Superintendent's Blog
January 27, 2015
This month, I am highlighting some of the many opportunities that make EWG a great learning community.
The new Metcalf chorus program has really taken off! We are so pleased to be able to offer this option during the school day for our fifth and sixth grade students! I had the opportunity to attend Ms. Place's very first chorus concert last week where more than fifty of our students shared their talents with family and friends. Also, congratulations to the seven students selected for this year's all-state elementary school
chorus! They are:
Avery Andrews
Devon Cranston
Hailey Horne
Hannah Brown
Hannah Pearson
Maya Horne
Rebecca Kilday
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The Amgen-Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program that we started last year with sixth grade students at Metcalf has now expanded to include seventh graders as well. The following message from one proud parent was shared with the school:
"I wanted to share this
with the school because it was a pretty special moment! My daughter,
Jillian (7th grade, White Knights) was asked to participate in a press
conference last week with Governor Raimondo and Congressman Langevin, regarding
the mentor program organized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State,
between EWGJHS students and Amgen employees. She stood on a stage with
her mentor and a microphone ... and spoke for 3 minutes to an audience of over
100 people ... and she nailed it!!!
They discussed how the program has helped her, what she likes most about it,
etc. I have it on video if anyone would like to see it. She definitely made me proud and I'm sure the school
would feel the same."
Check out the video by following the link below. We are all very proud!
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Attention EWG Parents and Community - Due to popular demand, The Partnership With
Parents Program is hosting the “2nd showing” of the nationally acclaimed
documentary entitled, “SCREENAGERS”. This is a true story
about a family who learned about the complex world of social media with their
13 year old daughter and how best to keep her safe and well balanced. An
open discussion will follow the presentation. Check it out on www.screenagersmovie.com
Many have asked to see it online; but, it is only available via a
contractual payment basis by our district. So, PLEASE make every effort
to attend as this is the last time we will be hosting this event which affects
every student, family and faculty member! Please
join us on Wed., Feb. 1, 2017 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the EWG Junior/Senior
Library (snow date, Feb. 2, 2017). Any questions, contact Catherine
Murray, Middle School Counselor at 397-6898 x 219 or catherine_murray@ewg.k12.ri.us
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Our SHS AP English class had a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to visit the JFK Library in Boston to view the Ernest Hemingway exhibit. Mr. Robitaille sent the following message regarding the experience: "Not only
were they able to experience the rare documents on display in the regular
exhibit, but they also received a VIP-style tour of the "inner
sanctum," where some of the rarest pieces are kept. We were guided by one
of the nation's leading Hemingway experts. Dr. Justice didn't just show us
around, either. She guided the class through one of the most intense close
reading experiences I have ever had, using the only existing handwritten draft
of one of Hemingway's most famous stories. Her passion for the subject was
infectious, giving us all a renewed enthusiasm for the power of the writing
process, as well as an unprecedented insight into the mind of one of our
greatest authors."
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The Lineham playground improvements are complete! Day 1 of play was a huge success, which can only be described through pictures.
Check out the following link to see some of the creative offerings that our JSHS library-media specialist, Ms. Winner, has organized for students and their families. I am proud to say that our libraries are evolving to meet the changing needs of our students and the society they are growing up in.
