FRANCIS W. PARKER CHARTER ESSENTIAL SCHOOL

& REGIONAL TEACHERS CENTER

49 ANTIETAM STREET    DEVENS, MA  01434-2129

TELEPHONE (978) 772-3293    FAX (978) 772-3295   PARKERSCHOOL@PARKER.ORG

Friday Announcements                                   Date:  January 16, 2004

Dear Parker Families,

Twenty years ago, in the interest of school spirit and reciprocity, I began insisting that my student actors attend soccer games and actively support the efforts of their classmates who chose athletics over the arts for an afternoon activity. It seemed logical. Both activities functioned closer to their deepest intent when a live, interactive and attentive audience was there to provide a sense of community and the other end of the “conversation.”  Theatre scholars have even gone so far as to say that a theatre production without an audience is not to be considered theatre.  While I doubt that soccer’s viability was called into question if the crowd failed to show, it was pretty clear that the game was more fun with a little inspiration from the surrounding lawns.  And it seemed a natural way for friendships and alliances to be built among students and colleagues, rather than the competitive culture between the arts and athletics that seemed to creep into lots of schools.  Students need to become each other’s audiences.

I distinctly recall our first adventure in rooting for the home team.  The cast of the play and I traipsed down to the soccer field at the appointed time to … well, to root.  We sat on the hillside, watching the ball move side to side, from one end of the field to the other.  We saw the kids we knew from classes and school life uniformed and attending to rules and regulations.  We thespians were there to do our part, to cheer them on. The problem was our utter and complete ignorance of the game muted us!  While the other spectators sounded authoritative and credible in their analysis of the game, we didn’t have a clue as to what we were looking at.  And so we were equally clueless at what we were supposed to say.  Without an understanding of the game, we had no real way to attach ourselves to what was happening on the field. 

“Go!”

“Run!”

“Yeah!”

Our energy was relegated to these vague phrases, none of which conveyed a sense of real support and none of which made us feel that we were really doing our job.  We knew we stunk at this cheering thing because we didn’t understand the game.  Without that understanding, we were locked out of the language of the work being done.  We began inventing our own style of supporting our team.

“We would derive great pleasure at the sight of your stealing the ball from the feet of your opponent.”

“Kindly run the length of the field and place the ball into the enclosure provided.”

“Kudos number 23!  While we don’t quite know what you just did, we recognize it was magnificent and appreciate it!”

We attended a few more games, trying to behave intelligently and acquire the appropriate vocabulary of supportive fans.  We learned a lot that had something to do with soccer and more to do with the relationship between effort, inspiration and support on both sides of the “stage”.  Soccer was fun when an appreciative crowd gathered to watch, just like a play!  We had great time learning about the right things to say during a soccer game.

When I first began attending basketball games, I couldn’t image ever knowing how to cheer out loud, but I was pretty sure any phrase beginning with, “We would derive great pleasure….” was out of the question.  But the other moms and dads seemed to know when to say things like “nice hustle”, or “good foul”, or “take care of the ball”.

It took time, patience, commitment, mentors and careful listening to learn the game and its language.

As we met with hundreds of students and parents last Sunday to begin the process of  “trying on” Parker School, we began by finding a common ground in a new language.  As we approach the mid-year gateway season and the beginning of the second semester, we raise up new terms that our first year students and families will encounter for the first time.

It seems that students and parents who enter this school community have more than a little in common with those theatre-cheerers on the hillside.  It is an investment in our own community and our own learning to investigate and enter a new culture, to learn new ways of supporting and sustaining one another’s efforts and of creating relationships that foster our best work together.  During the information session on Sunday, during the initial orientation to Parker’s language and practices, Laura Rogers said to the assembled audience something like, “… since we don’t have grades, it’s sometimes hard for parents to know what to make of their student receiving a JB or an A/M on a piece of work.”  If we miss out on understanding that those assessments are not intended to function as “grades” with an endpoint or judgment, we risk misinterpreting all the signs we most cherish.  Revising work, establishing and tending the conversation that intends to inspire students to bring their work to the next level of their ability, is at the heart of our program.  Cheering students on to revise their work is a function of understanding the essence of our system of assessment and promotion.  It takes a little time and a little practice to learn how to support and inspire our students as we watch them make their way through this program.

