Life at the Locke

January 5, 2020 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, We eased into the new year with a short 2-day week. We are back this week with  5 DAYS OF LEARNING !!   It looks like a fun, exciting week at the Locke. Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, January 6 th  is a “A” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK “New Year - a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” — Alex Morritt AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK HW Club and late buses will resume on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.   AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Winter activities will begin the week of January 27 th . The winter flyer will be sent home with students next week. It will be sent by email also. SHAWSHEEN TECH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM The Shawsheen tech program for 7 th  graders begins this week on Tuesday and Thursday. Students wil...

January 1, 2020 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, Happy New Year!!  366 DAYS of LEARNING!!  I hope you enjoyed the holiday vacation and I wish you all a healthy and happy 2020. Let’s try to keep those resolutions … Only 2 DAYS OF LEARNING this week. Let’s see what’s happening … Thursday, January 2 nd  is a “C” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK "We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." --  Edith Lovejoy Pierce AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK There is no HW club or late buses this week . HW Club and late buses will resume on Monday, January 6 th . REPORT CARDS Report Cards were published on the Aspen portal prior to vacation. You can see the report card under published reports on your home page. We ask that you sign and retur...

December 15, 2019 HOLIDAY EDITION!! Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I wish you all a happy, healthy holiday season and a happy new year. We have had another great year at the Locke. It certainly was a busy one with BMHS opening its doors to 8 th  graders and our school welcoming 5 th  and 6 th  graders. Change can be difficult at times, but our students and staff are resilient and embraced the transition for the benefit of all. It is a great time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to new challenges and goals. The Locke has a great year of learning planned for the coming months. Enjoy your vacation with family and friends. The newsletter will be taking a week off and we will publish again on January 1 st .  See you in 2020!! 4 ½ DAYS OF LEARNING left in 2019! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 16 th  is a “B” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_schoo...

December 8, 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students, I hope you are enjoying the cold weekend. We have a busy 2 weeks ahead before the holiday break. We are back to a full  5 DAYS OF LEARNING this week ! Let’s see what’s happening … Monday, December 9 th  is an “A” Day . Please plan accordingly for the week. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @LockeMiddle and Instagram: locke_middle_school QUOTE OF THE WEEK “None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Ken Blanchard AFTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK We will have  HW club and late buses  on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. Fall activities have been completed. REPORT CARDS Report cards will be published on Wednesday, December 11 th . They can be found on your Aspen home page under published reports. BOOK FAIR THIS WEEK Our first book fair of the year will be running this week, Monday through Friday! Proceeds from the fair will go towards supporting the Locke library. The fair will be open Thursday ni...