Friday, March 6, 2020
SEPAC Meeting Tuesday at McKeown
The next Beverly Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) meeting will be Tuesday, March 10th at 6:30 pm in the McKeown School conference room. On the agenda: officer nominations and spring programming plus special guests Superintendent Dr. Sue Charochak and Bethany Splansky, Administrator of Special Education.
Big Buck$ Calendar Winner!!!!
Congratulations to Kathryn Winn for selling the winning ticket!!
Mindfulness Presentation Tuesday
Are you curious about mindfulness? Come to a presentation from Minding Your Mind at Beverly Middle School on Tuesday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm . Learn about mindfulness activities and supports and how they may help you and your children, plus data about adolescent brain development and mindfulness benefits.
Plan to park and enter in back of the school. Childcare will be provided.
See this flyer for more information or contact Julia Grimm at julia.grimm@lahey.org.
Plan to park and enter in back of the school. Childcare will be provided.
See this flyer for more information or contact Julia Grimm at julia.grimm@lahey.org.
News Club
News Club meets on Monday after school in the library. Old and new members of all grades are welcome to join us as we get the next newspaper issue underway and explore other ways to report news in our community.
Robotics Club
The robotics club has now ended. Students who were making battle bots can come in for one more week to fight them.
Next Tuesday, 3D printing club will begin - this is open to 8th graders only who would like to learn more about Computer-Aided Design (CAD) programs to create a 3D Print. Contact Mr. Jacobson for more information: ajacobson@beverlyschools.org.
Next Tuesday, 3D printing club will begin - this is open to 8th graders only who would like to learn more about Computer-Aided Design (CAD) programs to create a 3D Print. Contact Mr. Jacobson for more information: ajacobson@beverlyschools.org.
Play Ball! Register Now.
Registration is open now for Salem-Beverly Baseball.
Go to salembeverlybaseball.com for more information.
Go to salembeverlybaseball.com for more information.
Gr 5 Art Club Meets Monday
Art Club meets on Mondays and alternates between 5th grade only and meetings for 6th/7th/8th graders only. Here is the schedule for upcoming dates until the end of March.
5th grade meets: March 9, March 23
6th, 7th, 8th grades meet: March 16, March 30
Art Club is held in the art room on the 3rd floor (334A) with Mr. Fox. Please contact him with questions at jfox@beverlyschools.org.
Early Release Today - Parent Afternoon Back
On Friday, March 6 students will be released at 12:15pm. Lunch will not be served that day.
Parent Afternoon Back is from 1-3pm on Friday. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to have brief 1-1 meetings with their child's teachers.
Parent Afternoon Back is from 1-3pm on Friday. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to have brief 1-1 meetings with their child's teachers.
Gr 8 - Register TODAY for Boston Trip
ALL registrations are online at portal.jumpstreet.com/Tour
Use the Tour code TDVW62V.
All transportation, a full breakfast, guided tour of Fenway Park, a private Duck Boat Tour, admission to a performance by Blue Man Group, and dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe are included.See the Trip Packet for more details including registration specifics, financial aid process, the itinerary, behavior expectations, and a student contract.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
BIG BUCK$ Calendar Winners!!!
The winner for March 3rd, a $25 gift card to Panini Pizza and a $25 gift card to Stop & Shop is Steven Pieroni!! Congrats to Julia Guanci for selling the winning ticket!!
The winner for March 4th, a $25 gift card to Soma and a $25 gift card to Ellis Square Social is Wendy Lezenski!! Congrats to Madison Gilbert for selling the winning ticket!!
Today's winner (March 5) of a $50 gift card to B.Good restaurant is Kathy Geary!! Congrats to Landen Hinze for selling the winning ticket!!
Students who sell the winning ticket may come by the office to pick up their $10 cash prize!
Mindfulness Presentation Tuesday
Are you curious about mindfulness? Come to a presentation from Minding Your Mind at Beverly Middle School on Tuesday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm . Learn about mindfulness activities and supports and how they may help you and your children, plus data about adolescent brain development and mindfulness benefits.
Plan to park and enter in back of the school.
See this flyer for more information or contact Julia Grimm at julia.grimm@lahey.org.
Plan to park and enter in back of the school.
See this flyer for more information or contact Julia Grimm at julia.grimm@lahey.org.
Early Release Tomorrow - Parent Afternoon Back
On Friday, March 6 students will be released at 12:15pm. Lunch will not be served that day.
Parent Afternoon Back is from 1-3pm on Friday. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to have brief 1-1 meetings with their child's teachers.
Parent Afternoon Back is from 1-3pm on Friday. This is an opportunity for parents and guardians to have brief 1-1 meetings with their child's teachers.
Gr 8 - Deadline TOMORROW For Boston Trip Registration
ALL registrations are online at portal.jumpstreet.com/Tour
Use the Tour code TDVW62V.
All transportation, a full breakfast, guided tour of Fenway Park, a private Duck Boat Tour, admission to a performance by Blue Man Group, and dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe are included.See the Trip Packet for more details including registration specifics, financial aid process, the itinerary, behavior expectations, and a student contract.
Gr 8 Acalpulcos Fundraiser Next Week
Take a night off from cooking and enjoy a meal Thursday, March 12th.
