LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #23 2018-2019

February 10, 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,

I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. Without football, it’s a great day to find a good book to keep us occupied.  The newsletter will not publish next week as we head into winter break. I wish everyone a restful, healthy vacation. As usual, we have a busy week ahead with 5 days of spirited learning! Let’s see what’s happening …

Monday, February 11^th is a “A” Day. Please plan accordingly for the week.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“There are three ways to ultimate success: 
The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.”-- Fred Rogers

PROGRESS REPORTS

Progress reports have been posted to the Aspen portal. Please sign and return the progress report envelope. Thank you.

AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK

Activities, HW Club, and late buses will continue on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.

SPIRIT WEEK IS HERE …

Spirit week is February 10^th through the 15^th. Here are the themes:

MON:  COMFY PAJAMA & SLIPPER DAY!! Wear your comfy, warm pj’s.  Great day to break out those onesies.

TUES:  CRAZY HAIR, CRAZY SOCK, & HAT DAY! Make your hair crazy, break those toe socks out, or just wear a hat.

WED: USA DAY, Break out that RED, WHITE, and BLUE

THURS: BEACH PARTY/LUAU DAY Pretend it is summer for the day (no bathing suits)

FRI:   BILLERICA PRIDE…. GREEN & WHITE DAY!

HOOPS FOR HEART

We will be having our annual hoops for heart basketball tournament this week. The deadline for students to bring in donations for the American Heart Association is Friday, February 15^th. We have more flyers in the office if students need another copy.

VALENTINE’S CARNATIONS AND TRINKETS

The PTO is selling Valentines trinkets from Monday, February 11, through Thursday, February 14, during lunch. The highlight: fresh carnations for your Sweetheart!

STUDENT ACADEMIC AWARDS

Congratulations to Eloise Barriault for finishing in 1^st place in the Locke geography bee. Also congratulations to Karan Rana (1^st place), Rory Walsh (2^nd place), Emmy Vil (3^rd place), and Deekshitha Kasagani (3^rd place) for their scores on the American Mathematics Competition.

See the list of students that earned Student of the Trimester awards for the 1^st trimester. Congratulations, students!

Art	Brooke Herrick	Charles Bradley	Lilia Todorova
Art	Katherine McMullen	Brooke Battcock	Sebastien St. Pierre
Computers	Dustin Ehwa	Saish Yennampelli	Suhani Patel
Drama	Alex Georgoulis	Nicole Donati	Katherine McMullen
Health	Mariyam Patel	Andrew Tice	Andrew Mello
Health	Margaret Reid	Emma Skelton	Nicole Nelson
Industrial Arts	Asma Shaikh	Molly Sances	Shawn Mulkerin
Music	Layhena Doriscar	Brian Duhamel	Chiara Cerullo
PE	Jessica Patti	Kayla Chase	Kaliana Spooner
PE	John Colby	Connor Gibson	Amanda Gray
PE	Haleigh Cyrus	Elianna Munroe	Hailee Kelley
Reading	Isabella Stevens	Christopher Hamilton	Christopher D'Angelo
Reading	Dakota Watford	Madeline Medeiros	David Undzis
World Language	Zachary Worob	Herin Lee	Christian Young
World Language	Jason Martin	Sarah Green	Sarah Simonds

AUTISM AWARENESS T-SHIRTS

April is Autism Awareness Month and on April 2^nd staff and students will wear t-shirts to promote acceptance and understanding. If you would like to participate, t-shirts are $10 (CASH ONLY, please) and orders are due by Friday, February 15^th. See attached order form. Students can turn orders into the main office.

HONOR ROLL

Congratulations to all students for their accomplishment of achieving high honors or honors for the 1^sttrimester. Please see the complete list of students on our website:

https://sites.google.com/a/billericak12.com/bps/schools/locke

MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

Last week’s answer: Final score: Pats 38 Rams 27 (not even close, but the Pats still won!)

Groundhog Day!

The world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, enjoyed his favorite day of the year – Groundhog Day on February 2^nd. According to historical data on Stormfax^® Weather Almanac’s website (stormfax.com/ghogday), Phil has predicted a long winter 104 times, and an early spring 18 times from 1887 to 2018 (no data for nine of these years). That makes the odds of Phil seeing his shadow, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter for this year, 52 to 9. Based on this information, what is the percent probability of Phil seeing his shadow? Express your answer as a percent to the nearest whole number.

SPRING ATHLETICS – BMHS

8^th grade students are eligible for girls softball and girls lacrosse. Please register ASAP because the online registration triggers the Athletic Trainer to start confirming the necessary documentation for each athlete to be ready for tryouts on day 1.  There is no cost to get the online registration complete.  The items the trainer needs to have are an up-to-date physical and a concussion certificate from both the student and parent (done only once a year). 

Registration Open: January 25-March 11, 2019   https://www.familyid.com/organizations/billerica-memorial-high-school-department-of-athletics

February 25th-March 1, 2019   Team Meetings “Players only”

·         Teams will have their own individual meeting. 

·         Coaches will use the Café to meet with their team.

·         I will announce the dates via email and twitter @BMHS_ATHLETICS

March 11- Deadline for Registration, Physicals, and Payments

March 12- Marshall Middle Auditorium “Parent Info Night” Players and 1 parent MUST attend

March 18-First Day of Tryouts

March 20- at 6:30 pm Marshall Middle Auditorium “Winter Sports Awards Night”

April 6-Team Picture Day –planning for the early morning 7:30-9:30

PTO CORNER

Our next restaurant night will be Tuesday, February 12^th at 99 Restaurant on Boston Road. Please join us for dining from 5 to 8 pm. You must present the flyer, which is attached and was distributed to the home rooms last week. See you there!

Valentine’s Day is this week! Lovely trinkets will be available Monday, February 11, through Thursday, February 14, during lunch. The highlight: fresh carnations for your Sweetheart!

It’s never too early to start thinking about Field Day. This year’s Field Day will be June 14. 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 email billericalockepto@gmail.com or Facebook Message us.

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.

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:

• Spirit Week, Hoops for Heart – February 11^th – 15^th
• 99 PTO Restaurant night, Boston Road – February 12^th , 5:00 – 8:00PM
• Locke/Marshall Choirs POP Concert – Tuesday, February 12^th , 7:00PM Locke cafeteria
• Winter Vacation – February 18^th – 22^nd
• Return to School – February 25^th (B day)

3 attachments this week:

• PTO Alternative fundraiser
• 99 Fundraiser Flyer
• Autism Awareness T-shirt form