Middle School Newsletter

Middle School Newsletter
From: Dr. Flaherty
Week of: May 16, 2016
dflaherty@masconomet.org
May 2016
Monday, May 16
Tuesday, May 17
Wednesday, May 18
D day
Grade 7 Math PARCC testing
After school help 2:20 – 2:50 p.m.
E Day
After school help 2:20- 2:50 p.m.
MathCounts 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Film Makers: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Magic the Gathering: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Robotics: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Board Games: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Grade 7 Math PARCC testing
F Day
Grade 7 Math PARCC testing
A Day
Thursday, May 19
Grade 8 MCAS
Science & Technology
After school help 2:20- 2:50 p.m.
CAD & 3D Printing: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Book Club: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
After school help 2:20- 2:50 p.m.
Ultimate Frisbee: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Intro to Signing: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Old School Video Games: 3:00 -4:00 p.m.
B Day
Friday, May 20
Grade 8 MCAS
Science & Technology
STEM 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
RC Car: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Messages from Principal Flaherty: Join Us on Twitter @Masco_Principal
Please remind your child to bring their ear buds to school on all PARCC testing days!
What can I do as a parent to help my child succeed on the PARCC/MCAS exams?
Most importantly, give them a pep talk and tell them they will do great if they just put in their best effort!
 Have students go to bed early and get a good night’s sleep.
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Ensure they eat a good breakfast.
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Make sure they attend school and are on time. This is especially true for PARCC test days, as these exams are timed.
If a student arrives after testing has begun he/she will need to wait and take a make-up exam. If they are truly sick,
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there is make-up days available.
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Unless it is an emergency please do not plan to dismiss a student prior to the end of the testing window, which will
be at 10:13 a.m. each day. If they have not completed the test it will be invalidated or once the test is passed in, it
will be scored as is and it will not be beneficial to the student’s score or the school’s overall data. Thank you in
advance for assistance in the area of attendance. It is critical for both the student and the school. However, if a
child becomes ill in the middle of a test we can arrange for a monitored make-up that will allow the student to
finish from the point where the stopped to the end; they will not be able to go back or review any previously
completed work.
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Remind them that no electronic devices including cell phones or apple watches are permitted to be with them
during the testing period. If a student is found to have an electronic device with them, we need to contact the
Department of Secondary Education and his/her test will be invalidated.
Masco Excels
Session 3 is now in session. A staff member will wait until students participating in Excels are picked up or a note is sent in
allowing the student to walk or ride their bikes home. As such, any student that is repeatedly not picked up by 4:15 p.m.
may not be able to continue to participate in their activity.
Masco Millions
We have only five weeks left to meet the 1,000,060 page goal. I am issuing a new challenge for both grades,
Grade Level Team Challenge. Which team will submit the most pages read during PARCC testing? Each week,
for the next four weeks, one grade level will be taking PARCC and everyone will have an opportunity to
read. Now, after reading all these pages submit them in Masco Million. We have only 176,097 pages to go to
meet the goal of 1,000,060 pages. Staff don’t forget to log in the pages from the PARCC Testing Manual.
Results: All Team weekly results 10,832 pages and the Grand total: 823,963 pages. Our two trophy winners for
the week are 7 White (2,933) and 8 Red (4,666). Please continue to encourage your students to enter pages read
from their textbooks, short stories, or any other reading you do as a class. These figures represent the numbers
logged in by 3:00 PM Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Team
Week Total
Total
7 Blue
569
102,583
7 Red
1,885
196,393
7 White
2,933
113,811
8 Blue
779
79,908
8 Red
0
162,259
4,666
167,009
8 White
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End of The Year Activities
The Grade 7 Cedardale and Grade 8 Canobie Lake field trips are scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2016.
Grade 8 Events
A Grade 8 Student Council Dance is scheduled for Friday, May 20. The purpose of the dance is to raise funds to start their
high school class monies. The proceeds will be transferred to their 9th grade Class Account as seed monies for their fall
Freshman activities. Student Council members would like students to dress a little nicer than a normal dance, but this is not
a formal event. It is similar to the holiday dance. For example, last year many boys tended to wear either khaki pants or
shorts with a golf shirt, and the girls wore sundresses, skirts and shirts or dress pants and a shirt. The 8th grade students will
vote this coming Friday on whether they prefer either a BBQ and Field Day or and End of the Year Causal Dance and BBQ in
June. More information in next week’s newsletter.
