

Weekly Update
From the Desk of the Principal
February 9, 2024
Dear Masconomet Middle School Families,
Mr. Monagle and I met with students this week for class meetings- 8th grade on Wednesday and 7th grade on Thursday. We reviewed the school year themes, including the Culture of Kindness, Belonging and Resiliency, provided general reminders of expectations around the building, and praised them for all of their hard work thus far. With the 8th grade, we also spent quite a few minutes talking about tonight's school dance! I hope that you enjoy the Super Bowl on Sunday night if you are watching!
Please see below for this week's updates.
Upcoming Dates:
February 9: Grade 8 Winter Dance, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
February 19-February 23: February Recess
March 11 - Trimester 2 Ends
March 12 - Trimester 3 Begins
March 15 - Principal's Coffee, MS Library, 8:30 a.m.
Math Meet
The Middle School Math Teams had an incredible meet this week. Both teams competed very hard and ended up taking first and second place honors over the remaining five teams in the competition. Masco led the way in every category. Even more amazing was the fact that five students were each only one question away from perfect scores – Eighth graders Ayden McDonald and Sarah Messak and seventh graders Paul Sullivan, Charlotte Rollins, and Cameron Lambert. Other notable high scores were turned in by Lidia Alberta, Chris Duvall, Damien Townes, and Mohammed Belous. The flexibility and teamwork displayed to cover for students who were absent and make last-minute line-up changes helped to achieve such wonderful results. Congratulations on another job well done!
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School Interviews
The counselors held an interview preparation session on January 12th during M Block for all students who have applied to Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School. Interview dates have been scheduled for February 12th and February 13th and will take place during the school day at Masconomet. Students have been given their scheduled date, time and a worksheet to help prepare for the interview.
Masconomet PAC Fundraiser-March 23, 2024
Please join us for Dinner and Comedy Night. Order your tickets now! If you are interested in volunteering for the event, donating a raffle item or if you have any questions, please send an email to: masconometpac@gmail.com. See the flyer, below!
School Report Card
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education published a School Report Card for every school in the Commonwealth on an annual basis. Please take a look at the 2023 report for Masconomet. The report card includes information including data on school demographics, per pupil spending, MCAS results and other areas.
Mass. Partnerships for Youth Parent Library
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is pleased to announce its new, free MPY Parenting Solutions Library. MPY is offering the MPY Parenting Solutions Library in partnership with Peace At Home Parenting Solutions, a non-profit located in Mansfield, Connecticut. Through this new partnership, MPY is pleased to offer proven resources to help students’ families thrive.
Peace At Home Parenting Solutions specializes in empowering parents with evidence-based strategies to foster nurturing connections that safeguard their children's mental well-being. The Parenting Solutions Library may easily be accessed using the link on MPY’s home page (www.mpyinc.org). No log in or passcode is needed.
Tri-Town Council
Please click here for this week's TTC update.
Library Update
Please click here for this week's MS Library update!
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Philip B. McManus, Ed.D.
Principal
Chieftain Award Winners for the Month of January
Emma Shi performed for the 7 Red Team today to celebrate the Chinese New Year!
James and the Giant Peach, Jr.
Congratulations to Director Ms. Marsella as well as the cast and crew of the musical James and the Giant Peach, Jr.! They performed two outstanding shows last weekend and brought down the house!
Math Fun!
7th graders in Ms. Yavorski's math class enjoy using Jenga puzzles to solve equations!
Cooking with Cobb - this week's dinner - homemade lasagna!
Masconomet Regional Middle School
Email: pmcmanus@masconomet.org
Website: masconomet.org/ms
Location: 20 Endicott Road, Boxford, MA, 01921
Phone: 978-887-2323