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Perkins PrideNewsletter to Michael J. Perkins Families October 2, 2013

Word from Principal MartinGreetings Families!

We have started the school year off well! We

could not do any of this without our amazing

teachers, community partners, and YOU, our

parents and families!

In this newsletter, we will tell you more about:

Anti-Bullying Month School Site Council Box Tops Open House Parent University

Anti-Bullying MonthOctober is National Anti-Bullying Month. We will

host a number of activities across the month to

address anti-bullying. We are asking students,

families, and staff members to identify what

bullying is and explore how we can create a more

safe and friendly environment where every childcan learn and thrive.

On Thursday, October 3rd

, we are hosting an anti-

bullying breakfast for parents to discuss their

experiences with bullying and help to devise an

action plan on how we can educate our children

and show them how to be A BUDDY, NOT A

BULLY!

We are showing

a clip from the

documentary,

Bully, to our

Fourth and Fifth

Grade students

and will have a

discussion following the viewing.

If you would like to support the Michael J. PerkinsSchool with activities to engage our children and

families in anti-bullying, please share this on the

feedback sheet.

School Site Council

We are inviting you to join us for our next School

Site/Parent Council Meeting on October 17, 2013

at 6:30 p.m. It will follow the Open House event.

The School Site Council is a partnership of parents,

teachers, and community leaders who use school

wide data to implement programming that shapes

the culture of thePerkins in our school andthroughout the community.

We will elect officers, discuss the Quality School

Plan, school uniforms, fundraising, and begin to

plan for events/activities around the school. Formore information, please contact Ms. Correa-

Gonzalez at 617-635-8601.

Open HouseWe are hosting the Michael J. Perkins Open House

on Thursday, October 17th

from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

We are planning a great number of activities for

families, inviting community partners and agencies

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to provide information about health/wellness,

afterschool and enrichment programs, and much,

much more. We are also giving raffle prizes! We

are looking for volunteers to donate juices, snacks,

and/or help at an information station for us. If you

would like to volunteer for this event. Please

contact the school office at 617-635-8601.

Box Tops

We are a BOX TOPS

School!!! Did you

know that if we

collect 50,000 box

tops, we earn $500.00 dollars for the school. Right

now, we have approximately 500. Can you help us

to reach our goal of 50,000 so we can enjoy more

amazing activities like the Scooper Bowl, FunFridays, field trips, and more? Please ask all your

family members, work colleagues, and community

partners to share their box tops with the Michael J.

Perkins so we can reach our goal!

Save the Dates

September 30th October 8thTerranova (Advanced Work Class)

Testing for Grades 3-5

October 10th Community Clean UpDay @ Michael J. Perkins

Boston Cares volunteers are coming

to our school to beautify our Outdoor

Classroom, add benches for lunch

time and community meetings, and

more. This will take place from 9:00

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you would like

to join us, please contact us and let

us know you are coming!

October 17th Open House from 4:00 6:00 p.m.

October 17th School Site/ParentCouncil from 6:30 8:00 p.m.

November 14th Picture Day

November 21st School Site/ParentCouncil Meeting from 5:30 8:00

p.m. at Michael J. Perkins School

Parent UniversityOn October 12

th2013,

Boston Public Parents

will participate in a free

internationally renown

program called Parent

University. This

conference, which takes

place at Northeastern University in Roxbury, MA,

features phenomenal classes and speakers on a

range of topics such as early childhood education,healthy cooking, special education, boys education,

technology, literacy, mathematics and more.

Participants are treated to a free breakfast, lunch,

childcare, and an overall experience they wont

forget. Principal Martin will be teaching a series at

this Fall Session entitled Setting Our Boys Up For

Success. If this is something you are interested in,

please contact Ms. Correa-Gonzalez for more

information. You can also go to the BPS website:

http://bpsfamilies.org.

We will provide a free transportation for families to

travel together from Panera Bread at the Shopping

Mall to Northeastern University if we have 15 or

more families committed to participating. Please

register with Ms. Correa-Gonzalez by Monday,

October 7th

so we can secure a bus. Thanks.

http://bpsfamilies.org/http://bpsfamilies.org/http://bpsfamilies.org/

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Perkins PrideNewsletter to Michael J. Perkins Families October 2, 2013

Newsletter Response SheetPlease complete and send back to school with your child.

Those who turn back in their sheet by September 27th

will be entered in a raffle for a prize!

Student Parent Name

Homeroom Teacher Parent Phone

Please check off the following if you plan to participate or want more information.I plan to

participate

I would like

more

information

Event/Activity

Anti-Bullying Breakfast Discussion on October 3rd

from 7:30 to

8:45 a.m.

Michael J. Perkins Community Day on October 10th

from 9:00

a.m. to 12:00 p.m

Parent University on October 12th

from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

@ Northeastern University

Open House on October 17th from 4 to 6 p.m.

School Site Council Meeting on October 17th

from 6:30 to 8:00

p.m.

Comments/Questions/Concerns?

Did you receive our last Connect Ed phone message with Principal Martin? _____yes ____no

If you didnt its probably because we dont have your current number. We would hate for

you to miss important news. Could you please give us your correct one so you can stay in

the loop? Thanks! Phone Number _________________________________.