Huckleberry Highlights June 2018 - Lynnfield Public Schools

Huckleberry Highlights
           June 2018

Message from the Principal

Dear Parents and Families,
Welcome to June! The end of the school year is rapidly approaching. Please be sure
to take a look a the​ Highlights​ calendar, read my Monday emails, check the backpack or
speak with your child’s teacher if you need any clarification regarding end of the year
activities. It’s going to be a fun and busy last couple of weeks.

Last month, I had my end of the year evaluation meetings with all our teachers. I wish
you could have listened in on our conversations about instruction and student growth,
both academically and socially. The dedication, preparation and enthusiasm with which
our teachers approach their profession is second to none. It was so impressive to see
examples of student work, K-4, that involved critical thinking, cooperative learning,
technology and independent application of concepts learned. Student engagement is at
the top of our priority list and our teachers are always researching, developing and
sharing strategies that will intrinsically motivate each individual child. I believe our
teachers are very successful in providing our students with instructional practice that
inspires our students This the result of positive relationships. Through conversations,
our educators get to know your student’s interests, strengths, areas for improvement
and plan well structured lessons or units of learning that are differentiated to challenge
the abilities of each child. The teachers take risks in their teaching and try new
techniques and approaches they have learned from professional development
opportunities or observed while visiting colleagues’ classrooms during Instructional
Rounds. The goal is always to create a positive and safe learning environment, a
classroom where students feel comfortable participating and to also take risks. The
teachers model for our students high expectations for personal progress and a love of
learning. I am a very fortunate principal to have such a talented and dedicated team of

professionals providing a meaningful and rich learning experience for the students of
HHS everyday!

It is all of this that led us to create a goal for our 2018-2019 School Improvement Plan.
Our goal will be to increase student initiative, agency and engagement by emphasizing
differentiated instruction and personalized learning. This is a shared goal with the
Summer Street Elementary School and the teachers will collaborate to share and plan
activities to support personalized learning. “Personalized learning is an approach that
uses such factors as the learner’s own passions, strengths, needs, family, culture, and
community as fuel for the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Instruction
is based on student needs, tailored to learning preferences and specific interests of the
learners.” ​ ​B. Bray and K. McClaskey ​How to Personalize Learning.

As I met with each teacher this spring they were very excited about taking on this goal
and many of them will be making this school improvement goal a professional goal for
next year. I am really looking forward to implementing this initiative next year and
working with the teachers to further improve and enhance the engagement and
investment of every student.

In closing, I would like to thank all of you, our parents and families, for the support you
provided your child and your child’s teacher this year. I also want to thank our students
for coming to school everyday, ready to learn and for giving their best effort in all that
they did. It was a great year on the Hill and I hope you have a fantastic summer and I’ll
see you back at HHS in the fall!

Take care,

Brian

Message from the Superintendent

Dear Parents and Guardians:

It certainly was not feeling like the year was flying by during the cold, dark days of
March! However, as I sit here and write this to you, I find it difficult to believe that this is
my last correspondence of the school year.

No matter how many “Junes” educators experience, they still seem magical. It is a
privilege to have witnessed the milestones and achievements of our students
throughout the year from our youngest learners to our most recent graduates. June is
the time of the year that educators and parents see the fruits of their labor come to
fruition. I speak for many educators when I say, the rewards we enjoy in June energize
us for the next school year with the opportunity to start all over with new students,
challenges, and celebrations!

We will celebrate the 157 graduates of the class of 2018 tonight at Lynnfield High
School. I know I say it all the time, but with each year, it becomes abundantly clear- do
not blink- it all goes by so fast.

Educators have an awesome responsibility of working with students every day, year
after year. It is always humbling to watch our students progress through the system,
once needing assistance to tie a tricky pair of laces to engaging in thoughtful and
meaningful conversations about life after high school, while sharing their hopes and
dreams for the future.

I walk the halls of the elementary schools and see a curiosity in our youngest learners
loving life, and making new friends with the support and guidance of educators who
would never choose to teach at any other level. In the middle school, there is a
vulnerability to our students that is sweet and complex all at the same time. These same
students struggle to find their place in their ever evolving social circles, while yearning
for the charismatic adults to quietly acknowledge their budding self confidence that lies
deep within. Our high school students walk the halls with a bit more confidence, carrying
themselves with such pride for their school and the community. It is exciting to watch
how mature they have become over the years showing true acceptance and empathy
for their classmates. As they work to establish true adult relationships, they engage in
friendly banter back and forth with their teachers and administrators, while solidifying
bonds that quite often last a lifetime.

