Dewing School Digest

Hello Dewing Families,

Our first 5 day week! Our students are becoming more and more accustomed to the routines in school and there are fewer tears at the start of the day! Our buses have been running on time and we have a good number of students who are riding the bus. Our drop off and pick up process is going smoothly and we do appreciate everyone's adherence to our protocols. They are purposeful in trying to support a complicated, yet smooth transition, but most importantly, ensuring that all students get to and from school safely.

Parking Lot Safety

I do have one ask and this was mentioned in previous newsletters. I know that parents are often coming to school with siblings in the car and it is really enticing for them to get out of the car and play on the playground or on the side of the school. This is a significant safety concern and we are asking that all children remain in the car or go directly to their vehicles and not play outside during this very congested time. Please do not permit your children to play in these areas. They are closed.

School Council:

I am seeking parent, staff and community volunteers to join the Dewing School Council.

The council will meet once per month for an hour. The council will either be in person or virtual, depending on the consensus of the team.

The following meeting dates are scheduled. All times are 5:15-6:15

October 15, November 18, December 17, January 21, February 11, March 11, April 15, May 20

The role of the council is to:

Assist the Principal in reviewing and adopting educational goals for the school.

Assist in identifying the educational needs of students attending the school

Review the annual school building budget

Assist with formulating the school improvement plan

If you are interested in being considered for a volunteer position, please connect with Alexis Bosworth, Principal abosworth@tewksbury.k12.ma.us

Fall-O-Ween

If you are interested in decorating a trunk for Tewksbury's second annual Fall-O-Ween, you can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BAAA72CA6F5C16-58403200-2025

Hope you see you all on September 24th for the Ice Cream Social. In the meantime, have a great weekend! Remember Dot Day on Monday September 15th.

Warmly,
Mrs. Bosworth

Order forms will be sent home next week.

Thursday, September 18-PreK/K

Friday, September 19-Grade 1

I have heard that there have been a number of families whose emails from our staff have gone to spam. Here is a solution from our IT department:

1. Mark as “Not Spam”

• If they find your emails in Gmail’s Spam folder:

  • Open the message → click “Not Spam”.

  • This trains Gmail to trust future emails from your domain.

2. Add District Email to Contacts / Safe Senders

• Ask parents to add the sending address (or @tewksbury.k12.ma.us domain) to their Contacts.

• In Outlook/Yahoo/etc., they can also add the domain to their Safe Senders list.

4. Check Promotions / Updates Tabs

• In Gmail, messages sometimes land in “Promotions” or “Updates” instead of Inbox.

• Parents can drag the message into “Primary” — Gmail will ask if it should always do that for future emails.

Website: www.tewksbury.k12.ma.us
Location: 1469 Andover Street, Tewksbury, MA, USA
Phone: 978-640-7858