Paper Mill Elementary School

Parent Teacher Conferences are on October 26th. If you would like to schedule a conference with your child's teacher, please reach out to the teacher(s) who have your child(ren).

Thank you to all of our families for coming to our Open House last night. We had a wonderful turnout! It is always exciting to see the school at night time for our students. The students were excited to show their parents around the building and all they are learning in class each day. We wrapped up our book fair last night. The book fair is always a success and is a fun event for students. It is a great way to promote reading with your child.

What’s more synonymous with Halloween than a festively carved pumpkin, all aglow with candlelight? Hundreds of kids and their families will get the chance to test those creative skills at this year’s PumpkinFest, slated for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, rain or shine, on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park off South Broad Street in Westfield. Now in its sixth year, the event is organized by Westfield on Weekends, and according to Co-President Bob Plasse, more than 100 people volunteer their time to make this event happen. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2022/10/westfield-pumpkinfest-promises-fun-for-whole-community-next-weekend.html

Each morning we have morning announcements. While the announcements include the lunch menu, PBIS announcements, and we have a daily schedule we follow to make our announcements fun for our students. Make Me Laugh Mondays- Joke of the day Trick me Tuesdays- the Riddle of the Day Would you rather Wednesdays- Would you rather question Name that Tune Thursday- Name the song we play Fun Fact Friday- A fun fact is shared We also have been having school-wide meetings on Friday. This is a wonderful way to build community within our school! Ask your child about one of our morning announcements. We hope it puts a smile on your faces!

Our Pawsitive Hall of Fame is filling up! We have many classrooms earning their 10 Golden PAWS! We have had stuffed animal day, slime making, cozy day just name a few of the ways teachers are celebrating with students for their positive behavior. Also this week we have our winners for the following Raffles: Soccer with Mr. Hogan Bracelet making with Ms. McPherson Selfie with OREO the Panda Board games with Ms. Jennings Painting with Ms. Burgess We can't wait to have these opportunities with students!

Wacky Wednesday is this week! Wednesday, September 28th wear your wackiest of outfits to celebrate our first Spirit Day of the year!

We are just finishing our 3rd week of school and our 2nd week of Kindergarten. I am impressed with students adjusting to building expectations. We have talked about meeting expectations throughout the whole campus of Paper Mill. Tomorrow we announce the new name of our mascot- the Panda. We had a school-wide brainstorm on names and have cast our final votes! Stay tuned for the name! Pete the Poetry Pirate visited 2nd Grade this week. Students learned a lot about poetry and the magic of words. It was an exciting week for 2nd Grade. We have our Wacky Wednesday happening as our first spirit day of the year on September 28th. We look forward to seeing everyone's wacky outfits!

The United States Attorney’s Office is hosting a virtual Internet safety presentation for parents the evening of Tuesday, September 20th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. The presentation, entitled Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents will bring awareness to the dangers of the internet, including gaming and social media platforms that predators use to groom children with the intent of exploiting them sexually online or for an in-person meeting. The presentation will focus on prevention by educating parents and community members how to help keep children safe online. Theye will be covering the following topics: Social Media 101 & Digital Footprint Cyberbullying Sexting Gaming Victim Support Protecting Against Online Predation The presentation is free. Registration is required. The link to register is included on the attached flyer.

September Newsletter

Picture Day at Paper Mill is October 5th this year! Picture retakes will take place on November 9th

Be a part of our Westfield Education to Business Alliance (WE2BA). Please click on the link below for more information. https://sites.google.com/schoolsofwestfield.org/we2ba/home. If you are interested in partnering with one of our teachers for an Adopt a Classroom opportunity, please scan the QR code.

Paper Mill Families: We had a FANTASTIC first week of school! We introduced our new mascot and PAWS expectations to students. Students were earning lots of Panda Paws this week. The students have adjusted nicely to the back-to-school routine. Next week we start our PBIS Raffles We are excited to have our youngest learners, Kindergarten, join us on Tuesday! This was a great way to start our school year off!

Westfield Public Schools is thrilled to announce our new app for mobile phones! Stay up to date with access to real-time sports scores, the daily cafeteria menu, news from administrators, student stories, and even emergency notifications. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9OKq6xGPe0 You can download the app for free on both Google Play or the Apple App Store. Download for Android: https://bit.ly/3f8hysa Download for iPhone: https://apple.co/3qO1Nc1

Only 16 days left until school starts on Tuesday, August 30, for all students in grades 1-12. Pre-K and Kindergarten students will start school on Tuesday, September 6.

WELCOME Incoming Kindergarten families! We are excited to get to know our youngest learners. Please note the important upcoming dates below: August 24, 2022- Kindergarten Play Date- we offer 2 different times and families can choose either time. The first time is 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Our second option is from 1:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. We are excited to meet your students!

Luau Day is happening this week! Wednesday, May 18th students will be enjoying a Luau during their lunch time. Please send your student to school in their best Hawaiian attire. Each student will receive a lei to celebrate.

Cub Scouts Information Session May 16, 2022 6 - 7 PM More information on the flyer.

We are exploring the possibility of having two tuition-free, full-day preschool classes at Southampton Road Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year. We are surveying parents and guardians of preschool age students to identify the level of interest in this program. There would be a maximum of 15 students per class, and all children would be selected by a lottery process. If your child will be 3 or 4 years old by September 1, 2022 and you are interested in enrolling your child in a full-day preschool through Westfield Public Schools, please complete this survey. https://bit.ly/FullDayPreschoolPilotSurvey

Welcome Mr. Czuchra! Paper Mill welcomes Mr. Shawn Czuchra to our school community. Mr. Czuchra will be our Interim Assistant Principal while Mrs. Fiore is home with her newborn baby. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Czuchra to Paper Mill!

Please do not forget that Friday, March 11th is a Professional Development Day for schools. There is no school on Friday.