We encourage you to check out a great resource for teaching about MLK's life and legacy here: https://www.learningforjustice.org/the-moment/january-10-2022-honor-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-full-movement

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, educators across the nation will teach about King’s life and works. Countless others will echo his famous quotes. Few will offer a full picture of who King truly was—or of the collectivist movement that surrounded him. These resources can help you offer a fuller account of King, his peers and the ongoing legacy of their shared dreams and actions.

I am writing to inform you that between January and March, ELL students will participate in the administration of the ACCESS for ELLs language proficiency test.

ACCESS provides a standardized measurement of academic language proficiency for English Language Learner (ELL) students throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each form of the test assesses the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. This information allows us to monitor individual ELL student progress on an annual basis.

If you have any questions regarding these tests, please contact your child’s ELL teacher (Denise Hatch or Karen Murphy), or Principal Mike Barth.

Envelopes for ordering yearbooks will go home soon, but if you prefer to order online and pay with a credit card you can access this link. https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A03496500

Orders can be placed anytime from now until March 1. 2023.

Last call for 8th grade baby pictures for the yearbook due by the end of January. Email to bsullivan@maynard.k12.ma.us

If you live with food allergies, every meal can be a worry. Whitson's, our food service provider, is trying to reduce that worry with allergy-friendly food signage. In the cafeteria, look for signs like this. It clearly lists the allergens in the dish. The online menu, linked below, shows allergens, and is also interactive, allowing students to review the dishes and leave feedback. Whitson's hopes this information makes it easier to plan ahead for each week's meals, especially for those managing a food allergy.

The Green Meadow Elementary School project team has submitted its second MSBA submission! This submission is called the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) and it advances the initial existing conditions verification, educational visioning & programming and Owner / Community coordination into multiple design alternatives, shows MSBA the design alternative evaluation process taken by the project team, and highlights which design alternative was ultimately selected at the end of the process.

Below is a link to a Google Drive folder that contains the previous Preliminary Design Program (PDP) submission as well as the recent PSR submission. As always, we thank you very much for your attention to the project, and we’ll continue to keep you informed as the project moves along the MSBA process!

GMES Google Drive Link