STRAFFORD SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | February 10, 2023 | Issue #23 | | |
A Message from the Speech Room | | |
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February in New Hampshire is a chilly month! With cold temperatures, ice, and snow, comes the need for indoor activities with children. Here is a list of some fun indoor activities to do with your kiddos that help encourage speech and language development:
- Make hot chocolate and talk about each step involved in preparation (first, second, third, etc.).
- When getting ready to go outside, talk about the purpose of coats, hats, and scarves, and why we need to wear them.
- Name animals you see in the winter/cold climates and find pictures to discuss how they are similar and different from each other.
- Act out and talk about the verbs jump, crawl, kick, throw, catch, and other movements that can be demonstrated in the living room.
- Race cars on a table and talk about the differences between fast and slow.
- Read a book about winter and ask your child to recall five details from the story.
- Find items of different textures (rough, soft, hard, etc.), put them in a bag, and have your child feel the item and guess what they are.
- Take turns thinking of things that are white, like the snow. Where can you find each of the things you list?
- Help your child find 10 words in a book or magazine that start with the same letter sound as your child’s name or a speech sound they have difficulty with.
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As C2022 E3 ZFT (the Green Comet) made its close pass by Earth this past week, the 5th and 6th graders studied comets and actually made one to see how it works.
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Softball Clinic
Interested in improving your skills and learning more about the game of softball? Anyone from grades 5-8 can come to the clinics right here at Strafford School to work on all facets of the game! They will be held Sundays, January 8th to February 19th. All skills will take place from 12-1 PM with a half hour of pitching instruction to follow. These clinics are hosted by Coe-Brown senior and former Strafford softball player, Madison DeCota. Madison is a two time all-state pitcher for the Bears having won the state championship in 2022. She has over ten years of experience playing softball and is eager to share her knowledge with the up and coming players. Please reach out to Mrs. Dolan to sign up for this FREE clinic.
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Carnation Sale
Order Form Here; Copies were sent home this week. We have very few left!
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Family Movie Night
Save the Date: Friday, March 3rd, 2023
$10.00 per family at the door & picnic style seating
*All proceeds go to the 6th Grade Nature's Classroom Fund
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8th graders have been working on performance poetry. They wrote original poems based on the novel The Crossover and performed them for the class. They had to include changes in volume, tone, pacing and gestures. They did a great job!
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That's a Wrap!
Hats off to our student-athletes for wrapping up the season this week in playoffs. We had some nail-biting games!
Play Off Results
Boys A v. Northwood 50-49 (L)
Boys B v. Deerfield 36-6 (L)
Girls A v. Deerfield 42-17 (L)
Girls B v. Barrington 23-20 (L)
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Spring Sign Ups
Please sign your player up for spring athletics using this link on or before Feb. 15, 2023.
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Shopping on Amazon? Don't forget to choose Strafford School PTO as your charity & shop via Smile.Amazon.com online or on the app. They send us a portion of your sales!
You can also support our school with BOX TOP$ for Education. Download the app here. Here's a list of the newest products now participating in Box Tops!
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Thank you all for your support. We successfully hired 1.5 paraprofessionals, a facilities director, and a bookkeeper. We also have several applications for a full-time custodian.
Please share this far and wide so we get to as many potential employees as possible.
See our Website for all current opportunities, job descriptions, and two methods of completing an application. https://sites.google.com/straf.../straffordsau/employment-hr
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Strafford Recreational Sports | | | |
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Basketball: Looking for updates on the program? Click here for details and watch for emails from your coaches.
Adult Pickleball: Sundays through March. Click here for more details.
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In New Hampshire, 988 expands our existing crisis response landscape; it supplements but does not replace, New Hampshire Rapid Response (NHRR). NHRR provides call, text, and chat services to children, youth, and adults experiencing emotional distress, overwhelming feelings, or a mental health or substance misuse crises. Crisis is defined by the person who is calling and there is no wrong reason to call. For more details, click here.
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