https://sites.google.com/a/northampton-k12.us/nps/our-schools/jackson-street-schoolNewsletter https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northampton-Public-Schools-Massachusetts/179921372117715 https://www.facebook.com/jacksonstreetpto http://www.jsspto.org/ You may also connect with us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/#!/NPSDistrict JSS Office 587-1510 Volume 22 No. 15 December 15, 2017 If you wish to have a copy of this letter written in Spanish, French or Arabic, please contact the school department at 587-1315. Si le gustaria esta carta en Espanol, es possible. Llama 413-587-1315. Si vous voulez une copie de cette lettre en Français, veuillez contacter le Département de .1315-587 يف ةسردملا ةرادإب لاصتالا ىجري ،ةيبرعلا ةغللاب ةبوتكم ةلاسرلا هذه نم ةخسن ىلع لوصحلا يف بغرت تنك اذإ .l’École 587-1315 MESSAGE FROM MS. AGNA NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Tuesday, December 19! Newsletter will be published on Thursday, Dec. 21, the last day of school before the holiday break.

DISTRICT BUDGET SURVEY Next week the Superintendent, John Provost, will place a link to the District Budget Survey on the Northampton Public Schools website and asks that families complete it. As soon as there is a link to the survey, I will email it to all as well as do a “robo” call with the information. It is very important that families weigh in on the process of determining where funds are allocated and how we develop our priorities for next year’s budget – please consider filling it out! If you do not have Internet access or a computer, we will invite you to complete the survey at school – stay tuned for details!

MILK FUND As some of you know, the sale of milk in the cafeteria is separate from the hot lunch service. ALL students have to pay for milk – whether or not they are eligible for free/reduced lunch. Students who want to purchase just milk need to use their lunch cards and can be denied a carton of milk if they do not have money in their School Bucks account. We, the schools’ principals, staff/faculty and families are concerned about this situation and have been offered a solution. The PTOs can donate to a common milk account and each school will have a special MILK CARD that can be swiped whenever a student wants milk and does not have the funds available on their card. At last night’s PTO meeting, our wonderful PTO approved a donation to this fund of $100 out of the PTO’s general funds. If you want to, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the JSS PTO, writing “MILK FUND” in the memo line. This way we can keep this fund “topped up”. THANK YOU, dear PTO and all who donate!

MS. ALLESSI’S WEBSITE Thanks much to Ms. Allessi, our Tiered Support Specialist and yoga teacher, for teaching us all to be mindful and regulated and calm. She has added another resource to her work at JSS by the following website – check it out!!

https://sites.google.com/northampton-k12.us/mindfulnessatjss

ARTICLE I’ve included another article at the end of newsletter entitled that I think has great relevance to us all, for the children:

2x10 Strategy

STATE REPORT CARD Included in the envelopes for grades 1-5 report cards that will be sent home with students next Thursday, Dec. 21, there will also be a “Right To Know” letter from me, accompanied by the MA. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Report Card. We will send copies home in backpacks for Kindergarten families since your report card does not go home until next month. Please check this out and if you have any questions, I am happy to (try to!) answer them!

Here is a link to the DESE Report Card. It will also be on the NPS website next month.

http://www.northamptonschools.org/2017/12/13/jackson-street-school-report-card-2017/ HOLIDAY GIVING/RECEIVING/GIVING TREE THE GIVING TREE EXPRESS WILL BE RUNNING NEXT WEEK! Classes are taking turns traveling around the school, picking up donations to the tree – please help your child, if possible, bring in donations! All go to the Northampton Survival Center. We need a volunteer – or volunteers to take the items to the Northampton Survival Center NEXT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20!! Please email me if you can help! [email protected].

The Giving Tree will be up through January! Please continue to send/bring in hats, scarves, mittens, gloves and canned/boxed goods for under the tree!

