The Day School STEM Fair is Here!

Monday, February 5th 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Day School.

All Day School students and their families are invited to attend!

For PARENTS of Participants:

• Doors will open for the STEM Fair at 6:00 PM on Monday.

• Your child's project will already be set-up that day in school.

• Please have your child wear their STEM Fair t-shirt (being handed out by 2/2)

• I would love to get some photographs! Please send photos of your scientists and engineers at work to jcataldo@westfordk12.us  with the subject: Day Photos. The photos will be put into a slideshow that will run during the Fair. 

Thank you!

Jennifer Cataldo

STEM Curriculum Coordinator Gr 3-5

Grade 5 Adventure Days 2024 Volunteer Information

We are excited to announce that 5th Grade Adventure Days will be happening at East Boston Camps on Thursday, May 30th  & Friday, May 31st with a rain date of Monday June 3rd. In order to make it a success WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS! 

Our volunteer sign-up isn't ready quite yet, but we wanted to send a reminder that in order to volunteer at 5th Grade Adventure Day you MUST be CORI'D and FINGERPRINTED. 

CORI DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024 

A CORI must be done EVERY YEAR. If you have already had a CORI done through Westford Public Schools for the '23-'24 school year you are all set, if you have not you must do this NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31ST at either Abbot, Crisafulli or Day.

FINGERPRINTING DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2024

FINGERPRINTING is done once and is good forever. The one time fee is $35. There are fingerprinting locations in Lowell, Marlboro, Leominster, Waltham, Haverhill and more. You will be able to choose an appointment convenient to your location based on each individual location's schedule.

https://www.identogo.com/locations/massachusetts Choose Digital Fingerprinting,

Choose agency/sector: Pre-K-12th Grade Education (ESE), Choose all other school personnel, enter Provider ID 03260000 for Westford Public Schools.

Someone who has been fingerprinted for another school district can have a Suitability of Determination letter sent directly to kristyobrien@westfordk12.us

Do not wait until the last minute to fulfill the fingerprint requirement as appointments can fill up and it will take up to 3 weeks to process.

Yearbook Volunteers Needed

The Day School is looking for a group of parent/guardian volunteers to help us with the creation of our yearbook. We have a company that has online templates ready to receive our photos and memories. It is always best to have a group of people who are willing to take on different sections of the yearbook. Here are some typical volunteer roles:

• Grade 3 Photos/Memories-filled

• Grade 4 Photos/Memories 

• Grade 5 Photos/Memories 

• Special Events (e.g. Boosterthon, STEM fair, etc.)

• Layout and Design Coordinator-filled

We need many people to make our yearbook possible. Please reach out to me ASAP if you would like to get involved so we can get our yearbook off the ground. Since our yearbook is done electronically, much of the work can be done from home at your convenience.

Please contact me by email with your preference for how you would like to help out. I look forward to hearing from you.

Chris Louis Sardella, Principal

csardella@westfordk12.us

Recycle Sneakers and Raise Money for Day School

• Did you know that in the U.S., roughly 200 million pairs of shoes and sneakers end up in landfills each year? 

• Did you know that more than 600 million people worldwide don’t even own a pair of shoes?

The GotSneakers recycling organization will help us to recycle our sneakers! We will ONLY accept athletic sneakers and sports related footwear. Ideally, unused and gently used sneakers will raise the most money for our school. But, if you have sneakers with holes, mold/mildew or detached soles, GotSneakers will take them as well. By participating, you’ll help keep sneakers out of landfills while also putting shoes on the feet of people living in the Caribbean, Central America, South America, West Africa, and Europe. Some of the unusable sneakers will even be made into new athletic surfaces! Your old sneakers will make a huge difference; reducing what we throw away and raising money for our school is a win-win!

Please drop off all donations to the box outside near the Day School’s main entrance doors. We encourage you to bring all non-athletic shoes/boots to the drop-off bin in the St. Catherine’s Church parking lot, to Savers in Nashua, or to other local thrift shops for resale. Thanks so much for your support!