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August 16, 2019

Good afternoon!

I hope everyone is having a restful summer and you are ready for a great year.  
I look forward to seeing you all soon. The building looks great thanks to the hard work of our custodial and maintenance departments.  They will be wrapping things up next week.  Be sure to thank Randy and the crew when you get a chance.  A huge shout out also goes to Linda for the work she does every summer!

Every year is a fresh start and a chance to show every student we believe they can learn.  When we kick off the year on August 26 we will be getting ready to focus on our NEASC goals and reviewing our MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey data, among other things.  One of our goals, as identified by both, will continue to be about building relationships with each and every student.  Our students are craving those connections and we know from experience that relationships help to get them excited about the curriculum.  We are also going to continue to focus on developing our curriculum maps this year, taking a look at what learning and assessment looks like at AHS.  Once again, we are asking that you ALL start the year by building relationships with your students. Here are some ideas from the #1st3days.  Spend some time over the next couple of weeks thinking about how your practice can ignite passion and interest in students.  We are here to help them love learning.

On Monday and Tuesday we will meet in the AHS library during the times listed in the 
Back to School letter from the Superintendent.
Monday, August 26 10-11am
Tuesday, August 27 8:30-10:30am & 12-2pm
Lunch will be provided both days and we will gather in the cafeteria. 
It will be a time to renew and build new relationships with colleagues. 

We are thrilled to welcome our new staff to the AHS community:
Heather Allen- Nurse
Brian Cote- Dean of Students (Classes of 2021 & 2023)
Christine Carney- STEM (A150)
Michael de la Pena- World language (B211)
Taylor Federico Grome- ELL ESP (A211)
Sara Leveille- World language (B203) 
Brad Jackson- Wellness 
Regina Jardon- English (B101)
Luz Santiago- Counseling secretary
Kameron Thomas- History (B151) 

Please take a moment to introduce yourself and get to know our new colleagues. 

"I'm Glad You're Here"-
Let's start the year remembering that each and every student who walks into our class is coming to us with a story we may not know about and welcome them to learn!

We are excited to be rolling out a new digital pass system this year!  My hope is it will provide a high degree of accountability as well as some really useful information.  We do anticipate using student's own devices for the system.  If you are interested in getting a "phone" holder for your classroom let Linda know.  We will be ordering some for classrooms this year.  Here are a couple of examples.
https://www.amazon.com/KIMBORA-Numbered-Classroom-Organizer-Calculator/dp/B07CJPFS3K/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CLKL34Z/

Enjoy the next week of summer and I look forward to seeing you all on August 26!

Kelley

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