Barbieri Bulletin

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Good afternoon Barbieri Family,

We have beautiful fall weather this weekend so I hope you are enjoying the outdoors! I have spent most of the weekend outdoors in Western, MA and have plans to do the same tomorrow with my family and my brother in law and his girlfriend who are visiting from North Carolina. It is definitely a leaf peeper's weekend! It's been a fun family weekend with all fall activities!

Thank you all for joining us for our K-2 and 3-5 Open House: Curriculum Nights! It felt great to have families back in the school building for family events. It had been some time since the pandemic that we had a well attended event! THANK YOU so much for your support at home!

Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!

Maria

Sadly I am informing our families that Liannys Alvarez, former Office Assistant Manager and current School Adjustment Counselor will be leaving Barbieri School on Friday. Liannys has worked at Barbieri School for over 9.5 years, it would have been almost a decade in January of 2023. Liannys will be greatly missed by all of us! We look forward to having her join our team again sometime in the future. This is not a goodbye, but more like a see you later! Liannys is taking a leave due to temporarily relocating with her family.

Te vamos a extrañar muchísimo Liannys!

New School Adjustment Counselor

My name is Mandi Segel and I am the new Adjustment Counselor here at Barbieri. I am a LMHC and have worked in the field for over 6 years. I have worked in both education and healthcare.

I currently live in Ashland with my husband, Dan and my 9 month old daughter, Michaella. In my free time, I enjoy cooking and spending time with my family. I am looking forward to working with you all.

Hello Barbieri Families,

I wanted to let you all know, I will sadly be leaving my position here at Barbieri, and my last day is Friday October 14th.

After a lot of consideration I made the tough decision for personal reasons to take a different position at a school 5 miles from my home. While I’m excited about the new opportunity I have, there’s a big part of me that’s sad to be saying goodbye to such amazing co-workers and families at Barbieri. I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed our time working together, and how much I value the friendship and family you’ve shown me over the past 3 years here.

It’s been great working together and I’ll definitely keep in touch!

All the best,

Mr. Joe Szwaja

Picture Day will be on Friday, October 14th. All teachers will bring down their classrooms to the auditorium for students to be photographed individually and whole classroom pictures will hopefully be taken outdoors by our Barbieri School sign by door 1. We are looking forward to fun day!

Picture Day is Friday Oct 14th!

ALL OF THE INFORMATION BELOW HAS BEEN SHARED WITH FAMILIES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD AGAIN.

Pre-order at https://lifetouch.com with Picture Day ID: EVTCSND3N

Parents/Guardians Conferences in October will be held in person. Teachers can extend a phone call/ google meets video call option to parent/guardians if this is more convenient. Teachers should already be in contact with families regarding scheduling. Please reach out directly to your child's teacher for more information.

Thursday, October 13th

Thursday, October 20th

Thursday, October 27th

Thursday, November 10th

• These days will be EARLY RELEASE days at school. Students will be dismissed at 12:55PM. Lunch WILL be served.

Dr. Tremblay will be joining Barbieri School starting October 18th! He will be at Barbieri 10/18-10/24. Dr. Tremblay will work fulltime from Barbieri School visiting with staff, students, supervising the lunchroom, supervising arrivals/dismissal, participating in school based meetings and hosting some of his own standing weekly meetings from Barbieri School. During this week you can expect to see many senior leaders at Barbieri School.

Please reach out to the main office staff, Joelie Rivera, Assistant Office Manager, or Diane Cartier, Office Manager, to ensure that we have the correct dismissal information for your child(ren). We dismiss students to after school explorers, buses, parent pick up and SMOC/Suburban buses daily. Staff ensure that the dismissal information you have provided us is the one we adhere to.

You can reach them at:

Joelie Rivera, jrivera@framingham.k12.ma.us

Diane Cartier, dcartier@framingham.k12.ma.us

Or call us directly at: (508) 626-9187

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR: Adoptive Families and Schools, a presentation hosted by The Chris Walsh Center for Educators and Families of MetroWest at Framingham State University (www.chriswalshcenter.org)

October 20th, 6:00 – 7:00 PM (Zoom)

Registration is free. To register, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/414790287917 Dr.

