MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL & MAIN OFFICE NEWS
Welcome Back to all of our new and returning students and families!! We are now two full weeks into the school year, and finally starting to hit our stride! It is wonderful to see all of our students back in the classrooms! We look forward to an amazing school year, that still prioritizes safety as well as educational and emotional support for all students. We look forward to continuing a partnership with all of our families and community to ensure the success of all students.
You can expect a weekly update each Friday with all of the important news that is happening in and around our school and all of our classrooms. Please see below for some important news and reminders for all students and families:
Chromebooks: PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENT IS COMING TO SCHOOL DAILY WITH THEIR CHROMEBOOKS FULLY CHARGED. THANK YOU!!
School Start Time: Please be aware that the school day begins at 8:30am sharp. If you drop your students off to school please make sure that they are arriving by 8:25am to avoid being late. Feel free to begin dropping students off at any time after 8:05am. We appreciate your attention to this matter.
Attendance: A reminder to all families that if your student will be absent for the day, please make sure to call the main office (978-374-5782) to notify the school. Thank you.
ATTENDANCE CONTEST: Don’t forget that a student in our school will win a prize for attending school every day this week. We know students get sick, so if you don’t feel well stay home and keep your classmates healthy too. You will have a chance to win each week throughout this month!
Buses: All students must produce a bus pass in order to ride a regular bus. We are no longer taking attendance in the afternoon upon students getting on the bus. That makes it very important that students are paying attention in the afternoon for their buses to be called in order to not miss their bus.
Dress Code: We receive many questions about our school’s dress code. We would ask that all families please review the Haverhill Public Schools Dress Code Policy with their students in order to ensure that it is properly being followed. Thank you for your attention to this. Please find a copy of the HPS Dress Code Policy below:
PTO UPDATES
JGW PTO Newsletter Sept 2021 (1)
The JGW PTO had a successful 2020-2021 school year. We accomplished a lot! We had a successful cookie fundraiser, dress up days and JGW Apparel fundraiser. We also hosted two virtual Scholastic Book Fair which earned funds for the school library. We were able to sponsor and donate to the following: · $2,000 worth of books for the library · Library drop box · 6 digital scales for the STEM Closet · JGW Thanksgiving Feast · Staff Appreciation Luncheon · Teacher Appreciation Week · Yearbooks, balloons, Kona Ice and carnival for Grade 8 Promotion · 6th grade end of year celebration · NJHS 8th grade celebration
2001-2022 PTO Meeting Dates · September 8th · October 13th · November 10th · December 8th · January 12th · February 9th · March 9th · April 14th · May 11th · June 8th
SPORTS:
SOCCER: We held soccer sign ups for any students in grades 6-8 this week at lunch. Please stay tuned for more information.
CROSS COUNTRY: The Cross Country Team is looking for runners, and any student in grades 5-8 were able to sign up at lunch on Friday. The first practice will be held Thursday, September 16th
CLUB NEWS:
DANCE TEAM: Hello, I am Mrs. Hamel and I am starting up our very first J.G. Whittier Dance Team!!!
I have been a dancer and dance teacher for the last 35 years concentrating in Musical Theatre and Contemporary Dance. I have choreographed for many studios around the New England area and have coached school dance teams for the last 12 years. I am so excited to start one here! Whether or not you have lots, little or no dance training- if you LOVE to dance- give it a try!
The team will meet on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in Room 9 from 2:45- 3:45. We will warm up, learn dance skills, and learn dance routines. Our goal is to have a Spring Recital for family and friends to come see our dance progression.
Our first meeting will be Tuesday, October 5th after school in room 9. During this meeting, I will go over all there is to know about the team. I will have permission slips forms for families to review and sign if this is something you would like your student to be a part of.
There is no cost to sign up and students should wear clothes you can dance in. I encourage all students, of all grades, to come check it out!
Hope to see you on the 5th!!!
DISCOVERY CLUB: Discovery club (after school homework club) will be starting on October 12th this year. Applications are available outside of Mrs. Midolo’s office. Please see her if you have any questions.
JR VIP: There will be a first Jr VIP meeting on Tuesday, Sept 21st in the Art Room.The meeting will be from 2:45 to 3:30 and students need their own transportation home. VIP stands for Violence Intervention and Prevention. We are the anti bullying and diversity club in the school. Our focus is to promote an all inclusive atmosphere here at JGW, while teaching students leadership skills. All new students and past members are welcome to attend.
