Phase I of the Bartlett Renovation Project is complete, and I am happy to report that students and staff will begin occupying Section C on Monday, April 27th! Phase 2 of the Bartlett Renovation Project has now begun! This is a huge milestone! Attached is a document that outlines all of the changes and important information that is needed to help make the transition between these two phases a successful one.

The elevators are not for student use unless there is medical documentation on file stating that it is needed.

Saturday School continues! Whether you come for extra help or for lost attendance points, come join us and get ahead! If you want to join us, the links are below. Saturday school consequences are also occurring.

Reminder - Times: 8am-12pm (must stay for the whole time). Come prepared with any work you may have and a charged chromebook. Breakfast and a snack are provided. Transportation is available at general pick up and drop off locations, if interested please let us know.

Upcoming Saturday School Dates:

**There is no Saturday School for the next two weekends!

Last 4 Saturday School Dates: May - 3, 10, 17, 31

Will resume on Friday, May 2nd!

Prom is just around the corner. If you have bought your ticket, remember that you need to remain eligible in order to attend! Please make sure you remember the expectations and eligibility requirements that are attached.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! You are cordially invited to: A VERY MERRY UN-BIRTHDAY TEA PARTY!

When: May 1st, 5:30-7pm

Where: Webster Middle School

Tickets: $5 (cash only at the door)

At the party, you will enjoy tea and cake with Alice and her friends from Wonderland AND Dorothy and her friends from OZ. You can also take your picture with the characters, participate in a craft and games, and enjoy a sneak peek of the upcoming Dorothy in Wonderland performance.

Please scan the code on the link below to RSVP to hold your spot.

All student bathrooms will now be opened (A1 boys/girls and gender neutral, Mobile boys/girls and gender neutral, C1 boys/girls and gender neutral, and C2 boys/girls and gender neutral). Students will still be expected to correctly fill out a pass online in order to leave their classrooms. Students will be required to use the bathrooms/water stations within the buildings that they are currently in, passes to other buildings will not be accepted, unless they are to a specific staff member by appointment only. Students are expected to wait in the classrooms until their passes are accepted by the person at their destination. It is encouraged that students bring in an empty water bottle to fill with water during the day to have with them.

Students must ride the busses that are assigned to them according to where they live. Students will not be allowed onto a bus if it is not their assigned pickup location or their assigned bus. In the afternoon, students MUST board the busses at BHS. If a student goes to WMS to get on the bus, they WILL NOT be allowed onto the bus.

If your student is absent from school, a doctor's note that states, "the parent contacted our office to inform us their child was ill and did not attend school" is not accepted as an excused absences. These notes, however, will be considered when coding your student as "not truant". If a note has more information such as "based on the symptoms the child is presenting, our office has determined that it can be managed at home and should return to school on______", then the note will be reviewed and most likely be accepted as excused. Any further questions regarding doctor notes should be asked of the nurses' office, kpepin@webster-schools.org.

This is not allowed under any circumstance. If you have forgotten your lunch, a family member can always bring your lunch to the main office. They must come into the office and bring it to Ms. Donnelly who will hold it until your lunch period. Door Dash and other delivery services will not be allowed into the building moving forward. This is explained in detail in our handbook.

The use is not allowed in our classrooms from the beginning of the class until the end of the class. There are no exceptions to this. Please look in our handbook for the specific details. Reminder that if you put your phone in the door holder for the class period you will receive Bartlett Bucks each time!

Our school day begins at 7:30am. This is the time that you need to be in your first period class. Saturday schools will be utilized for continued tardiness to school in the 4th quarter, for every 5 tardies to school, students will receive 1 Saturday School. If you are a sports player or take part in an after school activity, you MUST be here by 8am in order to participate.

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 3 hour Saturday School session (up to 3 missed classes per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed.

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 3 hour Saturday School session (up to 3 missed classes per session). Students may attend multiple sessions to recover for multiple courses if needed. They must attend enough Saturday School 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.

Guidance counselors will be meeting with 8th graders who were absent to schedule their Freshman electives WMS

10:30am - Mock AP Psychology Exam in B206

2:15pm - NHS Officer Meeting in 278

2:15pm - Marching Band Club in 178A

2:15pm - Yearbook Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Drama Club Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Tantasqua (home)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Tantasqua (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Tantasqua (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Tantasqua (away)

Guidance counselors will be meeting with 8th graders who were absent to schedule their Freshman electives WMS

Healthy Youth Summit Conference in Boston

2:20pm - Spring Sports Team Photos at WMS

2:30pm - Big Brother, Big Sister at Park Ave

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in 178B

Guidance counselors will be meeting with 8th graders who were absent to schedule their Freshman electives WMS

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in M13

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Auburn (home)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Auburn (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Auburn (away)

Guidance counselors will be meeting with 8th graders who were absent to schedule their Freshman electives WMS

2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in A144

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in M8

4:00pm - Varsity Baseball vs. BMR (home)

4:00pm - Varsity Softball vs. Worcester Tech (home)

1/2 Day

8:00am-10:00am - Spring Showcase in Cafeteria

9:00am - SWCL Boys Tennis Tournament (home)

9:00am - SWCL Girls Tennis Tournament at Uxbridge (away)

8:00am - Saturday School at WMS

12:00pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Athol (away)

