LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #38 2018-2019

June 9, 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,

I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weekend. We have all returned from our trips over the last couple of weeks and we are ready to close out another school year. Of course, we will be saying goodbye to our 7^th and 8^th graders this year and we have several activities planned for the last few days.   The countdown continues with 7 DAYS OF LEARNING remaining. Let’s see what’s happening … And, GO BRUINS!!

Monday, June 10^th is a “C” Day. Please plan accordingly for the week.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. -- Anonymous

8^th GRADE AWARDS NIGHT

8^th grade academic and presidential awards night will be Tuesday, June 11^th at 7:00PM in the auditorium. Invitations have been sent to students and parents.

8^th GRADE GRAD DANCE

We had a great grad dance Friday night! Thank you to Ms. Wells, Ms. Higgins, and our student council students for organizing the dance. It definitely was a fairytale! See the Locke twitter feed for some photos.

7^th GRADE AWARDS ASSEMBLY

7^th grade academic and presidential awards will be presented at an assembly on Thursday, June 13^that 9:00 AM. This is a student only assembly due to space limitations.

7^th GRADE END OF YEAR PARTY

We are having an after school party for our 7^th graders on June 17^th from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. We will have more details to come this week.

AFTER SCHOOL – REMAINDER OF YEAR

We have concluded all of our after school programs for students. We will not have late buses for the remainder of the school year. If students are staying after for any reason, parent transportation will need to be provided.

CPR PROGRAM- GRADE 6 

The 6^th 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

WALK-A-THON

We had another successful Walk-a-Thon this year with 314 students participating. Thank you to Ms. Higgins, Ms. Capadanno, and Mr. Flynn for leading the walk and not getting us lost. Also, thank you to students and families for their generous donations to the PTO. We raised $4400!

MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK  (LAST ONE!)

Last week’s answer: a. set X = {A}    b. set V = {M, E, O, R, I, A, L, D, Y}   c. S = {A} and T = {M, E, O, R, I, A, L, D, Y}

School’s Out !

Before Locke Middle School students were officially released for summer vacation, the staff had to conduct an official check of all 900 lockers, numbered from 1 to 900. Once the locker check was completed, all 900 lockers remained open. As students exited in an orderly fashion, walking down the hallway single file, the 1st student closed all the lockers. The 2nd student then opened every even numbered locker. The 3rd student changed the status of every locker whose number was a multiple of three – opened it if closed or closed it if opened. The 4th student then did the same for every locker whose number was a multiple of four, and so on through the 900th student who changed the status of locker number 900. When all of the students had left the school, how many lockers were closed?Please turn answers in to the main office.

SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

The 2019 summer enrichment program will be held at the Marshall Middle School. Please see the link below:

https://sites.google.com/a/billericak12.com/bps/Resources/summer-enrichment

PTO CORNER

Please welcome the 2019 - 2020 school year Locke Middle School PTO Board: Co-Presidents: Cheri Gargalianos and Kristen Aurilio; Co-Vice Presidents: Tricia LaFauci and Rachel Daughenbaugh. We still have the openings for Treasurer, Secretary and Communications. If you are interested please send us an email to billericalockepto@gmail.com. And thank you to our departing Board members, Faith Stevens, Tricia Mahoney and Tracy Wahbeh, for a great year!
Field Day is this Friday, June 14! Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help. We have some great events and treats lined up…multiple inflatables, bumper balls, peddle cars, selfies, snacks and the popular dunk tank! If you have not yet reached out and are available to help, or if you haven’t yet signed up for your volunteer slot, please click the link below and sign up for as many events for which you are available. We’ll need help all day.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D44ADA72EA2F94-locke

Please ensure that your CORI is up-to-date. If you are uncertain of the expiration of your most recent CORI, please contact the school office and the secretary will look it up for you.

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:

• June 11^th – 8^th grade awards night, 7:00
• June 12^th – 7^th grade assembly – science presentation
• June 13^th – 7^th grade awards assembly
• June 13^th – 8^th grade yearbook signing party – 5^th and 6^thperiod
• June 14^th – Field Day
• June 17^th – 8^th grade Canobie Lake Trip
• June 17^th – 7^th grade end of year party, 2:00-4:00
• June 18^th – Last Day of Learning, Half Day -10:40 Dismissal, Report Cards Published

2 attachments this week:

• Field Day Form
• PTO Alternative fundraiser

If you have any questions, please contact me at tgaras@billericak12.com or call at 978-528-8655. Have a great week!!

Warmest regards,

Tony Garas, Principal