BAND: All 5th and 6th graders had a band assembly earlier this week. Signup packets went home with students, and are due back by Monday, September 20th. Extra copies are available at the main office.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES OFFICE:
Welcome back JG Whittier Families!
As we start the school year off, please remember to send your student with a water bottle to school each day. If your child has an epipen, inhaler, or any other medication please reach out to the nurse as soon as possible. If your child is experiencing any COVID symptoms, we ask that you keep them home. If you need assistance scheduling a COVID test, please contact the nurse. We are looking forward to a great school year!
MEDICATIONS/INHALERS: A reminder to all parents that students cannot self carry medication of any kind without physician orders and an active administration plan in place developed with the school nurse. Please reach out to our nurse’s office with any questions.
CLASSROOM NEWS:
GRADE 5:
Ms. Simes: Grade 5 Math/Science (Blue/Purple Group)
Welcome to JGW, our 5th grade families! It has been a pleasure getting to know your students, while they become an important piece to our caring learning community. In math, students have created their interactive notebook or binder, they will need to have this everyday for class to keep them organized, as we move through math this year. We will begin with “Topic 1 – Understand Place Value.” Please make sure that your student comes to school with a fully charged Chromebook, we use these everyday. Additionally, students will be using XtraMath to work on their math fact fluency, letters were sent home with your students for you to view. Finally, students completed their Fall i-Ready Math Diagnostic, this data will assist myself and the math interventionist to focus on rigor and specific learning needs for your student. In science, students have created their interactive binders, these will stay in class and will be an important tool to their learning science this year. Our first unit is “Matter and Energy Flow In An Ecosystem, Scope 1 -Energy Transfer.” Students will wonder, “other than for heat, how do animals depend on the sun?” This past week, students began with an engineering activity on the importance of collaboration to get a result, they needed to stack plastic cups into a pyramid using an elastic and string. I will begin after school help after we get going into the curriculum- this will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 2:50 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at michele.simes@haverhill-ps.org. Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Marciano: ELA – We will be starting our whole class read-aloud of “Fish in a Tree”. We will be focusing on central questions for each of the chapters. Students will also get the chance to collaborate with each other and discuss the book.
SOCIAL STUDIES – We will be reviewing the geography of the United States, how to read a map, and the importance of being a good citizen.
Ms. Hogan: I have loved getting to know so many awesome fifth graders so far this school year! This week in social studies, we previewed our first unit. Our first unit is about the European explorers. We will learn about why the explorers came to the Americas, what they did, and how they impacted the Native Americans. In order to preview the unit, we thought about what it would have been like to travel across the Atlantic Ocean on a boat 500 years ago. It did not sound like it would have been fun! Next week, we will be learning about who some of the explorers were, their routes, and the technological advances that helped them with traveling to the Americas. I am looking forward to a great school year!
Ms. LaCoste: Hello from grade 5 ELA (Red, Orange, Yellow, & Green groups)! We’ve had a fantastic start to our 2021-2022 school year. Students are adjusting to middle school life and the routines and procedures that help us be successful. In class, we’ve worked on a couple of “get to know you” activities and I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know everyone. We’ve also just started our first novel, “How to Steal a Dog.” We’ll work on strengthening learned comprehension skills and developing new deeper thinking skills with this story. Ask your student about the story. Conversations about reading aid in your student’s understanding of the text. I look forward to working with both students and parents throughout the year. Don’t hesitate to email, write a note or call if you have any questions or concerns about your student.
Ms. Consolazio: I am so excited for the new school year and to be teaching fifth grade science. My hope is to make science fun and engaging. I like students to work in groups and learn doing hands on experiments. There will also be doing more writing in science. This is an MCAS science year and students will learn how to explain a subject by using claim, evidence, and reasoning.
In science, our first scope will be matter and energy flow in the ecosystem. Students will learn about photosynthesis, potential, and kinetic energy. Please make sure Chromebooks are charged at night. Chromebooks are utilized in classes daily. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me. Marisa.consolazio@haverhill-ps.org
Mr. Kelly: Welcome to 5th Grade Math with Mr. Kelly! We have been working on setting up routines and getting familiar with the technology resources and games we will be using in class this past week. Next week, we will be beginning out first unit on Place Value. We will be learning about exponents, creating numbers from the millions to the thousandths and comparing and rounding those numbers. I’m excited to start our year of 5th Grade Math!
