Welcome back!I hope you all had a very smooth transition into the school year. Each month, I will be sending out an email with a newsletter keeping you all up to date with happenings here at the Academy. I would like to first review a few important things as we begin the new year.
Academic Progress:
If your child has an English or Math class, you can continue to check their progress and grades using the ASPEN portal. Ms. Murray and Mr. Tanglis teach these courses in a more traditional manner using blended learning techniques (combination of online learning and class discussions). All other courses ( Science, History and electives) are done online using a web based program called Edgenuity. Each Monday you all will receive an email from noreply@edgenuity.com. This email will contain a weekly progress report. The report will show you each class your son/daughter is in, how much work has been completed, how much work should be completed, and current grade. I created a timeline that requires all students to finish their current classes on January 27th ( the 1/2 way point of the school year). For example, if your son/daughter has 5% of the coursework complete and the target completion is 3%, that indicates that your son/daughter is ahead of schedule. I have attached a picture below that clearly demonstrates this. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
If your child has an English or Math class, you can continue to check their progress and grades using the ASPEN portal. Ms. Murray and Mr. Tanglis teach these courses in a more traditional manner using blended learning techniques (combination of online learning and class discussions). All other courses ( Science, History and electives) are done online using a web based program called Edgenuity. Each Monday you all will receive an email from noreply@edgenuity.com. This email will contain a weekly progress report. The report will show you each class your son/daughter is in, how much work has been completed, how much work should be completed, and current grade. I created a timeline that requires all students to finish their current classes on January 27th ( the 1/2 way point of the school year). For example, if your son/daughter has 5% of the coursework complete and the target completion is 3%, that indicates that your son/daughter is ahead of schedule. I have attached a picture below that clearly demonstrates this. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Open House:
Parent open house will be on Thursday October 3rd from 6-8 pm. This is a great opportunity for you to visit the school and meet with the staff. Teachers will review class expectations and I will gladly meet and go through schedules and talk about graduation requirements.
Community Service:
Students are required to participate in 10 hours of community service each year as part of graduation requirement. Here at the Academy, your son/daughter will do approximately 6.5 hours each month. Our first event was on September 11th. All of our students volunteered at the Annual Mayor Bettencourt/Brooksby Farm Senior Citizen Day Picnic. Students did an amazing job setting up and working with the elderly. It was really heartwarming to see how genuinely caring and nice our students were to the seniors. Our next activity will be on November 7th in which our student will visit our local elementary school and read to the kindergarten students.
Coffee & Cops:
We are lucky enough to have the Peabody Police as our new neighbors. The PPD relocated their satellite station next door to the Academy. As a friendly gesture, the served our students breakfast during the first week of school. Officer John Nelson, Many Costa, and Lt. Cook introduced themselves to the students and made it clear, they want to be a good resource for the kids. I know each of these officers personally and we are very lucky to have such nice, caring officers next door.
Social Media:
I encourage all of you to follow the Academy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I am ALWAYS posting about the really awesome things our students are doing. As always, please contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to working with you all this year!
I encourage all of you to follow the Academy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I am ALWAYS posting about the really awesome things our students are doing. As always, please contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to working with you all this year!
