RUSSELL SCHOOL FAMILY NEWSLETTER

Our first set of field trips are scheduled for this coming week. Students in grade 3-5 will attend a day long sailing and marine biology trip with our partners at Courageous Sailing! We are very excited about this opportunity to expand our learning outside of our school building and cant wait to hear all about the learning and fun!

Thank you to all of our families for their effort in supporting the transition to digital documentation. Everyone was a little apprehensive, but our 3rd grade families demonstrated that this is possible and efficient. We thank the third graders for being out digital pioneers and hope they have a great field trip on Tuesday!!

We know technology can be intimidating, as a result we will be offering technology classes at the school with our partners One Bead. Additionally, we will be launching a technology at home program for families who are in need of access to reliable home technology. More information will be shared on that in the coming weeks.

Oct. 4 - Grade 3 Sailing

Oct. 6 - Grade 4 Sailing

Oct. 7 - Grade 5 Sailing

Oct. 10 - No school

Oct. 12 - Rescheduled Russell Open House 5:00pm

Oct. 13 - Parent Site Council

Oct. 19 - Picture Day

Oct. 20 - Fall Fundraiser 5:00pm - NEW DATE

Oct. 26 - Coffee Hour

Oct. 27 - School Site Council

Oct 28 - Harvest Fest

Thank you to the parents who provided feedback, our forms are now chunked into smaller sections that can be submitted individually. If you completed the old emergency form you do not need to fill out the new forms (updated emergency contact, nursing form, physical upload and communication form).

If you have not yet completed the following forms we do also still need:

• Boys and Girls Recess Program
• Technology Use
• Walking Field Trip

We have partnered this year with the Boys and Girls club to support our recess. In order to maintain this partnership, the Club is asking that each Russell student have a completed application form. This form is NOT for the after-school program, it is exclusively for the school day recess program at the Russell.

Please complete the linked emergency contact form and health/family information profile so we can best support our students and families. If you did the old version, you do not need to complete this one.

Please use this form to share health information with out school nurse.

Please use this form to upload a physical (must be in the last 13 months to be considered current) and your insurance information in case of emergency.

Please complete this form to let us know how we are doing with communication and what supports you and your family may need.

This form is the technology use agreement form for all students who will be using the school Chromebooks.

Please complete this year long permission slip which will allow students to walk with their class within a one-mile radius of school. Locations include the library, south bay, the fire stations and other community locations.

BPS Attendance Policy

Every day a student is absent is a missed opportunity for learning. This SY 2022-2023 Boston Public Schools has updated its attendance policy as follows:

BPS Attendance Policy/Política de asistencia de BPS

First Absence

• Teacher contacts parent via Talking Point: Instruct parents to fill out Google form or send written note with date, reason, parent 's phone number and signature within 7 days of absence.

Second Absence

• Attendance team will send home letter before third absence

Third Unexcused Absence

• Attendance team will send home letter before fourth absence

• Teacher must refer student to MTSS

• Parent is invited to meeting with the MTSS team

• Attendance team starts Attendance Intervention Plan (AIP)

Fourth Unexcused Absence

• Parent will meet with School Leader

For questions, please contact Derrick Ciesla (School Principal), Cleisa Gomes (Social Worker) or Lydia Woodfill (Family Liaison) at 617-635-8803.

Please see below the annual notice for MCAS Assessment.

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Subscribe to a fixed home broadband internet connection for more reliable and consistent connectivity.

• Affordable Connectivity Program: Up to a $30/month discount on broadband internet services for eligible households. For additional information, call (877)-384-2575 or visit https://acpbenefit.org/.

• Comcast Internet Essentials: Low cost broadband internet ($9.95/month, free with Affordable Connectivity Program). For additional information, visit internetessentials.com.

Please check out this guide in many languages about food resources in the city.

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