Dates to Remember
Kindergarten Screenings September 2 and 7
Kindergarten Orientation September 8
First Day for Kindergarten September 9
Icebreaker Night September 22, 5-7pm
We have had a wonderful first two days of school this week for grades one through five. It is so nice to have students and teachers back together in classrooms. We are looking forward to welcoming our kindergarten students next week.
New staff
We have a handful of new staff members joining us this year, and some familiar faces in new places! Salina Ponticelli is our new secretary who will be helping all of us this year in the office. Lauren Gorse is teaching third grade, Emilie Kershaw is teaching second grade, and Mindy Drinkwater is teaching kindergarten. Heidi Dearborn will be a special education teacher in the language-based classroom. Amanda Ruderman, Linda Breton, and Kathy Small join us as teaching assistants. Mary Adamik will be our instructional coach, working throughout the building and Heidi Hebert is returning as our library/tech teaching assistant. We are so excited to have all of these amazing team players in place as we start the new year.
If your contact information has changed over the summer, please contact Salina Ponticelli at the Cutler office as soon as possible (s.ponticelli@hwschools.net). We will need updated street and email addresses as well as phone numbers to use in case of emergencies. It is very important that we have multiple emergency contacts to use in case we can't reach parents directly.
Please note that updated bus routes and stops will be posted on the district's website (www.hwschools.net) under the district information tab. If you have any questions, please contact the district at transportation@hwschools.net.
The Absent/Tardy line is 978-468--8472. Please leave a message each day if your child is going to be absent or tardy for school. Lynne Nardella, our school nurse, tracks attendance each morning.
Dismissal Reminders
Car Pickup Procedures - We just want to remind everyone that we will be using a single car pickup line along the grass to start the school year. Teachers will load 4 cars at a time. This seemed to work well this week. We are asking that each car have an 8.5 x 11 paper sign with the student(s) name to display in the front window. If you have last year’s signs, please feel free to use them. If not, we ask that you write your student's last name in a bold dark marker and include first name(s) under the last name so that we can see clearly. This is very helpful for any teacher who may be helping at car pickup.
Changes in Dismissal Plans - Next week families will be receiving a dismissal plans form for each child. Please complete this form and return it to school at your earliest convenience. If your child has a change in their regular dismissal plans, please send a note to the classroom teacher in the morning whenever possible. We understand that sometimes a change in dismissal plans will occur after the school day has started. In these situations, we ask that you do your best to let us know as early as possible in the day. If writing an email, please send it to Salina Ponticelli, s.ponticelli@hwschools.net as teachers may not be able to check their emails regularly during the school day.
We will be publishing the Cutler School "News to Use" at the start of each week here at cutlerschool.blogspot.com and will email the link each week. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. We are all here to help!
Ice Breaker evening is scheduled for September 22 which includes both parents and students. All teachers will be in attendance and ready to greet students and their families in classrooms from 5-6:45pm. The classrooms will be open for all, with plenty of information to share about the upcoming year. After families visit the classrooms, popsicles will be available on the playground and all are welcome to stay to enjoy the social aspect of the evening. As usual, the popsicles are free and provided by the Friends of Cutler. We sincerely hope that every family will attend.
