The Barber Bulletin 2026 - 2027

Good Morning UHMS,

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend...I spent mine at my 30th college reunion...what a trip that was. I saw people that I have not seen in 30+ years, spent time with a former professor, watched a football game in a stadium that didn't exist when I went to Bryant College (they didn't have a football team), and visited our old rooms and townhouses. It was something.

Now I am back where I love - UHMS! I am grateful that my life is dedicated to our children, to our families, and to our community. Being an educator is an incredibly difficult career, but the connections and impact that we can make far surpass any salary one may earn. Thank you for trusting us each day to positively impact your child's learning, attitude about life, and future.

We have a full week of learning - we need your child here every day for the entire day so we can learn and grow together.

We hope to see you on Tuesday at Donuts with Grownups...please see the attached flier.

Have a great week.

Tim

• Tuesday, September 22nd: Donuts With Grownups (3:45 pm and 5:30 pm) - UHMS Playground
• Thursday, October 1st: Picture Day (information coming soon)
• Monday, October 12th: No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day

Our amazing Literacy Coach, Melissa Koster, has created this website to support families by sharing literacy resources, reading tips, educational articles, activities, and ideas that make reading meaningful and enjoyable at home.

Whether you’re looking for ways to support your child’s reading journey, learn more about how children develop as readers, or simply discover fun literacy activities to try together, we hope you’ll find The Literacy Loop to be a helpful and welcome resource.

The UHMS PTO invites YOU to stop by for some donuts, cider, and time with your UHMS community on Tuesday, September 22nd. Please see the attached flier for more information. Children are welcome and will have the opportunity to create a craft.

Please see the attached September Nurses' Newsletter.

Friday Family Meeting is one of the many things that makes UhmS the incredibly special place that it is. Friday Family Meeting brings our community together to learn from each other, sing with each other, and celebrate our Multiple Intelligences together. Every Friday, all Kindergarten - 5th grade students and staff come together in our Agora...and we want YOU to join us.

At Friday Family Meeting:

• one class hosts and runs our Friday Family Meeting
• one class presents their learning through one of the Multiple Intelligences
• we sing together as a school, led by Ms. Cordone or Ms. Micale, our fabulous music teachers or we enjoy Story Time with Ms. Avitabile
• Staff may compete in "Minute-to-Win It" games!

We will also have guest performers or guest artists at FFM. Below is the schedule of our upcoming Friday Family Meetings:

• September 25th: Host Class: Ms. Pizzoferrato Hot Spotlight: Mrs. Damaschi
• October 2nd: Host Class: TBD Hot Spotlight: Ms. P. Daigle
• October 9th: Host Class: Mrs. Desrosiers Hot Spotlight: Mrs. Costantini
• October 16th: Special Presentation: Bomba de Aqui

All 1st - 5th grade students will be walked to Lot A. Families will check in with UHMS staff and students will be released to their pick-up grown-up.

Please contact our Before & After Care Coordinator, Rashida Davidson (rdavidson@crec.org), with all questions related to the Before & After Care program.

• Pre-K Breakfast & Lunch Menus
• K-5 Breakfast & Lunch Menus