Crisafulli School News

• A student is super helpful in the classroom. Every week she remembers that the library baskets need to go downstairs to the library, which the teacher often forgets. This student is also the first to offer help whenever a task needs to be done.

• A student helped a friend clean up while other people did not offer to help.

• A student secretly shared something positive that a classmate did. She thought that this student should be recognized for helping out a classmate while others walked by.

• When a teacher was cleaning supplies out of some of the lockers and moving them, a student saw that his teacher had her hands full and had dropped something. He picked it up and then helped her move all of the rest of the supplies. he was super helpful.

• A student has shown respect, not only for his classroom but for his classmates. Wen a classmate got overwhelmed with computer troubles, he swept in to help. He calmly helped resolve the issue while reassuring his classmate. This is just one example but there are many, many more. He has been seen going out of his way to help keep the classroom clean, help others who needed it and redirect friends without needed to be asked. Excellent work!

• A student was being so inclusive during recess. He could see that some of the boys were struggling to catch the ball, so whenever he caught it he would give it to them so they could play too. So proud of him!

Another milestone- site selection! On October 27, the Robinson School Building Committee voted to move forward with the Abbot School site. We now know that whatever the final design looks like, this project will involve closing Robinson, it will serve grades PK–5, and be located at Abbot. Its central location keeps school boundaries (redistricting) more balanced than Farmer Way, which sits in the northern part of town and would have served students from the far south while nearby families were assigned to other schools.

Next, the committee is taking a closer look at the existing Abbot building. The committee learned that any reuse of that building will require major code upgrades; there is no low-cost way to keep it in service, whether as town/school offices or as school space. The real choices are to invest in it, leave it vacant, or demolish it, and all three are being studied. If Abbot needs investment either way, the question is how to get the most value from that investment for the town. Save the date for our next community forums on Tuesday, November 17, at 6:30 PM (Stony Brook Middle School and Zoom) or Friday, November 20, at noon (Zoom only). Details at robinsonschoolproject.com.

Help us fill the sidelines for Westford Youth Field Hockey’s final three home game days of the season! Come cheer on our 3/4 and 5/6 players, wear your Westford colors, and bring some hometown energy as we finish the season strong.

• November 1 — Team 3/4 at 9:00 AM | Team 5/6 at 10:15 AM
• November 8 — Team 3/4 at 9:00 AM | Team 5/6 at 10:15 AM
• November 15 — Team 3/4 at 9:00 AM | Team 5/6 at 10:15 AM

We’d love to see a big Westford crowd out there supporting our players! See you at Westford Academy!

Help us fill the sidelines for Westford Youth Field Hockey’s final three home game days of the season! Come cheer on our 3/4 and 5/6 players, wear your Westford colors, and bring some hometown energy as we finish the season strong.

• November 1 — Team 3/4 at 9:00 AM | Team 5/6 at 10:15 AM
• November 8 — Team 3/4 at 9:00 AM | Team 5/6 at 10:15 AM
• November 15 — Team 3/4 at 9:00 AM | Team 5/6 at 10:15 AM

We’d love to see a big Westford crowd out there supporting our players! See you at Westford Academy!

Join Crisafulli Elementary School at the Tsongas Center on Friday, November 13 as UMass Lowell Hockey takes on Union at 7:15 PM!

Come out for a fun afternoon of River Hawks Hockey while supporting the Crisafulli PTO. A portion of every ticket purchased through this offer will go directly back to the PTO. Bring your family and friends, cheer on the River Hawks, and help raise money!

Purchase your tickets through this link and join us for a great afternoon at the Tsongas Center!

https://www.gofevo.com/event/CrisafulliUML1

We are pleased to welcome back lala books, an independent book store in Lowell, to host this year's Fall Book Fair, which brings new books to the Crisafulli School Library.

Shopping dates:

Classes will shop Friday, October 30 and Monday, November 2.

The Book Fair will be available for parents to shop during Conferences on November 3.

Bonus Preview Day! We will open the book fair just before Boo Bingo, 5:30-6pm on October 29.

We need volunteers! Please see the Signup Genius here to sign up. Please remember that a CORI form is required in order to volunteer.

See the attached flyer for additional information. If you have questions, please email librarian Sheila Magovern at smagovern@westfordk12.us. Thank you for your support!

Crisafulli School website: https://www.westfordk12.us/cs

Westford Public Schools website: https://www.westfordk12.us/,