossword puzzles. There are several story maker apps where you can record and illustrate your own sto-ries. These include storykit, toontastic and story patch. There are several apps that have general skills like math, reading, time, money, etc. These include: First Grade Skills and smarty pants school. Again, there are several others for each grade level, especially preschool and kindergarten levels. PopMath is a popular math facts game. Stack the states is a favorite for geography. They even have stack the countries, but it is hard! New ones come out daily! My best recommendation is to search for 'first grade' or 'phonics' or 'math', etc. See what comes up and read about each one. I get the most info. from the 'ratings' section of each app. I generally do not buy an app if it has low ratings.

Mary Jo’s preschool class is busy learning all about Nutrition. We are exploring the 5 food groups: Grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy and proteins plus the importance of daily exercise.

Mary Jo’s Preschool

News from our Classrooms

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PTA News

Over the next few months, we will be focusing on ways to reduce waste at school and at home. We are beginning with No Waste Lunches. Why is this important? Because reducing waste is a relatively easy way to make a difference and it is a great way for children to be involved in taking care of our environ-ment. Waste removal also costs money and reducing expenses is always a good thing. There is a lot that families can do to help reduce lunch waste, especially when bringing their own lunch from home. Here are some examples:

FOOD- Don’t pack extra food that may be thrown out. Some foods can be saved until the next day, depending on what it is. Discuss with your children what they eat and don't eat and why. DRINK - Use reusable water bottles instead of juice boxes and pouches. Capri Sun and Honestly Kids juice pouches cannot be recycled, they can only be turned into another product after Recycling Commit-tee volunteers go through a lengthy and messy process to prepare them. Please consider alterna-tives. Plus, bottles can be closed up and finished later so there is no wasted liquid. TRASH - Pack utensils instead of one-use plastic utensils. Use reusable containers instead of Ziploc bags, snack or chip bags. Instead of buying small bags of cookies or chips, buy large ones and then fill the containers. You will find this saves money too. Use containers instead of wax paper. Take only the number of napkins you need.

When hot lunch is being eaten, students can make different choices too. Encourage students to take only what they need and choose a lunch that they know they will eat so there is less food waste. The NES cafeteria provides alternative lunches and breakfasts if they do not like the main meal on the menu. Also, try drinking milk without a straw and using fewer napkins. There are many different options for reusable containers and lunch bags and many places sell them, from Market Basket to fancy Bento type boxes you can find in specialty Children’s shops or online. A Massa-chusetts-based company, called Preserve, makes containers out of recyclable plastic which in turn, can be recycled: www.preserveproducts.com/products/kitchen.html. For more tips on reducing lunch waste, please see Waste Free Lunches at http://www.wastefreelunches.org/parents.html. Low Waste Lunch, one family’s story: We have two children at NES. Each has one color group of differ-ent sized containers so they know whose is whose, even in the fridge. Under supervision, our children pack their own lunches and since they choose what they want, there is less complaining and less waste. If they want applesauce then we put it into a container with a tight lid and bring a spoon. Pretzels or other snacks are taken from a large bag and put in the containers too. On some days, they include cloth napkins. On days they use a Ziploc bag for a rice cake or other snack, they bring it home and we rinse it out to be used again. They use metal reusable bottles for wa-ter. We compost at home, so they bring home their apple cores or orange peels just by tossing them in one of the empty containers and putting the lid back on. At the end of the day, it is easy to rinse out the containers and put them on the drying rack ready for the next day. We have not reached a completely no waste lunch yet, but keep try-ing. Have reduce, reuse, recycle ideas? Email us and we'll include them in future submissions. Please con-tact us if you are interested in helping or would like to know more about our activities. Thank you. Tammy Cotter (tammycotter@comcast.net) Sally Milliken (MillDoo@comcast.net) NES Recycling Committee Co-Chairs

