OhSoGOOD News

September

9/17 Picture Day

9/19 Early 1:20 Dismissal (Professional Development)

9/23 PSO Meeting 9:15 in the cafeteria

9/24 Never Enough Community Discussion 6:00pm CHS Learning Commons

October

10/3 Family Movie Night @ DH

10/10 No School- Professional Development

10/13 No School- Indigenous Peoples Day

10/16 Fun Run (10/17 Rain Date)

10/22 Picture Re-takes

10/22-10/23 Half Days Parent Conferences

10/24 Trunk or Treat (10/25 Rain Date)

Below are your School Council representatives!

The School Council meets monthly to advise the principal on the following:

• adopting educational goals for the school that are nested in the District Strategic Plan by formulating a School improvement Plan
• Identifying students' educational needs
• reviewing the school budget

For more information on MA School Councils Click Here.

Members of the Council include the principal, staff members, elected parents, and selected community members.

My name is Susana Arévalo, I’m originally from Colombia—the land of the world’s best coffee! My journey began as a social entrepreneur when I founded a nonprofit organization that has been transforming the lives of children from low-income communities for over 13 years in Colombia. TED Speaker at 2016, after winning the national social innovation contest. Later, life took me into the world of technology, where I helped launch and expand different tech startups across Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and of course, Colombia.

Today, I manage a boutique family hotel we built a few years ago, a project that combines my passion for hospitality, community, and creating meaningful experiences. Beyond business, I’m passionate about cooking, giving back, and always seeking new challenges that leave a positive mark.

As a mom of two (including an Osgood 1st grader) and an eternal optimist, I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity, and laughter to make any project successful. I would love to bring this spirit of energy and innovation to the Osgood School Council. brasusas@gmail.com

Whitney is a dedicated community advocate and school parent committed to fostering inclusive, collaborative environments where every child can thrive. For the past three years, she has served on the CHNS Parents Committee, including a term as Co-Chair, helping to strengthen school-family connections and support meaningful initiatives. Inspired by her experience raising a son with Cystic Fibrosis, she has worked alongside the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to amplify family voices, build partnerships, and expand support networks. Drawing on more than a decade in strategic events and marketing, Whitney brings a proven ability to unite people around shared goals. If elected to the school council, she plans to apply her strategic thinking, empathy, and commitment to equity to ensure informed decisions that uplift every child and family in her district. whitneyklepadlo@gmail.com

Above is a document that staff worked to develop over the course of the school year last year. It is a starting point for us as we focus on being clear and intentional with students about behavior expectations. This week, students came to the "Big Stairs" with their grade-level as Mrs. Gaudette introduced the expectations for each area of the school. This document will help us all, staff and families alike, have common language when we speak to children about what we expect and support them in their learning when they make mistakes.

We will continue our work with school-wide expectations as part of working groups with staff, which will include involving families along the way. Stay tuned...

Picture day flyers went home in backpacks on Friday.

Each year, our PSO puts together a directory for room parents to share out with the class. Please complete the form linked below to opt in or out of the directory. Please complete the form for each Osgood student in your family.

For the safety of our children and staff, dogs are not allowed on campus, including during drop-off and pick-up. If your family has a service dog, please have them wear the appropriate identification.

Cohasset is a community comprised of experts in a wide variety of fields. In order to deliver more authentic, hands-on, project-based learning experiences to students, the Cohasset School Committee, in collaboration with district leadership, is working to develop a "Community Resource Guide." This Guide will serve as an invaluable resource to our classroom teachers and school staff, as it will provide them with a comprehensive database of all stakeholders and interested parties who are willing to share their background, experience, and expertise in furtherance of our mission to Empower Students to Improve Communities.

There are many different ways in which one might participate in this endeavor, including classroom presentations, hosting or facilitating field trips, creating shadow or internship opportunities, or assisting with project-based learning experiences.

If you are willing to share your unique talents, passions, interests, and/or expertise, please click this link to fill out a brief interest form. We thank you for your willingness to volunteer your time in order to deliver impactful learning experiences to CPS students.

Onward and Upward,

Your School Committee

Need Cohasset Swag?!

Check out our PSO's online store!

https://www.cohassetpso.org/shop

For information regarding school transportation, please visit the transportation page on the new CPS website. All students must be registered through transportation to ride the bus. However, buses are full at this time and they are placing students on wait lists.

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Joseph Osgood School

Email: agaudette@cohassetk12.org

Main Office: Lisa Gowell

Email: lgowell@cohassetk12.org, jos-notes@cohassetk12.org
Website: https://www.cohassetk12.org/Domain/11
Location: 210 Sohier St., Cohasset, MA 02025
Phone: (781) 383-6117