Superintendent's Weekly Updates
October 14, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month at Chelsea Public Schools
Family Night at Chelsea High School Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
As part of Family Night at Chelsea High School, staff and organizations created Hispanic Heritage Month themes at their tables and throughout the building!
Caminos Middle School Event
Grade 7 & 8 students, staff, and families in the Caminos dual language program came together to celebrate bilingualism, biculturalism and biliteracy last week. Students in our middle school program are working together in obtaining the prestigious MA Biliteracy Award. This prestigious award is given to any student who can demonstrate a high level of proficiency in Spanish and English at the end of middle school. Many students who earn the MA Biliteracy Award in middle school go on to obtain the Seal of Bilingualism on their diploma at the end of high school.
CPS Students Visit Chelsea Rotary Club
Chelsea Public Schools students attended the Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon hosted by the Chelsea Rotary Club this week!
Elementary Schools Continue to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
Spirit Day!
The Mary C. Burke Complex celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the last Spirit Day. Students and staff were invited to wear a traditional outfit, hat, t-shirt, sports jersey or draw and color the flag of a Latin American country. Staff also participated in the Quimbara Challenge in honor of the late Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, an amazing Cuban singer who made big contributions to the world of music!
Hooks School
Students from Ms. Power's class, room 306, requested that Ms. Saiff learn Un Elefante Se Balanceaba on the ukulele so that they could sing it all together for their teachers and for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Wright Science & Technology Academy
Students in homeroom 311 at the WSTA are designing their door to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. They are decorating their home countries' flags, and country outlines to personalize the door.
Classes at WSTA also celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with food, music, dance, and a Spanish Heritage video that sent a positive message to our students about heritage. Students learned about different important Latinos that have contributed to society and made impacts over the years. The students had a blast!
Coaches PD - Data & Culturally Responsive Teaching
Today at the Mary C. Burke Elementary Complex, CPS coaches participated in their monthly professional development session. They reviewed district-wide MCAS and iReady data. They also had the pleasure of learning from C. Lissette Castillo, Director of Professional Learning from Blackprint. Ms. Castillo provided a presentation on Culturally Responsive Teaching. Coaches engaged in collaborative learning, participating in small groups to read, learn from and evaluate research on Culturally Responsive Teaching. These professional development sessions will enhance students' learning.
Human Resources Updates
CPS is a friend to Veterans!
Through our partnership with Mass Hire Department of Career Services / Veterans Employment, we were able to welcome a veteran to our full-time staff this school year. CPS was invited to attend the MassHire Metro North Job Fair on 10/12 at Everett Public Library. 16 people showed interest in applying for jobs at CPS. I got the opportunity to meet our partners from MassHire in-person, Dennis Pellegrino and Lisa Chakalos-Ryan. They were so happy to hear about our new veteran hire that they referred to us. They look forward to sending us more candidates.
New England Regional Job Fair on 11/15 & 11/16
Through our partnership with Mass Hire Department of Career Services / Veterans Employment, CPS has been invited to attend the virtual New England Regional Job Fair. See flyer below for more information.
CHELSEA ATHLETICS
Chelsea Red Devils Schedule
Looking to catch a Chelsea Red Devils game this fall at Chelsea High School? Use the link below to see full schedule for our Varsity and JV programs!
Next Week's CHS Schedule
8th Annual J. Barry Dwyer Red Devil Turkey Trot
On November 19th the Chelsea High School Track Team will be hosting it's annual Turkey Trot Event. There will be a 5K run, free kid's run, Live DJ, and Post-Race Party! All benefits will go towards the J. Barry Dwyer Memorial Scholarship in honor of the late Coach Barry!
ELC Pumpkins
Pumpkin Decorating from Ms. Manns room at the ELC
Hat Day on Wacky Wednesday at the ELC!
ELC Pillow Engineers
Pre K students worked as engineers to make a good pillow for Rocky Raccoon!
Scavenger Hunt at the Berk
Students from Ms. Cummings and Ms. Bouchers class are working on factors by doing a scavenger hunt around the room!
School Site Council Meeting
Families joined Principal Clark, Family Liaison Johnny, Ms. Campanella, Mr. Flannery for the first School Site Council meeting of the year which was held in-person and on zoom. We had a great discussion around the Hooks Accelerated Improvement Plan and the MCAS results from the Spring.
Drum Roll Please!
Kelly 4th graders have been drumming some complex rhythms from folk and popular songs from Latin American countries in music class this week! This photo features music teacher Jon Haberzettl and Sra. Coiley’s home room K302.
Learning about the 1973 Great Chelsea Fire
Allan Alpert, Chelsea’s former Emergency Operations Director, presented to the Kelly School’s 6th grade scholars about the Great Chelsea Fire on the eve of its 49th anniversary. He shared riveting footage and stories about the day in October 1973 when a huge swath of the city burned. The students, who were being honored as the Classes of the Month, were fascinated to hear this dramatic history of local landmarks — and appreciated Mr. Alpert’s love of Chelsea and enthusiasm for his work.
