Frolio Middle School
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AUGUST— SEPTEMBER 2016 NEWSLETTER
Effort equals success
VOLUME 1
Frolio Middle School
Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year at Frolio!
Setting Goals in September
It’s hard to believe that the
new school year is just
about upon us. Our doors
will open to students and
the first day of school will
begin at 7:10 am on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. I
am excited to begin this
year as Principal of the
Frolio Middle School and
thankful for the opportunities that lie ahead for our
students.
Middle school students
require a great deal of
guidance and support from
all of the adults in their lives
during this phase of their
development. There are
many ways that we can
partner together in order to
help your child be successful
throughout this school year.
how the goal may be
broken down into sequential steps, e.g. read one
chapter of the book each
night in order to keep up
with the assignment.
We urge you to join us in
supporting your child in
their academic and behavioral goals and begin each
week by helping your child
set one goal at home. It
might be to complete all
homework on time or completing a particular longterm assignment.
Check in with your child
daily on progress made
toward achievement of the
goal. If (and when) challenges arise, talk about
them openly and discuss
potential solutions.
Fri, Sept 2 & Mon, Sept 5
No School
At the end of the week,
evaluate the goal with
your child. Did he/she
achieve the goal? Why?
What worked or what
didn’t work? Importantly,
praise your child for doing
his/her best. Then set next
week’s goal!
Tue, September 13
Early Release Day
10:45am Dismissal
Guide your child to write
the goal down. Place it in
a visible location where it
can be viewed daily.
Discuss with your child how
to accomplish the goal. For
example, show your child
Mr . Matthew J . MacCur tain
Ms. Er ica Nali
Administrative Assistant
Tues, August 30
First Day for Students
Thu, September 8
Parent Open House Night
6:00pm - 7:30pm.
Fri, September 23
Student Picture Day
Thu, October 27
Parent-Teacher Evening
Conferences 6:00- 8:00pm
Fri, October 28
Early Release Day (Frolio
only) for Students
10:45am Dismissal
Parent -Teacher Daytime
Conferences 11:15am 2:00pm
Frolio Middle School
1071 Washington St.
Abington, MA 02351
Phone: 781-982-2170
Fax: 781-982-2173
Assistant Principal
Wed, August 24
Grade 7 Student Drop In
and Locker Practice
8:00am - 10:00am
Goals help each of us focus on what is important.
We will begin the school
year by guiding our students through a goalsetting process.
Frolio Middle School Contact Information
Principal
Upcoming Events:
Ms. Ann Par ks
Guidance
Ms. Caroline McDermod
Phone: 781-982-2172
Nurse
Ms. Joan Smith
Phone: 781-616-2951
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Gr 7 Student Drop In and Locker Practice - Wed, August 24th
On Wednesday, August 24th incoming grade 7 students are welcome to drop in to Frolio and try their hand
(repeatedly) at opening the locker they have been assigned for the school year. This event both gives your
child the opportunity to feel comfortable within the school building and it gives the student an opportunity to
acclimate to opening his/her locker without the pressure of the first day of school. Faculty members will be
available to assist students and their parents/guardians with questions. Parents are welcome! We ask that students arrive during their designated time below based on the first letter of their last name:
8:00am arrival: Last names beginning with A-M.
9:00am arrival: Last names beginning with N-Z.
School Supplies
Every August as students anticipate the opening of school, they often like to purchase school supplies. To help
them and you in this endeavor we would like to make some suggestions. The following are some generic items that
may be used for all classes and you may buy them before the start of school to help your child throughout the
year: Blue, Black, and Red Pens
#2 Pencils
Colored Pencils
Colored Markers
IMPORTANT!
