Florence Sawyer School Happenings

Dear Families,

We look forward to connecting with you this Thursday for conferences and to that end I have a couple of quick reminders tonight.

• Please note that our conference scheduling app Pick-A-Time closes on Wednesday.
• On Thursday morning, I will send a virtual conference link spreadsheet in a direct email to our families which will list the teacher's name and the link to their conferences.
• If attending the evening in-person conferences (5:30- 8:00) please remember to park only on the left side of Mechanic Street.

In closing tonight, we're very excited about our Sawyer's Got Talent Night! It's "Curtains Up" at 7:00 pm on Friday Night! Ticket information can be found below.

Yours in partnership,

Joel Bates,

Principal

We have created the Virtual Backpack as a convenience for our families to capture forms, flyers, calendars, and other information that might have traditionally come home in a backpack.

Included on the Virtual Backpack page is a Community Events and Activities page where you can find non-school sponsored activities such community events, youth sports, community information for families, and other activities for children. We do our best to keep the CAEP updated.

Mark your calendars for our Kindergarten Information Night! Explore our kindergarten program, meet our dedicated teachers, and learn about the exciting spring events ahead. Don't miss this opportunity to see what a day in our kindergarten looks like. Please note, this is an adults-only event geared towards preparing caregivers for the exciting year ahead! Please attend the information night hosted by your child’s future school. Questions? Reach out to Early Childhood Coordinator/Team Chair, Kristen Ryan, kryan@nrsd.net.

Students that are absent will make up a test upon their return to school.

Recommended Testing Times: ELA 2-2.25 hrs/session; Math: 1.5 hrs/session; STE: 1-1.5 hrs/session

If you have found that your child may be missing a sweatshirt, jacket, mitten and other various pieces of apparel, we may have it. Please have your child visit the Lost and Found in the Sawyer or Emerson wing lobby. You are welcome to visit as well.

We're excited to share the new NRSD App with you. The app posts the daily lunch as well as the school calendar and a feed where we will share pictures and other information about the goings on at school.

NRSD App for Google Play

NRSD APP for IPhone

K-2 American Sign Language Club (Spring Session-2024)

The K-2 ASL Club Spring Session will be starting on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 before school from 7:45-8:25 in the Emerson Wing Art Room and we will meet students in front of the building starting at 7:40. New members of the Club will learn the basics of ASL and returning students will be building on the skills they’ve learned previously. We will walk any second graders to the Sawyer Wing for the start of school.

Please see the K-2 ASL Club information sheet & permission sheet included in the link below.

If your child would like to participate in the Spring session of K-2 ASL Club, please complete the extracurricular permission slip and students may drop it off in the FSS Office by Friday, February 16th. Please note that we are limited to 15 students.

If you have any questions, please contact Miss Richards (jrichards@nrsd.net) or Mrs. Scudiere (escudiere@nrsd.net).

Spring K-2 ASL Club Information

Dear NRSD Middle School Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

We are preparing for the spring season! The middle school spring season will begin on Monday, April 1, 2024. We offer baseball, softball, and track & field.

I am enclosing information that is critical for all spring student-athletes. Please read the information carefully.

Please note that before being able to tryout or participate in a spring sport, all student-athletes must have the following on file:

ONLINE REGISTRATION PLATFORM - FINALFORMS! Click here

We are very excited to announce that Nashoba Athletics has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students. The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice!

FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. You may review your data at any time to verify it is current. You will be required to sign your forms once per year and after any update.

Click on the Parent Playbook (attached) to get started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the page bottom-right and click “Get Help”.

Please register at: https://nashoba-ma.finalforms.com/ and follow the prompts to create your account, create your students and sign your forms.

Physical Examinations – Submit a valid physical to the nurses’ office. Physicals are valid for 13 months to the day of the exam – students with expired physicals will be ineligible to participate until a current physical is submitted. We highly encourage all physicals to be emailed to the school nurse.

Florence Sawyer - Karin Frostholm - kfrostholm@nrsd.net

Spring User Fees - Spring user fees are due by April 12, 2024. User fees for middle school sports are $55.00 per student per season. User fees can be paid by check or online through the district's Unipay site.