FLORENCE SAVINGS BANK COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARDS If you (or ANY of your family members) have a Florence Bank checking and/or savings account, please consider voting for the JSS PTO for the Community Choice Awards. Over the past few years, the JSS PTO has been granted over $2,000 each year and we have come to count on it! There are ballots in all the Florence Bank branches, in our school office and online at https://www.florencebank.com/vote.

Willow Whispers In the CODE OF CONDUCT MEETINGS for Kindergarten and 1st grade last month, I read the picture book, “Willow Whispers” and facilitated a discussion amongst the students about how to be “heard”. Sometimes it has to do with low voice volume, sometimes it’s because of shyness and conversely, how to be heard if students use a LOUD voice and are sometimes “stepping on others’ words” because they have so much to say. I told a little Ms. Agna Story about how I was a very shy little girl in school and teachers often expressed concern to my parents about this. I shared that my parents were able to reassure my teachers that I did have a strong voice at home and did not let anyone “step” on my words or any other part of me! They and my teachers helped me get a “voice” at school, and then in life. I hoped that, by telling the story and reading the picture book about Willow, who had trouble being heard, we all would be careful to LISTEN to and respect one another for who they are and what they bring to our community. We, as the educators, are constantly reminding ourselves about recognizing the many dif- ferences in our classrooms and in our schools – cultural, socio-economically, linguistically and personalities/temperaments – making sure all voices are heard at our table. I will bring this topic to our Code of Conduct meetings for grades 2-5 in January. And I’m always happy to speak with families about this – and any other topic!

WORDS OF PRAISE I share the following words, written by visiting administrators from Fort Hill/Smith Campus School, after they toured our school:

The climate and warmth of the school, the beautiful and clean spaces, the playground and greenhouse, the displays of children’s work (the art teacher is amazing), the empowerment of and respect for children, the staffing ratios, the engagement of the children in the classroom, the clear and visible messages about the community, kindness, sharing, social emotion development, diversity, etc., the extra programs (we saw Mary Cowhey’s Tuesday morning Math Club, which was amazing), the professional development for teachers, the parent events, the volunteers and student teachers...... We literally walked away with an entirely new image of the local public schools. JSS may be an exception among the local public schools, but it is a powerful example.

I thank you all so very much for your part in making our school the wonderful learning place that it is. And I know you join me in thank- ing all the staff and faculty here for their exceptional work for the children!

With great respect,

Gwen Agna FINAL FREE YOGA FOR JSS FAMILIES – TONIGHT, FRIDAY, DEC. 15 at 4:00 AT KARUNA Our own wonderful Rebeca Allessi is providing FREE yoga instruction for members of the JSS community! Classes are at Karuna Center for Yoga and the Healing Arts (25 Main St., 3rd floor, above Fitzwilly’s, in downtown Northampton).

On Fridays, December 8 and 15 from 4:00 to 5:00, all families are welcome to come for NO CHARGE, thanks to the generosity of Ms. Allessi, Karuna and the JSS PTO.

Classes are open to everyone.

You do not need to bring anything. Just wear comfortable clothes and be ready to breathe, stretch and GO GREEN. PARENTS NIGHT OUT – HOLA REQUEST! TONIGHT! Empty gift-wrap tubes are needed for an HOLA class. If you have any could you please bring them to the office by Wednesday? Just a reminder that we are having Parents Night Out this Friday, Dec. 15 from 5:30 to 8:30 at JSS! Details are in Thank you the attached flyer.