Learning to provide active, vital and meaningful support is an act of generosity.  Beyond merely screaming for the “win,” we need to continue to continually uphold our responsibility to understand the goals our children have for their learning and the context for those particular goals.  The achievement of a gateway, the scoring of a goal, the success of an opening night are all expressions of a driving process that deserves our attention, respect and understanding.  In supporting our students and their efforts to succeed, we grow in our ability to authentically inspire and sustain them in their learning.

And a little hooting and hollering from the sidelines when things go especially well doesn’t hurt!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Teri Schrader

Principal

January, 2004

Monday, 19 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday  - No school

Sunday, 25 - Enrollment Information Session (1:00 - 4:00 p.m.)

(Snow date Sunday, February 1)

Tuesday, 27 – Jazz Band Concert

PLEASE  MARK  THESE  DATES!   (Subject to change)

February, 2004

Sunday, 1 - Snow date for Enrollment Information Session (1:00 - 4:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, 3 - Parker Matters, Session 1 - It’s Time We Had That Talk (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, 4 – Parker Road Race Committee Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 4 - Varsity Math Meet for Division II and III

Monday, 9 - Division I Star Night

Wednesday, 11 - Snow Date for the Division I Star Night

Friday, 13 - Gateway Celebration - Early Release (1:30 p.m. dismissal)

Monday, 16 - President’s Day - No school

Tuesday, 17 - Friday, 20 - Winter Recess

Thursday, 26 - Makeup date for the Skiing Program (leave at 3:45 p.m. back at school 8:30 p.m. sharp)

Thursday, 26 – Health Advisory Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Room 1

 

March, 2004

Friday, 12 - Faculty Work Day - No school for students

Wednesday, 17 - Spring PLP Conference Day (no classes) (Please note change of date)

Tuesday, 23 - Parker Matters, Session II - Letting Go…And Hanging on For Dear Life (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.)

 

April, 2004

Tuesday, 13 - Parker Matters, Session III - Homework… HELP! Part II

16 - Early Release (noon dismissal)

Monday thru Friday, 19 - 23 - Spring Recess

 

May, 2004

Sunday, 16 - Parker Classic Road Race

Friday, 28 - Early Release (noon dismissal)

Monday, 31- Memorial Day - No school

 

June, 2004

Wednesday, 9 - Noon dismissal – Graduation, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 22 - Last Day of Classes (or earlier)

Wednesday through Friday, 23 – 25 - Faculty Work Days (or earlier)

Sibling Applications

DON’T FORGET!!  It is that time of year again when we need to have application forms submitted from the siblings of current students who will be considering the Parker School in September, 2004.  These application forms are due back in the office before Monday, February 2, 2004.  Please call or stop by the office to pick up a blank form.  Siblings are welcome to attend an Information Session but this is not a requirement.

Information Sessions

The second Information Sessions will be held on Sunday, January 25 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.  We would love to have some parent help especially from parents of 7^th graders as well as parents of students who started at the Parker School in Grade 9.  Donations of cookies, crackers, hot cups and drinks are also needed.  Please contact Pat if you can help at pat@parker.org

Thank you to the families of Andy and Zack Berger, Dan and Kenny Brook, Jessie Cass, Amy and Heather Concannon, Laura Farr, Laura Firstenberg, Emily and Rebecca Fleischman,  Kelsey  Hanrahan, Chris and Dave Nonis, Jonathan and Zachary Pentland, Mandy and Pat Purcell, Kaitlin Roop, Daphne and Eric Shethar, Andrew and Tom Sullivan, Gale Stafford, Rebecca Verhulst and faculty member, Frank Honts, as well as the many anonymous donors for their response to my desperate pleas for donation of supplies to the nurse’s office.  All contributions are greatly appreciated!

