Fowler Connections
So much to see and do at the Fowler School! #OneMaynard
We are #OneMaynard #UmaMaynard #UnoMaynard
Week of Oct. 24-28, 2022
COVID Tests are being sent home with students Monday
We will distribute the COVID test to all interested families next week. These can be used as we approach the Thanksgiving season, and often families travel and have out-of-town visitors. If you don't want to use the tests, please share them with a family member or return them to the office. Each Fowler student will receive 2 tests.
Fowler Fall Costume Dance (Middle School Only) is TOMORROW! Purchase tix below!
THE FALL DANCE SPOOKTACULAR TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW
The Fall Dance SPOOKTACULAR will be held on Saturday, October 29th from 6pm to 9pm in the Fowler Auditorium. This event is for 6th through 8th graders. Tickets are $8.00 in advance if purchased by 10/26 and $10 at the door. Ticket price includes concessions, photo booth, and dancing the night away with friends! Costumes are encouraged and there will be a costume contest.
Link to register for tickets can be found here: https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/614 or in the QR code in the flyer below. Once you register your child the PTO will reach out to you about your preferred method of payment (Venmo, Check or Cash).
PTO is also looking for to chaperones & volunteers to sign up and help at this event. You can sign up here at this link https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/96972
Costume Social was a BLAST!
DPW – Update on Town Wide fall 2022 Paving Program.
The Maynard Department of Public Works would like to notify all residents of Maynard that Lazaro Paving will be reconstructing several streets in Town this fall, starting on or around Tuesday, November 1, and lasting until around December 15. The following areas will undergo roadway reconstruction:
Streets:
Great Road –from the Sudbury Town line (approx. Maybury Road) to Parker Street (Route 27)
Assabet Street –from the dead end to Riverview Avenue and from Riverview Avenue to the Stow Town line (11 Assabet Street)
Old Sudbury Road –from the Sudbury Town line (Cranberry Circle) to the Acton Town line (Old Powder Mill Road)
Old Marlboro Road –from Parker Street to Tobin Drive (just short of Great Road)
Travel on these roads may be delayed, or temporarily detoured; please plan accordingly. Please contact the Maynard DPW office with any questions or issues.
Thank you in advance for your patience as this work is performed.
Let's Finish the Fight Against Polio Worldwide!!
So many kids gave their $1 donation this week!
Library Strategic Plan Surveys
The Maynard Public Library is developing a new strategic plan to guide our work for the next five years. Broad community input is essential to this plan, and we're inviting people to participate in a survey to give voice to their hopes, needs, and opinions about the library and the role it plays in the town.
Our general survey is available online here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/maylib. And we have a teen-specific survey available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/mayteen.
We have a paper survey for kids, attached here, as well as paper versions of the general and teen surveys, all of which people can pick up and drop off at the library
Student Run Clubs Start Next Week!!
Maynard Music Updates
Maynard Music Association’s 12th Annual Casino Game Night Fundraiser
- Saturday, November 12th at the Maynard Elks at 6:30 pm
- Vouchers required (see below for details!)
- Light appetizers & desserts will be provided + cash bar
- Live jazz with Blueprint Jazz Club
- 2 hours of casino games including BlackJack, Texas Hold'em, Vegas Dice, and Roulette
- Live auction includes Patriots tickets for New Year's Day, Boston Red Sox memorabilia, wine party for 20 at Total Wine, Fowler Principal for the Day
- Prize baskets
How to participate in Casino Game Night:
- Purchase a voucher in advance: Vouchers are required to attend the event and cost $45 each. You’ll get $3,000 in chips to play casino games. Purchase vouchers here.
- Volunteer to help before or during the event. Sign up here.
- Volunteer to donate appetizers or desserts. Sign up here.
- Volunteer to be a dealer! Training provided. Contact maynard.music.assoc@gmail.com with subject Dealer!
