Hello to all our Becket Washington Families!
Winter has arrived and has certainly made its presence known. With that in mind,
please remember to send in appropriate outdoor clothing with your children as they
will go outside as often as possible.
please remember to send in appropriate outdoor clothing with your children as they
will go outside as often as possible.
Our Winter Concert is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23rd at 1:30 PM.
Third and Fourth graders are taking part in the Jacob’s Pillow “Curriculum In Motion”
residency program this month. They will spend two weeks using movement to enhance
their learning, and will present their results on January 26th.
residency program this month. They will spend two weeks using movement to enhance
their learning, and will present their results on January 26th.
I am sharing two important documents below, so please take a moment to look them over.
Happy New Year!
Mary Kay McCloskey
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released
district and school report cards based on 2017 data. Click here to access the BWS
report overview. It contains information about school and district accountability,
achievement, our students and teachers, and other important measures of school
performance.
district and school report cards based on 2017 data. Click here to access the BWS
report overview. It contains information about school and district accountability,
achievement, our students and teachers, and other important measures of school
performance.
You will notice our school has been given an accountability designation of “no level.”
That is because schools that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in 2017 were not placed into levels this year.
That is because schools that administered the Next Generation MCAS assessment in grades 3-8 in 2017 were not placed into levels this year.
The report card shows how students in our school are performing on the MCAS tests.
Achievement and progress information is reported for our school and is also compared
to the performance of our district and the state.
Achievement and progress information is reported for our school and is also compared
to the performance of our district and the state.
In addition, the report card provides information about the students and teachers in
our school as compared to the district and the state. Also included are other important
measures of school performance, such as attendance, suspension rates, and high school
performance.
our school as compared to the district and the state. Also included are other important
measures of school performance, such as attendance, suspension rates, and high school
performance.
Finally, if your child attends a school that receives federal Title I funds, you also have
the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s
classroom teachers:
the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s
classroom teachers:
- If your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach
- Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver
- The college degree and major of your child’s teacher
- If your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and if so, their qualifications
For more information about what we are doing to improve student achievement or to
request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers, please
feel free to contact us. For a full copy of this report card, or to see report cards for
other schools, visit profiles.doe.mass.edu.
request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers, please
feel free to contact us. For a full copy of this report card, or to see report cards for
other schools, visit profiles.doe.mass.edu.
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Welcome to the first edition of the Wahconah Building Project monthly update. This
newsletter will provide information about the progress and status of the Wahconah
Feasibility Study that was approved by the voters of the CBRSD community in April
of 2017. To view the newsletter, click this link.
newsletter will provide information about the progress and status of the Wahconah
Feasibility Study that was approved by the voters of the CBRSD community in April
of 2017. To view the newsletter, click this link.
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Monday, January 1 No School, New Year’s Day
Thursday, January 11 PTO Meeting, 7 PM (Rescheduled from Jan. 4th)
Monday, January 15 No School, Martin Luther King Day
Friday, January 19 Second Quarter Ends
Tuesday,January 23 Winter Concert, 1:30 PM
Friday, January 26 Report Cards Go Home
Friday, January 26 Jacob’s Pillow Sharing
Thursday, February 1 PTO Meeting, 7 PM
