Dates to Remember:

Sept 19:                                                                     School Photos
Sept 20:                                                                     Ice Breaker Evening, 5 p.m.
Sept 29:                                                                     Movie Night, 5:30 p.m.
Oct 9:                                                                        Holiday, No School

From the Principal:

Dear Cutler Families,

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Ice Breaker evening this Wednesday from 5-7. The classrooms will be open from 5-6. We will have a table set up in the lobby ready for CORI checks. These need to be completed every 3 years, and are required to volunteer in classrooms. Please take advantage of this on Wednesday evening.

Last Monday, September 11th, we had a grounds clean-up with our 4th and 5th graders. They made some great progress, with the help of parent volunteers, cleaning up some overgrown flower beds. I am grateful for everyone’s efforts.

Just a couple of reminders as we get back into the swing of things this year:

We don’t allow technology from home in our classrooms. Students will be asked to put any smart watches or phones in their backpacks during the school day. Thank you for your support with this.

It is important that our live pick-up line remain fluid and safe. If you need to get out of the car in order to load your child into the car, please park. All students should be independent when getting into the car. Also, please only load the car on the driver’s side of the vehicle in order to avoid kiddos walking around the vehicles. It is important to share this message with any additional caretakers picking children up (babysitters, grandparents, etc). Thank you for your support in keeping the car pick-up line safe!

I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday evening.

Warmly,
Juliana

From the Office:
*If your child will be absent, please call the Safe Arrival Line at 978-468-8472.
*If you have a change in dismissal plans, please send a written note to your child's teacher or email your child's teacher with a cc to Mary Cadle at m.cadle@hwschools.net. Include the date, your child's first and last name, their usual bus number (if applicable), and the planned change. 
*If you have an unexpected change in dismissal, please call the office at 978-468-5330, preferably by 1:30 p.m. Teachers do not always check their emails during the school day, so please do not rely on emails if there is an unexpected change in plans.
*It is a good idea with any communication to cc m.cadle@hwschools.net. If you email regarding an absence or any health-related issues, please cc d.budds@hwschools.net as well.

From the Counselor:    

School Photos Assistance

Your student should have brought home the information regarding school pictures which will take place on Tuesday, September, 19th. O'Connor Studios has given us vouchers for a #7  photo package for those families who otherwise would not be able to participate. If this is something you would like, please reach out to me directly (a.creilson@hwschools.net) and I will place the voucher in your students picture envelope on picture day. Nothing else is needed from you. Please know that all children have their photo taken on picture day and all families are provided a group photo whether you place an order or not.

Warmly,

Ann Creilson

School Adjustment Counselor

It may still be the beginning of the school year, but at Beverly Bootstraps they are already gearing up for the holidays. Sign-ups for their Winter Wishes Holiday Gifts program begin today and they expect this program to fill up quickly this year. Please open the below link for more information:

 

Winter Wishes

From the Cafeteria:

Lunch Menus:
Here is the link to access the lunch menu:
https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services

-Please be sure to fill out this volunteer form and let us know how you'd like to get involved this year!
-We still need volunteers to help with the staff breakfast next Thursday; please sign up here: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CAAA62AA1FCC16-teachers#/

- Save the date: Cutler's Annual Ice Breaker Evening next Wednesday, September 20th at 5 p.m.

The Hamilton-Wenham Boys soccer team is holding an electronics/metal/appliance recycling event this Saturday from 9-1 at Winthrop School. Rain or shine, we have a crew ready to greet people at their cars and make drop off easy. The link below gives more information:

Recycling Event

Dates to Remember:
Sept 19                                                                    School Photos

Sept 20                                                                    Ice Breaker Evening, 5 p.m.
Sept 29                                                                    Movie Night, 5:30 p.m.

Oct 9                                                                       Holiday, No School

From the Principal:

Dear Cutler Families,

Welcome Back! It was an absolute pleasure greeting children on the playground this past Tuesday and we had a great day. Our kindergarteners joined us Wednesday and they are already getting into learning routines. The heat was difficult, but we are hoping for more normal weather moving forward.

This year our theme is “We Belong” and we are already working toward creating a sense of belonging. Many new students received Cutler t-shirts (waiting on some sizes to come in to complete distribution), and we look forward to getting t-shirts to all students. This will allow us to have Cutler days where everyone wears a shirt. We have some exciting community events planned, starting today with a 4th and 5th grade grounds clean-up. And, of course we all look forward to welcoming you on September 20th for our Ice Breaker evening at 5pm. You will have the opportunity to visit classrooms, and enjoy ice cream!