- Do you need a babysitter? MHS Band & Chorus students have volunteered to babysit at homes on the night of the event to earn service points. Contact: maynard.music.assoc@gmail.com with subject Babysitter!
- Can’t attend? Make a direct, tax-deductible donation to MMA through our annual appeal/Givebutter campaign. Donate here.
The class of 2025 is having a winter fundraiser.
The class of 2025 is having a winter fundraiser. We are selling poinsettias, wreaths with red bows, kissing balls, and decorative baskets! Please consider supporting the class and buying something. Orders will be accepted through November 9th, with pick-up the week after Thanksgiving. Please reach out to any class member or respond to this email.
Take a look at our flyer!
Check out the MHS informational packet that was provided at this week's Open House!
WAVM was a huge hit at MHS open house this week!
Ms. Adams described her courses and the Seal of Bi-literacy available to MHS students!
A Closer Look at Maynard's Flagship School! Fowler is proud to send our students to to MHS! #OneMaynard
The promenade above the gym
The MHS Theater
Small class sizes
Moms, Dads, Grandparents: Are you looking for a little "side hustle" to make some extra cash for that Winter vacation or whatnot, being a sub at Fowler is a great thing! You are helping your children and their friends, and giving back to your community. Pay is $100 per day, 8:05am - 2:25pm. You choose when to work and when NOT to work. Only available Mondays? That's fine! Only available in the Spring? That's fine too! Totally up to you! Email Mike Barth if interested: mbarth@maynard.k12.ma.us
Maynard SEPAC’s Mission is to work for the understanding of, respect for, and support of all children with special needs within our community!
· SEPAC is seeking your family's input! Please take this brief SEPAC survey so we know what topics you are interested in learning more about and other ways we can support you this school year. It'll only take a few minutes!
· SEPAC Board meetings are held remotely via Google Meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. Meetings are open to parents, guardians, or any Maynard community members interested in special education.
· Our next meeting is Oct 5th at 7 pm. Please check out these additional resources:
o SEPAC’s webpage- https://www.maynard.k12.ma.us/page/special-education-parent-advisory-council, which also includes SEPAC contact information.
Check out SEPAC’s Facebook page - Maynard SEPAC - to receive the most up-to-date SEPAC meeting and event happenings.
Swish Swish!! Upcoming Ski Club!!
Who: Grades 3-12
When: 6 weekly sessions, Jan-Feb (4pm-8pm); most likely Thursdays
Price: Lift pass: $143 (parents also eligible for pass)
Transportation: $126-242 depending on # of people signed up
1-hour lesson add on is $89
Signups will be Nov 1- Dec 1.
Interest Form: https://forms.gle/FDtNeHdAYRDzo9Jd9 - (copy and paste in browser as this site does not support live links)
Boys and Girls Club of Assabet Valley is hiring!
Another opportunity - Looking for a fun after-school job with flexibility? The Boys and Girls Club of Assabet Valley is hiring! We are looking for friendly staff members over the age of 17 to help oversee our amazing after-school program. The hours are 2:30-6:00 and hires can work anywhere from 1-5 days a week! Staff is responsible for overseeing children's activities including gym games, homework, arts and crafts, gameroom activities, outdoor play, and more!
If interested, please contact Nikki Tyler Richardson - tyler@bgcav.org
Please note, we are looking for someone who can commit to the winter session so if you are playing a winter sport, please hold off from applying until Spring!
Winter Sports!
The Winter Athletics Season is quickly approaching! If your child plans on participating in a Winter Athletics Program, please fill out the registration form linked here!
Also, if your child plans on participating in our High School Boys Ice Hockey Co-Op hosted by Assabet, please register them through this link.
If you have any questions regarding the Assabet Ice Hockey program, or the MPS Winter Athletics Programs please reach out to the contacts below:
Boys Ice Hockey Head Coach: David Quinn (dquinn@assabet.org, (978) 944-0764)
Assabet Athletic Director: Spencer Burton (sburton@assabet.org, (508) 485-9430)
MPS Athletic Director: Michael Arria (athletics@maynard.k12.ma.us, (978) 897-8891 ext. 3112)
For more information on all Athletics programs, visit MPS Athletics Website here.
