Hope everyone is having a nice day off. We have a lot of events coming up. Please be sure to read through the newsletter to get updated on the details. Have a great long weekend!

Monday - Day 2

Tuesday - Day 3

Wednesday - Day 4

Thursday - Day 1

Friday - Day 2

Trimester 1 will be coming to an end on November 17th. Report cards will be published to the ASPEN Parent Portal on November 25th. Parent Teacher Conferences will be on December 5th. We will have more information on the conferences prior to Thanksgiving break.

The 7th grade will be going on their next learning immersion on November 29th and 30th. They will be going to the Museum of Science. We will be sending out permission slips for this trip next week.

The 8th grade will be going on their next learning immersion on November 17th ad 20th. They will be going to The Peabody Essex Museum to see the Gio Swaby exhibit. She is a Bahamian visual artist. We are fortunate to check this out right before the exhibit closes. 8th graders will participate in an Identity of Self learning experience.

Next Meeting: November 15th 6-7pm - Cafeteria of CMS

The Collins Family Thanksgiving dinner is on Thursday Nov 16th from 6-8pm. All of the food will be cooked at the school the day of the event by staff members. The event is completely free for all to attend!!!

We are in need of donations of both food items and funds to cover the turkeys. Please see the link below to sign up! If anyone would like to contribute funds to cover the cost of the turkeys, you can send cash & checks to the main office, made out to Collins Middle School OR Venmo Angel Nelson at

@angel-nelson-19

Thank you!

tinyurl.com/collinsthanksgiving23

Who are we?

We are ELPAC!

We are parents or guardians of children who are learning English (ESL), or learning two languages (Dual Language)

We also advise the school district and the School Committee about issues related to children who are learning English.

All families of English Learners are welcome! We meet 5 times a year. If you are interested in joining us, we would love to have you!

2023-24 Meeting Schedule:

Wednesday, Nov. 15: Multi-Language Learner Family Night at Saltonstall School (6-7:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, Dec. 12: ELPAC Meeting via Zoom (6-7:30 p.m.)

Thursday, Feb. 8: ELPAC Meeting via Zoom (6-7:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, Mar. 27: Multi-Language Learner Family Night at Saltonstall School (6-7:30 p.m.)

Thursday, Apr. 4: ELPAC Meeting via Zoom (6-7:30 p.m.)

June 2024/Date TBA: ELPAC Meeting at Horace Mann Field (6-7:30 p.m.)

8th grade families!

Online payments for the 8th Grade NY Trip are now live!

https://fourwinds.secure.force.com/TripRegistration/ - Our unique code is collins24

NY Trip Online Payment Registration (English)

NY Trip Online Payment Registration (Portuguese)

​If you have any questions while navigating this process, please feel free to reach out to Malcolm Pimentel, mpimentel@salemk12.org and Ben Chertok bchertok@salemk12.org

On Thursday, Collins Middle School will be visited by the School Empowerment Network to conduct a school quality review of Collins. The review is an opt-in by the district for all schools to help support school improvement goals. This process has been extremely beneficial in my experience to the growth of schools.