Life at the Locke

February 27, 2022 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, Welcome Back!! I hope you had a great vacation week. It is a busy time of year as we enter into March. We are back with  5 DAYS OF LEARNING  this week!  Let’s see what’s happening … FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and INSTAGRAM: locke_middle_school LOCKE WEBSITE QUOTE OF THE WEEK  “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes, American Poet UPDATE -- COVID 19 PROTOCOLS IMPORTANT – NEW MASK GUIDELINES DESE and the Billerica Public Schools have lifted the mask mandate in school and on the bus effective Monday, February 28 th .  On Monday, February 28 th  we will have an extended homeroom period to further discuss our expectations and to ensure that all students and staff feel safe with respect to their mask choices. Our conversations will emphasize our core values of Respect, Responsibility, and Safety. Students can revisit our expectations on pages 2, 3, and 4 of t

February 13, 2022 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, Happy Super Bowl Sunday and Happy Valentine’s Day! We have one more week until winter break and we have a busy  5 DAYS OF LEARNING  ahead this week!  Let’s see what’s happening … We will not publish the newsletter next week. Have a great vacation!! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and INSTAGRAM: locke_middle_school LOCKE WEBSITE QUOTE OF THE WEEK  “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” -- Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut UPDATE -- COVID 19 PROTOCOLS IMPORTANT – NEW MASK GUIDELINES DESE and the Billerica Public Schools have lifted the mask mandate effective Monday, February 28 th .  (Mask Update from DESE)  Throughout this week, we will have discussions with students about respecting the decisions of others regarding the wearing of masks. On Monday, February 28 th  we will have an extended homeroom period to further discuss our expectations and to ensure that all students and staf

February 6, 2022 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you made it through the ice storm and are avoiding the cold weather. It looks like the groundhog was right and we have 6 more weeks of winter. We are back with another busy week and we hope  5 DAYS OF LEARNING! Let’s see what’s happening … FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and INSTAGRAM: locke_middle_school LOCKE WEBSITE QUOTE OF THE WEEK  "I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up. -- Rosa Parks, civil rights activist UPDATE -- COVID 19 PROTOCOLS We are doing our best to keep students in school with our various testing programs and mitigation strategies. It is extremely important that we continue to talk with our students about proper mask use and social distancing. We are encouraging all students to get vaccinated to provide further protection from the virus. If you have any questions regarding our protocols, please contact me. Here are the latest updates: This week we passed out