Happy Saturday!
All students have officially rolled over to the next grade-level in our system and we’re now able to welcome our new 5th graders and their families! To our new families, WELCOME! To our returning families, welcome back! Either way, this year is going to be a good one!
Today’s email will contain some important logistics about the upcoming year. Please read carefully and please do not hesitate to reach out directly with questions.
It’s been an exciting summer on Washington Street, it’s hard to believe that the foundation of our new school is nearing completion and we plan on the steel framing starting in early September. It’s coming along nicely…on schedule and on budget!
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Rich
Richard Poor, Ed.D.
Principal
Supplies:
Students should plan to come to school with:
- Backpack
- Water bottle
- Wired headphones
- Charged chromebook and charger (new students will be issued a device)
All other supplies will be provided by the school.
Class Assignments:
Class assignments will be posted in SchoolBrains by 4pm on August 23rd. Before that point they are NOT accurate. Please do not reach out with class/teacher requests.
SchoolBrains & Communication:
SchoolBrains: Class assignments, progress reports, report cards, and grade updates are all located in SchoolBrains. We do what we can to reduce paper use as much as possible. If you do not have a SchoolBrains Community Portal account, please visit https://www.haverhill-ps.org/technology/athome/portal/.
ParentSquare: Our district has transitioned from SchoolMessenger to ParentSquare. ParentSquare allows you to decide in what format and at what frequency you wish to receive school communications. To create an account, please visit https://www.parentsquare.com/select_school/new.
Remind and Email: The school continues to use Remind. To start an account, visit https://www.remind.com/sign_in. To email a staff member directly, please visit https://consentino.haverhill-ps.org/our-team/ and click on the staff member’s name. Please note, these options will not be available until August 26th.
Charger PRIDE and DeansList:
Our PRIDE Program is out school-wide system of values and behavior management. This is explicitly taught to students on Day 1 and periodically throughout the year. It is highly recommended that families learn about the program which can be found at https://consentino.haverhill-ps.org/pride-policy/. DeansList is the portal we use to track the PRIDE program, new families will be invited to DeansList shortly. Please reach out if you do not get an invitation by the start of school.
Arrival & Dismissal:
Student arrival starts at 8:05am. Please do NOT drop your student off before this point. Students should be at school no later than 8:30am.
Student dismissal is at 2:45pm. Please DO NOT arrive to the campus until 2:30pm, the entrance will be closed.
Please note, there is no parking allowed on Washington St during school hours. Traffic may turn RIGHT ONLY when leaving campus.
Please see the attached diagram.
Breakfast & Lunch:
FREE breakfast is served each day in the cafeteria from 8:05am-8:25am daily. Lunch is served daily at no cost to students.
Open House & Back to School BBQ:
Open House is scheduled for August 26th from 5:30-7pm. This event is meant for our new students but all are welcome! Please mark your calendars for our 7th Annual Back to School BBQ on September 12th!