Good afternoon, RJ Grey Families:
I hope you are doing well. Before the December vacation, our students indulged us by taking the time to respond to two surveys about their experiences at RJ Grey. A few questions that always stand out as important to me are about our students' connections to others. I'll highlight just a few answers here:
- 89.2% of students answered positively when asked, "If I have a problem or concern and I need an adult's help, I have a trusted adult at school whom I feel comfortable going to for help;"
- 94.4% of students report that they have a trusted adult outside of school;
- 96.9% of students report that they have at least one friend/peer from school whom they can ask for help/support;
- 98.5% of students report that they have made a new friendship this year.
I continue to be proud of the work we do to make our students feel connected to others at RJ Grey. These numbers are very much in line with our student responses in December of 2023. I hope you agree with me that students will learn more when they are connected to and comfortable with the people around them. Thank you for continuing to support your own children, their friends, and classmates.
During this morning's announcements, I reminded students about the expectations for staying after school. I share them here again in case you have any questions about who we expect might stay after school on occasion:
Only students who stay for extra help with a teacher, or for a club or activity, are allowed to stay at school after 2:36. Any other student without a school obligation must leave school at dismissal. Any student whose extra help or club has ended will remain in the Library to be picked up. Additionally, students are not allowed to return to school after leaving to be picked up or take the late bus. With limited supervision after school, we need to be mindful of the number of students in the building at that time. Thank you for your help with this.
Starting Tuesday, students are invited to bring in items for our Food Drive (January 21 - 31) to benefit the Acton Food Pantry. Students will bring any Food Drive items to their Advisory groups. The Food Pantry has asked us to help collect these items:
- Baking needs: Flour, Sugar, Baking Mixes
- Mac and Cheese
- Pasta and Jarred Pasta Sauce
- Jelly
- Gluten-Free items: Pasta, Crackers, Baking Mixes
- Vegetable Oil
- Dried Fruits: Dates, Prunes, Raisins
- Nuts: Walnuts, Almonds, Trail Mix
- Non-Dairy Milk
- Canned Pasta Items: Chef Boyardee, for example
- Paper Goods: Toilet Paper, Tissues, etc.
If you are looking for something to watch on TV tonight, tune into the AB School Committee meeting at 7pm to see them recognize the cast and crew of Frozen, Jr. And if you're looking to get out of the house, please come to RJ Grey at 7pm tonight to see our Winter Band Concert!
Take care and I hope you have a nice long weekend,
Jim
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