LIFE AT THE LOCKE … Issue #22 2020-2021
February 21, 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,
Welcome back! I hope you had a great winter break! We have a full week ahead and 5 DAYS OF LEARNING! Let’s see what’s happening …
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” – Ira Wells, journalist and an early leader in the civil rights movement
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
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 be the hybrid support person for 6th and 7th grade ELA/SS. 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
At this time, almost all students have completed I-ready testing. We thank students for their hard work on the test. Some students received a red rush flag on their assessment which tells us that the results are not valid. In these cases, we will have students retake the assessment and contact families.
STUDENT COUNCIL – COOKIE CONTEST!
To submit pictures of your cookies use the following form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
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.
Orders are due this week: Cohort 1, February 23rd and Cohort 2, February 26th.
Autism Awareness T-Shirt Order Form
MATH PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Last week’s answer: She’ll need 10,737,419 bags just to cover Valentine’s Day!
DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
Frostbite Valley School had a Winter Carnival. Three teams entered the cross-country ski race: Blizzards, Yetis, and Polar Bears. Each team had 3 skiers.
Skiers scored points according to the order in which they crossed the finish line. The winner scored 8 points, the second finisher 7 points, and so forth, down to zero points for last place.
The first two Blizzards to finish were so close together that the judges had to watch the video to determine their places. A Polar Bear broke his pole and finished last.
When the points were totaled, all 3 teams had the same score.
List the order in which the 9 skiers finished by the team.
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!)
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February is black history month. For some ideas on how to celebrate and discuss black history with your children, please see the following link:
https://news.azpm.org/s/83916-
PTO UPDATE
Hello from the Locke PTO!
Our next PTO meeting is on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30.
The meeting link is: https://meet.google.com/yqq-
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 |
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
- Return to School – February 22nd
- PTO Meeting – February 24th, 6:30 PM https://meet.google.com/yqq-
qtyb-met - Professional Development Days – No School, March 19th and March 22nd
- End of Trimester 2 – March 23rd
- First Day of Trimester 2 – March 24th
- Report Cards Published – April 1st
- Good Friday – No School, April 2nd
- Quarter 3 Ends for Unified Arts Classes – April 12th
- Quarter 4 Begins for Unified Arts Classes – April 13th
- Spring Break – April 19th – April 23rd
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