Environmental Corner

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dear Newbury Elementary School families, Thank you so much for your participation in the Cradles to Crayons pajama drive hosted by the Newbury Town Library. We collected over 200 pairs of pajamas. Ruthie True and I delivered the pajamas to the Giving Factory in Brighton, MA and were impressed with the operation of that children’s services agency, which reaches out to families in need throughout the state. Thanks also to Triton teacher and coach Joe Colbert and the members of the Triton track team who visited the elementary school to read a book and share information about the pajama drive. A special thank you to Principal Michael Tracy and Assistant Principal Heather Leonard who made arrangements for the visit and to NES teacher Margot Ryan for delivering the pajamas to the library. NES moms Zoe Fogarty, Amy Tardy, Anne Walsh and Deb Pike sorted the pajamas before they went out the door. Win a team autographed Boston Bruins jersey by purchasing a raffle ticket at the Newbury Town Library. The Boston Bruins donated the jersey to the library for our enthusiasm for the Cradles to Crayons drive. Proceeds will go towards the repair of the playground equipment outside of the library at Pearson Field currently closed down due to safety concerns. (The Byfield/Newbury Little League has also promised some pro-ceeds from their Texas Hold’um Tournament towards the repair.) Tickets are only $1 each, a great bargain, or patrons may sign out additional tickets to sell to other Bru-ins fans! The shirt was signed by the 2010-2011 Boston Bruins Team during a charitable autograph session in December and comes with a certified letter of authentication. The winner will be drawn on Sunday, April 17 at the Community Day at the library. Community Day @ the Newbury Town Library On Sunday April 17 come celebrate our town, its people and the library’s 10th year in the new build-ing. Visit www.newburylibrary.org for a full schedule. The day’s event swill be highlighted by a reading and book signing by Newbury author Andre Dubus III from his highly acclaimed memoir, Townie. April Vacation Schedule Tuesday, April 19 4 p.m. Free craft program at 4 p.m. for students in grades 1 to 6. Decorate a desk organizer with collage. All materials provided. Visit the library to see a sample. Call the library at 978-465-0539 to register. Wednesday, April 20 Free Movie Day at the library. Come see a movie with your family and friends. Bring pillows and sleeping bags to get comfortable. 1 to 2:45 p.m. Tangled Rated PG 3 to 5:45 p.m. Mega Mind Rated PG Don’t forget to call the library (978-465-0539) and check on the availability of Museum Passes: Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, State Parks Pass, Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Boston Museum of Science and the JFK Library and Museum Spring really is coming! Laurie Collins, Children’s Librarian Newbury Town Library Byfield, MA 01922 978-465-0539

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLEASE DONATE! The Triton Senior Class, in conjunction with the High School and Middle School Libraries, is running the first annual Book and Flower Sale on Saturday, May 14th. The sale will be running from 9 A.M.- 1 P.M. Books are needed! We are accepting books, CD's, and

DVD's. No textbooks and encyclopedias please. Drop off boxes will be available in the High School, Middle School, Pine Grove Elementary, Newbury Elementary, and Salisbury Elementary school offices beginning on Monday, March 28th. Any questions, please contact Senior Class Officer, Ashley Killam, at: 978-948-8636 or Email: aakillam@aol.com.

Reminder: There will be no school for kinder-garten students on Monday and Tuesday, May 2nd and 3rd due to kindergarten screening of next year's students. Kids Club will be available for a limited number of children on those days. Contact Eliza-beth Rogers at erogers@trsd.net.

NES is a participant in the Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS), promoting healthy alternatives for children and parents in their travel to and from school. NES parent, Liz Zukowski, is scheduling two “walk to school” days for stu-dents and parents. The first, Tuesday, April 26th, in cele-bration of Earth day, which is the previous Friday of April vacation. And the second walk Wednesday, May 4th, to observe Massachusetts Walk to School Day. Please join us at Newbury Upper Green at 8:00 am for the walk to NES. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Zu-kowski at elynds@mit.edu.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank you to all who made our 6th Grade Environ-mental Camp Pasta Night Fundraiser a Success! We had over 32 Sponsors who donated generously to our cause and many nice prizes were raffled off. It was a fun family night for everyone! If you are inter-ested in helping out for our next fundraiser feel free to email: patti.mackinnon@greencore.com. Today's children are our future!

The Helping Hands collaborative of NES has been very successful this year helping many of our families in need. We will continue to present our advocacy project as an opportunity for you to extend your goodwill by helping in providing for families attending Newbury Elementary School. The program is in need of gift cards from local department store merchants such as; K-Mart, Marshalls, TJ Max, Walmart, and Target. Any and all denominations are welcome. All gift cards will be distributed by the school nurse to those families in need. We invite you to participate in our fundraising efforts. Should you express interest in continuing our vision please deliver gift cards to Mary Goldsmith, school nurse office. Please feel free to contact Louisa Simboli at LSimboli@comcast.net for information about this program. Your support is necessary for the success of our program.

April 12th, 2011 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Basic Rights in Special Education presented by the Federation for Children with Special Needs Pine Grove School May 17th, 2011 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. General Meeting Newbury Elementary School

Triton Regional SEPAC meetings

Newbury Elementary Triton Regional School

District 63 Hanover Street Newbury 01951

Phone: (978) 465-5353

Fax: (978) 463-3070

E-mail: mtracy@trsd.net

hleonard@trsd.net

PTA Officers President Maureen Heffernan, maureen.heffernan@comcast.net Co-VP Michelle Walsh,mwalsh9@msn.com Co-VP Patty Olson, patricianeil@comcast.net Treasurer Wendy Wood, wendywood17@comcast.net Secretary Betsy Carter, betsycarter21@gmail.com School Committee