Ms. Lees: Our first two weeks of school have been wonderful getting to know each other in fifth grade. Work in ELA and Math with Orange and Green groups next week will focus on reading How to
Steal a Dog and Place Values along with focus on individual goals.
Ms. Blanchette: The first 2 weeks of school have come to a close and students have been getting into the routine and ready to learn this school year.
The 5th graders have been transitioning to middle school. They have been given locks and are comfortable switching classes now. Next week students will begin reading “Fish in a Tree” by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. In math students will begin using their interactive binders to learn our first topic!
I look forward to supporting students in math and ELA classes this year. If you have any questions please reach out to me via email at jacqueline.blanchette@haverhill-ps.org. I look forward to a great year!
GRADE 6:
Ms. Hamel: Happy New School Year!! I am enjoying getting to know all of our new students and am sure this is going to be a great year!
Please remind your student to charge their chromebooks each night. All grade six students received a “Home to School Folder” in their homeroom color. Be sure to check it for important information/paperwork.
ELA: We have begun our year preparing to read Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. In order to fully prepare for our new adventure- we are taking some time to learn about mythological gods/goddesses and Mount Olympus. We have been diving into Zeus’ family tree (quite interesting and a bit weird- ask your student about it!!). Each student has chosen a god/goddess to do a project on as well- I’m excited to see the final products. Students will be going home with weekly homework packets and some reading. Please check in with them to see that they are keeping up. THANK YOU!
SOCIAL STUDIES: We have begun our first lesson in Geography and Ancient Civilizations with “What do Historians Do” and why is learning about the past so important. We are getting our students prepared to start a journey across the world with our first stop in Asia where we will study our first humans. We are also going to learn about mapping and the importance of each unique culture around our amazing world.
Ms. Silveira: In science, we are beginning to learn about the different phases of the moon. We will be diving into the question of ‘What patterns are caused by the Earth, Sun, and Moon system?’ Next week in math, we will be using positive rational numbers. We will be reviewing how to add, subtract, and multiply decimals.
Mr. Taylor: ELA- Next week we will be starting our reading of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Students will also get their first weekly homework packet of the year that will be due on Fridays. We will be studying Greek Mythology and characters from the book to create our own images of those characters.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We have begun our first lesson in Geography and Ancient Civilizations with “What do Historians Do” and why is learning about the past so important. We are getting our students prepared to start a journey across the world with our first stop in Asia where we will study our first humans. We are also going to learn about mapping and the importance of each unique culture around our amazing world.
Mr. LeGrand: SOCIAL STUDIES: We have begun our first lesson in Geography and Ancient Civilizations with “What do Historians Do” and why is learning about the past so important. We are getting our students prepared to start a journey across the world with our first stop in Asia where we will study our first humans. We are also going to learn about mapping and the importance of each unique culture around our amazing world.
Mathematics: Last week, students completed their i-Ready Diagnostic and their Sixth Grade Readiness Diagnostic. We are starting our first topic this week. Students will learn to add and subtract decimals with precision; multiply decimals and use addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals to solve real-world problems
Ms. Lane: SCIENCE: The students are studying the first Unit about Earth’s place in the universe with “Earth, Sun and Moon Systems”. They begin by accessing their prior knowledge and may not understand that the Moon is visible during the day as well as at night. We will learn more about this by looking for the moon together during the day. They will also learn that the moon does not produce its own light and that it is only visible to us because it reflects light from the sun. We will use the Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Theory (CER) to investigate this system.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We have begun our first lesson in Geography and Ancient Civilizations with “What do Historians Do” and why is learning about the past so important. We are getting our students prepared to start a journey across the world with our first stop in Asia where we will study our first humans. We are also going to learn about mapping and the importance of each unique culture around our amazing world.
