NEWS, SCHEDULE, AND EVENTS FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 2

SCHOOL NEWS

On Thursday December 1 The Ryan School will be taking a school-wide walking field trip to Tewksbury Memorial High School to see their Drama Club’s presentation of  “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The field trip is at no cost and buses will be provided in the event of inclement weather.

Olympic Gold Medalist Stacy Dragila will be bringing her Stick Jumping program to our students on Wednesday, November 30th. Stacy will also be available to meet with some PE classes throughout the day

BAND

Dear Ryan Band Member:

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving, and are continuing to enjoy the long weekend.

New Schedule
We have a bunch of schedule changes in December. Thursday folks, especially, will all miss a lesson either this week or next week because of a school-wide field trip and a half day.

I have attached an updated schedule for the month of December. Please make note of any changes. If you wrote your lessons in your agenda, please write in any changes. If you have a printed version, please print out this update.

This Week's Schedule

Tuesday, November 29

• Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30

Wednesday, November 30

• Saxophone 2 - 8:20
• Trumpet 1 - 9:08
• Trombone - 9:56
• Make-Up Lessons - 12:00
• Flute - 12:49
• Saxophone 1 - 1:37
• Late Lessons and Full Band - 2:30-3:30

Thursday, December 1

• AM Field Trip - No lessons for Saxophone 3, Percussion, Tuba, Baritone
• Clarinet - 12:00
• Trumpet 2 - 12:49
• Trumpet 3 - 1:37
• Full Band - 2:30-3:30

Thanks

Mr. O

PAC

Dear Ryan School Families, I hope that everyone had a nice long weekend (sorry this is a little late!) Thank you to everyone that donated food for the Turkey Trot Food Drive. We were able to provide the Tewksbury Food Pantry with a lot of food!

PAC IMPORTANT DATES

Monday, November 28th- Coat Drive Begins

Thursday, December 8th- Half Day

On-Going- Box Tops Contest

COAT DRIVE

The coat collection this year will run until the first of January. The bin is located in the Ryan School Lobby. All sizes of gently used coats are welcome (adult, child, baby). No rips, missing buttons, broken zippers, or permanent stains. Anton's will clean your coat and then distribute it through human service providers. 

BOX TOP CONTEST

Collect Box Tops and participate in a friendly competition between 5th and 6th grade for extra recess!!

This is how it works:

1. Collect Box Tops

2. Parent/ Guardians- Send to school with slip (attached below). Can send multiple times.

3. Students- Bring to office and put in bin marked Box Tops.

4. The PAC will transfer4 to containers in cafeteria.

5. First grade to fill container- EXTRA RECESS!!

NEWS, SCHEDULES, AND EVENTS FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 23

HOCKEY SCHOLAR
All 5th grade students will be participating in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program sponsored by the NHL. The Program starts Wednesday November 22.

The Boston Bruins are sponsoring an online STEM program for grades 5-8 across Massachusetts and it is available at no cost to Tewksbury Public Schools. The program is broken up into modules that are designed to supplement ongoing lessons in science or math by relating a given concept to the game of hockey.

About the program: 

Hockey Scholar consists of 12 online learning modules for students in grades 5-8, aligned to the 2016 Science and Tech/Engineering framework. Each module connects a STEM concept to the game of hockey for a real-world application.

Thanks to a partnership with the Boston Bruins, the program (as well as the training and technical support we provide) is available at no cost.

 

Features of the Course:

• Simple 2-step student registration process
• pre- and post-assessments for each standards-aligned module
• Teacher reports tool to track students' standards mastery
• Supplemental lesson plans and educational activities for a complete blended-learning experience

BAND

We have a date for our Winter Concert! It will be Tuesday, January 31 at 6;30 PM at TMHS. There will also be a concert during the school day for our classmates around the same time. More details as we get closer. (If January 31 is a snow day, then the concert will be on Tuesday, February 7.)

This Week's Lesson Schedule

Because of the short week, only Percussion, Trombone, Tuba, Baritone, and Mr. Aquilina's Tuesday group will have lessons this week. There is also Full Band on Wednesday. It is open to anyone from the Wednesday or Thursday group.

Tuesday, Nov 22

• Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30

Wednesday, Nov 23

• Percussion - 8:20
• Trombone - 9:08
• Tuba and Baritone - 9:56
• Full Band - 11:15-12:15
• Please Note: The printed schedule says that there are late lessons on Wednesday, but there are not.

Thursday, Nov 24 - Happy Thanksgiving

Late Bus Starts November 29 and December 1The late bus will leave from the Ryan at 3:45. You do not need to sign up for the late bus, but students should make sure their parents know if they are taking the bus (and parents should make sure their children know). Also, if you live on a small side street, make sure you can describe to the bus driver where your street is (What main street is it off of? What landmark or intersection is it near?).

Please note that the late bus will not run on Wednesdays. If you would like to switch from Wednesday to Thursday for Full Band, please let me know. (If you want to switch your late lessons from Wednesday to Tuesday, you must get permission from me and Mr. Aquilina first.)

(Happy) Thanks (giving),

Mr. O

PAC

Dear Ryan School Families, I hope that everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!! I will be sending the tumblers home next week in backpacks if you do not want them sent home please let me know if you have not already (I have a few on my list in which I will be in touch).

PAC IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, November 23rd- Turkey Trot Food Drive

Wednesday, November 23rd- Half Day

Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th- No School, Thanksgiving

On-Going- Box Tops Contest

TURKEY TROT FOOD DRIVE

The 6th grade will be participating in the turkey trot during school on Wednesday. The entire school is collecting food to be donated to the Tewksbury Food Pantry. Please send in food to be donated!!