Highlighters
Frolio has designated one color per subject. Please purchase folders,
Crayons
notebooks, book covers,
using the guide below:
Yellow—English
Calculator
Blue—Math
Ruler
Green—Science
Dictionary
Purple—Spanish
Scissors
Red—Social Studies
Glue Sticks
Three Hole White Lined Paper
Book Sox – Jumbo Size
Summer Reading Program - Incoming 8th Graders
Incoming 8th graders are expected to engage in summer reading and be prepared to complete a Book Share on the first day of school. Eighth grade students will be expected to
share with their classmates a brief summary and impression of the book(s) they read over
the summer. It is recommended that you select your summer reading from Abington Public
Library’s Get In The Game~Read 2016 Collaborative Summer Reading Program. Visit and
sign up for the program online at http://www.abingtonpl.org/index.php/teens/summerreading-for-teens or visit the Abington Public Library.
Click here for the Book Share Form and Summer Reading Flyer
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Frolio’s Summer Reading Program
Incoming 7th Graders
Incoming 7th graders are expected to maintain a calendar for each summer week reflecting evidence that they read a minimum of 90 minutes each week. Parents/guardians are asked to sign off on the calendar each week. The calendar will be submitted to your homeroom teacher on the first day of school as your raffle ticket to enter a chance to win a free Nook through
our Read to Succeed Program. During the first three days of school, all 7th graders will also complete a Book Share Form
given to them by their teachers, and they will share a brief summary and impression of the book(s) they read over the summer. It is recommended that you select your summer reading from Abington Public Library’s Get In The Game~Read 2016
Collaborative Summer Reading Program. Visit the program and sign up online at http://www.abingtonpl.org/index.php/
teens/summer-reading-for-teens or visit the Abington Public Library. Frolio Middle School, in partnership with the Horace
Mann Companies, is proud to introduce the “Read to Succeed” program for our students. It’s simple, and parents, we need
you, too!
Each child needs to read an extra 90 minutes per week during the summer vacation. We are attaching a task sheet for parents to sign verifying their child has read the required 90 minutes per week for the 8 weeks of the program. Forms must be
turned in on the first day of school - August 30th - for your child to earn a raffle ticket for the Nook drawing.
The winners will be announced by September 3rd. More details to follow prior to the awards ceremony.
The Read to Succeed Program is sponsored by Dewayne Harrell of The Horace Mann Companies. (This is not an endorsement by the Frolio Middle School.)
Read to Succeed Reading Program
June 21st – August 19th
Student Name:
Frolio Middle School
In order to be eligible for the drawing to win a new NOOK, this form must be completed and returned to the school office on Aug. 30th.
Week #
Week Ending
Signature of Parent
1
July 1
2
July 8
3
July 15
4
July 22
5
July 29
6
Aug 5
7
Aug 12
8
Aug 19
See Page 2 for information on the Grade 8 Summer Reading Program.
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Home School Communication
We are making the effort to “go green” and use less paper. As a result, our school
handbook is online as well as other documents. A parent/guardian and student sigFacebook.com/froliomiddleschool
nature form will go home with all students indicating that you have reviewed the
handbook with your child. There will be a box on this form that may be checked if
you require a hard copy of the Student Handbook.
We will regularly send out emails via Constant Contact, our general email notifica@FrolioMiddle
tion system. We ask that you sign up for Constant Contact at your earliest convenience in order to be informed of our school activities, special events and other news
notifications.
Receive email notices by signing up for both our Frolio emails and
district-wide emails at www.abingtonps.org .
@frolio_middle
School-wide Positive Behavior
Supports and Intervention Program
Consistent - Predictable - Positive - Safe
What is a School-Wide PBIS? According to PBIS.org, “Improving student academic and
behavior outcomes is about ensuring all students have access to the most effective and accurately implemented instructional and behavioral practices and interventions possible. SWPBIS provides an
operational framework for achieving these outcomes. More importantly, SWPBIS is NOT a curriculum,
intervention or practice, but IS a decision-making framework that guides selection, integration, and implementation of best evidence-based academic and behavioral practices for improving important academic and behavioral outcomes for all students.” The goal of the program is to increase time to teach and
less time to deal with distracting or disruptive behaviors.