Abbie Goldberg will provide an overview of what we know about adopted children’s educational experiences and mental health, with attention to the variability that exists among adopted children. She will discuss too how adoption “shows up” at school in children across the life cycle, from preschool to elementary/middle school to high school. Dr. Goldberg will discuss the unique challenges that parents face in determining whether and how much to share about their children’s adoption with schools, with attention to how parents can prepare their children to advocate for themselves, and also when intervening may be especially important. This talk will address institutional and interpersonal forms of marginalization within schools, including how these may be amplified for LGBTQ-parent families, and how such marginalization affects parents and children. Dr. Goldberg will also address best practices for schools and what teachers and other support professionals can do to enhance inclusion for all families in the school setting. Resources will also be shared, and there will be time for discussion and questions.

Presenter Bio:

Abbie E. Goldberg is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she also currently serves as the Director of Women’s & Gender Studies. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research examines diverse families, including LGBTQ-parent families and adoptive-parent families. She is the author of over 140 peer-reviewed articles and four books, including Open Adoption & Diverse Families (Oxford; 2020) and LGBTQ Family Building: A Guide for Prospective Parents (APA, 2022). She is the co-editor of four books, including LGBTQ-Parent Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice (Springer; 2013, 2020) and LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship Dissolution (Oxford, 2019). She has received research funding from many sources, including the American Psychological Association, the National Institutes of Health, and the Spencer Foundation. She has spoken internationally to a variety of audiences, including attorneys, educators, medical professionals, and social workers, about how to create more inclusive communities, health care settings, and schools for diverse families.

Save the Date:

Friday, October 28, 2022

The Ultimate Hawk Challenge with Viking Sports! Mark your calendar for the PTO’s main fundraiser of the year!

The challenge will occur on Friday, 10/28 during specials blocks. This is a Barbieri PTO sponsored event!

SOBRE EL RETO

Estamos comenzando el otoño con un evento de recaudación de fondos con el tema de Ninja Warrior llamado Ultimate Hawk Challenge. Mostrando su espíritu escolar, los estudiantes jugarán y van a navegar obstáculos basados ​​en la agilidad, la fuerza, la velocidad, el equilibrio y la diversión.

CÓMO PUEDES AYUDAR

Puede apoyar a su ser querido (hijo/ hoja) y a la Escuela Barbieri prometiendo una cierta cantidad de dólares para su ser querido y compartiendo el evento con miembros de la familia, familiares y amigos para que también puedan apoyar a la Escuela Barbieri.

CÓMO DONAR O COMPROMETER

Visite vikingcamps.com/barbieri para crear una cuenta. Después de crear una cuenta y agregar un niño, puede compartir la experiencia Ultimate Hawk Challenge con amigos y familiares para ayudar a apoyar a la comunidad Barbieri.

OCTOBER 28

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

We are kicking off the fall with a Ninja Warrior themed fundraising event called the Ultimate Hawk Challenge. Showcasing their school spirit students will play games and navigate obstacles based around agility strength speed balance and fun.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

You can support your loved one and Barbieri School by pledging a certain dollar amount for your loved one and sharing the event with family members extended family and friends so they can support Barbieri School too.

HOW TO DONATE OR PLEDGE

Visit vikingcamps.com/barbieri to create an account. After you create an account and add a child you can share the Ultimate Hawk Challenge experience with friends and family to help support the Barbieri community.

October

10- NO SCHOOL, Indigenous People's Day

13- Early Release Day, Parent/Guardian Conferences, Dismissal at 12:55PM (Lunch IS served)

14- PICTURE DAY!!!! More information will follow.

18-24 Superintendent Tremblay's Residency

20- Barbieri School's PTO Meeting in person, 7-8:30PM or join virtually HERE!

20- Early Release Day, Parent/Guardian Conferences, Dismissal at 12:55PM (Lunch IS served

21- Spirit Day---COLORS Day

27- Early Release Day, Parent/Guardian Conferences, Dismissal at 12:55PM (Lunch IS served)

28- School-wide Viking Sports event hosted by Barbieri PTO (More information to follow!)