IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS
CARDINAL OF THE WEEK
The CARDINAL OF THE WEEK program begins on Monday, October 6th. We are looking for nominations of any student or staff person who you think is worthy of this acknowledgement. Please put your nominations in Mrs. Byrd’ mailbox in the Health Academy. Nomination forms are available in the Main Office and in all the Academy Offices. Mrs. Byrd
VOLLEYBALL TEAM FUNDRAISER: The members of the Girls’ Volleyball Team will be
starting their fundraiser on Monday, September 29th. It will run until October 10th. You can
purchase a black MP T-shirt or sweatshirt from any team member. Please note that all of the sizes
are Men’s Sizes. You must make payment with your purchase. Thank you. Mrs. Byrd.
MELA-O TESTING will be conducted in the classrooms during the month of October.
Please see Ms. Rodrigues for more information.
OSHA-10 CLASSES will be held during Periods 2 and 3 on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the
month of October for CDT students in the following programs: Carpentry, Plumbing, Electricity, Sheetmetal, and Facilities Management. Please see Mr. Faneuli for more information.
SOUTH AFRICAN SISTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE: invites the MP Community to assist in
collecting and donating school supplies to nursery and primary schools in the Dundee area of South
Africa. According to Judith Baker, in addition to children’s books with good pictures and appropriate
text, there is a desperate need for pencils, pens, crayons, markers, scissors, construction paper, glue sticks,
glue. A shipment will go out in mid-October from the Winchester Transfer Station. Please put a note in my
mailbox in the Health Academy and I will come and get the donations from you. Thank you. J. McRath
STAFF INFORMATION
THE HUT will reopen on Thursday, October 2nd. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Our hours will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. Thank you.
YEARBOOK : 2007 and 2008 yearbooks are now on sale for $25.00 each. Please see Mr. Holmes.
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL: SSC elections will be held before and after school on Thursday, October 9th. Anyone interested in running should submit their name to a BTU Building Rep by Friday, October 3rd.
LIBRARY NEWS: The Library is now wireless. Teachers can use their laptops anywhere in the
Library. Thanks to Mr. Ramsay, printing from laptops wirelessly is also available.
The MP Library has received an award from the National Endowment for the Humanties in cooperation
with the American Library Association. The program, called Picturing America, brings masterpieces of
American art into classrooms and libraries. These pictures are available for teachers to use in their
classrooms. The Library is a “happening” place. Mr. O’Brien
MVA DUES: Mr. Viggiano and Mr. Enright will be collecting MVA dues the next few weeks.
Please support your association by paying your dues for the year – $30.00. Thank you.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT:
Student government will be starting this term. Please nominate students in good standing for
Executive Board or General Assembly positions by emailing clearned@boston.k12.ma.us.
Please provide the students’ name, Academy, vocation, homeroom and ID number.
Thank you. C. Learned, Room 7-341
REMINDER: Please return your signed, Dated Checklist to your Academy Secretary ASAP.
ALL STAFF: Any staff member who has any medical concerns, please see Nurse Fisher so that
she is aware of those concerns in case of an emergency.
SUNSHINE FUND: Please see Ms. Harris, Mr. Enright, Mr. Herald, Mr. C. Johnson, Ms. Flakes,
Ms. Melanson, Ms. Mullane or Ms. Weir to contribute to the MP Sunshine Fund.
TEACHERS: Please check out the New Teacher’s Home Page on the Internet at
http://www.inspiringteachers.com for information and resources.
ALL STAFF: The date for the retirement party for all MP BTU Staff who have retired or will be retiring
has been postponed until the end of the school year. Date: To Be Announced.
STUDENT INFORMATION
SENIORS: If you want to have your baby picture in the yearbook, please turn in a picture to
Mr. Holmes by October 31.
SENIORS: SAT prep tutoring will start Tuesdays and Wednesdays during period 6 and after-school. Please stop by the College Career Center or your guidance counselor for more information. D. Colon
College Visit: Fitchburg State College will be visiting Madison Park on Monday, October 6th during 3rd period in the College and Career Center. See your guidance counselor for more information. D. Colon
JOSTENS will come back on Wednesday, October 8th, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in
Cardinal Hall. At that time Seniors can place their orders for their Caps and Gowns
and School Rings. Please see Ms. Paynter in the Guidance Office for more information.
MCAS TUTORING: “Classroom at the Workplace” students: MCAS tutoring will be held on
Mondays, starting 9/29/08, for those students that worked with the PIC over the summer.
Report to Mr. Jackson in Room 2B17 at 2:15 p.m. on Mondays.
Breakfast is served daily in the Upper Cafeteria of the Humphrey Building and the First Floor
Cafeteria of the Madison Park Building from 7:15 a.m. until 7:40 a.m. All students
are encouraged to have Breakfast.
INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS: Independent Reading books will be available in the
Main Office from Mr. McAfee’s Library. Please speak with your English Language Arts teacher
for more information.
BELL and LUNCH SCHEDULE:
Homeroom 7:40 – 7:49
Period 1 7:52 – 8:47
Period 2 8:50 – 9:45
Period 3 9:48 – 10:43
Period 4 10:46 – 11:41
LUNCH 1 11:44 – 12:04
Period 5A 11:44 – 12:39
LUNCH 2 12:42 – 1:02
Period 5B 12:07 – 1:02
Period 6 1:05 – 2:00
All Vocational Week students and staff go to Lunch 1.
All Academic week students and staff go to Lunch 2.
All YES students go to Lunch 1.
Music students: Grade 9, 10, and 11 go to Lunch 1; Grade 12 go to Lunch 2.
All SNAP PROGRAM STUDENTS go to Lunch 1.
All Grade 9 students attending exploratory classes: 2nd & 3rd period go to Lunch 1
(on both weeks) and 4th & 5th period go to Lunch 2 (on both weeks)
DAILY BULLETIN: Daily Bulletin Request forms are available in the Main Office. They must be
submitted to Sandra in the Main Office by 9:30 a.m. for publication in the next day’s bulletin.
Instructions are on the form. Thank you.
MPTVHS PARKING: All vehicles that are parked in the parking lot behind the school must have an MPTVHS Parking Permit . Please see Sandra in the Main Office for a parking permit.
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