Do you know a funeral director or a mortician!!  We are looking for a guest speaker for Wellness classes during our unit on emotional health/grief.  Please contact Laura Warner at lauraw@parker.org if you can help us.

Volunteer Hours

As of this date we have over 636 volunteer hours logged on to the web, we are so grateful to you all for donating your time, we couldn’t do it without you!  Please remember that you can log your hours to the Parker website yourself or give them to Bridgit in the office for her to enter.  Again, many thanks.

WPI  Technological  Humanist^sm Award

On May 6, 2004, WPI will honor seven outstanding Massachusetts high school teachers with the second annual WPI Technological Humanist^sm Award.  Here are the details about this important award program.

Who is eligible?  Any Massachusetts high school teacher, of any subject.

Who may nominate a teacher?  Any Massachusetts high school student.

Teachers nominated for the Technological Humanist Award must meet BOTH of these criteria:

They must be outstanding educators

• They should convey passion for their subject and inspire a similar passion in their students.
• They should be creative, innovative educators who help students see themselves and their world in a whole new way.

They must be Technological Humanists^sm

• Through their classroom teaching or by their own example, they should help students see that science, math and technology can be used to address important human problems and needs and make the world a better place.
• They should inspire their students to think about how they might use their own knowledge of science, math and technology to make a difference to the people they know and to society.

How do I learn more?  Here are three ways to learn more about the award, the nomination process and what it means to be a Technological Humanist^sm.

1. Visit the Technological Humanist Award Web site, www.wpi.edu/+THA
2. E-mail tha@wpi.edu
3. Call (508) 831-5608

Students continue to work on their final projects and revisions for the end of their first semester classes, which conclude next Friday.  Early next week, Division 3 students will receive their second semester schedules, which will begin on Monday, January 26. 

Seniors had a Senior Project conference this week.  At this stage in the project, they should be working towards finalizing their book research and firming up any details for the experiential components of their projects.  Final products are due in just three months!

This week’s course updates are from Jim Nehring’s A/H class.

In Crime and Punishment, students will debate the death penalty this coming week as the final topic of the course.   Students have read articles by advocates and opponents of the death penalty and will be preparing, writing, and presenting arguments for their chosen side of the debate.  Finishing up the previous unit last week, students completed oral presentations for the prison that each of them designed according to their beliefs about free will and the idea of incarceration.  As we close the course, students may optionally complete a listening assessment.

Division I MST

C.O.W.#8 "What are the reasons for the seasons?" has been the focus of our work this week.  Students have been busy using models and designing diagrams as evidence for their explanations.  Did you know that we are zooming through space at about 65,000 mph while spinning at about 1000 mph?! Students peer edited today and have the option of finishing/revising C.O.W. #8 over the long weekend; the final due date is Tuesday, January 20.  Next week is a revision week for C.O.W.#7 and any parts of the Constellation Project that need revising.  "The Evening With the Stars" is scheduled for Monday, February  9 (we had the incorrect date in last week's announcements).  Students will be needing both tri-fold presentation boards and copy paper boxes, preferably with tops.  Thanks for your support at home and have a great weekend!

Division II MST

This week in Science we began our BioTech unit by learning about The Human Genome Project.  We watched the movie "Cracking the Code of Life."  On Thursday, guest speaker, Tom Ellenberger, came from Harvard to speak about his research on DNA.  We will move towards stem cell research and cloning.

This week in Math, students either worked on Function Families or Reviewing Quadratic Equations.  Students working on Quadratic Equations reviewed the three forms of quadratic equations: vertex form, standard form and factored form.

Students reviewed what they can tell about the graph from each form of the equation.  Students practiced solving quadratic equations using factoring, square roots and the quadratic formula.  Students should work through their

December 22 Quadratic Skills ICCAs and correct their mistakes as preparation for the Quadratic Skills ICCA revision on Thursday, January 22.  Students working on Function Families studied the following groups of functions:  linear, quadratic, cubic, exponential, inverse (hyperbolic) and absolute value.  These students are now working in class and at home on the Functions Assessment which is due on Thursday, January 22.

