​This is a short school week with Thanksgiving happening this Thursday. The school schedule will remain as is with Mon, Tues, and the ½ day Wed schedules unchanged. Only hybrid students in the Mon/Tues cohort will be coming in-person this short week. Please see attached schedules for OLS and 115 for reminders about blocks, including ½ day Wednesday blocks.
Happy and Safe Thanksgiving to all!
 
While the focus of Back to School Night #2 onThursday 11/12 was on the classrooms and teacher messages, the BHS counselors and social workers wanted to introduce themselves too! The videos from these dedicated and caring student support educators from BHS are available below on our blog.

Please note that generally referrals to BHS social workers should be requested through a student’s counselor or dean. Social workers are excellent resources for BHS students AND have very large caseloads at this time, especially this year with the more heightened level of mental health needs in our world. While they would love to have more availability, they are not always able to meet weekly with every student who may ask for this support.
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We encourage families to seek out mental health resources through the Brookline Center or their own health insurance programs. If a student or family needs assistance with this step, please feel free to contact the student’s counselor or one of the BHS social workers. 

Crazy but true- We are ¼ of the way through the school year already with Quarter 1 ending on Friday Nov 6.
Congratulations to all Gr 10-12 graders who started back for some in-person teaching and learning last week, as well the full remote students who are being patient and adjusting as teachers continue to build their teaching and tech repertoire!
Lastly, good efforts from the 9th graders who have been continuing their hybrid and remote plans for the past 3 weeks!

• Same weekly hybrid schedules continue to accommodate safe lunches for all students in the OLS and the 115 buildings -See the attached schedules here for both OLS and 115
• ALL BHS STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE REMOTE WEDNESDAYS.
• Quarter 1 ended Friday, November 6. Student report cards will be posted on the student/parent portals on Thursday Nov 19.
• Wondering how to support BHS educators who are feeling lots of “feels” these days all at the same time – Thanks to the BHS PTO for the wonderful message outside the 115 Greeough entrance for our hardworking teachers and educators at both 115 and OLS!
• Grown and Flown suggests 12 Ways Parents Can Support Their Teen’s Teachers (and other educators) in these times - Try this one:  Write a note letting an [educator] know specifically how s/he has helped your student - an encouraging note or email from a parent can go a long way toward making a teacher/counselor/dean/educator feel appreciated. Knowing that s/he has made an impact on a child’s life–academically or personally–and that parents have noticed that impact, can give an [educator] the boost s/he needs to face the next challenge. 

Here is the link for the Gap Year presentation at BHS

​The Gap Year Goals and Resource Mapping Document is attached

Important reminders for all as we enter into November:

• Another special school schedule is happening this week of Nov 2. Students will not have school on Tues 11/3 due to a BHS Professional Development Day. The revised schedule is attached to this email.
• Hybrid schooling has started for 9th graders at OLS this past week. It was fun to welcome many 9th graders into the OLS building and the classrooms and hallways!
• Hybrid schooling for students in Grades 10-12 are targeted to start on November 9.
• BHS STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE REMOTE WEDNESDAYS as of last week.
• Quarter 1 IPR (interim progress report) #2 will be uploaded to both student and parent portals this Wednesday 10/28 ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHOSE GRADE IS BELOW A C+ or whose grade went down by one full grade since IPR #1. These IPRs offer an excellent opportunity for parents/caregivers to discuss the successes that a student is experiencing with school and provide a morale boost for classes that may not be going smoothly. Students can still improve academic work between now and the Quarter 1 end date of 11/6.
• Quarter 1 ends on November 6