November, 2014
Post date: Nov 12, 2014 5:58:02 PM
School Council November 12th Principal’s Report
The seventh graders had a great time at Sargent Center – They come back to us a little bit
We held the first Golden Eagle Assembly last month - The drama group entertained the audience with a few short skits
We had another successful fire drill and our first lock down in the middle/end of last month – The reports from our debriefing with the police and fire departments were positive
School Pictures (individual and group) took place at the end of October
The Lion’s Club Eyemobile screening (hearing/vision) has come and gone for Grades 3, 4, 5, 7
Fire Safety Week was observed by our first responders as they addressed our K, 1, and 2 students – Note: The first responders also had lunch with our students
The Gubernatorial mock election was held and we have our Y and Z party candidates – The eighth graders are learning a lot about the political process led by their Social Studies teacher,
Bus Evacuation for Grades Preschool through Eighth Grade was completed with our partnership with the bus company
The middle school (Grades 7 and 8) had a Halloween themed dance last month
Ms. Richards led four student council members to MIT and The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values: SPARK 2014 for a day of featured speakers, entertainers, and a panel discussion with His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Parent/Teacher Conferences were held October 30th, 31st and November 3rd
The district participated in an all-day professional development day consisting of three two
hours sessions for our district staff
A district training was held for some of our administration, nurses, and guidance counselors on
SBIRT: Screening, Brief Inventory, Referral Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Use sponsored by the MA Partnership of Public Health
Jan Hanson presented at our staff meeting last week on Allergy Awareness as part of our continued professional development on this and other related topics
Last Friday night the middle school put on a play lead by Maryann Zayka
PLUS classes are 5/7 through the first PLUS cycle – New PLUS groups will start in December
There was no school yesterday due to Veteran’s Day
Our second annual pasta dinner fundraiser will be tomorrow night with two booked sittings for dinner from 5:00-6:00 and 6:00-7:00 – Bring your appetite
Friday, November 14th is Community Reading Day K-8
The dental hygienist will be here the week of November 17th for Grades Kindergarten, Two,
No School on November 26th 27th 28th (Thanksgiving)
Submitted by Steven Grant