Shaw October Community Update

Posted Date: 09/30/25 (06:00 PM)

Shaw Community Update

October 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians, Students, and Community Members,

Thank you for your support of our Fall Food Drive! It was heartwarming to see our community come together to help others. We also loved welcoming so many of you at our Back to School Community Open House nights—your presence and energy made these evenings a true success. Finally, a big thank you for your support of our Boosterthon fundraiser, which enables us to provide meaningful opportunities for our students.

We are also excited to share some wonderful news. On Monday, September 29th, Millbury was recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as one of 63 school districts across the state to reach pre-pandemic levels of achievement in grades 3–8. This recognition reflects the hard work and dedication of our students, staff, and families, and we are proud to celebrate this accomplishment with our community. You can read more about this recognition and view the full list of districts here: DESE Recognition List – September 29, 2025.

This achievement belongs to all of us, and it highlights what we can accomplish when we work together in support of our students.

As always, your input and support is very important to us. Please know our doors are always open to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Regards,

Andrew Tuccio & Erin Rosenkranz

Raymond E. Shaw Leadership Team

Complete Annual Sign Offs - Here

BOOSTERTHON is Back

It’s time! You can register your student for our Shaw/Elmwood Woolies Fun Run! Our goal is to raise $40,000 for field trips and enrichment opportunities. Signing up is easy and comes with a fun prize for your student!

⭐️ Sign Up On MyBooster.com ⭐️

Sign up Challenge: If 80% of students sign up on mybooster.com, the WHOLE school will have a PJ Day!

Thank you for being a part of our Shaw/Elmwood Street community and helping us make a difference for our students. We are grateful for your support!

We are excited to share that we have a special partnership activation with Chuck E. Cheese! When you sign-up your student(s) on MyBooster.com, and get a $1 per minute donation they earn a 30 Game Play Wristband. Once signed up, they will be entered into a schoolwide sweepstakes for a Birthday Party! Students can earn additional entries by completing sharing tasks on their student dashboards. Plus the top donating class in each grade earns a pizza party at Chuck E. Cheese!

👟 Event Day – 10/02/2025

*Need help signing up? View video instructions.

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Important Dates

A calendar for October 2025 with school events and holidays listed.

A colorful graphic promoting Fall Spirit Week, October 27-31, with daily themes.

A Halloween-themed flyer for a Trunk or Treat event with cartoon characters and a decorated car.

Student-Led Conferences (SLCs): Save the Dates

This year we will be hosting student-led conferences in person. The dates of the conferences will be December 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 10th.

Millbury Public Schools Calendar 2025-2026

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District Attorney Presentations

We are thrilled to welcome the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office to Shaw to support our proactive efforts in developing students’ understanding of healthy relationships and conflict resolution. Students will be attending these presentations in October.

Grades 3 and 4: Friendships & Boundaries Presentation

This presentation includes topics such as learning the 10 signs of what an unhealthy and healthy friendship looks like. This presentation will inform participants how to resolve escalated conflict, communicate boundaries online and offline, identify who your trusted adult is, and practice self-care tips.

Grades 5 and 6: Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships Presentation

This presentation includes topics such as learning the 10 signs of what unhealthy and healthy relationships look like. This presentation will inform participants how to resolve escalated conflict, practice consent, communicate boundaries, how to help a friend who is a survivor of an unhealthy relationship, and lastly how to navigate if a relationship ends. This program teaches the importance of creating healthy relationships with others, as well as teaching tips to help you know if you or anyone you know is in an unhealthy relationship.

The District Attorney’s Office will also offer a Parent Session on October 23 at 6pm via Zoom. This virtual presentation includes topics such as learning the 10 signs of what unhealthy and healthy relationships look like. This presentation will inform participants of the risk factors of unhealthy relationships, discuss social media vs. relationships, how to communicate boundaries, stalking awareness, how to support your child, and how to report and act. All families are welcome to attend using this link on October 23.

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Shaw School Store

Thank you to those of you who have donated to our Shaw School Store! We rolled out the store for the first time this year, and the students were thrilled to spend their Woolie Bucks, which they had worked so hard for. Some of the most popular raffle items this month were the burrito blanket, Stanley water bottle, and the chance to have a pizza party with Mr. Tuccio, Mrs. Rosenkranz, and four friends. If you are interested in donating to our school store, check out our AMAZON WISHLIST! Your donations are greatly appreciated!

Free SEL Parent Webinars

Shaw is partners with the Bryt Network. They offer free monthly social-emotional learning parent webinars. Click here for more information.

A flyer advertises bryt Family Learning Sessions for 2025-26, with various parenting topics.

What's Happening at the Millbury Public Library

Millbury Public Library October 2025 calendar with Halloween-themed decorations.

A flyer announces October events for children and teens at the Millbury Public Library.

A library flyer announces October adult events, including book clubs, workshops, and a writers' society.

Millbury Parents Club October Meeting

Tuesday, October 14 at 7 pm.

Location: Elmwood Community Room

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Birthday Book Cart

Do you want to help promote the love of reading for students at Shaw? This year at Shaw, we will once again have The Birthday Book Cart. Every day after a student has their birthday recognized during morning announcements, they will get to choose a book they WANT to read and keep from The Birthday Book Cart. If you would like to support The Birthday Book Cart, you can purchase a book from our Amazon Wish List, or please feel free to drop off new books or donations to purchase new books at the main office at any time.