LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #26 2019-2020

March 8, 2020

Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are officially in daylight saving time which means spring will be here soon! We have a lot of new information this week as we enter a busy time of year. We have a full 5 DAYS OF LEARNING, so let’s see what’s happening … 

Monday, March 9^th is a “D” Day. Please plan accordingly for the week.

The next PTO meeting is Tuesday, March 10^th at 7:00 PM.

EARLY RELEASE DAY

Tuesday, March 10^th is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 11:40. Walkers/Pick-up at 11:50.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

 "Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."—John C. Maxwell

AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK

HW Club, activities, and late buses will resume on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The week of March 16^th is the last week of activities.

SBIRT SCREENING FOR 7^th GRADERS

During the week of March 16^th, all 7^th graders will be participating in the SBIRT drug and alcohol screening. Please see the attached letter for more information and an opt-out form. If your child chooses to opt-out, please have your child turn the form into the main office. (a paper copy will be sent home also) If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.

VAPING PREVENTION ASSEMBLY

On Friday, March 13^th all 6^th and 7^th grade students will attend an assembly on the dangers of vaping. The assembly will be period 1 on Friday.

VAPING PRESENTATION FOR PARENTS

There will be a vaping presentation for parents on March 10^th at 6:00 PM in the Locke auditorium.

GRADE 6 PARENT WORKSHOP "Talking to Your Tween About Puberty"

At 5:15 on March 26th (prior to the start of parent conferences at 6PM) parents/guardians of Grade 6 students are invited to attend an informational workshop 'Talking to Your Tween about Puberty,' in room 314 with the Health teacher, Mrs. Carpenter. Mrs. Carpenter will share the Grade 6 growth and development (puberty and hygiene) curriculum and provide parents with the language and tools needed to feel comfortable and confident talking to their child about the changes adolescents go through during puberty. If you are unable to attend, please feel free to email Mrs. Carpenter if you’d like to request a copy of the presentation materials.  

GRADE 6 CPR PROGRAM

In partnership with the Billerica Fire Department, we will be conducting the CPR program at the Locke from March 16th through March 19th. Billerica firefighters will join Mrs. Carpenter's health classes to conduct CPR certification training.  At the end of the program (adult and infant CPR/AED and choking) your child will receive official CPR certification (free of charge).

It’s important that your child attend all four days of the training so please make attendance a priority and make every effort not to schedule appointments during that week. Please let me know in advance if you are aware of a conflict and we will make special arrangements to try to make up the missed class material with your child.  CPR can double or even triple a person's chances of survival. We train every Grade 6 student in Billerica to be able to use this potentially life-saving skill in the event of an emergency at home, in school, on the playground, or at an athletic event. Our hope is to make the Billerica community a safer place.

If you would like to request that your child not participate, kindly notify Mrs. Carpenter by March 12th, 2020.

MCAS CALENDAR

Please the attached calendar for the MCAS schedule this year.

LOCKE MONSTERS ROBOTICS UPDATE

At the VEX Southern New England Regional Championship on February 22^nd , the Locke 8025B team won the Tournament Champion Award and Mr. Graff received the Mentor of the Year Award! What a day! Congratulations to all! We are off to the World Championships in Louisville for the 6^th consecutive year! An amazing, unprecedented accomplishment! The team is having a fundraiser on Monday, March 23^rd at Chipotle in North Billerica from 4:00 – 8:00 PM. If you would like to make a donation to our team, please see the following link:

https://billericapartnersforeducation.org/2020/02/28/support-needed-locke-robotics-team-headed-back-to-world-championship/

See the @locke_robotics for more information on the team.

STUDENT ACADEMIC AWARDS

Congratulations to the recipients of the Student of the Quarter awards. Great job, students! See pictures on twitter and Instagram

