Sheehan Elementary

Dear Sheehan Families,

What another wonderful week at Sheehan! It was so nice to see so many families at our first PTA meeting of the year. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our PTA for bringing us together. We loved the energy in the room and are excited to keep that momentum going! Thank you to Mrs. Walsh, a special education teacher at Sheehan, for being the PTA teacher liaison again this school year. We are also really looking forward to welcoming families back to Sheehan for Curriculum Night this Thursday. We can’t wait to see you!

We have an exciting arrival planned for Tuesday, September 22! One of our first graders won a ride to school in a fire truck through the library’s summer reading challenge. The plan, as of now, is for the fire truck to pull into the school parking lot on Pond St. Library staff and town media may also be there to document the special moment!

As always, thank you for taking a few moments to read our weekly newsletter.

Respectfully,

Stacy Mahoney and the Sheehan Team

Monday, September 21: No School

Thursday, September 24: Curriculum Night 6:00- 7:45 pm

Wednesday, September 30: Early Release (12:00 p.m. Dismissal)

Friday, October 2: Fun Run

Monday, October 12: No School

Wednesday, October 14: Early Release (12:00 p.m. Dismissal)

Friday, October 16 : PTA Parent Social, 7:00-10:00

Friday, October 23 : PTA Monster Mash, 5:30- 7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 28: Early Release (12:00 p.m. Dismissal)- Afternoon Conferences

Wednesday, October 28: Evening Conferences

Wednesday, November 4: Early Release (12:00 p.m. Dismissal) Afternoon Conferences

Wednesday, November 11: NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, November 25: Early Release (12:00 p.m. Dismissal)

Thursday, November 26: NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 27: NO SCHOOL

This is a new practice this year and is different from what families may have experienced in the past. The state requires us to make lunch available to any student who would like one, even though we do not have traditional lunch periods on early release days. Because most students go home at noon and may have other plans for lunch, ordering a school lunch is completely optional.

Here are a few important things to know:

• Families may still send a snack with their child. The school lunch does not replace snack.

• Lunches must be ordered in advance using the Google Form sent by Mrs. Erwin on the Tuesday before each early release Wednesday.

• These are prepackaged, grab-and-go lunches with limited cold options. There are no hot lunch choices.

• Students will not visit the cafeteria or go through the lunch line.

• Because we do not have traditional lunch periods, students who order lunch will generally eat it in their classroom around the class’s snack time, which may be as early as 10:00 a.m.

• Lunches are eaten at school. Students do not pick them up to bring home.

• All students attending Extended Day must order a lunch using the Extended Day section of the form. Those lunches will be organized separately and held for Extended Day so students do not eat them during the morning snack time.

• If your child will not be eating a school lunch, you do not need to complete the form.

We hope this helps clarify how lunch works on our early release Wednesdays. Thank you for helping us plan ahead and make sure lunches are prepared and delivered to the correct students!

The Birthday Book Program has begun! This program is a great way for each family to celebrate

your child’s birthday while contributing to the Sheehan School Library. The Birthday Book

Program is one of the primary fundraisers for the library. We hope that you can support us in

honoring your child and enriching our library collection.

Each child enrolled in the program will select a book from the “Birthday Box” during his or her

birthday month and summer birthdays can pick too. A bookplate, with a dedication in the child’s

name will be placed in the book. Your child will be the first one to take the book home before it

is placed in circulation.

The program will begin in October and the children with August through January birthdays will

choose their book. Children with birthdays during the remaining calendar months will start to

choose their books in February.

The cost of this program is $20.00 per child. Due to the current circumstances, al Birthday Book

payments must be paid for online at atozconnect.com. Once logged into atozconnect.com, the

Birthday Book purchase will be an option in the store. Please complete online registration and

payment by October 16. Thank you so much for your participation and support of the PTO.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Shelagh Griffin –

shelaghdanaher@yahoo.com

It’s time! You can sign up your student for our Sheehan Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $25,000 for field trips, curriculum enrichment programs, and recess equipment. Signing up is easy and comes with a fun prize for your student!

Who's hungry for some FUN and EXCITING rewards?!

• Sign-up Challenge: If 85% of Sheehan Elementary School students sign up on MyBooster.com, then EVERYONE who is signed up on the website will earn a DAY PASS TO GREAT WOLF LODGE!

• Schoolwide Challenge: When we hit our $25,000 goal, the WHOLE school will earn a PJ day and will get to silly string Mrs. Mahoney!

️ Sign Up on MyBooster.com today️

Parents - interested in volunteering on day of (10/2)? Sign up here!

Thank you for being a part of our Sheehan Elementary School community and helping us make a difference for our students. We are grateful for your support! Follow our social pages for fun progress updates in the coming weeks.

Our school is working toward a BIG goal, and Great Wolf Lodge wants to celebrate with us! Registered families will have the chance to earn some awesome rewards. Log in to mybooster.com today and share your student’s donation page with your whole pack. Just for receiving their first donation, students can earn their very own Wolf Ears!

Key Dates to Remember:

Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 09/23/2026

Event Day – 10/02/2026

*Need help signing up? View video instructions

*FAQs here

We look forward to welcoming families to Sheehan for Curriculum Night on Thursday, September 24, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit your child’s classroom, meet their teacher, and learn more about the year ahead.

We will follow the same general schedule as last year, with the classroom presentation times reversed:

6:00–6:30 p.m.- Grades K–2 Classroom Presentations

6:40–7:00 p.m.- Principal’s Welcome in the Sheehan Cafeteria

7:05–7:35 p.m.- Grades 3–5 Classroom Presentations

We hope you’ll be able to join us!