Many thanks to Tom Roper for fixing our broken chairs in Room 24!

Division I A/H

As we completed our storytelling unit, it became evident to us what an important part that parents and families played in making this a successful project!  Thank you to all of you who supported your students with personal interviews, arranging visits with other relatives and assisting students with their transcripts.  It was rewarding to see how students reflected on this process and how significant the interviews were to them.  There were so many wonderful stories that were developed.  As teachers, we had the benefit of witnessing these compelling stories.  When we asked students how many of them had heard the information garnered from the interviews, most of them said they had learned new and often amazing details about their families.

Students are bringing home permission slips to go the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Connecticut on Thursday, February 12.  Please be sure to have them return these to school with a check for $13 made out to the Parker School as soon as possible.  Remember, financial assistance is available from Mary Ann, our school nurse.  Parents, are any of you interested in chaperoning on this field trip?  Please let your student’s A/H teachers know by calling the school.  Each A/H team needs only four chaperones.  We will call you to confirm your participation.  Many thanks again!

Division II A/H

This week students finished their work analyzing songs from the Civil War and Reconstruction.  The assessment consisted of students listening critically to three different songs and then comparing two different versions of the same song.  While we have yet to assess this work, the past several weeks' worth of listening, writing, and discussing help us to predict that students will be thoughtful and articulate in their analysis.  Students also are finishing their work with Freedom Road and Beloved.  Their final text-based seminars/book discussions were today and they will spend some time this weekend and early next week polishing their reading assessments and general work with these novels.  Next up: an artistic expression project in which students will choose a medium to explore ideas they've been thinking about throughout the unit; their options will be to paint, to write poetry, or to create songs.  Details will follow. 

This week in Alan's classes:

This week in Alan's classes, students practiced volleyball skills and participated in game play.  On Mondays, we continue to vote for activities at the Devens Wellness Center.  Students handed in Phase one of their Behavior Change Project and were assigned Phase two which will be due in two weeks.  In class, students identified risks with body piercing and tattooing and understood both Hepatitis and HIV relating to these practices.

This week in Deborah’s classes:

This week in Deborah's Wellness classes, we took a look at the risks involved with body piercing and tattooing.  We have started our volley ball module for physical activity.  We also started practicing stress reduction techniques this week, a guided meditation.  We will practice a variety of techniques on Thursdays for the next several weeks.  Next week in Health we will re visiting the Relaxation Response and how stress influences our overall health.  Students were assigned the second phase of their Behavior Change Projects; The Reflection.  This phase is due Tuesday, January 27.

This week in Laura’s classes:

 In Laura's Wellness classes this week, we played floor hockey and kickball during physical activity class.  We also did a pre-test to measure muscular strength and endurance by doing push-ups and sit-ups.  Students will have the opportunity to track their progress over time.  In Health class, we learned about the risks of body piercing and tattooing, including HIV and Hepatitis infections.  Phase 1 of the behavior change project was due on Thursday and Phase 2 was assigned (due on Thursday, January 29).

David's 7th Grade students are working on family vocabulary.  Students should be completing their 5th R.O.S.A.

David's 8th Grade students are working on the present tense of "ar", "er", and "ir" verbs.

Emily's classes are preparing for their upcoming speaking project.  Students will be responsible for creating their own restaurant skit related to the current unit.  Students should be reviewing their active vocabulary.

Damara's classes are preparing for their upcoming "Hablar" (speaking) project.  Students will be responsible for creating their own restaurant skit related to the current unit.  Students should be reviewing their active vocabulary and verb of the week!

In Lisa and Janice's Spanish classes this week, we watched and discussed a video story of an immigrant father who has trouble enrolling his daughter into elementary school.  We used the rest of the week to focus on direct and indirect object pronouns, and some other grammar issues that came from their recently evaluated assessments.  In Division 3 classes, the students were also introduced to the subjunctive mood, and had the opportunity to practice their new skills.