So, June is time to pause, take stock in what we have been able to accomplish over the
past 10 months. Yes, there are always things we can do better; however, now is the

time to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our professional learning
community. Lynnfield Public Schools is a special place filled with caring and dedicated
educators who have been handpicked over the years to work with our most precious
gifts, our children. This is a responsibility that is never taken for granted.

I hope you make memories this summer that will last a lifetime. Enjoy each moment,
after all, August is right around the corner.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to work with you and your children.

Warm Regards,

Jane Tremblay
Superintendent

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                                   Library Media Center News
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Sue’s Notes​:

Wow is all I can say...another fantastic year on the “Hill”! The media center is getting ready for
inventory and some reorganization. Be on the look-out for some new ​summer reading ​news.
Information will be sent home with the superintendent’s letter later this month.

Birthday and Gift Books:

Thank you so much for all the your support for this program. We are still ordering and
processing books. Our regular vendor has had some major problems and that is why delays are
happening . We will correct this over the summer with a new vendor.

The following are donated books from our “Celebration Book” program since the last Highlights:

The Gesamondo Family donated ​Babymouse: Monster Mash​ by Jennifer Holm in honor of Dino
Gesamondo; The O’Neil Family donated ​Tales from a Not-So- Graceful Ice Princess​ by Rachel
Renee Russell by Nicolette O’Neil; The Janielis Family donated ​Busy Word Book ​by Joseph
Stewart in honor of Kevin Janielis; The Megaloudis Family donated ​Young Cam Jansen​ by
David Adler in honor of Stephanie Megaloudis; The Lawler Family donated the ​Ultimate Fairy
Guide ​by Daisy Meadows in honor of Anna Lawler; The Billings Family donated ​The Last Kids
on Earth​ by Max Brallier in honor of Colin Billings; The Schmidt Family donated ​Big Bear, Small
Mouse​ by Karma Wilson in honor of Alexandra Schmidt; The Barrett Family donated ​Bear and
Wolf ​by Daniel Salmieri in honor of Jake Barrett; The Haggis Family donated ​Dawn and the
Impossible​ ​Three​ by Gale Galligan in honor of Melina Haggis; The Cieslewicz Family donated
Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar​ by James Dean in honor of Michael Cieslewicz; The
Manfredonia Family donated ​The Unflushables​ by James Patterson in honor of Cara
Manfredonia; The Antidormi Family donated ​Kicks: Saving the Team​ by Alex Morgan in honor of
Giada Antidormi; The Xavier Family donated ​Dory Fantasmagory- Head in the Clouds ​by Abby
Hanlon in honor of Lily Xavier; The Santasky Family donated ​Paw Patrol 5-Minute Stories ​by
Disney in honor of Ryan Santasky;
The Carty Family donated​ The Weather Girls​ by Aki in honor of Emily Carty; The Carty Family
donated​ Can I Be Your Dog?​ By Troy Cummings by Adam Carty; The Raso Family donated
Baby Monkey: Private Eye​ by Brian Selznick in honor of Nicholas Raso; The McGee Family
donated ​Esther the Wonder Pig​ by Caprice Crane in honor of Bridget McGee; The Falica Family
donated ​Ninjago Character Encyclopedia ​by LEGO in honor of Jack Fallica; The Fitzgerald
Family donated ​Who Would Win: Battle Royale​ by Jerry Pallotta in honor of Wenray Fitzgerald;
The Connors Family donated ​Bird & Squirrel: On the Edge​ by James Burks in honor of Claire
Connors; The Connors Family donated ​Best Friends​ by Shannon Hale in honor of Emma
Connors; The Verdile Family donated ​Kangaroo to the Rescue ​by National Geographic Kids in
honor of Charlie Verdile; The Haney Family donated ​Goldfish on Vacation ​by Sally Lloyd Jones
in honor of Ashtyn Haney; The Geary Family donated ​My First Book of Lacrosse​ by SI Kids in
honor of Kevin Geary; The Donnelly Family donated​ Dude! ​By Aaron Reynolds in honor of
Scarlet Donnelly; The Primavera Family donated ​Peanut Butter & Cupcake​ by Terry Border in
honor of Gemma Primavera; The Williams Family donated ​Pete the Cat: Firefighter Pete ​by
James Dean in honor of Noah Williams;
The Paul Family donated ​No Time to Lose​ by Geronimo Stilton in honor of Jorani Paul; The
Ingianni Family donated ​Horse Breeds of North America​ by Judith Dutson in honor of Valentina
Ingianni; The Ingianni Family donated ​The Doll People ​by Ann Martin in honor of Marianna
Ingianni; The Solomon Family donated ​Evangeline of the Bayou​ by Jan Eldredge in honor of

