Good Evening Caregivers & Students:
We are happy to have our students and staff back on campus. We are in the final stretch of Quarter 2. Students have seven days of academics and seven days of CTE remaining in the quarter. Now is the time for students to make up any missing work or assignments.
As promised, the ENSATS COVID Dashboard is ready. We will update the dashboard at the end of each week.
Here is a quick preview of the schedule for this coming week.
| Monday, January 11 | Day 9: Green | On-Campus: Grade 9 CTE & Grade 12 Academics
Remote: Grade 11 CTE & Grade 10 Academics |
| Tuesday, January 12 | Day 10 Green | On-Campus: Grade 11 CTE & Grade 10 Academics
Remote: Grade 9 CTE & Grade 12 Academics |
| Wednesday, January 13
8:45 am Late Start |
Day 1: Blue | On-Campus: Grade 11 Academics & Grade 10 CTE
Remote: Grade 9 Academics & Grade 12 CTE |
| Thursday, January 14 | Day 2: Blue | On-Campus: Grade 9 Academics & Grade 12 CTE
Remote: Grade 11 Academics & Grade 10 CTE |
| Friday, January 15 | Day 3: Blue | On-Campus: Grade 11 Academics & Grade 10 CTE
Remote: Grade 9 Academics & Grade 12 CTE |
Calendar Updates
We have updated the District calendar again. We realize that there have been many updates to the calendar this year, and your flexibility with these changes is greatly appreciated. The most recent changes will be found in March 2021 when we adjusted the days because grade 10 students will not be taking MCAS during March. It is anticipated that we will have to make additional adjustments in the months of May and June once our MCAS testing dates for students in grades 10 and 11 are confirmed. We have also updated the grade-level Hybrid calendars for Quarter 3. All of the calendars can be found at https://essexnorthshore.org/
Picture Retakes
Lifetouch will be present on campus Thursday, January 14th for picture retakes for any student who requires them. This is a rescheduled opportunity due to the snow day in December. All students who registered previously will be provided an appointment time and will be sent a pass through our SmartPass system.
Family Resources
We are pleased to share two resources that may be of interest to our families:
- North Shore Medical Center is offering a monthly series of lectures for families. Please visit https://nsmc.partners.org/
pediatrics/family_resource_ center/family_rounds for more information. - Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community will be hosting a presentation via zoom on January 21, 2021. If you have watched the “Social Dilemma” and have concerns about your children and social media, you may want to attend. More information can be found here: The Next Step: Solutions to the Dilemma
Activities: Week of January 11, 2021
Please review the following document for information about activities for the Week of January 11, 2021.
Sincerely,
Heidi T. Riccio, Ed.D., Superintendent-Director
Shannon Donnelly, M.A.T., Principal
Thomas O’Toole, Ed.D., Assistant
Picture of the Week
On January 6, 2021, Willy Burgos received his US Citizenship. Willy is the husband of Dianne Domenech. I (Dr. Riccio) graduated from Lawrence High School with her in 1987 (yikes)! Dianne oversees the math and science outreach program for minority students at Phillips Andover Academy. I saw this picture on my Instagram page and thought, “This is the USA.” I hope that we, as a country, and even more locally, as a school community, can come together and appreciate the uniqueness of each individual person and what they bring to the table. Congratulations, Willy! You are the face of hope.
