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IMPORTANT DATES
April 14th - 18th - Spring Spirit Week
April 17th - Grade 1 Concert Family Performance @ 6 pm
April 21st - 25th - No School - Spring Vacation
May 1st - Spring Picture Day
May 2nd - District Half Day - Dismissal at 12:17 pm
May 8th - Grade 4 Concert 2:30 (Whole School) & 6 pm for Families
May 12th-15th - Math MCAS
May 16th - Elementary Half-Day - Dismissal at 12:17 pm
May 21 & May 22 - Kindergarten Screening
May 23rd - 10 am Memorial Day Observance - Families Welcome to Attend
May 26th - No School - Memorial Day
May 30th - GDRHS Graduation
School Committee Staff Spotlight
Please join me in congratulating two of our Swallow Union Staff who were nominated and recognized in March’s Staff Spotlight: Heidi Delaney, Physical Education Teacher, and Jesse Egan, Special Education Teacher! Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition and for all your hard work and dedication to our students! We appreciate you both! Here is the link to watch the video, which recognizes staff across our district.
March Staff Spotlight
https://reflect-thegrotonchannel.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/11494?site=1
GDEF Teaching Stars
In addition to the school committee recognition, GDEF Teaching Stars are going strong, and this week, we are pleased to recognize another amazing faculty member!
Nurse Kate Deloureiro received a well-deserved shout-out from the McLeod family!
Memorial Day Assembly
Last year, Swallow Union began a new Memorial Day tradition of hosting our local service members to join us for a day of remembrance. We welcomed several families and Dustable residents currently serving or serving in our armed forces. At the same time, Mrs. Mohan, the Music Teacher, led our school in song, and our Student Council spoke words of appreciation and recognition.
This year, we would like to open this event to all families who want to attend and be part of the audience. We will begin at 9:45 am in our gym and have the bleachers out for families who would like to attend. Please enter through the front of our school, where you will be greeted and escorted down to the event by a member of our student council.
If you are a member of our military and want to be more active in this event (special guest seats, speaking role), please email Jill Jarvis (jjarvis@gdrsd.org) so we can plan to greet you! We ask that you be here between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. so you have time to partake in coffee, tea, and light refreshments. We will have guest seating where you can be honored and a chance to speak to the students if you wish.
PTO NEWS
Tiger Twist Photos - Check out how much fun was had at the Tiger Twist last week, thanks to all who came! jc3photography.morephotos.net - Spring Fling Dance Photos
Taco Night Take Home with Moe's - May 5, Cinco de Mayo! Order a Moe's Taco Kit and pick it up at Swallow Union between 4:30-6pm. Reach out to the PTO if you need other arrangements. Place orders by April 25 here: Taco Kit Order Form
Teacher Appreciation Week - stay tuned for a sign-up to assist with gathering raffle baskets and hosting a potluck for our wonderful staff.
Board Elections - Wednesday, June 4 at our last General Meeting. All board positions are one year terms. We would love to see new faces on our board to bring their fresh ideas! Email swallowunionpto@gmail.com for any questions.
Fun Fridays - Want to show how much we appreciate our teachers and staff? Sign up for a Fun Friday, as an individual or as a class! Fun Friday Sign Up
2025 Back to School Color Run - Save the Date! September 26, 2025
The cast of the Drama Guild’s Spring Play, Radium Girls, by DW Gregory, is preparing for next week’s shows. Performances are Friday & Saturday, 4/11 & 4/12 at 7pm with a 2:00 matinee on Saturday 4/12. Groton Resident Kathleen McKenzie directs this production with our Technical Director, Jon Swift. Radium Girls presents the stories of women in American factories using & suffering from the effects of an unusual new technology. All performances are in the Black Box Theater at GDRHS, 703 Chicopee Row, in Groton.
GDEF Teaching Stars
Are you looking for a unique way to recognize a Teacher, Administrator, or Other Staff/Community Member for their hard work and the impact they’ve had on your child? GDEF Teaching Stars are the perfect gift! They are a great way to say "Thank You" while helping enrich the schools by donating to the Groton-Dunstable Education Foundation (GDEF). Certificates are great for showing gratitude in November or as a holiday gift in December! Learn more here about how to show an educator how much they are appreciated with a Teaching Star: https://www.gdefinc.org/teaching-star
Parent/Guardian Notes Required for any changes in Dismissal
If your child(ren) has a change in dismissal from their normal plan, a written note or email to the teacher is required. Please be sure to send that note the same day noting the change. From there, those notes go to the office, where we verify the change and create a bus slip for the bus drivers. This ensures students are going where their parents have arranged and provides permission to the bus drivers to take them (or drop them off at a different stop). Students are not allowed to change their dismissal plans on their own.