LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #38 2017-2018
June 10, 2018
Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,
I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weekend. We are all back from our end of the year trips and are ready to finish out the school year. We have a busy 10 days of learningremaining. Let’s see what’s happening …
Monday, June 11th is a “D” day. Please plan accordingly for the week.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Inspiration is external and motivation is internal.” – Tricia Cunningham
EXTENDED TUESDAY SCHEDULE (Bonus Learning!)
On Tuesday, June 12th we will have our final 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 6 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.
AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK
We have concluded our after-school programs and late bus runs. Students that are staying after school will have to arrange for parent transportation.
BOOK FAIR
Book Fair is this week! Students will be coming with their English classes: Tuesday: 7A and 8A, Wednesday: 7B and 8B, Thursday: 6th grade. The fair will also be open during school hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There is no make-up day due to Field Day. We are looking for parent volunteers to assist with sales. If you have any availability on any of these days, please contact Jenny Day at Squeakie66@yahoo.com. Thank you!
Parents: Scholastic has a new way to pay - eWallet is linked to your credit card, and you set a spending limit. Visit Scholastic.com/fair to find our fair and set up an eWallet. See attached flyer.
FIELD DAY
This year's field day is scheduled for Friday, June 15th. The cost for students is $10 and the attached form is due on Thursday, June 14th. This event is great fun for the kids, with both indoor and outdoor activities available over the course of the day, but does depend on a tremendous number of volunteers. Whether you can stay the day, or spare even a 1/2 hour, any and all help is welcome and truly appreciated. Please mark your calendar and sign up using our signup genius link. Thank you in advance!
https://www.signupgenius.com/g
8th GRADE AWARDS NIGHT
8th grade academic and presidential awards night will be Tuesday, June 12th at 7:00PM. Invitations have been sent to students.
8th GRADE GRAD DANCE
We had a great grad dance Friday night! Thank you to Ms. Wells, Ms. Higgins, and our student council for organizing the dance. Thanks to Ms. Rogers and Ms. Milner for the awesome Hollywood scenery. See the Locke twitter feed for some photos.
NOMINATE A STEM TEACHER!
See the link below from iRobot for students to nominate a teacher as a STEM MVP to be recognized on the field at Fenway.
http://www.irobot.com/About-iR
CPR PROGRAM- GRADE 6
The 6th graders and several staff members completed CPR training last week. Thank you to Mrs. Carpenter, the Billerica Fire/Police Departments and Town Paramedics for their efforts in offering this training
MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Last Week’s Answer: The actual number of $25 gift cards Derrick received for graduation was 7 gift cards.
Summer Road Trip
The Garas family owns an SUV and a hybrid car. The SUV’s gas mileage rate is 18 miles per gallon of gas, while the hybrid’s gas mileage rate is 40 miles per gallon of gas. If the round trip is 720 miles and gas costs $3.89 per gallon, how much money, in dollars, will the family save by driving the hybrid car instead of the SUV?
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
The 2018 summer enrichment program will be held at the Locke. Please see the attached flyer and the link below:
https://sites.google.com/a/bil
PTO CORNER
Coming right up...3 PTO SPONSORED EVENTS IN ONE WEEK!
Book Fair – See above
Field Day… See above
Father's Day Gift & Card sales...Gifts and greeting cards, all within the $1-$5 price range will be available for purchase during lunch time this Monday, June 11th through Friday, June 15th. Please let your child know that they will have this opportunity to purchase a gift and/or card for their dad, grandfather, or other special mail in their life during lunch time this week so they can bring their pocket money if they wish to make a purchases. We are in need of parent volunteers to sell merchandise on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please let us know if you are available on any of these days via email to billericalockepto@gmail.com.
Auto Repairs...Don't forget that Marshall's Auto Body will donate $40 to the PTO for every vehicle they repair. Simply mention that you would like to support the Locke PTO and please feel free to spread the word to friends and family. If you do have repairs done and have told a representative that you wish to support the Locke PTO, please notify us at billericalockepto@gmail.com so that we know to be on the lookout for a check. Thank you!
