Superintendent's Weekly Updates

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• District Updates
• Extended Learning Updates
• Athletic Department Updates
• Hooks School Updates
• Sokolowski School Updates
• Browne Middle School Updates
• Morrie Seigal Clark Ave. Middle School Updates
• Wright Science & Technology Updates
• Chelsea High School Updates
• Chelsea Opportunity Academy Updates
• Messages from Community Partners

Chelsea High School student Sophia Vasquez was the FIRST high school student in Massachusetts to be featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston’s High 5 segment this school year! Sophia is a junior at CHS and is pursuing a career in cardiology. She was featured on High Five after she became the first student ever to be selected for a new mentorship program at MGH. As part of the mentorship program, she is getting hands-on experience in the medical field and is receiving individual support to pursue her education and career goals. Congratulations Sophia and continue making us proud!!

On Tuesday CPS and Catie's Closet announced a special partnership that will provide clothing and necessities to students at the Mary C. Burke Elementary School and the Morris H. Seigal Clark Avenue Middle School. Both schools now have "In-School" Closets courtesy of Catie's Closet and a third closet will be opening at Chelsea High School later this school year.

More information about the partnership is available on our website 🔽

Students from the Chelsea High School Band, educator Shannon Chick and Chelsea Public Schools district staff attended last night's 75th Anniversary Gala for Junior Achievement of Greater Boston. Junior Achievement has partnered with school district to support areas such as financial literacy and entrepreneurship. The CHS Band was chosen by JA to support this event, which celebrated JA's commitment to preparing the next generation for success, including Chelsea students!

Grade 2 students at the Mary C. Burke Complex attended a presentation with New York Times best-selling author Bob McKinnon. Bob grew up in Chelsea and wanted to visit our schools to read his newest book to students!

To prepare for Bob’s visit, second grade classes read and discussed Bob’s book America’s Dreaming in library visits with Mrs. Hubert. Students were very excited to hear the new sequel, America Gives Thanks! After reading the book, Bob answered many questions from students about books and writing! Bob also brought a “Welcome Wagon” of books to donate to the MCB Complex Library.

Read about Bob’s books here: https://movingupusa.com/childrens-books

The Curriculum Leadership Team held a retreat this week to focus on strengthening curriculum goals for our students throughout the district.

The Health Department was recertified in CPR and First Aid this Wednesday - HUGE shoutout and gratefulness to Tylee, our athletic trainer. Tylee is incredible and we love her so much.

Follow @chelsea_public_schools_ma on Instagram to see highlights from our students, teachers, staff schools, and more. We have a few posts and reels uploaded already from the start of the school year. Follow to stay connected with the name, strength, and story of Chelsea Public Schools!

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra will be returning to the Chelsea High School Auditorium on Thurs., Oct. 9 at 5:30 pm with a program to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. The program will feature saxophonist Edmar Colon as well as select members of the CHS Orchestra. Tickets are available here for free, but similar to their performance for Three Kings Day earlier this year, the concert is expected to sell out, so please act early!

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is under the direction of Mr. Christopher Wilkins. The CHS Orchestra is under the direction of Ms. Ali You.

This week the intramural teams are getting closer to game week. Student athletes from the BMS boys and girls teams can be seen with there coaches, as they have their first official practices.

Check out next week's upcoming games for our fall sports teams!

For more information email: atheletics@chelseaschools.com

Check out this week's athletes of the week!

Join Chelsea Athletics on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Chelsea Memorial Stadium for a morning of fun and fitness while supporting a great cause. Choose between a 5K run ($30) or a 3K run/walk ($25), and don’t miss the free 400m kids’ run for children 10 and under (starting at 9:30 a.m.). Proceeds benefit the J. Barry Dwyer Memorial Scholarship and the Chelsea High School track, field, and cross-country programs. Register by November 6 to receive a T-shirt!

317 had an amazing day filled with cupcakes and popsicles! We were so comfy in our Pajamas!

First graders in Ms. Scott and Mr. Cardona’s class had Apple Day for fun Friday! They tasted 3 types of apples, took a survey, and practiced recording the data. Then they practiced spelling words with a magic apple spelling activity. Good job first graders!

