At the rate we are going, our end of the year barbecue may coincide with the 4th of July! Hopefully, we are at the end of the inclement weather... Another snow day would be all we could stand from Mother Nature at this point!
MCAS And Next Week
The composition test will be given on Monday, which will be a day three. Tuesday and Wednesday will be days one and two, and then Thursday will be a Day 7, followed by Day 4 on Friday. That will allow us to keep the testing proctors the same, maneuver the schedule accordingly, and not miss any days of the cycle. Thanks for the cooperation and flexibility on that!
We plan on holding a makeup day for the reading comprehension, likely on Tuesday or Friday, with the composition makeup scheduled for us by the state on Thursday, March 28. This will have an effect on just a couple of students.
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
The Program of Studies for next year was approved at this week's School Committee meeting. There are some subtle changes, most of which affect the elective courses. The biggest change
will be the move of PE classes from two times per cycle to three, which will help alleviate numberin studies, particularly if other classes, such as chorus and band, can work around them. The Department Heads have worked tirelessly at examining a number of course offerings to determine which could be better given as semester majors instead of year-long, which will create some flexibility in the schedule.
We will be meeting with grades 9-11 this week to discuss the course selection process, as well as to outline some of the student and parent responsibilities. We will also have the Grade 9-11 parents here for Wednesday night to discuss with them some of the revisions.
This past week, we had a separate night for the Grade 8 students and parents. There were close to 400 attendees, who heard from freshman class officers, took tours of the building, and head presentations from all department heads, Mr. Pearl, and guidance. The feedback was effusively positive.
Please let any of us or a department head know if there are any questions about the changes to the Program of Studies, or what could be coming in terms of curriculum needs.
EVENTS COMING
There were so many great events in the past few weeks, from athletic events, to the Musical Revue, to the CoffeeHouse, that it is difficult to thank everyone for their hard work in terms of coordination, supervision, and sponsorship. The Microfinance Club will be hosting an Acapella Night on April 5, and the annual Ring Dance is scheduled for April 6. We expect to have more details on Senior Week, Senior Exams, and the MCAS schedules for math and science very soon.
Please help dispel the rumours about any changes to Senior Exams. While we are looking the schedule and the format, we are not looking at the policy of student exemption from those tests, as some students have claimed!
Medway Clean Sweep
Medway Clean Sweep, a town-wide Cleanup in coordination with Medway 300, is scheduled for Saturday, April 27. We already have a number of student groups that are going to be helping out by taking a particular "zone" of town. If you are at all interested in helping, or you advise an organization that would like to help, let me know!
Have a great weekend!
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