Day School News
December 14, 2019
Dear parents,
During our December Cobra Council meeting, Mrs. Sturgis and I asked the students about favorite gifts they have received during the holiday season or perhaps at a birthday celebration. I fully expected students to talk about amazing electronic devices, toys, and trips. Our first volunteer was a fifth grader who said her best gift was when her grandfather visited from Florida. I was waiting for her to say that grandpa arrived with a sack of gifts. But, that was it. Grandpa visiting was the best gift ever. The simple idea that family is the best gift speaks volumes about our Day School community.
Later in the community meeting, Mrs. Sturgis and I presented six wrapped gifts that each contained one of core values representing the SPIRIT of Day School:
S is for Safety
P is for Perseverance
I is for Inclusion
R is for Respect
I is for Integrity
T is for Teamwork
Students unwrapped these gifts and found a card printed with a scenario that might involve Day School students. They had to guess the core value the scenario represented:
Every day after school, Sampriti decided to pick up trash on the playground. Her friends wondered her why she was taking the time to do that especially since no teacher asked her to do it. Sampriti said everyone deserved a clean place to play. Sampriti was proud she did the right thing even though no adult was watching her. (Integrity)
After unwrapping each core value, the students talked about how core values could be considered gifts since there was no monetary value attached to them. Students made comments such as it is a gift to teachers when you are respectful or it is a gift to yourself when you include someone because you feel good inside.
Thank you for partnering with Day School faculty and staff for instilling these core values in your children. We truly have a special group of students at the Day School. They are my best gift this holiday season.
Sincerely,
Chris Louis Sardella, Principal
Norman E. Day Elementary School
Day School Yearbook
HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR CHILD'S YEARBOOK YET?
The yearbook book committee would like to remind you to be sure to order your child's yearbook, it might even be a great holiday gift!
Price: $19.13 (including tax)
Includes 2 Free Pages that you and your child can customize yourself!
To Purchase & Customize Your Yearbook
Go to www.treering.com/validate
Enter Norman E. Day School passcode: 101443116243115
WANTED - YOUR PHOTOS
The yearbook committee is in need of your photos! Currently there is only a handful and they would like to fill the book with images of everything going on this year! Please submit your photos of school events to the following:
Boosterthon 2019 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XNxEr8TLHGa5yWeYr_bsiiRP18Lr7DdD
Fifth Grade Welcome - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z0QA4Fvt4nZ6sCBcr7O_--PKZ8cWsNbe
Fourth Grade Welcome - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tb0CPmJSyuAvYoMV4nYAnVAtcDbnA_dQ
Third Grade Welcome - https://drive.google.com/open?id=149uyQOP7vzUwZViDNSB3ONt8RdHVcNpR
Halloween - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YI0VSy4iYH749Oi6IjJaKdUbF64ngrda
If you have questions or have other photos not listed please send an email to yearbookdayschool@gmail.com
YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST
5th Graders get your colored pencils ready. After the new year you will get more information about submitting your artwork for the cover of the yearbook. The front cover will be awarded to the 5th grader that draws an image that best represents the overall feeling of the Day School and the runners up will be featured on the back. More information to come after the break!
Spirit Awards
Congratulations to the following students for showing Day School Spirit! Students are nominated by staff for demonstrating one of our core values: safety, perseverance, inclusion, respect, integrity, teamwork.
Emily Boneck, Perseverance
Naomi Weibeck, Teamwork
Arthur Feltz, Perseverance
Misha Singhal, Respect
Declan Rand, Respect
Sonia Segal, Inclusion
Sofia Binu, Integrity
Carly Veseskis, Inclusion
Krisha Gami, Integrity
Grace Janowsky, Inclusion
Emma Egan, Inclusion
Michael Ashendorf, Integrity
James O'Toole, Inclusion
Alethea Willems, Integrity
Melina Ngjela, Perseverance
Jenny Pepin, Respect
Hunter Evan Ewiah, Respect
Tej Patel, Perseverance
Maeve Sullivan, Inclusion
Nathan Son, Respect
Robert Zhang, Respect
Sadie Brooks, Perseverance
Joe Joyce, Teamwork
Grace Janowsky, Inclusion
Tanya Macha, Respect
Adriana Butland, Inclusion
Luke Papson, Perseverance
Anna O'Donnell, Respect
Anish Saravanan, Integrity
Matthew Farley, Respect
Arjun Aravind, Integrity
Day School is collecting gently-used, wearable pairs of shoes this year for a fundraising program called ShoeBox Recycling. Donated shoes are shipped around the world for resale and reuse. Our school earns 50 cents for each pound of shoes. This money goes directly toward funding our many activities, including arts and education programs. Let's see how many shoes we can collect this year!
Shoes must be in wearable condition, without holes in the soles, cannot be wet or mildewed, and must have shoelaces if they are necessary for the shoe to function.
Types of shoes ACCEPTED: Almost all types of gently used shoes including adult and children's casual shoes, dress shoes, athletic shoes, boots, work boots, and sandals.
Types of shoes NOT ACCEPTED: Shoes in need of repair, wet or mildewed shoes, heavy winter boots, ski boots, roller skates, rollerblades, ice skates, flip flops, Crocs and bedroom slippers.
To help, please drop off gently-used, wearable shoes in the lobby of the Day School. And thanks!
Westford Youth Lacrosse
Westford Youth Lacrosse Spring 2020 Registration Open! Registration is now open for boys and girls K- 8 th Grade Spring Lacrosse programs. Early registration ends January 19, 2020 so register early and save money. Season play starts in March. Special FiddleStix program is planned again for Kindergarten age boys and girls (combined). For more information including registration details, visit the WYL web site at: www.westfordlax.org
Complete CORI Forms before December 20
A reminder for any parent or guardian who is planning to start volunteering at the Day School: An approved CORI for Westford Public Schools is required. CORIs can be submitted only from August-December each school year. If you hope to join your child's class on a spring field trip or in-school event Jan-June 2020, please be sure to visit the Day School (or any other school in the district) before winter break starts on December 20th to submit your CORI. The Day School office is open between 8:00am-3:00pm.