LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #19 2018-2019
January 13, 2019
Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,
I hope you are enjoying the weekend and staying warm. We are back with 5 DAYS OF LEARNING!! It’s another busy week at the Locke. Let’s see what’s happening …
Monday, January 14th is a “B” Day. Please plan accordingly for the week.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” - Henry David Thoreau
AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK
HW Club and late buses will continue on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Winter activities will begin the week of January 28th. The flyer is attached.
DRAMA CLUB FUNDRAISER
The Drama Club is having a fundraiser this week on Wednesday, January 16th at Panera Bread in North Billerica from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. The drama club will receive 20% of your orders and the proceeds will go toward our spring musical. You must bring the attached flyer. There will also be a raffle at the event. See the attached flyer for information on the raffle. I recommend the French Onion Soup!
HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to all students for their accomplishment of achieving high honors or honors for the 1st trimester. Please see the complete list of students on our website:
I-READY and MAP MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT
The i-ready (6th and 7th grade) and the MAP (8th grade) mid-year assessment will be given during the month of January. Each team will determine their own schedule for testing. A reminder to students to do their best work on this assessment as we utilize the data as one of many factors to determine placement for next year.
LIBRARY NEWS
Follow the Locke Library on Twitter: The Locke library has a new Twitter account! Follow @LibraryLocke to get news about new books, events, and projects your students are working on in the library and throughout the school. https://twitter.com/LibraryLocke
MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Last week’s answer: 440 seconds
More fun with 2019
Consider all 365 dates of 2019 expressed in the form MM-DD-YY, where MM, DD and YY represent the two-digit month, two-digit day and two-digit year, respectively. For how many of these dates is the sequence MM, DD, YY an arithmetic sequence? (meaning there is constant difference between the numbers, Ex. 11-15-19)
Turn answers into the main office.
PTO CORNER
Next restaurant night tomorrow, January 14, at Royal Tavern. Please join us from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. You must present either a physical or digital copy of the attached flyer (physical fliers were distributed last week). See you there!
If you need a gift card for a special occasion, we have a supply! Give a gift and support your school! If interested, email billericalockepto@gmail.com or Facebook Message us.
It’s never too early to think about Field Day. If you have ideas about how to make your child’s end-of-year event more enjoyable, or would like to volunteer to help, please emailbillericalockepto@gmail.com or Facebook Message us.
The PTO needs volunteers. If you would prefer not to participate in our fundraisers, but would still like to contribute, please see our Alternative Fundraiser form. "Like" the Locke PTO on Facebook for PTO, school, and district updates, email us at billericalockepto@gmail.com or call Faith Stevens at 978-314-3389 or 978-667-6676 with any questions.
Important Upcoming Dates:
- PTO Fundraiser – Royal Tavern – January 14th
- Drama Club Fundraiser – Panera Bread, January 16th4:00 – 8:00PM
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Monday, January 21th – No School
- Science Fair -- Friday, January 25th
- Day 91 – Trimester 2B starts – Monday, January 28th
- After School Activities start – Week of January 28th
- Progress Reports published – Thursday, January 31st
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