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Good morning, RJ Grey Families:
I hope you all had a nice weekend, and if your kids celebrated Halloween, that they did so safely. In my home, I hand out the candy while my wife and daughters go trick-or-treating with friends and neighbors. After Halloween 2020, I was told that I could stay home the next year. Allegedly, I rushed too many people along and gave too many directions. I don't think "watch out for that car" is a bad direction to give! Since then, I have generously doled out candy to those who come to my door, and I am happy to do so! I hope you all had a good Halloween.
Today is day 46 of our school year - we are officially past the one-quarter mark! Throughout the year, we pay attention to student attendance trends. I find that I take in information best in a visual way, so every month, I put our daily average attendance rate in calendar format. It is helpful to note when our school attendance drops for specific reasons - sometimes before a long weekend, before a vacation, etc. Over the years, some families have appreciated seeing the trends, too. As such, below is the RJ Grey average daily attendance rate for September and October. We know that there are a good number of stomach issues and some fever going around. I hope your family is spared from anything too difficult.
 Now that our fall sports have wrapped up, the building is a bit quieter in the afternoons. This is a good time to remind students and families that unless a student stays after school for a club, activity, or extra help, our expectation is that students leave the building at 2:36. After 2:36, our ability to supervise students drops significantly. While it is enticing to use RJ Grey as a home base to return to after a walk around town, we say that if students leave the building, they can't come back in. Of course, students can return to grab something from their locker. As your kids are more in a routine now, it's worth having a conversation to make sure that they remember our expectations for after school.
If you voted at RJ Grey on Tuesday, thank you for your patience if you came around the time of morning drop-off or afternoon dismissal! We held our dismissal in the afternoon by a few minutes to allow for some voters to make their way back to cars parked in our front circle. We are always happy to host elections at RJ Grey, but the massive turnout this week complicated a few parts of our typical routines.
We don't have school next Wednesday in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you to all of our veterans and family members currently serving in the military. I appreciate your service to our country. And to those celebrating Diwali this weekend, I wish you a bright Diwali!
Have a good weekend,
Jim
Friday, November 6: Minuteman HS Field Trip for interested 8th graders
Monday, November 16: Early Release at 1 pm
Tuesday, November 17: RJ Grey Spelling Bee Round 1
Tuesday, November 17: School Council Meeting #2, 7 pm
Wednesday, November 25: Early Release for Thanksgiving at 11:10 am
Thursday, Nov 26 and Friday, Nov 27: No School for Thanksgiving
Monday, November 30: Student Council Coat Drive Begins
Monday, November 30: End of Trimester 1 (on-team classes)
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