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

Warmly, 

Juliana

From the Office: 

*If your child will be absent, please call the Safe Arrival Line at 978-468-8472.

*If you have a change in dismissal plans, please send a written note to your child's teacher or email your child's teacher with a cc to Mary Cadle at m.cadle@hwschools.net.  Include the date, your child's first and last name, their usual bus number (if applicable), and the planned change.  Here is a link for a dismissal plan change form, if this is easier for you:  Dismissal Plan Change

*If you have an unexpected change in dismissal, please call the office at 978-468-5330, preferably by 1:30 p.m.  Teachers do not always check their emails during the school day, so please do not rely on emails if there is an unexpected change in plans.

*It is a good idea with any communication to cc m.cadle@hwschools.net.  If you email regarding an absence or any health-related issues, please cc d.budds@hwschools.net as well.  

Lunch Menus:
Here is the link to access the lunch menu:
https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services

-Please be sure to fill out this volunteer form and let us know how you'd like to get involved this year! 

- Join us for the first Friends of Cutler meeting this week on Thursday, September 14th at 7:15 p.m.at Cutler School 

- Save the date: Cutler's Annual Ice Breaker Evening next Wednesday, September 20th at 5 p.m.

Dates to Remember:

June 15                                                          Fifth Grade Promotion Day, 9 a.m.
June 16                                                         Last Day of School, 11:15 dismissal
                                                                                (No Lunch Served)

                                                                        Report Cards Available in Aspen


From the Principal:

Dear Cutler Families,

Happy last week of school! 

I wanted to make you all aware of a change for next year that impacts all of you.  We have incorporated all purchasing of school supplies into our ordering process internally, and therefore families will no longer be asked to provide supplies for students returning to school. We are looking forward to this shift and hope it offers much relief when you are planning to come back to school. It allows teachers to mainstream their own supplies and have everything ready to go before the first day. We also hope it eliminates the back to school scramble for families!

As I reflect upon my first year at Cutler I’m incredibly grateful for the families and teachers and the welcome I have received. My goal this year was to learn everything I could about the traditions and the culture of the school and District, and ultimately stabilize the school after coming out of the pandemic and the year (plus) of interim leadership. I’m grateful for the teacher and parent support and all we accomplished. 

• This year we had our Open House back in person!

• Students went on Field Trips (some for the first time).

• We hired an additional Special Education teacher in order to increase our ability to bring inclusion into our classrooms.

• We installed the new playground equipment that all of you raised money for!

• We brought back All School Meetings on a monthly basis!

• We introduced the Solstice Stroll, and we are adding a 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony.

• The 5th grade went to Project Adventure, and performed their 5th grade play!

• We had some wonderful cultural events supported by our Friends Group, including the recent Cultural Festival. 

• We implemented a new Language Arts curriculum, CKLA!

• We brought back teacher luncheons for staff relationship building and connection!

There is so much more I could list, and the greatest accomplishment is that our school has stabilized and that our students are learning and growing together at Cutler!

I wish you all a wonderful summer with minimized screen time while you enjoy nature, friends and family!

Warmly,

Juliana

From the Health Office, Nurse Nardella:
Please remember to pick up any medications/EpiPens from the nurse's office before the last day of school.

Lost and Found:

Please ask your children to check Lost and Found, and take all their belongings home.  Anything left will be donated.  We have 'smaller' items in the office: A coach change purse with a few coins in it, a Cal Ripkin baseball, a Verizon cellphone, a bracelet with the initial H, a Harry Potter wand, and a Red Sox 2018 World Champions baseball cap.  If your child is missing any of these items, please have them come to the office to claim them. 

From Library Tech: 

Accounts for fifth graders will be archived at the end of the school year. Families can download the student journals if they would like to keep their student's work. 

https://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/208754866-How-do-families-and-students-download-an-archive-of-student-work

Early Release:

Friday is an early release day:  Early Release is at 11:15 am. There is no lunch served on early release days, so you may want to pack a larger snack for your kids.

Lunch Menus:
Here is the link to access the lunch menu:
https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services




                           

THANK YOU! 

