Earlier this week we had a boiler issue that caused heating issues. That problem was rectified on the same day and the school has been quite comfortable since. We are required by law to provide an environmentally appropriate teaching environment, and the heat has remained on the entire winter minus one morning earlier this week when the boiler was down.
PARCC Testing
I am pleased to announce that the PARCC testing went very well. The state mandated time allotted to complete the exam was more than we needed; therefore, we will complete the testing during scheduled class time on Friday, March 28th. There will be no testing tomorrow.
Summer Opportunity For Female Students
BU is pleased to announce that Summer Pathways will take place July 11-18, 2014. Summer Pathways, now in its eighth year, is an exciting seven-day, residential program for high school girls entering their junior or senior year in September 2014. The program targets girls from Boston area high schools who show promise and/or interest in science, math, or engineering. The program will include an overnight on the historic Roseway, a 137 schooner built in 1925. Tuition is $675 and includes room, board, all travel and activities. Scholarships of up to $575 are available to students with demonstrated financial need.
Participants will live in a BU dormitory, and during this week, will have the opportunity to engage in many hands-on science activities and gain first hand knowledge of a wide range of careers in STEM disciplines. Participants also visit laboratories, listen to career panels, visit local companies, and learn about the college admissions process. On the Roseway, they will learn about marine life, the physics of sailing, and be active participants alongside the crew.
Information about the program can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/lernet/
If you have any questions, please send email to cab@bu.edu.
p.s. you can download the program brochure at www.bu.edu/lernet/spathways/
English News
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
has received a $4,800 STARS Residency Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural
Council.
From March through May, two
nationally recognized performers, Johnny Lee Davenport and Regie Gibson, will be our Cultural Partners,
visiting seven English classes to coach students in poetry interpretation,
recitation, and presentation styles as our students participate for the third
year in Poetry Out Loud.
With his Shakespearean background, Mr.
Davenport will inspire students to discover the need to say what they have to
say by embodying the text of the poem. He will also work with students on the
technical aspects poetry interpretation and articulation. Mr. Gibson, a
national poetry slam champion, will inspire students to develop their stage presence
and connect with the audience. Simply, Mr. Davenport will help students work
within the parameters of the poem and Mr. Gibson will help students expand
their conception of what is possible in a recitation performance. Both will serve
as role models not only to students but also to teachers who want to become
more skilled in teaching the art of poetry recitation.
The 21st century
student skills employed through this generous grant are the following: Creativity/Innovation, Critical
thinking/Problem solving, and Communication/Presentation.
Common Core goals met by the students participating in
this grant include the following: 1) To understand their poem deeply (Common Core: RL
Craft and Structure-analyzing their poem in a variety of ways, including
becoming empathetic with the speaker); 2)
To demonstrate their comprehension of the speaker's point of view by
reciting in a way clarifies the rhetorical choices of the poet (Common Core: SL
3 Comprehension-evaluating a speakers POV and use of rhetoric); and 3) To expand their "comfort
zone" in the types of presentations they give in class (Common Core: SL 6
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas-adapt a speech to a variety of contexts).
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