Dates to Remember:

June 15                                                          Fifth Grade Promotion Day, 9 a.m.
June 16                                                         Last Day of School, 11:15 dismissal
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                                                                        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