Checks can be made payable to the specific school (Luther Burbank MS, Florence Sawyer School, or Hale MS) and given to the coach or dropped off in the main office.

The online payment center can be found at the following link: https://www.nrsd.net/o/nrsd/page/online-payment-center

The school and coaches will communicate the tryout schedule with students and families when it gets closer to the season. Lastly, our middle school schedules are located on ArbiterLive. These schedules are subject to change, but this will always be the site with the most up to date schedule.

I wish you the best of luck this season!

Go Nashoba!

Tania Rich

Director of Athletics

Dear parents/guardians of FSS’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders!

My name is Jennifer Hubacz and I am the head coach of Girls on The Run for Florence Sawyer School. Girls on the Run is an after-school program for girls in grades 3-5, aimed at helping students make positive social connections, increase physical activity, & learn life skills. Physical activity & social-emotional curriculum are woven into two sessions per week, culminating in a celebratory non-competitive 5k run/walk event. Curriculum themes include: turning negative self-talk into positive self-talk, understanding emotions, standing up for self and others, making and maintaining healthy relationships, and making an impact on the community. No prior running experience is necessary – the program is accessible to all girls regardless of fitness level or physical ability. Stretching & running activities are woven into lessons by trained staff coaches. The program runs on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at FSS from dismissal until 4:30pm, beginning the week of March 19th through the 5k at Polar Park on June 2nd. FSS staff members Jennifer (Rogers) Hubacz, Stacey Southard, Evelyn Cubero, and Megan Gurley will be leading the program this year. Registration, which includes all fees for the season, is $195. This year, Girls On The Run are running a lottery registration and it will be open starting January 1, 2024 and run until the end of day on February 2, 2024. “Winners” will be announced by the end of day on Monday, February 5, 2024. Participants will be notified by email that they have secured a spot on a team. If there were more than 18 girls registered for the lottery and they did not "win", they will receive an email from Girls On The Run notifying them that they are on the waitlist. You will not be charged until you “win” a spot on February 5, 2024. Please see the attached PDF and links below for more information.

More Information:

https://www.gotr-worc.org/programs

https://www.gotr-worc.org/Our-Organization

Please reach out to Jennifer (Rogers) Hubacz at jhubacz@nrsd.net with any questions or concerns.

Greetings FSS Families!

Come see students grades three through eight take the stage to showcase their talents on Friday evening March 1st! A true variety show including magic tricks, vocal performances, dancing, instruments, gymnastics, lip sync, comedy, and more! A fun family night supporting the FSS school community and helping to raise funds for the 8th grade Washington DC trip as well as other class expenses.

Thank you!

The Sawyer's Got Talent Planning Committee

"ATTENTION 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS: Middle school yearbooks are now for sale. The FSS Yearbook is developed and designed by a dedicated group of eighth graders. The 2023-2024 FSS Yearbook features portraits of our middle school students, club and sport photographs, and candid's from school events throughout the year. Please consider purchasing this keepsake as 2023-2024 has been a year to remember! Follow the instructions on this flyer to purchase your yearbook today! Orders are due by April 12, 2024."

Florence Sawyer School Clubs and Activities

NRSD Before and After School Program (Extended Learning)

Nashoba Regional High School Athletics Information

We are excited to have you become a part of the Nashoba Regional High School Interscholastic Athletics Program. Nashoba Athletics is rich in pride and tradition. NRHS offers 50+ teams across 21 sports!

Participating at the high school level requires a greater commitment compared to a club or recreational team. Members of a team are expected to attend all practices and competitions. Weekend practice sessions may vary by sport and should be anticipated. In addition, teams do practice and compete over vacations and many holidays (i.e. Columbus Day, Veterans Day, etc.).

Prior to the start of each season, the high school will host a meeting for students and their parent(s)/guardian(s). These pre-season meetings serve as an opportunity for coaches to provide information about their program, team philosophy, expectations, and more.

