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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Cyber Safety We have had incidences of bullying and cyber bullying. Please talk with your children about the acceptable use of technology. We would like to ensure that the Kilmer School is a safe learning environment for all students. There are many resources for families and schools on cyber safety. Here are a couple:
www.bostonpublicschools.org/domain/450
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/5-internet-safety-tips-for-kids
The Joyce Kilmer Partners with Target and Green City GRowers on A Garden Education Program
Target's Corporate Responsibility wellness initiative has awarded Boston Public Schools and Green City Growers (a Somerville-based urban farming and garden education business) a grant to implement garden education programming at six schools. Green City Growers, who is partnering with BPS, has selected the Kilmer Lower School for this initiative!
This comprehensive cross-curricular program is fully funded and provides
This comprehensive cross-curricular program is fully funded and provides
- Installation of 3 raised beds with fencing and drip irrigation
- 2 hour weekly program; beginning approximately February 1
- Indoor growing system
- Composter
- Teacher training and support, educational materials, and horticultural manual
- Summertime maintenance
- Flexible repair budget
The Kilmer is preparing to add 40 minutes to the school day starting next year and the district has announced that those minutes will be added to the end of the school day.
The School Site Council has developed a survey to collect data about the impact on families in our community.
Please take a moment and complete the survey to share your feedback as we discuss this important addition to the Kilmer day.
Extended Learning Time Family Impact Survey
Thank you for your input!
The School Site Council has developed a survey to collect data about the impact on families in our community.
Please take a moment and complete the survey to share your feedback as we discuss this important addition to the Kilmer day.
Extended Learning Time Family Impact Survey
Thank you for your input!
Welcome to our New parent liaison!
In November, Principal Cramer shared that the School Site Council (SSC) was in the process of creating an additional way for parents to communicate with the Leadership Team. In December, the position of Parent Liaison (PL) was created. Parents now have a way to anonymously ask questions of the leadership team and/or share general concerns as they surface!
The position is filled by a parent elected by the SSC, and is intended to serve as a confidential liaison between Kilmer parents and Kilmer Staff. The PL is asked to respond within 48 hours of being contacted by a parent.
The SSC is happy to announce that Kathleen Jarvinen has been elected as Parent Liaison for this school year. Please contact Kathleen via email at kjarv@comcast.net or call/text at 617-899-5539 with the questions or concerns you would like shared anonymously with the Leadership Team. Please note the role of Parent Liaison is intended to be a general resource.
As always, if there is an urgent matter or emergency, please contact your child's teacher, Principal Cramer, Assistant Principal Brewster, or the Lower or Upper School office.
The position is filled by a parent elected by the SSC, and is intended to serve as a confidential liaison between Kilmer parents and Kilmer Staff. The PL is asked to respond within 48 hours of being contacted by a parent.
The SSC is happy to announce that Kathleen Jarvinen has been elected as Parent Liaison for this school year. Please contact Kathleen via email at kjarv@comcast.net or call/text at 617-899-5539 with the questions or concerns you would like shared anonymously with the Leadership Team. Please note the role of Parent Liaison is intended to be a general resource.
As always, if there is an urgent matter or emergency, please contact your child's teacher, Principal Cramer, Assistant Principal Brewster, or the Lower or Upper School office.
Too Sick for School?
A Message from Your School Nurse
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With winter upon us, we would like to ensure that we are all doing our part to ensure safe, healthy, and welcoming school environments for all.
It is everyone’s responsibility to prevent the spread of common winter illnesses, such as influenza or stomach viruses, in order to protect the health of our students, staff, and community members. Sometimes it can be difficult for parents to decide whether to send their child to school when the student is experiencing symptoms of an illness. Please click on the guidelines on the left to help families decide when it is necessary to stay home. If an individual is experiencing any of the following symptoms, we ask parents to keep your child home for 24 hours after symptoms resolve. |
Donate your used toys for indoor recess!!!
Do you have old board games, puzzles, Lego’s, etc. that your children never play with or have outgrown? Tired of the clutter? It’s time to clean out the old to make room for the new before the holidays!
As the weather turns ugly, the kiddos find themselves inside a lot for recess. The teachers would love to have your old board games, puzzles, flashcards, Lego’s, Lincoln logs, reading books, coloring books, balls, etc! So clean out those closets and bring us your slightly used games and puzzles .
Feel free to send them in with your child in a labeled bag and we’ll put them to good use!
Note: All donations should have all pieces. If the boxes are a mess, no problem! Please place the game/board/pieces/cards in a Ziploc or small plastic container (labeled of course) and we’ll still collect them.
Please contact Cheri Moriarty at cherimoriarty@verizon.net if you have any questions!
As the weather turns ugly, the kiddos find themselves inside a lot for recess. The teachers would love to have your old board games, puzzles, flashcards, Lego’s, Lincoln logs, reading books, coloring books, balls, etc! So clean out those closets and bring us your slightly used games and puzzles .
Feel free to send them in with your child in a labeled bag and we’ll put them to good use!
Note: All donations should have all pieces. If the boxes are a mess, no problem! Please place the game/board/pieces/cards in a Ziploc or small plastic container (labeled of course) and we’ll still collect them.
Please contact Cheri Moriarty at cherimoriarty@verizon.net if you have any questions!
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Please be reminded the school nurse LOVES paperwork! Send in your children's yearly physicals as well as any immunization updates.
If you received a letter this week regarding your child's immunizations, please make every effort to resolve the issues ASAP.
"As the school's science teacher, I teach students with diverse learning abilities. I service students in regular classrooms, inclusion classrooms, and our strand classrooms. Having a diverse way to reach my students is a priority for me! Some students learn by seeing, others by doing and some by using every single one of their senses at the same time. Because of this, I like to modify and accommodate my lessons to the students' needs.
I do this by creating a variety of activities, experiments and incorporating diverse technology into my lessons. With the use of an iPad, Apple TV, and InFocus, the students would be able to communicate, participate and collaborate in the lessons with all students simultaneously and I would be able to create, individualize and reach my students in many, many different ways." - Ms. Perez de Pulgar Kilmer School Science Teacher
Please click here to see our page on Donors Choose and support this endeavor!
I do this by creating a variety of activities, experiments and incorporating diverse technology into my lessons. With the use of an iPad, Apple TV, and InFocus, the students would be able to communicate, participate and collaborate in the lessons with all students simultaneously and I would be able to create, individualize and reach my students in many, many different ways." - Ms. Perez de Pulgar Kilmer School Science Teacher
Please click here to see our page on Donors Choose and support this endeavor!
Helpful Information on the BPS website
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Office of Family and Student Engagement
http://bpsfamilies.org |
Boston Public Schools.org
http://bostonpublicschools.org |
