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Westford Elementary PTO Programs
Arts & Education Programs
Arts & Education is our term for the special PTO-sponsored assemblies our children attend during school. The goal is to have the children experience many different categories of arts education:
music, drama, dance, storytelling, hands-on art and more!
Due to school budget limitations, our children may not have the opportunity to experience these arts-related programs if it wasn't for all of the hard work and contributions of our Arts & Education Committee and you, both in terms of fundraising and volunteering your time. Download the Arts & Education Programming letter for Abbot, Day or Crisafulli for details about the events at each school.
2009-2010 Arts & Education Programs
This year, the Arts & Education Programming Team is excited to support on-going programs and present new workshops that we hope will enrich the lives of students, support the work of teachers, and build a caring community. We encourage you to attend any or all of these programs this coming year. Thank you for supporting the PTO by contributing your time, energy and resources to the fundraisers throughout the year that make these programs possible! For more info about AEP, to volunteer on the AEP team, or to help out at an upcoming program, please contact Marcia Caster (Gr 3-5) or Heidi Tierney (K-2).
| DATE |
SCHOOL |
GRADE |
PERFORMER |
| Oct 2 |
Robinson |
K |
Rhythm Kids - Tom & Dan Foote, of Rhythm Kids, will take the Kindergartners on an imaginary trip to the rainforest of Ghana while sharing their love of African drums. |
| Oct 16 |
Robinson |
Pre-first, 1st |
Ralph Masiello - better known as the "the Ickybug man", will share his life experience as an illustrator with 1st graders at Robinson. Mr. Masiello shows examples of his original artwork and also discusses the printing process. |
| Oct 23 |
Miller |
K |
Rhythm Kids |
| Oct 28 |
Miller |
1 |
Emilie Boon- Children's author and illustrator, Emilie Boon, shares examples of her artwork in various stages of book production. Students will use Emilie's signature crayon-and-watercolor technique to create their very own accordion-style mini-books. |
| Nov 13 |
Day |
3 |
David Coffin: Exploring the Early Woodwind Instruments - This engaging presentation covers the history of the recorder from the primitive ocarina through the medieval gemshorns and the recorders of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Mr. Coffin brings an extensive collection of recorders and other early woodwind instruments that he plays and shares with the students. |
| Nov 19, 20 |
Nab |
1 |
Emilie Boon - Children's author and illustrator, Emilie Boon, shares examples of her artwork in various stages of book production. Students will use Emilie's signature crayon-and-watercolor technique to create their very own accordion-style mini-books. |
Dec 4,7 |
Stony Brook |
Open to the public |
NYC's Premier A Cappella Group, Blue Jupiter |
| Dec 8 |
Nab |
1st,
Pre-1st |
'Weather Wonders':
Gary Gustafson - a local resident and Meteorologist returns to Nabnasset with a very engaging presentation about weather. |
| Dec 11 |
Day |
5 |
Historical Perspectives:
'Ben Franklin' |
| Jan 13/14 |
Day |
3 |
Top Secret Science" States of Matter |
| Jan 22 |
Robinson |
1 |
Weather Wonders |
| Feb 5 |
Robinson |
K |
Michelle’s Menagerie :
Live Animal Show |
| Feb 9 |
Day |
4 |
Wingmasters: World of Owls |
| Feb 10 |
Crisafulli |
4 |
Wingmasters: World of Owls |
| Feb 11 |
Abbot |
4 |
The Native American Perspective by Dan Cripps: "Cultural Diversity" |
| Feb 12 |
Nab |
K |
Rhythm Kids |
| March 2, 3 |
Miller |
K |
Mrs. Junkbox / Eco-Art |
| March 4 |
Nab |
1 |
Wingmasters: Birds of Prey |
| March 5 |
Robinson |
1 |
Wingmasters: Birds of Prey |
| Mar 3, 5 |
Crisafulli |
3 |
Top Secret Science : 'States of Matter' |
| March 8, 18 |
Abbot
Crisafulli
Day |
3 |
Robert Rivest's "Healthy Choices" |
| March 11 |
Abbot
Crisafulli |
5 |
Historical Perspectives: Ben Franklin |
| March 11 |
Miller |
1 |
Weather Wonders |
| March 19, 22 |
Miller
Nab
Robinson |
2 |
Historical Perspectives:
'Helen Keller' |
| April 5 |
Miller |
1 |
Weather Wonders |
| April 6, 7 |
Miller |
K |
The Art of Keeping Bees |
| April 6, 13 |
Robinson
Nab |
K,
Pre-1st |
‘Mrs. Junkbox’ / Eco-Art |
| April 8 |
Miller |
2 |
Wingmasters: Birds of Prey |
| April 29 |
Day |
4,
5 |
Techsplorations: "Electricity and Magnetism"
Techsplorations: "Simple Machines" |
| May 4, 5 |
Nab |
K,
Pre-1st |
‘Mrs. Junkbox’ / Eco-Art |
| May 4, 11 |
Nab |
2 |
Day in Ghana |
| May 6 |
Abbot |
4 |
Techsplorations: "Electricity and Magnetism" |
| May 6 |
Abbot |
5 |
Techsplorations: "Simple Machines" |
| May 7 |
Abbot
Crisafulli
Day |
3-5 |
Jay Banks, STAMP Out Bullying |
| May 7, 14 |
Robinson |
2 |
Day in Ghana |
| May 13 |
Abbot |
3 |
David Coffin, Early Wind Instruments |
| May 13, 18, 19 |
Miller |
2 |
Day in Ghana |
| May 13 |
Abbot |
3 |
David Coffin: Exploring the Early Woodwind Instruments - This engaging presentation covers the history of the recorder from the primitive ocarina through the medieval gemshorns and the recorders of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Mr. Coffin brings an extensive collection of recorders and other early woodwind instruments that he plays and shares with the students. This presentation ties in with the 3rd grade unit of sound and also introduces them to the recorder, which they play in 4th grade. |
| May 26 |
Crisafulli |
4 |
Techsplorations: "Electricity and Magnetism" |
| May 26 |
Crisafulli |
5 |
Techsplorations: "Simple Machines" |
| May 28 |
Robinson |
GA, K-2 |
Chinese Acrobats |
| June 4 |
Crisafulli
Day |
3-5 |
Ball In the House A Capella |
| June 4 |
Abbot |
3-5 |
Quartet Happiness |
If you enjoy the arts, then consider volunteering for the Arts & Education Committee. We are looking for volunteers to help greet performers at school on days of scheduled programs, help preview performers at other schools in the area, and work with the committee to plan future programs. The time commitment is small, and we have a lot of fun!
Credit Programs
Schools can earn money from various "cash back" rebate programs for things you may already be purchasing. When enrolling, select ANY of the six elementary schools we represent - the funds go to the same place.
 Collect General Mills Box Tops for Education
In exchange for box tops collected from participating General Mills and Betty Crocker produsts and their partners, our schools get rebate checks. So please save these, and send them into school with your child for deposit in the bright yellow boxes in their classroom/suite, or at community locations in Market Basket and the J.V. Fletcher Library. Don't forget to ask relatives to collect them too!
Donations
Last year the Invest in Your Child program replaced BoostPTODrive. It has proven to be a great success. Although there is an Invest in Your Child push in the fall and spring, donations are welcome anytime. See the Invest in Your Child form. We happily accept donations from businesses and organizations.
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