Halloween Parade

What a fantastic Halloween Parade we had this morning! I would like to thank all the parents who came to view the children in their costumes this morning as they paraded around the gym. It was ssooooooo much fun!

We are excited to have our students come to school dressed in Halloween costumes this year on October 31st. We will also be having a Halloween Parade outside around the field at 9:30 so parents and students can have an opportunity to see all the different costumes.

Rock 'n Roll for Education

Please join us for the Rock 'n Roll Cocktail Party and Silent Auction

Sponsored by the Mendon-Upton Education Foundation (MUEF)
Tickets: $25 per person

                 Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
                 Time: 7:30 pm
                 Location: Imperial Ford Showcase Room 

Purchase tickets online at www.muedfoundation.org or by visiting Charles River Bank at 1 Hastings St. Mendon.

“When parents and teachers collaborate on behalf of children,

they create windows of light for the generations that follow.”

Book Drive

Chenoa Tracy Stone is a junior at Nipmuc High School and is conducting a book drive. All the books collected will be donated to Rosie’s Place, a charity that provides refuge for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence and abuse. Books and toys help children in these families provide comfort and entertainment and help them cope with the upheaval in their lives.

A collection box has been placed in the lobby of our school for books appropriate for any age child or teenager. Used books are great. If your child enjoyed a book, so will some child in need. Please help Chenoa improve the quality of life for these abused women and children. Thank you for your time and donations.

Preschool Screenings for the Mendon-Upton School District

The Mendon-Upton School District will be providing free screening for all children in the District who are between 3 to 5 years of age. Screenings will take place the week of October 17th-21st. The children will be screened by the PreK Special Education Team in the areas of cognition, speech/language, fine and gross motor skills. If you feel your child is having difficulty in any of these areas, please call Carol Suffredini at 508-529-1020 and set up a time for your child’s screening. The screening takes about 30 minutes.

 Henry P. Clough Elementary School is fortunate to partner with Charles River Bank to offer a banking program for students in grades 1-4.  It’s a terrific opportunity for children to develop savings habits and reinforce the math skills they learn in class by counting money and keeping track of their account balance in their register.
 Beginning in October, each Friday morning Emily Niss from the Charles River Bank and a few Clough parent volunteers and will set up a banking table in the lobby of the Clough School to collect cash, coins or checks from students to deposit into their very own School Savings Account. Students will help fill out their own deposit receipt and maintain their very own transaction register, tracking all deposits, interest payments or withdrawals.  This process will help children develop strong math and money management skills.

At the Clough School Open House in September, Charles River Bank set up a table in the lobby to answer any questions. If you did not sign up your child that evening and would like to or have any specific questions regarding the banking program you may email Ann Gonyea at Agonyea@charlesriverbank.com.

Special thanks to Ann Gonyea and Emily Niss for working with me to provide this wonderful opportunity for our students.

Important Dates To Remember

 •  October 6th ~ Rachel's Challenge Presentation for Kindergarten through Grade 4 @ 10:00

•   October 6th ~ Rachel's Challenge Presentation at Memorial School at 7:00. Please note that this presentation is for adults only due to the content of the presentation.

•   October 7th ~ Full Professional Development Day

•   October 10th ~ Columbus Day ~ no school

•   October 11th ~ Student pictures 

•   October 11th ~ PTO Meeting at 7:00 in the Media Room

•   October 20th ~ First Grade Southwick's Zoomobile Presentation

Service Project

Selena Gavin is a junior at Nipmuc High School who lives here in Mendon. She is currently developing her leadership project to gain entrance into the National Honors Society. Selena is working with the Medway Family Shelter to collect hygiene products and will be placing a donation box in the lobby of Clough Elementary School this week. Her goal is to collect regular or travel size health and beauty aids such as: toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, hand sanitizer, shaving cream, deodorant, cotton balls, etc. Selena will be retrieving the box by October 28th. If you would like to contribute to this worthwhile project please drop off any donations to the box in the lobby.  Thank you for your support with this valuable service project.