| I can't believe we are
beginning yet another new school year! This will be my first full school
year as principal of the Brickett School. I look forward to working with
the families, teachers, and students to make this year as successful as
it can be. This is a time for everyone; students, parents and
teachers, from kindergarten through grade five, to work together to make
this school year a successful one for every student. Parents
who can find time to regularly to reinforce daily skills at home can be of
great help towards improving their child's skill level and pace of
academic growth. We hope that all families will work with us
towards increasing student learning.
Suggestions
for Parents: It would be extremely helpful if each Kdg. parent
would review and help their child study the skill list sent home by Mrs.
Barry and Mrs. Condon. ELA and math readiness skills must be mastered to move on to
first grade. Grade one and two
parents who can schedule time to help their children study vocabulary
words, math facts and reading skills 10-20 minutes each night will begin to
see noticeable improvements. You may monitor your child's progress
on Gr. 1 and 2 Vocabulary Graphs that are in the main foyer. Gr.
K- 5 parents who model reading, and encourage students to speak and write
in complete sentences, and regularly review their children's work give a
clear message to students that education is important. We appreciate
all those who regularly help children study and find the time to review
work sent home. Students need to memorize math facts and READ, READ,
READ!!! |
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Through out the school year we
will offer after school programs to help enrich our students skills in
reading and math. Some of these programs will involve parents or another
adult that you choose to work collaboratively with the children on the
use of specific reading strategies in reading and in the content area of
math. We will also continue to offer the MCAS Prep after school programs
in ELA and math beginning in the winter. Schedules and notices
will be sent home and will be listed on your school calendars.
Radiant
Readers Awards Each month our Brickett
School reading teacher,
Mrs. Kassiotis, and the classroom teachers recognize students
as Radiant Readers. A different grade level will be recognized each
month and will be posted in the main foyer of our school. These awards
are to acknowledge the students who show great improvement in their
reading skills.
~Student Achievements~ Each trimester
students from Grade
four and five will be recognized for outstanding attendance and
academic honors during each trimester. (Note *
will signify achievement in two consecutive
marking periods).
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