Ms. Cantone's room celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month!

First graders and second graders continued practicing using digital skills on Seesaw. We learned about the Undo tool and ways it can help us when we make a mistake. Students were challenged to color a butterfly using only 2 tools: the pen and undo tools.

Third graders learned about the importance of usernames and passwords and the difference between a weak and strong password. We practiced classifying passwords as safe and not safe.

Fourth graders learned about ways online communication differs from face-to-face communication and how it leads to misunderstanding. Here are some text messages that students created with a scenario where a friend didn't make the team they tried out for.

Our first graders in 220 are hard at work preparing for their very first math test! They’ve been practicing adding and subtracting numbers up to 10 and learning to show their thinking using number sentences, drawings, and math tools. We’re so proud of their effort and excitement as they become confident problem solvers!

3rd Graders were excited to show off their different strategies for solving multiplication word problems! They have been practicing with arrays, equal groups, and skip counting!

Students in 318 worked on developing complex sentences with the use of conjunctions. Students collaborated in small groups to create sentences featuring a specific conjunction, rotating through stations to explore different conjunctions.

Hooks 101 playing “La Cucaracha” during Music class yesterday.

Hooks Families joined us for our first coffee hour of the school year. It was an opportunity to connect and meet the School Administration and Family Liaison. We also exchanged some great ideas as we enjoyed some coffee and pastries on this beautiful day outside the plaza!

We continue celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with our Spirit Fridays. Today, we invited students and staff to wear a t-shirt or sports jersey that represents a Latin American country. It was a beautiful display of culture, tradition and pride!

There is so much awesome learning happening with the HOMies at our school! This blog post is a chance for us to spotlight the amazing work you are all doing in the hopes that it inspires everyone to continue bringing the HOMies to life with our students.

What an amazing Open House night! We’re so grateful to all the families who came out and made the evening so special.

Show your Sokolowski spirit by wearing your New England Patriots gear. Let’s cheer on our team as they head into their fourth game this Sunday!

The fifth grade classrooms at Browne Middle School have each implemented a "Calming Corner" this week. The Calming Corner is intended to use social emotional strategies to teach students to self-regulate in moments of frustration or high-energy. Students will time their own breaks using a 2 minute sand timer and will self-regulate with sensory tools and mood meters.

Last Friday (Sept. 19), sixth grade students at Clark Avenue Middle School participated in dressing up for our school-wide Heritage Day!

WSTA Staff continue to "Keep Believing"

This week, 7th grade history detectives at WSTA solved the mystery “Where did the Harappan people go?”. By using hidden clues, evidence, and teamwork, they were able to find the solution to the mystery.

Students in 5th grade started to become a stronger community this week by learning to read in groups. We have learned our routines for whole group reading, independence, and now groups! Building strong routines is imperative to a smooth transition into middle school. We love practicing fluency together!

Last Night's Family Night had such great ENERGY. To quote an Educator. "I wanted to say that I really thought last night was one of the best family nights I've ever attended." maybe 2...:) "Family Night remains one of my favorite things about being a CHS educator and so much of that is thanks to all the work you do for our community. CHS Community is truly a Village. Special "THANKS" to our CHS volunteers. We had close to 60. The night was not over and many were requesting when is the next one. That is priceless. They are simply "AMAZING"

Two CHS students have won the Apollinaire Theater's recent youth art competition for grades 6-12. Senior, Dziyana Trusava, won first prize for her colored pencil drawing (image below). Junior, Sophia Vasquez, was runner up with a charcoal portrait. Each winner won $50 and will have the opportunity to show their work at the City Hall gallery later this year. Congratulations to Dziyana and Sophia!

We are having a Financial Literacy Workshop for students and families. These series of workshops will explain the changes of Financial Aid and how you can save money for your students' education. Please see the flyer regarding the 4 week educational experience.

Check out the first edition of the CHS Family Liaison Newsletter for the 2025-2026 school year!

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It was another great week at COA! To get into the spirit of Fall, during the weekly Community Meeting staff and students this week painting mini-pumpkins and cut out leaves to decorate the school space.

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Chelsea Pride Football & Cheer is hosting their annual mini golf fundraiser on October 11th at Carter Park.