This is a night of fun for kids, while their parents get PTO NEWS some time out, and the proceeds go to scholarships for Nature’s SEASON OF GIVING BOOK DRIVE! Classroom for next fall. Fourth grade families are volunteering (thank you!) to provide this fun night and raise money for this We are so excited to see our library renovation finally coming to frui- wonderful 5th grade experience. tion starting in February with the addition of a new floor. Family members, teachers, and staff have been working for months and months on a plan We are planning to show The Emoji Movie. that will ensure the JSS library truly functions as the heart of our school. - Scholarships are available - Just like the physical space, our collection of books is old and in need Please let us know if your child is planning to come so of updating. You may remember that a year ago, a volunteer team weeded we can have an estimate of the number of children. out several thousand books, which were no longer relevant or accurate

Thank you! That’s why, together with our amazing JSS teachers, we have created a book wish list at our local bookstore, Broadside, that includes a large Liz Horn, Volunteer Coordinator collection of the award winning, diverse books and authors that we hope Second Grade Survival to make available in our school library. Center Toiletries Drive – Will you consider helping fill the JSS library shelves this month? All you have to do is access the JSS wish list via Broadside Books: LAST CHANCE!! https://www.broadsidebooks.com/wishlist/46

The second grade classes are leading a drive to collect When ordering, please pay online and check the box for in store toiletries for the Northampton Survival Center. Please consider pickup. In the order comments, please include the following (feel free to sending in toiletries such as shampoo/conditioner, lotion, copy/paste): toilet paper, toothpaste/toothbrushes, soap, deodorant, q-tips, mouthwash, dental floss, and other bathroom items that people 1) This book is being purchased for the JSS book drive. might need. Please bring donations to the box right outside 2) Bookplate should read: [insert the name or family name you would the front office. Second Graders will deliver all the donations like listed on the bookplate, ex: The Smith Family or Abby Smith] collected in November and December to the survival center. Your donated books will be shipped to Broadside and a JSS library com- Thank you for your help! mittee member will transport the books from Broadside to the library. -JSS Second Grade Thanks! REGIFTING The PTO leadership team and JSS library committee MESSAGE FROM MS. BREDIN: Grocery Gift Cards During this season of gift giving, if you receive something Help easily raise another $1,500 for JSS with Grocery Gift Cards! that you appreciate but don’t need, please consider donating The last group of cards went so fast, and we had such a great re- it to the Forbes Library through me. I prepare gift baskets to sponse, that we thought we’d do it again ... raffle off each June and am always looking for nice things to fill It’s such as easy way to make money for our amazing school. them. Gifts that keep giving!!! Leave in my mailbox or room. Thanks, Kathie Bredin The gift cards cost & are worth their face value-- meaning you pay NO extra money --and are very easy to use.

LOST AND FOUND – ONE Buy as many as you want in $25, $50, or $100 increments. We have MORE TIME! cards for River Valley Co-op, Big Y, and Stop & Shop this time. It’s growing daily, now that there are mittens, hats and To purchase your gift cards … Stop by the table inside the main door gloves to lose – along with water bottles, lunch boxes and ev- Before school (8:15-9:15a) After school (2:30-3:30p) erything else! PLEASE check it out before Dec. 21st when we December 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21! leave for the December break! During the break, we will bag it all up and give it away. THANKS! Send an email to Julie Harvey Park, [email protected]

Payments can be made by cash or check (preferably) or PayPal: • Checks should be made out to the “Jackson different countries and cultures. Sign up to participate! You can take pride in Street School PTO” with Grocery Card Fundraiser in representing your home country, a country you have a connection with, or it the memo line. Hand the check to one of the JSS PTO could be an opportunity to choose a country to research as a family and represent Leadership Team or place it in the PTO mailbox in the at International Night. See the attached flyer for more info. office.

• Credit card payments can be made by clicking ¡Regístrese para participar en la Noche Internacional de JSS! the “Donate” button at the bottom of the PTO webpage (www.jsspto.org). Forward your PayPal receipt to jack- Viernes, 26 de Enero, 6-8pm [email protected] or [email protected] La Noche Internacional será una celebración de la diversidad cultural que to confirm your order. existe en nuestra escuela, y una oportunidad para que todas las familias y los Remember any amount helps! estudiantes aprendan más acerca de los diferentes países y culturas que existen alrededor del mundo. ¡Participe! Usted puede orgullosamente representar a su This is free money for Jackson Street School. Yes, país, o a un país con el que tenga una conexión especial, o tal vez puede apr- free money! The JSS PTO gets between 5-10% from the ovechar la oportunidad de escoger un país al que quiera investigar y representar grocery store to support our school. Buy some for your- durante la Noche Internacional. Vea el folleto adjunto para más detalles. self - preferably before all those Holiday parties! Buy some as gifts. Ask your family and friends too. JSS DAD PAUL FITZGERALD If these cards go quickly again we will be happy to get even more ... It’s such an easy way to support JSS! RUNNING BOSTON MARATHON TO

