May 7, 2021

Good afternoon-

We are through week one of AP testing and MCAS tests start next week. As a reminder, all 10th and 11th grade students are scheduled to take the ELA MCAS on May 12-13. The test is scheduled for the first two periods of each day. 

•     Students in grade 9 & 12 will have asynchronous work assigned during those periods.
•     Students in grade 10 & 11 will report to class for the last two periods of the day.
•     Classes will be synchronous or asynchronous for grades 9 & 12 for the last two periods.
•     Teachers will notify their classes of expectations.
•     Students in grade 11 who have opted out of MCAS are encouraged to attend in-person for the last two periods of the day.

Tuesday pool testing- Thanks to all of the students athletes and activity members who registered for pool testing. This week students waited in the lobby to test. This was solely because we were avoiding making announcements during AP testing. We do not have any more Tuesday morning tests so we will return to calling students down in small groups. This will limit missed class time to only a few minutes. Students are still able to come in right at 8:20am and do their pool test before going to class. 

Lunch: Thank you to those who have expressed concern about changes to lunch seating. As I am sure you can understand, keeping 175+ students socially distant at lunch was just not feasible when all students were outside. We found it has worked well to keep three grades inside and allow one class to go outside a day. Seniors will be allowed outside for two days and each other class will have one day. This is a necessity for management and safety of all students.

Senior Assassin: We have a received some parent concerns about the safety of this game. We share the concerns. This is NOT a school sponsored event. Students who are caught with any water gun, etc. at school have it confiscated. 

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there.