Buker Family Bulletin DECEMBER CULTURAL ENRICHMENT Dec. 10 – Mainely Stars:  “Helping children reach for the stars,” Scott Negley presents two interactive programs connecting the stars to the seasons as well as to the path of escaping slaves.  Grades 4-5.  Dec. 15-18 –Imagination in Action: Imagination in Action’s 4-day residency provides an in-depth exploration of the language of movement.  Through movement, reflection and focus, students engage in the creation of narrative.  Students learn to listen with their eyes, speak with their movements, read with their imagination, and write with choreographic pattern. The sessions are interactive, creative and energetic, using mime and dance as language, with a focus on literacy and communication skills through movement.  The program will culminate with a 4^th grade student performance for Buker students and parents on Friday, Dec. 18.  Grade 4.  Dec. 21 – Hamilton-Wenham School of Dance Performance:  The local dance company will perform several selections from their holiday performances.  Grades K-5 assembly. BUKER HOLIDAY ALL-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Tuesday, December 22nd, NEW TIME: 10:00am Buker Auditorium Parents are welcome. The Hamilton-Wenham EdFund’s annual Christmas tree sale will take place again near the Patton Park tennis courts at the corner of Bay Road and Asbury Street in Hamilton. The sale runs through Saturday, December 19th. Sale hours are Monday-Friday from 3-8pm, Saturday & Sunday from 9am-8pm. The trees are Balsam Fir from Northern Vermont. Come join the fun, buy your tree and support your schools.

December 10, 2009 www.hwschools.net bukersafearrival@hwschools.net Or call the Safe Arrival Line, 978-468-8400, (24/7). Please follow this link for a message from Superintendent McGrath, regarding the July 2009 revisions in the MA Conflict of Interest Law and State Ethics Committee Rules affecting gift giving to school staff members and the HWRSD policy affecting gift giving to school staff members. HAMILTON-WENHAM COMMUNITY LINKS: § HW Little League REGISTRATION DEADLINE 12/31/09 § HWLibrary NEW PROGRAMS!! · Hamilton Wenham Community House § Wenham Museum § Hamilton Wenham EdFund § Hamilton-Wenham Rotary Club § Hamilton-Wenham Rec Dept. § Generals Youth Football § HW Youth Soccer § HW Youth Basketball § HW Youth Lacrosse § HW Wrestling SAVE THE DATE: § December 22 NEW TIME Holiday Assembly/10:00am § December 23 Early Dismissal § December 24 Winter Recess Begins The District does not discriminate in its programs, activities or employment practices based on age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.