Weekly Bulletin, April 10, 2015

Used Sweatpants??

Our nurse's office is currently looking for gently used sweatpants of all sizes, 6 - 14, both girls and boys.  Please check your kids' closets for anything that may be suitable for donating to our school.  Thanks for your help!

Early College Planning Night
Please visit the BHS Guidance Blog for information about this upcoming event:

http://burlingtonhsguidance.blogspot.com/2015/04/early-college-planning-night.html

FW Service Club builds bat houses for our property with the help of a student from Shawsheen Technical High School!

Under the direction of Mrs. Casey & Mrs. Schnee, the Francis Wyman Service Club members selected BAT HOUSES for their project.  They helped design, build, and paint bat houses that will be installed around our school grounds to help minimize the mosquito population and promote greater participation in our Community Garden project located here at Francis Wyman.  Great job!

Benjamin Franklin visits Grade 3

Benjamin Franklin traveled back in time to enlighten our 3rd graders as to what life was like during Colonial times.  Students were able to ask and answer questions regarding Mr. Franklin's life and listened attentively as he shared stories of his childhood.

Francis Wyman Hosts the New England Elementary 1:1 Summit 

"Thank-you" to Mr. Schersten for hosting and coordinating this 1:1 Summit here at Francis Wyman! This morning event allowed teachers from neighboring districts to visit Francis Wyman and witness firsthand the amazing things our students and staff have learned that allows us to integrate technology into our classroom instruction each and every day.

5th grade students set up displays to show off their savvy technology skills!  These students have created a Student Help Desk to assist Mr. Schersten in his support of all teachers and students learning to navigate the IPads that are accessible to all here at school.  Other students show off some projects they have created on their devices using the Notability and Book Creator Apps that are commonly used in many classrooms.  Look out Marshall Simonds MS - we are sending some tech wizards your way!!

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Parent Advisory Committee Join Us on April 13th At the Marion Tavern for a night out with other PAC parents.

For anyone interested in special education in Burlington, the Burlington PAC is holding a networking night. In attendance will be special guest, soon to be School Committee member, Martha Simon.  Join us at the Marion Tavern (downstairs) From: 6:30-9:00 Monday, April 13th

Come at 6:30 and meet Martha. She will give us an introduction, including her background and experience in special education.  Then open it up to questions, concerns, and share ideas for what's working currently and what's not. After, we will discuss the future of the PAC, how we've been doing, what we can do better and discuss volunteer opportunities for the next school year. A great night to come out and discuss your experiences both in the school district and with PAC.   For more information on the Burlington PAC or this location contact Lisa DeRosa at buringtonspedpac@gmail.com or via phone at 781-365-0124