THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Gilmore: P.T.A. Meeting Café 6:00 p.m.
Kennedy: Kindergarten Safe Program During School
Hancock: Book Fair begins During School

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Brockton School Committee Meeting B.H.S. Little Theater 7:00 p.m.
Parents’ Academy, "How to be a Smart Shopper," Arnone School 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Kennedy: Kindergarten Safe Program During School
Kennedy: Title One ~ Family Book Club Pizza/Movie Night 5:30 p.m.
Raymond: Donuts with Dad at Book Fair 10:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Safe Routes to School ~ WOW~ Walk on Wednesdays at Brookfield, Davis, Downey, Hancock and Kennedy Schools
Downey: Title One ~ Family Book Bag –Gr. 1 - Ms. Williamson 1:15 p.m.
SEPAC: Basic Rights Workshop & Effective Advocacy Arnone Café 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
PRE K-5 PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
DAVIS PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
RAYMOND PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
Angelo: Book Fair During Conferences
Baker: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences
Downey: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences
George: Book Fair During Conferences
Gilmore: Book Fair During Conferences
Hancock: Book Fair During Conferences
Huntington: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences
Kennedy: Book Fair During Conferences
Raymond: Book Fair During Conferences

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
PRE K-5 PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
DAVIS PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
RAYMOND PARENT CONFERENCES ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
Angelo: Book Fair During Conferences
Baker: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, continued
Downey: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences
George: Book Fair During Conferences
Gilmore: Book Fair During Conferences
Hancock: Book Fair During Conferences
Huntington: School Improvement Council Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Huntington: Book Fair and Bake Sale During Conferences
Kennedy: Book Fair During Conferences
Raymond: Book Fair During Conferences

Kennedy School Contest Targets New Playground

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BROCKTON--The Kennedy School Playground Committee has entered a national contest with Miracle Recreation Equipment to win a playground for Kennedy School.
The entry with the most votes wins the first round of the contest. The contest begins Tuesday November 1, 2011 and ends November 21, 2011. Please help us by visiting http://www.facebook.com/miracle.recreation.equipment.company
Once you arrive at this page follow the directions to vote. Our school entry is listed as Kennedy Elementary.
It is important that you cast your vote every day until November 21.
In addition to casting your vote, please encourage all of your friends and family to vote too.
For more details about the work we are doing and specifics about how to vote please visit our Facebook page: Kennedy Playground Committee.

Marciano Stadium Reopens For Events

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BROCKTON--Brockton's Boxers are now back on home turf.
On Friday night, Oct. 22, thousands of fans, players and alumni celebrated the reopening of Marciano Stadium after months of $1.2 million renovations at the field, including a new track, turf field, goal posts, lighting and drainage.
The evening also marked the debut of the 150-piece BHS Marching Band’s new uniforms –the first in 20 years – and the first time members of Boxer nation got a glimpse of the band’s new “Rocky”-themed half-time show.
The football team, the second Brockton squad to play on the new field following a soccer game Thursday night, made the best of homefield advantage and beat the Durfee Hilltoppers, 42-27 to improve its record to 4-3.
“This is a celebration of Brockton. We are a close-knit city with a small-town feel, and we believe in our kids and we set high expectations for all," said Superintendent
of Schools Matthew H. Malone. “I want thank Mayor Balzotti, the City Council and School Committee for committing the funds to refurbish the stadium for our students and our community to enjoy,” he said.

THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOOLS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24
Baker: Halloween Skate Night at Carousel Whitman 6-8 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25
Parents’ Academy
Family Night – Dancercise with Mass in Motion & Tribe Dance Company, Arnone School 6-7:30 p.m.
B.B. Russell: Field Trip to St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen, During School.
B.B. Russell: School Improvement Council Meeting, 3rd Floor 5 p.m.
Davis: P.T.A. Meeting, Café 6 p.m.
Kennedy: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast, grades 2-5, 9:15 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26
Safe Routes to School ~ WOW~ Walk on Wednesdays at Brookfield, Davis, Downey, Hancock and Kennedy Schools
Baker: School Store Open During Lunches
Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – K - Mrs. Cinelli, 1:30 p.m.
George: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast – K – Gr. 1, 9:15 a.m.
Hancock: Family Cooking Night Café 5:45–7:15 p.m.
Raymond: Family Cooking Night Hancock Café 5:45–7:15 p.m.
Brockton High School--Youth Halloween Party, 5-7 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL IN-SERVICE ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
Davis: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast – K -5, 8:35 a.m.
West: Halloween Party Gym 3–5 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
Angelo: Grade 1 Field Trip CN Smith Farm East Bridgewater, During School
Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 - Mrs. Fischer 1:30 p.m.
George: Harvest Dance Café 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Raymond: School Picture Day, During School
Raymond: Family Halloween Bingo Cafe 6-7:30 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
Ashfield: School Picture Day. During School
Baker: Texas Road House Bread fundraiser. Runs through 10/27
Huntington: Welcome Parents PTO Social. Café 6:30 p.m.
West: 21st Century Programs. Begin 2:35 – 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
Brockton School Committee Meeting. B.H.S. Little Theater, 7 p.m.
Parents’ Academy--Homework Help Workshop--Arnone School 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Kennedy: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast K – 1, 9:15 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
Safe Routes to School ~ WOW~ Walk on Wednesdays at Brookfield, Davis, Downey, Hancock and Kennedy Schools
Arnone: Title One ~ Haunted Bingo for Books Café 6 – 7:15 p.m.
Arnone: Family Cooking Night. Downey Café 5:45 – 7:15 p.m.
Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 - Mrs. Gordon 1:30 p.m.
Downey: Family Cooking Night Café 5:45 – 7:15 p.m.