Maynard Music Association Update
Casino Night, Nov. 12: The Maynard Music Association’s 12th Annual Casino Game Night returns to the Elks this year! Parents/guardians: Please save the date for this fun event and go to MMA’s website for more information (vouchers go on sale in October).
Peer Tutoring is Available, and Free! Did I say it is free? Yes, it is free, and ready for your child to get help with homework or other academic issues.
A Note From the Maynard Sustainability Committee
We are seeking the school community’s input for the town’s climate action planning (CAP) initiative. This CAP work will include data from the attached survey, future public workshops and ongoing public engagement, culminating in a plan of action to prepare Maynard for the climate heating ahead. The input of young people, educators, parents, and all members of the school community living and/or working in town is crucial. We are eager to hear from you.
Thank you!
Kate Wheeler
Maynard Sustainability Committee
Sustcom@townofmaynard.net
Fowler's New PTO Website is Launched!
WEBSITE IS LIVE TODAY - DETAILS BELOW 🥳
We are excited to launch the new Fowler PTO website. On this website you can “meet” your PTO, learn about upcoming events, check the status of our fundraising efforts, donate, sign up as volunteers and much, much more! There are new features we will be rolling out in the coming weeks and will announce them in future newsletters. For now if you have a student at the Fowler School please register to stay up date on events and programs going on. To register simply click this link and create your account:
https://fowlermspto.membershiptoolkit.com/create_account
Once you create/register your family account, you should receive an email instantly from the website. This email is very important in order to complete step one of the registration process as you need to verify your account. Click “verify account” in that email and that will bring
you directly back to the Fowler PTO website where it asks for your password again. Once you enter it in you now move onto the last and final step of the registration process. You will be given access to “Your Family’s Account Page” where you need to fill in both forms in “Parent and Student Information” section. Once that is complete your account will be fully registered.
Let us know if you have any questions at FowlerPTOGeneral@gmail.com.We hope everyone has a great final weekend of summer! 🐾
BASEC @ MAYNARD (After School Program)
Looking for before or after-school care for your Fowler or Green Meadow student next year? Register for BASEC @ Maynard!
BASEC provides high-quality out-of-school time programming for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Our mission is to cultivate a community in which young people engage in enriching opportunities to nurture their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. We are guided by the vision of creative, resilient, resourceful, and responsible young citizens.
As a BASEC student, your child will explore their interests through daily Art, STEM, and Gym activities. They will be supported by a team of thoughtful and compassionate staff that work to build a community where children come to learn, play and grow.
We also offer workshops, vacation camps, and provide resources to parents and educators about out-of-school time learning. Please also inquire about our expanded tuition assistance!
For more information reach out to greenmeadow@maynardbasec.org / fowler@maynardbasec.org or register for the 2022-2023 school year online at https://belmontbasec.org/register/.
Fall Costume Dance for Middle School (Gr. 6-8)
Saturday, Oct 29, 2022, 06:00 PM
Fowler School, Tiger Drive, Maynard, MA, USA
Casino Night (MMA Fundraiser)
Saturday, Nov 12, 2022, 06:30 PM
Elks Lodge, Powder Mill Road, Maynard, MA, USA
GREEN MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT
The Green Meadow Elementary School project team has submitted its second MSBA submission! This submission is called the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) and it advances the initial existing conditions verification, educational visioning & programming and Owner / Community coordination into multiple design alternatives, shows MSBA the design alternative evaluation process taken by the project team, and highlights which design alternative was ultimately selected at the end of the process.
Below is a link to a Google Drive folder that contains the previous Preliminary Design Program (PDP) submission as well as the recent PSR submission. As always, we thank you very much for your attention to the project, and we’ll continue to keep you informed as the project moves along the MSBA process!