Last week Assistant Superintendent Friend visited a first grade classroom to talk about goal setting and perseverance!
📢📢Last week, we shared that Nashoba Regional High School was selected as one of only 31 high schools to be awarded a grant from the state of Massachusetts to establish an Innovation Pathways Program. We are actively seeking internship opportunities within our local community 🏘️ to support the experiences of future programming for our Business and Finance Pathway and our Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Pathway.
If you or someone you know can offer a potential internship opportunity in their field for either the Business and Finance Pathway or the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Pathway, we ask that you complete this form! 📄 💻https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkZiknblrT5KhWkpExiNRli8ZiocSp7vhvj44NZw1KUdB9fQ/viewform
Today marks the first day of National School Lunch Week! 🥪 President John F. Kennedy marked the week in 1962 to emphasize the impact that a healthy lunch has on learning. 🥗 Last week the MRE and LBMS cafeterias served up Teriyaki Chicken Wraps with Stir Fry Vegetables (a new menu item!) for students to try! 🍗
📰 Check out our latest version of The Common! This week features an update on Spring 2023 MCAS Parent/Guardian Reports.
https://www.smore.com/aqxc5b-the-common?ref=email
🌟The work of Kevin Keaveney, social studies teacher at the Hale Middle School and Civics Action Project Fellow, has been recognized by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 🌟Two of Mr. Keaveney's civics project artifacts have been shared as exemplars of student-driven learning in DESE's Civics Projects Artifacts Library. Check out the library and Mr. Keaveney's work here! https://www.doe.mass.edu/instruction/hss/civics/artifacts/?utm_source=Civics+Monthly+Memo&utm_campaign=7e599155c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_25_04_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-7e599155c7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
Got a Nashoba teacher or staff member out there who you think deserves some special recognition? 🏆🏆Send a Nashoba Notable Award their way! Nashoba Notable Awards thank Nashoba employees for supporting students, families, and their school communities in all ways great and small. Form available below, by scanning the attached QR code, or by using the quick link on our homepage!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc07grf7dWw2g2JSzj0e0z9W50Y32PNkmLlXMNtWVM6Tj8wQw/viewform
🧹🙌 Happy National Custodian Appreciation Day! 🙌🧹 Our custodians' hard work, dedication, and attention to detail keep our spaces clean, safe, and welcoming. We couldn't do it without you! 🤗Make sure to show our custodians some love by giving them a big shoutout and a heartfelt THANK YOU! 💙👏
Hot off the press! Check out this week's Superintendent Update: https://www.nrsd.net/article/1264974
Superintendent Downing stopped by an MRE first grade classroom to read 📖The Big Hungry Bear 📖 and answer some student questions about himself and his job!
In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts public schools are now permanently providing universal free school meals💵! Each student can now access one fully balanced breakfast and lunch per day. 🍎 🥪You can still add money to your student's lunch account if they're interested in a la carte items, second lunches, or snacks from the high school snack shack!
On September 22nd the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it would be awarding planning grants to 31 high schools 🏫 across the state to help expand innovation career pathways -- and Nashoba is one of them! 🎉 🎉 Read the full release to learn more! https://www.mass.gov/news/the-healey-driscoll-administration-awards-planning-grants-to-31-high-schools-to-expand-innovation-career-pathways-6-high-schools-preparing-brand-new-clean-energy-pilot#:~:text=BOSTON%20%E2%80%94%20Today%2C%20the%20Healey%2D,of%20the%20Clean%20Energy%20pilot
News from Health and Wellness 🩺: Mark your calendars for the flu vaccine clinic this October. Nashoba Associated Boards of Health will be offering a clinic in the NRHS upper gym on Monday, 10/16, from 3:00pm - 6:00pm. Pre-registration is required: https://www.nashoba.org/calendar.
The Teaching & Learning Department has been working hard to create this year's Professional Learning Catalog! The 2023/2024 catalog outlines various learning opportunities, series, and workshops available to our NRSD educators over the course of the year.
This year's offerings cover an array of topics that support the professional learning of our educators, including: deeper learning and assessment, professional learning communities at work, emerging technologies and innovation, universal design for learning, and social emotional learning!
First Day of School 2023-2024 in the books! Welcome back, students! We are so glad you are here!
