Paper Mill Elementary School

Good afternoon, There is a heat advisory in effect for our area on Wednesday, September 6 and Thursday, September 7. Heat indices are expected to reach between 95-100 degrees. These temperatures make teaching and learning especially difficult in the majority of our buildings that are not air conditioned. For that reason, Westfield Public Schools staff and students will be dismissed early the next two days. High schools will dismiss at 11:00 a.m., Intermediate and Middle Schools at 11:30 a.m., and Elementary Schools at 12:15 p.m. Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday as well. Sincerely, Superintendent Czaporowski

There is a heat advisory in effect for our area on Wednesday, September 5 and Thursday, September 6. Heat indices are expected to reach between 95-100 degrees. These temperatures make teaching and learning especially difficult in the majority of our buildings that are not air conditioned. For that reason, Westfield Public Schools staff and students will be dismissed early the next two days. High schools will dismiss at 11:00 a.m., Intermediate and Middle Schools at 11:30 a.m., and Elementary Schools at 12:15 p.m. Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday as well. Sincerely, Superintendent Czaporowski

Kindergarten and First Grade families: Beginning tomorrow- ALL Kindergarten( starting on Wednesday) and First grade students will enter and exit the building during arrival and dismissal by the kindergarten door. This door is located in the front of the small playground in the front of the building.

A reminder that schools are closed on Monday, September 4, 2023, for Labor Day. Schools will reopen on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Thank you.

What a fantastic first day! It was wonderful to have students back in the building laughing with friends, catching up from summer break, and building relationships with new friends in their classes. Teachers were also excited to meet their new students, get to know them, and begin building relationships. I hope your child came home excited to tell you about their day. Here is to a fantastic year!

Welcome Back Paper Mill! We are so excited to have you back for the 2023-2024 school year! We have an exciting year ahead of us and can’t wait to get this year started!

Kindergarten Registration- Do you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall? School is starting soon and our Kindergarten Registration is open! Please visit the www.schoolsofwestfield.org and look under central registration to register your child!

Westfield Public Schools is hiring: Speech and Language Pathologists Special Education Teachers ESL Teachers Paraprofessionals Click on the link below to view our current openings. Thank you! https://www.schoolspring.com/jobs?employer=11953&fbclid=IwAR1GNsNa8Kvxp-JJN--3K6AuBq0q3d6vHQUsWwUIrmfgXYI1N6IrLcygiMg

Click below for 2023-2024 Supply Lists for each grade level Kindergarten: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/Paper_Mill/3350200/Kindergarten_School_Supply_List___1_.pdf First Grade: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/Paper_Mill/3350198/Welcome_to_First_Grade.pdf Second Grade: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/Paper_Mill/3350197/_Second_Grade_supply_list.pdf Third Grade: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/Paper_Mill/3350201/Grade_3_Supply_List.pdf Fourth Grade: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/Paper_Mill/3350199/Grade_4_Supply_List_2023-2024.pdf

Christine Shea, Westfield public schools’ director of assessment and accountability, said 152 new English language learners moved into the district this past year. English language learners are students whose native language is not English and who are not yet able to complete ordinary classroom work in English. According to state and federal laws, each school district must arrange for them to receive instruction from certified ELL teachers trained specifically to work with students still learning English. Most of the new families in Westfield are coming from Ukraine, a total of 102 students this past year, some from the same families. Other students are from Russia, Moldova and Turkey, and 15 are from Afghanistan, families that are still trickling out after the end of the U.S. occupation. There are also several families from Ecuador that recently arrived. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/07/families-from-ukraine-afghanistan-among-english-learners-in-westfield-schools.html

With school ending today, the Westfield Athenaeum is offering a fun program with prizes that is aimed at helping children and teens stay engaged with reading over the summer months. The Athenaeum’s annual Summer Reading Challenge program has reading challenges for all ages, complete with different levels of activities. One program is for children up to grade 6, and a second one is for teens from grades 7-12. There’s even a reading challenge for adults who want to join their kids in summer reading. All participants are challenged to read at least 20 minutes a day. Reading challenges run from June 26 to Aug. 12 — at least 1,000 minutes of reading, total. Signups are being taken at westath.beanstack.org/reader365. The Athenaeum uses a program called Beanstack, which allows participants to sign up, track their reading and earn extra raffle tickets toward prizes online instead of using a paper log. https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/06/summer-reading-programs-for-youth-adults-begin-next-week-at-westfield-athenaeum.html

A reminder that Westfield Public Schools are closed on Monday, June 19. Tuesday, June 20 is the last day of school, and it is an early release day. High school students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m., Middle and Intermediate school students at 11:30 a.m., and Elementary school students at 12:15 a.m. Thank you.

Did you know students in grades 4,7, and 10 are required to submit a physical exam within 30 days of school entry. Students in grades K-12 are also required to be fully immunized against certain diseases. Please click on the image for more information.

We are excited to celebrate 4th grade tomorrow and Friday- 4th Grade Breakfast- June 15th at 9:30 4th Grade Celebration- June 16th at 9:30 We hope to see everyone there!

We are excited to celebrate 4th grade tomorrow and Friday- 4th Grade Breakfast- June 15th at 9:30 4th Grade Celebration- June 16th at 9:30 We hope to see everyone there!

We are excited to celebrate 4th grade tomorrow and Friday- 4th Grade Breakfast- June 15th at 9:30 4th Grade Celebration- June 16th at 9:30 We hope to see everyone there!

Field Day is tomorrow! We are very excited for a fun day with activities students will enjoy. Each grade level will be wearing a specific color. The colors are: 4th - Red 3rd - Green 2nd - Yellow 1st - Blue Kindergarten - Orange We look forward to a great day!

If you missed this morning's episode of "Superintendent's Spotlight", please click on the link below. This week, we spoke with Senator John Velis about the mental health crisis and what he is proposing to increase services for students. We also celebrated National Doughnut Day with some treats from Mrs. Murphy's. Thanks for watching! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_zpfDQZVi0

We are excited to celebrate our students musical performance tomorrow. Our concert performances are as follows: K-2: 9:30-10:30 3-4: 1:30-2:30 If you plan on dismissing your child after the performance, please be sure to bring a photo id with you. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Field Day is fast approaching on June 7, 2023 from 9:30-11:00! If you are interested in volunteering, please complete a CORI form and email Mr. Hogan @ shane.hogan@schoolsofwestfield.org