Many Thanks For Your Generous Support, SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH –

The JSS PTO Leadership Team ONE MORE TIME!

Alana, Gwen, Jo, Julie, Liz, Pallavi Paul Fitzgerald, parent of JSS first grader Owen and teacher at Northampton High School, is running the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2018 HOLIDAY STORE RAISED $509 to raise money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. FOR JSS - THANK YOU! This will be his 6th year being involved with Dana-Farber, and his 4th year Thank you so much to all of you who donated running the Boston Marathon in order to raise critical funds for Dana-Farber. items, purchased items or volunteered at our PTO Holi- Paul writes, “I am consistently amazed and saddened by the amount of families day Store this past Tuesday and Wednesday. Thanks to in our NPS community that are affected by cancer. In my position at NHS I am you, we raised over $500 for programs at JSS! in contact with students, parents, and colleagues who are presently receiving treatment and support at different facilities, or have recently lost a loved one to Much of this came from our students, who en- cancer. 100% of the $ raised by the Marathon Challenge goes the Claudia Adams thusiastically purchased gifts for friends and family at Barr Program in innovative Basic Cancer Research. http://www.rundfmc.org/ the “Kids Only” table. Everything on that table was 25 faf/home/ccp.asp?ievent=1174187&ccp=677155 Although the Barr program is cents - that added up to a lot of quarters! affiliated with Dana-Farber, their mission is to develop new lines of research Thanks to all the families and staff who shopped that are not yet eligible for government funding. This means that although the at the Holiday Store, and to those who donated toys and research is being conducted at Dana-Farber, the effects of their research are felt gifts, especially Ms. Agna’s toymaker friend and the St. at every facility in the world treating cancer patients.” Patrick’s Association. If you would like to / are able to, please consider supporting Paul: http:// A special thanks to Andrea Doehne, mom of Maya www.runDFMC.org/2018/runftzy and Philip, and Pallavi Bandali, mom of Pranav, who And please share this with any family and friends who might want to volunteered and helped so much. support Paul in this great endeavor. Happy Holidays!

- Liz Horn, Volunteer Coordinator COMMUNITY EVENTS JSS INTERNATIONAL Upcoming SciTech Cafe events: • January 22nd: Do Be So Sensitive: Tactile Sensing in Soft Robotics NIGHT! with Prof. Kristen Dorsey Sign up to participate in JSS’s International Night!

Friday, January 26th 6-8pm

International Night will be a celebration of the Jackson Street School’s cultural diversity and an op- portunity for families and students to learn more about MARK YOUR CALENDAR – We’re always adding new dates so keep checking. PLEASE check the Northampton Public Schools website for district calendar updates. Parents Hour in the Family Center every other Wed. from 9-10AM, beginning Wed. Sept. 6.

Walking School Bus (See you in the Spring!) – Ms. Agna alternates on Fridays around 8:10AM between the bike path (starting behind Stop and Shop) and Hampshire Heights, starting at the bottom of the hill near the CVS plaza.

Wed. Dec. 20 All-school assembly celebrating the Winter Solstice – presented by our 2nd graders – 9:15AM in the gym

Fri. Dec. 22-Tues. Jan. 2 (first day back) NO SCHOOL – December Holiday Break

Fri. Jan. 12 All school assembly – to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan 18 Session 2 HOLA ends

Fri. Jan. 26 INTERNATIONAL NIGHT! 6-8PM

Thurs. Feb. 15 Kindergarten 2018-2019 Information Meeting 6:30PM at JFK Middle School

Fri. Feb. 16 all-school assembly – 4th graders present at 9:45AM

Thurs. Mar. 1 SCIENCE NIGHT!

