Did you volunteer for the PTO this year? We want to show our thanks! Each and every activity and event hosted by the PTO is only possible because of the wonderful volunteers like you. We would love to show you our gratitude on July 12th at our Volunteer Appreciation Cocktail Party! Please join us. Click link to rsvp. http://evite.me/f4jX4w1rPx

The last day of school will also be our final collection date for the Centre Street Food Pantry in Newton.  Please consider bringing low sugar cereals, coffee/tea, low sugar snacks (granola bars, nuts, unsweetened applesauce), canola and olive oil, sugar, flour and feminine hygiene products. Children can also bring donations to their classrooms.

Join us for an End of Year Picnic! Can you believe the end of school is almost here? Join us for an end of year picnic immediately after early dismissal on the last day of school, Tuesday, June 18th at 12 pm on the upper field. Bring your own lunch or buy from the food trucks (Hot Dog Trolley, Sweet Tomatoes and Frosty Ice Cream Truck).
RSVP here so the food trucks know how many people to expect. We hope to see you there! 

If you are looking for a way to say “Thank You!” as the school year comes to a close, please consider Newton Schools Foundations’ Honor Thy Teacher campaign. Established more than 20 years ago, this program provides an opportunity for families to thank teachers or other school personnel by giving a gift to the Newton Schools Foundation in their honor while also complying with the Newton Public School’s teacher gift policy.

Newton Schools Foundation (NSF) is a non-profit organization that raises funds to enhance educational excellence throughout Newton’s public schools. Your gift supports both professional development that gives teachers new tools and strategies, as well as novel curricula for elementary students. Click here to see a video or read more about NSF-funded projects, which encompass: art; civics; math; music; science; social and cultural studies; literature and writing instruction; and social-emotional learning.

After receiving each donation, NSF will:

·         Notify the honored teachers and staff of your gift;

·         Share the honoree names with the Superintendent and Principals; and

·         List each of those honored on the NSF website and in the Newton TAB.

You can make your tax-deductible donation on-line at www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org, or mail it to Newton Schools Foundation, P.O. Box 590020, Newton Centre, MA 02459. Please be sure to include the names of the teachers and/or staff that you are honoring. Or look in your mail (middle school) or your child’s backpack (elementary) for the NSF donation form.

Please consider volunteering with the PTO next year (2019-2020). It is a great way to get involved, get to know the school better and set a positive example for your children. We have plenty of great volunteer positions available. Please click the following link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a48a8a822a64-ptovolunteer2

Please note that all adults who volunteer at the school on behalf of the PTO must be parents/caregivers of current Memorial Spaulding students, and must have a current CORI background check on file at the school. This can be arranged by contacting the school office directly.

We provide training and ongoing support to each volunteer to help make their event/position a success. Please join us in making a difference in our school community!

Here are some new photos of the lost items, but things are being added everyday especially from the 5th grade party. Come take a look. Items will be donated on next Tuesday.

Dear Parents,

As we approach the end of the school year, we encourage you to continue to talk with your children about the importance of inclusion and acceptance! Read the most recent Inclusion Newsletter here.

–the Memorial Spaulding Inclusion Committee

Color Day is the most fun day of the school year! Join your kids for some fun and games. This event cannot happen without parent volunteers so sign up today,

Color Day 2019 will take place on Tuesday, June 4th (rain date Tuesday, June 11th) 9am – 12pm.
Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4CAFAD2FA0F49-memorial

Get ready to relax and read this summer by trading some books you have finished with your Memorial Spaulding friends and bring home some “new to you” books!

To participate: We need used book donations to make our swap successful! Please sort through bookshelves at home for books in good condition that are ready for a new home. Drop them off outside the main office by Friday, May 31. Books should be appropriate for K-5 readers (no board books or activity books, please).

During the week of June 3, each class will have a scheduled time to visit the book swap. Students will have the opportunity to choose some different books to take home for summer reading! Any leftover books will be distributed to classroom libraries or donated. Thank you for your support!

Hosted by the Memorial-Spaulding Literacy and Library Team

If you have any questions, please email Sue Welch, Literacy Specialist (welchs@newton.k12.ma.us)

World Environment Day – June 5th

Memorial Spaulding parents!

We are just over two weeks away from Color Day (June 4th), which falls the day before World Environment Day.  Like many of you, I have been feeling helpless and angry about the recent United Nations reports that we are facing a global environmental catastrophe if we don’t start acting now to save our planet. 

This World Environment Day, the UN is calling on people everywhere to take concrete steps to #BeatPlasticPollution in their own lives.  The advice with plastic is always REDUCE and then RECYCLE.  Single-use plastic popsicle wrappers cannot be put out in curb-side recycling in Newton, so we have decided that we will not add 450+ plastic popsicle wrappers to the trash on Color Day.  We will providing the children with fresh, juicy slices of orange and melon to enjoy and I hope you will agree that this is more than adequate at the end of physical activity.

We would love for you to share with your children WHY we are doing this and that this contribution to their planet’s welfare is important.  If you would like some more information on the subject and some ideas on how you can help, please click the UN link.

Thank you.

The Color Day team.

https://www.unenvironment.org/interactive/beat-plastic-pollution/