Shark Bytes

Thank you to all families and caregivers for helping get your students to school for MCAS testing last week! With nearly all of our students present, testing ran incredibly smoothly, even as we navigated a brand-new testing platform for both students and staff. I was truly impressed by the focus and effort our students brought to the assessments, and I look forward to celebrating their growth when results come in this summer. Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Math MCAS (Grades 5, 6, and 7) on May 20–21 and Science MCAS (Grade 5 only) on May 6–7. We’ve got this! On a personal note, I sadly need to be absent at the beginning of this week and will be checking email sporadically. If you need immediate assistance, please reach out to the front office.

In partnership,

Abby Dudley

Proud Principal

Community Input on Grading Practices: We are working as a staff to improve our grading practices building wide. This is an important component to our school improvement plan that includes increased transparency and communication with families and caregivers. We would love hear your thoughts! Please click on the link to provide valuable input. We will have this survey open through the end of May.

SELIS Survey Monday: Per my email last week, students will complete their Spring SELIS survey on Monday. Please be sure to complete the opt out form by tonight if you do not want your student to participate.

High School Scheduling Intro for 7th Grade: The 8th grade high school team will be coming to meet with our 7th graders tomorrow during Anchor Block to begin to talk about the scheduling process for high school. Exciting for them...sad for me. I will miss this crew a lot.

Pick Up and Drop Off Safety: Please be sure to follow all the rules of pick up and drop off while buses are actively present with their stop signs out. Safety is no accident.

Digital Safety and Mindfulness Assembly (4/15): Please be reminded that the district has arranged for a visit from Mr. Guerry who is a Top Internet, Social Media, Cell Phone Safety, Cyber Bullying and Digital Citizenship Speaker to speak to our students. Middle school is a pivotal time for students to gain awareness of the impact of their online choices and we are hopeful that this presentation will support students as they are learning to navigate the online landscape. Please see the flyer below for an opportunity for families to hear from Mr. Guerry.

Congrats to our Trimester 2 Honor Roll Students posted here.

Here is the direct link to share your input on the siding project! https://forms.gle/9SYoPGyToNsff1oQ9?

School Council (4/28): Our next MRMS School Council meeting is April 28th at 3:30pm. We will be getting an update from the building committee and an update from the curriculum department. If you would like to join please email adudley@monomoy.edu.

Arrivals After 8:45: Students who arrive after 8:45, should be dropped at the front door and need to sign into the office. We will be closing the side doors at 8:45 in the mornings to help make our morning routine smoother. Thanks!

Facilities Projects and Reports: Please visit the Monomoy School District's website for more information on all facilities related information including facilities testing, updates on the siding and roof project, information on the middle school building committee, and presentations.

MRMS Building Committee: Please see the following link for a summary of our most recent meeting and thank to to the committee of community members for all the time you have put in to support this important work!

Visit our dedicated web page for district and community opportunities, events, and resources: www.monomoy.edu/community-events