Dear Parents/Guardians, Staff, and Students,
Happy June! I hope you are enjoying the weekend. We are back with 5 DAYS OF LEARNING this week! It is a busy time of year as we enter the home stretch. Let’s see what’s happening …
Schedule of the Week
Monday – D Day – 5B1 Field Trip
Tuesday – A Day – 4th Grade Step-up day
Wednesday – B Day – 5B2 Field Trip, 4th Grade Step-Up Day, 4th Grade parent Orientation 6:00 PM
Thursday – C Day
Friday – D Day — BMHS Graduation
Robotics Information
We would like to invite interested 5th and 6th-graders to a Robotics Spring Training Camp. The purpose of the training camp is to:
- Introduce new students to VEX robotics so that they have an understanding of the expectations and what it means to be a member of the team.
- Watch a video of next year’s game so that students can see what the challenge is.
- Start planning out strategies to address different parts of next year’s challenge.
- Give existing team members an opportunity to transfer knowledge to new members.
- Learn how to use tools to take apart the existing robots.
The training camp is scheduled from 1:45 to 3:30 on each of the following days (you don’t have to come to all of the days if you have a conflict, but the more days you attend, the better idea you will have of whether or not the robotics program is for you). Students will need to have a way to get home after the training camp. We will meet in room 116 (the 5th-grade computer room in the 6A wing of the school):
- Monday 5/19 & Wednesday 5/21
- Wednesday 5/28
- Monday 6/2 & Wednesday 6/4
FYI, competitions are held on the weekends and typically start in the November/December time frame. Competitions can be on either Saturday or Sunday, if we make it to state championships that is typically a 2-day event (both weekend days). The schedule is at the host school’s discretion. The competition day typically runs from about 8 a.m. to about 5 p.m. We look forward to seeing students next week. Students can attend even if they didn’t fill out the Google Form that was sent out in a previous newsletter.
You can reach out to coaches: Mr. Henry DeBenedetto (hdebenedetto@billericak12.com) or Mrs. Jennifer Tolleson (jtolleson@billericak12.com) with any questions.
PTO Announcements
The PTO welcomes all families to the Locke. Our last meeting of the year is Wednesday, June 11th at 6:30 PM in the Locke Library.
Our board members are:
- Andrea Toomey — President
- Amit Gandhi — Vice-President
- Jacqui Chaffins — Treasurer
- Katie Malone – Secretary
Our Facebook page is: “Billerica Locke PTO”