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February
10th- RSCO Applications Due
13th- Coffee & Convo w/ Principal Hernandez @8AM
17th- NO SCHOOL ~ President's Day Break
18th- NO SCHOOL ~ President's Day Break
27th- Black History Month Celebration 7PM Show
Join Mrs. Hernandez on Zoom for Coffee & Conversations at 8AM on Thursday, February 13, 2025 as she facilitates a conversation on school climate, how we can support our families, and give school updates. We hope that you will join her for this informative conversation.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://crec.zoom.us/j/99258301780?pwd=nrDYwSeJART1NzFV7ZbEjwCjcguAJr.1
Meeting ID: 992 5830 1780
Passcode: 499155
As we kick off the new year, we are excited be able to provide our 6th and 7th grade students with an opportunity to focus on their futures through our Career Readiness Workshops!
Dragons engaged in various workshops throughout the day to include:
My Brand – Discover personal strengths and build a professional identity.
Career Paths & Clusters – Learn about diverse career options and industries.
Career Mapping – Set goals and create a roadmap to success.
On the Hunt – Develop strategies for finding opportunities and building connections.
Soft Skills – Master teamwork, communication, and other essential skills for future success.
These workshops offered a fun and interactive way for students to develop essential life skills, and begin planning a bright future.
Thank you to all of our dads that came to our Chat and Chew. We look forward to continuing to build this community with you. We invite our Dragon Dads to join the "Leading Strong Families and Communities in Today's Culture" webinar hosted by CREC's Fatherhood Initiative on February 18th at 5:30PM. See more information below. We will also be hosting a basketball tournament with all of our Dragon Dads and students with more information to come soon!
Ms. DeAngelis' 8th grade History classes presented their History Day Research Projects at our History Day Fair! The students have been working hard to conduct their independent research and created their exhibits, which they were excited to share with everyone! Topics ranged from Title IX, Childhood Labor, and Women Suffrage just to name a few.
The Mending Minds group created this idea to have a space where students could come during midterms in hopes that ongoing opportunities like this will help in shifting our culture and climate to a more preventative mental health focus! We were able to offer painting, sensory items/fidgets, quiet games, puzzles, Lego building, and much more to implement healthy stress management strategies to over 56 students during midterm week.
The Mending Minds group is excepting sensory donations. Email Mrs. Perlini @ nperlini@crec.org if you would like to donate!
January - Open Minded
To start the new year off right, the IB learner profile trait for January is open-minded. As open-minded lifelong learners, we critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.
To encourage open-mindedness in your students, here are a few suggestions. Happy new year!
Encourage students to try new things – new foods, new games and new activities.
Expose students to different festivals, celebrations and traditions and be sure to present them in a non-judgmental way.
Encourage students to really listen to others when they speak.
Introduce literature about many different cultures into your home library. Be sure that it is appropriate and reflects the culture in an appropriate way.
Introduce students to other countries, cultures, global issues, and perspectives.
STEM and IB: One terrific example of their connection!
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB MYP) has a strong focus on design thinking through its design cycle. This design cycle aligns very well with principles of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education.
The IB MYP design cycle is an iterative process students go through to identify problems or needs, research an issue, develop potential solutions, create prototypes or models, test them, evaluate the testing, and modify as necessary. This mirrors the engineering design process used by STEM professionals to solve problems through technological innovation.
The open-ended, creative nature of the IB MYP design cycle encourages the kind of critical thinking, troubleshooting, and innovation key to careers in fast-growing STEM fields. Going through the design process gives students project-based experience with essential STEM practices.
In this way, the IB framework provides the ideal avenue for interdisciplinary STEM learning, allowing students to master technical skills while exercising their creativity. Engaging with design thinking enhances their problem-solving, collaboration, communication and presentation abilities - building a solid foundation for future studies and careers.
Attendance Matters ALL YEAR LONG!
- The school day is from 7:30-2:05.
- Scholars missing school for 3 cores or more will be considered absent for the day.
- Attendance matters for all classes so if a scholar can only attend 1 or 2 cores for an excused reason, we highly recommend they do.
Scholars absent more than 10% of the school year (18 days) are considered CHRONICALLY ABSENT by the State. The first 9 absences are excused with parent communication to the school. Ten and over will require specific documentation for reasons listed in the handbook (located on our website).
High School Scholars: Loss of credit for a class can occur after 12 absences (Half Year Courses) or 24 absences (Full Year Courses). Please contact your Counselor to discuss how credit can be recovered.
Please remind your child of the importance of waking up early and being in school daily. If you need support and resources please contact Ms. Gibson at sgibson@crec.org or their school counselor (listed below).
DROP OFF:
Families must ENTER FROM the BLUE HILLS AVE ENTRANCE. The Woodland Ave entrance is for buses only from 7:15-7:45 AM and 1:45-2:30 PM
PLEASE DO NOT PASS BUSES
EARLY PICK UP:
If you are picking up your scholar early, please be at the school no later than 1:30PM. Visitors will not be allowed in the building after 1:30PM to ensure the safety of our scholars.
- Doctor's appts during the day: If you are coming to pick up your scholar early, no need to call, please just come into the main office and sign your scholar out. We will call him/her from class upon your arrival!
PICKUP AFTER DISMISSAL:
As a reminder, we do not have after school care, and ALL scholars MUST be picked up no later than 3:00PM. And no later than 11AM on early release days. PLEASE CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE IF YOU ANTICIPATE A LATE PICK-UP.
CHANGE IN TRANSPORTATION:
- Contact the Main office before 12:30PM, this will give amble time to our Office staff to get the message to your scholar.
The main office lobby will be closed from 1:30-2:15 PM, with exceptions ONLY for emergencies.
Winter Sports officially begin on December 2nd!
Click the picture to access Final Forms, Full Schedules and More.
If you have sport questions or concerns please email:
Mr. Chaylyn Martin or Mr. Ryan Aeschliman
As a reminder:
Students are NOT allowed to stay after school for sporting events. They must leave the premises and return with an adult.
https://gofan.co/app/school/CT87733
Tickets are $5 per person
Games are also live streamed on NFHS Network- subscription required
School Counselors:
Ms. Taylor Clarke- Grade 6 A-L and Grade 8
Ms. Tania Thibault- Grade 6 M-Z and Grade 7
Mr. Mark Field - A-L Grades 9-12
Ms. Monika Chudy - M-Z Grades 9-12
Administration
Mr. Ben Simon - Middle School Dean of Students
Mrs. Eleisha LeMay - Middle School Assistant Principal
Ms. Raynette Holmes - High School Dean of Students
Mr. Tom Craig - High School Assistant Principal
Mrs. Yesenia Hernandez - Principal