BOOTS!
ALL students MUST come to school prepared to go outside for recess. Students should come with a coat, hat, gloves/mittens, and boots (if there's snow). If you need help getting any of these, please email or call Dr. M, Ms. Craig, or Mrs. Sewall.
And pleeeeaase, PUT NAMES ON EVERYTHING! Thank you very much!!
Duval Values Project
The next step in this project is to tabulate all the words and discuss them with Staff, Parents (at a PTO meeting), and School Council. The final list will become the core values of Duval, and act as the basis for all we do at school. Thank you all for your help in laying the foundation with us!
Mosaic Mural Project
Many thanks to our PTO and a handful of Grant Givers, students will be working with professional Boston-area Artist, Josh Winer, in March. Together, they'll create a 15 foot long tile mosaic celebrating Duval and the "Growing a Garden" theme this year. The permanent artwork will be a beautiful lasting statement about the uniqueness of our school.
We invite parents/guardians to come in and work with Josh, Mrs. Brown, and the kids. Trust me, it's a once in a lifetime, really fun experience to help kids in action making magic. If you are able or interested, please sign up HERE. https://forms.gle/cWZnzNVqWcN7d9TK7
We're also collecting old t-shirts to use as smocks. If you have any t-shirts you can spare, please send them in with your kids, and we'll get them to Mrs. Brown.
News from the Nurse
PTO NEWS!
With February here, it must be Boosterthon time! Registration and pledging are already open even before Tuesday's official kickoff. Remember we are aiming for a goal of $25,000 to fund our upcoming artist-in-residence program, culminating in a beautiful new mural designed and created by our very own students and families! Please register at mybooster.com and let's work together to crush that goal! Volunteers: we will send out the schedule for the day of the Fun Run as soon as it is finalized.
Sign up to help out at the Glow Run on Thursday HERE.
With an eye towards spring, Talent Show Registration is now open! Please see the online registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBOkXL4utvMoY5ue-EQwAXoXlN-0kn5iaDCEKLX9T1V66XBw/viewform
Finally, our February meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 11th at 7 PM in the Duval Library. Childcare will be provided by the National Honor Society. It's hard to believe but there are only a handful of meetings left this year and we are starting to look for new parents to fill upcoming vacancies. Please join us and learn a little bit more about what we do if you can.
Thank you and have a great week,
Marshall Ottina
President, Duval PTO
About Us
John H. Duval Elementary provides a safe, supportive environment where children are able to reach for the stars!
Email: john.marcus@whrsd.org
Website: https://whd.whrsd.org
Location: 60 Regal Street, Whitman, MA 02382
Phone: 781-618-7055
Twitter: @DuvalElementary