Beachmont News
February 2024
Principal's Message
Beachmont Families,
We hope that everyone had a relaxing February Break!
The month of February flew by at The Hive! We celebrated the 100th day of school which means we are well over the half-way point in the year. On February 14th, we had a successful "Buzz Day" where students participated in a variety of fun and engaging activities. We also finished ACCESS Testing for our multilingual students(https://wida.wisc.edu/assess/access). The ACCESS test is state mandated and helps students, staff, and families identify areas of growth and areas to focus when it comes to reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Special shout out to our ELL team for conducting these tests!
In early February, a team of Beachmont educators attended the National ESEA Conference in Portland, OR. This was a fantastic experience and we continue to be proud to be one of sixty-five schools from across the country to be recognized as a Nationally Distinguished School. In the coming months, we will be purchasing t-shirts for students and staff to commemorate this distinction!
As we look ahead to March, there were will be several school-wide events occurring. Please see below for all specific events and dates. We will continue to make families aware of upcoming school-wide events as dates are confirmed.
As always, don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns about your child's education!
Its a great day to be a bee!
Mr. Freisen
Upcoming Dates
February 28th: Afterschool Bookworms(2:50-3:30 pm in library)
February 29th: Monthly Parent Coffee 8:45am in cafeteria
March 1st: Read Across America- Students are able to dress up like their favorite literary character
March 4th: 5th Grade Middle School Tours
March 13th: Early Release Day
March 15th: Trimester 2 Report Cards emailed home
March 19th: Kindergarten Field Trip to North Shore Music Theatre
March 20th: Early Release Day Parent Teacher Conferences(early release day) Conferences between 12:30-3 and 5-7pm).
March 18th-22nd: Beachmont Spirit Week(details forthcoming)
March 22nd: College and Career Day
March 28th: School Improvement Meeting 3pm in Mr. Freisen's Office
Link to district calendar: https://www.reverek12.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2191797&type=d&pREC_ID=2188909
After School Bookworms and Beachmont Lending Library
We have successfully implemented our After School Bookworms. This will take place 2x per month in our library from 2:50-3:30pm. This is an opportunity for students and families to do some quiet literacy-based activities in our library space. Here are the upcoming dates: February 28th, March 6th, and March 20th.
Also, in our Main Lobby, we recently have put in a "Beachmont Fee Library". Special shout out to Mr. Kris Grahame for building this awesome addition to the school. We encourage students and families to "take a book and/or give a book."
Beachmont Online Apparel Store
We recently created a Beachmont Online Apparel Store. For every item purchased, $5 will be donated to the PTO. The company is able to ship directly to the school(no charge) or ship directly to home(added cost). Feel free to share with family, friends, and anyone interested in some Beachmont Gear.
A few families have reached out about items being used for uniform. The polo shirts will be perfect for uniforms. We will also plan to have special Beachmont Dress Down days where students can wear Beachmont Gear.
Here is a link to the store: https://stores.inksoft.com/beachmont_veterans_memorial_sch/shop/home
Upcoming MCAS Dates
Our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will participate in MCAS(Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) testing in April and May. Below are the days that the various grade-levels will participate:
ELA(English Language Arts)
3rd Grade: April 1st & 2nd
4th Grade: April 4th & 5th
5th Grade: April 8th & 9th
Mathematics
3rd Grade: May 13th & 14th
4th Grade: May 9th & 10th
5th Grade: May 6th & 7th
Science Technology and Engineering
5th Grade: May 16th & 17th
PTO Updates
Here are our upcoming PTO Dress Down Days. If students are able, we ask them to bring in $1. This money goes directly to the PTO to help fund future Beachmont Events:
March 15th- Wear Green
April 12th- Favorite Spring Colors
May 17th- Favorite Summer Colors
Make sure that you are following the PTOs Social Media pages
Facebook page- Beachmont Veterans Memorial School PTO
Instagram- @TheBeachmontSchoolPTO
Twitter- @BeachmontPTO
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