Thurs. Mar. 15 All-school assembly – 5th graders present at 9:15AM

Fri. Mar. 23 SWING INTO SPRING AUCTION!

Wed. Apr. 11 all-school assembly – 1st graders present at 1:30PM.

Wed. May 30 all-school assembly honoring our JSS/High School Grads – with KDGners at 2PM

Thurs. June 14 all school assembly “FINE FINE SCHOOL” led by Ms. Agna at 10:00AM The 2x10 STRATEGY - Article I’ve been blogging since 2003, and I don’t think I’ve ever used the term “miraculous” in relation to behavior management (or anything in education, for that matter). But this is a technique that might be as close as it gets. If you have a student for whom no other solutions seem to work, read on.

The 2×10 strategy is simple: spend 2 minutes per day for 10 days in a row talking with an at-risk student about anything she or he wants to talk about. There’s no mystery to the reasoning here, of course–the strategy builds a rapport and relationship between teacher and student, and lets the child see that you genuinely care about him or her as a person.

The miracle is in how it turns that abstract, overwhelming, where-do-I-start concept of relationship building into something easily man- ageable with an immediate payoff for everyone involved.

And the miracle is in how well it seems to be working in real classrooms, at all grade levels, across the country.

I heard about this strategy through a teacher in a Facebook group. A group member who wishes to remain anonymous shared this story:

One of my kindergarten girls has been pretty disruptive. During rest time today, I called her over to just talk and we spent more than the two minutes. I learned that her dad has been in jail lately. I learned she loves tarantulas and spiders. I learned she likes it when her mom lets her practice writing her name. Of course then I let her write her name using sticky notes and highlighters and she positively loved it. I learned she thinks her handwriting looks bad so I encouraged her that she will get better with practice. She wanted to know how to spell my name then said, “How do you spell ‘you are beautiful’?” I let her take the sticky notes with her name and put them in her backpack. She danced to her backpack and wanted to keep one of the notes stuck on her shirt. She came back over and said she wanted to stay and learn more. Silly girl, I am the one who was learning!

This experience touched my heart today. I am confident that this small investment of time and others in the future will yield major changes in this little girl’s classroom behavior. It is not easy to find the time. I had high priority things I could/should have been working on but I wouldn’t trade today’s experience for anything.

An update from the same teacher a few days later:

Her behavior was different — better — today! She had a gleam in her eyes. I am a believer now. The way I teach has changed forever.

Of course, other group members read this and wanted to try it out. Here’s another story: I am not sure who posted the other day about 2×10, where you just chat with a student for 2 minutes for 10 days, but THANK YOU! I tried it yesterday and today with one of my first grade boys, who has already been written up twice for hitting since the beginning of the school year. For the rest of the day and today he was much for attentive in class. Today he chose to read right next to my table during read-to-self.

I also tried it today with a girl who is repeating first grade, is on meds for ADHD, and possibly will be diagnosed with ODD. Since the beginning of the year, she has needed constant reminders to stay on task. After the chat, she needed very few reminders to stay on task. Yes, I had assessing paperwork I could have been doing instead of talking, but I learned so much more from my 2-minute chat with my students. Thank you again, for reminding me what teaching is all about … making connections and building relationships.

So where did this strategy originate? Some people say it’s just what good teachers do. But I did some digging around online and found an article from ASCD based on the research of Raymond Wlodkowski. He reported “an 85-percent improvement in that one student’s behavior. In addition, he found that the behavior of all the other students in the class improved.” I was especially impressed by this anecdote:

Martha Allen, an adjunct professor at Dominican University’s Teacher Credential Program in San Rafael, California, asked her student teachers to use the Two-by-Ten Strategy with their toughest student. The results? Almost everyone reported a marked improvement in the behavior and attitude of their one targeted student, and often of the whole class. Many teachers using the Two-by-Ten Strategy for the first time have had a similar corroborating experience: Their worst student became an ally in the class when they forged a strong personal connec- tion with that student.

