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November Monthly Update
Brookside Elementary School
What's Happening :
The strings performed for our first grade students while listening to The Little Old Lady Who wasn't Afraid of Anything. IT was fantastic!
Teachers will be holding parent conferences on November 16, 2023. Parents will be receiving information from your classroom teacher. Please be on the lookout for an email message to sign up using sign up genius. If you would like to schedule a conference with the music, art, gym, or digital literacy teacher, please email them directly. Please include your child's name in the email as well. Here are their emails:
Mr. MacNeil, physical education: kmacneil@dracutps.org
Ms. Troche, digital literacy: mtroche@dracutps.org
Miss Plunket, music teacher: splunkett@dracutps.org
Mrs. Mullins, art teacher: amullins@dracutps.org
Grade 3 had a historian from the Plimoth Patuxet Museums to learn more about the Wampoang way of life
Kindergarten visiting Parlee Farm
5th grade strings performing for grade 1.
πWhat should your child be learning
The link below will direct you to the Massachusetts Department of Education and Massachusetts Standards. You will find parent friendly information for each grade level and subject.
https://www.doe.mass.edu/highstandards/default.html
Our MCAS data is available on the DESE School profile page. Overall we made some nice gains in each grade level. Once on the page, click the assessment tab and you can view grades 3-5 results in English Language Arts, Math and Grade 5 science. This data is used in conjunction with our district determine measures, iReady to review instruction and drive our instruction to meet student needs. Students in grades 4 and 5 will be receiving their individual scores on Friday November 3. Please check their back packs.
https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx?orgtypecode=6&orgcode=00790035
Ruler Approach
Dracut Public Schools implement the Ruler Approach for social emotional learning. Each month we will include family information related to Ruler and how families can use these tools at home. At the beginning of each year, every classroom creates a classroom charter. The charter answers two important questions:
1. How do you want to feel when weβre together?
2. How will we help each other have these feelings more often?
Try creating your own family charter or asking your child about the classroom charter.
π November Lunch Menu
PTO
Our PTO meets monthly and all are welcome to attend. We are always looking for volunteers. Check out our PTO website with up to date information.
We all know many facts about Thanksgiving but do you know who Sarah Hale was and her part in Thanksgiving? Read about this interesting woman of history.
https://www.history.com/news/abraham-lincoln-and-the-mother-of-thanksgiving
π‘ Reminders
1. IMPORTANT DATES π
11/7/23 No School Election Day/ Teacher Professional Development
11/10/23 No School Veteran's Day
11/14/23 PTO meeting 6:30-7:30
11/16 /23 Parent conferences
11/22/23 Early Release
11/23-24 No School Thanksgiving Break
Finds us on Facebook
Brookside has a Facebook page. Here we post picutres of weekly happenings. Check it out!
Website: https://www.facebook.com/BESdracut/