Florence Sawyer School Happenings

Dear Families,

I hope this finds you well, having enjoyed our break last week. We are looking forward to following our spring interscholastic teams (Track & Field, Softball and Baseball) who all have competitions this week. You can find their schedules below.

This week, our Student Council has developed Spirit Week activities for students in all of our grades. You can find more information at the following link. Student Council Spirit Week

Finally tonight, I want to remind you to get your tickets soon for our first ever PTO sponsored basketball game featuring the Internationally renowned Harlem Wizards against the Florence Sawyer Staff (and Bolton Coaches) More 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.

Looking to support the Florence Sawyer School?

We are actively seeking volunteers to assist our on duty staff for both lunch and recess duties.

We are seeking individuals who would be willing to sign up for specific time intervals on a monthly calendar.

Lunch Duties in the Sawyer building run for 30 min intervals starting at 10:55 until 1:30pm.

Lunch Duties in the Emerson building run from 12:30-2:00pm.

You will be required to have a current CORI on file with the district.

If you are interested in helping us out please send an email to kdean@nrsd.net .

Additional information will be provided to those who reach out.

Any questions, please call 978-779-2821 X5106

Good Morning Nashoba Community,

I write today to provide you all with an update about our current COVID-19 practices. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has aligned with the updated CDC recommendations for the general public to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. In response, Nashoba Regional is adopting this guidance, effective immediately.

The full explanation of the changes can be found HERE. If the hyperlink does not work, here is the actual link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LjVG34eVDf5W2_0GtnpwirykWNqU87nOmfZ3dIaaSTU/edit?usp=sharing

Brief Overview:

~People with respiratory virus symptoms should stay home until they:

1. Show and feel an improvement of overall improvement of their symptoms AND
2. Have remained fever free for at least 24 hours without fever reducing medications such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen (e.g. tylenol, advil, motrin, aleve, ect.)

~Once returning to work and life after respiratory symptoms improve, people should take added precautions for the next 5 days including cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors.

~People diagnosed with COVID-19, or any other respiratory virus return to regular activities based on their improved symptoms, and no longer have to remain in isolation for 5 days.

Please reach out to the District Nurse Leader, Myriah Zwicker or your school's nurse if you have any questions or concerns.

Be Well,

Myriah

E. Myriah Zwicker, MSN, RN, NCSN

<she, her, hers>

District Nurse Leader, Nashoba Regional School District

50 Mechanic Street

Bolton, MA 01740

Office Phone: 978-779-0539 Ext. 3039

"You can't educate a child who isn't healthy, and you can't keep a child healthy who isn't educated." Joycelyn Elders

With the mild winter, and the prospect of spring weather soon, we are expecting an early and active tick season. We have already had reports about ticks in the community. As our days begin to get longer and we spend more time enjoying the outdoors and athletic fields, here are a few tips to help prevent tick bites:

• Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Stay on trails while hiking.

• Wear light clothing, long-sleeved shirts and long pants, since ticks are easier to see on light clothing. Place your white socks over pant legs.

• Perform tick checks on yourself and your children after being outdoors. Have someone check areas you cannot see. Small ticks are hard to notice and prefer underarms, in and around ears, between legs, around the waist, and hair.

• Check your pets for ticks too.

• Ticks can enter homes on clothing then attach themselves to people. We encourage you to throw clothes in a dryer on high heat for 30 minutes to kill any ticks remaining on clothes, backpacks, stuffed animals, etc.

For additional helpful information about tick bite prevention, removing ticks, and tickborne diseases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, please visit the following link:

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html

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

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

"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.

The Harlem Wizards are coming to Bolton to play our very own FSS staff!

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Game starts at 7pm (doors open at 6pm)

Nashoba Regional High School

A fun event for the whole family!

Purchase tickets here - http://harlemwizards.com/tickets/boltonmaMay1

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!

Join the Florence Sawyer Community to watch the Worcester Woo Sox baseball team and support our PTO! It has become a FSS night not to be missed PLUS after the game- the spectacular Friday night fireworks show!!

Woo Sox Game Friday June 7, 2024 @ 645pm in Polar Park Worcester

Each $24 ticket will include:

- A seat in Section 1 of 3rd Base Reserved seating

- $2 of Loaded Value* to be used at the concession stand

- $5 fundraiser back to FSS school PTO

We look forward to a fun friends and family school night!

https://fevo-enterprise.com/Florencesawyer6

Please contact Kalyn Dudley daigle@gmail.com with any questions

Thank you!

Kalyn Dudley

FSS PTO

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)

This Month

Looking Ahead

May 1 - Harlem Wizards at NRHS - 7pm

May 8 - School Council 6:30pm

May 17 - Early Release - Professional Development Day

May 27 - No School - Memorial Day Holiday

Field Day Dates

June 4 - Grades 4-5 Rain date 6/10

June 5 - Grades 6-7 Rain date 6/11

June 6 - Grades K-3 Rain date 6/12

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.