Life at the Locke

April 29, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you are having a great weekend. We have another  5+ days of learning  this week! Let’s see what’s happening as we head into May. Monday, April 30 th  is a “C” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle QUOTE OF THE WEEK “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss EXTENDED  TUESDAY  SCHEDULE On Tuesday, May 1 st   we will continue our extended day schedule . Dismissal will be at  2:40 .  We will follow our regular schedule and with the additional  time  students will report to their  Day B, period 2  class. Students will go to lockers from  1:40 – 1:45  and class from  1:45 – 2:40 . They will not go to lockers at the end of the day. DRESS CODE With the warm weather coming this week (finally), please be aware of the dress code. You can review on page 6 of the agenda book. Our agend

April 22, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, Happy Earth Day! I hope you had a great vacation and are enjoying the nice weather this weekend. It looks like spring has finally made an appearance. Let’s hope it stays that way. We have a busy week ahead with  5+ days of learning ! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, April 23rd is a “B” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The Earth is what we all have in common.” —Wendell Berry  EXTENDED  TUESDAY  SCHEDULE On Tuesday, April 24 th   we will begin our extended day schedule . Dismissal will be at  2:40 .  We will follow our regular schedule and with the additional  time students will report to their Day B, period 1 class. Students will go to lockers from  1:40 – 1:45  and class from  1:45 – 2:40 . They will not go to lockers at the end of the day. MCAS TESTING CONTINUES MCAS testing  continues this week with 6 th  grade ELA  on W

April 8, 2018 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, We have another  5 days of learning  (2 weeks in a row!) this week as we head toward vacation. Of course, we’ll be busy. Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, April 9 th  is an “A” day.  Please plan accordingly for the week.  FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle QUOTE OF THE WEEK Learning is not attained by chance. — Abigail Adams MCAS TESTING IS HERE! MCAS testing begins  tomorrow ,  Monday  April 9 th . All tests will be given on computers as we have done in the past few years. Prior to testing, all students will be given practice tests and a tutorial on how to use the technology.  Please see the attached schedule for all of the testing dates. Also  see attached parent letter for more information. REPORT CARDS Report Cards were published on to the Aspen portal on Wednesday, March 28 th . It can be seen on your home screen under “published reports”. We will not be sending home a paper copy of the r