Our first Saturday School is scheduled for Saturday, January 4. This is an opportunity for students that lost points in Quarter 1 due to the Attendance Policy to come and make up the time that was lost and to get some academic work done to gain the points back. Individual letters have been mailed out from Central Office.

We’re excited to announce a fun new initiative to bring some excitement to our weekly announcements:

Here’s how it will work:

• Every Friday, a staff member will be selected to announce the school’s daily announcements.
• After the announcements, students will be encouraged to guess who the “Masked Announcer” is by sending their guess via email to bsmalarz@webster-schools.org.
• The first student to correctly identify the announcer will win Bartlett Bucks as a reward!

We have several new winter jackets. They are all youth size 18. If you or a family member are in need please reach out to Ms. Smalarz in the guidance department (bsmarlarz@webster-schools.org) and she will arrange for a pickup.

We are looking for parents to be part of our parent advisory council. This advisory committee will meet once a month beginning after the holiday break if we can form a committee. The council will be comprised of the principal, elected parents, teachers, student representatives, and community members. The role of the parent advisory council is to assist the principal in the identification of educational needs of students, review the budget, and the formulation of a school improvement plan. The make up of the council encourages diverse perspectives in the formulation of a consensus plan. Please email gnieves@webster-schools.org if you are interested in being elected as a representative of the parent advisory council. Also, if you know of any community members who may be interested in joining the council, please pass along the above contact information. The day/time of the monthly meetings will be decided once a committee has been formed.

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12:00pm - JV Basketball travels to Oxford

1:30pm - Varsity Basketball travels to Oxford

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2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in B214

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in Mobile 8

5:00pm - JV Basketball travels to Uxbridge

6:30pm - Varsity Basketball travels to Uxbridge

Monday 12/30

12:00pm - JV Basketball travels to Oxford

1:30pm - Varsity Basketball travels to Oxford

Friday 1/3

5:00pm - JV Basketball travels to Uxbridge

6:30pm - Varsity Basketball travels to Uxbridge

Please check out our brochures to see what the Pathways have to offer!

Life Skills spent the week constructing gingerbread houses.

Objective:

Design and build a sturdy, visually appealing gingerbread house model using cardboard and limited materials while adhering to specified size constraints.

Bartlett will be offering the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy testing later this winter for seniors who qualify. This prestigious award recognizes students who speak, listen, read, and write fluently in English and another language. Recipients receive special honors at graduation, a seal marking this distinction on their transcript, and the possibilities of college credit and improved standing in the workforce as a bilingual employee. Any senior who feels that he or she may qualify should see their guidance counselor to sign up by Friday, December 13th.

Welcome to the PBIS School Store! It will be open all year long. Please see the items available to purchase with your Bartlett Bucks!

All orders must be submitted through the online school store link; in-person orders will not be accepted.

Orders placed by Wednesday at 2:00pm will be delivered by Friday of that week. Items placed Thursday and Friday will be delivered the following week.

Start saving those Bartlett Bucks!

Link to the store: https://forms.gle/6oS5avHhJ3z2TJZBA

If you received a grade reduction in any class due to attendance NOW is the time to schedule your makeup time with Mr. Carney! Remember, this time must be completed before the end of Quarter 2 which is on January 19, 2025..

The administrative detention sessions will be held every Wednesday from 2pm-3:30pm starting November 13th through the end of Quarter 2. These sessions are for point and/or credit recovery. Each session applies to one class for one day missed. It is expected that you will serve for the entire time or it will not count, and be prepared to have work to complete during this time. Mr. Carney will be responsible for running these sessions.

FAQ: If I serve one administrative detention session will I get back all the points for all the classes?

Answer: Depends on the situation. If you only have one class deducted and you only have 5 unexcused absences from that class, then yes. Most times, this is not the case and you will need to serve multiple sessions to gain the points back for all the classes.

Example: You have 6 unexcused absences from math and 5 unexcused absences from ELA. You will need to attend 3 sessions to recover the lost points for both classes (2 for math to bring you below 5, and 1 for ELA to bring you below 5).

Another example: You have 11 unexcused absences from Science. You will need to attend 2 sessions to bring you below 10 at which point the 10 point deduction will be enforced.

Loss of Points/Credit due to absences -

5-9 unexcused absences from a class will lose 10 points from their grade in that class for that quarter.

Grade/Credit Recovery Process:

Process 1 - Students can recover those lost points in the following quarter, if and only if, they have no more than 2 unexcused absences from that class during that quarter.

Process 2 (if last quarter of the course) - Students can work to recover lost points as soon as they reach their 5th unexcused absence by attending a 1.5 hour administrative detention session (one missed class per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed. Students opting for these administrative detention sessions (ADPs) must designate which course they are attending for.

10 or more unexcused absences from a class will result in an automatic attendance failure for the quarter and receive a grade of a 40 (District Minimum Grade).

Grade/Credit Recovery Process:

Students may earn credit back by attending a 1.5 hour administrative detention session (one missed class per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed. Students opting for these administrative detention sessions (ADPs) must designate which course they are attending for. They must attend enough ADP sessions to bring absences below 10 at which point the 10 point deduction will be enforced as noted above.

A public school district may excuse up to 7-day sessions or 14-half day sessions in any period of six months.

Based on this law, students may be approved for up to 7 excused absences in a 6 month period. Excused absences are defined as follows: Illness with medical documentation, A medical appointment that must be made during the school day, Observing a recognized religious holiday when the observance is during school, A family emergency, A planned absence for a personal or educational purpose that has been approved by the school, Educational disruption caused by a student's homelessness, unplanned hospitalization, or placement in foster care or a youth development center, Dismissal by the school nurse for illness.

**Note: Vacations will not be considered excused and should be avoided during days school is in session.

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