Schools

Dear Parents/Guardians:

I am very excited about my appointment as Interim Principal of the Center School in Hopkinton. I relish being back in the school setting and working with children, teachers and parents. I strongly believe that a strong parent – school partnership is critical to children’s success in school. I look forward to working with you for the next six months and helping the school make the transition to a permanent principal this summer.

Dear 8th grade parents,

Please join us next Thursday, January 17th at 7 p.m. for 8th grade parent night. This is an important night for all parents of next year's incoming 9th graders. We will discuss the upcoming scheduling process for the 2013-2014 school year. The curriculum team leaders from all departments will be present if you have specific curriculum questions. Also, student council representatives will be available to give tours of the building. We hope you will be able to join us next Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the high school athletic center.

The Boys and Girls Track teams both came out on top in the meet against Medway today at the High School Athletic Center. The boys beat Medway 68-18 and the girls finished with a final score of 63-09. Both teams remain undefeated.

"Some solid performance, especially by Ryan Bohlin in the shot and the 300, " said Coach Donahue.

Bohlin threw 44'11.5" finishing first for the Hillers. In other races, Derek Winshman finished first in the hurdles with a time of 6.8 seconds. Patrick Levenson finished first in the 1000 meter (2:54.9).

The Hopkinton School Committee is pleased to announce that interviews have been scheduled with the four finalists recommended by the Superintendent Search Screening Committee, for the position of Superintendent of Schools. Each finalist will be individually interviewed by the School Committee, following a visit to the district which will include a tour of each school and meetings with administrators, faculty, staff members, and parents. The hour-long interviews will take place during a posted Working Session, in the High School, Room A-219 and will begin at 7:00 PM.

Interim Superintendent Dr. Hiersche announced today the appointment of Ms. Millie Katzman as Interim Principal for Center School. Ms. Katzman will begin work in Hopkinton in mid-January, and will work with departing principal, Dr. Chris Kennedy, to ensure a smooth and comfortable transition for staff and students.

Included in the January 7th grade reports at Hopkinton High, is a new assessment that will rate students in three areas: Effort and Work Ethic, Engagement in Learning and Awareness of Self and Others. Students will receive a score of 1-4 in each category, and the scores relate to their performance on a new rubric developed by a group of teachers last year that will assess students on the behaviors and dispositions related to their academic work.

Both the Boys and Girls Track teams came out on top today in the meet against Medfield. The boys won 58 to 27 and the girls 53 to 24 and both are now 5-0.

For the boys, Derek Winshman came in first in the hurdles with a time of 6.7 seconds and Tim Bolick took first place in both the 1 mile (4:48.4) and the 1000 meter (2:46.5). Patrick Levenson finished first in the 2 mile with a time of 10:20.4

The girls swept the hurdles with Meghan Beidleman finishing first (7.2), followed by Kaylin Albanese (7.2) and Nicole Belisle (7.7).

Please come and join Hopkins School Principal Mr. Martineau and Merideth Ekwall, Director of Elementary Education Curriculum, to discuss the new enVision Math Program. We will be getting together tomorrow, Friday, January 4, from 9:30 to 10:30 in our large conference room.