Penn Brook Elementary School

Dear Penn Brook families,

As we return from the Memorial Day weekend, we are excited to begin the final 18 days of the school year together. This time of year is always filled with celebration, reflection, and many important end-of-year activities for our students and families. Please note that the last day of school is Wednesday, June 18th and it will be a half day for students. Included later in this newsletter is a list of upcoming events, along with our 5th Grade Moving On Ceremony, which will take place on June 18th (doors open for families at 9:30 am) in the Penn Brook cafeteria. In the coming weeks, please continue to look for communication from your child’s teacher with details about grade-level celebrations, activities for students, and Celebrations of Growth. We look forward to making these final weeks of school meaningful and memorable for all of our students.

Warm regards,

Penn Brook Administration - (978) 352-5785

Principal - Beth Benoit

Assistant Principals - Amy Wahl and Kate Donlin

Early Childhood Coordinator - Shannon Tenney

Penn Brook Office Dianne Collins and Jeannine Dion

Nurse - Collen Wilson and Zinta Gulens

We want to hear about your experience with your student’s education. We invite you to participate in completing the School Climate Survey. This survey includes questions about your student’s learning, school safety, and interpersonal relationships, as well as your attitudes about the institutional environment and your personal involvement in school.

As you might be aware, the Georgetown Public Schools has implemented a 5 year strategic plan. Along with improving the academic experience of students, another priority is improving the student’s sense of belonging. Your responses will be very helpful in improving student relationships, learning conditions, and the overall school environment. Beginning today, 4/27/26, we invite all parents, guardians and caretakers to complete this survey for our school. The survey is completely anonymous and brief; it contains 21 questions and takes about 10-15 minutes to complete.

You can take the survey online by using the following unique school link: Penn Brook Family School Culture Survey. (If you cannot access this online survey, please let me know and we can share a paper version with you through your child’s home/school folder.)

Please submit your responses by 5/30/26. All your responses are completely anonymous. We have no way to connect you to your answers, and results will only be reported as group responses. There are no right or wrong answers. We just want to know about your personal experiences. Responses are housed securely in an anonymous format with the University of Oregon Technical Assistance Center projects for evaluation research purposes. (All evaluation research projects are in compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, (343 CFR 99.31 (6)) and human subjects regulations (Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46).

As you respond to each item, think about your own personal experiences as a parent, caregiver or guardian at Penn Brook School. Please answer all of the questions, or your answers won’t be recorded, and you can mark “I prefer not to answer” if you don’t want to answer a question about you. We hope you will take the time to provide us with this valuable information.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

The link to complete the survey is https://assessment.pbisapps.org/Anon/KHW206O4500

Thank you for your time and participation!

May 27th - 5th Grade Field Trip to Cedarland

May 28th - Arts Night at 5pm - art show and Band and Chorus Concert

May 29 - GMHS Senior Clap Out at 1pm

June 1st - 2nd - 4th Grade Field Day

June 2nd - 3rd Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)

June 3rd - 5th Grade Walk Trip to GMHS

June 4th - Preschool Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)

June 4th - 2nd Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)

June 5th - Band and Chorus Field Trip (teacher will provide specific information)

June 8th - Kindergarten & 1st Grade Field Day

June 9th - 5th Grade Field Day and Cook Out

June 10th - Kindergarten Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)

June 10th - 4th Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)

June 11th - 1st Grade Celebration of Growth (teacher will provide specific information)

June 11th - 5th Grade Play - 7pm

June 15th - Preschool Field Day

June 18th - 5th Grade Moving On Celebration

• 5th Grade Last Day Celebrations & Moving On Ceremony

• 8:40 AM - 9:15 AM: Yearbook Signing and Time Capsules

• 9:15 AM: Grade 5 Clap Out (Students will walk the halls one last time to cheers from the school)

• 9:30 AM: Doors Open for Family Members. Please note: To keep the process smooth, if you plan to dismiss younger siblings, please sign them out during this 9:30 AM window- dismissal sheets will be provided.

• 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Grade 5 Moving On Celebration. Due to space constraints, seating is limited to 2 adults per student. If your family requires special accommodations, please contact the administration ahead of time.

June 18th - Last Day of School and 1/2 day

Information regarding the school bus can be found on the district website, https://georgetown.k12.ma.us/transportation

Please visit georgetownpta.com for more information

Please use the link below to access the district’s new Community Board for local happenings!

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