Nicole Solomon; The Bevilacqua family donated ​Dinosaurs Wear Underpants​ by Claire
Freedman in honor of Lucca Bevilacqua; The Hatzis Family donated ​Little Kids First Big Book of
Why 2​ by National Geographic Kids in honor of Apostolos’s teachers; The Jenkins Family
donated ​Part-time Mermaid​ by Deborah Underwood in honor of Payton Jenkins; The Amico
Family donated​ HiLo: Waking the Monsters​ by Judd Winick by Alexander Amico; The Hatzis
Family donated ​You Go First​ by Erin Entrada Kelly in honor of Magdalyn Hatzis; The Cole
Family donated ​Bruce’s Big Move ​by Ryan T. Higgins in honor of Aidan Cole; The Sazo Family
donated ​First Animal Encyclopedia​ by DK in honor of Anthony Sazo; The Doherty Family
donated ​Baseball: Then to WOW​ by SI Kids in honor of Brandon Doherty; The Steiner Family
donated ​Harriet Gets Carried Away​ by Jessica Sima in honor of Madison Steiner; The Georges
Family donated ​Brianna the Tooth Fairy​ by Daisy Meadows in honor of Eliana Georges; The
D’Agostino Family donated ​Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs​ by Mo Willems in honor of Ava
D’Agostino; The Kirchner Family donated ​Splat and the New Baby​ by Rob Scotton in honor of
Kassandra Kirchner; The Gillis Family donated ​Good Day, Good Night ​by Margaret Wise Brown
in honor of Bailey Gillis; The Reinold Family donated ​Goal! ​By DK in honor of Joshua Reinold;
The Guarracino Family donated​ Grumpy Monkey ​by Suzanne Lang in honor of Giacomo
Guarracino; The Barrett Family donated​ S is for Stanley Cup​ by Mike Ulmer in honor of Michael
Barrett; The Goyette Family donated ​Naughty Mabel Sees it All​ by Nathan Lane in honor of
Angelina Goyette; The Bayer Family donated ​Cardboard ​by Dan Tenapel in honor of Rowan
Bayer; The Mitchell Family donated ​Junie B. Jones Collection ​by Barbara Park in honor of
Sydney Mitchell; The Shaievitz Family donated ​Cooking Step-by-Step ​by DK in honor of Sophie
Shaievitz; The Golden Family donated ​Jacky Ha-Ha​ by James Patterson in honor of Erin
Golden; The Fallica Family donated ​Shannon the Ocean Fairy​ by Daisy Meadows in honor of
Elise Fallica; The Zheng Family donated ​Misunderstood Shark ​by Ame Dyckman in honor of
Vicky Zheng; The Carty Family donated ​Sharks and Other Dangers of the Deep​ by Simon
Mugford; The Biggar Family donated ​Bear and Wolf​ by Daniel Salmieri in honor of Will Biggar;
The Biggar Family donated ​ROAR​ by Michael Paul in honor of Eleanor Biggar; The Bates
Family donated ​Flying High​ by Julian Edelman in honor of Jackson Bates; The Scanlon Family
donated ​Third Grade Mermaid and the Narwhals​ by Peter Raymondo in honor of Alexandra
Scanlon; The Bonavita Family donated ​Dork Diaries:​ ​Tales from a Not So Glam TV Star​ by
Rachel Renee Russell in honor of Stefania Bonavita; The Goli Family donated ​Janine and the
Field Day Finish​ by Maryann Cocca-Leffler in honor of Audrina Goli; Ms. Silva donated​ Hunt for
the Colosseum Ghost​ by Geronimo Stilton in honor of Kauan Marques; The Cieslewicz Family
donated ​One for Sorrow​ by Mary Downing Hahn in honor of Chloe Cieslewicz; The
Maissuradze/Jaliashvili Family donated ​Whatever After: Two Peas in a Pod​ by Sarah Mlynowski
in honor of Nino Jaliashvili; The Monaghan Family donated ​Be Quiet! ​By Ryan T. Higgins in
honor of Callen Monaghan; The Tortola Family donated ​Smithsonian Animal Encyclopedia​ by
DK in honor of Jack Tortola; The Tortola Family donated ​Dog Man and Cat Kid ​by Dav Pilkey in
honor of Jack Tortola; The Guerriero Family donated Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
in honor of Giuliana Guerriero; The Halsey Family donated ​Marge in Charge & The Stolen
Treasure​ by Isla Fisher in honor of Claire Halsey; The Janielis Family donated ​Nightmares! The
Sleepwalker Tonic​ by Jason Degel in honor of Audrey Janielis; The Donahue Family donated
Penguins Don’t Wear Sweaters ​by Marikka Tamura in honor of Tiferet Donahue; The Morrison