Teacher	Subject
5A1
McGinness	Reading	Kendall Bernier	Mohammedzafir Khalifa
McGinness	ELA	Sebastian Nortelus	Melanie Mahoney
Calvani	Math	Justin Pappalardo	Laila Santiago
Calvani	Science	Erin Skelton	Hayden (Trent) Headley
5A2
Marion	Reading	Dalia Ngugi	Alivia Fulgoni
Marion	ELA	Jack Jones	Matthew Spidle
Morrison	Math	Bridget Finn	Bella Quave
Morrison	Science	Garron Perry	Jake Theriault
5B1
Busnach	Reading	Kara Gambale	Samantha White
Busnach	ELA	Peter Rossini	Madelynn LaRosa
Boczenowski	Math	Keerthi Shome	Christopher Sheridan
Boczenowski	Science	Lyla Pariseau	Brennan Gallagher
5B2
Call	Math	Olivia Daughenbaugh	Lucas Berube
Call	Science	Ryan Williams	Makayla Sibert
Gagne	Reading	Daniel Venezia	Douglas Skane
Gagne	ELA	Saima Chariwala	Kasey Antico
6A
Teixeira	Math	Morgan Bell	Joshua Jacobo
Ginsburg	English	Krina Patel	Rishith Ravi
Tolleson	Science	Annalisa Morris	Gyanna Brown-Tello
Bernoth	Social Studies	Harsh Baley	Shane Fitzmaurice
6B
Ruggeri	Math	Colby Sullivan	Connor Gale
Smith	English	Alexa Javier	Isabella Martens
O'Mahony	Science	Kaitlyn Lambert	Kate Gregorowicz
LoGuidice	Social Studies	Thomas Strunk	Sophie Barriault
7A
Lucia	Math	Ashlee Vacaro	Muntaqa Tahsin
Hebert	English	Hailey Barber	Anthony Parrella
Parker	Science	Justin Rosa	Keira Reid
Wesoloski	Social Studies	Maeve Johnson	Michaela Timmins
7B
Cartier	Math	Adrianna Marchant	Andrew D'Orsi
Akerley	English	Claire O'Connor	Jacob Clarke
Fournier	Science	Keira Moore	Caden Canney
McCarthy	Social Studies	Lily Bower	Ryan Picard
Anderson	Band	Alan Robertson	Olivia Daughenbaugh
Ashe	Drama	William Munafo	Jenna Krinopol
Berard	Music	Melissa Panaligan	Sophia Jannoni
Capadanno	PE	Daniel Moore	Mia Monteiro
Cardella	Orchestra	Allison Gargalianos	Zoe Assarian
Carpenter	Health	Isabella Lafauci	Derek Barry
Daddario	Reading	Calissa McKenna	Arjun Mahajan
DeBenedetto	World Language	Anthony Parrella	Isabella Stevens
Flynn	PE	Cora Lankowski	Luis Fernandez
Harmon	Orchestra	Sharada Parameswaran	Livia Lin
Higgins	PE	Justin Pappalardo	Jazmeen Elouazzani
Luhrs	Band	Jocelyn Carroll	Ifechukwu Iwuchukwu
Lynch	Computers	Ryan Williams	Sahil Gandhi
Milner	Art	Jessica Lee	Alexia Delaney
O'Brien	Social Studies	Izabella Pica	Nicholas Gulinello
Raleigh	Chorus	Ana Torres-Martinez	Nicolas Szekely
Rogers	Industrial Arts	Peter D'Orsi	Fiona Rexford
Waterman	Reading	Sophia Dasilva	Alyssa Robson

MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

Last week’s answer: Integer answer: 103,845 Tree Problem:  126 quadrilaterals

Happy Pi day!!

When the radius of a circle was increased by 6 inches, the area of the circle increased by 125%. What was the length of the original radius?

Turn your answers into the office.

SHOW YOUR WORK. The correct answers will be put in a drawing for huge, tremendous prizes!

ASPEN – PARENT PORTAL

For Parent Account login assistance or to re-set your password, please email: portalhelp@billericak12.com    

ABSENCES

Attendance is an important part of overall student success. If your child is going to be absent, please call 978-528-8650 to report the absence. You can leave a voicemail at this number which goes directly to our secretary. You may also email our secretary, Ms. Brewster at nbrewster@billericak12.com

PTO CORNER

We have two open spots on the PTO: Secretary & Treasurer

We are also looking for help with the following programs:

Special Programs Coordinator

Labels Program (Box Tops, etc)

Locke Apparel

School Time Fundraisers 

Scrip Gift Card Program

Scholastic Book Fair

Walkathon

Field Day Chairperson/Committee 

If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact the Locke PTO

Email: billericalockepto@gmail.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Locke-PTO-353081482315

Our next PTO meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10th at 7:00 pm in the library. 

Hope to see you there!

Important Upcoming dates:

• Early Release 11:40 Dismissal – Tuesday, March 10^th
• Vaping Presentation for Parents – Tuesday, March 10^th—6:00PM, Locke auditorium
• PTO Meeting – Tuesday, March 10^th  – 7:00 PM
• Middle School Chorus Pops Concert – Tuesday, March 10^th, 7:00 PM Marshall Auditorium
• Vaping assembly 6^th and 7^th grade – Friday, March 13^th
• SBIRT Screening – March 16^th – 19^th
• CPR Training for Grade 6 – March 16^th – 19^th
• Day 120 – End of Trimester 2 , Wednesday, March 18th
• Day 121 – Trimester 3 starts, Thursday, March 19^th
• ROBOTICS FUNDRAISER – Chipotle, 4:00—8:00 PM
• BOOK FAIR – March 23^rd – 27^th
• Report Cards Published – Wednesday, March 25th
• Tween Puberty Workshop for Parents – Thursday, March 26th, 5:15 PM -- room 314
• Parent Conferences – Thursday, March 26th – 6:00 -8:00 PM
• MCAS Grade 5 ELA – March 31^st and April 1^st

2 attachments this week

• SBIRT Letter and opt-out form
• MCAS Calendar

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