Check out our first group of Magnificent Meerkats! These 23 students were nominated by staff and students with very specific reasons given in the nominations. These students personify Cole School's motto - Dream Big, Dare Greatly, and Shine Brightly, and they consistently show expected and positive behaviors. Their names were shared over the announcement system on Thursday morning and they heard the specific reasons why they were each nominated before we took this picture. Students can be nominated more than once and there is no limit to the number of nominees each week. Hopefully, we'll see the number of Magnificent Meerkats grow each week!

Shown below: Julian, Mia, Owen, Carter, Robbie, Tommy, Ruby, Nora, Addy, Ava, Jack, Mary, Emma, Kennedy, Cecilia, Kate, Alana, Jack, Maddie, Shae, Kyla, Catie, Emily

We'll be celebrating National School Counseling Week and our amazing school counselor, Mrs. Walsh, and our phenomenal school psychologist, Dr. Ciolkosz next week. If your child signs up to have lunches with Mrs. Walsh or sees either Mrs. Walsh or Dr. C. regularly, it would be a great time for them to thank them for their work with a card.

School counselors are actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students’ academic and social/emotional development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. School psychologists support students' learning and mental and behavioral health, promote positive and inclusive school climates, serve on school safety and crisis teams, and collaborate with families, teachers, and administrators to improve student outcomes. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.

February

week of February 5-9 - National School Counselor Appreciation Week

February 5 - Connections Meeting - Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev

February 7 - 100th Day of School (if no other weather related days out)

February 7 - Early Release Day - 12:20 dismissal for all students

February 12 - Community Meeting - Grade 3 Students Hosting/Families Welcome 9am

February 14 - School Council Meeting 3:30-4:30pm

February 15 - School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

February 19-23 - February Vacation Week

February 26 - Sheryl Faye presents Queen Elizabeth - PTO Sponsored Enrichment for all grades

Mark Your Calendar

March 7 - Literacy Night 5:30-6:30pm

March 28 - District Band Concert at NHS - 7pm

May 9 - Cole School Variety Show at NHS

May 30 - Grade 4 Concert

June 7 - Field Day

June 10 - Grade 5 Band Concert

June 13 - Grade 5 Celebration 6-8pm (Grade 5 Students and Parents only)

June 14 - Tentative Last Day of School

With great anticipation and excitement we started our Gymnastics Unit! While working on flexibility, balance, and strength students practiced rolls, weight on hands, and jumps. Students also had an opportunity to use one of three climbing ropes, two of the balance beans, and one parallel bars.

Kindergarteners tried their hand at beginning library skills this week with mobile centers. They had fun practicing ways of sorting, ordering, and organizing shapes, letters, numbers, and symbols.

HAVE USED OR UNWANTED MARKERS, PENS, WOODEN OR MECHANICAL PENCILS?

Last year the Norwell Recycling and Sustainability Committee successfully initiated a project to recycle crayons and continues to collect used or unwanted crayons. We are now adding markers, pens, and wooden and mechanical pencils to our collections for recycling. We are working in partnership with Staples, which has recently added them to their list of materials that can be recycled.

Collection boxes are located at-

Grace Farrar Cole School

William G. Vinal School

Norwell Middle School

Norwell High School

New Nursery School

First Parish PreSchool

Ridge Hill School

Nature Center PreSchool at the South Shore Science Center

Bright Horizons

Norwell Public Library

Norwell Recycling Center

The NORWELL SOFTBALL SEASON is here!

Please visit our website at www.norwellgirlssoftball.com and follow the link to our registration page.

The season runs from early April through mid-June, with girls second grade and older playing 2 games during the week. Divisions are based on the 2023-24 school grade.

For the upcoming 2024 season we will follow the same format as last year. We will be offering a K-1 Program, a Grade 2-3 (Division 1) coach pitch program and a traditional program for grades 4-8 (Grades 4-5 Division 2 & Grades 6-8 Division 3).

K1 Program:

(Kindergarten – 1st Grade) - $95

Plays Friday evening – starting after April School Vacation

All games are played in Norwell

Tee Ball format

Division 1

(2nd Grade - 3rd Grade) - $165

Plays Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8 PM

Games are played in Norwell, Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, or Hull

Practice likely to be 1X/week

Coach Pitch format.

Division 2

(4th Grade - 5th Grade) - $215

Plays Monday and Wednesday from 6-8 PM

Practices are typically held 1-2 day/week and scheduled by coaches

Games are played in Norwell, Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, or Hull

Division 3

(6th Grade - 8th Grade) - $215

Plays Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8 PM

Practices are typically held 1-2 days/week and scheduled by coaches

Games are played in Norwell, Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, or Hull

Additionally, a $50 discount will be automatically applied for the third or fourth child registered in the D1-D3 divisions. Please consider registering early so we can get an early read on how many teams we will have for the year to ensure we have enough coaches in place and get our uniform order in.

Thank you!

Norwell Girls Softball