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
PRE K-5 IN-SERVICE ~ EARLY RELEASE DAY
Parents’ Academy--Concussion in Sports Workshop--Arnone School 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
B.H.S.: Parent Teacher Conferences 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Baker: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 1 - Ms. Hodges 1:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
Parents’ Academy--Know Your Child Workshop presented by Families First
Gilmore Early Childhood Center 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Angelo: School Picture Day. During School
Angelo: P.T.A. Meeting. Café 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
Raymond: Family Fall Festival 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

BPS Wellness Program Gets High Marks

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BROCKTON--Brockton Public Schools Wellness Coordinator Mary Ellen Kirrane is in Louisville, Kentucky today after being named Health Coordinator of the Year by the American School Health Association.
She will accept the honor and a plaque during the association's 85th annual conference Wednesday, Oct. 12.
"This isn't an award I earned, this is an award the school system earned," Kirrane said in an interview before she left for Kentucky. "This isn't my award this is the school district's award," she said.
Kirrane, who heads wellness and health programs for K-8, has been recognized for her professional leadership in the coordination of school health initiatives across the district.
Officials said Kirrane is the first non-governmental coordinator to win the award.
For the past 18 years, Kirrane has written and implemented several system-wide grants that have impacted the district greatly, officials said.
Those initiatives include middle school fitness centers, international nutrition events, peer programs and violence prevention curriculum.
Kirrane also acts as a liaison with other departments and community agencies in implementing local and state health mandates, most recently the newly signed Anti-Bullying Prevention and Intervention Model Plan project.
“Mary Ellen is always at the forefront of issues concerning student health and wellness,” said Superintendent of Schools Matthew H. Malone. “Our students benefit directly from her proactive approach to wellness,” he said.

Kirrane received a bachelor's of science in health education from Northeastern University in 1981 and a master’s in administration from Suffolk University in 1988. She certified as an elementary school principal and she has completed the New England Division of School Health Institutes Coordinated School Health Leadership Program.

One of Kirrane’s major focuses has been in advocacy for broadening health education in the Brockton Public Schools. She has worked closely with classroom teachers to integrate health concepts and skills into daily lessons. Kirrane has often begun presentations by reminding administrators and teachers that, “all teaches are teachers of reading, writing and arithmetic and also can be teachers of wellness when given the right tools.”
Kirrane chairs the Brockton Public School District Coordinated School Wellness Team, which utilized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s model approach to connecting school wellness initiatives to community resources.
Over the past four years, the district team has established school-based teams that meet regularly to assess the wellness needs of their buildings and to create yearly goals and objectives.
Through the coordination of the district team, each school is provided resources and support to achieve their goals.
This initiative was highlighted in the first issues of the Massachusetts Coordinated School Health Program Healthy Kids Better Students newsletter in the spring of 2009.
Kirrane has been an active advocate for school health at state and local levels.
She has served on the Massachusetts Interdisciplinary Health and Health Services Advisory Council as co-chairperson since 2008.
She is a regular presenter at health and wellness symposiums and in 2004 was named The Distinguished Outreach Partnership Award winner by the University of Massachusetts for her collaboration with UMass Extension Family Nutrition Program.
Kirrane serves as an adjunct faculty for Fitchburg State College teaching graduate level courses in wellness, classroom management and fostering responsible behaviors for life and also is the professional seminar advisor for graduate health and family consumer science candidates at Cambridge College.

THIS WEEK IN BROCKTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
Arnone: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast - K 9:30 a.m.
B.B. Russell: Field Trip to St. Paul’s Soup Kitchen, During School
Downey: School Picture Day During School
George: P.T.A. Meeting Café 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
Safe Routes to School ~ WOW~ Walk on Wednesdays
at Brookfield, Davis, Downey, Hancock and Kennedy Schools
B.P.S.: Community Schools Advisory Board Meeting, B.H.S. Green IRC 7 p.m.
Baker: School Store Open During Lunches
Brookfield: Title One: Bingo for Books Café 6–7:15 p.m.
George: Title One ~ Family Book Bag – Gr. 3 - Mrs. Lange 1:30 p.m.
Raymond: School Improvement Council Meeting, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
Parents’ Academy Darkness to Lights’ Stewards of Children Prevention Workshop
Arnone School 6 to 8 p.m.
Angelo: Family Cooking Night, George Café 5:45–7:15 p.m.
Baker: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast K-1, 9 a.m.
Baker: P.T.A. Meeting, Community Room 7 p.m.
Downey: First Safety Program for Grade 3 During School
George: Family Cooking Night, Café 5:45–7:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
Arnone: Title One ~ Annual Breakfast – Gr. 1-5, 9:15 a.m.
West: Cheesecake & Cookie Dough Band & Chorus fundraiser runs through 10/28