LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #20 2020-2021
January 31, 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,
I hope you are enjoying the weekend and staying warm. As we enter February, it looks like winter is here to stay with cold temperatures and snow on the way. We will see what the groundhog has to say about it. We are back with a full week and 5 DAYS OF LEARNING! We have a lot of information to share with families for the week ahead. Let’s see what’s happening …
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold."- Aristotle
QUARTER 3 STARTS ON MONDAY
Quarter 3 unified arts classes start on Monday, February 1st. Students should check their schedules and their email for their new google classroom links. Quarter 2 unified arts grades will be posted to the Aspen portal by Friday, February 5th.
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE – Quarter 3
For quarter 3, students will follow the schedule below on Wednesdays:
Cohort 1 -- Follow A Day (Monday) schedule
Cohort 2 – Follow C Day (Thursday) schedule
TRIMESTER 2 STUDENT PROGRESS
We are at the midpoint of the 2nd trimester. All student grades will be up to date on Aspen by Friday, February 5th. Please review your child’s grades at that time. For parent account login assistance or to re-set your password, please email: portalhelp@
For remote families, you can check your child’s grades on FLVS/BUZZ and Edgenuity.
HYBRID SUPPORT STAFF
Our hybrid support staff has changed slightly. Stacia Bujnowski will no longer the hybrid support person for 6th and 7th grade ELA/SS. Her last day in that role was Friday the 29th. Teresa Rogers (trogers@billericak12.com) will be taking over that role and will only be working with Locke students. Ms. Rogers is supporting 6th and 7th Locke students in all subjects.
Note: Jared Smith (jsmith@billericak12.com) will continue in his 5th-grade support role for both Locke and Marshall students.
I-READY TESTING
If students have not finished I-ready testing, they should be completed by the end of the week. Students, please put in your best effort on the testing.
STUDENT COUNCIL – COOKIE CONTEST!
The on-line ordering for cookie kits is now closed. If you ordered a cookie kit, please bring in your payment this week. Cohort two will get their cookies on Friday of this week and cohort one will get theirs on Monday the 8th.
AUTISM AWARENESS T-SHIRTS
We will be having our annual autism awareness days on March 30th and April 1st. Please go to the link for the t-shirt order form.
Autism Awareness T-Shirt Order Form
MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Last week’s answer: Mork would eat a one pound box of chocolates in 3 weeks.
GROUNDHOG DAY
Click on the link for the problem:
Send your answers to Mr. Garas – tgaras@billericak12.com – Show your work! Your answers will be put into a drawing for a dunkins card! (and the famous math certificate!)
PTO UPDATE
Hello from the Locke PTO!
Our next PTO meeting is on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30.
A link to the meeting will be sent out soon. Please join us!
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You can keep your family safe while supporting the Locke by ordering one of these handmade masks. They are comfortable, very breathable, and can even be customized!
TRANSITIONS
We are establishing a more structured timeframe for making student transitions between models of instruction. (hybrid to remote or remote to hybrid) Transitions will now take place on the Monday of the 1st week of each month. Any requests that are submitted prior to the 15th of the month will take place on the 1st of the following month. Please send requests to Mr. Garas, tgaras@billericak12.com
Requests Submitted | Transition Date |
January 16 – February 15 | March 1 |
February 16 – March 15 | March 29 |
March 16 – April 15 | May 3 |
No requests accepted after April 15 | |
LIBRARY INFORMATION –Books are still available!
Check out library books from the Locke library! The process for requesting library books online has become even simpler! Using Destiny Discover in your BPS Quick Links, you no longer need to log into the library catalog. Please see Ms. Cabral's updated instruction video on the Locke library website: https://
Returning library books: Students who still have library books that were checked out last year should please return them to the main office. There will be a library book bin for you to return the books. Late slips will be going out for overdue books this week. Any books that are from elementary school can still be returned in the bin. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Cabral at pcabral@billericak12.com
UPCOMING DATES
- I-Ready testing… January 25 – February 5
- Quarter 2 grades posted to Aspen – February 5th
- Quarter 2 ends (Last day for unified Arts Classes) … January 29, 2021
- Quarter 3 begins (Unified Arts Classes Change)…February 1, 2021
- February Break – February 15th – 19th
- Return to School – February 22nd
- PTO Meeting – February 24th, 6:30 PM
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