Notice from the Superintendent

Dear Parents/Guardians,

At the last Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School Committee meeting on May 20, 2015, the School Committee unanimously voted to increase the Middle School Sports fees as of August 1, 2015 as follows:

* A $300.00 per student/per sport fee will be implemented with no student/family cap.

* A minimum of fifteen (15) student participants must be paid in full before each season will commence. If the minimum paid student participation is not met, the sport will be cancelled.

The purpose of the increase is to cover the costs of the self-funded Middle School Sports Program. Although, we can agree that sports are an integral part of a student's "School Life", the expenses incurred by the program are not in keeping with the revenue generated, thereby creating a burden on the District's operational budget. The District cannot run a deficit; therefore, the newly instituted fee structure will be piloted during the 2015-2016 school year.

Further funding via a concerted parent/guardian fundraising effort will be instrumental in the continuance of school-based athletic opportunities at the middle school level. The program will require approximately $2,000.00 in fundraising revenue from both Bridgewater and Raynham to offset program costs.

With the assistance of fundraising efforts and the increase in fees, our plan is that the Middle School Sports programs will once again be self-sustaining and our students will continue to have the opportunity to participate in a school-based athletic program. Thank you for your continued support of the District.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline B. Forbes, Ph.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Teddy Bears Picnic

Thursday, June 18

at 10:30am

Raynham Public Library

Calling all Teddy Bears! You're invited to our annual Teddy Bears' Picnic on Thursday, June 18.

You'll hear Teddy Bear stories and sing Teddy Bear songs. Plenty of songs, stories and fun for you and your little one.

Please bring the child that loves you best.

Light refreshments.

ECPO Meeting

Thursday, June 11 at 7pm

Merrill School Cafeteria

Our last ECPO meeting of the year is scheduled for next Thursday, 6/11 at 7:00 pm at the Merrill cafeteria. We will be wrapping up the year, and voting in next year's new Board. We encourage all of our current Kindergarten and First Grade parents to attend so we can thank you all for your support this year, and we also encourage all incoming Kindergarten parents to attend and see what our meetings are all about and meet the new Board. Special desserts and refreshments will be provided as a thank you to our Merrill parents, and as always, free babysitting is available in the gym for children ages 2 and up.

Have a wonderful week!

Rachel King, ECPO President 2014-2015

 

Does your organization need volunteers?

Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce Community Involvement Committee is now accepting applications for Volunteer Assistance for Community Events taking place in August, September and October of this year. 

This new program being offered by the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce allows your organization to submit an application detailing your fundraising event for consideration. 

 A winner will be selected and we will solicit the Chamber membership to attempt to get some volunteer help for the event.  The only requirement is that funds raised from the event must be used to directly benefit a Chamber Community.

The Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce represents the nine communities of Middleboro, Lakeville, Carver, Raynham, Bridgewater, Halifax, Plympton, Rochester, and Wareham. The application deadline is July 1. 

Feel free to email us at  communityinvolvement@cranberrycountry.org with any questions.  Click here to submit application 

508-828-1101 * TRWA, P.O. Box 1116, Taunton MA 02780   -   The TRWA River Center, Gertrude Boyden Refuge, 1298 Cohannet Street Taunton Ma.

                     Raynham Walking Group

Mondays 10am weekly

Meet at the Senior Center lobby

Shake off the winter and get going when the Park and Recreation Department joins with the Senior Center to offer the weekly walking program.

The group steps off from the Senior Center lobby at 9:30 am every Monday (weather permitting) throughout the spring, summer and early fall.

The walkers take advantage of the adjacent Park and Rec property for different levels of walking. All are welcome to this free program, facilitated by Park and Rec program director Heather Nix.

Eat Healthy & Get Moving!      

By Kim Noble, RN, MBA; YHC Program Coordinator 

It is finally feeling like summer! The farmer's markets are opening and there are lots of people out walking, running, hiking and cycling. 

 To help everyone move more and eat healthier the Turn the Tide Foundation has a number of resources on their website. click here for website

These include: ABC for Fitness© (Activity Bursts in the Classroom,) A-B-E for Fitness (Activity Bursts Everywhere,) Nutrition Detectives® Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices, UnJunk Yourself, and more.  The ABC For Fitness© and the A-B-E for Fitness are designed to help youth and adults add in movement to days when they are sitting in class or the office. 

The Nutrition Detectives® is a program for elementary age students to help them learn to read food labels.   The Unjunk Yourself program is designed to help youth learn important health messages on nutrition and physical activity through music and dance video clips. They have just released a new video entitled "I'm an Animal," it is just under 3 minutes in length and highlights the need for us all to consume "real" food vs. processed food.  To view the videos from Turn the Tide FoundationUnJunk Yourself, including "I'm an Animal," visit: click here 

Turn the Tide Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization created to help combat obesity by developing, evaluating, and disseminating creative, yet practical programs that can be used in the real world, by real people, for free. 
For a listing of the 243 Farmer's Markets in Massachusetts visit:  click here for link
For a list of Farmer's Markets in New England visit: click here

Youth Health Connection, SSH 5/28/15