Good afternoon families! Hopefully these rainy days will bring us gorgeous May flowers! Here are this week’s updates!

Scoliosis Screenings for Grade 5 Students

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that a screening of posture be performed on all children each year from Grade 5-9.

The purpose of the screening is to detect possible curvature of the spine in children. If the condition is detected early and appropriately treated, progressive spinal deformity may be prevented.

The procedure for screening is a simple one in which the school nurse looks at the student’s back, shoulders, and hips, as he/she stands upright and bends forward. To ensure a view of the spine, we will request the students expose their backs during screening. It is recommended that boys wear a shirt that can easily be removed. Girls are recommended to wear a bathing suit top, tank top, sports bra, or halter top under a shirt. Screening is planned for this Monday, May 1st, and if not completed on that day, will resume screenings on Thursday 5/4 & Friday 5/5. Please make sure to have your child come dressed as recommended above. Screening is done separately for each student.

You will be contacted if there is any reason to have your child examined by your healthcare provider.

If you do not want your child to be screened, please inform the school nurse in writing. A report of a completed postural/scoliosis screening from your healthcare provider is requested if opting out.

PTO UPDATES:

Join us for a planning meeting virtually on Thursday May 4th @ 6:00. Link will come Thursday moring.

• Donations
  • We are looking for donations for our Grade Level Themed raffle baskets for Tigermania. Each grade level has selected a theme. Please consider donating an item that fits that theme. We will then put together raffle baskets for our Raffle Table at Tigermania! Donations accepted until May 10th.
    • Gr. 4: Game Night
    • Gr. 5: Sweet tooth Basket
• Five Guys
  • Join us May 2nd for our Dining Out Fundraiser! Head over to Five Guys between 5:00-9:00. No flyer needed!  Part of all proceeds taken in by any customer that night will come back to Tilton PTO. Spread the word, tell your friends and family!
• Tigermania 
  • Tigermania is Thursday, May 18th from 5:00-7:00! Join us for this annual event held at Tilton Lower School. The event itself is free. Food, ice cream, raffle tickets, and some games  will be available for purchase.

District Wellness Event
Calling all sports fans and families and those who want to hear a powerful true story by a former NBA Celtics player about his road to recovery. Chris Herren, will present at Hunking school on Tuesday, May 2nd from 6-8pm on substance abuse. Free event! Raffle Baskets! Counselors and Community organizations are available for resources following the event! Every participant will receive a ticket to be entered in a drawing just for waking through the door.

MCAS
MCAS testing resumes this week for Grade 5 when they will take on the Math MCAS on May 2nd and May 3rd. Grade 4 will take Math MCAS on May 9th and May 10th.. Grade 5 will take Science MCAS on May 16th and 17th.

Please be sure your child comes to school on time with their chromebook charged. They can come to school to have breakfast before the school day starts.

Upcoming Dates:
5/2: Five Guys fundraiser 5-9
5/2 & 5/3: Grade 5 Math MCAS
5/9 & 5/10: Grade 4 Math MCAS
5/16 & 5/17: Grade 5 Science MCAS
5/18: Tigermania 5:00-7:00 @ Tilton Lower
5/25: Spring Fling Dance (more info to come!)
5/26: Early Release 11:05
5/29: No School-Memorial Day

Our last day of school is June 23rd

Hard to believe there are less than 40 days left in this school year! Students are working hard and we are planning fun events in June as we celebrate our hard work this year. Enjoy the rest of your day!
Mrs. Mackay