Anne T. Dunphy Newsletter

Thanks to the support of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Experience Grant , the inspiration of artist Kim Carlino, and the efforts of Ms. Dias, our playground is so bright and cheery! Last week, students at ATD had the opportunity to work with Kim and Ms. Dias to complete various parts of the art work. We were so excited to be able to play on our new bright spaces today! Be sure to check it out next time you're at school!

Thank you to ALL who contributed to the success of the Harvest Feast! It was a lovely community event, and takes many hands to pull off! Watch for more specific thanks coming, but we wanted to be sure to share some pictures of the preparation leading up to the event, as well as the fun that night.

It's time to get ready for our Fall Caregiver Conferences! These will take place on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday, November 5th & 6th ~ and the afternoon of Friday, November 7th.

These will be half days for students with an 11:45 dismissal.

Click here to sign up for your conference!

Some families have indicated that they would prefer a virtual conference. If you indicated that on your sign up, please use the document below to find the Zoom link for your child's teacher. Zoom links will be filled in in time for next week's appointments!

Click here to access Zoom links

The PTO will provide half day care on November 5th to interested families. Hard copies of the form below will come home in today's backpack, or you can print a PDF of the form attached to the bottom of this newsletter.

There are a limited number of spaces, so be sure to return your form ASAP!

The PTO will be able to offer this service to a larger number of families with some additional adult helpers! Reach out if you are available and willing!

Our Friday Community Playgroup, supported by the CFCE grant, will return to ATD on Fridays from 10:00-11:30, starting on November 7th!

After a short pause at ATD, we are excited to welcome the playgroup back to our gym space with new leadership by Michelle Mendes. Our preschool families are welcome to attend - along with any families with children ages 0-5 in the surrounding towns! Spread the word - it's a great space for kids to play and caregivers to visit as the weather cools down!

If your family's income or benefits have been impacted by the government shutdown, please reach out to let us know how we can support you. Feel free to contact:

Stacey Jenkins sjenkins@hr-k12.org

Sarah Huntington, shuntington@hr-k12.org

Kids in Williamsburg are lucky to get TWO Halloween celebrations in town!

See below for timing and dates of celebrations in both Haydenville & Williamsburg.

If you're Trick or Treating in Williamsburg on Friday night, be sure to take a detour down the sidewalk to the school where there will be some school staff welcoming trick-or-treaters this year!

Did you hear the news? This year's Spring musical will be.... Matilda! The production team has been busy at work all summer to plan for another fabulous musical theater experience for our kids!

Check out the information below about Theater Camp and auditions!

Click here to register

Click here to join the Ski Club Facebook page

In order to allow families another opportunity to be part of our school community, several years ago we started Family Feast Lunches. We set one date each month on which we invited families who are interested and able to come join their kiddo for lunch. There are no formalities or presentations - it's just a chance to have lunch with your child in our cafeteria!

We are hoping to return to this tradition this year. At this point, we are not able to provide school lunches for family members, but you're welcome to bring your own lunch! We will be having Family Feast Lunches on the following dates:

Friday, November 14th

Tuesday, December 16th

12:00-12:30 Lunch for grades 4-6

12:30-1:00 Lunch for grades K-3

Please note: This is not a high stakes event, so please don't worry if you aren't able to attend! We will share more dates as they are planned, and we will try to rotate the day of the week to catch as many folks' schedules as possible.