Dates to Remember:
Dear Cutler Families,
We had so much fun on Friday with the kindergarten classes. Black Earth delivered compost, and students weeded and planted the flower beds. There were so many joyful moments filled with authentic learning. I appreciate the connection between what we compost in our cafeteria, and the planting that we did in the school garden.
Tomorrow we will have our first whole school Field Day. The kids are so excited, I’m so grateful to Mike Sudak for coordinating the day, and I know those of you who will be volunteering will have a wonderful time with the children. Please make sure that your child has sunblock, a hat, water, snacks and a towel!
On Friday, 5th graders will perform Shakespear’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to our school community! They’ve been preparing and I look forward to a wonderful performance.
I personally am filled with many bittersweet feelings as I look toward my final couple of weeks in Hamilton-Wenham and ultimately in public schools. When I arrived, I was welcomed by the incredible staff at Cutler and the families and students who truly make this community uniquely warm. It has been a wonderful two years, and I feel confident that we’ve been able to accomplish much of what was needed in order to renormalize our school after the complicated impact of Covid. I know too, that the school will continue to make forward strides under the leadership of Jen Hunt. She has visited our school this spring and I’m excited for her as she leads Cutler forward… the dream school! And I mean that!
I am also excited about my new chapter as I launch Saint George Classical Academy, down the road in Boxford. I look forward to continuing to serve the north shore communities, think about education from a different lens, and ultimately grow in new ways. I am forever grateful for the skills and knowledge I’ve gained within public schools, and for having had the opportunity to advocate for so many children, in different ways, in different roles and in different districts and schools. I have much emotion, and yet I am truly excited.
I hope to be able to connect with many of you during these next two weeks, as I will deeply miss the community, the teachers, the children and the families who make this work so meaningful. And, relationships are truly everything. Thank you all for the opportunities I’ve had at Cutler, and within the Hamilton- Wenham community. I wish you each a beautiful summer!
Enjoy this uplifting weather, and I hope to see many of you tomorrow.
Juliana
Volunteers/Guest Readers/Chaperones:
Good news - you are now able to check your CORI and fingerprint status in Aspen! Here are the detailed instructions for how to do this: How to check CORI/fingerprint status
Remember, any parent/guardian who plans to volunteer in classrooms must have a current CORI on file. To chaperone field trips or help on field day, you must have a current CORI AND Fingerprinting on file. CORI and Fingerprinting are good for all HW schools; CORI is valid for 3 years and fingerprinting for 7. Get them done early so you are not disappointed when it comes time to volunteer in classrooms, chaperone field trips or help on field day. You can now check in Aspen whether your CORI/Fingerprinting is up to date - see instructions above.
Lunch Menus:
Here is the link to access the lunch menu: June Lunch Menu
- June 4: School wide field day
- June 7: Cultural Fest! Our end of year family day is going to be INCREDIBLE, so many new surprises in the works!
