Wednesday, December 18, 2013

DESE Report Card

Greetings,

State regulations mandate that we share a "report card" that is produced by the Department of Early and Secondary Education (DESE). This report highlights how each school fared on the most recent MCAS testing. We will be distributing this report to all students this Friday. You can access the report and corresponding letter HERE.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact my office. I wish you a wonderful day and holiday season!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Student Illnesses and Being Dismissed

Happy Wednesday!

As the weather gets cold and the days grow short, we're noticing the annual trend of increased illnesses and students requesting to be dismissed. This year we've also noticed an increase in the number of students texting a parent asking to be dismissed because they don't feel good.

I ask that all students who feel ill see the school nurse. The nurse will evaluate the student and call a parent to have the student dismissed. If your child texts you saying he/she doesn't feel well please have them report to the nurse who will then follow up with you. We need to track the number of students not feeling well for the health and safety of all students.

When your child is dismissed I also ask that you or the responsible adult please come into the building to dismiss your child. This is for security reasons. I do not want any student leaving school grounds with an unauthorized person.

I appreciate your support on this. Best wishes for a healthy winter!

Monday, December 9, 2013

2nd Term Progress Reports Sent Home!

We distributed second quarter mid-term progress reports to all students today. Please take time and ask your child about these reports. We decided to issue progress reports with the knowledge that not having an electronic means to view your child’s status has negatively impacted your ability to monitor and supervise your child this year. I sincerely hope that we are able to launch a new electronic progress report system soon, but did not want to wait any longer to communicate your child’s progress with you.

If you have any questions regarding these progress reports I advise you to contact your child’s teacher directly. If you have trouble communicating with the teacher then please contact your child’s guidance counselor who will be pleased to assist.


Thanks!