Frolio Middle School implements our SWPBIS at the beginning of each school year, which is
custom-tailored to our specific school. For the first three days of school, in addition to activities that help
teachers get to know each student, all faculty and staff members will teach what are called “TeachTo’s” (based on the Time to Teach Program) or expectations for behavior in all areas of the school including but not limited to the classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, restrooms, gym and in assemblies. In addition, we will introduce to the students a school-wide process for responding to non-compliant behaviors
at Frolio. So, wherever a student is in the school, the process will be the same if non-compliant, or inappropriate school behaviors are displayed. As a result, students know what is expected of them and also
know what to expect if they decide to not meet those expectations throughout our whole school community.
One of the major components of the SWPBIS is a process called REFOCUS. At the beginning of
the school year, the teachers will conduct a “Teach-To” on REFOCUSING. When a student does not
comply with a teacher request to discontinue a behavior that is deemed problematic, the teacher may tell
the student that he or she should REFOCUS, which means the student takes a reflection sheet to a
“buddy classroom” that has been pre-determined, completes the sheet while processing his/her behavior
and then re-enters the class. The REFOCUS portion of the SWPBIS gives the student the opportunity to
take ownership of the behavior, re-center himself or herself and once again enter class prepared to learn.
The four primary qualities and benefits of a SWPBIS are 1) consistency, 2) predictability, 3)
positive outlook: behavior can be corrected, and you are still an important person in my community of
learners, and 4) the fact that all of these qualities practiced over time lead to a safe school environment.
If you would like to learn more about the SWPBIS process, “Teach-To’s” or the REFOCUS process,
please go online to www.pbis.org and www.timetoteach.com.
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Student Recognition!
We have exciting ways for Frolio Students to be recognized for positive academic
achievement and behavior
Green Wave Certificate
Student of the Month
Award
Principal Positive
Phone Calls
Get caught engaged in a random
act of kindness,
and you may be nominated by a
Frolio faculty/staff member
for a Green Wave Certificate
and attendance at a
Green Wave Breakfast
Each month teachers select at least
2 students per academic team
who have displayed exemplary
academic and social behaviors. Their
pictures are taken and displayed
in a display case in the front lobby
of the school for the month.
Teachers may refer a student to
Mr. MacCurtain
for exemplary academic or
social behavior,
and the Principal will call home
and share this wonderful news
with the family.
High Honors and Honor Roll
Students are recognized at an Honor Roll Ceremony and Breakfast at the end of Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
for their outstanding academic performance to date. Eighth graders are
recognized, as well, at the end of the school year at our annual Eighth Grade Moving Up
Ceremony.
Parent Portal
Accessing Grades
There is no need to wait for a progress report or report card to find out how your child is
performing at Frolio Middle School. Maintain an ongoing connection with your child’s
academic performance throughout each trimester of the school year through the online Parent
Portal. Login instructions, specific to your child’s records, will be provided to all parents at
Open House Night on Thursday, September 8th.
Note: If you are unable to attend Open House,
the login information will be sent home with your child.
Your child will also have possession of the same login information,
so you may also access this information directly from your child.
Please contact your child’s teacher(s) at any time, as well.
Student Premier Agendas
Student agendas are given to every student on the first day of school. At this point in their education students should be
more independent with the use of this important planning and organizational tool. We ask for your support in reinforcing
its daily use. Your child will be instructed to record daily assignments, scheduled assessments, long-term assignments and
extra-curricular activities in his/her agenda. Periodically we will conduct random “agenda checks” to ensure that the
students are actively using their agenda. As adults, we are well aware of the benefits of maintaining clear plans and
goals. We ask that you assist us in instilling this important skill in your child’s daily living practice.
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ATTENDANCE
A Day At Frolio
AND TARDINESS
DAILY PRESENCE IN CLASS IS
ESSENTIAL TO ACADEMIC
Drop Off and Pick Up Procedure at Frolio
SUCCESS!!!
STATE LAW REQUIRES
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL.