Health screenings for all Division I and II students have continued this week and will be completed next week.  For Division I students, postural, hearing and vision screenings will be conducted and for Division II students, growth (height, weight and blood pressure), hearing and vision will be screened for abnormalities.  Parents will be notified ONLY if the results of the screening are outside normal guidelines.  Please remember that these tests are for screening purposes only and his/her healthcare provider must be seen for further diagnosis of any problems.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mary Ann in the Nurse’s Office.

Please mark these dates on your calendar!  The Wellness faculty will be presenting a workshop to discuss current sexual behavior among adolescents for ALL Parker parents on Tuesday, February 3^rd.  Because the date of this workshop conflicted with the next Health Advisory Council (HAC) meeting, the next HAC meeting has been re-scheduled for Thursday, February 26^th at 7:00 P.M.  HAC members are encouraged to participate in both of these important meetings.  Please inform Mary Ann Gapinski, HAC Coordinator, of any agenda items for the February 26^th meeting. 

Below is a list of scholarship opportunities to date.  Please let me know how I can help in the application process.  Sue Whalley

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is an umbrella group, a clearinghouse for many different offerings.  Scholarship applications are available (for Worcester residents) on their website.  If you are interested, go to www.greaterworcester.org to complete the application.  I am also holding paper versions if you prefer.  The deadline is Friday, March 12.

The Rebekah Assembly of Massachusetts Independent Order of Odd Fellows is offering a $500 scholarship.  They are interested in a student's goals and needs of the family.  There is no town residency requirement.  The deadline is Monday, March 1.

The Mark Bavis Leadership Foundation will be awarding grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.  It is not academically based, but is awarded on the basis of need.  They are looking for those who have made efforts to make a difference in their communities and/or have shown leadership qualities within school. The deadline is a January 15th postmark.

The John Olver, Freedom's Way Heritage Essay Contest will award $100 to the successful junior or senior candidate who forwards an essay written as a class assignment.  The deadline is Saturday, January 31st.  See me for further details.

Budding entreprenuers are invited to apply for the National Federation of Independent Business scholarship.  The award ($1000) will go to 100 successful applicants.  The deadline is Wednesday, March 31.  On-line applications can be found at www.nfib.com/education. 

The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship offers awards ranging from $3,000-$10,000.  They are looking for students who have financial need who display academic excellence, strong citizenship and character and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to society.  The application is available at the website www.phillips-scholarship.org.

Many thanks to the parents and students who helped with last Sunday’s Information Session.  Over 100 prospective families visited Parker.  Many of them noted, on their feedback sheets, that they were so impressed with the students who presented work and spoke with them at this program.  We can all be very proud of our students and their contributions in helping get out the word about Parker.  We still need some more help at the next Information Session, including donations of snacks, beverages, and hot cups.  Please contact the office if you can help.

A NOTE ABOUT DELAYED OPENINGS AND SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS:  These are always tough decisions to make and, sometimes, even tougher to communicate.  We apologize for any confusion there may have been this morning.  It is always best to check our website and/or the local media outlets in the morning before heading out to school.  As always, parents need to make the final decision about sending students to school.  On delayed opening days, please remember that our faculty arrives at school at 10 am.  There is no supervision for students who are dropped off at school before that time.  Thanks for your understanding. 

GATEWAYS AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS:  You should have your child’s gateway schedule by now.  If a Gateway day gets snowed out, all of those gateways will be moved to a makeup day.  Monday, January 26 is the makeup day for gateways that are scheduled for the 21^st, 22^nd, and 23^rd.  February 2 is the next available makeup day.  If we have a delayed opening on a gateway day, the first two hours of gateways will be postponed to the next available makeup day.  Gateways scheduled for 10:55 am and later will happen as scheduled.  The school’s schedule will be the normal one for the day (minus the first two hours).