Pretty impressive, right? I absolutely LOVE the idea of the 2×10 strategy. Considering how much time many of us spend addressing classroom disruptions and disciplining students, a 2-minute a day investment seems like a no-brainer. Additionally, I love that this strategy helps teachers focus on the good in their most challenging students so we can avoid falling into the trap of viewing a disruptive kid as a problem instead of a person. It’s much easier to muster up the enthusiasm and patience you need for working with challenging kids if you have genuine empathy for them and get to spend time enjoying their company rather than always correcting them.

Angela Watson: https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/the-2x10-strategy-a-miraculous-solution-for-behavior-issues/ Treat yourself to a Parents Night Out

Friday, December 15 5:30-8:30 PM Jackson Street School Available to all current Jac kson Street School students Kindergarten through 5th grade.

$20 for the first child $10 for each additional child from the same family.

Activities for children include movie, games, pizza and more! Your kids have fun while you get a night out!

All proceeds go to support 2018 Nature's Classroom. Contact [email protected] with questions. ----P-lea-se r-etu-rn t-his -form- to- th-e of-fice- wi-th c-ash- or -che-ck -ma-de -out -to J-SS- PT-O. ---- Parent Name:______Phone #: ______Name of Child/ren ______& teacher/s: ______Emergency Contact ______Name & Phone # ______Amount enclosed: ______

Jackson Street School International Night The Jackson Street Community is going around the world! Friday, January 26th, 6-8pm

International Night will be a celebration of the Jackson Street School’s cultural diversity and an opportunity for families and students to learn more about different countries and cultures. Sign up to participate! You can take pride in representing your home country, a country you have a connection with, or it could be an opportunity to choose a country to research as a family and represent at International Night.

Interested families would commit to “hosting” a country table. What does hosting involve?

• Create a poster board with info from that country on it (where it is, key facts, info on language, food, people, traditions, etc.). • Figure out a traditional dish or drink to serve in sample sizes. This could be a snack, fruit, entre, dessert or drink. Be prepared to give out samples – small tastes of the item. Have info on what is in your food sample for people with allergies. You will need to provide napkins, plates or cups as needed for your item. • Optional - If you have items that represent your country (flag, pictures, knick knacks), display them on your table and if you choose (and have any), family members could wear traditional clothes and participate in the fashion show. • If more than one family is interested in the same country, we’ll put you in touch with each other and you could combine efforts or have side by side tables.

At the event, we will have paper passports for all children and flag stickers for each country that is represented. The stickers will be given to each country table and children will go around and get their passport “stamped”/stickered. Ideally, children will be asked to answer a question about that country in order to collect their sticker (answer would be on the country board – like what language is spoken there or what is the capital of that country or where in the world it is).

Families coming to the event can wander around and visit the different tables, try out the food samples and socialize with each other. We will also sell pizza (proceeds to the PTO) so that everyone can be fed. Towards the end of the evening we will have some multicultural dance and music performances in the gym along with a fashion show of children and adults who wore traditional clothes from their countries.

SIGN UP to host a country – it’s not hard to do!!

In early January, we will have extra poster boards in the office if anyone needs one.

------Please return this slip to the office or email: [email protected] Deadline Jan. 12th, but let us know sooner if you can.

