Our character trait for the month of January is Determination

Nuestro rasgo de carácter para el mes de Enero es determinación

Determination is overcoming obstacles to reach your goals.

La determinación es superar obstáculos para alcanzar tus objetivos.

These students sang the National Anthem at the Railers game on Saturday. Way to be determined!

Thank You Ms. Irizarry for coordinating this!

• January 23rd
  • Early Release for Conferences
  • 6:30-7:30-PTO Meeting-All are welcome!
• January 25th
  • 1:00-3:00 Multicultural Fair
• January 30th
  • Early Release Conferences
• February 6th
  • Early Release Conferences
• February 7th
  • Report Cards to Go Home
• February 10th

  • 2:20-3:00-Students Performing for Students Concert (no caregivers invited this day

• February 11th
  • Winter Concerts for Caregivers (to be held in the cafeteria)
    • 9:30-10:15-Grades 2 and 3 performing
    • 10:45-11:30-Grades K and 1 performing
    • 1:45-2:15-Grades 4 and Grade 5 Chorus
• February 12th

  • Winter Concert Snow Day

  • 4:30-5:30-School Council

• February 17th-February 21st
  • No School

When: Saturday, January 25, 2025 1:00-3:00pm

Join us! Learn about the cultures of the families and teachers of Brophy. Represent the country of your family’s origin by hosting a table or giving a performance. Bring toys, handicrafts, and pictures for display. Be creative. Wear or display traditional clothing representing your country. Music, dance, handcrafts, and food are always crowd pleasers. 

There are two ways to get involved: 

1. Host a table with food, decorations or handicrafts from your country of your family’s origin.

2. Give a performance (song, dance, etc) representing your family’s culture or suggest a local organization/person who may be interested in performing.

Sign up here:

We hope you will participate or attend to celebrate Brophy’s diverse community. Suggested donation $5 per family

Questions? Please email: Angela Doughty, BrophySchoolPTO@gmail.com or Ms. Delahunty edelahun@framingham.k12.ma.us

Greetings from the Framingham Public Schools Department of Multilingual Education!

All students in the Framingham Public Schools that are identified as English Learners/Emergent Bilingual will participate in the ACCESS tests from January 6 to February 14, 2025.

ACCESS (Assessing Communication and Comprehension in English State-to-State) is a test mandated by State and Federal law, and is designed to help educators, students, and parents monitor language development readiness to compete and succeed in an English-only academic environment as students. This assessment is for students identified as English learners.

It measures progress in acquiring academic English in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Here is a newsletter with information about the upcoming ACCESS testing.

 Here is more information about the BPAC, or Bilingual Caregiver Advisory Council, meeting to be held on Jan. 6 at 7:00 pm. All are welcome!

Recess is fun...and even more fun when there is snow on the ground!

Students must be wearing the following items to be allowed to play in the snow:

-snow boots

-gloves

-coat or jacket

-hat

Students who are not wearing these items will still play outside, however they will remian on the shoveled black top. Thank you!

Students can play in snow with winter gear (boots, gloves, coat, hat)

• Riding the bus is a privilege. Please remind students to show respect by picking up their trash and not damaging the seats. Anyone that is found to be damaging a bus may be suspended from riding it.
• Ask your students to check the lost and found! We have collected many sweatshirts, water bottles, jackets, and more already this year.
• Please send important notes to the office. If you choose to send important information to school with your student, please let their teacher know so that we can remind them to check their backpack.
• Please use the designated pick up and drop off locations.

September: Responsibility

October: Respect

November: Gratitude

December: Cooperation

January: Determination

February: Kindness

March: Confidence

April: Acceptance

May: Compassion

June: Pride

Arrival

• Caregivers in Cars
  • Enter the parking lot through the Pleasant Street entrance
  • Take a right at the soccer field and drive around the building
  • Drop students off at the Main Entrance
  • Staff will be there to help! Students must get out of the driver's side door for safety.
  • To help arrival run quickly and smoothly, please pull up to the car in front of you as close as possible, and stay in your car.
• Caregivers Walking Students to School
  • There are various entrances to use when walking your student to school
  • Walk to the Main Entrance utilizing crosswalks and being mindful of traffic
  • Staff will be there to greet your student. Do not leave until they are in the care of an adult!

Please Note: Drop off does not begin until 8:50 am.

Dismissal

• Caregivers in Cars
  • Enter the parking lot through the Pleasant Street entrance
  • Take a right at the soccer field and drive around the building
  • Pick students up at the Main Entrance
  • Staff will read your tag or ask for the student's name you are picking up along with your license or ID to identify you as someone on the pick-up list. Please be ready to show it!
  • Staff will assist your student into their car.

Please Note: Cars will not be allowed to enter the pick-up area until 3:00 pm.

• Caregivers Walking Students from School
  • Please join the line of caregivers at the Main Entrance waiting to pick up their students
  • Staff will ask for the student's name you are picking up and your license or ID to identify you as someone on the pick-up list. Please be ready to show it!
  • Staff will walk your student to you.

2024-24 FPS Printable Calendar