GRADE 7:
Mrs. Berthiaume: Welcome back, everyone! I am looking forward to having an extraordinary year! In ELA, we will be using StudySync as our main text. The program is found in the McGraw-Hill app in Classlink and students will be learning more about it soon. This week, we did a review of common and proper nouns, plus some editing practice. Students also wrote letters to me about what they like to read and write about. In Social Studies, we’re going over the continents and oceans before we get started on our Asia unit. The McGraw-Hill app is where they will find their Social Studies text. Also, students must bring a pencil/pen, notebook, folder, and a charged Chromebook to class each day. Thank you for your support this school year!
Mrs. Trombly: Mrs. Trombly’s math classes are starting the week with integer work with rational numbers. We will also be doing out Iready Diagnostic testing this week. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions. strombly@haverhill-ps.org
Mrs. MacKinnon: Good morning and welcome back 7th grade families. Last week the kids did an activity where they were given 20 index cards and a meter of masking tape. The kids worked together in groups of 3-4 and their goal was to build the tallest tower in 30 minutes. The winning tower was almost 100 cm! Next week we are starting right off in our Stemcopes curriculum with reproduction in both plant and animals. Students will be focusing on characteristics of both plants and animals and how they use their features and behaviors to increase the chances of reproduction and survival in the wild. Looking forward to a great year!
Ms. DiGloria: In Grade 7 Green and Blue ELA this upcoming week, students will be working on our first thematic unit: conflict. Students will learn about types of conflicts, self-reflect on their own conflicts over the past two years, and begin to read and engage with the story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling. In Social Studies, we will be continuing our study of South Asian geography by reading about monsoons and constructing our first short writing response. I will be sending weekly updates by email, so if you have not received an email from me (krista.digloria@haverhill-ps.org) by now, please reach out so I can rectify the issue. Thank you!
Mr. Auger: Hello everyone! This week in 7th grade science we started discussing our first unit of the year, reproduction of plants and animals. Students were able to get outside and make their own scientific observations as we looked for evidence. This upcoming week we will continue to expand our knowledge of this topic with interactive lessons as we learn the different strategies that plants and animals use to successfully reproduce. In my 7th grade social studies class, we have begun to learn about the region of South Asia. We will continue to learn about the geography and different cultures that can be found in this region as we move into next week.
Mr. Harris: (Blue and Green) students are going to be looking at their first unit on Rational Number Operations, which starts off with learning what a rational number is and relating it to its opposite. We will then get into how to add and subtract integers, which is a big foundational skill students will need through the rest of their math careers.
Ms. Bilmazes: Welcome back and I hope you’ve all had a good start to the new school year! It’s great to see all the students returning to in-person learning. This year, I have the pleasure of working with Mrs. Kathy Holmes, a Merrimack College Fellow who is completing her graduate degree in Special Education. Students spent two afternoons this week completing i-Ready diagnostics in ELA and Math. Starting next week, we will be meeting with those students who have pull-out support separately for the last 30 minutes of their ELA and/or Math classes. In addition, students will receive support in the classroom from myself, Mrs. Holmes, and/or Ms. Credit. Emails have been sent to the parents/guardians of the students for whom I am the liaison. Feel free to reach out with any questions. Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Holmes: Hello Whittier Families! It was fun to meet so many parents and students at the JGW Open House. I am new to Whittier Middle School and will be working with Ms. Bilmazes as a Merrimack College intern in the seventh grade this year. Next week, I look forward to becoming better acquainted with each student and providing extra help and support in our classrooms. This weekend I am going to Maine to celebrate my Mom’s 90th birthday! I hope you have a chance to get out and enjoy our beautiful New England weather as well. I am very excited to be a part of the Whittier community and hope everyone has an awesome school year.
GRADE 8:
Mr. Lewis: 8th grade English is underway! Upon returning from Labor Day break, each class has begun their iReady diagnostic test. Everyone will have a chance to finish the test on Thursday, 9/8. Once iReady is completed, we will begin reading our first short story Flowers For Algernon. This story follows Charlie Gordon, a young man who undergoes a strange procedure.
Ms. Deblasis: Students were administered the i-Ready diagnostic test this past week. It will be used as a tool for intervention groups, personalized instruction, and instructional resources.
We have started studying Topic 1: Real Numbers. Specifically, we will be learning how to write rational numbers as decimals, understand irrational numbers, compare/order real numbers,
and evaluate/solve equations using square roots/cube roots.
