Thursday, May 17, 2012
Trend analysis, middle school changes and the committee evaluates itself.
Do you ever wonder how your child's school compares with similar schools? For North Reading the comparisons are favorable. As Superintendent Kathleen Willis demonstrated at Monday night's school committee meeting the question, "How good is my child's school?" is now answered by using a new website feature offered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Under "district profiles" the school community and the general public can access the District Analysis and Review Tool (DART). Willis showed the committee how the DART site comprehensively lists every school district and a complete set of facts about each school in the Commonwealth. MCAS performance, per pupil expenditure, advanced placement participation and …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The RMHS Drama Club may flock a neighborhood near you.
The following was submitted the RMHS Drama Club: The RMHS Drama Club is flocking to a neighborhood near you. Be a part of the Springtime Flamingo Flocking by simply going to the RMHS Drama website and completing an application. Members of the Drama Club will “flock” the lawn of your choice with 15 birds that will nest for 24 hours. The birds will then be picked up by one of the flocking teams at no obligation to the flocked address. The fun-filled fundraiser will run until May 30. Don’t miss it! For more information or questions, email rmhsdramaads@yahoo.com.
One finalist is Wood End teacher Joanne King.
Three finalists for the principalship of the Wood End Elementary School in Reading, including a Wood End teacher, took center stage individually last night at the school in front of an audience of about 40 people. The candidates, in the order in which they answered questions from the audience: Ben Bollard Schersten, a third grade teacher in Arlington, at the Dalin Elementary School; Shamus Brady, assistant principal in the Chelsea public schools; and Joanne King, a fifth grade teacher at the Wood End School. The principalship will open when Richard Davidson, who has led the school since it opened seven years ago, retires at the end of the school year. Members of the audience asked, among other questions, why Brady wanted the post in …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Would you like to host a Spanish student?
The following was submitted by Amy St. Arnaud: Would you like to be a host family to a Spanish student this summer? A group of Spanish teens are coming to North Reading from June 22 until July 20 and are in need of host families. Many activities have been planned for the Spanish teens and host families to enjoy and this is a wonderful opportunity to enforce the importance of cultural understanding to your family. These students do speak English, so no Spanish is required. Specifically, there is a 16-year-old male still waiting for a family but female students are available as well. Please contact Mrs. St. Arnaud before Friday, May 18th if you have any questions about this exciting opportunity. She can be reached at amystarnaud@gmail.…
Meet the Wood End Principal finalists Tuesday night starting at 6:30 p.m.
Reading Public Schools announced the finalists for the Wood End Elementary School Principal. Assistant Principal of Chelsea Public Schools Shamus Brady, fifth grade Teacher at Wood End Elementary Joanne King and third grade Teacher at Dalin Elementary in Arlington Ben Schersten will be at Wood End Tuesday night starting at 6:30 p.m. Attend the open microphone session in the school's cafeteria to get to know the candidates. Schersten is scheduled first at 6:30 p.m. followed by Brady at 7:15 p.m. and King at 8 p.m. Current Principal Richard Davidson will retire this year on June 30, and the candidate chosen to fill his position will start on July 1. Resumes for each finalist are posted on the district Edline Website. Contact the …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Become part of Hood School history.
The following was submitted by Principal Glen S. McKay: Construction on the new walkway at the J. Turner Hood School has begun. The next time you are at the school come check it out. Now it is easier than ever to become part of Hood School history by purchasing your own custom engraved brick. You can purchase a portion of the walkway out to The Hood School play structure: "The Hood School Hound dog Hangout". Prices are as follows: 4x8 brick with up to 3 lines of text $75.00 12x12 brick with up to 10 lines of text $250.00 You can buy bricks online, click on the Fundraising tab. A Thank you goes out to Arch Painting & the Daley Family for making this possible. Also to Bernardi Landscaping for their generous …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
There are three candidates for the position.
The following was submitted by Reading Public Schools: The Reading Public Schools has announced the finalists for the Wood End Elementary School Principal Search. They are: Resumes for each candidate will be posted on the district Edline Website, later this week. On Tuesday evening, May 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Wood End Cafeteria, there will be an open microphone session for the parents and community. The order of the sessions will be as follows: 6:30 p.m. Ben Schersten 7:15 p.m. Shamus Brady 8:00 p.m. Joanne King If you have any questions, please contact the Superintendent’s Office at 781-944-5800.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Drama students perform Amadeus in the Performing Arts Center at Reading Memorial High School.
Students performed Amadeus, a play about the death of Mozart, May 4, 5 and 6 at the Performing Arts Center at Reading Memorial High School. The play was a bittersweet undertaking for Director Bill Endslow as he will soon retire after 19 years in Reading. He has been teaching since 1976. "It's very exciting that it's this show," he said of the play being his last. According to Endslow, he knew it was going to be a good play and had been working on it since March with his students. "This is my favorite script for a non-musical. I saw it on Broadway and did it once before," Endslow said. "We have an incredible cast." There were about 48 students in the cast and approximately 90 on the tech team who worked to build and paint the set, …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Attend a meeting at noon on Friday, April 27 in the high school auditorium for more information.
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Thursday, April 26
The following was submitted by Amy St. Arnaud: Students from Spain are coming to the North Reading area in July and Spanish teacher, Amy St. Arnaud, is looking for host families! This is a great opportunity to bond as a family as you learn about a new culture and share your culture with the students. Most families find hosting an exchange student to be a very special experience for the whole family. No knowledge of Spanish is necessary but if your student is studying Spanish, this is a great way to reinforce the importance of learning a foreign language as well as show how fun it is! Activities will be planned that you will be able to enjoy with your student. Working families make great host families. There will be a meeting at noon on …
Four third-grade students from the Batchelder School won a national science award in a Toshiba contest.
Four third-graders from the Batchelder School in North Reading have been selected as a national winner for the 2012 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision program, according to the Boston Globe. Megan Carey, Sarah Hatton, Brian Heffernan and Blake Miller make up the The SMARTdesk team and their entry in the contest was chosen from 4,807. The students stay after school at least once per week to work on their project, and have been since October. They are trying to build the desk of the future. For several months, they have been working on every detail. They have built a prototype, a web site and a rap song that describes their project. According to the Globe, their SMARTdesk will help teachers with attendance, …
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Mark Sylvester
5:24 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Yeah, this is being done by the Girl Scouts this year. Patch did the story on it too. http://reading-northreading.patch.com/articles/you-ve-been-flocked-the-story-of-those-pink-flamingos-on-lawns-around-town While its not a new idea by any means, I'd think that once a group starts doing it for the summer, its up to everyone else to find a different theme. Gnomes, Cows (wasn't someone doing cows … more ›