Driver’s Education with Mike’s Auto School

Cindy Paradise from Mike’s Auto School will be starting Driver’s Education classes again beginning on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 from 1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will continue until Wednesday, May 19, 2004.  You must be

16 years old by March 1, 2004.  The total cost of the 10-week course is $340.00 due on Wednesday, February 25, 2004.  Please pay Mike’s Auto School by banker’s check, money order or cash only, no personal checks will be accepted.  There will be no classes on Wednesday, March 17, (please note change of date) and Wednesday, April 21, 2004.  Please sign up on the bulletin board outside the front office.

Chorus is starting again at Parker led by new Chorus Director, Susie Petrov!!!!  We need returning members and new members to sign up.  If you would like to sing in the Parker chorus please complete the form below and return it along with your check made out to the Parker School to Nicky at Parker.  As long as we get ten singers it is a go.  So come and join us.  Financial aid is available, please see Mary Ann for details.  Chorus will be at 1:45 p.m. each Wednesday and will begin on Wednesday, January 28 and will run until June.  The cost is $120.

 

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Chorus Sign up Sheet

_________________________________________                                __________________________________________

Student Name                                                                                       Advisor

 

___________________________________________                            __________________________________________

Home phone number                                                                           Vocal part you like to sing

 

____________________________________________         __________________________________________

Type of music you prefer to sing                                                      Person who will be picking you up at 2:45 p.m. on

                                                                                                                Wednesdays

Basketball Schedule

 

				Dismissal	Bus	Game
Date	Parker Team	Practice/Game	Location	from class	Leaves	Time	Pick-up
Mon., 1/19	Boys Varsity	Holiday
	Girls Varsity	Holiday
	Boys JV	Holiday
	Girls JV	Holiday
	Boys MS	Holiday
	Girls MS	Holiday
Tues., 1/20	Boys Varsity	Home vs. S. Lancaster	DFC	2:45		3:30	4:45 at DFC
	Girls Varsity	Home vs. S. Lancaster	DFC			5:00	6:15 at DFC
	Boys JV	No practice
	Girls JV	Practice	School			4:45	6:00 at school
	Boys MS	Away vs. Bromfield	See website	2:20	2:30	3:15	4:45 at school
	Girls MS	Practice	School			3:30	4:45 at school
Weds., 1/21	Boys Varsity	Practice	TBA			TBA	TBA
	Girls Varsity	Practice	DFC			1:30	4:00 at DFC
	Boys JV	Practice	School			1:30	3:30 at school
	Girls JV	No practice
	Boys MS	No practice
	Girls MS	No practice
Thurs., 1/22	Boys Varsity	Practice	TBA			TBA	TBA
	Girls Varsity	Away vs. Nashoba Tech.	See website	2:05	2:15	3:00	4:45 at school
	Boys JV	Practice	School			3:30	5:30 at school
	Girls JV	Away vs. Lawrence Acad.	See website	2:20	2:30	3:30	5:00 at school
	Boys MS	Home vs. Ayer	DFC	2:45		3:30	4:30 at DFC
	Girls MS	Home vs. Ayer	DFC			4:30	5:45 at DFC
Fri., 1/23	Boys Varsity	Away vs. St. Clement	See website	3:20	3:30	6:30	8:45 at school
	Girls Varsity	Away vs. St. Clement	See website	3:20	3:30	5:00	8:45 at school
	Boys JV	Practice	DFC			3:30	5:00 at DFC
	Girls JV	Practice	DFC			3:30	5:00 at DFC
	Boys MS	Practice	School			4:45	6:00 at school
	Girls MS	Practice	School			3:30	4:45 at school

DFC = Devens Fitness Center                                                 JC = Job Corps

 

Mark your calendars for the Annual Parker Road Race and Springfest on Sunday, May 16^th

We’re making some exciting changes to the Road Race this year – designing a new racecourse and adding a Parker Springfest that could include a ‘battle of the Parker student bands’, dunk tank and more.  Anyone interested in sharing their ideas and expertise about making this a fun day, please contact Lori Wilkins at ldwilkins@charter.net or Tony Dolph at tdolph@charter.net. 

