Weekly Bulletin May 1, 2015

Well it's May 1st and we are coming into the home stretch of a very busy and exciting year!  There are many events coming up at Francis Wyman over the next two months so be sure to check for notices, calendar updates, and blog posts for all the latest news.

Members of the after school Coding
Club working together to solve a
programming problem.

Students from grades 3, 4, and 5 join together
after school to develop coding skills allowing
them to create their own computer programs.
The coding club meets once a week and allows
students to work together to develop problem
solving skills.  Following these 6 weeks,
students will have an opportunity to join the Lego
Robotics Club to build and program their own
robot creation.  Thank-you to Mr. Schersten,
Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. D'Amico, Mrs. O'Neill, and
all the high school mentors from the robotics
team that support these students with these
endeavors!

Spring Arts Night

Please join us at Francis Wyman School for our Music and Arts Night on May 6!  

Student artwork from grades 1 - 5 will be on display in the hallways.  Grade 4 band and chorus will perform at 6pm and Grade 5 band and Pirate Show performance will be at 7pm.  Both shows are in the FW auditorium.  

Here are a couple of "sneak peek" photos...

A great big "Thank-you" to our PTO which continues to generously support all of our educational goals here at Francis Wyman.  The teachers are grateful for the recent Apple Itunes cards that allow them to add educational apps on their IPads which help support and enhance daily instruction.  In addition, students are very appreciative of the variety of new playground equipment that has been added to their recess time with plenty of new equipment to go around for everyone!!  Look for the notices regarding BOOK BINGO coming up May 11 for grades K-2 and May 18 for grades 3-5.  Thanks again for all you do to support our school!

PLEASE HELP CONTINUE THE TRADITION: 
Will you be a chaperone at the BHS Post Graduation (all-night) Party?  Its tradition for the parents of underclassmen to chaperone the party for our graduating seniors.  This year the party is going to be held at Kings in Burlington. We need volunteers for shift 2 (midnight to 3am on Mon June 9), shift 3 (3am - 5am on Mon June 9).  You don't need to have a child in the high school, any adult that does not have a senior at the party is welcome.  This is a great way to "pay it forward."  Help us this year and when your child graduates, the parents of underclassmen will be there for you!  To volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact Tina Pesiridis at 617-605-4496 ortpesiridis@rcn.com.

PAC - Join us for our next event

 Teaching Math Skills Through Board Games

 Monday May 4, 2015 6:30pm - 9:00pm   
*** School Committee room at BHS 

 Why not have fun using everyday board games your child is familiar with to teach and reinforce math.

Carrie Fortunato, District Math Coach and Louise D'Amato, Special Education Director, will present strategies on how to use everyday board games to teach math concepts and reinforce learning. Come learn a new and exciting way to help strengthen your child's math skills.

*Doors open at 6:30 presentation begins at 7:00

 Light refreshments will be served.

 Please contact us at burlingtonspedpac@gmail.com with any questions.

SHRED DAY: Saturday MAY 2nd 9:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Marshall Simonds Middle School.  $5 per paper grocery bag  $10 per 11 x 16 copy paper box  Identity Theft is a growing crime and more and more people are falling victim to it.  Bring your outdated personal and financial documents to be shredded safely and securely by a shredding truck provided by Highland Shredding, Inc. All proceeds collected goes into the Scholarship fund for the Adopt-A-Class 2022.  For more information about the event or the Adopt-A-Class program, please contact Kristin Russo at russo5k@verizon.net