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Anne T. Dunphy Newsletter

February 6, 2025

Anne T. DunphyNewsletterFebruary 6, 2025

Family Dance Party... mark your calendars! Family Dance Party... mark your calendars!

RSVP below! RSVP below!

Click here to RSVP and/or Volunteer!

Superintendent Perrone Family Survey Superintendent Perrone Family Survey

Message from Dr. Perrone

In an ongoing effort to provide stakeholders with platforms on which to share feedback, input, concerns, needs, and questions, I generated this Mid-Year Form. Qualitatively I am looking to give you voice, identify themes, and generate fodder for reflection, review, and response. One question that drives my work in the Central Office is "How can I help?" (allay your concerns, redress your needs, and answer your questions).

Click here for the survey

School Counselor Week! School Counselor Week!

Thanks to Ms. H for all that she does to support staff and students at ATD!

Preschool & 6th grade buddies recently worked together to create beautiful paper windmills!

MCAS Dates MCAS Dates

As spring approaches and families are planning calendars, please note the following MCAS testing dates. If possible, please avoid scheduling conflicts on the mornings of MCAS testing.


April 8th & 9th

English Language Arts , 3rd-6th grades


May 13th & 14th

Mathematics, 3rd-6th grades


May 20th & 21st

Science, Technology & Engineering, 5th grade only

Feeling a little "Spacey!" Feeling a little "Spacey!"

During our All School Meeting last week, our 4th grade friends gave very professional presentations about the planets they have studied. Each student created a slide that was shown while they orally shared their knowledge with us. Even "The Rock" who watches over us in the gym got into the spirit with his planet t-shirt!

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After their presentations, 4th grade led us all in a fun game of Planet Bingo! Thanks, 4th graders!

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Water Wednesday in 3rd Grade

Each Wednesday has been deemed Water Wednesday in third grade! Recently, they welcomed Eric Weber from the Historical Society and Daria D’Arienzo from Meekins Library to the classroom. Eric brought several artifacts from the Mill River Flood of 1874, including a girl’s boot, a salt shaker, silk thread, and a piece of the broken Mill River Dam. Students examined these artifacts, sketched them, and wrote about how they might have been used in the 1870s. Daria brought in the Collins Graves Medal for Heroism. Students had the opportunity to examine the medal with a magnifying glass and learn about how Collins Graves was able to race downstream in his horse and buggy to warn people about the flood. He is credited with saving hundreds of lives.

Surplus Technology Equipment Surplus Technology Equipment

As our school plan-fully replaces technology equipment, there are times when pieces of equipment are designated as surplus equipment by the Williamsburg School Committee. When that happens, there is a process through which the school proceeds to offer the equipment to other town department, other schools in the District, then community organizations. After having gone through that process, there are a number of Apple Desktop computers remaining. These desktops no longer support the software updates necessary for school use, but may have some value for families in our community. The Williamsburg School Committee is supportive of offering these devices to families who may benefit from them.


We currently have 20 desktops with the specifications listed below. All devices have been wiped clean of any district information.


2013 Apple iMac desktop computer (keyboard and mouse *not* included)

- 500 GB hard drive

- 4 GB RAM

- 21.5" monitor w/ built-in web camera, speakers

- macOS 10.15 Catalina installed (will not accept newer OS updates)

- Google Chrome no longer supported for macOS 10.15 Catalina

- other Operating Systems (OS) can be installed such as Linux (current versions) and Windows 10


If you are interested in a device, or have questions about their functionality, please reach out to Brian Gilman at bgilman@hr-k12.org .

Winter Gardening Winter Gardening

Connect to Hampshire Regional! Connect to Hampshire Regional!

Middle School Expo Night

Sixth grade families, mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 16th for HRHS' Middle School Expo Night. More information to come soon!

Activities in the Area Activities in the Area

In order of date!

Click here to register
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Upcoming Dates

February

February 17-21 ~ Winter Break

February 27 ~ School Committee, 5:30


Friday CFCE Playgroup

Caregivers and children ages 0-5 are welcome!

Fridays ~10:00-11:30

Click here for next week's Lunch Menu
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Anne T. Dunphy School

Email: sjenkins@hr-k12.org
Website: www.burgyschool.org
Location: 1 Petticoat Hill Road, Williamsburg, MA, USA
Phone: (413) 268-8421
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063877785225

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