National Honor Society
National Junior Honor Society Induction is scheduled for Monday, June 6th at 6:00 p.m. Letters of invitation will be mailed
home on or before May 19th, 2016.
Promotion Ceremony/Last Day of School
The Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, June 17rd at 8:30 a.m. in the Field House. The final day of school
for students is scheduled for Tuesday, June 21st with dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
For Planning Purposes: Promotion Ceremony Attire
As you begin to shop with your child, if he/she needs a new outfit for the promotion ceremony, we thought a few
guidelines would be helpful. We ask that students do not wear jeans, casual beach type shorts, or t-shirts. Boys frequently
wear khaki pants or dress shorts with a shirt and tie, however, many boys will also wear a golf shirt. Girls wear a nice skirt
and shirt, dress pants and a shirt or sundress. We will relax the requirements on straps so that girls may wear thin straps or
strapless sundresses, but will enforce, and ask you to help us enforce, that any skirt or dress is the appropriate length and
fit. Thank you in advance for assisting us to make this important event a great day for everyone.
Masco Youth Cheer Registration
Masco Youth Cheer registration is now open to children entering grades 1-8 beginning in September
2016. Please go to http://sports.bluesombrero.com/mascoyouthfootball/ to register.
Registration closes May 31st and team space is limited. A $25 late fee will be incurred after that date so please
register now!
Upcoming Dates of Importance:
May 16, 17 & 18
Grade 7 Math PARCC testing
May 19
6:30 p.m., Incoming 7th Grade Parents’ Night, Auditorium
May 19 & 20
Grade 8, Science & Technology MCAS testing
May 20
8th Grade Student Council Dance
May 22
Carnival, sponsored by TriTown SEPAC; Masco HS; 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.
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May 23, 24 & 25
Grade 8 Math PARCC testing
May 24
MS Chorus Concert, 7:00 p.m.
May 26
Memorial Day Assembly, 8:30 a.m.
May 26
7:00 p.m., MS Band Concert
May 30
Memorial Day, No School
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Chieftain Football Clinic
June 20th, 21st and 22nd
4:00—6:30 PM
At Masconomet Practice Football Field
Chieftain Football Clinic
Where Character, Leadership and
Fundamentals Come Together
Chieftain Football Clinic
June 20th, 21st and 22nd
4:00 - 6:30 PM
For any players interested in improving their football skill in entering
Grades 6-12
Bring:
Focus, Intelligence, Desire,
Cleats, Sneakers and Water
Contact Person:
Gavin Monagle
gmonagle@masconomet.org
(617) 922-8910
June 20th, 21st and 22nd
4:00—6:30 PM
At Masconomet Practice Football Field
“A Chieftain Never Quits”
Fundamental Football Instruction
Chieftain Football Clinic
June 20th, 21st and 22nd
4:00—6:30 PM
At Masconomet Practice Football Field
The Chieftain Football Clinic is
an opportunity for players to learn
and practice fundamental football
skills on both the offensive and
defensive sides of the football.
Coaching Staff:
The coaching staff for this clinic
will comprise of coaches with
college experience. We are currently expecting:
Aysley Rosenbaum
Framingham State College
Offensive Coordinator
Paul McGonagle
Assumption College
Offensive Coordinator
Joe Gaff
Boston College H.S.
Defensive Coordinator
Eric Bunker
Princeton University
Skills
QB’s, RB’s and Receivers:
 Passing
 Catching
 Pass Routes
 Stances
 Take-off
 Reading Coverage
 Footwork
 Ball Security
 Aiming Points
Costs
$95
$75 if unable to make all sessions
due to Middle School Final Exams
Registration
Name______________________
Off Position ______
Def. Position ______
Offensive Linemen:
 Stance and Starts
 Run and Pass Blocking Technique
 Footwork
Address ____________________
Linebackers and Defensive Backs:
 Stances
 Footwork
 Coverage
 Leverage
 Tackling
 Pass Defending
 Blitzing
Parent Name
__________________________
Defensive Linemen:
 Stance and Starts
 Hand work
 Footwork
 Gap Support
 Pass Rushing
 Tackling
Cell # ______________________
Grade entering in Sept. ‘16 ____
Cell # ______________________
Email_______________________
Parent Permission Signature
__________________________
I give my child permission to participate in the Chieftain Football
Clinic
Send check to: Gavin Monagle
9 Mansfield, Middleton, MA 01949