Day School News
April 10, 2021
Dear Day School Community,
Thank you very much to all of teachers, parents, and students for making our first week back with our new schedule a success. I appreciate everyone's patience as we worked out the traffic issues on Monday. Many thanks to school resource officer Bernadin and traffic officer Selfridge for recommending successful changes to our traffic pattern. Thank you so much to Cheryl Carpenter, Jose DeMelo, and other staff members for making sure our new traffic flow was a safe and efficient solution. Kudos to Julia Borger Green for making sure our student pick up moved along at the end of the day. By Friday, Mrs. Green shaved considerable time off our initial attempts to get children out the door at the beginning of the week. Finally, thank you so much to our office staff and especially Kathy Norton for making sure all parents received the information they needed to make our operation flow smoothly. There is not enough room in this newsletter to thank all of the people who contributed to this operation. I am truly grateful to everyone in the Day School community for making this happen.
If you walk down the hallways at Day or visit some of our virtual classrooms, you will hear familiar sounds of students learning and having fun. COVID has not broken our spirits and we will continue to persevere! Thank you Day School teachers! You are truly the best.
Sincerely,
Chris Louis Sardella, Principal
Norman E. Day Elementary School
News from the School Nurse
Return to Sports and Physical Activity
Children or adolescents that have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within the prior 6 months should visit their pediatricians for a post-illness visit prior to return to physical activity, inclusive of but not limited to, organized sports and physical education class within school.
To find more information click the following link from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
Water Bottles
Remember to have your child bring a water bottle each day. The refill stations and fountains remain off.
Bus Riders
Bus riders need to stay in their assigned seats. This is very important for contact tracing should a bus rider have COVID.
Tick Season
Don't forget to do a nightly tick check before your child heads to bed!
Picture Day is Coming
Thu, April 15, 2021
Lifetouch will be on-site at the Day School taking school pictures. Photos will be taken outside near the rear of the building.
This year, as with most things, Picture Day will look a little different.
There will be NO class photos -- only individual portraits.
There will not be paper tickets -- everything has gone paperless. Students will tell the photographer their name, and the photographer will look it up in their system.
Please order online before Picture Day at mylifetouch.com.
RLA students should sign up for an after school photo slot on SignUpGenius.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Norton in the Day School Front Office.
The Cameron Senior Center has become a SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Outreach Partner. If you are experiencing financial hardship and/or food insecurity, call Alison Christopher LICSW at 978-399-2325 to inquire about eligibility. The social services staff can assist with online applications, recertifications, and communication with the Department of Transitional Assistance for families of all ages. https://www.mass.gov/service-details/snap-outreach-partners
Stony Brook PTO
We want to welcome the 5th Grade Parents to the Stony Brook PTO for the 2021-2022 school year. Please use this link to see our newsletter which contains some information about who we are and the types of events we run. It also has all our links for you to keep connected while your child is at Stony Brook.
We are always looking for volunteers for lots of different roles throughout the year. Next year we are in need of few new Board Members, if you are interested please email us stonybrookschoolpto@gmail.com by May 1s t.
WA Girls' Basketball Summer Clinic
The WA Girls' Basketball program is happy to offer several options for outdoor basketball clinics at the Blanchard School this summer! Members of the Girls' Varsity basketball team are ready to teach all levels of players how to become better basketball players while participating in a fun, supportive environment. Please check out the new WA Girls' Basketball website for clinic dates and registration information. All proceeds go to the WAGB program account. Thanks for your support!
Day School Yearbook
Click the Day School Yearbook link above to find out more information about submitting photos, fifth grade yearbook contest, and ordering yearbooks. We need your candid photos!
WA Last Night
This has been a tremendously difficult year for all Westford families and students. So much has been lost. However, the Westford Academy Class of 2021 has lived through a truly trying and unique experience for a senior class. They have been unable to experience or celebrate, as an entire class together, much of the milestones that come with senior year. The high school years seem so far in the future when your children are in elementary school, but they will be walking through the doors of Westford Academy before you know it! Hopefully they will get the senior year and experiences they will have worked so hard for and will deserve.
While WA Last Night is unable to host its traditional all night lock in at WA, we are planning to give the Class of 2021 a Carnival Celebration to remember. WA Last Night is appealing to the entire Westford community again this year to rally behind the Class of 2021. We understand that the pandemic has adversely impacted many families in the community. If there is any amount you are able to donate to help us, we would greatly appreciate it!
Please donate by sending a check to WA Last Night, PO Box 4079, Westford MA 01886 or
donate via PayPal by using this link: