Dear Families,

Please see below for this week’s announcements.

COVID Testing
Dismissal Updates
Back to School Night
Attendance Update
SAT Update
Rocktober
Upcoming Family Town Halls
Community Events/Announcements

Stay safe and be well!

Sincerely,

Sharon Liszanckie
Executive Director

I. COVID Testing

At Boston Prep, health and safety is our number one priority. We ask for your help, as families, in a few ways.

Keep your child home if they are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19. If you believe your child is exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 or has been exposed to someone with COVID-19, please immediately contact our nurses, Ms. Golafaie, Ms. Etheart and Ms. Fenoglietto, at nurses@bostonprep.org. Our nurses will partner with you to determine whether your child must remain home from school and for how long.

If you have not yet registered your child for our FREE COVID testing program, please do so now!

II. Dismissal Updates

Our students and faculty have been working incredibly hard this fall. We know that in order to be our best, we all also need time to care for ourselves. As a result, we will provide space for our community to rest and rejuvinate. Please see dismissal time changes on the following dates:

NEXT WEEK: Tuesday, October 12th and Friday, October 15th: Dismissal will be at 12pm (like a normal Monday schedule). There will be no after school activities.
Friday, November 12th: No School

III. Back to School Night:

This Wednesday, October 6th at 6:00 PM, we look forward to coming together with you online for this year’s Back to School Night! While we cannot be together in person, we will gather virtually via Zoom to allow principals and teachers the opportunity to share important information with you as we begin this new year together. The Zoom links needed to join your child’s teachers will be sent in a separate, personalized email. Please be sure to keep this email! We hope to see you all on Wednesday night!

IV. Attendance Update

Attendance is crucial to a student’s success at Boston Prep. Students cannot master the content and skills of our rigorous academic program without being in school and on time every day. If your child has had a certain amount of unexcused tardies and/or unexcused absences, you will start to receive a letter in the mail or by email explaining the status of your child’s attendance, along with next steps taken.

If you have any questions in regards to the attendance policy or this letter, please do not hesitate to email: attendance@bostonprep.org

V. SAT Update

Due to the pandemic, we have decided to cancel the October 13th SAT at Boston Prep. If your senior would still like to take the SAT, they will need to register for the November 6th SAT at an off-site location. Mr. Canto and Mrs. Dewey will be able to assist your senior in registering for that date if there is interest.You can reach Mr. Canto at: acanto@bostonprep.org or Ms. Dewey at: sdewey@bostonprep.org

VI. Rocktober in the Middle School

Boston Prep Middle School will continue with our yearly tradition of celebrating ROCKtober. Through our tradition in ROCKtober, we strive to foster community, build a sense of Phoenix pride, while embodying our commitments to strengthen our community. This positively impacts our students, so they feel remembered and celebrated while staying connected in meaningful ways with each other. It will also contribute to higher morale, belongingness, understanding, awareness and kindness. This allows even more opportunity for students and the school as a whole to work together.

As we celebrate ROCKtober we will have dress down days on certain days, photo booths etc. One Team and students are encouraged and welcomed to participate by bringing our School Commitments to life and continuing to Rise like a Phoenix! We will begin ROCKtober on Monday,October 4, 2021. If your child will not be dressing up, students are expected to be in full uniform.The first week our focus will be on “Committing to Seek and Understand Diverse Perspectives.

Note: Every Wednesday in October students and One Team can wear Pink in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Stay tuned for all the fun details we have planned for the month!

VII. Upcoming Family Town Halls

Our next Family Town hall is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27, 6:00 PM.Please click on this link to Register. Visit our website to view our other upcoming Town Halls.

VIII. Community Events/Announcements

Enrollment is now OPEN!: If you have a child that is entering grades 6-10 next fall and would like them to enroll at Boston Prep or know someone who is interested in enrolling in Boston Prep for the 2022-2023 school year, enrollment is now open.
Apply today and SPREAD the WORD! You can apply by heading to this link: application.
Help us celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month! Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration of the history and culture of the U.S. Latinx and Hispanic communities. This event spans from September 15 to October 15 and commemorates how those communities have influenced and contributed to American society at large.The Latinx/Hispanic community is made up of diverse individuals often set apart by their country of origin or ancestral history. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the commemoration because it is the anniversary of the independence of five Hispanic countries.
Here are some ways to learn more about and activities to honor our Latinx/Hispanic families:
- Read books about and by Latinx Americans
- Study Spanish
- Take a spin of the globe: Research a Spanish-speaking nation
- Discuss representation
- Explore Latinx music
- Sample some cuisine
- Immerse yourself in the art
- Learn through famous Latinx games
- Upcoming Workshops: Throughout October, Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with the Biomedical Science Careers Program, will be hosting a series of workshops for students and families focused on a variety of post-secondary topics. As you and your family begin to think about your student’s post-secondary plans, these workshops will assist you in learning more about applying to college, how to prepare for the financial cost of college, and highlight various internships and summer opportunities.
  To learn more about each session, as well as sign up, please check out this flyer! For questions, reach out to Aaron Canto, the Director of the Persistence Project, at acanto@bostonprep.org
Extracurricular activities: To learn more about the clubs at Boston Prep and external extracurricular programs, check out the Boston Prep Extracurricular Programs website (linked here). Also, you can access the website by clicking on the bookmark folder at the top left corner of your browser and choosing “Extracurricular Programs”. Below is a breakdown of the information you will find on the Extracurricular Programs site:
Boston Prep Clubs: learn about clubs held at Boston Prep including club advisors, meeting time, meeting/classroom location, and the sign-up sheet to join.
External Programs & Events: learn about programs that occur outside of Boston Prep, how to apply and when to apply. Examples: Summer Search, MIT Cascade, EmersonWrites, etc.
Summer Enrichment: learn about the summer enrichment process and summer opportunities like ABCD SummerWorks, SuccessLink, and pre-college programs
Resources: find resources for interview preparation, work permit process, etc.
Sports:
updates from the sports department will be provided here

APPENDIX: FAMILY QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, September 15 - Friday, October 15: Celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month
Wednesday, October 6, 6:00 PM - Back to School Night
Monday, October 11 - No School (Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
Tuesday, October 12 - Early dismissal at 12:00PM
Friday, October 15 - Early dismissal at 12:00PM
Tuesday, October 26 - PSAT (Juniors only)
Wednesday, October 27, 6:00 PM - Family Town Hall
Thursday, November 4 - Picture Day
Thursday, November 11 - No school (Veterans Day)
Friday, November 12 - No school
Wednesday, November 17, 6:00 PM - Family Town Hall
Wednesday, November 24 - Friday, November 26 - No School (Thanksgiving holiday)

Have questions?

Please don’t ever hesitate to reach out with questions! You can contact your child’s advisor or utilize any of the email addresses below.

For questions about yellow school buses, MBTA passes, and transportation: transportation@bostonprep.org
To report an absence or tardiness: attendance@bostonprep.org
To submit a physical exam record or to discuss health-related topics: nurses@bostonprep.org
For information about resources, please familiarize yourselves with our boston prep resource page: https://www.bostonprep.org/resources
For other questions: info@bostonprep.org