Reading 375 Updates
Reading 375 Highlight for May 15
Join us for an afternoon of music and entertainment on Saturday, June 1 at A Concert for Reading. Produced by William Endslow, the Concert will feature the Reading Community Singers, the Reading Symphony Orchestra, and several other acts. Tickets are free, but are required for entry. See www.reading375.com/375-anniversary-concert/ for how to get your ticket today. #reading375
Reading 375 Highlight for Tuesday
Get ready for a little friendly competition with your friends and neighbors. The Reading 375 Celebration features a free app-based scavenger hunt called Roaming Reading – and anyone can play! The game runs from May 31 – June 15. The Reading Cooperative Bank is providing $1,500 in prizes – what a fun way to celebrate Reading 375. For full rules and details head over to www.reading375.com/reading-day/roaming-reading/
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Reading 375 Highlight of the Day
We at the Reading Public Schools are excited to see a brand new book about Reading history by local authors Ginny and Everett Blodgett. Images of America: Reading is on sale beginning today. You can meet the authors this evening at RCTV Studios at their book launch. To RSVP to attend the book launch this evening, or for information on where to purchase your own copy of this new book, visit www.reading375.com/images-of-america-reading-2/.
Reading Public Schools Newsletter for Week of May 11, 2019
Good Morning, Reading Public School Community,
We hope all of you are doing well and are enjoying this beautiful day. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who celebrate the day. We hope that you have a great day with your family.
Attached is this week’s Pathways Newsletter. This week’s letter has the following articles, photos, and information:
- Reading Public Schools Special Olympics Athletes Shine
- Holocaust Survivor Visits Coolidge
- Police, RMHS Students, and Community Collaborate to Redesign Public Interview Room
- RMHS Junior Earns Scholarship
- Reading Summer Institute Information
- An Article from the Marshall Memo, “There aren’t enough teachers of color; What is to be done?”
- An Article from the Marshall Memo, “Using multiple assessments to Improve Teaching and Learning.”
- Dementia Friendly Reading Workshops
- The Final RMHS High Five for the Week of the Year
- Coolidge Students Perform for the Community
- Reading Police Serve Lunch at Joshua Eaton and Killam
- Reading Public School Staff participate in Colleen Ritzer 5K Road Race
- Stepping Stones
- Blazing Trails
Have a great rest of the weekend and week ahead!
Reading Public Schools Newsletter for Week of 5/5/2019
Good Morning, Reading Public School Community,
We hope all is well and you are enjoying your weekend. Attached, please find a copy of this week’s Pathways Newsletter. This week’s edition has the following information and articles:
- Shelter in Place/Canine Search at RMHS
- Town Meeting Supports Several School Related Articles
- Reading Police to Hold Teen Dating Violence Workshop This Week
- RMHS Drama Club Production of “Don’t Touch That Dial” This Weekend
- An article by Dr. David Walsh on Raising Gamers: Little Known Ways to Get the Most Out of Playing Video Games
- Upcoming Dementia Friendly Reading Workshops
- RMHS High Five for the Week
- Wood End Open House
- Reading Police Serve Lunch at Wood End
- Stepping Stones
- Blazing Trails
Have a great rest of the weekend and week ahead!
Update on RMHS Shelter in Place Drill/Canine Search
At approximately nine o’clock this morning, the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) K-9 Unit, in cooperation with the Reading Police Department and the Reading Public Schools, conducted a lockdown and canine search of Reading Memorial High School. All parking lots, common areas, lockers, and several random classrooms were searched in accordance with proper legal procedures and the Reading School Committee Policy JIH on Search and Seizure. This lockdown and search drill was the result of extensive planning with school and police personnel and every effort was made to minimize the disruption to instruction. The lockdown procedure took approximately 55 minutes.
Our continued goal in our schools is to provide a safe environment for your children; where they are not exposed to unlawful and harmful activities such as illegal substance possession. Today’s canine search is part of our overall safety drill and training program for the Reading Public Schools. The canines that were used today are trained to search for illegal narcotics. They are part of a highly skilled K-9 unit that conducts school searches throughout Eastern Massachusetts. Similar drills have been held in the last few years at high schools in North Reading, Wilmington, and Melrose.
During the search, there were no alerts discovered in the school or in the parking lots. An “alert” occurs when canines are able to detect an odor consistent with illegal narcotics. The School Department will continue to work with the Reading Police Department to monitor the issue of illegal substances on campus and will authorize a repeat search if we feel it would help in our efforts to maintain a positive learning environment.
We hope that you will understand our position on this issue and will be supportive of our proactive steps to maintain a safe school environment. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Deputy Police Chief David Clark at the Reading Police Department at 781-944-1212 or Superintendent of Schools John Doherty at 781-944-5800.
Reading Public School Newsletter for the Week of 4/28/2019
Good Morning, Reading Public School Community,
We hope all is well and you are having a fabulous weekend. Attached is this week’s Pathways Newsletter. This week’s articles and information are as follows:
- Reading Public Schools is bringing Farm into the School
- Two RMHS Coaches Receive MIAA Coach of the Year Award
- Reading Police to Hold Teen Dating Violence Awareness Workshop
- Reading Memorial High School Drama Club Production of ‘Don’t Touch That Dial!’ Runs May 3-5
- A Marshall Memo article Combatting Precrastination
- RMHS Late Start Information
- RMHS High Five For the Week
- Killam Principal for the Day
- Reading Police Serve Lunch at Barrows
- Stepping Stones
- Blazing Trails
Have a great rest of the weekend and week ahead!
Reading Public Schools Newsletter for Week of April 21, 2019
Good Afternoon, Reading Public School Community,
We hope that you are having a great vacation. For those of you who celebrate Passover and Easter, we hope that you are having a joyous holiday weekend.
Attached is this week’s Pathways Newsletter. The articles and stories for this week are as follows:
- Racist Graffiti Incident at Wood End During Vacation
- Reading Public Schools Experiencing Phone Outages
- Reading Education Foundation Donates $41,728 to Schools
- METCO Advocacy Day
- RMHS Late Start Information
- An article from the Marshall Memo on Does Civic Education Make a Difference?
- RMHS High Five for the Week
- Reading Students Participate in Junior Districts
- ArtsFest Shows the Talents of Our Students
- Stepping Stones
- Blazing Trails
Enjoy the rest of the weekend and have a great week ahead!
Reading Public Schools Newsletter for Week of 4/7/2019
Good Morning, Reading Public School Community,
We hope that you are enjoying this weekend. Attached, please find this week’s edition of the Pathways Newsletter. In this newsletter, you will find the following information and articles:
- Swastika Graffiti Incident at RMHS
- Come and Celebrate ArtsFest this week!
- Information from the Office of Learning and Teaching on the Reading Spring Institute
- An article from the Marshall Memo on Effective Interaction Strategies for Students with Mental Health Issues
- Reading 375 Information
- RMHS High Five for the Week
- RMHS Retail Banking Students Participate in MSBA
- Coolidge School Wide Science Olympiad Day
- Stepping Stones
- Blazing Trails
Enjoy the rest of the weekend and the week ahead!
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