Dear Families,

Please see below for this week’s announcements.

School Begins Monday, August 30!
August Family Town Hall: This Thursday!
Dress Code & Middle School Uniform Orders
Transportation Update
Summer Assignments
Athletics Registration
Community Events/Announcements

Stay safe and be well!

Sincerely,

Sharon Liszanckie
Executive Director

I. School Begins Monday, August 30!

We are so excited to welcome all Boston Prep students and teachers back to school, fully in-person, five days per week! Our first day of school for all students will be Monday, August 30, with doors opening at 7:30 and school beginning at 8:00 AM. School dismisses at noon on Mondays, including the first day of school.

Masks are required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. In addition, we will continue to work as a community to keep one another safe and healthy. That means that students should stay home if they have any symptoms of COVID-19, as outlined here. (If your child is staying home due to symptoms, please email both attendance@bostonprep.org and nurses@bostonprep.org.)

Please be sure to visit our Family Resource Center for all the information you need as you prepare for the first day of school, including details regarding our health and safety measures (including masks, COVID testing, and more), our arrival and dismissal times, dress codes, and more.

Visit the Family Resource Center now!

II. August Family Town Hall: This Thursday!

Our August Family Town Hall will now be held on Thursday, August 26 at 6:00PM. Families are invited to join us to discuss plans for the new school year!

III. Dress Code & Middle School Uniform Orders

This year’s dress codes are now live on our website! Please read carefully to make note of changes for this new school year, made in response to student feedback.

Middle School Dress Code

High School Dress Code

Middle school students will each be provided with two free uniform shirts at the beginning of the school year. If you have a middle school student, please complete this brief survey to let us know which shirt size you would like to request.

Middle School Shirt Size Survey

IV. Transportation Update

Tomorrow, bus assignments will be mailed home to families of all 6th grade students and students with IEPs that require door-to-door transportation. Please expect letters to arrive in your mailbox by Friday or Saturday. If you have questions, please email transportation@bostonprep.org.

V. Summer Assignments

All Boston Prep students have summer assignments to complete to continue growing their skills over the summer months. Assignments are available on our Family Resources website throughout the summer. Students have different assignments, based on their grade level.

Rising 6th graders: Summer reading
Rising 7th graders: Summer reading & math
Rising 8th - 12th graders: Summer reading, math, & history

Note that “rising” indicates the grade the student will be entering in the Fall. For example, rising 6th graders are students who just completed 5th grade and will enter 6th grade in the fall.

View Summer Assignments

VI. Athletics Registration

We are excited to announce the return of the Boston Prep athletics program for the upcoming school year! (Please note that we continue to monitor the safety of athletics, and our plans will adapt, as needed, in accordance with the most current health and safety guidelines.)

With 19 sports programs offered in both the middle school and high school, our student-athletes will have the opportunity to choose from a wide array of sports. Our sport offerings are as follows:

This year we are introducing an online sports registration platform called Family ID. To register for a Fall sport, please click on the link below, follow the instructions, and fill out the required information on the online registration form. Please note that a copy of a most recent physical (within 13 months of the beginning of the season) is required to participate.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact Mr. Alves at nalves@bostonprep.org or 617-506-9085.

VII. Community Events/Announcements

Register to vote: Tomorrow, August 25, is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming preliminary elections in Boston. Make sure your voice is able to be heard as we select our new Mayor. If you are not yet registered to vote, register here now.
Mayor Kim Janey’s Regional Coffee Hours: Acting Mayor Kim Janey is traveling the city, hosting coffee hours to give residents the chance to speak with her and staff from City departments about issues that matter to them. Attendees will enjoy iced coffee, munchkins, fresh fruit, and a free flowering plant, while supplies last.
- August 25, 10:30 - 11:30: Roxbury/Mission Hill (Howes Playground, Roxbury)
- August 27, 10:30 - 11:30: Mattapan (Almont Playground, Mattapan)

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