Mr. Marinella: ELA– Hello all! Welcome back to a great year. In ELA we will be exploring all different kinds of stories and tales. To start the year, we begin by exploring Mysteries!! Dissecting them in order to understand how authors craft spooky and suspenseful accounts. This unit will go through the spookiest time of the year, October. We start with a look at Edgar Allen Poe and how he creates elements of fear and suspense in his writing, and what we can learn from it! We are also going to focus on writing about what we read. Taking info from one or multiple sources and using that help convey our ideas and thoughts will be a recurring thing in room 15! I also encourage all students to have an independent reading book with them. We have time dedicated to learning and reading what we want to! But this works best if your student shows up to class with that already decided.
Civics– Civics is all about understanding our government, where it came from, what it does, and how we can impact it. These main ideas will drive the entire year, but where do we start? To first understand our complex and confusing government, we must first go broad! This year will begin by understanding the very basic elements and pieces of government before looking at specific examples. We will be reading from great philosophers like Locke and Hobbes, and from major pieces of American history like The Declaration, Constitution, and Common Sense to build up our knowledge of government!
Ms. Sullivan: In 8th grade Science we will be starting the year with a unit on Astronomy. Next week we will be focusing on Earth’s Seasons. During these lessons we will be looking at models of the Earth at different times of the year, making diagrams, learning vocabulary, and doing readings about this topic. It has been a pleasure getting to know your children this week!
Mr. Harris: (Purple and Blue) we are diving into our first unit on Real Numbers. Students will be working on turning repeating decimals into fractions, learning the difference between rational and irrational numbers, and will work on comparing and ordering real numbers.
Ms. MacKinnon: Good morning and welcome back 8th grade families. Last week the kids did an activity where they were given 20 index cards and a meter of masking tape. The kids worked together in groups of 3-4 and their goal was to build the tallest tower in 30 minutes. The winning tower was almost 100 cm! This week and for the next two weeks we will be doing astronomy in the science classes. The students will begin by explaining the reason for the seasons, why we have seasons, and all about Earths tilt and its place in the universe. Looking forward to a great year!
Ms. Senior: Welcome back to JG Whittier, all Grade 8 students and families; welcome also to newcomers. Bar notation is a concept which is being explored by Mathematics students, along with repeating decimals and fractions via long division, and in English Language Arts, students are being given a snapshot of what to expect during the academic year. “When you write, I will write with you,” is Mr. Lewis’s mantra for students who have struggled in the past and/or present with writing. Observe, Think, Write!
Ms. Blanchette: The first 2 weeks of school have come to a close and students have been getting into the routine and ready to learn this school year.
Students in grade 8 are diving right into learning with a unit on the Mystery Genre in ELA. Students just read “A Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and will continue to explore this genre through other pieces of literature that have mysteries. In math students are beginning to work with repeating numbers and rational numbers.
I look forward to supporting students in math and ELA classes this year. If you have any questions please reach out to me via email at jacqueline.blanchette@haverhill-ps.org. I look forward to a great year!
SPECIALISTS:
Physical Education: (Mr. Demarais): Welcome back everyone! Our PE classes will be beginning a soccer unit. We will be working on basic skills followed by games. Our classes meet in the gym and weather permitting we will head outside for class. Please make sure students have proper sneakers for class.
Art (Ms. Boulger): For Trimester one The following grades and groups are taking Fine Arts Red 5, 6, 7, 8 and Green 5, 6, 7, 8. All assignments and grades will be posted on Google classroom. Feel free to reach out to me through email with any questions or concerns emily.boulger@haverhill-ps.org
We are looking for frames of any age, shape and size. If you have any you would like to donate, please feel free to send them in.
Artwork by Jude O.
Health (Ms. Reynolds): Hello families. All Green and Red groups will have Health class this term rotating on a 6 day schedule. We have started our first units in all grades this week and the topics are as follows: grade 5 – Self Esteem grade 6 – Healthy Habits grade 7 – Goal Setting and grade 8 – Decision Making. For more information on Topic Outlines, please check out my website at jgwhealth.weebly. com
Music (Mr. Gariepy): Mr. Gariepy is looking for anyone who likes to sing, dance, and/or act in the upcoming musical, Willy Wonka Jr. Auditions for the musical start this Monday. You can sign your child up for the show at www.hpaw.webs.com. Please email Mr. Gariepy at robert.gariepy@haverhill-ps.org for more information.