ANY STUDENT WHO HAS
ACCUMULATED SIX OR MORE
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES WITHIN
A MARKING PERIOD (6
MARKING PERIODS PER YEAR
WITH 3 PROGRESS REPORTS
AND 3 REPORT CARDS) MAY
BE SUBJECT TO ACTION BY THE
SCHOOL. (THE TOTAL NUMBER
OF UNEXCUSED ABSENCES IN
PREVIOUS TRIMESTERS WILL BE
BEFORE, DURING
AND AFTER THE
SCHOOL DAY
CARS WILL NOT
BE ALLOWED TO
STOP AND DROP OFF
ON THE OPPOSITE
SIDE (WEST SIDE)
OF THE FROLIO
MIDDLE SCHOOL ON
WASHINGTON
STREET.
If you are traveling south
on Washington Street,
continue past the school
and enter the Beaver
Brook parking lot. You
should drop off either on
the north side of Ralph
Hamlin Lane or on the
school side of Washington Street.
coming and going
from the Frolio as
safe as possible for
everyone.
Please do not turn
around in the Frolio
driveway.
Do not make u-turns on
Washington Street!
Your child’s safety is
paramount. Please
assist us in making
ADDED TO THE NEXT
TRIMESTER IN ORDER TO
Bell Schedule
MAINTAIN A CUMULATIVE
COUNT FOR THE YEAR.)
A STUDENT IS TARDY TO
Breakfast Available in Café
7:10am
7:22am
7:25 – 7:27am
7:29 – 8:18am
8:20 – 9:09am
9:11 – 10:00am
10:02 – 10:51am
10:53 – 12:02pm
School Opening
Warning Bell
Homeroom and Morning Announcements
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period
5th Period
SCHOOL AFTER THE 7:25AM
BELL. A TARDY STUDENT MUST
REPORT TO THE OFFICE.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE
FOLLOWING PROCESS, AS
OUTLINED IN THE STUDENT
HANDBOOK:
7:25-7:35AM TARDY TO
SCHOOL (NOTE FROM PARENT
NOT REQUIRED.)
7:35-8:15AM TARDY TO
SCHOOL, NOTE REQUIRED
FROM PARENT. FAILURE TO
BRING IN NOTE FOR TARDY
DURING THIS TIME WILL
RESULT IN OFFICE DETENTION.
AFTER 8:15AM TARDY
STUDENTS MUST BE
2016-2017
7:00am
(except on early release days)
10:51 – 11:11am
11:15 – 11:35am
11:42 – 12:02pm
12:04 – 12:53pm
12:55 – 1:44pm
1:44pm
8th Grade Lunch
7th and 8th Grade Lunch
7th Grade Lunch
6th Period
7th Period
Dismissal
After-school help is available from teachers Mon-Thurs 1:44pm-2:10pm, and
Fri 1:44pm-2:00pm.
ACCOMPANIED WITH PARENT/
GUARDIAN, A PHONE CALL
OR NOTE ACCOUNTING FOR
TARDINESS.
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School Dress Code in Student Handbook
The Frolio Middle School
takes great pride in the
appearance and behavior of
its students. Our school dress
code is governed by health,
safety, and the protection of
school property.
All students are expected
to come to school dressed
neatly, cleanly, modestly
and appropriately.
Any apparel that makes
reference to violence, drugs,
alcohol, sex or profanity is
not considered appropriate
school attire. Hats, hoods,
and outer coats are not
appropriate in-school attire
for boys or girls. Shorts and
skirts must be equal in length
or longer than the end of
fingers when arms are held
loosely by your side.
All shirts, for both boys and
girls, are expected to be of
full waist length or as
deemed appropriate by the
principal or her designee.
The principal, or his/her
designee, shall take
appropriate steps to correct
and control these situations.
Join us for
Coffee with the Principal
Monthly on Friday at 9:00 A.M.
A relaxed discussion
about the school’s programs, upcoming
events, strategies for
staying connected with
and motivating the
middle school student!
Bring your questions
too!
September 23
October 21
November 18
January 20
February 17
March 17
April 13* Thursday
May 19
The Abington Public School System is committed to ensuring that all of its programs and facilities are accessible to all members of the public. We do
not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. The contents of all
Abington Public Schools publications are available upon request in languages other than English.
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