I am happy to send my first Secondary newsletter vlog for you all. For those who don’t know me, I am Luisa Gasco-Soboleski. I am working with the Secondary Department as of this fall as a temporary co-principal. My focus is on the middle school. I’ll be taking my turns with Jessica Greenfield in doing newsletter vlogs.
Between this week to next week, students will be given personal Chromebooks—or iPads for some students—for them to use for the duration of the academic year. Once they are given Chromebooks, they’ll be asked to leave their personal devices home—unless otherwise approved by the Secondary principals. Students who bring their personal devices will be asked to store them away and to use school’s Chromebooks.
We want to remind families that breakfast and lunch meals can and will be provided for all students. Families will be billed every month if students take a breakfast meal or a lunch meal. If you are qualified for a free or reduced-price meal plan, please make sure to submit your application form at the start of academic year—not during the year—on an annual basis.
For those students who are also athletes; they have expressed that the size of meals is not quite sufficient, I want to reiterate that we are following the federal guidelines for nutritional plans. If your child is participating in an after-school sport, please consider in bringing extra snacks and make sure to bring a bottled water. Please contact me or Jessica Greenfield if you have any questions about the school’s meal menu.
Maybe you’ll remember that for every fall, we’ll be sharing our parent-student handbook. We’re still updating and adjusting our handbooks for this year, but they’ll be shared soon once they are completed.
We’re reminding the families of Middle School students that health classes will be starting shortly with sex education topics. If you’d like your child to be waived from taking those classes or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jessica Greenfield or me.
Save the date: Secondary Department Open House will be on Wednesday, September 22nd. The time is still to be determined. This will be fully virtual once again for this year. Be on the lookout for more details and information!
Thank you!