Dina Sullivan, Chair, dsullivan@trsd.net Deborah Choate, Vice Chair, dchoate@trsd.net Suzanne Densmore, Secretary,suzannedensmore@trsd.net Lane Bourn, lbourn@trsd.net Linda Litcofsky, llitcofsky@trsd.net Holly Janvrin, hjanvrin@trsd.net Mary Murphy, mmurphy@trsd.net Paul Lees, plees@trsd.net Robin Williams, rwilliams@trsd.net

April 4/8—4/10—TWS Performances 4/12—gr. 3 In-School presentation by In-

stitution for Saving 4/12—Staff Meeting, 3:15 4/13—In-School Recycling Assemblies 4/13—School Committee, 7:00 P.M. 4/14—gr. 5 Field Trip 4/14—NES Art Exhibit, 6:00 P.M. 4/18—4/22—VACATION, NO SCHOOL 4/26—Class Pictures 4/26—Parent/Child Book Club 4/27—Class Pictures 4/28—In-School TRHS band tour, gr. 4-6 4/29—Progress Reports go home May 5/2—5/3—Kindergarten Screening (no

school for current K students) 5/3—PTA meeting,, 6:30 P.M.

Upcoming Events

We’re on the Web! www.trsd.net/newbury

School Community The NES Newt-paper is published on a bi-weekly basis. If you would like to submit something to be included in the NES Newt-paper, please email your information to hleonard@trsd.net by the Tuesday be-fore the newsletter is published.

2011 NES PTA Board Member Nomination Form

Are you interested in becoming a Board Member or know someone that would be a great fit? If so, please fill out this nomination form and return it in an envelope marked “PTA Board Nominating Committee” to the school office in the PTA Mail Box. Below is an overview of Board member roles and responsibilities:

President: Candidate Name/Contact Info: ___________________________________________ Preside at all NES PTA meetings. Serve as a member on all committees except the Nomination Committee. Directs and oversees the work of NES PTA officers and committees. 1st Co-Vice President: Candidate Name/Contact Info: ___________________________________________ Act as aide to the president. Perform the duties of the president in the president’s absence. 2nd Co-Vice President: Candidate Name/Contact Info: ___________________________________________ Act as aide to the president. Perform the duties of the president in the president’s absence NES PTA Secretary: Candidate Name/Contact Info: ___________________________________________ Record all NES PTA meeting minutes and distribute to membership. File and retain all records. Maintain a membership list with names and addresses of members. NES PTA Treasurer: Candidate Name/Contact Info: ___________________________________________ Present treasurer’s report at the NES PTA meetings and have custody of all NES PTA funds. Maintain a full and accurate account of receipts and expenditures of the NES PTA. Complete and file required tax forms.

Nominations will be accepted until April 30, 2011 and we will share updates at the monthy PTA board meetings and via the NewtLetter. If you have any questions about the PTA Board Member positions or the nomination process, please contact any of the Nominating Committee Chairs: Belen Wieler-Hawes (bwieler.bwc@verizon.net), Patty Olson (patricianeil@comcast.net ) or Renee Toth (reneeh1992@aol.com). Thank you for considering this great opportunity to make a difference to the children and families of the NES community.

Dear Parents, Our Classic Recipes cookie dough fundraiser is here. We’re selling cookie dough to earn money for each grades Environmental Camp Fund. What’s different about this Fundraiser is that the money YOUR CHILD’S GRADE EARNS through the sale of the cookie dough is put into an account for THEIR 6th grade camp. The money will be held in an escrow account for the year your child attends camp. This fundraisers success depends on YOU and your partici-pation. Just browse through the enclosed brochure and select your favorite varieties. Please also share the brochure with your family, friends, even co-workers—they’ll be glad you did. All of the cookie dough varieties have 0 grams of trans fat and are available in easy-scoop tubs - just scoop, place and bake or choose the pre-portioned pieces that you just place and bake. Either way, it’s easier than ever to give your family fresh-baked, delicious cookies anytime while supporting our school! It’s as Easy as the Cookies Are Delicious! Make your selections and share the brochure with your family, friends, even co-workers. Sale Dates: April 11th – April 25th Turn in Days: April 15th and April 25th Make checks payable to our school: Triton Regional School District Prizes awarded during the sale! Fill out the coupon below and send in with your child to school on Turn in Days All monies and orders must be submitted by: April 25th The cookie dough will be delivered on May 23rd. Please pick up orders in the small gym After the start of school. They will be divided up by grade. Thank you for helping make this our most successful fundraiser ever!

