What's New at Muraco?: April 2015

April 17, 2015

It was another busy week at Muraco. During Authorfest our students had the opportunity to learn how writers go from an idea to a published piece; Students in k-2 showcased their musical talents, much to the delight of their families; the first grade students went to a puppet show in Brookline; and the fifth grade students met with Mr. Goncalves, the McCall principal, to begin their transition to middle school. These are just a few of the MANY activities that our students participated in this week.

Safety Drill:

Today we had a lock down drill, and our students did exceptionally well. It will be our practice to have a few lock down drills during the year, much like our routine for fire drills. This will help our students feel more comfortable with the protocols.

Your child may come home and share their experience with you, so I wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of our protocols.

As you may remember, last spring there was a district wide parent presentation introducing best practices of lock downs. This researched based program is named ALICE.
The staff has been trained in the ALICE procedures/protocols.
Students know that we are practicing our plan in the UNLIKELY event an incident of this magnitude occurs.
Prior to today's drill, students discussed how to respond to all types of incidents. We emphasize the importance of remaining silent. This will ensure that they hear the directions given by the adult(s) in charge.
In the near future each classroom will be visiting established rally points. Should there ever be a time when students are required to leave school grounds, the students will know to go to these locations. In the event of this scenario the town's Public Safety Officers will know to check these locations.

I wish you all a wonderful vacation!

Best,

Laurie