141 Davis Street, Greenfield, MA 01301, 413.772.1300 (voice), 413.774.7940 (fax)

Gr. K-4

Principal: Joan Schell, EdD
Associate Principal: Nancy Putnam

Enroll for Grades 1-4; Enroll for Kindergarten

IT'S A FEDERAL EVENT!
NEWS FROM FEDERAL STREET SCHOOL
February 2012
Federal Street School: Learn, Play and Grow!

 

Save The Date:  Please Join Us!
PTO MEETING – Wednesday, Feb.15th at 5:30. Hope to see you.
ALL SCHOOL MEETING – Thursday, Feb. 16th at 9:05

FEBRUARY VACATION: Feb. 20 – 24th

IMPORTANT REMINDERS...

• Please do NOT allow children to bring toys, stuffed animals, gadgets, dolls, balls, etc. to school.  
• Breakfast starts at 8:00, but the playground is not supervised until 8:10.  Early birds must have a parent present!
• Please drive slowly in our parking lot and do NOT block the bus lane,
• Be especially careful dropping children off on Franklin Street!

MCAS NEWS:
Teachers and children at Federal Street are working extremely hard to prepare for upcoming MCAS tests.  Please avoid absences and make sure children arrive well rested and on time. Our days are packed with important learning!

2012 MCAS Dates:
Grades 3 & 4 ELA: March 20—April 2  
Grades 3 & 4 Math: May 7—22

Greenfield Public Schools
STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
April 27 & 28, 2012
Save the date!
All Students are Invited to Make a Film:

• Length of films:
  • Grades 8-12: up to 5 minutes
  • Grades K- 7: up to 4 minutes
• The topic has to be okay for students of all ages (no violence).
• Films can be on any topic and should have a connection to Greenfield, its students, or its schools.

Submission Categories:

• Elementary Students (grades K-3)
• Middle Grade Students (grades 4-7)
• High School Students (grades 8-12)

Films must be created by students of Greenfield Public Schools.
(Student submissions can have help from GPS staff or parents.)
Submissions will be accepted until 3:00p.m. on Friday, March 30th

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The Federal Street School Pledge to Learning
At Federal Street School
We think and read and want
to succeed.
We learn and grow and show what we know.
Let’s go for the green.
Let’s go, go, go!

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FEDERAL STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Arrival/Dismissal Procedures for 2011-12 School Year

The school buses drop children off on Franklin Street behind the school. Buses will be met by a staff member and walked into school or to the playground.

Morning Drive-through Drop-Offs in Front of Federal Street School

1. The driveway in front of the school is a parent drop off lane. No parent drop-offs in the parking lot.
2. Drivers form a single line along the curb in front of the school and remain at the wheel. This is a moving lane of traffic. Drivers of vehicles in this line must not leave the driver's seat. Drivers who need to exit the car to help unload children please do not enter this lane; instead, park elsewhere off school grounds. Free town parking is available on Pleasant Street behind the Christian Science Church.
3. Cars will move to the front of the line and only children in the first few cars will disembark. We will post an orange cone to designate the front of the line up.
4. Children will exit quickly on the school side. Please limit your good-byes in the line-up to help us keep things moving along quickly. Please teach your children to close car doors with hands and fingers well away from closing doors. Children exit vehicles only when they are fully stopped.
5. If you are behind the crosswalk please do not let children out of the car. Wait until you reach the front of the line-up. The line will move faster if you do this.
6. A school monitor will assist with arrival in front of the school from 8:00 to 8:30.

Dismissal Procedures for 2011-12

1. Buses line up in front of the school and children line up in the gym where they are marked present and then guided to the buses by school staff.
2. All walkers exit the back of the school and parents wait for them there. Parents find parking spaces on Franklin Street or neighboring parking lots. Walkers who are not met by parents must still exit by the doors at the back of the building. Please, no double parking in the school parking lot. It prevents staff from leaving work.
3. Children waiting outside for families or friends must wait safely near the back door. There is no staff supervision for the play structure and playground after school.

Reminder: Always enter and exit the school walking on crosswalks and sidewalks

Teacher Sites:

Mrs. Abramson's Class Web site: http://www.vabramson.myclassupdates.com/

Mrs. Bell's Kindergarten Web site: http://www.paubel1.myclassupdates.com/2011%2D12/

Ms. Rachel Cronen-Townsend's Web site:
http://msct.crotown.com/

Mrs. Potter's Grade 1 Web site http://epottergr1.weebly.com/

PTO Meeting Minutes
February, 2011
November, 2010
November, 2009
October, 2009
September, 2009

 

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Parking Reminders
We have only enough slots for our staff, and cars parked inappropriately keep staff from getting to and from work. Please use neighboring lots, and never leave cars sitting in the traffic lanes unattended. We have been asked by the Elks Club not to park in their lot.

Page last updated: February 14, 2012

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