Congratulations to our School-to-Work Program

Our School-to-Work Program received the 'Program of the Year Award' from the Central Massachusetts YMCA.  Tonight the program was recognized in Worcester.  This is a huge honor for the program.  Congratulations to all of the students and staff involved!

Budget Information

The Town Administrator has put together a document that helps explain various components of the override question that will potentially be considered by the town on June 14, 2014. This link will take you directly to that site.

http://www.grafton-ma.gov/Public_Documents/GraftonMA_AdminUpdates/Grafton's%20Proposition%202.5%20Override%20Question.pdf

Draft District Emergency Plan

Over the past year we have worked to overhaul our district-wide emergency response plan for the Grafton Public Schools.  This draft is currently being finalized with the Grafton Fire, Police, and Emergency Management Team.  The following link will bring you to a Pdf. of the working draft: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4BQ3xYE4NVuYTFfd3FQS1BvUkE/edit?usp=sharing

Many thanks to all who contributed to the creation of this plan.  In particular I want to thank Tony LeMay, Officer Al Hulbert, Derek Stiles, and Chris Slavinskas for their ongoing efforts.

Once this district-wide draft is finalized we will be crafting individual school plans.  Please feel free to share any comments you may have regarding the draft with me at: cummingsj@grafton.k12.ma.us

Lions Club Sponsoring Cyber-Bullying Workshop - March 4

 

Grafton LIONS Club Presents

District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.’s Community & School Outreach Program

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

6:30 pm at the Grafton High School auditorium

Bullying & Cyber Bullying Awareness 

Bullying/Harassment Laws

Bullying and Cyberbullying Defined

Existing Laws

Emerging and Existing Technology

We will also cover how to keep safe while using the Internet and technology (including cell/smart phone technology) Most importantly, we do not want to make you AFRAID just AWARE!

Parent Project Night at MSS

This past Tuesday the MSS put on a parent night program.  Workshops for parents included a range of topics such as cyberSafety, family literacy, social thinking, behavior strategies, and mathematically speaking.  The program was very well attended.  Many thanks to Mrs. Stocklin, Mrs. Coakley, the MSS PTG and presenters Ms. Ellen Miller form the Attorney General's office, Ms. DeMartini, Ms. Shorr, Ms. Tilva, Ms. Estephan, Ms. Kreisberg, Ms. Cederberg, Ms. Antollino-Bukoski, Ms. Carew, and Ms. Nahme!

Our GHS Unified Basketball Team is in full swing!  I had a chance to participate in a scrimmage with them this week and was dominated by the Lewin twins.  The team has been practicing hard and has it's first scrimmage against Oxford on Saturday.  Congratulations to the entire team for all of their hard work and progress and good luck on Saturday!

Here is Brian Forbes shooting the lights out in the Municipal Center gym.

K-6 English Language Arts Curriculum Committee

Thanks to Jen Mannion, co-facilitator of the K-6 ELA Curriculum Committee and principal of North Street Elementary School, for presenting on the process for organizing our new learning standards around essential questions and enduring understandings.

Through Jen's leadership with Doreen Parker, fellow facilitator and the principal of South Grafton Elementary School, the team is designing grade-level curriculum focused on inquiry and deep conceptual knowledge.

This work would not be possible without the work of many dedicated English teachers:
Susan McCullen
Michelle Tynan
Robin Barron
Julie Mehne
Cathy Perch
Ceil Phillips
Rebecca Mastoras
Tracy Norton
Heidi Shorr
Gayle Akillian
Jen Leonard
Brittany Powers
Gina Baldassarre
Hillary Kreisburg
Katie Cederberg
Tiffany Beausoleil
Lynn Loiseau
Kerri Clarke
Lisa Rice
Sera Thompson
Beth Thulin
Kristin Parone
Norma Baker