BOX TOP CONTEST

Collect Box Tops and participate in a friendly competition between 5th and 6th grade for extra recess!!

This is how it works:

1. Collect Box Tops

2. Parent/ Guardians- Send to school with slip (attached below). Can send multiple times.

3. Students- Bring to office and put in bin marked Box Tops.

4. The PAC will transfer4 to containers in cafeteria.

5. First grade to fill container- EXTRA RECESS!!

STOP AND SHOP

Welcome back to the start of a new school year and to a new year of A+ School Rewards!

Beginning October ­­7, 2016, John F Ryan School- ID 40094 has the opportunity to participate in and earn CASH from A+ School Rewards, a great fundraising program run through your local Stop & Shop!  PLEASE NOTE:  

You DO NOT need to re-register your card if your school selection(s) remains the same as last year. You may support up to two schools- participating schools are Dewing, North Street and Ryan Schools.

To participate:

Visit www.stopandshop.com/aplus and scroll down to the center of the page to select REGISTER YOUR CARD from the red box on the right marked FOR CUSTOMERS; or,

Call the A+ School Rewards Hotline at 1-877-275-2758 for assistance; or,

Email the A+ Hotline.  Please include the last name associated with your Stop & Shop Card, your 13-digit Stop & Shop Card number and our school name and school ID number* of our school (or the name, city and state in which the school is located) to: askaplus@cranecommunications.c om.     

* If you are supporting more than one (1) school, please include the ID numbers for both schools (or the names, cities and states of your schools).

To earn points

Use your registered Stop & Shop Card each time you shop at Stop & Shop, and you will earn CASH for our school. You can track the number of points you are earning for our school by checking your grocery receipt.

At the end of each month, your points are calculated and converted to CASH rewards for our school. These CASH rewards are updated monthly on the Stop& Shop A+ website beginning in November.

After the last day of the 2017 program, which is March 17, these same conversions are performed and the final school account total is posted. 

Our school will receive one CASH awards check at the end of the program and can use this cash for any of our educational needs Also, please encourage your family members and friends to support our school.  This could result in more CASH REWARDS! Thank you for your support of this program!

SCHEDULE, NEW, AND EVENTS FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18

BAND
Dear Ryan Band Member:

Most of us are making good progress on our instruments so far. Make sure you are practicing regularly - 10-15 minutes a day as part of your homework. Try to play at least 2 sticker songs every week.

Marching Band Day CancelledIn case you missed the earlier announcement, tomorrow's Marching Band Day has been cancelled, since TMHS is not playing a home game. There may be another marching opportunity later this year, though, so stay tuned....

Parent/Teacher NightI will be at the Ryan on Wednesday night during Parent/Teacher Conferences. Let me know if you'd like to schedule a time to meet, or feel free to drop by the Band Room at any time.

Late Bus!

A late bus option is now available for Ryan School students two days a week. The bus leaves at 3:45 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please see the earlier email from Mrs. McInnes for more details.

This Week's Schedule

Tuesday, Nov 15

• Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30

Wednesday, Nov 16

• Trombone - 8:20
• Make-Up Lessons - 9:08
• Flute - 9:56
• Saxophone 1 - 12:00
• Saxophone 2 - 12:49
• Trumpet 1 - 1:37
• Full Band and Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30

Thursday, Nov 17

• Tuba and Baritone - 8:20
• Clarinet - 9:08
• Trumpet 2 - 9:56
• Trumpet 3 - 12:00
• Saxophone 3 - 12:49
• Percussion - 1:37
• Full Band - 2:30

Thanks
Mr. O

Tim Olevsky

Band Director and Instrumental Music Instructor

Ryan Elementary and Wynn Middle Schools

Tewksbury, Massachusetts

PAC

Dear Ryan School Families, I hope that everyone is having a good weekend!! Please remember that if you ordered pies/cookies/tumblers that the pickup is this Thursday, November 17th. Also, the Tewksbury Education Foundation's Auction is Friday night at the Tewksbury Country Club- please see below for details.

From Mrs. McInnes: This week is National Education Week and we will be celebrating this with you, our parents and guardians. Classrooms and teams (except 5D and 5F who will do so on Friday, November 18) will be open to parent and guardian visitors on Thursday, November 17th from 8:30-10:30 AM. Please sign in at the main office to get a Visitor Badge before heading to your student’s classroom. We look forward to seeing you!

PAC IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday, November 15th- Ryan School Apparel Due

Wednesday, November 16th- Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 17th- Fall Fundraiser Pick-Up, 3:30-7:30pm, Ryan School Cafeteria

Friday, November 18th- Pyramid and Pharaohs Presentation- 6th Grade

Wednesday, November 23rd- Turkey Trot Food Drive

Wednesday, November 23rd- Half Day

Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th- No School, Thanksgiving

On-Going- Box Tops Contest

TEWKSBURY EDUCATION FOUNDATION 5th ANNUAL SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION

November 18, 2016 @ 7 PM

Tewksbury Country Club

The Tewksbury Education Foundation's mission is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in our school communities. The Ryan School has benefitted greatly in the past four years through the  generosity of the Tewksbury community who have donated to and attended the TEF auction.

Here are just a few items that the Ryan School has received from this great event:

Science  and Technology:

• IPads
• HP Streams and Carts
• Projector/Sound System
• Engineering Kits (Temp, Motion, Energy Tracks, Sky, Cell
    Model)
• 3D Printer and Filament
• Microscopes

Building Security:

• Visitor Security System
• Lockdown Magnets, Door Wedges
• Employee Entrance Cards for Security System

The attached flier will give you a sneak peek of what to expect at the auction. Please consider attending to support our students and schools

Thank you