PTO Board … Last Monday evening marked our last PTO meeting of the 2017-2018 school year and last meeting ever for our current PTO Vice President, Linda Pimentel, Treasurer Shelley Rosenbaum-Lipman, and Publicity/Communications Officer Diane Boudrot. We are all truly appreciative of all they have done for the Locke PTO and community. We look forward to a few more opportunities to work with them at our last few events of the school year, and wish them all the best in the future! On the same evening, our PTO board for the 2018-2019 school year was elected...Faith Stevens will continue on as President for one more year. Tricia LaFauci and Tricia Mahoney will serve as Co-Vice Presidents. Cheri Gargalianos is our new Treasurer. Kristen Aurilio will continue in her role as Secretary. Tracy Wahbeh will be our new Publicity/Communications officer. Please join us in welcoming our new board members. We are all looking forward to a productive new school year at the Locke.
Positions/ Volunteer Opportunities: For the upcoming school year, we are seeking coordinators for the following:
Special Programs: one in school presentation/program per grade
Locke Apparel/Merchandise
Scrip Gift Card Program
Restaurant Night Fundraisers (monthly)
In School Fundraisers (trinkets sold to students during lunchtime)
Labels Collection Program (Box Tops for Education)
Locke Holiday Tree at Billerica Holiday Festival
Walkathon
Field Day
Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions you may have atbillericalockepto@gmail.com or by calling Faith Stevens at 978-667-6676 or 978-314-3389. Thank you!
Don't forget to like and follow Locke PTO on Facebook!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
1. Summer Program
2. Book Fair Flyer
3. Field Day Flyer
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at tgaras@billericak12.com or 978-528-8655. Have a great week!!
Warmest regards,
Tony Garas, Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,
I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weekend. We are all back from our end of the year trips and are ready to finish out the school year. We have a busy 10 days of learningremaining. Let’s see what’s happening …
Monday, June 11th is a “D” day. Please plan accordingly for the week.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Inspiration is external and motivation is internal.” – Tricia Cunningham
EXTENDED TUESDAY SCHEDULE (Bonus Learning!)
On Tuesday, June 12th we will have our final 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 6 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.
AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK
We have concluded our after-school programs and late bus runs. Students that are staying after school will have to arrange for parent transportation.
BOOK FAIR
Book Fair is this week! Students will be coming with their English classes: Tuesday: 7A and 8A, Wednesday: 7B and 8B, Thursday: 6th grade. The fair will also be open during school hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There is no make-up day due to Field Day. We are looking for parent volunteers to assist with sales. If you have any availability on any of these days, please contact Jenny Day at Squeakie66@yahoo.com. Thank you!
Parents: Scholastic has a new way to pay - eWallet is linked to your credit card, and you set a spending limit. Visit Scholastic.com/fair to find our fair and set up an eWallet. See attached flyer.
FIELD DAY
This year's field day is scheduled for Friday, June 15th. The cost for students is $10 and the attached form is due on Thursday, June 14th. This event is great fun for the kids, with both indoor and outdoor activities available over the course of the day, but does depend on a tremendous number of volunteers. Whether you can stay the day, or spare even a 1/2 hour, any and all help is welcome and truly appreciated. Please mark your calendar and sign up using our signup genius link. Thank you in advance!
https://www.signupgenius.com/g
8th GRADE AWARDS NIGHT
8th grade academic and presidential awards night will be Tuesday, June 12th at 7:00PM. Invitations have been sent to students.
8th GRADE GRAD DANCE
We had a great grad dance Friday night! Thank you to Ms. Wells, Ms. Higgins, and our student council for organizing the dance. Thanks to Ms. Rogers and Ms. Milner for the awesome Hollywood scenery. See the Locke twitter feed for some photos.
NOMINATE A STEM TEACHER!
