Reminders & Headlines:

PTO Meeting - Friday October 8
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 994 7864 2952
Passcode: 9WDHJL


Friday October 8 - Early Release Day - noon dismissal

Monday October 11 - No School - Indigenous Peoples Day

Tuesday October 12 - No School - Professional Development Day


Enjoy the LONG weekend!
If you forgot to hand in your child's forms and payment for picture day, there is still time! The deadline is Friday, October 8th at 12:00 PM. Any forms that are late are subject to a late-processing fee that is not covered by the school. Alternatively, you can fill them out online at https://www.coffeepond.com/SchoolPortraits.aspx.

We will be in touch about Picture Retake day after your portraits arrive.

If you have any questions regarding picture day, you can reach out to Coffee Pond directly at lifeguards@coffeepond.com or 800-632-2323 ext 0.

Thank you,
Emily Miner, Front Office
Updates from our
Head of School
Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,

During the height of the pandemic, we reluctantly had to reduce access to the school and therefore did not have visitors with us last year. In pre-pandemic days, we welcomed visitors to our morning community meetings and also to lunch. We do allow visitors this year, we just need some advanced notice (24 hours, ideally) in order to plan accordingly. If you would like to join your child at community meeting to watch a performance, for example, just reach out to the front office.

In addition to visitors, we hope to rekindle the spirit of volunteerism that has existed in the past at Charter. We truly believe in building community and the parent presence in our school makes a big, positive difference. If you are interested in volunteering to serve lunch, work at the snack bar at lunch, volunteer in a classroom, or serve on a committee, please do contact us.

As Head of School, as per our Charter, I teach a class each year. The class I teach is public speaking for our 4th graders on Monday and Tuesday afternoons during the first trimester. There are opportunities for parents of 4th graders to help out in this class. Please contact me if interested.

We recently did have an uptick in bathroom vandalism at the school. Please speak with your child and help us keep our school safe and clean for all. Typically, a child that vandalizes a bathroom in school is crying out for help. We can assist in getting that student the help they need if we know who they are. We did address this bathroom issue with the boys at school today. Students shared their frustrations with their classmates and hopefully the peer to peer voices were even more powerful than the adults lecturing the students. I hope we do not have to continue to have these discussions.

We must be having a ton of fun, because time is flying by and the first trimester has just over six weeks remaining. That means that our first Exhibition or showcase of student learning is on the horizon. In the coming weeks students will be working on their Exhibition projects and we will share out more details about the event soon. We are working on a modified Exhibition schedule where we can have in-person presentations with assigned times for smaller groups of visitors in order to limit capacity issues and keep everyone safe. Stay tuned for specifics.

The PTO has their monthly meeting in the morning tomorrow, Friday October 8. The Zoom link is above and on our online calendar.

Looking for something to do this long weekend? If you are clearing out the attic or garage and find old electronics, put them aside for our Fall electronics recycling drive on October 23. This twice-a-year fundraiser brings in much needed funds for our Enrichment programs. Learn more about how the drive works at: https://www.marbleheadcharter.org/recyclingdrive/.

Enjoy the extra long weekend.

Peter Cohen, Ed.D
Head of School
PTO UPDATES

Welcome to fall! Thank you to all the parents who stepped up to be Parent Ambassadors as well as those who are helping out with the Halloween dance! We continue to encourage everyone to attend the monthly PTO meetings, which are held on the first Friday of the month at 8am (in person or via zoom). 

Upcoming events for the PTO
  • Monthly PTO meeting: Friday October 8th at 8am. We meet in the library or you can join via zoom. Please join us! 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99478642952?pwd=WURqcEo3NlFZSlZqaXZSZFlsTmNaQT09

Meeting ID: 994 7864 2952
Passcode: 9WDHJL


  • Lyman Pie fundraiser: sales launched earlier this week, with orders due by Monday October 18th. Pies are $19 each and will be delivered Friday November 19th. They are delicious and always a hit so get your orders in!
  • Take Out Tuesday: October 19th from 3-9pm at the Little Store
  • Halloween dance: MCCPS back lot on Wednesday October 27th from 6-8pm (rain date: Friday October 29th). A Sign Up Genius will be sent out next week for volunteers for the day/night of the dance 

Upcoming Events

Friday October 8 - Early Release Day
Monday October 11 - No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day
Tuesday October 12 - No School - Professional Development Day for Faculty
Wednesday October 27 - Halloween Dance! (rain date October 29)


Upcoming Meetings
(Meetings will take place in person at the school, as COVID-19 protocols allow or if remote, meetings will take place via Zoom w/ links on our website calendar)

Tuesday October 12 - Personnel Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday October 19 - Facilities Task Force Committee Meeting 7pm
Tuesday October 26 - Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm


Join the PTO
At Marblehead Community Charter, COMMUNITY is our middle name. Everyone - teachers, parents, students, administrators, and staff need to do their part to support our school.

Please consider joining the PTO and become an ambassador for our school.