Worthington School District
147 Huntington Road
Worthington, MA 01098
413-238-5856
gmorsedobosz@hr-k12.org
Dear Community:
Hard to believe that next week is the first week of October! The month of October is very busy with Open House, our monthly PTO meeting, and the Harvest Festival. Make sure to check the upcoming events down below!
Fall into Fun: Physical Education Classes for Preschool to Grade 6!
Get ready for an exciting season of physical education classes this Fall! We have a dynamic curriculum tailored to engage and energize all of our R H Conwell students from Preschool through Grade 6. From fundamental movements to team sports, we’re fostering a love for physical activity and healthy habits. It is important that students are dressed prepared for PE especially wearing the correct shoes!
Preschool Pioneers: Little ones will explore movement through play, building motor skills and coordination in a joyful environment.
Elementary Energizers: Grades K-2 will dive into games and activities designed to develop teamwork and basic sport skills.
Junior Athletes: Grades 3-6 will embark on a journey of sportsmanship, honing their skills in various team sports.
PTO: Our next meeting will be October 17th at 6pm with a hybrid option and coffee tea and dessert at the school. Any parents who want to come discuss our upcoming holiday events are more than welcome to join! We would love to get an early start on getting volunteers to help with our holiday bazaar since it was such a huge success last year. Please get your hillside pizza order forms by October 6th. Open house is October 19th, order forms will be going out shortly for a hot dog, hamburger, or veggie burger dinner that night. If anyone would like to donate baked goods to accompany those dinners or just for all of the families attending that would be greatly appreciated. The Harvest Festival will be on October 31st with the parade starting at 1:30. There will be goodie bags, games, donuts, and cider with a schedule to follow. Look out for a couple fun new fundraisers within the next few months. Anyone with any questions or requests can reach out to us at worthingtonpto.ma@gmail.com Thanks families!
Please PUT your orders in for R.H Conwell Tee Shirts and your Hillside Pizza Order! All forms were sent home in your child(s) folder. Tee shirt orders are due 9/30 (that’s an online order), and pizza orders are due October 6th.
PTO meetings will typically be on the third Thursday of each month with the next one scheduled on October 17. This will be a hybrid meeting. Coffee and homemade cookies will be served if you attend the meeting in person! Hope to see you there!
Picture Retakes: You should be receiving an email from the school photographer with the picture previews. Retakes will be on Friday, October 6, 2023.
Open House: Will be on October 19 with a PTO sponsored dinner of hot dogs and hamburgers will be available beginning at 5:00PM in the cafeteria. Watch for the flyer from the PTO to sign up!
Volunteers: We are looking for community members to substitute and/or volunteer at R.H. Conwell. And, currently we are looking for someone to consistently volunteer on FRIDAY’s. Please call Lisa at 413-238-5856.
Chocolate Bars: We still have many boxes of chocolate and we would love to get them sold. Please stop by the office or send in money with your child if interested in buying some.
Update from the Nurse’s Office:
Cold and flu season is upon us!
We are partnering with the Northampton Health Department to host a flu clinic at RH Conwell the night of the open house. This clinic is free, and open to all students, families, staff, and anyone in the community looking to stay healthy this season!
The clinic will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 4:30-6:30pm.
Walk-ins welcome, Pre-registration Preferred
https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/northampton
Pre-register using the link provided above or by calling 413-587-1314 for assistance registering over the phone with our team.
We hope to see many of you there!
News from the Cafeteria:
This month’s Harvest was tomatoes! Students enjoyed local tomatoes from Four Corners Farm in Worthington. Tomatoes were served with ranch, roasted, and made into a quesadilla with broccoli and cheddar cheese! Check out the recipe! Quesadillas with Tomatoes, Broccoli, and Cheddar Cheese – Massachusetts Farm to School
Next month’s harvest is Pears.
To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, R.H. Conwell school will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 9-13, 2023. The fun and creative campaign theme, “Level Up with School Lunch,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both in and out of the classroom. The menu that week will feature fun gaming theme lunches!
- We invite families to join us for breakfast and lunch each month. For October, family breakfast will be Friday, October 6 and family lunch will be Friday, October 27. Sign up sheets will be coming home today. Any questions or concerns please email me atompkins@hr-k12.org. Thanks! Ms. Ashley
The cafeteria now has a peanut free table at lunch time due to the presence of a student in the school with a severe peanut allergy.
Upcoming Events:
October 6: Family Breakfast
October 9: NO SCHOOL
October 10: NO SCHOOl: All School PD for teachers
October 12: School Committee Meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.
October 17: PTO Meeting at 6 P.M. and will be a hybrid meeting. Those who attend in person will meet in the library. Homemade cookies and coffee will be served to all those who attend the in-person meeting!
October 19: OPEN HOUSE beginning at 5:30 p.m.
- Flu Clinic happening at Conwell 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. (see the flyer for more information and to sign up)
- PTO hot dogs and hamburgers will be sold before the Open House beginning at 5:00 p.m.
October 25: Parent Coffee beginning at 8:30 a.m.
October 27: Family Lunch
October 30: Girls on the Run practice 5K will be at 3:30 down Ridge Road and back.
October 31: Halloween Parade beginning at 1:00 p.m. and then the Harvest Festival sponsored by the PTO will take place afterwards. Stay tuned for the schedule.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Warmly,
Gretchen Morse-Dobosz
Superintendent/Principal