This is an International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust coinciding with the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945.

After a successful 8th Grade Nature’s Classroom Trip, we are gearing up for next year’s 8th grade trip to Nature’s Classroom!

Our first step is to start fundraising. From January 23rd- February 10th, we are doing the Flower Power Fundraiser. This year students will have the opportunity to participate using a traditional fundraising catalog and also an online store. Flower Power sells “the best quality Spring Planting Bulbs, Seeds and Berries.” Purchasers can help Individual students earn money off of their tuition from this fundraiser OR they can contribute to the Nature’s Classroom Scholarship Fund.

To give credit to a specific 7th grade student, write their name in the box labeled “Give Credit For This Sale To” at checkout. If you want to donate to the scholarship fund, write scholarship fund in the same box. Students earn 50% of the cost of each item sold!

The fundraiser will run from January 23rd- February 10th. Go to http://fowlernaturesclassroom.fpfundraising.com to check out what they have to offer! Share the link with friends and family near and far as the products are delivered directly to the customers.

Gr. 5: Sra. Soler's class

Gr. 6: Ms. Travers' homeroom

Gr. 7: Mr. Hales' homeroom

Gr. 8: Mr. Cavaretta's (Ms. Robichaud's) homeroom

Overall "Best Hallway Award": Congrats to Grade 7!

Fowler is beginning to communicate more frequently with parents whose children are considered to be chronically absent. The state DESE considers a student to be chronically absent if they miss 10% of school for whatever reason. The state does not care if the absence was excused due to medical issues. All absences are counted against a student. Letters are being mailed home this week. As today (Jan. 27) is day 93, this means 9 absences would classify your child as chronically absent. For this initial mailing, we drew the threshold at 12 absences or more.

School attendance is required by law, and should not be taken lightly. Every day a student misses their lessons at school, they can fall further behind their classmates resulting in greater struggles over time. Over time, the impact on learning can compound into significant gaps. These gaps follow students from year to year, and only grow as the absences continue to accrue. Finally, it is the responsibility of the Fowler School to refer excessive unexcused absences to the Framingham Juvenile Court.

We understand that there is almost always context to be considered when it comes to excessive student absences. I welcome the opportunity to talk through the situation with you. If you have any questions please call the main office at (978) 897-6700.

Respectfully,

Mike Barth

Principal

Families, we've already put our MCAS dates on the calendar for you to reference.

ELA: April 11, 13, Math: May 9, 11

Grade 5:

ELA: April 11, 13, Math: May 9, 11, Science: May 16, 18

Grades 6-7:

ELA: April 10, 12, Math: May 15, 17

Grade 8:

ELA: April 5-6, Math: May 8, 10, Science: May 16, 18

The Valentines Dance will be held on Friday, February 10th from 7pm to 9pm in the Fowler Auditorium. This event is for 6th through 8th graders. Tickets are $8.00 in advance if purchased by 2/9 and $10 at the door.

Semi formal attire is okay but not mandatory! Dress up, dress down and come dance the night away!

Link to register for tickets can be found here:

https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/Open_Forms

If you don’t already have a login on our PTO website, you can also set that up through the link above. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click sign up!

You can pay online immediately with our new payment feature! If you do wish to purchase with cash, check or Venmo, please register your ticket through the offline payment option. Once you register your child we will reach out to you about your preferred method of payment.

We are also looking for volunteers to sign up to help at this event. You can sign up here at this link:https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/103678

Thank you!

Courtney

Envelopes for ordering yearbooks will go home soon, but if you prefer to order online and pay with a credit card you can access this link. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A03496500

Orders can be placed anytime from now until March 1. 2023.

Last call for 8th grade baby pictures for the yearbook due by the end of January. Email to bsullivan@maynard.k12.ma.us

The Green Meadow Elementary School project team has submitted its second MSBA submission! This submission is called the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) and it advances the initial existing conditions verification, educational visioning & programming and Owner / Community coordination into multiple design alternatives, shows MSBA the design alternative evaluation process taken by the project team, and highlights which design alternative was ultimately selected at the end of the process.

Below is a link to a Google Drive folder that contains the previous Preliminary Design Program (PDP) submission as well as the recent PSR submission. As always, we thank you very much for your attention to the project, and we’ll continue to keep you informed as the project moves along the MSBA process!

GMES Google Drive Link