News From Across GMRSD
18 Sep 2020
Principal Newsletter for September 18, 2020
Congratulations!! You all survived your first week of remote learning!! There were some technology glitches that booted people off their meets, long lag times, etc. We greatly appreciate your patience. Your children were amazingly patient as well! Our technology department is working to remedy the issues.
Please know that our teachers attended a lot of training and are bravely teaching the technology to go along with the academics they are now required to engage in. There is a degree of struggle your...
18 Sep 2020
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
September 18, 2020
Dear Hillcrest Families,
It’s been a busy week for Hillcrest students, families and staff. Our preschool and kindergarten students have connected with their teachers at their individual orientation meetings and they have picked up laptops and learning supplies. On Monday, they will launch into their new school year! Our first grade students have been “in class” all week, reconnecting with their classmates, meeting their new teachers and learning how to navigate Google Classroom and Seesaw...
18 Sep 2020
September 15, 2020
Dear Families of TFHS Seniors,
Congratulations on your senior’s graduation! We are glad that we were able to provide a really nice graduation ceremony, and appreciate all of your understanding when so many other high school senior events could not happen this year because of the pandemic.
We hope this letter finds your family healthy and doing well. Our Family Engagement Coordinator, Stacey Langknecht, reached out to you this summer to hear about your graduate’s plans now that they are ready to move forward; she spoke with many of you and was happy to...
17 Sep 2020
September 3, 2020
To all whom it may concern,
The Franklin County Athletic Directors, FCAD, have decided to play the Fall 1 season with NO spectators at any events. This will include Field Hockey, Golf and Cross Country. While we understand that this is a tough pill to swallow, we believe that this decision will allow us to stay under the guidelines put forth by the EEA, DESE, and the State Government. We felt that it would be best to have a uniform decision made rather than leave it up to individual school districts to decide what to do for each competition...
17 Sep 2020
September 3, 2020
To all whom it may concern,
The Franklin County Athletic Directors, FCAD, have decided to play the Fall 1 season with NO spectators at any events. This will include Field Hockey, Golf and Cross Country. While we understand that this is a tough pill to swallow, we believe that this decision will allow us to stay under the guidelines put forth by the EEA, DESE, and the State Government. We felt that it would be best to have a uniform decision made rather than leave it up to individual school districts to decide what to do for each competition...
15 Sep 2020
Massachusetts School Immunization Requirements 2020-2021
Grades Kindergarten — 6
In ungraded classrooms, Kindergarten requirements apply to all students 25 years.
DTaP
5 doses; 4 doses are acceptable if the fourth dose is given on or after the 4th birthday. DT is only acceptable with a letter stating a medical contraindication to DTaP
Polio
4 doses; fourth dose must be given on or after the 4th birthday and è6 months after the previous dose, or a fifth dose is required. 3 doses are acceptable if...