Week of January 8th, 2024
Important Dates:
January 15th - MLK Jr. Day - No School
January 19th - Half-Day Dismissal 12:15 pm
January 23rd - FloRo Transition Informational Meeting @ 6:30 pm SU Cafeteria
January 26th - PTO Tiger Twist 6-8 pm
Highlights
The much-awaited first snowfall of the season didn’t disappoint dropping 15+ inches of snow across our towns! This brings much excitement at recess and we LOVE to see the kids having so much fun in the snow with their friends and classmates.
Ti-GRRR Awards
G ~ We believe that one can develop a GROWTH mindset and learn new things.
R ~ A RESPECTFUL school community member is considerate of others.
R ~ A RESPONSIBLE school community member takes care of themselves, others, and their environment.
R ~ A RESILIENT school community member takes on challenges, learns from mistakes, and experiences growth through this process.
Aiden Cullingford (4O) showed maturity and Growth in the classroom in how he politely and respectfully handled his sister waving in to gain his attention. Aiden stopped what he was doing and went to give her a big hug! Way to be a great big brother!
Bridget Quirbach (3K) went above and beyond to help her peers in class make 6-sided snowflakes - something she had learned to do well. She was patient, kind, and Responsible!
Gwen Malone (3K) showed kindness and Respect to a peer in math class - she encouraged her peer and complimented her on persevering and solving the challenging math problem!
Teddy Mertes (4O) knows what it means to be Resilient when working on assignments that are not as preferred as others! He worked very hard while crafting his writing skills by developing a 5 well-written paragraph essay!
Mrs. Mulligan's Kindergarten class is showing they are Ti-GRRRs through and through!
Violet Drouin (KM) shows kindness by caring for all her classmates and comes to school Responsible and ready every day!
Deke Groll (KM) is always polite, Respectful, and ready to learn! Keep up the good work!
Penelope Jediny (KM) follows directions all the time and tries her best in everything she does.
Otto LaBelle (KM) earned his Ti-GRRR Card for showing Responsibility by always being ready to learn new things and being friendly and helpful to his classmates!
GD Senior Girls Team Captains - Visit Planned to Swallow Union on January 24th, 2024
On January 24th, 20 senior girls' team captains are looking forward to visiting the elementary and middle school classes to talk about their experiences as an athlete and the benefits of playing sports. They will also share what playing sports has done for them in life outside of the playing arena, and encourage students and their families to attend the girls' home basketball game on that Friday, January 26th. They will have stickers that the elementary and middle school students can bring/wear to that game and get in for free.
Groton, MA - In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the Groton-Dunstable Athletic Department will host its celebration honoring female athletes from the past, present, and future on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, as the Groton-Dunstable Regional High School girls’ basketball teams host Westborough High School.
Prior to the start of the varsity basketball game, there will be a short presentation for the Girls and Women in Sports Honoree, Rachel McCarron. Rachel is a 2013 graduate of Groton-Dunstable Regional High School. During her years at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, Rachel played soccer and was a varsity basketball and track & field student-athlete. In basketball, Rachel was a 4-year varsity player, finishing her career as one of only two girls in Groton-Dunstable history to score 1000 career points. She was a three-time league all-star and three-time league MVP (twice unanimously). She continued her basketball playing career at UMass-Lowell and UMass-Dartmouth. In addition to being a senior captain for track & field,
Rachel was a state qualifier in the discus and shot put in her junior and senior year, undefeated in the discus and shot put her senior year as well as being a league all-star, and being selected for the team's most valuable athlete award. Rachel is currently an overnight pediatric nurse in Boston, an avid reader, and plays in a women's flag football league.
Also, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, the female senior captains of the high school varsity teams will visit classes at Swallow Union, Florence Roche, and the Middle Schools to promote the Girls and Women in Sports event. The captains will talk with students about the positive impact that participation in athletics has served them, and will distribute commemorative stickers of the event. All students are encouraged to wear Groton-Dunstable apparel to the junior varsity (5:30 pm) and varsity (7 pm) basketball games against Westborough at GDRHS on Friday evening, Jan. 26. Any student wearing one of the commemorative stickers will have free admission to the event.
It is with great pleasure that we recognize Rachel McCarron and all of our female
student-athletes on National Girls and Women in Sports Day. It is hoped that this evening of celebration will help to continue to bring a new and expanded audience of young student-athletes to athletic events.
SEPAC Events
G-D Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Message from GDEF ~ Please consider a donation.
The Groton Dunstable Education Foundation (GDEF) is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting innovative and inspiring grants to enhance the quality of our students’ education. In the last academic year, GDEF awarded 12 grants across district schools totaling over $16,000 (information about all funded projects can be found here). If you or any loved ones are looking to make a year-end donation that will have an impact on your children's education, please consider donating to GDEF here. Your donations are directly returned to the hands and minds of students in the form of science, arts, technology, math, literacy, social-emotional learning, and civics programming.
Thank you for your support,
The GDEF Board of Directors
School Start Time
The school day begins right at 8:55 am and both bus and parent drop off areas are completed at this time as well. If you bring your child to school after this time, please park in the parking lot and walk your child into the office to be signed in. Please do not drop your child off at the front door alone and please refrain from parking in the fire lane for safety reasons.
Absences
If your child(ren) will be absent for any reason, parents/guardians are responsible for notifying the school by calling in the absence. All student absences must be reported by 8:55 am by calling (978) 649-7281, choosing option #1, and providing your child(ren's) name, teacher, and reason for absence. Anyone who calls after this timeframe may receive an automated call regarding your child’s absence from school without notification. This is in place to ensure all students are accounted for either at home or in school.
Wellness Policy
Below please find the District’s Wellness Policy that we follow to ensure we are reinforcing healthy habits as well as student allergies. Teachers will be working with their Room Parents, School Administration, School Nurses, and our PTO to ensure food that comes into school for school-sponsored events (not including PTO-sponsored events) such as special classroom events and school-wide gatherings, adhere to this policy. Thank you in advance for helping us with this throughout the school year.