Fourth Grade Talent Show
The fourth-grade Sokolowski Sharks just finished reading "Ways to Make Sunshine". The students participated in a Talent Show to embrace the character traits they learned during the unit. (Courage, Creativity, Kindness, and Leadership. It was an entertaining way to wrap up the book and celebrate all our sharks' talents!
Ode to Joy
Mrs. Carubia’s 5th grade music class has been learning how to play “Ode to Joy” on both the piano and boomwhackers.
WSTA Students Visit Northeastern!
On Saturday, October 1st, a group of WSTA 7th and 8th graders toured Northeastern University in Boston, MA with teachers John Ruggiero, McKenzie Guevarez & Amelia Lin. While on-campus, they sat in on classes/labs and saw all that the campus has to offer in an effort to normalize the college experience. They concluded the night by seeing the No. 7 Northeastern Huskies beat the Long Island University Sharks by a score of 3-2 at Matthews Arena.
Family Night
More pictures from the CHS Family Night event on Thursday!
Staff Kickball
On Wednesday afternoon, CHS convened for a Staff Kickball game. Congratulations to the Black Team, winning by a final score of 9-6.
A Well Deserved Break!
Mr. Hurt's Chemistry Class takes a break after the PSAT tests on Wednesday
Cafeteria Redesign
There will be a meeting for students on Monday to share their opinions on the upcoming redesign of the CHS Cafeteria. The meeting will begin after school (2:30 p.m.), and snacks will be served! Students can come and share their thoughts about the current cafeteria, and how they think the space can be improved.
Spirit Week
Spirit Week is next week at Chelsea High School!
Celebrating Veterans Day with the City of Chelsea
UPCOMING COMMUNITY FLU CLINICS AT CHELSEA CITY HALL
The City of Chelsea will host two Community Flu Vaccine Clinics on October 15 and 22, from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, at the Chelsea City Hall.
The clinic is open to all community members, including those with insurance. Flu shots will be free for anyone who does not have insurance. Residents with insurance, however, are asked to bring their insurance card on the day of the clinic.
Anyone ages three and above are welcome to get the flu vaccine. Questions? Please contact CHELSEA HEALTH DEPARTMENT by calling 617.466.4082
La Ciudad de Chelsea albergará dos Clínicas Comunitarias de Vacunación contra la Gripe el 15 y el 22 de octubre, de 10:00 am a 4:00 pm, en el City Hall de Chelsea.
La clínica está abierta a todos los miembros de la comunidad, incluidos aquellos con seguro. Las vacunas contra la gripe serán gratuitas para cualquier persona que no tenga seguro. Sin embargo, a los residentes con seguro se les pide que traigan su tarjeta de seguro el día de la clínica.
Cualquier persona mayor de tres años puede vacunarse contra la gripe.
¿Preguntas? Comuníquese con el DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD DE CHELSEA llamando al 617.466.4082
MBTA Youth Passes
GreenRoots is supporting Chelsea youth and young adults by promoting the use of MBTA Youth Passes.
The Youth Pass Program offers reduced fares on the MBTA to eligible young adults. Youth Pass CharlieCards can be loaded with cash value for roughly 50% reduced one-way fares, or $30 monthly LinkPasses for unlimited bus, subway, and Fairmount Line Zone 1A travel. You can also use your card for reduced one-way fares on Commuter Rail and ferry.
In order to be eligible for the Youth Pass, the following criteria need to be met:
· You are a Chelsea resident.
You are between 18 and 25 and are enrolled in a Youth Pass partner program, such as MassHealth, SNAP, Year Up, Roca, public housing, etc.
You are between 12 and 17 and are unable to get a Student CharlieCard through your middle or high school.
Visit the MBTA’s website for the program’s eligibility criteria, and full list of Youth Pass partner programs and accepted documents in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, or Vietnamese.
Baby Sign Language
Eliot Family Resource Center October Newsletter and Calendar
Family Kite Event
Chelsea Food Resource Guide / Guia de Recursos de Alimentos
Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs
The Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs has announced the programs and events for the fall-winter season! / ¡La División de Recreación y Cultura de Chelsea ha anunciado los programas y eventos para la temporada de otoño-invierno!
The Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs has announced the programs and events for the fall-winter season!
Some new youth programs are Snowboarding with the Chill Foundation, MA Sports Leagues, The Home of Bubble Soccer, YMCA of Greater Boston Leaders Club and Y Achievers, and Self-Exploration Through Art.
Registration begins Tuesday, September 13 at 4 pm.
Check the programs out at https://recreation.chelseama.gov/home/news/check-out-our-fall-winter-program-guide-season-full-new-programs-and-activities-entire
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¡La División de Recreación y Cultura de Chelsea ha anunciado los programas y eventos para la temporada de otoño-invierno!
Snowboarding con Chill Foundation, MA Sports Leagues, Club de Líderes y Y Achievers con el YMCA of Greater Boston , y auto-exploración a través del arte son algunos de los nuevos programas de jóvenes.
La inscripción comienza el martes 13 de septiembre a las 4 pm.
Consulte los programas en https://recreation.chelseama.gov/home/news/check-out-our-fall-winter-program-guide-season-full-new-programs-and-activities-entire
Chelsea Public Schools
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Location: 500 Broadway, Chelsea, MA, USA
Phone: 617-466-4477
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