Patti MacKinnon, Your Fundraising Chairperson

Turn in Day 1: April 15th Turn in Day 2: April 25st

Student Name

Sold $____ in Cookie Dough

Student Name

Sold $____ in Cookie Dough

Parent/Guardian Signature Date Parent/Guardian Signature Date

Our Most Delicious 6th Grade Environmental Camp Fundraiser Is Here!

Prizes award during

the sale!!

In Support of Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren

Are you a grandparent raising or help-ing to raise your grandchildren?

Do you have concerns about this awesome responsibility?

Are you overwhelmed at times and do not know where to turn for help?

Do you wonder what is happening with children today?

Are you concerned about internet safety, bullying, drug and alcohol

abuse, etc.?

You have lots of company because many grandparents are raising grandchildren today.

In an effort to offer support, we welcome you to join our

Grandparent Support Group. We have invited Dr. Jan Nealer to lead an interactive discussion around issues of YOUR CHOICE. Dr. Nealer will offer support to grandparents who are experi-encing a variety of difficulties and concerns with the responsibilities of raising

grandchildren.

Date: April 13 Time: 6:30 –7:30 in the SES Library

RSVP to Carla Collins ccollins@trsd.net

Introducing…… GRANDPARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM

April 13th 6:30-7:30 Salisbury Elementary School Library

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a grandparent support program to as-sist grandparents who are raising grandchildren. It is an awesome responsibility that can be overwhelming at times and we are going to offer a pilot program in an effort to provide ad-ditional assistance. Dr. Jan Nealer will lead the discussion group and it is open to grandparents who have the sole responsibility of raising grandchildren . Dr. Nealer is a local counselor and therapist with many years of practice in helping people who are experiencing a variety of difficulties and/or concerns. Her specializations include depression/anxiety, parenting, stress management, trauma, and substance abuse to name a few. Many of the children she works with have be-havioral and/or discipline issues at home and at school. Many suffer from ADHD, and experi-ence difficulties with social skills and adjusting to school. The subjects for discussion will be chosen by the grandparents in attendance and this group will continue on a monthly basis. All you need to do if you are interested is to simply register. This program is FREE & childcare will be provided at the school if needed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Name______________________________________Phone__________________ Email address______________________________________ Child care will be provided if needed at the school. ____ YES I DO NEED child care. ____NO I DO NOT need child care.

Number & age of children needing childcare: Number_____Age(s)______

Please return to Carla Collins, 112 Elm Street, Byfield MA 10952 or email ccollins@trsd.net (978-465-2397) NO LATER THAN April 6, 2011.

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TRITON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

NEWBURY • ROWLEY • SALISBURY

Triton Connect has made great progress since the Triton Education Foundation, Inc. kicked it off this year – already 20 new digital projectors are up and running – all thanks to donations from parents, teachers, and local businesses.

Over February vacation 10 more digital projectors were installed in classrooms at Triton Middle School & High School. In the Middle School all the Science and all the Social Studies classrooms now have digital projectors newly installed. At the High School projectors have gone into 12 classrooms across departments - from science to art, english to math.

The very first day back from vacation one of our High School teachers sent a thank you – he’d used the projector in every one of his classes that day and planned to do the same everyday that week. Triton teachers recognize that the most important tool in the classroom today is the digital projector. With it everything on a teacher’s computer is projected to the entire class - bringing all the resources of the Internet and current software to our students.

Triton’s teachers want the tools to teach our students all they can learn.

Here’s how one teacher is using her new digital projector to teach using resources from the science textbook software and on the Internet:

TRITON TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, April 9th, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Newburyport Elks Club - $25 per person

A Fun Night Out! - Catch up with friends you used to see at Soccer & Baseball!

Get together with Neighbors or Workmates!

Each team will have 8 players. So get a group of 8 adults together and register! 7+ trivia question rounds - music, pop culture, sports, etc. Each team brings munchies for their table and drinks are available from the Elks.

HOW TO REGISTER: Contact Kate Scalley at 978-948-2930 or kscalley@comcast.net.

WHAT’S NEXT for Triton Connect

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Raffle Tickets Available in the HS & MS Offices

Send in your check made out to the Triton Education Foundation, Inc.

Tickets: $5.00 – 3 for $13.00

UPDATE: Triton Connect The Digital Projector Project

Triton 8th Grade Science Teacher Youtube has an amazing database of science related videos to watch to reinforce just about any topic and at the same time helping my visual learners access the curriculum. One in particular is put out by Harvard University titled "bIovisions." It’s a series of amazing videos showing the inner workings of the cell at a nanoscopic scale. Our new textbooks also have a "virtual lab" edition. A whole list of labs that are computer based. We demo these labs with our projector in the classroom...once again allowing students to control the steps we follow. Honestly, I love the projector so much! Use it at least twice a week and it is so convenient with the ceiling mount. THANKS A MILLION!

The Triton Education Foundation, Inc.

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