Author Archives: Principal

Should you wish to provide information into the student placement process for the 2021-22 school year, please find information HERE. Do you have an incoming kindergarten child or know of someone in the neighborhood who does? For staffing purposes, we … Continue reading →

Now that April vacation has passed, it is time to begin planning for next school year. Placement of students into classroom for next year is at the top of our list and we will begin that process soon. HERE is … Continue reading →

Good Evening MS Families, Thanks to the parents who turned out on Saturday morning to help get us ready for April 5th! We now have additional dots on sidewalks for arrival and dismissal and new stumps in Kayla’s Garden to … Continue reading →

A few important items for this week: Please join us on Tuesday evening of this week (Feb 23) @ 7pm for our annual meeting with Dr. Fleishman and members of the Newton School Committee. This meeting will be an opportunity … Continue reading →

Good evening Memorial-Spaulding Families, I hope you are enjoying the latest round of snow! Looking out the window is amazingly beautiful at the moment. A few items for your attention this week: The Memorial-Spaulding PTO has received generous gifts from Staples (Needham … Continue reading →

Good evening M-S Families, Your child has been (or will be) completing the district’s Connectedness Survey for the 2020-21 school year. We know that students learn best when they feel a connection to their teachers, friends and their school community. … Continue reading →

Good Evening Memorial-Spaulding Families, Greetings on this cold January evening. I have a few brief items for you this week. Air quality at our school has been a topic of concern over the past few weeks. Earlier this month the … Continue reading →

Dear Memorial-Spaulding Families, The M-S team has been hard at work augmenting our learning models based on parent feedback and new requirements from the Board of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for live, synchronous instruction (delivered either in-person … Continue reading →

Good Evening Memorial-Spaulding Families, I trust you have had some time to relax and enjoy the December school break. Given the intensity of this school year, I completely disconnected from school-related work over the holiday – and encouraged all staff … Continue reading →

Greetings M-S Families, I hope you are having a delightful weekend. I have just a few brief items to highlight this week. We are currently working to plan for K-2 time at school (2pm dismissal) which will begin after the … Continue reading →