2:15pm - NHS Officer Meeting in 278

2:15pm - Marching Band Club in 178A

2:15pm - Yearbook Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Drama Club Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Oxford (away)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Oxford (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Oxford (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Oxford (home)

8:00am - AP Chemistry Exam

10:30am - Senior Scoop Job Fair

6:00pm - Acapella Club Meeting in 178B

6:45am - DECA Club Meeting in M13

8:00am - AP Lit Exam

2:15pm - Art Club Meeting in A228

2:15pm - Junior Class Officer Meeting in M8

2:15pm - LGBTQ Meeting in M1

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Worcester North (away)

8:00am - AP Statistics Exam

2:15pm - Senior Class Officer Meeting in A144

2:15pm - Sophomore Class Officer Meeting in M8

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Quaboag (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Auburn (away)

6:00pm - Super Team Banquet at Thompson Speedway

6:45am - Boston Applied Learning Showcase

2:15pm - Quarter 4 Progress Reports go live in Powerschool

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Burncoat (away)

8:00am - Saturday School at WMS

6:00pm - Junior/Senior Prom at Pleasant Valley Country Club

Monday, April 28th

10:30am - Mock AP Psychology Exam in B206

Monday, May 6

8:00am - AP Chemistry Exam

Tuesday, May 7

8:00am - AP Lit exam

Wednesday, May 8

8:00am - AP Statistics Exam

Reminder - in order to play you must be at school by 8:00am! All coaches will hold students to this expectation.

Monday, April 28th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Tantasqua (home)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Tantasqua (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Tantasqua (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Tantasqua (away)

Tuesday, April 29th

1:30pm - Boys/Girls Track Dismissal

2:00pm - Spring Sports Team Photos at WMS

3:30pm - Boys/Girls Track vs. Quaboag and David Prouty (away)

Wednesday, April 30th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Auburn (home)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Auburn (away)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Auburn (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Auburn (away)

Monday, May 5th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Oxford (away)

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Oxford (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Oxford (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Oxford (home)

Wednesday, May 7th

3:30pm - Girls Tennis vs. Worcester North (away)

Thursday, May 8th

3:30pm - Boys Tennis vs. Quaboag (home)

3:30pm - Varsity Baseball vs. Auburn (away)

Friday, May 9th

3:30pm - Varsity Softball vs. Burncoat (away)

Bartlett Baseball & Softball teams will be raising funds for the American Cancer Society. We'll honor the lives lost to cancer, celebrate survivors, and support the caregivers who so selflessly help others. Softball will be dedicating their game, Tuesday, May 6th and Baseball will dedicate their game Monday, May 19 both games will begin at 3:30. Join us & donate today.

Senior Overnight Party

On Friday, May 30th at 10pm until Saturday, May 31st at 5am Bartlett High School will be hosting a Senior Overnight Party for the graduating class of 2025, followed by everyone watching the sunrise (5:14am). The event will be held at Bartlett High School. We will have a night full of activities, and would love your help!

We are still looking for donations to make this event a great success! Please let us know if/how you can help. We are looking for any and all types of donations, big or small.

Please complete the attached form if you, or someone you know, is able to help.

The Class of 2027 will be selling chocolate bars for $1 each throughout the month of May. All sophomores are encouraged to see their Class Officers or Mr. Paradise to pick up a box. Anyone interested in purchasing a bar can see Mr. Paradise or a participating member of the sophomore class outside of school hours.

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

Join us on May 2nd from 8am-10am at the Bartlett High School Showcase to witness talent, innovation, and creativity in action and see what makes our schools shine! Featuring both High School and Middle School students!

Want a fun summer with purpose? Innovation, Design, and Engineering Academy (IDEA) is back again, immersing students in experiential learning, combining college-level topics with human-centered design to build leadership, creativity, and collaboration. Led by industry professionals, IDEA equips students with practical skills for college, trades, or careers, bridging traditional education with real-world expertise. IDEA2025 will host 4 cohorts (Health & Psychology, Computer Science & AI, Engineering & Manufacturing, and Business & Financial Literacy) at Boston University from July 7th to 25th from 9-2 PM where students end each day working on a project of their choice with mentorship. The program is three weeks for $300, with ample merit scholarships and financial aid opportunities; https://www.thestatelesscollective.org/ideapply2025

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

All active scholarships have been posted on the Guidance Department's Google Classroom for the Class of 2025. As new scholarships come in the list will be updated. Scholarship info can also be found in both Naviance and in the Guidance Office. Please take advantage of these wonderful scholarship opportunities, and if you have any scholarship related questions please ask Mrs. Granger, Scholarship Coordinator, kgranger@webster-schools.org. The list of all active scholarships are listed in the link below.

Attendance Matters! Due to vacation there is no attendance update this week.

Remember - Attendance Matters!

Join us in showing your off Bartlett Pride! Get your new BHS swag here! Remember, if you wear your Bartlett Gear on Fridays, you can wear your jeans!!

Bartlett – Family & Friends – Signature Ink

Friday, May 2nd is National School Lunch Hero Day. Every day, dedicated school nutrition professionals ensure that students are well-fed and ready to learn. School Lunch Hero Day is a special opportunity to recognize their hard work and dedication. There are so many creative ways to say thank you—make a banner, craft thank-you cards, sing a song, perform a skit, or create a special display! Lets see how creative you can be!