10/4 Family Movie Night at Deer Hill 5:45

10/11 No School- Professional Development

10/14 No School- Indigenous Peoples Day

10/16 Fun Run (10/17 Rain Date)

1023-10/24 Half Days (1:20 dismissal)- Parent Conferences

10/25 Trunk or Treat 4:30-5:30 (If we get some folks to volunteer to chair)

The PSO looking for co-chairs that have Prek-first graders to carry on the 6th annual Trunk or Treat tradition! This event is very turn-key and one of the easier PSO events to co-chair (flyers, sign-up genius forms, and marketing communications are all established from prior years.) This year we are looking for co-chairs to transition past event knowledge. Co-chairs can help with recruiting trunk volunteers, communicating with food trucks, help with used “trinket” drive, and day of event coordination.

If interested please contact: osgood@cohassetpso.org

Need Cohasset Swag?!

Check out our PSO's online store!

https://www.cohassetpso.org/shop

Connected to our community read of The Anxious Generation...

Our October Challenges (because we're so close to October 1 🎃)

A Play Challenge

Get outside and Jump Rope, Skip, Play Hop Scotch, or Spin

Yes, even you.... no matter how old you are! And, yes, drag your high schooler outside with you!

Our Responsible Risk-Taking Challenge

Try a new food

And, a Special October Challenge For Our Elementary Families

Join your peers in "waiting until eighth" to provide your child(ren) with internet connected cell phones (see the photo below for details)

Stay tuned for more work around this timely book that is specific to the Osgood.

Did you know that students have access to free breakfast and lunch at school everyday? And it's not just any food...it's delicious, nutritious food, largely prepared in our Osgood kitchen!

Breakfast is offered at 9:10, when we open the school doors. Students eat in the cafeteria then head to class. (It is helpful if you let your child's teacher know if your child will be accessing breakfast regularly, as it does impact time in the classroom).

Next week, we will also begin selling goodies for $1 each during 1st and 2nd grade lunchtimes. You can add money to your child's lunch account for seconds on lunch or goodies on My School Bucks.

Click here for more information on Cohasset Public Schools School Nutrition and Food Services.

School menus can be found here.

We encourage EVERY family to complete the Free and Reduced Lunch Application, even though meals are free and even if you don't think you will qualify. Families who do qualify will have access to free benefits during there time at Cohasset Schools, including paid field trip and athletic fees.

Just a reminder that dismissal changes are difficult, not just for staff, but for the children also. It is extremely helpful for all of us if dismissal plans stay consistent so that we can be sure all students are where they need to be to get home safely.

If you must make a change to your child's dismissal plans, please send a note in with your child. Handwritten dismissal change notes need to be clear and include name, date, teacher, and plan. Attached are sample templates you can print.

If you choose to email, email changes to JOS-Notes@cohassetk12.org AND the classroom teacher with the same information as above by 11:00am, please.

Car pick-ups...it will help us if you put a sign on your passenger side dash with the name(s) of child(ren) you are picking up as well as their teacher. There is a template attached. This will help us expedite the car pick-up line.

When your child will be absent, please call in absences to 781-383-6117, option 1.

For the safety of all students, please use this list to choose snacks that are allowed at the Osgood School. We do have a nut free table in the cafeteria, so this guidance is just for snacks, which are most often eaten in classrooms. The list was generated to avoid having our school nurses check all students' snacks each day to be sure they are safe.

Please pack your child's snack separate from their lunch.

We need your help to update important information about your children annually. Please take a few to complete the following tasks if you haven't already:

Please complete the Parent Portal Workflow in Aspen. The workflow is very brief and covers the following areas:

• Emergency Contact Information

• Do Not Photograph

• Handbook Acknowledgment

• Information Sharing with the PSO and CEF

Instructions on how to complete the workflow can be found on the CPS website.

A health form came home on pink paper. If you have not yet, please complete the CPS Health Form and return to your child's teacher or by email to kgildea@cohassetk12.org. Please note the school screenings for certain grades each year. Please let one of our school nurses, Kelli Gildea or Sandy Crough, know if you have any questions or concerns.

Completing these steps is required. Your prompt response is greatly appreciated.

For information regarding school transportation, please visit the transportation page on the new CPS website. All students must be registered through transportation to ride the bus. However, buses are full at this time and they are placing students on wait lists.

Joseph Osgood School

Principal: Amy Gaudette

Email: agaudette@cohassetk12.org

Main Office: Lisa Gowell

Email: lgowell@cohassetk12.org
Website: https://www.cohassetk12.org/Domain/11
Location: 210 Sohier St., Cohasset, MA 02025
Phone: (781) 383-6117