Mr. Rossi's Weekly Updates: October 2020

Marshall Middle School

Weekly Update

October 5, 2020

Dear Students and Parents,

Stomp Out Bullying Day, Monday October 5, 2020. We had a synchronous learning activity at 9:15 AM on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 for students in the Hybrid model. I apologize to our Full Remote Learners, as the district’s Full Remote Program schedule on Wednesdays is not the same as the Hybrid schedule on Wednesdays. This caused confusion. I will be more clear in future emails. Here is the Stomp Out Bullying presentation if you missed it.

Warmest Regards,

Mr. Rossi

Agenda books and 5th Grade Swag Bags

We have agenda books for our 6th and 7th grade students and SWAG Bags (binders, agendas and other goodies) for our 5th grade FULL REMOTE students. You can pick them up at picture day (see below), or by stopping in at the school office between 7:30 - 2:30 M-F. If you are not comfortable coming into the building you can call the office and we will bring one out to your car. (978) 528-8670. SWAG Bags and agendas have been passed out to Hybrid students.

School Pictures

School pictures have been set up for the first week in November. We will send out forms once they arrive. Picture Forms will be mailed out to FULL REMOTE students.

Cohort A: Monday, November 2, 2020
Cohort B: Thursday, November 5, 2020
Full Remote Students: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 (Times TBD)

Hybrid Students

As the weather gets cooler students should plan for the classrooms to be a bit cooler than usual, as we will have the windows opened for ventilation purposes. Please send your child to school with a sweater or sweatshirt.

Balancing your schedule with your child’s:

We know that it is difficult when your child needs help navigating through emails, google classroom invites, and many other obstacles with technology all while you are trying to work from home. This is a strategy to reduce the number of interruptions, called “Ask 3 then me.” While the three steps are: First ask Google, Second look for a Youtube tutorial, and third, ask people on social media, I recommend asking three students in his/her virtual classroom rather than those out on social media. We hope that this helps.

ASPEN Accounts

If you encounter issues or problems with your ASPEN Account, please contact:

Parent Portal: email portalhelp@billericak12.com
Student Portal: email jmorgan@billericak12.com

GOOGLE Accounts:

If you do not know your child's student ID/school ID, it is available on the Aspen Parent Portal (https://ma-billerica.myfollett.com).

You can find the school ID number by going to the Family tab (it will be listed under LASID or Local Identifier depending if you are viewing the mobile site or desktop site).
If you do not know your Aspen login information, please email portalhelp@billericak12.com.

Chromebooks

If you are in need of a chromebook please call the school office at (978) 528-8670. Our district website has a great deal of useful information on Chromebooks and school district technology at https://www.billericak12.com/district/families

Virtual Meeting Etiquette for Students

The Virtual Meeting Etiquette for Students includes guidelines for Virtual Meeting Etiquette. Please note, this is not an exhaustive list -- students must also abide by the etiquette set by their classroom teachers.

Upcoming Events:

Stomp Out Bullying Day……….Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Columbus Day (Holiday- No School)…..Monday October 12, 2020
Virtual Back to School Information….October 15, 2020
Parent Teacher Conferences….October 27 and 29, 2020
School Picture Day Cohort A…..Monday, November 2, 2020
Election Day (Staff Development, No School)….Tuesday November 3, 2020
School Picture Day FULL REMOTE students…..Wednesday, November 4, 2020
School Picture Day Cohort B…..Thursday, November 5, 2020
Veteran’s Day (Holiday- No School)...Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Quarter 1 ends (Last day for unified Arts Classes)..….November 17, 2020
Quarter 2 begins (Classes Change)...November 18, 2020
Half Day (Staff and Students)......Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Thanksgiving Day (Holiday- No School)....Thursday, November 26, 2020
Thanksgiving Recess (Holiday- No School)...Friday, November 27, 2020
Trimester 1 Ends...Thursday, December 10, 2020
Report Cards Issued (Trimester 1 & Quarter 1)....December 17, 2020
Half Day (Staff and Students)......Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Christmas Eve (No School)....Thursday, December 24, 2020
Christmas Day (Holiday- No School)...Friday, December 25, 2020
Winter Break (No School).....December 28, 2020 to January 1, 2021)
Schools Resume…..Monday, January 4, 2021
Quarter 2 ends (Last day for unified Arts Classes)..….January 29, 2021
Quarter 3 begins (Unified Arts Classes Change)...February 1 2021

Have a great week!

“Be the best version of yourself!”

Visit us at: https://www.billericak12.com/schools/marshall-middle-school

Parent Portal………….https://ma-billerica.myfollett.com

Issues, problems with the Family Portal: email portalhelp@billericak12.com

Issues, problems with the Student Portal: email jmorgan@billericak12.com

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