See the link below from iRobot for students to nominate a teacher as a STEM MVP to be recognized on the field at Fenway.
http://www.irobot.com/About-iR
CPR PROGRAM- GRADE 6
The 6th graders and several staff members completed CPR training last week. Thank you to Mrs. Carpenter, the Billerica Fire/Police Departments and Town Paramedics for their efforts in offering this training
MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Last Week’s Answer: The actual number of $25 gift cards Derrick received for graduation was 7 gift cards.
Summer Road Trip
The Garas family owns an SUV and a hybrid car. The SUV’s gas mileage rate is 18 miles per gallon of gas, while the hybrid’s gas mileage rate is 40 miles per gallon of gas. If the round trip is 720 miles and gas costs $3.89 per gallon, how much money, in dollars, will the family save by driving the hybrid car instead of the SUV?
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
The 2018 summer enrichment program will be held at the Locke. Please see the attached flyer and the link below:
https://sites.google.com/a/bil
PTO CORNER
Coming right up...3 PTO SPONSORED EVENTS IN ONE WEEK!
Book Fair – See above
Field Day… See above
Father's Day Gift & Card sales...Gifts and greeting cards, all within the $1-$5 price range will be available for purchase during lunch time this Monday, June 11th through Friday, June 15th. Please let your child know that they will have this opportunity to purchase a gift and/or card for their dad, grandfather, or other special mail in their life during lunch time this week so they can bring their pocket money if they wish to make a purchases. We are in need of parent volunteers to sell merchandise on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please let us know if you are available on any of these days via email to billericalockepto@gmail.com.
Auto Repairs...Don't forget that Marshall's Auto Body will donate $40 to the PTO for every vehicle they repair. Simply mention that you would like to support the Locke PTO and please feel free to spread the word to friends and family. If you do have repairs done and have told a representative that you wish to support the Locke PTO, please notify us at billericalockepto@gmail.com so that we know to be on the lookout for a check. Thank you!
PTO Board … Last Monday evening marked our last PTO meeting of the 2017-2018 school year and last meeting ever for our current PTO Vice President, Linda Pimentel, Treasurer Shelley Rosenbaum-Lipman, and Publicity/Communications Officer Diane Boudrot. We are all truly appreciative of all they have done for the Locke PTO and community. We look forward to a few more opportunities to work with them at our last few events of the school year, and wish them all the best in the future! On the same evening, our PTO board for the 2018-2019 school year was elected...Faith Stevens will continue on as President for one more year. Tricia LaFauci and Tricia Mahoney will serve as Co-Vice Presidents. Cheri Gargalianos is our new Treasurer. Kristen Aurilio will continue in her role as Secretary. Tracy Wahbeh will be our new Publicity/Communications officer. Please join us in welcoming our new board members. We are all looking forward to a productive new school year at the Locke.
Positions/ Volunteer Opportunities: For the upcoming school year, we are seeking coordinators for the following:
Special Programs: one in school presentation/program per grade
Locke Apparel/Merchandise
Scrip Gift Card Program
Restaurant Night Fundraisers (monthly)
In School Fundraisers (trinkets sold to students during lunchtime)
Labels Collection Program (Box Tops for Education)
Locke Holiday Tree at Billerica Holiday Festival
Walkathon
Field Day
Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions you may have atbillericalockepto@gmail.com or by calling Faith Stevens at 978-667-6676 or 978-314-3389. Thank you!
Don't forget to like and follow Locke PTO on Facebook!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
- June 11th – 14th --- Book Fair
- June 12th – Extended Day, 2:40 PM Dismissal
- June 12th – 6th grade field trip
- June 12th – 8th Grade Awards Night, 7:00 PM
- June 13th – Improbable Players, 7th and 8th grade presentation
- June 15th – Field Day!
- June 18th – Knowledge Bowl
- June 20th – 8th grade Yearbook Signing Party
- June 21st – 8th Grade Canobie Lake Field Trip
- June 22nd – Last Day, Full Day, Report Cards Published
1. Summer Program
2. Book Fair Flyer
3. Field Day Flyer
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at tgaras@billericak12.com or 978-528-8655. Have a great week!!
Warmest regards,
Tony Garas, Principal