December Newsletter
Clifford Marshall School
Term 1 Report Cards
Term 1 report cards were sent home with students on Friday. They are also available on ASPEN. See the directions below to login to ASPEN if you would like to access your child's report card.
LAST WEEK OF BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
This will be the last week of our Marshall Masters before and after school programs. Students have had a great time participating in our fall programs. We look forward to offering additional programs in the spring with priority given to those that did not get into a fall program.
Parent Teacher Conferences - December 13th
As you know, we are using a new online signup for parent teacher conferences. At this point, you should have received an email from your child's teacher with a link to sign up for conferences on December 13th. If you requested an interpreter, your time was scheduled for you.
If you HAVE NOT received an email inviting you to sign up using PTCfast, please reach out to your child's teacher. They can resend the link so you can sign up. Please reach out with any questions.
International Night Update
Save the date! Our EDI team is excited to be bringing back our Marshall International Night! This is an event that allows us to celebrate our diversity and share our cultures with each other. We have set a tentative date of April 25th. This event has been so successful in the past due to the amazing participation of our families. We will send out much more information about the night and what families can do to participate in January.
Quincy Recreation winter gym program begins this week
Curriculum Update
Kindergarten: ELA Knowledge Unit: finishing unit on Plants and may start Farm unit.
Math Unit: Starting Geometry
First grade: ELA Knowledge Unit: finishing Different Lands, Similar Stories: Fables and Folktales
Math Unit: Addition and Subtraction within 20
Second grade: ELA Knowledge Unit: The Ancient Greek Civilization
Math Unit: Finishing addition and subtraction and beginning Measurement.
Third grade: ELA Unit: Animal Classification. Continued focus on non-fiction text and structured writing pieces with an emphasis on main idea and supporting details.
Math Unit: Adding and subtracting to 1,000, rounding, two-step word problems.
Science: Explore Force and Motion!
Fourth grade: ELA: Finishing Unit on the Middle Ages, focus on grammar and persuasive writing.
Social Studies: finishing Northeast Region, starting Southeast Region
Math Unit: Extending Operations and Fractions
Science: Starting Earth's History: Geological Time Scale, fossils and dinosaurs!
December Holidays and Celebrations
Saint Nicholas Day : Dec 6
Hanukkah : Dec 7
Bodhi : Dec 8
Santa Lucia : Dec 13
Las Posadas : Dec 16
Yule : Dec 21
Christmas: Dec 25
Kwanzaa: Dec 26
New Year's Eve Dec 31