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Hello Marblehead Community Charter Families,
The student-led conferences and student portfolios are two of my favorite things we do at MCCPS. I had the privilege of sitting in on a few of the student-led conferences this morning. With students at the table and sharing their progress we help students continue to take more ownership of their journey here. When we can equip students with knowledge of their strengths and areas for improvement as a learner, they can then control the steps they need to take to improve. The partnership between parents, teachers, and students is the secret sauce to help our scholars be successful in school and beyond.
If you missed the student-led conference or want to speak more with teachers, please know that we encourage regular check-ins between home and school. Reach out any time to get an update on your child's progress. If scheduling was challenging and you would still like to have a student-led conference to provide your child with this valuable learning experience, please reach out to see if the team is available at another time after the vacation. We will also keep the links open below in case you want to schedule a last minute conference in an open time slot for Friday.
Participation in conferences is a professional activity for our students. I have noticed this fall that one of the impacts that the pandemic had on students is a more casual approach to learning. I believe that you dress for success. I do not permit our teachers to wear jeans, for example with the exception of some spirit days. We have a dress code at MCCPS. We are thankful that we do not have many violations of this dress code, though we do have some. In January we will reset the expectations for the dress code at school. Pajamas are not allowed to be worn to school. Too many of our students are wearing pajamas. It sends a message that they are not putting in the effort to dress for success and that they are replicating what many did during the remote learning when rolling out of bed was optional. I believe that this small adjustment to enforcing the dress code that states: "Pajamas may be worn on designated "Pajama Days" only" will make a difference in the climate in our classrooms where our scholars are ready to learn. We will roll this out to students in the coming days.
Next week will be the final Thursday update for 2022. Please stay healthy and consider sending students in with masks during this cold/flu season.
In this season of giving, please consider helping us purchase a 15 passenger van for use on field trips and athletics events. Click the Giving Tuesday logo below to make a donation.
Peter Cohen, Ed.D
Head of School
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