Cole Miners' Dig

The Cole School teachers and staff loved the book themed Teacher Appreciation Week and School Nurse Appreciation Day with book trivia, bookmarks, a taco truck, and blind dates with a book. We could not have pulled it together without the help and donations from the Cole School families. Thank you for helping us recognize our phenomenal teaching staff who go above and beyond in so many ways each and every day!

Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Katie Busk to Cole School as the next assistant principal. This will be Katie’s first school leadership position after having taught at 4th grade for the last twelve years in the Newton Schools and for two years in Franklin Schools before that. She earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education and moderate disabilities from Boston College and her graduate degree in Organizational Management from Endicott College. She holds licenses in all three areas. Many thanks to the interview committee for helping to interview many people from a very deep pool of qualified candidates. Mrs. Busk will officially begin on July 1st and her email will be katherine.busk@norwellschools.org.

Field Day is on Friday, June 5th! The rain date will be Tuesday, June 9th. Field Day will have an Olympic theme this year. Each class will represent a country of their choosing that participated at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics last February.

Grades 3-5 will participate in the morning, and grades K-2 in the afternoon with their classes in different Olympic station activities. All grades will participate in the opening ceremonies at 9:40 in the gym. All volunteers are required to have up-to-date CORI Forms and Fingerprints on file with the district. Field Day is only open to parent station volunteers who are CORI/Fingerprinted and who are committed to working as a volunteer for the entire morning or afternoon session. Each grade level is encouraged to wear a different colored T-shirt.

Kindergarten – white t-shirt, 1st Grade – yellow t-shirt, 2nd Grade – green t-shirt

3rd Grade – red t-shirt, 4th Grade – blue t-shirt, 5th Grade – designer t-shirt

It was a small but magnificent group of Meerkats recognized today! These students looked for opportunities to help others and acted on their ideas while others are models of excellent behavior and kindness towards all. Thank you for being Magnificent Meerkats!

We finished our Volleyball Unit this week. Kindergarteners worked on striking with beach balls. First graders were bumping, serving, and rallying with rubber balls. Grades 2-5 had lots of fun playing games of volleyball.

May

May 11 - Grade 1 Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

May 11 - MCAS Grade 4 Math 1

May 12 - MCAS Grade 4 Math 2

May 13 - MCAS Grade 5 Math 1

May 13 - School Council Meeting 3:30-4:15pm

May 14 - MCAS Grade 5 Math 2

May 15 - Early Release Day (all students dismissed at 12:20pm)

May 18 - Grade 4 Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

May 18 - Incoming Kindergarten Screening

May 18 - MCAS Grade 5 Science 1

May 18 - School Speech Teacher Appreciation Day

May 19 - MCAS Grade 5 Science 2

May 20 - Grade 5 Fitness Field Trip (Thank you, PTO and Mr. Thornton!)

May 21 - Grade 4 Fitness Field Trip (Thank you, PTO and Mr. Thornton!)

May 21 - Kindergarten Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

May 22 - Grades 2 and 3 Fitness Field Trips (Thank you, PTO and Mr. Thornton!)

May 25 - Holiday, No School

May 27 - Art Show 5-7pm

June

June 1 - Kindergarten enrichment - Delilah the Whale (Thank you, PTO!)

June 2 - Grade 1 Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

June 5 - Field Day

June 8 - Grade 3 Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

June 8 - Grade 5 Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

June 8 - Grade 4 Biography Projects

June 15 - Grade 4 Play

June 17 - Grade 2 Field Trip (Thank you, PTO!)

June 18 - Grade 5 Celebration (for grade 5 parents and grade 5 students only) 6:00 pm

June 19 - No School

June 22 - Last Day of School, Move Up Day - Early Release (students dismissed at 12:20)

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LEAFFIE B. CURTIS MILLER SCHOLARSHIP

The Leaffie B. Curtis Miller Scholarship is given annually to two Norwell High School graduates who are currently attending college. The selections are made on the basis of superior scholarship, co-curricular involvement, and financial need.

The deadline for applications is May 20, 2026. A link to the application can be found HERE as well as on the Norwell High School Guidance Website.