Perry Newsletter
April 11th, 2024
Two Exciting Awards For The Perry!
We received an Official Citation from the State Senate to congratulate the Perry on our status as a School of Recognition from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. A huge shout out and thank you to Senator Nick Collins (as well as his outstanding Chief of Staff Haley Walsh) for arranging this honor!
In partnership with Boston Music Project, the Perry received the National Support Music Merit Award from NAMM! Only 122 schools in the country were selected for this award. You can read more about this recognition here:
BMP & BPS Shine With National Recognition for Music Education Excellence
Inclusion Planning For ‘24 - 25 and Beyond
As a follow up to the meeting this past Friday morning, we are excited to announce a robust inclusion plan for the Perry that will ushed in a far more inclusive learning environment and the ability to expand opportunities for both students with IEPs and general education students alike. Please see the following Inclusion Planning Memo for more details.
Boston Ballet
A huge congratulations to five of our very own Perry sharks (one student who missing from the picture)! Earlier this week, students graduated from a 7 week program that they have been participating in with other students from the Boston area. We are all so proud of them!
Perry Team Announcements
Mr. Christian Quigley joined us this past week as a cluster substitute until the end of the year. Mr. Quigley is joining Teach For America in a few months after receiving his Masters in Restorative Justice from Vermont Law School last year.
Looking ahead to next year, we are pleased to announce two hires for the 2024 - 25 school year. Ms. Amy Barrows will officially be returning as our K2 - Grade 1 Intellectual Program Teacher, and Ms. Katie Weafer will officially be returning as our K1 teacher. Both Ms. Barrows and Ms. Weafer have stepped into new roles this year and done a wonderful job, and we are very excited to have them officially on board for the future!
Haiku Contest Award Winners
Grade 4, 5 and 6 students participated in the Japan Airlines World Haiku Contest in Japanese class. Three awards and ten runner-up awards were available for the students of Boston. The contest was open to all children under the age of fifteen, and there were over 250 students from Boston that participated. Below are the students selected from the Perry for the thirteen available awards:
Bo Wen Li, 6th grade
Gavin Griffin, 5th grade
Natalie Adkins, 4th grade
Paul "PJ" DiMaggio, 4th grade
Skye Simpson, 4th grade
Michael Banchick, 4th grade
Ella Walsh, 4th grade
Quinn "Scout" Picciano, 4th grade
Maggie Ahern, 4th grade
Cooper Ward, 4th grade
There will be an award ceremony at the Japan Festival on the Boston Common later this month!
Red Sox Opening Day
Students sported their best Red Sox gear and new Marathon-themed Red Sox hats this past Tuesday in honor of the Home Opener. In total, we raised $123 through this TAG Day, which will be donated to the Jimmy Fund – thank you!
MCAS Update
Congratulations to our third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders for completing the ELA MCAS! They worked very hard on both the reading and writing components and should be very proud of their efforts.
MCAS returns in May for Math and Science (only Grade 5):
Grade 3 and 4: Math on T May 14 and W May 15
Grade 5: Math on T May 14 and W May 15; Science on T May 21 and W May 22
Grade 6: Math on T May 21 and W May 22
Upcoming Calendar
As a reminder, April Break will be starting on Saturday, April 13th and runs through Sunday, April 21st. Have a wonderful April Break!!
Looking ahead to the end of the year, our final day of school is Friday, June 21st.
Perry Pride Assemblies Tomorrow
As a reminder, our third quarter Perry Pride Assemblies will take place on Friday, April 12th.
Spring Class Picture Day
As a reminder, class photos will be taken this spring on Friday, May 3rd. Class photos will be taken outdoors if the weather permits.
Free Meditation and Yoga Program for Parents
Our favorite yoga teacher, Ms. Erin Docherty is offering a new program this Spring for parents! For questions, or to sign up, email at erinfamilyyogaproject@gmail.com. Check out the flyer below for more information or download the attached pdf!