March 24, 2023
Dear Florence Roche Families,
Congratulations to our first graders for their successful concert last night. They demonstrated a collective joy for singing and performing as they worked their way through the program. A special thank you goes out to Mr. Wiesner for all of his work in preparing our students for these grade level concerts.
Thursday, March 30th is Opening Day for the Red Sox! Florence Roche is celebrating the opening day of the baseball season by wearing our favorite team colors on Thursday. Whether your team is the Red Sox, Yankees, or any other team you support, everyone will be included in the celebration. Students will also be served hot dogs if they select hot lunch in celebration of this special day. Play Ball!
Students will be visiting The Scholastic Book Fair this week. Thank you to our PTA and the many volunteers for supporting this highly anticipated event. There are still opportunities to help out if you are interested. Here is the link for the schedule and sign ups.
The Elementary Science Fair is happening on Saturday, April 1st. We are in need of some additional volunteers to help with this event. Here is the link to sign up.
Thank you to those of you who already completed the school council survey on family engagement. If you were not able to provide your input last week, we would greatly appreciate your time to complete it this week. Thank you!
School Council - Family Engagement Survey
Two of our middle school students are coordinating a clothing drive as 8th grade ambassadors to Project 351. This is a statewide service campaign led by middle schoolers in support of Cradles to Crayons. Every ambassador will collect clothing at a host site. Our ambassadors will be collecting clothing at Florence Roche, Swallow Union, and Maple Village Preschool. They will be collecting clothing from March 27-31. Look for our collection box in the front lobby of the school. 
Last Call for Trivia Night!
GDEF's Annual Trivia Night is Saturday, March 25th, 8:00-9:30 pm. Hosted for the 4th year by Trivia Brothers, it's sure to be a fun challenge! The event is virtual so teams of up to 8 players can log in separately or gather to play together- your choice! Tickets are $20 per person. Funds raised from Trivia Night go directly back to the Groton-Dunstable community as grants for innovative educational experiences in all five district schools. For more information and to buy tickets go to https://www.gdefinc.org/tnp
In addition, GDEF has partnered with Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza (201 Constitution Ave, Littleton, MA) on Saturday March 25, 2023, from 11:30 am-10:00 pm. Mention GDEF when you dine in or take out and 20% of your meal’s price is donated back to GDEF! https://www.groupraise.com/events/241164
So on March 25th, have fun playing trivia, enjoy pizza from Anthony’s, or do both- all while helping GDEF raise money to grant to our school community!
Groton-Dunstable Softball Fundraiser
GD Varsity Softball Protective Dugouts Fundraiser Custom GD Pura Vida Bracelet Order Form
Have a nice weekend!
Brian