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Anne T. Dunphy Newsletter

May 4, 2025

Anne T. DunphyNewsletterMay 4, 2025

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! It's Teacher Appreciation Week!

A note from the PTO:

Teacher Appreciation Week is THIS WEEK - May 5-9 this year. There are many ways, big and small, your family can show a little (a lot of) love to the teachers and staff at ATD. We'd like to have flowers and treats in the staff room every day. And the big event is the luncheon held at the Grange on Thursday, May 8th. ATD staff will receive invitations to gather in a festive, beautifully set room, where they can take a brief break, enjoy a meal on us (the PTO), and feel extra appreciated! For this, we need homemade (or store-bought) quiches, salads, meat dishes, and desserts. And volunteers! (To set up, clean up, serve, and cover recess duty.) Please click on the link below to sign up to help.

Click here to sign up to help!

Science Night Science Night

This year's Science Night will be Thursday, May 29th 5-7.


More information will follow in the coming weeks, but be sure to save the date. This will be one for the ages! We will have some special surprise presentations and demos!


Start brainstorming now if your child (or you) would like to present a project. A registration form will be sent home. Please fill it out by May 26th so we can set up a table for you if needed.

Check the Dates to Remember section at the end! Check the Dates to Remember section at the end!

Many May/June dates have been added! Many May/June dates have been added!

MCAS Dates MCAS Dates

As spring approaches and families are planning calendars, please note the following MCAS testing dates. If possible, please avoid scheduling conflicts on the mornings of MCAS testing.


May 13th & 14th

Mathematics, 3rd-6th grades


May 20th & 21st

Science, Technology & Engineering, 5th grade only

What's Up in Preschool? What's Up in Preschool?

Preschoolers celebrated Earth Day all April long, learning how we can all help to take care of our planet with the 3 R's: reducing, reusing, and recycling! We were inspired by the book Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, in which a bunny uses their imagination to turn a simple cardboard box into all sorts of amazing things! Students collected recyclables at home and (re)used them to create new inventions with their 6th grade buddies

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Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day

May 7th is Massachusetts Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day! How many students can we get to walk, bike, or roll to school that day?

Join the Local School Committee! Join the Local School Committee!

The Williamsburg School Committee is looking for two new school committee members to help support the wonderful teaching and learning that happens at ATD. The school committee is mainly responsible for oversight of the budget, policies, and the hiring and evaluation of the superintendent. We generally meet every third Wednesday of the month. Any member of the public is welcome at our meetings, and the next one will be on Wed. 5/21 at 5:30pm.


The school committee page on the district website contains more information about the school committees’ responsibilities, and also past agendas: https://www.hr-k12.org/en-US/school-committees-b42d6ee5. You are also welcome to email Glenda Cresto, Chair, at gcresto@scm.hr-k12.org for more info. Thanks in advance for your interest!

3rd grade Artist Installation 3rd grade Artist Installation

This month at Meekins, the artists featured are our very own third graders! As part of their unit of study, they have created each art pieces featuring actual artifacts from the Mill River Flood. Stop by to check them out!

2025-2026 School Calendar 2025-2026 School Calendar

Click here for a link to next year's school calendar!

Hard copies will be sent home prior to the end of this school year, and again at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.


Last day of preschool/ Preschool Picnic: June 17th

Last day of school K-6: June 18th (1/2 day)

First day of school K-6: August 27

First day of Preschool: September 3

Connect with the Hampshire Community! Connect with the Hampshire Community!

What's Happening in the Area? What's Happening in the Area?

Spring T-Ball Spring T-Ball

The Williamsburg Recreation Commission is offering three free T-ball clinics this spring.. They are open to children who will be four by 9/1/25 through those entering third grade in the fall. Clinics will take place at Ames Field from 6:00 until 7:30 and are scheduled for:


Wednesday, April 30th

Wednesday, May 14th

Wednesday, May 28th


Parents/guardians will have a participation form to complete and must stay at the field for the events. Get those dates on your calendars!

For more information and/or to sign up for any of these events, contact burgyrec@gmail.com

PTO Family Directory

Upcoming Dates

May


May 6-10 ~ Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6 ~ Kindergarten to Eric Carle Museum

May 6 ~ 4th grade to Smith College Arboretum and Art Museum

May 7 ~ Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day

May 8 ~ PTO Teacher Appreciation Luncheon


May 12 ~ School Council, 3:30

May 13 ~ Math MCAS, grades 3-6

May 14 ~ Math MCAS, grades 306

May 15 ~ PTO Meeting, 4:15 @ Tangle Chocolate


May 19 ~ Williamsburg School Committee Policy Sub-committee Meeting

May 20 ~ Science MCAS, 5th grade

May 21 ~ Science MCAS, 5th grade

May 21 ~ School Committee, 5:30

May 22-23 ~ 5th grade overnight to Nature's Classroom

May 23 ~ 1/2 day for students, 11:45 dismissal


May 26 ~ Memorial Day, No School

May 29 ~ Family Science Night


June

June 2 ~ Annual Town Meeting @ Anne T. Dunphy School

June 3 ~ Art/Music Show 1:45

June 5 ~ HRHS/SVAHS Senior Walk Through

June 6 ~ Tanglewood Marionette Performance, Grades K-2


June 11 ~ Field Day

June 13 ~ Kindergarten Family Day at Look Park


June 17 ~ 6th grade Graduation 5:30

June 17 ~ Last day of Preschool

June 18 ~ Last day for students K-6, 11:45 dismissal

June 18 ~ School Committee, 5:30




Friday CFCE Playgroup

Caregivers and children ages 0-5 are welcome!

Fridays ~10:00-11:30

Click here for next week's Lunch Menu
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Anne T. Dunphy School

Email: sjenkins@hr-k12.org
Website: www.burgyschool.org
Location: 1 Petticoat Hill Road, Williamsburg, MA, USA
Phone: (413) 268-8421
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063877785225

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