The Barber Bulletin 2026 - 2027

Hello UHMS,

I hope you had a good week and that you have not been significantly affected by the nor'easter this weekend. Valentino still had his 10:00 am soccer game on Saturday in Guilford...in the wind and rain. Of course the game was tied 0-0 and needed two extra periods before we scored and the game finally ended...everyone was grateful!

Please remember that Picture Day is this Thursday - the link to order can be found below.

Thank you for partnering with us to help your children develop the critical thinking, problem solving, and social-emotional skills to be thoughtful, active citizens and good human beings. We take this responsibility and privilege seriously and we appreciate your trust.

Have a great week.

Tim

• September 28th - October 16th: Lyman Orchard Fundraiser (details coming home soon)
• Thursday, October 1st: Picture Day (information and link below)
• Monday, October 12th: No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day
• Wednesday, October 21st: 12:10 Dismissal - Staff Professional Learning
• Thursday, October 22nd: Vision Screenings of all students
• Thursday, October 29th: Trunk or Treat! (Details Coming Soon)
• Tuesday, November 3rd: No School - Election Day
• Tuesday, November 10th: Literacy Night at UHMS
• Wednesday, November 11th: No School - Veterans' Day
• Thursday, November 12th: Dental Van at UHMS
• Thursday, November 19th: Lyman Orchard Order Pick-Up at UHMS
• Wednesday, November 25th: Early Dismissal & No After Care
• Thursday (11/26) & Friday (11/27): No School - Thanksgiving Break

All students will have their individual pictures and class pictures taken on Thursday, October 1st. To order pictures, please visit https://order.grynnandbarrett.com/login.

• Log into your existing account if you have one
• Create an account
• Prepay Code (if requested): 9E7P2T8U

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.

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 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:

• 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

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