Hello! Welcome to the ASCA Program, a non-profit Memorial-Spaulding PTO fundraiser offering a variety of AFTER-SCHOOL COURSES for our children!
PLEASE PACK A LUNCH ON TUESDAYS: No lunches are provided by the school on Tuesdays. No lunches are provided to ASCA students.
CLASSROOM LOCATIONS can be found on the ASCA Bulletin Board (across from the rear entrance to the auditorium) a day or two before classes start.
ASCA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We need ASCA volunteers! We cannot run this program without parents like you volunteering their time and energy. Opportunities include:
- Classroom Helpers for classes with lots of students.
- On-Site volunteers who take attendance, help sick children, help ASCA teachers, stay with children until pickup.
- Floater Volunteer, available to fill in when volunteers are sick.
- Administrative helper (need familiarity with EXCEL, WORD and GMAIL on PC).
ASCA Volunteers receive a free ASCA course for their child(ren) by volunteering!
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact ASCA Volunteer Coordinator Sharon Shiner at sharon@thyme-to-cook.com.
CONDUCT: Please note the ASCA Conduct Guidelines and discuss appropriate classroom behavior with your children. Read more about Conduct Policies, including our 3-strike policy, here.
CANCELLATIONS: We will notify you shortly if a course has been cancelled or filled (full refunds given, i.e. we rip up the checks).
NO REFUNDS (after the first ASCA class): On the first day of ASCA classes, you may withdraw your child for a refund of the course cost minus $20 (given after several weeks). Otherwise, there are NO REFUNDS.
PICKUPS:
- If children attend the Extended Day Program, they may take ASCA classes and go/return to extended day.
- If children are not in the Extended Day program, you must PICK UP YOUR CHILD (no late bus).
- Please pick up your child on time. If you are late (>10 min) you will be charged $20.
- Repeated tardiness will result in dismissal of your child from the ASCA course.
- If you are late, please do your best to let the ASCA volunteers know.
LUNCHES ON TUESDAYS: Please PACK A LUNCH ON TUESDAYS! ASCA students do not get school lunches! Please PACK A SNACK if students have back-to-back classes on Tuesdays!
ASCA SICK/ABSENTEE NOTICE: If a student will not attend an ASCA class (sickness, vacation, taken out early) please NOTIFY Emily Gordon at Emily@4thgeneration.com or Sharon Shiner at sshiner.ms@gmail.com
leave A NOTE in the ASCA PTO mailbox (top right) near the front office.
This greatly helps our volunteers who take attendance for the ASCA courses.
Also, if your child will not attend school during the school day, please call the Memorial Spaulding CallBack Line at 617 559-9617 and spell your child’s name and teacher’s name and note the date absent.
WEATHER CANCELLATIONS: If the Newton Public Schools are closed or if the Newton Public Schools after-school activities are canceled, ASCA classes are canceled (sorry, no refunds). You may check the Newton Public Schools website at http://www.newton.k12.ma.us or call 617 559-9699 for more info.
CONDUCT: The ASCA Program has a 3 strikes- out policy. Each time, the ASCA teacher and/or ASCA volunteer will attempt to discuss the issue with the student and parent via phone, email, note, or in-person. The third time, the student will be dismissed from the course without refund.
This year, we will have strike tickets that will be issued to students. Please read and sign the strike ticket and return it to school for the next ASCA class. Please use this as an opportunity to discuss appropriate classroom behavior and the consequences of improper behavior.
Please note the letter for parents and ASCA Conduct Guidelines and discuss appropriate classroom behavior with your children.
CONTACT ASCA:
Please email Emily Gordon with questions or comments at emily@4thgeneration.com
If you are interested in volunteering, please email ASCA volunteer Sharon Shiner at sharon@thyme-to-cook.com. Parents get a free course for their child for volunteering!
MAILING ADDRESS: During the school year, mail may be sent to:
ATTN:PTO- ASCA Program
Memorial Spaulding Elementary School
250 Brookline St
Newton Centre MA 02459
