Good afternoon families! I hope this sunny warmer weather is here to stay! It’s hard to believe this is the last week in March. The year is going by quickly!

ALICE drills
We will be holding our own ALICE drills this week. Once our drill has occurred, we will send follow up communication to let you know it was held. For more information about ALICE, please click the links below.

English:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VXzF1kNlCWdBVy4HSSbRjtKjJ-_DhbQnY7Bf8RWQLYc/edit
Spanish:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XT-Qcz5nm5Dgru0zoxrFO41jviziJEmYkG2SJNYMVgI/edit
Portuguese: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zvr94L1ZxN2c8H4sLsjPTiqokA3AdTRzR4m2pkduoe0/edit
Arabic: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m6JLszSeazlxinT3dTZqAEKfevWlbpQpNXz4Xc8ywtY/edit

MCAS testing
April 11th marks the start of our Gr. 3 MCAS testing. Students have been working hard to prepare. They have learned some testing strategies and learned how to navigate the testing platforms so they feel ready the day of. Encourage your child to get a good night’s sleep, use their strategies and don’t stress, try their best!

PTO updates/Tigermania
At our recent PTO meeting, we discussed launching our Spring fundraisers-World’s finest chocolate. Permission slips will be going home with students. The parents will be required to sign a permission slip for the student to participate,  as the student will have the box of 60 bars to sell. They need to turn in the $60. No unsold chocolate can be returned to the school.  More information will be coming home this week along with the permission slips.

We are also looking to have a Dining for a Cause at a local restaurant soon so stay tuned for that!

And finally, we are excited to hold Tigermania once again! It will be held on Thursday, May 18th from 5:00-7:00. Rain date is June 1st from 5:00-7:00. More details to come and we will also be looking for help ahead of the event and during the event.

Kindergarten Info Sessions
Do you have a child who will be Kindergarten age by September 1? Join us for an information session on Wednesday, March 29th from 6:00-7:30 at Bradford Elementary. See more information here: https://www.haverhill-ps.org/kindergarten-information-nights-2/

Upcoming Dates:
3/29: Kindergarten Information Session @ Bradford Elementary @ 6:00
3/30: Bingo For Books @ Tilton Lower @ 6:00
4/7: No School-Good Friday
4/11 & 4/12: Gr. 3 ELA MCAS
4/17-4/21: April Vacation-NO SCHOOL

I hope you all get out and enjoy the beautiful day! Can’t wait to see our Tigers tomorrow!
Mrs. Mackay