Family donated ​The LEGO Playbook ​by LEGO in honor of Colin Morrison; The Mahnfeldt Family
donated ​Pugs & Kisses​ by J.J. Howard in honor of Delilah Mahnfeldt; The Dhahib Family
donated ​Disney Jr. Storybook Collection​ by Disney in honor of Nayla Dhahib; The Khajadourian
Family donated ​Doll-E 1.0​ by Shanda McCloskey in honor of Nova Khajadourian; The
D’Agostino Family donated ​Champions of Women’s Soccer​ by Ann Killion in honor of Hadley
D’Agostino; The Berdahn Family donated​ Pinkalicious and the Princess in Pink Treasury i​n
honor of Sofia Berdahn; The McKelvey Family donated ​How to Trick the Tooth Fairy ​by Erin
Russell in honor of Landry McKelvey; The Tramontozzi Family donated​ Babymouse: Lights!
Camera! Middle School ​by Jennifer Holm in honor of Sophia Tramontozzi; The Tramontozzi
Family donated ​Fraggle Rock: Omnibus ​by Jim Henson in honor of Louis Tramontozzi; The
Gorman Family donated a ​Judy Moody​ Collection by Megan McDonald in honor of Anna
Gorman; The Gorman Family donated ​Who is Stan Lee/Henry Ford & What is the Bermuda
Triangle ​by various authors in honor of Ryan Gorman; Gianna Sylvester’s Family donated ​Fancy
Nancy: Oodles of Kittens ​by Jane O’Connor in honor of Gianna Sylvester; The Williams Family
donated ​Robert the Rose Horse​ by Joan Heilbroner in honor of Gabe Williams; The Ladd Family
donated ​The Rose Legacy ​by Jessica Day George in honor of Madeline Ladd; The Gately
Family donated​ Baseball Genius: Double Play​ by Tim Green/Derek Jeter in honor of Evan
Gately; The Duni Family donated ​Hoops: Elle of the Ball​ by Elena Delle Donne in honor of
Sophia Duni; The Gildea Family donated ​The Football Fanbook​ by Gary Gramling in honor of
Christopher Gildea; The Gant Family donated Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe by
Jane O’Connor in honor of Mrs. Ternullo ; The Stec Family donated Inky the Octopus by Erin
Guendelsberger in honor of Brayden Stec; and The Pace Family donated ​Pete the Cat and the
Groovy Bake Sale ​by James Dean in honor of Christian Pace.

                          Have a Wonderful Summer and Remember

               One Benefit of Summer is that each day we had more light to read
                                    by Jeannette Walls

                                        June
                               HHS Calendar of Events

June 4, 2018          PTO Golf Tournament

June 8, 2018          Grade 4 Moving on Ceremony

June 14, 2018         Kindergarten Picnic

June 15, 2018         PTO End of year celebration

June 20, 2018         Last Day of School (Early release - 12:00)

Looking ahead…

August 29, 2018   First day of school Grades 1-12

August 30, 2018   Kindergarten and Preschool orientation

August 31, 2018   Early Release - Professional Development (11:30)

                             Enjoy your summer!