Principal's Corner

Can you believe that in less than two weeks time, students will be heading to school?!

I am so beyond excited to get to know you and your students during the next few weeks. Thank you to those of you who have attended our Meet and Greets, sent emails sharing a little bit about your family, or who plan to attend the Popsicles with the Principals event next week.

In order to prepare for the upcoming first days of school, I will be sharing lots of information via email and through our weekly newsletter. I ask that you please take a few moments to read it and reach out with any questions! In case you missed the last newsletter.. you can find it here.

All the best,

Mrs. Lindsey Fulton

Killam Principal

We are so excited to have strong, effective teams here at Killam! Some of our teams may look a little different, as some staff are on leave or have moved to different roles! Check out these awesome teams below:

Preschool- Tracey Tomkins, Kathy Whalen

Kindergarten- Ava Rice, Ashley Wheaton, Melissa Cannata, Katie Cole

First Grade- Carolyn Mabardy, Christen Pegoraro, Catherine Rice

Second Grade- Lauren Nawrocki, Victoria Binns, Lauren Gramolini, Victoria Schultes

Third Grade- Ann Sweeney- White, Jessica Bruno, JoEllen McGinnity

Fourth Grade- Tonia McGuire, Christina Prior, Giovanna Capone, Carolyn Eliet

Fifth Grade- Helen Palmieri, Kyle Stanley, EmilyJane Rizzo

Endicott Teaching Fellow (Grade 5)- Sarah Bilodeau

Special Education- Meghan Antell, Melissa DeBlois, Elizabeth Garthaus, ToniAnn Walker

Multilingual Learning Teachers (MLL)- Michelle Litzenberg, Melissa Henri

Speech & Language Pathologist- Macy Getchell

Occupational Therapy (OT)- Michelle Goldner

School Psychologist- Brooke Salvati

Specialists- Amy Hussey (Art), Daniela Snow (Physical Education(PE), Kimberly Adamo (Library Media), Allie Horton (Music)

Adjustment Counselor- Sonia Lomba

Reading Specialist- Allison Matthews

In the Office- Lindsey Fulton (Principal), Talia Hallett (Assistant Principal), Jackie Maglio (Admin Assistant), Sharon Grottkau (Nurse), Adam Blaustein (Team Chair)

I will share about our custodians, cafe staff, paraprofessionals, tutors, and all other support staff next week! All staff can be reached by emailing their firstname.lastname@reading.k12.ma.us.

Monday, August 28th- Popsicles with the Principals (see flyer)

Wednesday, August 30th- First Day of School (grades 1-5)

Wednesday, August 30th- Preschool Orientation

Wednesday, August 30th & Thursday, August 31st- Kindergarten Orientation (check email for assigned date and time)

Friday, September 1st- No School

Monday, September 4th- Labor Day, No School

Tuesday, September 5th- First Day for Preschool and Kindergarten

Thursday, September 14th- K-5 Back to School Night

Wednesday, September 20th- Preschool Back to School Night

• All class placements went out. Please email Jackie Maglio if you need help accessing your child's class placement.

• Supplies are being ordered through the district this year! We recommend you supply your child's teacher with the basics if feasible! (Clorox wipes, paper towels, tissues, etc.)

• Details about arrival and dismissal will be coming out this week. The procedures are very similar to last year! For planning purposes, your child should be at school between 8:10-8:20 AM and dismissal begins at 2:40 PM.

A special shoutout to:

Ken Mahoney! Our amazing custodian who has worked tirelessly this summer to get our building looking clean & ready to go!

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Email: lindsey.fulton@reading.k12.ma.us
Website: https://killam.reading.k12.ma.us/en-US
Location: 333 Charles Street, Reading, MA, USA
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