Second graders at FSS enjoyed a visiting Science Museum field trip!
To mark the completion of EL Module One, FSS third grade students participated in a celebration of learning. They shared their performance task bookmarks, end of unit reading contracts, and culminating audio recordings.
REMINDER! Nashoba Special Education Parent Advisor Council (SEPAC) is hosting, Basic Rights: Evaluation and Eligibility TONIGHT (12/12). This virtual webinar will offer an overview of the complex special education laws and procedures and will focus on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Massachusetts Laws, Referral and Consent to Evaluate, Required and Optional Evaluations, Team Meeting Process, Eligibility Determination Process, Difference between IEP and 504 Plan, Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Parent/Caregiver's Response to IEP, and Procedural Safeguards. Register using the link below!
https://fcsn.org/event/nashoba-reg-evaluation-and-eligibility/
The Florence Sawyer Student Council collected food and supplies for WHEAT in their annual Thanksgiving Drive.
Overnight, we are expecting weather conditions that may impact the morning commute. Our team is closely monitoring the forecast and will coordinate with local DPWs early in the morning to assess road conditions. While we anticipate no disruptions to school operations, any decision to delay the start of school will be communicated by 5:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Innovation Pathways students in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Pathway got the chance to tour the building site for the new NRHS high school and talked to a Consigli Construction Surveyor.
Seven students were chosen to represent Nashoba in this year's Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) Future Music Educators Summit. This is an opportunity for students in grades 9-12 who may be interested in pursuing a degree in music education someday, and an opportunity for our students to meet with other students from around Massachusetts who are in leadership roles.
Congratulations to Thea Tully, who accepted the 2024-2025 Middle Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award from the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) today!! To learn more about this impressive accomplishment, check out our September news story! https://www.nrsd.net/article/1766026
Make sure to save some room! This Thursday (11/21) our cafeterias will be serving a feast! Check out the flyer to see more about what you can expect.
First graders at FSS created a product that fulfils a need or solves a problem within their classroom in small groups. Then, they wrote a description of what their group created, why they created it, and the tools they used to create it!
Seventh graders at Florence Sawyer made elephant toothpaste as they explored how matter can transform from one substance into another. Check out the video below!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3gu4eNqgNj0
TODAY is the LAST day to register for tomorrow's Family University: Attendance Counts, Setting Students up for Success! Click below to learn more and register!
https://www.nrsd.net/article/1856330
Reminder: Nashoba Regional School District is closed today, Monday, November 11, 2024, in observance of Veterans Day. See you tomorrow!
Students and families from across the district gathered last week for the annual EL Family Night!
There's still time to register! NESCA's Director of Transition Services Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS, will be hosting a webinar TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 30th, at 6:00 PM, geared towards learning about IEP transition planning and the most important skills to develop while students are still in middle and high school. Register below!
https://nesca-newton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__erGkhPCR7iSpRY_kMYSzg#/registration
Middle School Cross Country runners came together for the annual Tri-Town Meet last week!
Last chance to register for our second Family University session! This session is centered around meeting the new Director of Student Services, Roann Demanche, and learning more about the new IEP. For more details see our flyer, and register below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaN-I_oQNycyBWpsPnso5_apXukAu8m-eTGDZjSoiKsciRvw/viewform
Coming up this week! Nashoba Associated Boards of Health will be holding a flu shot clinic at NRHS on Thursday, 10/24. All appointments will require pre-registration. Pre-register below!
https://www.nashoba.org/calendar
We're also featuring the FSS Cafeteria in our Plate of the Day round up! FSS students enjoyed Incredibowls General Tso's Chicken style which they could grab on the go, as well as several sandwich and salad options! Check back tomorrow as we cover our Lancaster cafeterias!
The district's new five day pre- k model across all three towns has been highly praised by families, and the students are enjoying being in school! There are still a few spaces remaining in our half day and full day integrated pre-kindergarten programs for students who are 3 and 4 years old. Please reach out to Kristen Ryan, Director of Early Childhood at kryan@nrsd.net for more information.
