Hello SGES Families!

We finally had some snow and temperatures that allowed students to go out and play!  They loved playing in the snow and are looking forward to more!  At our whole school assembly yesterday, Mrs. Tynan’s class demonstrated the 5 items students need to play in the snow:  boots, snowpants, mittens or gloves, jacket and hat/hood.  We do try to get students out whenever we can and the conditions are right. 

In school, students have been learning so much.  Students are honing their reading skills and working on comprehension of what they have read.  They can tell us the main characters and settings and are learning more about themselves as readers.  Students are also using numbers to add and subtract, shapes and solving problems.  

Students also continue to earn Golden Tickets for doing the right thing and being kind.  We have earned so many tickets already this year, that we may fill the Golden Ticket tube before the end of the year!  

A few reminders:

Tuesday, January 29^this a Professional Development Day for Teachers.  Students will be dismissed at 11:55 am.  Morning PreK will be dismissed at 11:30.  There is no afternoon PreK. 

On Thursday, January 31^stwe will hold another Patriot’s Day to help our home team in the Super Bowl.  J 

Feb. 1- Progress Reports issued only to those who have shown increased progress or for whom progress has declined in Kindergarten and grade 1.

February 7^th- Specialists’ Night at SGES; 5-7 pm.  We have had a record number of families RSVP.  We know you and your families will enjoy meeting with our specialists and participating in Art, PE and Music. 

February 14^th– Students will celebrate Valentine’s Day with their classmates. Please do NOT send candy with or on Valentine’s Day cards due to the many food allergies we have in the building. Thank you. 

For parents going without pay during the government shutdown, you may be eligible for free or reduced lunch and breakfast benefits during your time without pay.  The free/reduced application can be accessed at https://www.graftonps.org/Domain/304.  

Preschool applications are now available for the 2019-2020 school year.

All applications will need to be hand delivered between January 15, 2019 and February 15, 2019 between the
hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm to the Office of Special Education, located on the second floor of Grafton
Municipal Center at 30 Providence Rd. Grafton, MA 01519.

Please visit www.graftonps.org/preschool to access the application.