Good Morning,

I hope that you are doing well and enjoying another beautiful weekend.  Here is the final spring update of the school year!

• First and foremost, Thank you to our staff!-The 2020-2021 school year will go down as one of the most unique and challenging school years in history.  However, at the end of the day, our staff including teachers, nurses, paraeducators, custodians, food service, secretaries, and administrators did everything that they could to keep our students safe and learning.  I don’t have enough words to express my gratitude and thanks for all of their efforts and support.  They did the best we could and at the end of the day, we can proudly say that our students did succeed this year, in spite of the challenges.  To that end, please take a moment over the next week to thank those staff that have worked with your children.

           As Reading Public School families, I also want to thank you for all of your efforts, flexibility, and patience this year.  This year was just as  challenging for you as it was for us and we appreciate your support and efforts.

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• Health Update:  This week, we had two positive cases. 1 positive case from pooled testing at Coolidge, no staff or students quarantined, and one positive case at Birch Meadow, no staff or students quarantined.

• Vaccine Clinics this week-We are offering vaccine clinics this week for students ages 12 and up, either their first or second does.  All students, regardless if this is their first or second shot, must bring signed consent forms with them if the parent will not be present.  Students will be given their vaccination cards unless parent requests that the school nurse keeps the card for parent pickup.  The sign up calendars for each school are below:

Reading High School Wed 6/16, 8-12 p.m.

Coolidge Middle School Thursday 6/17, 8-12 p.m.

Parker Middle School Thursday 6/17, 1-4 p.m.

• Special Olympics was a Success!-On Friday, the Reading Public Schools held its own version of the Reading Special Olympics.  Over 60 athletes from 5 schools participated in this event and it was a complete success.  A special thanks goes out to Coolidge Teacher Tara Herlihy for organizing the event and for RMHS Student Jacob Goldlust for providing the music entertainment and emcee duties.  We also appreciate the efforts of the Reading Police Department for providing the color guard for the opening ceremonies and all of the staff and parents, families, and friends who came out to support our athletes.

• Last Day of School is Monday, June 21^st–The last day of school for the Reading Public Schools will be on Monday, June 21^st.  It will be an 11:00 a.m. dismissal for all students.

• Thank you, Retirees-A special thank you goes out to all of the following retirees who will be leaving the Reading Public Schools at the end of this school year.  Thank you for your dedication and efforts to our district and the children of Reading over the last several years.

Teachers:

Lori	Abelson	Wood End
Pamela	Boston	Barrows
Phyllis	Greene	Joshua Eaton
Marie	Kiley	Joshua Eaton
John	Laracy	Barrows
Diane	Davis	Parker
Mary	Sage	RISE
Connie	Quackenbush	Parker

Other:

Linda Engelson                          Central Office

Custodians:

Bob Deane                  Parker

Dan Leccese                   Barrows

Kenneth Hughes          Wood End

Café:

Cindy Goodwin                Joshua Eaton

Paras:

Liz Oehmen                 Wood End

Lisa Thomas                     RMHS

Janet Williams            Wood End

Secretaries:

Jerri Donahue                  Food Service