The athletics office will send out information via email prior to each season, but we wanted to share information ahead of time for all potential incoming ninth graders.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Tania Rich, Director of Athletics, at trich@nrsd.net

NRHS Athletics Site

NRHS Coaches Directory

NRHS Team Schedules - ArbiterLive

Two students at Nashoba Regional High School created a brochure detailing all of the clubs and activities offered at Nashoba. For more information click on the QR code below.

Save the Date!

The Harlem Wizards are coming to Bolton to take on the Florence Sawyer School Staff!

May 1st, 7:00 pm at Nashoba High School.

A fun event for the whole family, tickets go on sale on March 6th! (the link to buy tickets will be sent out next week)

Hosted by the Bolton PTO

School Store - March, 1, 2024

The Bolton PTO School Store will be open this Friday, March 1, 2024 during lunch time in the Sawyer building only.

FSS Family Directory is now available!

You can sign up to access the School Directory on the Bolton PTO Website. Directory memberships are $5 and you will be able to customize your directory listing and connect with other FSS Families. Visit https://boltonpto.membershiptoolkit.com/directory to update or create your directory listing!

SAVE THE DATE!! Worcester Woo Sox baseball game Friday 6/7 @ 6:45p. More details to follow.

Tom Denney Nature Camp at tomdenneynaturecamp.org

A fun outdoor camp in Bolton that kids love because the counselors play the games with them!

July & August from 9–3 weekdays

Before/After care available

Kindergarten – 9th grade campers:

Games and activities in the fields, woods and pond!

Swimming, Kayaking, Arts & Crafts, Laser Tag, Water Gun Fun, Hiking, Tracking, Shelter Building, Campfires to cook hot dogs and marshmallows, Ponding (catch and release frogs and fish), Predator and Prey (an all-camp tag game), The Amazing Race (group challenges), exotic and local animals from Animal Adventures & more!

High Schoolers:

Counselor-in-Training program for fun and also volunteer and leadership hours.

See the website for more details and to register: tomdenneynaturecamp.org

Questions: bcttdnc@gmail.com (best means of communication) or 978-429-3004 (voice mail)

Registration for Bolton Youth Baseball and Softball (BYBS) is now open! Open Registration has now been extended until 2/29/24. 2024 Spring Baseball & Softball Our program is designed to give all children ages 4-12 the opportunity to have fun learning and playing the great American pastime of baseball and softball. Please sign up below at: https://www.boltonyouthbaseball.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2592871 Any questions please feel free to reach out to: Boltonyouthbaseballpresident@gmail.com

March 5th - 12:00p - 9:00p - APEX Family fun
$20 per person includes:

• One round of Laser Tag

• One round of Bumper Cars

• One round of Mini Golf
• One 30-Minute Non-redemption Arcade Card
• Free bowling shoe rentals (bowling lanes extra)
• $5 of each $20 ticket purchased will be donated back to your organization!
• Tickets can be purchased by Venmo (@Danielle-Bradbury-1) or on March 5th at the bowling desk.

Chess Club is open to any child in grades K-12 who has a love for playing chess and to those who want to learn.

Time: 5:30-7:00pm.

Where: Nashoba Regional High School-Cafeteria

When:

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Instruction with Chess Master, Dr. Toth starts at 5:30pm and peer games begin at 6pm.

We kindly request the presence of a parent or caregiver at all times if your child is under 11 years old.

Admission is $2 to cover snacks.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Lisa at landerson5@hotmail.com.

This Month

February 29 - Early Release - Student Conferences Pre K - 8

Looking Ahead

March 1 - "Sawyers Got Talent"

March 5 - School Closed - Voting Day

March 8 - Early Release Day - Student Conferences Pre K- 8 only

March 15 - No school students - Full day Professional Development for Staff

March 20 - Kindergarten Information Night - 6pm

Be your best self.

Pave your path.

Impact the world.

Website: https://sawyer.nrsd.net/
Location: 100 Mechanic Street, Bolton, MA, USA
Phone: (978) 779-2821

You can download the App by going to NRSD.net, scroll down to the bottom of the home page and click on the App Store or Google Play links.