Dates to Remember

March 13                                              Teachers' Workshop; No school for students

From the Principal

Dear Cutler Families,

The Thursday morning before vacation our 5th grade students performed Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech,  “I Have a Dream”. At the end of their performance, they sang “We Shall Overcome.” I am not sure there was a dry eye in the audience. I was so incredibly impressed with how our students performed these words, and really understood the meaning behind them. Our 5th grade teachers did an incredible job preparing them for this. We were able to perform first in front of all of our students, and then for parents, caretakers and guests. It was moving.

We have continued our composting program. If anyone could use untouched apples or carrots, I would love to be able to repurpose some of these for horses, chickens or other animals. Once a child takes a bite out of the fruit, it goes directly into the compost.  However, because students are required to take a fruit or vegetable as part of our lunch program, we have many that go untouched! Please reach out to me directly should you want a bucket of apples and carrots weekly. 

Please keep your eye on the weather this evening as snow is in the forecast for tonight, as well as for Friday.

Wishing you all a nice week!

Juliana

Kindergarten Registration: 

Dear HWRSD Families:

 

We would like to invite all eligible incoming kindergarten families to the 2023/24 Kindergarten Parent Information Session on Tuesday, March 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Buker School. To be eligible for kindergarten for the 2023/24 school year, your child must turn 5 years old prior to September 1, 2023. 

 

The Kindergarten Parent Information Session will include a general overview of the kindergarten registration and screening process, information on how to prepare for kindergarten, and a look at a typical day of a kindergartener.  

 

Kindergarten Registration will begin the week of March 13th and additional information and links will be posted on the website after the information session. We are asking families to register their children during this week so we can plan staffing and programming for the 2023/24 school year. 

 

Kindergarten Registration: March 13th - 18th

 

Office Hours 

Mon - Fri:       8:00 am - 11:00 am 

         1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sat:                   9:00 am - 12:00 pm

 

REGISTRATION CHECKLIST

 

Under Massachusetts Special Education Law, we are required to screen all children entering kindergarten to determine if a student has any special learning needs. Once you have completed the registration and submitted all of the necessary documents, you will receive an email to sign up for a kindergarten screening appointment.

 

Kindergarten Screening Dates:

Monday, April 25th @ Cutler

Thursday April 27th @ Buker

Friday, April 28th @ Winthrop

Please note that screening locations are not correlated to or do not guarantee Kindergarten School placement. Sign-up information to follow.

 

If you have any questions about Kindergarten Registration, please contact the Family & Community Engagement Liaison & Registrar, Jen Caufield.

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.

§  Adult supervision on the playground begins daily at 8:15 am. Please do not drop

off your children before then as there is NO supervision.
§  School begins at 8:25 am.
§ Dismissal is at 2:57 pm. Wednesday dismissal is at 12:45 pm.
to pack a larger snack on early release days.

§ Early Release is at 11:15 am. There is no lunch served on early release days.

From the Health Office:

Free at-home COVID-19 tests:

https://www.covid.gov/tests

Lunch Menus:

Here is the link to access the lunch menu:

https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services

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.

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, 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  

From Camp Invention: 

Updated Friends of Cutler Calendar for February - June: 

February School Store Week Teacher/Staff Snack Cart	Monday, 2/13- Friday, 2/17 Friday, 2/17
March School Store Week Teacher/Staff Luncheon	Tuesday, 3/14- Friday, 3/17 Monday, 3/13
April School Store Week Teacher/Staff Snack Cart	Monday, 4/10-Friday, 4/14 Friday, 4/14
May Teacher Appreciation Week School Store Week	Monday - Friday, 5/1 - 5/5  Monday, 5/15-Friday, 5/19
June Cultural Festival  School Store Week	Friday, 6/2 4:30PM-7PM Tuesday, 6/6-Thursday, 6/8

 Dates to Remember

February 20-February 24                 February Break

March 13                                              Teachers' Workshop; No school for students

From the Principal

Dear Cutler Families,

This week we launched our composting program within the Cutler cafeteria. Jane Roundy, former Cutler teacher, has been working with our 5th graders to teach them about the differences between recyclables, organic materials and trash. They then went into all of the classrooms in the school to teach our students the information they had learned, as well as showing them how we would be sorting our waste. We launched this effort in our cafeteria this past Monday and it has been hugely successful. We are grateful to so many people who have helped get these efforts off the ground including our cafeteria workers, our custodial staff, Jane Roundy, our 5th grade teachers and our Teaching Assistants who help in the cafeteria each day. 