Thank you so much to our committee chairs and volunteers for a great year! We appreciate your time and dedication to Cutler students.  Wishing all Cutler Families a fun summer! 

Friends of Cutler Volunteers:
The Friends of Cutler has a number of open positions for the 23-24 school year.
There are 3 open Board positions:
Co-President,
Co-Secretary
Co-Treasurer
Each of these positions plays a vital role in the day to day work of Friends of Cutler and towards achieving the organization's goal of supporting and enhancing the educational experience of the students of Cutler Elementary. These positions will work collaboratively with their counterparts to learn and acquire the volunteer responsibilities. Each of these positions holds a 2 year term.
There are also a number of committee chair positions available:
Hospitality Committee -Hospitality Chairs are responsible for organizing hospitality events that occur throughout the year. This includes Staff Snack Carts (@3 times a year), staff luncheons (@ 2-3 times a year), cookie swap (1 time a year in December) and creating a stock the staff room sign up. Committee chairs rely on the support of hospitality volunteers to create sign ups for set up and snack and refreshment donations, and support with ordering food. Most planning occurs via email and/or zoom meetings. Some morning time hours between 7:30-8:30 are needed for setting up or to drop off items. If a luncheon is occurring, help is needed between 12:30-1 for set up.
Gardens and Grounds Committee -Gardens and Grounds volunteers support the maintenance of the Cutler gardens and grounds throughout the year. Expectations for the group consist of offering project ideas for the gardens or grounds and volunteering some time at one or more of the clean ups and planting times that occur in the fall and spring. The committee meets as needed in person or via zoom in the fall and spring.
Movie Night Committee -Movie Night is an event held on the playground in September/October and is always highly anticipated by the students - a super fun time for the whole family! Chairs are responsible for organizing movie equipment rentals (vendor information available for chairs), creating and sending out invitations, and arranging concessions. Chairs will coordinate volunteers for the day of needs such as set-up, concessions, and clean up.
Volunteer Descriptions: http://www.friendsofcutler.com/board-member-and-volunteer-descriptions.html
Thank you for your consideration and continued support of Friends of Cutler!

If you are interested in any of these positions, please email Rachel Barstow and Taylor Whitcomb with your interest or for more information at friendsofcutler@gmail.com

Dates to Remember

June 6                                                                            5th Grade Visit to Middle School
June 6 to June 8                                                          School Store
June 7                                                                            4th Grade State Fair
June 8                                                                            5th Grade Field Day (rain date 6/13)

June 16                                                                          Last Day of School, 11:15 dismissal

                                                                                                (No Lunch Served)

From the Principal:

Dear Cutler Families,

Lynda Richards has been an incredible part of our school community at Cutler for the last eight years. Lynda previously taught at both the Middle School and Buker, and she has supported students at Cutler as a Special Educator. She was amused last week when she was walking with a first grader and he looked up and said to her, “Mrs. Richards, what inspired you to become a teacher?” She has loved every minute of helping children gain confidence and love school, and she says she is ready for retirement as she has a grandchild coming in August and hopes to spend time in nature, camping. We thank Mrs. Richards for all of her service to our students. 

Next year, the following teachers will be teaching at each grade level:

Kindergarten: Mindy Drinkwater, Allison Goodchild, Patty Olson

Grade 1: Carey Green, Kelly Gray

Grade 2: Sarah DeCoteau, Emilie Kershaw

Grade 3: Liana Hanson, Rebecca Pinciaro

Grade 4: Nancy Duffy, Grace Valentine

Grade 5: Alicia Anderson, Taylor Purcell-Quarles

Additionally, Jess McCue has taken a position at the Middle School, so she will no longer be teaching here at Cutler. Her contribution to our school, her love of children and her commitment to collaboration on behalf of children is exemplary. We are just grateful that students will get to see her when they finish with us here.

Lynne Nardella, our school nurse, will move into a district position, supporting all of the schools. Lynne has been with us for twenty years, knows every child, and I have been immensely grateful for her support this year. We know that she will be in and out throughout the year, which is also a comfort.

And we wish Lauren Gorse all the best as she, too, continues on to new adventures. Thank you Lauren for a great two years!

Next week, I will plan to share with you more information about our new hires!

Wishing you a wonderful week.

