ELT Student Survey

Did you hear about the ELT Survey given the your children a week (or so) ago? If not, you should ask them. The survey looked like this (image on the right)

Interested in the results? They can be found by navigating to the ELT Brophy Document Website or by clicking here.

Hope you find the results as interesting as we did!

Blue & White Kick off Celebration & 8th Hour Schedule Update

Hello Brophy Community!

Did you get your edition of the PTO Brophy News this week? If so, you read about ASM and the ELT kick-off celebration! From what I hear, a great time was had by all. Just to recap of the 8th hour scheudle (taken from the Brophy News sent Sept 7th 2008)....

Mon & Tues will be grade rotation time in which the kids do projects & activities that will supplement the core grade curriculum, making it more applicable and fun (hopefully :) ). Wed will be club time - the kids will find out what club they're in on Mon or Tues. Every Thurs will be Early Dismissal. Fri will be Reading Buddy time or Recorder club for the 4th and 5th graders who selected that option.

That's all for now -- thank you and have a great evening!

Kids Club Day Selections

We received a question asking when children would be informed of their Wednesday Kid Club Day choices. Margaret states they hope to let students know their electives on Friday or Monday at the latest. So, stay tuned for details!

8th Hour ELT Kickoff -- Sept 5th 2008

Hopefully you saw the note brought home by your children today about the 8th Hour ELT Kickoff celebration, happening Friday, Sept 5th. The Kickoff festivities will include songs, pictures, decorations and the Brophy Community wearing their finest blue and white Brophy Colors.

"What time is All-School Meeting" you ask? All-school meeting runs from 2:20 to 3:00 pm, after ASM students will participate in 8th hour of Study Buddies.

So show your Brophy School Spirt ... come dressed in BLUE & WHITE to celebrate!

Bus issues

We received a question about bus issues.

Question: [...] I understand that there are bugs to be worked out with the buses but my main concern is what happens in the snow and rain? We all know how busy the streets of Framingham are on a normal day at 4:00 but add inclement weather ~ I am concerned. Have there been any discussion about it? [...]

Margaret's reply is below.

As with any start to the school year, the drivers are learning their morning and afternoon routes. It takes a little time to refine the timing of these routes based on traffic patterns in town. The arrival of buses improved dramatically each day last week. The buses on Friday left the school at 4:15 pm.

We will continue to work toward the goal of having buses moving at 4:00 pm during this week and will monitor our progress to see if further adjustments to time need to be made.

Please let us kow if you are having similar issues. Thank you and have a great day!