On Monday we were able to bring a large amount of food to the Acord Food Pantry. I want to thank everyone who contributed!

This week on Friday is Random Act of Kindness day. Teachers are talking about this with students at Morning Meetings. It would be wonderful to carry this over within families, and if you would like to write about a random act of kindness that you have witnessed within your family, you’re welcome to send it in on an index card with your student. There is a big bulletin board outside of the office where we are collecting these and we would love to share yours!

I wish you all a safe and happy February vacation.

Warmly,

Juliana

Kindergarten Registration: 

Dear HWRSD Families:

 

We would like to invite all eligible incoming kindergarten families to the 2023/24 Kindergarten Parent Information Session on Tuesday, March 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Buker School. To be eligible for kindergarten for the 2023/24 school year, your child must turn 5 years old prior to September 1, 2023. 

 

The Kindergarten Parent Information Session will include a general overview of the kindergarten registration and screening process, information on how to prepare for kindergarten, and a look at a typical day of a kindergartener.  

 

Kindergarten Registration will begin the week of March 13th and additional information and links will be posted on the website after the information session. We are asking families to register their children during this week so we can plan staffing and programming for the 2023/24 school year. 

 

Kindergarten Registration: March 13th - 18th

 

Office Hours 

Mon - Fri:       8:00 am - 11:00 am 

         1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sat:                   9:00 am - 12:00 pm

 

REGISTRATION CHECKLIST

 

Under Massachusetts Special Education Law, we are required to screen all children entering kindergarten to determine if a student has any special learning needs. Once you have completed the registration and submitted all of the necessary documents, you will receive an email to sign up for a kindergarten screening appointment.

 

Kindergarten Screening Dates:

Monday, April 25th @ Cutler

Thursday April 27th @ Buker

Friday, April 28th @ Winthrop

Please note that screening locations are not correlated to or do not guarantee Kindergarten School placement. Sign-up information to follow.

 

If you have any questions about Kindergarten Registration, please contact the Family & Community Engagement Liaison & Registrar, Jen Caufield.

From Our Adjustment Counselor, Ann Creilson:

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.

§  Adult supervision on the playground begins daily at 8:15 am. Please do not drop

off your children before then as there is NO supervision.
§  School begins at 8:25 am.
§ Dismissal is at 2:57 pm. Wednesday dismissal is at 12:45 pm.
to pack a larger snack on early release days.

§ Early Release is at 11:15 am. There is no lunch served on early release days.

From the Health Office:

Free at-home COVID-19 tests:

https://www.covid.gov/tests

Lunch Menus:

Here is the link to access the lunch menu:

https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services

Cultural Enrichment:

Over the next four weeks, Cutler third and fourth graders will be participating in the Patton Homestead-based Lark STEAM program.* Through this exciting program, students will grow their understanding of local and international habitats (specifically those of the heron and the crane) through pixel art, coding, and 3D design. Partners from the Ipswich River Watershed Association and the Japanese Paper Theater Company will further enrich the artistic and cultural aspects of this study of our local habitats.

* This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

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.

HW Friends of the Arts

Please join us for our monthly meeting on 2/16 at 6:30 pm in the HS conference room. All are welcome, hope to see you there! 

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, 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  

From Camp Invention: 

School Store is THIS WEEK! 
Monday- K & 1
Tuesday- 2&3
Wednesday-4
Thursday- 5
Friday- All

Upcoming Snack Cart: The Hospitality Committee is organizing a staff and faculty snack cart for February 17th! Please consider signing up to donate items for this appreciation event. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EAAA82DA6F58-february
All items can be dropped off at 212 Asbury Street South Hamilton. Items are due by February 16th! Snack items can also be sent in with your child by February 16th. Please label the item(s) "FoC Snack Cart." 

In addition to the snack cart we would love for Cutler students to make heart decorations, pictures or signs for our Cutler Faculty and Staff.   Signs can be dropped off by February 16th to 212 Asbury Street South Hamilton.

