November - Fletcher Maynard Academy

Gazette
Fletcher Maynard Academy
November 2014
Halloween Fun
This past Friday the FMA community: the FMA, the FMA
Community School, and Tutoring Plus came together to host a
Halloween party for FMA students and families. The festivities
began with a Variety Act presentation followed by an hour of
activity stations including the ever popular Bouncy Castle, to face
painting and mask making, to a Palm reading hosted by our very
own oracle, principal Harris. Children and Families came attired
in their Halloween dress and everybody had a fabulous time.
None of these festivities would have been possible without the
support and collaboration of many different members of the
FMA community. School faculty and staff worked closely with
parents, Community School and Tutoring Plus to plan the event.
Additional school staff and parents joined to host the event. Every
single person involved with the event went above and beyond
requirements and expectations. All hands were on deck to create
success!
Collaboration and Community are core to our school Culture. The
faculty and staff truly believe that it takes a village to raise a child.
And it takes a Considerate village to be willing to step up and do
what’s necessary, beyond requirements, and beyond expectations-whether it be to throw a Halloween party, or provide additional
academic support for students. This is who we are. If you’d like to
get more involved drop by the office and talk to us.
visit us @ fma.cpsd.us
November Happenings
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Thursday, November 6 Area 4, Port Cafe, Community
Dinner 6:00pm
Thursday & Friday, November 6 & 7 1st Quarter Parent
Conferences
Thursday & Friday, November 6 & 7 Dental Screening
(all grades)
Friday, November 7 Leadership Team Meeting 8:00am
Tuesday, November 11 NO SCHOOL VETERAN’S DAY
Friday, November 14 PTO Meeting 5:30pm
Saturday, November 15 Basic Rights in Special
Education Parent Workshop 10am - 12pm
Wednesday, November 19 Autism Committee 2:15pm
Thursday, November 20 Annual International Dinner of
Thanks 5:30pm
Friday, November 21 School Spirit Day
Wednesday, November 26 Turkey Trot 9:00am
Don’t Forget! 2pm Dismissal Every Wednesday
October Student of the Month
One student per homeroom and specialist class (grades 2-5)
is identified each month as the Student Of The Month. This
student is selected because their work, play and attitude
embody the Fletcher Maynard Academy Core Values:
C.A.R.E.S. Each student of the month is celebrated at a
Monday morning, whole school community meeting, given
a small gift and certificate and a special recognition letter is
mailed home their parents.
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Hammond
Brennan Martin
Oluwole Waddell Leonard Sullivan Stagliano Lincoln (Art)
Coach Evan (PE) Abdul l Musawwir (Library)
Music Student
Antonio Barandao
Tianyi Zhang
Peter McDonnell
Wasika Taufiq
Jada Riley
Naseem Anjaria
Alhassan Bashiri
Sakariy Ahmed
Elijah Altidor
Caison Pierre
Keyah Adamson During October principal Harris gave each classroom a
Edlawit Zewde pumpkin to decorate. As you can see below our students
and classrooms are phenomenally creative! Some of the
pumpkins have been decorated as awesome and fresh
interpretations of traditional Halloween characters. Others
are outfitted based on characters in some of the books that
our scholars are reading. What are some of the characters
you see in the picture below? From what books or stories?
A Word from The Fletcher Maynard Academy GREEN Consultant
Hello Fletcher-Maynard Academy friends and family!
My name is Jen Hagen. I work for “e” inc. - the environmental learning and action center based in Boston, and I am excited to be joining
the Fletcher-Maynard Academy this year as a Green Consultant. For 3 years, “e” inc. has worked in Boston Public Schools to provide
a STEM residency program focused on science education and promoting student-led action activities to help make their schools more
sustainable; that is to say, environmentally friendly places.
The program includes an Energy Review lesson and action projects that will help Fletcher save electricity. I will also be providing support
to students and staff that will deepen their excitement in saving energy by adding new sustainability projects and educational materials.
Some of my goals for the year are to start a student Green Team, provide regular newsletter updates, organize intra-school competitions
around saving energy, and working with the Fletcher-Maynard Parent Council to keep parents informed and perhaps get some of you
involved! I am excited about this new school year and the opportunity to work with your students. By working together, we can all
become Planet Protectors!
Jen Hagen, “e” inc. Educator
FMA Peace Couch on Display
Come Volunteer at the Fletcher Maynard Academy
There are numerous volunteer opportunities at the Fletcher Maynard. For example you can volunteer to become a room parent and support
your child’s classroom teacher. You can join the FMA PTO and get involved with their numerous projects that support the school. You
can even contact us directly and we’ll find an opportunity for you (such as the Halloween Party or Dinner of Thanks :-). The volunteers in
the pictures above our Genzyme employees that volunteer as reading buddies for students in some of our classrooms. With the support of
Cambridge School Volunteers Genzyme volunteers have been serving as reading buddies at the FMA for many years. Clearly you do not
have to be a parent or family member, or even live in the immediate Area IV community to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer or
know of a company or organization that may be interested in getting involved with the FMA please contact Uche Amaechi at amaechi@
mac.com or Phyllis Newton at 617-349-6589
Student Work
A Word from The Fletcher Maynard Academy GREEN Consultant
From the ASD Committee
Special Hours at the Children’s Museum
The Children’s Museum offers special dates/times for
children with special needs to visit the Museum at times
when the Museum is not crowded. The next dates are:
Sunday, Nov. 23, from 6 PM to 8PM
Friday, December 26 from 8 AM-10AM
Monday, Jan. 19 from 8 AM-10AM
Registration is required as they only allow 100 families
to attend at a time:
Wings For Autism Program
The Charles River Center, in cooperation with
Massachusetts Port Authority, Jet Blue and the TSA offer
free ‘trainings’ for children to practice getting on a plane,
getting boarding passes, and getting accustomed to the
experience of boarding a plane.
http://www.charlesrivercenter.org/index.cfm?pid=14828
The next free training is on November 1, 2014. If you
can access the above link, you can fill out the form
online. For further information, contact:
http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/morningstarprogram-registration-form
The cost for non-members is $7.00 p/p.
There is also an easy-to-read book about autism
available from the Cambridge Public Library called:
“Understanding Autism for Dummies” by Steven Shore
and Linda Rastelli.
The title is from the book series called “_____________”
for Dummies. It is not intended as an insult.
Sent to you courtesy of the AUTISM@FMA Committee.
For questions, please contact Jennifer Ryan, Director
of Autism Support at 508-651-5914 or jryan@
charlesrivercenter.org.
This is a free opportunity.
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