 

We are also looking for help on the following committees. 

 Race Management – Design and certify the new route, serve as “Master of Ceremonies”, coordinate timing, course maintenance, parking, ham radio, etc. 

Entertainment – Plan activities, such as a moonwalk, dunk tank and music, that will make the race a fun destination.

Food – Define what food will be offered, solicit donations, and manage food services on race day.

Promotion - Create flyers, press releases and advertisements, manage distribution of flyers and update the race Web Site.

Racer Services & Goodies – Acquire racer goodies, such as tee shirts, bags, etc. 

Raffle – Coordinate donations and operate the raffle, including the kayak.

Registration – Manage racer registration and race results and acquire bibs.

 

Awards – Manage the acquisition and presentation of awards. 

Safety – Manage and staff the first aid tent.  

Set Up & Clean Up – Manage site logistics, arrange for tables and tents and the display of sponsor banners at the race. 

Sponsorship – Contact previous sponsors and recruit new sponsors.

Vendor Recruitment – Evaluate the value of recruiting local merchants to sell products at the race.

Next meeting of the Parker Road Race will be on Wednesday, February 4, at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

 

Parker / Wachusett Ski Program began on Thursday, January 8, 2004!

The ski program began on Thursday, January 8 and will run for six weeks. If school is cancelled, skiing is

also cancelled. In the event of poor weather or other events that require cancellation, notice will be posted at the Parker School Office by 11:00 a.m. on the day in question and an email will be sent to the “Parker School

List Server.” If a cancellation occurs, it is the responsibility of the parent to arrange pick-up of the student and his/her equipment at the end of the school day.  Makeup sessions will be scheduled later in the season if cancellations occur. 

*** All Ski and Boarding equipment must be stored outside the school building on the bike rack near the library.  Boots may be stored in advisory room – please bring them in a bag labeled with the student’s name.

Students purchasing the six-session Parker lift pass AND riding the bus will be given their lift pass on the bus each Thursday. 

The bus will leave Wachusett Mountain for the return trip to Parker at 8:00 p.m. sharp.  The buses will arrive at the Parker School at 8:30 p.m.

The school will not be open, so please - be on time (8:30 p.m.) picking-up your student!

Jim DiGiorgio,

Ski Program Coordinator                           

Digiorgio@charter.net

(978) 433-8369

Do you have an appliance, in good condition, that you could donate to a worthwhile local organization?  Or do you or someone you know need access to a good, used appliance?  Contact the Household Goods Recycling Ministry in Acton, at hgrm@fiam.net.  They were kind enough to offer us a used washing machine last month when we were looking for one.  We ended up with a washing machine donated by a Parker family but thought that the HGRM would be something that Parker families would like to know about.

LOST AND FOUND

·         The Library has a collection of THREE very used cassette/cd players, two SONY and one Panasonic, would one of them be yours.?  Please claim.

·         One CD – Green Day – Warning

·         One TI83 calculator

Menu for week of January 20

Next week’s menus are really special - they are the result of the work that our students did in their nutrition unit in Wellness back in the fall!  Students came in for a tour of the kitchen and then were given the assignment to work on possible menus for the cafeteria.  The three meals for next week were put  together by students - so come on down and try them out!

 

Monday – Martin Luther King Jr. Day  No School

 

Tuesday – Grilled Cheese on Whole Wheat Bread

Vegetarian Vegetable Soup

Green Salad

Apples

Milk

By David M, Christine N, Josh, Ann

Wednesday –  PIZZA DAY

                              

Thursday –Baked Chicken Dijon

 Rice Pilaf

Broccoli

Bread & Butter

Baked Apples

Milk

By Heather, Stephen, Eric, Leanne

 

 

Friday – Cheese Ravioli with Tomato Sauce

Mixed Vegetables

Garlic Breadstick

Pineapple Chunks

Milk

By Kieran, Stasia and Elyse