We kicked off Trimester III this week. Students specialists/electives courses changed this week. Students adjusted and had a smooth transition into the new classes. Please be sure to read through the newsletter for updates on dates and activities. Thank you.

Have a great weekend!

Thank you,

Gavin

Monday - Day 3

Tuesday - Day 4

Wednesday - 1

Thursday - Day 2

Friday - Day 3

Report cards will be published to the ASPEN Parent Portal on March 15th. If you have any questions you can reach out to our Family Engagement Facilitator, Malcolm Pimentel. mpimentel@salemk12.org.

Parent Teacher Conferences for Trimester II will be held on Wednesday, March 20th. There will be two sessions. 12:20 - 3:20PM and 6:00 - 8:00PM. Teachers will sending the Conference Sign-Ups by Wednesday of next week. This will be done through parenSquare.

Intramural Basketball:

Championship Saturday:

• CONSOLATION GAME - DUB CITY VS CELTICS - 11:00a

• CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - ELITE VS LAKERS -12:10p

Intramural Volleyball:

• Practices will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:25-4:25 PM - late bus available at 4:40 PM
• The first games will be played Saturday March 16th - times to determined
• Times of practices/games and the number of teams will be determined based on registration numbers.

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Last year Collins Middle School 24.3% of students were chronically absent. This year the number is down 16.5% That is amazing progress! Thank you. We want to continue our early success with a little fun. This month we will have a CREW March Madness. Every Friday CREWs will be matched up for some friendly competition. The CREW with the highest attendance percentage will move on to the next round. Let's see everyone have a great month of March!

• ELA -

  • 8th - April 2nd and 3rd

  • 6th - April 4th and 5th

  • 7th - April 9th and 10th

  • Make-Ups week of 4/22 and days after the grade level testing window (until 4/26)

  Math -

  • 8th - April 30th and May 1st (Make-Up 2nd and 3rd)

  • 7th - May 7th and 8th

  • 6th - May 9th and 10th

  • Make-Ups until 5/24

  SCI-

  • 8th - May 14th and 15th (Makeups until the 5/24)

  
  

  SOCIAL STUDIES -
  

• Performance Assessment - May 30th

• End of Course Assessment - June 4th (Makeups until 6/7)

Drop-Off/ Pick-Up:

• Parents can drop off/pick up at either the Jackson Street parking lot or Powder House Lane.

  • Recommendation: The Jackson Street parking lot probably would be easiest and most efficient.

  • Pick up and drop off can also happen on Francis Road, Calabrese Street, Broad Street and Dalton Parkway.

  • Crossing guards will be located on Jackson/Highland, Broad/Jackson, and Powderhouse/Highland.

• Please do not block driveways out of courtesy of our neighbors.

• Only buses will be allowed up the Jackson Street entrance; no parent vehicles will be allowed into the Jackson Street entrance.

• All buses will be exiting via Powder House Lane, so if you see a bus trying to exit please move along to make room.

• If you are dropping off your student, please work with your child to be ready to exit the car quickly so that you can move on and help keep the flow of traffic moving.

Thank you for supporting us in this effort to provide a safer Collins Middle School. Please do not hesitate to ask questions.

Next Meeting: April 10 at 6-7PM - Main Office of CMS. There will also be a virtual link.

The CMS PTO has partnered up with Longboards, located on 76 Wharf St., Salem, MA! On Sunday, March 24th, dine out at Longboards and 15% of all sales will be donated to the Collins Middle School PTO. We will have a 50/50 raffle stand setup. Come join us!!!
Thank you.

Who are we?

We are ELPAC!

We are parents or guardians of children who are learning English (ESL), or learning two languages (Dual Language) We also advise the school district and the School Committee about issues related to children who are learning English. All families of English Learners are welcome! We meet 5 times a year. If you are interested in joining us, we would love to have you!

2023-24 Meeting Schedule:

• Wednesday, Mar. 27: Multi-Language Learner Family Night at Saltonstall School (6-7:30 p.m.)
• Thursday, Apr. 4: ELPAC Meeting via Zoom (6-7:30 p.m.)
• June 2024/Date TBA: ELPAC Meeting at Horace Mann Field (6-7:30 p.m.)

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8th grade families!

Online payments for the 8th Grade NY Trip are now live!

https://fourwinds.secure.force.com/TripRegistration/ - Our unique code is collins24

NY Trip Online Payment Registration (English)

NY Trip Online Payment Registration (Portuguese)

​If you have any questions while navigating this process, please feel free to reach out to Malcolm Pimentel, mpimentel@salemk12.org and Ben Chertok bchertok@salemk12.org