Dates to Remember
February 1 Global School Play Day
February 7 100th Day of School
February 20-February 24 February Break
March 13 Teachers' Workshop; No school for students
From the Principal
Dear Cutler Families,
Last week we had a successful book fair with lots of happy children. Thank you to all of the volunteers who made this event possible. We have many new books in our classrooms, and there were lots of happy children! Thank you!
On Thursday we also had author/ illustrator Jef Czejak visit. He gave three separate presentations to our kindergarten and grade 1 friends, our 2nd and 3rd graders and our 4th and 5th graders. Each presentation was tailored to the developmental span of the group and he was super engaging! He rapped with the kids, had some great stories, taught them how to draw and develop characters and shared his stories. It was a lot of fun!
This Wednesday we look forward to celebrating our first Global Play Day. I can’t wait to share pictures next week of this special day. Teachers have been busy “planning” the days.
Have a wonderful week!
Juliana
From Our Adjustment Counselor, Ann Creilson:
Cutler School Food Drive
As part of our 100th day of school celebration on February 7th, we will have a school wide food drive to benefit Acord, our local food pantry. Acord is located in Hamilton and offers weekly food distributions, holiday meal programs, school vacation lunch bags, nutrition education and outreach, and emergency meal assistance. The students are eager to support them and hope to collect 100 items per grade level. We will be collecting Acord’s most needed items from Monday, February 6th through Friday, February 10th and each grade level is asked to bring in items listed below. Thank you so much in advance for your help with this!
Kindergarten- Coffee, tea, hot chocolate
First Grade- Grains and grain mixes like Rice-A-Roni, rice pilaf, quinoa, farro, couscous
Second Grade- Canned goods like chili, hearty soups, baked beans, canned meats or fish
Third Grade- Breakfast items like pancake mix, cereal(hot and cold), jam, syrup
Fourth Grade- Condiments like mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, salad dressing, soy sauce, etc.
Fifth Grade- Paper items including paper towels, toilet paper, tissues
Absent/Tardy Safe Arrival Phone Line
To report your child absent or tardy (NOT for dismissals), please call the safe arrival
line @ 978-468-8472.
Last Minute Dismissal Changes
For last-minute dismissal changes, please call the front office @ 978-468-5330.
If at all possible, please let us know by 1 p.m. The end of the day can get very hectic
and teachers cannot always check their emails.
§ Early Release is at 11:15 am. There is no lunch served on early release days. You may wish
to pack a larger snack on early release days.
Review of Materials
Please log into your Aspen Parent Portal (where you go for report cards) to review your data! Once in, under “Start a new Returning Student Registration,” Click "Initiate", then NEXT to follow through the tabs. Instructions for completing the form are included on the first page.
If you have more than one student in the district, you will need to complete the forms for each student.
If you need help getting into Aspen, you can email aspenhelp@hwschools.net.
Thanks for helping us ensure all our information is correct.
From the Health Office:
Volunteer Opportunities- Every Wednesday morning from 9:00 to 11:00. Come to Cutler on Wednesday mornings to help make materials for our students We will meet in the gallery. Please contact Mary Adamik if you have any questions.
From Melissa Graham and the Cutler String Jam Group:
Check out this link to the Cutler String Jam session, Rockin' Robin: https://youtu.be/Uq7nYoXIWYo
From Hamilton-Wenham Lacrosse:
HAMILTON WENHAM BOYS & GIRLS YOUTH LACROSSE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Grades K-8 (Boys) and grade 1-8 (girls)!!!
Hello Lacrosse Families,
Registration is now open at the following link:
As a reminder, this is a new registration system so you will need to create a new username and password.
If you have any questions please let us know.
Thanks,
HW Youth Lacrosse Coaches
Thank you to Marie Hersey and Elena Koumar for organizing the annual book fair! It was a great success! Thank you to the volunteers who signed up to set up, sell books, and take down the fair. Thank you to Jennifer Wojcik Stein for ordering and selling Cutler apparel at the Book Fair and throughout the year!
Thank you to Matti Acworth, Laura Studley, and the Cultural Enrichment Committee for organizing last week's author visit! The committee, in collaboration with Cutler staff, has organized a number of experiences this year for students including field trips, the solstice stroll, discovery museum visits, additional author visits, and volunteer opportunities.
This month's school store included the addition of healthy allergy friendly snacks for students to purchase and enjoy! Thank you to Elena Koumar, Maria Amato, and The School Store Committee for organizing and running the very popular monthly school store!
Upcoming Snack Cart: The Hospitality Committee will be organizing a February snack cart. Be on the lookout for a signup genius for snack donations!
News from the Hamilton Wenham Garden Club: The Hamilton Wenham Garden Club Juniors Program is hosting two events for young people who have an interest in gardening. Come by the museum to plant some seeds to take home in anticipation of Spring! Drop in between the hours of 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 5th, 2023 And Sunday, March 5th, 2023 1:00-3:00 pm Wenham Museum, Burnham Hall* Main Street, Wenham
For more information, or to RSVP, please email Jennifer Tymann at jtymann2@verizon.net