Juliana

From the Health Office, Nurse Nardella:
Please remember to pick up any medications/EpiPens from the nurse's office before the last day of school. Also, please send plenty of snacks (and water) for your children; many classrooms are having extra snack periods, and the kids are coming to the nurse's office looking for food. Thank you!

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 at 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.

§ School begins at 8:25 am.
§ Adult supervision on the playground begins daily at 8:15 am.§ Dismissal is at 2:57 pm. Wednesday dismissal is at 12:45 pm.Please do not drop off your children before then as there is NO supervision.

§ Early Release is at 11:15 am. There is no lunch served on early release days.You may want to pack a larger snack on early release days.

Lunch Menus:
Here is the link to access the lunch menu:
https://www.hwschools.net/district-departments/nutritional-services

Cultural Festival: 
What a wonderful celebration on Friday at the 2nd Annual Cultural Festival. Thank you to all who joined and experienced great entertainment and food. A big thank you to Matti Acworth, Laura Studley, and Ashley Serotta  for planning this event and thank you to volunteers who supported setup and clean up! 
School Store: 
The last school store will be held next week on Tuesday, June 6th - Thursday, June 8th! All students are welcome for all three days for an “epic” end of the year sale while supplies last :)
Friends of Cutler Volunteers: 
The Friends of Cutler has a number of open positions for the 23-24 school year. 
There are 3 open Board positions:
Co-President,
Co-Secretary
Co-Treasurer
Each of these positions plays a vital role in the day to day work of Friends of Cutler and towards achieving the organization's goal of supporting and enhancing the educational experience of the students of Cutler Elementary. These positions will work collaboratively with their counterparts to learn and acquire the volunteer responsibilities. Each of these positions holds a 2 year term.
There are also a number of committee chair positions available: 
Hospitality Committee -Hospitality Chairs are responsible for organizing hospitality events that occur throughout the year. This includes Staff Snack Carts (@3 times a year), staff luncheons (@ 2-3 times a year), cookie swap (1 time a year in December) and creating a stock the staff room sign up. Committee chairs rely on the support of hospitality volunteers to create sign ups for set up and snack and refreshment donations, and support with ordering food. Most planning occurs via email and/or zoom meetings. Some morning time hours between 7:30-8:30  are needed for setting up or to drop off items. If a luncheon is occurring, help is needed between 12:30-1 for set up.
Gardens and Grounds Committee -Gardens and Grounds volunteers support the maintenance of the Cutler gardens and grounds throughout the year. Expectations for the group consist of offering project ideas for the gardens or grounds and volunteering some time at one or more of the clean ups and planting times that occur in the fall and spring. The committee meets as needed in person or via zoom in the fall and spring.
Movie Night Committee -Movie Night is an event held on the playground in September/October and is always highly anticipated by the students - a super fun time for the whole family! Chairs are responsible for organizing movie equipment rentals (vendor information available for chairs), creating and sending out invitations, and arranging concessions.  Chairs will coordinate volunteers for the day of needs such as set-up, concessions, and clean up.
Volunteer Descriptions: http://www.friendsofcutler.com/board-member-and-volunteer-descriptions.html
Thank you for your consideration and continued support of Friends of Cutler! 

If you are interested in any of these positions, please email Rachel Barstow and Taylor Whitcomb with your interest or for more information at friendsofcutler@gmail.com

HW Friends of the Arts

Annual Meeting: 
Come celebrate another fantastic year for HW FOTA! Mix and mingle with FOTA Members, and learn more about what we do. We will have a brief business meeting to review the year and nominate new officers for next year. Curious about FOTA? This is a great way to see what we're all about! HW FOTA will hold our Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 8, 6:30 p.m., at the home of Melissa Keys. Please RSVP via the evite for the address. http://evite.me/fwDFtMK9n3

Melody Miles Recap: As we close out our 2023 Melody Miles fundraiser, we wanted to share a few fun facts: This year we had 293 registrants; that’s 120 more than last year!!! Our oldest runner was 81, and the youngest was 4! We raised over 11k in sponsorships, and when all is said and done we expect our net revenue to be around 16k. That makes this our most profitable race to date, and we are thrilled to be able to give it back to the schools as we fund future grants! 

In other news a BIG SHOUT OUT TO Cutler  Elementary School which had the biggest school team registered! In 2nd place was Winthrop, and Miles River Middle School came in 3rd. We loved seeing representation from all of the schools and even had a new team in the HW Mother’s Club this year.