My family will host a country table. Name of country______

My family will participate in the Fashion Show. ______Name of Country ______

My family or I can find or work on a short performance for the evening. ______

I will join the planning committee. ______

I can help with set up or clean up (4:30-6pm and/or 8-8:30pm). ______

Name:______

Phone:______

Email:______

My Student’s Name(s):______

My Student’s Grade Level(s): ______

Have questions? Contact: Rose Boulay: [email protected] Lisa Clauson: [email protected] or 617-429-1677

The planning committee is currently meeting at 5:45pm prior to the PTO meetings (2nd Wednesday of each month) in the JSS library. Noche Internacional de la Escuela Jackson Street ¡La comunidad de Jackson Street va a viajar alrededor del mundo! Viernes, 26 de Enero, 6-8pm La Noche Internacional será una celebración de la diversidad cultural que existe en nuestra escuela, y una oportunidad para que todas las familias y los estudiantes aprendan más acerca de los diferentes países y culturas que existen alrededor del mundo. ¡Participe! Usted puede orgullosamente representar a su país, o a un país con el que tenga una conexión especial, o tal vez puede aprovechar la oportunidad de escoger un país al que quiera investigar y representar durante la Noche Internacional.

Las familias interesadas deben comprometerse a “hospedar” una mesa. ¿Qué significa esto?

• Crear un cartel con información sobre el país (donde se encuentra, información general, el/los idioma(s), la comida, su gente, tradiciones, etc.) • Escoger una comida o bebida tradicional que pueda ofrecer como muestra la noche de la exhibición. Pudiera ser una fruta, una merienda, una comida principal, un postre o una bebida. Debe preparar porciones pequeñas para dar como muestra a las personas que asistan a la Noche Internacional. • Debe tener información sobre los ingredientes que se encuentran en las muestras de comida para mostrársela a las personas con alergias. Si necesita servilletas, platos o vasos para dar las muestras, usted mismo debe traerlos. • Opcional – si usted tiene artículos que representan a su país (la bandera, fotos, suvenires), tráigalos para mostrarlos en su mesa. Igualmente, si tiene trajes tradicionales usted, o algún integrante de su familia, puede ponérselo ese día durante el evento. • Si más de una familia está interesada en el mismo país, las pondremos en contacto para que puedan trabajar en equipo y pondremos sus mesas una al lado de la otra el día de la exhibición.

La noche del evento tendremos pasaportes de papel y calcomanías con las banderas de cada país que esté representado. Los niños recibirán los pasaportes y las calcomanías les serán dadas a las personas hospedando las mesas. La intención es que los niños vayan de mesa en mesa para que les “sellen” sus pasaportes. Idealmente, los niños podrán responder una pregunta acerca del país antes de recibir una calcomanía (la respuesta debe estar en el cartel que contiene la información acerca del país –por ejemplo los idiomas que se hablan en el país o la capital del país, o su ubicación geográfica).

Las familias que asistan el evento pueden simplemente caminar y visitar las diferentes mesas, probar las muestras de comidas y bebidas y socializar. Esa noche también estaremos vendiendo pizza (las ganancias beneficiarán al PTO) para que todos puedan tener algo de comer. Hacia el final de la noche esperamos tener presentaciones de bailes y música en el gimnasio junto con un desfile de moda de niños y adultos que vestían en ropas tradicionales de sus países. ------REGÍSTRESE para hospedar un país –¡No es difícil! En enero, tendremos carteles en la oficina para quien los necesite

Por favor regrese esta planilla a la oficina o envíele un email a: [email protected]

La fecha límite es el 12 de enero, pero déjenos saber antes si puede

Hospedaremos una mesa. Nombre del país ______

Mi familia participará en el desfile de modas______

Me gustaría formar parte del comité organizador: ______

Puedo preparar un acto de baile/canto o conozco personas que pueden hacerlo: ______

Puedo ayudar a montar la exhibición o ayudar a recoger al final (5-6pm y/o 8-8:30pm):______

Nombre: ______

Teléfono: ______

Email: ______

Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con nosotras: Rose Boulay: [email protected] Lisa Clauson: [email protected] or 617-429-1677

El comité organizador se reúne a las 6pm antes de la reunión del PTO en la biblioteca de la escuela (segunda miércoles de cada mes)