Gazette Fletcher Maynard Academy November 2014 Halloween Fun This past Friday the FMA community: the FMA, the FMA Community School, and Tutoring Plus came together to host a Halloween party for FMA students and families. The festivities began with a Variety Act presentation followed by an hour of activity stations including the ever popular Bouncy Castle, to face painting and mask making, to a Palm reading hosted by our very own oracle, principal Harris. Children and Families came attired in their Halloween dress and everybody had a fabulous time. None of these festivities would have been possible without the support and collaboration of many different members of the FMA community. School faculty and staff worked closely with parents, Community School and Tutoring Plus to plan the event. Additional school staff and parents joined to host the event. Every single person involved with the event went above and beyond requirements and expectations. All hands were on deck to create success! Collaboration and Community are core to our school Culture. The faculty and staff truly believe that it takes a village to raise a child. And it takes a Considerate village to be willing to step up and do what’s necessary, beyond requirements, and beyond expectations-whether it be to throw a Halloween party, or provide additional academic support for students. This is who we are. If you’d like to get more involved drop by the office and talk to us. visit us @ fma.cpsd.us November Happenings • • • • • • • • • • • Thursday, November 6 Area 4, Port Cafe, Community Dinner 6:00pm Thursday & Friday, November 6 & 7 1st Quarter Parent Conferences Thursday & Friday, November 6 & 7 Dental Screening (all grades) Friday, November 7 Leadership Team Meeting 8:00am Tuesday, November 11 NO SCHOOL VETERAN’S DAY Friday, November 14 PTO Meeting 5:30pm Saturday, November 15 Basic Rights in Special Education Parent Workshop 10am - 12pm Wednesday, November 19 Autism Committee 2:15pm Thursday, November 20 Annual International Dinner of Thanks 5:30pm Friday, November 21 School Spirit Day Wednesday, November 26 Turkey Trot 9:00am Don’t Forget! 2pm Dismissal Every Wednesday October Student of the Month One student per homeroom and specialist class (grades 2-5) is identified each month as the Student Of The Month. This student is selected because their work, play and attitude embody the Fletcher Maynard Academy Core Values: C.A.R.E.S. Each student of the month is celebrated at a Monday morning, whole school community meeting, given a small gift and certificate and a special recognition letter is mailed home their parents. • Teacher • • • • • • • • • • • • Hammond Brennan Martin Oluwole Waddell Leonard Sullivan Stagliano Lincoln (Art) Coach Evan (PE) Abdul l Musawwir (Library) Music Student Antonio Barandao Tianyi Zhang Peter McDonnell Wasika Taufiq Jada Riley Naseem Anjaria Alhassan Bashiri Sakariy Ahmed Elijah Altidor Caison Pierre Keyah Adamson During October principal Harris gave each classroom a Edlawit Zewde pumpkin to decorate. As you can see below our students and classrooms are phenomenally creative! Some of the pumpkins have been decorated as awesome and fresh interpretations of traditional Halloween characters. Others are outfitted based on characters in some of the books that our scholars are reading. What are some of the characters you see in the picture below? From what books or stories? A Word from The Fletcher Maynard Academy GREEN Consultant Hello Fletcher-Maynard Academy friends and family! My name is Jen Hagen. I work for “e” inc. - the environmental learning and action center based in Boston, and I am excited to be joining the Fletcher-Maynard Academy this year as a Green Consultant. For 3 years, “e” inc. has worked in Boston Public Schools to provide a STEM residency program focused on science education and promoting student-led action activities to help make their schools more sustainable; that is to say, environmentally friendly places. The program includes an Energy Review lesson and action projects that will help Fletcher save electricity. I will also be providing support to students and staff that will deepen their excitement in saving energy by adding new sustainability projects and educational materials. Some of my goals for the year are to start a student Green Team, provide regular newsletter updates, organize intra-school competitions around saving energy, and working with the Fletcher-Maynard Parent Council to keep parents informed and perhaps get some of you involved! I am excited about this new school year and the opportunity to work with your students. By working together, we can all become Planet Protectors! Jen Hagen, “e” inc. Educator FMA Peace Couch on Display Come Volunteer at the Fletcher Maynard Academy There are numerous volunteer opportunities at the Fletcher Maynard. For example you can volunteer to become a room parent and support your child’s classroom teacher. You can join the FMA PTO and get involved with their numerous projects that support the school. You can even contact us directly and we’ll find an opportunity for you (such as the Halloween Party or Dinner of Thanks :-). The volunteers in the pictures above our Genzyme employees that volunteer as reading buddies for students in some of our classrooms. With the support of Cambridge School Volunteers Genzyme volunteers have been serving as reading buddies at the FMA for many years. Clearly you do not have to be a parent or family member, or even live in the immediate Area IV community to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer or know of a company or organization that may be interested in getting involved with the FMA please contact Uche Amaechi at amaechi@ mac.com or Phyllis Newton at 617-349-6589 Student Work A Word from The Fletcher Maynard Academy GREEN Consultant From the ASD Committee Special Hours at the Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum offers special dates/times for children with special needs to visit the Museum at times when the Museum is not crowded. The next dates are: Sunday, Nov. 23, from 6 PM to 8PM Friday, December 26 from 8 AM-10AM Monday, Jan. 19 from 8 AM-10AM Registration is required as they only allow 100 families to attend at a time: Wings For Autism Program The Charles River Center, in cooperation with Massachusetts Port Authority, Jet Blue and the TSA offer free ‘trainings’ for children to practice getting on a plane, getting boarding passes, and getting accustomed to the experience of boarding a plane. http://www.charlesrivercenter.org/index.cfm?pid=14828 The next free training is on November 1, 2014. If you can access the above link, you can fill out the form online. For further information, contact: http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/morningstarprogram-registration-form The cost for non-members is $7.00 p/p. There is also an easy-to-read book about autism available from the Cambridge Public Library called: “Understanding Autism for Dummies” by Steven Shore and Linda Rastelli. The title is from the book series called “_____________” for Dummies. It is not intended as an insult. Sent to you courtesy of the AUTISM@FMA Committee. For questions, please contact Jennifer Ryan, Director of Autism Support at 508-651-5914 or jryan@ charlesrivercenter.org. This is a free opportunity. Find us on Facebook and Twitter! Visit us online at fma.cpsd.us
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