Library (Ms. Michitson): This year in the JG Whittier new library all grades are participating in a reading contest for this trimester. I am happy to say that all the students have chosen books and seem very interested in the contest. At this time we are still setting up, and students are not allowed to take books home this time, but please know we are trying to get things up and running asap.
Finally, I am very happy to say students visit me daily asking if they could read during their free time at school, and this puts a smile on my face.
SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF
Guidance (Ms. Vlahos): Welcome Back to School! I am so happy to be back to seeing and connecting with students and families.
Over the past couple weeks, it has been nice to be able to meet so many new Poets and see so many familiar faces. This month, I will continue to visit all classrooms, with a focus on our newest 5th grade students in support of their transition to middle school. I am excited to share that I have a graduate school counseling intern with me this school year, Ms. Daley. Ms. Daley will be working with me and the JG Whittier community a few days a week and we are fortunate for her support!
I am available to connect with and support all students and families throughout the school week. I look forward to working with you all in supporting you in having a healthy, safe, and successful school year!
Student Support Coordinator (Mr. Newell): Welcome back! For those who do not know me, I am Jon Newell, the Student Support Coordinator and I am here with the goal of helping students and their families face and overcome challenges to academic and personal success. Decisions are always made in the best interest of students. I am always available to help in any way possible!
Student Adjustment Counselor (Ms. Midolo): Welcome Back Poets. My name is Mrs. Midolo and I am JGW’s Adjustment Counselor for grades 7 and 8. Our focus this year will be to learn and understand the importance of positive social and emotional interactions and behaviors amongst our peers and within our community. Our students will be taught strategies for incorporating the necessary skills to help manage emotions, achieve positive goals, show empathy for others, maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
If at any time you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at tmidolo@haverhill-ps.org
I look forward to working with you.
Student Adjustment Counselor (Ms. White): Hi everyone! My name is Shelby White and I am the new Adjustment Counselor at JGW. I will be working primarily with the 5th and 6th graders this year. I am very excited to be here at JGW and look forward to supporting the students however I can. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. Email: Shelby.white@haverhill-ps.org
Middle School Support Program (Mrs. Leydon & Mr. Diffin): Welcome back! So good to see all our returning and new students. By now you should have received an e-mail from me introducing myself and the MSSP staff, so please let me know if you did not. We will be “getting to know each other” this coming week, by asking questions and talking about our summers. Even if your child is not new, there’s a good chance that at least one grade member was remote last year, so we will be re-getting to know each other! Please reach out with any questions or concerns. We are excited for a great school year!
Parent Liaison (Ms. Arias-Reyes): ¡Bienvenidas las familias de J.G.Whittier! Espero que hayan tenido un buen verano. Para nuestras nuevas familias, me llamo Maria Arias Reyes, si tienen una pregunta o preocupación y necesitan un intérprete no duden en contactarme. Estaré más que feliz de poder ayudarlos a comunicarse con los maestros de sus hijos y el personal de la escuela. Para nuestras familias del año escolar pasado, es un gusto volver a servirles en lo que sea necesario nuevamente. Mi número es 781-666-4085 y mi correo electrónico es maria.ariasreyes@haverhill-ps.org, me pueden llamar, mandar un mensaje de texto o enviarme un correo electrónico. También pueden llamar a la escuela directamente para contactarme. ¡Que tengan un buen fin de semana!
ELL (Ms. Khakali & Pepicelli-Raposo): Hello from Mrs. Khakali and Ms. Pepicelli your ESL Classroom: We are happy to welcome everyone back for a new school year. This week we will be focusing on brainstorming ideas for our persuasive writing. Also, the students will be working on building their vocabulary and having meaningful conversations. If you have any questions or concerns, we are happy to help.
Student Support Center (Mrs. Greenwood): THE SSC IS UP AND RUNNING!
It has been so great to see everyone back together in school.
Looking forward to a great year!
Reading Intervention Team (Ms. Guthrie, Ms. Carney, Ms. Trovato): Hello from the Reading Intervention Team! We are thrilled to be back to an in-person full time learning model. Our names are Heather Guthrie, Donna Carney, and Jessica Trovato. We will begin the fifth grade Fountas and Pinnell Reading Benchmark Assessments next week. We are looking forward to getting to know your children and working with them to reach their full reading potential!