| Message from Gerry St. Amand
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Dear Families, Placement, classroom visitations, the annual “Writing Festival”, science NECAP, reading and mathematics benchmark assessments, and ongoing instruction across all curricular areas continue to fill the hours of our remaining school days. When I think back to our unexpected “snowtober storm”, I remember thinking that the last day of school for this year would be unusually late. As the calendar stands right now, Monday, June 18, will be the last day of school for students and “step-up” to the“next” grade level will occur for all students on that day. Teachers will return to school on Tuesday, June 19, and on Wednesday, June 20, to focus on professional development activities in two targeted areas: mathematics and literacy. Teachers of mathematics, which includes all classroom teachers at Clark-Wilkins, will focus their time on gaining knowledge and familiarity with our new math program, Math in Focus. Literacy teachers will focus their professional development on “unpacking the common core standards” in English-language arts. The literacy instructors will also prepare packets and information that can be shared with classroom teachers throughout the upcoming school year. In honor of Mother’s Day, I would like to recognize all of the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, daughters, teachers, and all of the many women who work so tirelessly to support everyone—including all of the students and staff members at Clark-Wilkins School—through every day of the year. Mother’s Day serves to highlight the importance of all mothers and those who take on roles comparable to mothers, while it also provides us with the opportunity to say “thank you’” in many simple, different, and special ways. I have always stated that it takes an entire village to raise one child and it certainly takes an entire community of mothers to help every child traverse the challenges that life presents. Thank you for everything that each of you do! Happy Mother’s Day! |
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| Kindergarten Coffee, Transitioning to First Grade
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Kindergarten
Coffee Chat Thursday,
May 17th "Transitioning to first grade" |
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| Grade 3 PMEC Trip
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A trip to Peabody
Mills Environmental Center (PMEC), located on Brook Road in Amherst, has been
planned for each 3rd grade team on the dates below. This trip will allow
students and teachers to utilize the rich natural resources of Amherst as we
continue our study of plants and animals. Packet attached. |
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| Grade 4 End of Year Activities
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Attached
is a 5 page packet of information regarding end of year activities and field trips for fourth grade students with
details regarding: Hikes, Fond Farewell, Step-up Day to AMS |
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| Wilkins Library Open House
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Monday May 14 to Friday May 18, all classes at
Wilkins School are celebrating Library Week. All parents, families, and
friends are welcome to come during their child's library class and enjoy the
celebration! Click on the link above for a complete class schedule. |
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| NECAP Grade 4
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Dear Parents, As the school year comes to a close, it’s time to remind you about the participation of grade 4 students in the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System. See attached document for more details. |
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| Walk-A-Thon 2012 Packet & Schedule
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The
Amherst Junior Women’s Annual Walk-a-thon will take place Wednesday, May
16, 2012 at the Wilkins School (rain date May, 17). All Wilkins students will have an opportunity
to participate in this event. The money
generated will be broken down among the Education Departments (last year’s
event raised over $5,900). Let’s join
together again this year for a fun and exciting day-- what a great way to show
we care about our school! |
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| Writing Festival 2012 Packet
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Writing
Festival 2012 Celebrating “The Reading and Writing of
our Clark-Wilkins Students” May 21 – May 24. See attached packet for more
information and schedule. |
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| Clark Field Day Notice
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The attached letter is to
clarify a few details regarding Field Day at Clark School. All students will be participating in Field
Day on Friday, June 1st. Kindergarten
students in both the AM and PM classes will attend school together from 8:30 AM
to 2:45 PM. Children do not need to
bring backpacks to school on Field Day. |
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| Wilkins Field Day Packet 2012
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The end of the school year is fast approaching, and it is now time for me to start planning Field Day 2012 for the Wilkins Elementary School. This year, as in years past, the success of Field Day depends on having enough parent volunteers to run all the activities. See attached document for more information on how you can volunteer for Field Day. |
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| Clark-Wilkins Placement for 12.13
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During
the months of April and May, the staff members at Clark-Wilkins School will
begin working on placement of students for the upcoming academic year. We want to inform families about our process
to let you know the way we will be placing students in order to create balanced
classes, which will provide the best possible academic, social, and emotional
environment for each child at Clark and Wilkins Schools. See attached document
for more information. |
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| Placement Information Specific to Service Animals
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Dear Families, As we embark on the important placement
process for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year, I need to inform all families
that we will be welcoming a service dog to Clark-Wilkins for the upcoming
school year. Although this will be our first experience with a full-time
service animal, we are confident that the experience will prove valuable for
all involved. With placement of your specific child(ren) in mind, I would ask
you to return the bottom portion of this form to a building administrator if
any of the criteria identified below apply to your family. Please return the
form by Tuesday, May 1, 2012 to aid us in the placement process. |
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| Camp Invention
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Hello Clark/Wilkins Community! Camp Invention’s “Envision Program” is being held
this summer at AMS from July 9th-13th! Camp Invention is
for students entering 1st-6thgrade. Registration is
open now! More information can be found at www.campinvention.org or
by contacting Amy Birck at aebirck@gmail.com.
Also, Amy is in need of a Camp Parent (who receives discounts for children that
attend, so please contact if interested! |
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| Clark-Wilkins Late Start Schedule
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| Preschool Registration
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If you would like to enroll your child in the Clark-Wilkins Preschool Program, registration for incoming preschool students is currently open. Please contact Terry April at Clark School 673.2343 x100. |
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| Clark Shool Kindergarten Registration
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| April 20, 2012 - Free Child Check Screening for Amherst & Mont Vernon Residents
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April 20, 2012 - Free Child Check Screening for Amherst & Mont Vernon Residents - Children ages 2.5 to 5 years |
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| Community News
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Check out Community Newson our website for the latest on events such as: Amherst Recreation Department, Amherst Soccer, Amherst Patriots Football & Cheer |
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| Weekly News Archives
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| Clark-Wilkins 2011-2012 Building Goals
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| SAU #39 Goals
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SAU #39 2011‐2013 Goals Our Mission “We will engage, challenge and support all learners” |
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