A few important notes about our dances.

• Tickets are $10 at the door. If you cannot pay, you will still be admitted to the dance. We are an inclusive community!
• No people will be admitted unless they attend Fowler in Grades 6-8. Fowler students are not allowed to bring non-Fowler guests.
• Students are accountable to follow all school rules at all times.
• Students are not allowed to leave the dance and return later. If you leave, you have left for the evening.
  
• Light snacks will be available to purchase. Please bring a few extra dollars for concessions.
• We thank our wonderful PTO for coordinating this dance!

After a successful 8th Grade Nature’s Classroom Trip, we are gearing up for next year’s 8th grade trip to Nature’s Classroom!

Our first step is to start fundraising. From January 23rd- February 10th, we are doing the Flower Power Fundraiser. This year students will have the opportunity to participate using a traditional fundraising catalog and also an online store. Flower Power sells “the best quality Spring Planting Bulbs, Seeds and Berries.” Purchasers can help Individual students earn money off of their tuition from this fundraiser OR they can contribute to the Nature’s Classroom Scholarship Fund.

To give credit to a specific 7th grade student, write their name in the box labeled “Give Credit For This Sale To” at checkout. If you want to donate to the scholarship fund, write scholarship fund in the same box. Students earn 50% of the cost of each item sold!

The fundraiser will run from January 23rd- February 10th. Go to http://fowlernaturesclassroom.fpfundraising.com to check out what they have to offer! Share the link with friends and family near and far as the products are delivered directly to the customers.

This is a friendly reminder that per the Maynard Wellness Policy, which receives its directives from state and national standards, no student should be coming to school with any outside beverages other than water. We have seen an uptick in Dunkin Donuts type beverages and as much as we love to see our students coming in extra caffeinated, we kindly ask that you leave these beverages to life outside of school. This also includes any energy drinks and even that new swanky Prime beverage.

We are kindly asking that all student drop offs and pickups (before and after school) take place on the far side of the building by the sports fields. Please follow the road behind the school to arrive there.

When this protocol is not followed, it poses a serious safety risk to our students and our teachers.

A thousand thank yous in advance!

Families, we've already put our MCAS dates on the calendar for you to reference.

Grade 4:

ELA: April 12-13, Math: May 10-11

Grade 5:

ELA: April 12-13, Math: May 10-11, Science: May 17-18

Grades 6-7:

ELA: April 10-11, Math: May 15-16

Grade 8:

ELA: April 5-6, Math: May 8-9, Science: May 17-18

The Valentines Dance will be held on Friday, February 10th from 7pm to 9pm in the Fowler Auditorium. This event is for 6th through 8th graders. Tickets are $8.00 in advance if purchased by 2/9 and $10 at the door.

Semi formal attire is okay but not mandatory! Dress up, dress down and come dance the night away!

Link to register for tickets can be found here:

https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/Open_Forms

If you don’t already have a login on our PTO website, you can also set that up through the link above. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click sign up!

You can pay online immediately with our new payment feature! If you do wish to purchase with cash, check or Venmo, please register your ticket through the offline payment option. Once you register your child we will reach out to you about your preferred method of payment.

We are also looking for volunteers to sign up to help at this event. You can sign up here at this link:https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/103678

Thank you!

Courtney

Envelopes for ordering yearbooks will go home soon, but if you prefer to order online and pay with a credit card you can access this link. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A03496500

Orders can be placed anytime from now until March 1. 2023.

Last call for 8th grade baby pictures for the yearbook due by the end of January. Email to bsullivan@maynard.k12.ma.us

If you live with food allergies, every meal can be a worry. Whitson's, our food service provider, is trying to reduce that worry with allergy-friendly food signage. In the cafeteria, look for signs like this. It clearly lists the allergens in the dish. The online menu, linked below, shows allergens, and is also interactive, allowing students to review the dishes and leave feedback. Whitson's hopes this information makes it easier to plan ahead for each week's meals, especially for those managing a food allergy.

The Green Meadow Elementary School project team has submitted its second MSBA submission! This submission is called the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) and it advances the initial existing conditions verification, educational visioning & programming and Owner / Community coordination into multiple design alternatives, shows MSBA the design alternative evaluation process taken by the project team, and highlights which design alternative was ultimately selected at the end of the process.

Below is a link to a Google Drive folder that contains the previous Preliminary Design Program (PDP) submission as well as the recent PSR submission. As always, we thank you very much for your attention to the project, and we’ll continue to keep you informed as the project moves along the MSBA process!

GMES Google Drive Link