Any questions please contact Karen stevensonka@hotmail.com 

Updated Friends of Cutler Calendar for February - June: 

February School Store Week Teacher/Staff Snack Cart	Monday, 2/13- Friday, 2/17 Friday, 2/17
March School Store Week Teacher/Staff Luncheon	Tuesday, 3/14- Friday, 3/17 Monday, 3/13
April School Store Week Teacher/Staff Snack Cart	Monday, 4/10-Friday, 4/14 Friday, 4/14
May Teacher Appreciation Week School Store Week	Monday - Friday, 5/1 - 5/5  Monday, 5/15-Friday, 5/19
June Cultural Festival  School Store Week	Friday, 6/2 4:30PM-7PM Tuesday, 6/6-Thursday, 6/8

 Dates to Remember

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’s Global Play Day was a true success! Students were busy with blocks, board games, beads, and everything else you could imagine. I was struck by how kids connected with new peers, children played across grade levels, and how there was almost no conflict. It was refreshing to see kids engage in play that went uninterrupted. There was even a Monopoly game going in 4th grade that lasted a good portion of the morning. Two kindergarteners delivered this note:

Teachers are eager to incorporate more opportunities like this in the working of our school year, and I look forward to keeping this spirit alive!

“Play is the work of childhood.”Jean Piaget

In other news our 5th grade is working with Jane Roundy, a former Cutler teacher and they are learning all about composting. This week Mrs. Roundy visited our 5th grade classrooms and brought the trash from our lunches. We sorted the trash and learned that half of the weight of our trash is in uneaten, untouched food. This included unopened goldfish packages, granola bars and untouched apples. We will move forward thinking through how to sort our food waste in order to be more mindful, as well as thinking about other ways to sort our waste. Please stay tuned for more information on our evolving composting work. 

Thank you for your continued support, and for supporting our learning in so many ways.

Have a wonderful week.

Juliana

Kindergarten Registration: 

Dear HWRSD Families:

 

We would like to invite all eligible incoming kindergarten families to the 2023/24 Kindergarten Parent Information Session on Tuesday, March 7th at 6:30 p.m. at Buker School. To be eligible for kindergarten for the 2023/24 school year, your child must turn 5 years old prior to September 1, 2023. 

 

The Kindergarten Parent Information Session will include a general overview of the kindergarten registration and screening process, information on how to prepare for kindergarten, and a look at a typical day of a kindergartener.  

 

Kindergarten Registration will begin the week of March 13th and additional information and links will be posted on the website after the information session. We are asking families to register their children during this week so we can plan staffing and programming for the 2023/24 school year. 

 

Kindergarten Registration: March 13th - 18th

 

Office Hours 

Mon - Fri:       8:00 am - 11:00 am 

         1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sat:                   9:00 am - 12:00 pm

 

REGISTRATION CHECKLIST

 

Under Massachusetts Special Education Law, we are required to screen all children entering kindergarten to determine if a student has any special learning needs. Once you have completed the registration and submitted all of the necessary documents, you will receive an email to sign up for a kindergarten screening appointment.

 

Kindergarten Screening Dates:

Monday, April 25th @ Cutler

Thursday April 27th @ Buker

Friday, April 28th @ Winthrop

Please note that screening locations are not correlated to or do not guarantee Kindergarten School placement. Sign-up information to follow.

 

If you have any questions about Kindergarten Registration, please contact the Family & Community Engagement Liaison & Registrar, Jen Caufield.

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.

§  Adult supervision on the playground begins daily at 8:15 am. Please do not drop off your

children before then as there is NO supervision.

§  School begins at 8:25 am.

§ Dismissal is at 2:57 pm. Wednesday dismissal is at 12:45 pm.

§ 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.

From the Health Office:

Free at-home COVID-19 tests:

https://www.covid.gov/tests

Lunch Menus:

Here is the link to access the lunch menu:

https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services

Cultural Enrichment:

Over the next four weeks, Cutler third and fourth graders will be participating in the Patton Homestead-based Lark STEAM program.* Through this exciting program, students will grow their understanding of local and international habitats (specifically those of the heron and the crane) through pixel art, coding, and 3D design. Partners from the Ipswich River Watershed Association and the Japanese Paper Theater Company will further enrich the artistic and cultural aspects of this study of our local habitats.

* This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hamilton-Wenham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

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.

HW Friends of the Arts

Please join us for our monthly meeting on 2/16 at 6:30 pm in the HS conference room. All are welcome, hope to see you there! 

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, 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  

Upcoming Snack Cart: The Hospitality Committee is organizing a staff and faculty snack cart for February 17th!

Please consider signing up to donate items for this appreciation event. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4EAAA82DA6F58-february

All items can be dropped off at 212 Asbury Street South Hamilton. Items are due by February 16th! Snack items can also be sent in with your child by February 16th. Please label the item(s) "FoC Snack Cart." 

In addition to the snack cart we would love for Cutler students to make heart decorations, pictures or signs for our Cutler Faculty and Staff.   Signs can be dropped off by February 16th to 212 Asbury Street South Hamilton 

Any questions please contact Karen stevensonka@hotmail.com