A portion of the sales from the entire day will be donated.
Jazz Band Cancelled
Attention all Jazz Band members, today's rehearsal has been cancelled. We'll be back next week.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
From the Superintendent
The following message was sent out on Wednesday by BPS Superintendent Sue Charochak through other digital means. It has has been included here in case you did not receive this information already.
Good Afternoon,
I am writing with the latest update for parents and families with communication and information as it relates to the coronavirus. I appreciate the feedback and questions from families and will do my best to provide a timely response to each of you. As you know, we, like all districts in Massachusetts, continue to access guidance on our concerns from the Department of Public Health (DPH), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Beverly Board of Health, as well as the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Mass. Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.). We will continue to monitor all incoming information and respond accordingly.
An area that we continue to monitor in Beverly is in regard to staff or students who have traveled out of the country to areas that are identified at risk for coronavirus. We will consider each individual situation with an abundance of caution and will consult both state and local officials before making any decisions. If we determine there may be a health risk to our students or staff, we will send the person at risk home for a minimum of the fourteen day incubation period. In fact, we implemented this procedure yesterday with a staff member who returned to work after a trip to a country where restricted travel is recommended as a result of the number of cases of coronavirus. The person exhibited no signs or symptoms of illness. However, with our decision rooted in an abundance of caution, we sent the employee home within approximately two hours, and we mutually agreed that the employee will remain home until the fourteen day waiting period is complete. The employee to date continues to exhibit no symptoms of being sick. Additionally, the work area the employee had briefly occupied was immediately professionally sanitized. In consultation with epidemiologists at the state Department of Public Health, the city of Beverly’s Public Health Department, school health services, and Mayor Cahill, we have been reassured that any risk of exposure to the new coronavirus is very low. Moreover, even though the risk was extremely low and the guidance from state and local officials was that other employees that had come in contact with this employee did not need to be excluded from work, we opted to also work with these employees to remain out of work for the incubation period. The employee had no contact with any students at any time while they were in the building. Our students’ and employees’ well-being is always our highest priority and we will continue to proceed in an abundance of caution to ensure that we do our best to prevent the spread of all infectious diseases.
Finally, I will be working with the school committee, Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Poska to monitor any planned overnight trips on a case by case basis. We will provide information to parents and families as soon as a decision is made. I appreciate your patience as we work through the specifics. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your building principal or myself.
Thank you,
Sue Charochak
Superintendent of Schools
An area that we continue to monitor in Beverly is in regard to staff or students who have traveled out of the country to areas that are identified at risk for coronavirus. We will consider each individual situation with an abundance of caution and will consult both state and local officials before making any decisions. If we determine there may be a health risk to our students or staff, we will send the person at risk home for a minimum of the fourteen day incubation period. In fact, we implemented this procedure yesterday with a staff member who returned to work after a trip to a country where restricted travel is recommended as a result of the number of cases of coronavirus. The person exhibited no signs or symptoms of illness. However, with our decision rooted in an abundance of caution, we sent the employee home within approximately two hours, and we mutually agreed that the employee will remain home until the fourteen day waiting period is complete. The employee to date continues to exhibit no symptoms of being sick. Additionally, the work area the employee had briefly occupied was immediately professionally sanitized. In consultation with epidemiologists at the state Department of Public Health, the city of Beverly’s Public Health Department, school health services, and Mayor Cahill, we have been reassured that any risk of exposure to the new coronavirus is very low. Moreover, even though the risk was extremely low and the guidance from state and local officials was that other employees that had come in contact with this employee did not need to be excluded from work, we opted to also work with these employees to remain out of work for the incubation period. The employee had no contact with any students at any time while they were in the building. Our students’ and employees’ well-being is always our highest priority and we will continue to proceed in an abundance of caution to ensure that we do our best to prevent the spread of all infectious diseases.
Finally, I will be working with the school committee, Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Poska to monitor any planned overnight trips on a case by case basis. We will provide information to parents and families as soon as a decision is made. I appreciate your patience as we work through the specifics. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your building principal or myself.
Thank you,
Sue Charochak
Superintendent of Schools
Meeting Tonight About Briscoe Redevelopment
A meeting will be held in the BHS Library tonight at 7:00pm to discuss the planned redevelopment of the old Briscoe Middle School.
See this Facebook Event page for more details.
See this Facebook Event page for more details.
Lost & Found
Items are tagged each week and once they have been in the lost and found for over a month they are donated to charity. All items that have been here since January or longer will be donated next week.
Please remind your child to check the lost and found, which is outside the BMS library, and/or check it yourself if you come on Friday for Parent Afternoon Back.
Mindfulness Parent Presentation Tuesday
Are you curious about mindfulness? Come to a presentation from Minding Your Mind at Beverly Middle School on Tuesday, March 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm . Learn about mindfulness activities and supports and how they may help you and your children, plus data about adolescent brain development and mindfulness benefits.
See this flyer for more information or contact Julia Grimm at julia.grimm@lahey.org.
See this flyer for more information or contact Julia Grimm at julia.grimm@lahey.org.
Salem-Beverly Babe Ruth Baseball
Registration is open now for Salem-Beverly Baseball.
Go to salembeverlybaseball.com for more information.
Go to salembeverlybaseball.com for more information.
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