[MSS News] Branching Out / Dates to Remember

[Michael Bessette]

Dear Parents and Students,



This will be the last of the Branching Out Newsletters for the 2009 –  
2010 school year.  As such, I really wanted to take a moment or two to  
thank several folks for helping to make this a terrific year all  
around. First, thank you to all the parent volunteers that helped us  
out this year.  Recently, we counted volunteer hours and once again we  
have exceeded one thousand volunteer hours in the school.  This is a  
really amazing feat given the small student population.  Volunteers  
played so many vital roles, from tutors to chaperones, your assistance  
really helped to make a positive difference for kids.



Another group of folks that were a tremendous support this year were  
the PTA.  Your fund raising efforts and help with events really  
expanded opportunities for kids. Thanks for all the effort to support  
our schools!



A great big thank you to the School Board members who gave up their  
personal time in service to the community.  All that time, energy, and  
effort has helped to build a school District that all may be proud of.



We would be sorely remiss this year if we didn’t pause a moment to  
thank Lori Aubertin for all of her contributions to MSS over the past  
several years.  With reductions in force at HMS, Lori came to us  
several years ago and has been a remarkable teacher for our children.   
Lori is returning to HMS this year, as a position has become available  
at the school.  We will certainly miss her, but look forward to her  
working in partnership with our staff in the future.



Thank you to all the parents who attended our Bridges transition  
meeting this past week.  We hope you found it helpful and  
informative.  Speaking on behalf of our staff, we really look forward  
to next year and working with you and your children.  Having the  
students spend a few hours with us last week provided us with a great  
glimpse at how wonderful the upcoming class is and how positive they  
can be.



  As we close up the school year and look to the summer months to  
come, I am excited by the stories from the kids describing their  
anticipation and excitement regarding reconnecting with family and  
friends, engaging is adventures both in our community and outside our  
State.  Summer is such an invigorating time for kids and really is  
something that helps kids in many ways to expand upon the learning  
that they do in our classrooms each and every year.  Trips to museums,  
experiences in the woods or at the lake, and visits with families all  
make terrific background knowledge and fodder for conversations and  
writing.  These events become the “text-to-world” connections that our  
kids make when reading new literature, and really bolster their  
ability to draw upon personal experiences to create meaning in what  
they read or see.



A few parting tips for parents for a happy and successful summer  
experience for kids:



Have fun… summer is a time for kids to relax and recharge, to create  
wonderful memories with their families.



Discover a new interest together… summer offers us a new set of  
experiences, events and opportunities to learn more about our children  
and their interests.



Read, Read, Read… reading is perhaps one the most intimate and  
personal connections to individual thinking our children can  
experience.  It challenges their ideas, shares new beliefs, and  
affords children access to places they may never have known or  
experienced.  Reading daily is arguably the single most effective  
means of maintaining lack of academic regression over the summer months.



On behalf of all of us at MSS we wish you and your families all the  
happiest and most enjoyable of summers and we look forward to your  
return next year.  Have a great summer ahead!



June 2010


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June



June 17th, 2010                        Field Day 8:30 – 2:00
June 18th, 2010                        Gr. 4 to NE Aquarium
June 21, 2010                          MSS Band to HMS
June 22nd , 2010                      Grade 6 Trip to Red River Theater
June 22nd , 2010                      Grade 6 Celebration BBQ – 5-7PM
June 22nd, 2010                       Grade 6 Celebration BBQ (parent  
dessert – 6PM)*
June 23rd, 2010                       Last Day of School - 12:10  
Dismissal


* (Indicates parents are invited to attend)










Michael Bessette

Principal, Maple Street School

mbessette at hopkintonschools.org

1-603-746-4195

1-603-746-6368 (Fax)



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