A white woman outside with a blue floral dress shirt and black cardigan with medium length dark brown hair glasses and gold earrings.
Blue inspired hands. Green letters underneath Marie Philip School. Blue letters underneath The Learning Center for the Deaf.
In this Newsletter:
  • Black Lives Matter at School
  • Deaf Kids Code Workshops
  • MAP reports update
  • Resources for Mental Health
  • Upcoming Half Days - December 15 and 23
  • Smoke Alarms in Secondary
  • Please review Secondary Handbook and complete Consent Form
  • Interested in taking Family ASL Classes? Let us know here!
  • If you want to join our Parent/Caregiver Directory, Click Here
Black Lives Matter at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education. Every year during the first week of February, Black Lives Matter at School hosts an annual week of action.

The TLC Educational Community at Walden and Marie Philip Schools are seeking interested staff, students, and families to join our committee to plan this event on campus for the week of January 31-February 4, 2022, as part of our planning for our Year of Purpose. 

If you are interested in joining this committee in preparing for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action event at TLC, please contact your department principal/director by Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

Our first tentative meeting will be held on December 21, 2021 at 1:30 PM on Zoom.
Note: Translations provided by DeepL
Hello Secondary families! 
I hope you have already learned from your child about their experience with Deaf Kids Code. on Monday and Tuesday of this week. On Monday we had two groups who used Bitsbox on their Chromebooks. On Tuesday, two other groups made Dash robots move through an app on iPads. This was a great experience for all of our students; they were engaged and enjoyed the hands-on activities. We are looking forward to having Deaf Kids Code back during the spring and the summer, and look forward to keeping you posted about our plans.
Also, we are discussing with Deaf Kids Code about how to offer free Pixel phones to Secondary students and staff. The Pixel phone has a new technology called Live Transcribe, which translates audio into text through an app built into the phone. We look forward to sharing updates about this soon.
 
Last week, I mentioned that we hope to send out first quarter progress reports, report cards, and MAP reports this week. My newsletter is prepared a couple of days in advance, but if you have not received the reports by today that means we are still putting them together. We know that it is important to get this to you as soon as possible and we are doing our best. I also mentioned last week about Skyward accounts for students and families. We know this is so important for you to have access, and we are working hard to release this as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience. If you have specific questions about your child's progress, please contact their following teacher.
 
December, the holidays and December break can be stressful for some people, and some families. TLC is here to support you and there are many other resources also available in your community. If your family is experiencing stress or crisis, please explore some resources found here.
 
In the next two weeks we have two early release days. Please make sure to put this on your calendar, and confirm with your transportation companies. Wednesday December 15 is a half day where students go home at noon and staff stay in the afternoon for professional development. Thursday December 23 is a half day for students as well as staff. TLC is closed at noon to start our December Break. Please make a note of these two dates when students will be leaving at noon.
 
Have a great weekend!
Interim Secondary Principal
VP: 774-999-0926
Smoke Alarm in Secondary
Today in the Secondary Department, the smoke detector in the elevator mechanical room was triggered which led to the building being evacuated, without incident or injuries, and the Framingham Fire Department (FFD) responded. To our knowledge, there was no reason for it to have been triggered. Once all was cleared by FFD, students and staff were allowed to reenter the building. 

When the last incident occurred on November 12, 2021, our electrician reported that after being serviced, our fire panel was fully operational. 

Today, our electrician was immediately contacted and administrators were informed to assume our backup protocols and engage the main box should an actual fire start while the fire panel was being serviced. Our electrician has reported to administration that all necessary fire and smoke detector equipment are currently being replaced and/or rewired and our system will be fully operational soon.
Yearbook Cover Contest
Deadline for Submissions: December 23

Students in any grade may participate! Share an 8.5x11 flyer of your idea for our Yearbook Cover! Design must include 2021-2022 somewhere in the design, and must include "The Learning Center for the Deaf" or "TLC". See flyer for additional details.
Classroom News:
Karen Turley’s AP-Lit class recently worked in teams to make visual representations of sonnets using Legos.
Some of our Community Living English and Math (CLEM) students learned about and practiced ironing! They all did a great job of making the wrinkles in the materials smooth, while being cautious of the heat coming from the iron.
Two green inspired hands. Blue letters underneath The Learning Center for the Deaf.