Braintree Education Association
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Just for New Teachers!
Click on the Apple!
MTA New Member Program
Summer Conference 2008
Williams College, Williamstown
August 3-7, 2008
Who should attend?
Educators/MTA members in their first five years of practice.
How much does it cost?
- Nothing! This program is fully funded by MTA.
Why spend five days in the beautiful Berkshires?
- You’ll meet great people.
- You’ll have a lot of fun.
- You’ll master the maze of rules, responsibilities and demands
placed on K-12 public school educators.
What is the program about?
- Rules:
How you are increasingly accountable for the success of
your students and more.
- Power:
Who controls what you teach and how you teach it: from the
Governor, Legislature and Board of Education to the local
School Committee and Administrators to your local Teachers
Association.
- Alliances:
Relationships with colleagues and administrators, students
and parents and how they all affect your success.
- Benefits:
Working conditions and collective bargaining: your health,
safety, hours, workload and salary.
Thank you
for all you've given
to the children of Braintree!
Quincy Credit Union Is pleased to
announce a new program for Members with
loved ones serving overseas in the military.
Beginning February 1st, 2008, QCU will
purchase mail complimentary Pre-Paid
Calling Cards on behalf of Members with family
serving abroad. The program will show support
for Members and thank our troops for protecting
our freedoms and way of life. A request form can
be obtained at the Credit Union's website
or in person at 100 Quincy Avenue, Quincy, MA
or by calling 617-479-5558.
Plenty of room here for
your announcements!
Quincy
Large 2 bedroom in 2-family
home. Off-street parking,
large yard, no pets, no smoking.
Available May 1. $1150 per month.
617 - 719 - 6802.
Quincy
Large 1 bedroom, 3 minutes
from Braintree. Off-street
parking. No pets, no smoking.
Available June 1. $800 per month.
617-719-6802
SUMMER RENTAL - West Yarmouth
3 bedrooms - Sleeps 6. Living Room,
Cable TV/VCR. Eat-in kitchen w/ microwave
and dishwasher. Large deck w/ Weber Grill -
outdoor shower, beach chairs, 1 mile to
Seagull Beach on side road. $750 per week.
Contact Mike Connelly at:
mconnelly@mssaa.org or call 781-335-8179.
Thanks for a great season!
Thanks to all of the educators, parents and students who made the
2007 season of the MTA Red Sox Reading Game a success – and
congratulations to the winners. We look forward to launching a new
season of the game in May 2008!
The Massachusetts Teachers Association, in conjunction with Staples, has
established the Reading Matters Web Site to promote reading and literacy
among Massachusetts children. This web site has reading tips, activities, and
links to a wealth of resources to help promote reading, in addition to providing
details about the MTA Red Sox Reading Game Contest. Click on the
Reading Matters Icon below to visit the Web Site.
Save the date! *
Retirement party being held for:
Kathleen (Kay) Rains
Patty LeGrand
Lynn Abravanel
Patricia Tatro
Ginny Rubino
June 12th*
Venezia Waterfront Restaurant
*please note the date change!
Save the Date
Retirement Tea
For
Alison Gregian
Debbie King
Linda Sweeney (Broderick )
Thursday, May 15, 2008
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Liberty School
- Also, Congratulations to
who retired from the
Highlands Elementary School
this past October.
Why?
To celebrate
the retirement of
Campanale's
88 Pearl Street
Braintree MA
6:00 p.m.
Easton, Ma.
more details to follow...
Send all information concerning
retirements and celebrations to:
Red Sox Catcher Jason Varitek will once again captain both
the "Olde Towne Team" and the MTA's effort to get kids excited about reading
over the summer.
"You have to read to learn. It's the key to success for every child," said
Varitek, who is entering his sixth year as the spokesman for the MTA Red Sox
Reading Game.
The reading contest, which will be sponsored this year by the Hanover
Insurance Group Foundations, is open to all Massachusetts students in
kindergarten through eighth grade. Students who read nine books, one for each
position on the baseball field, are entered into a drawing to win free tickets to a
Red Sox game at Fenway Park.
To take part in the MTA Red Sox Reading Game, students are required
to pledge to their parents that thy will read nine books over the summer. That
commitment is reflected on cards sent to the MTA. In late summer, 100 of the
forms are selected at random and the children who have submitted them will
get to attend a game at Fenway Park. Five students, one from each region of
the state, will be selected as grand prize winners. They will get a behind-the-scenes
tour of Fenway Park and will go out onto the filed to meet Varitek during a
pre-game recognition ceremony.
Reading Matters, an MTA non-profit literacy corporations, was originally
created to oversee the MTA Red Sox Reading Game, but in recent years it
has evolved into an umbrella organization for the association's broader campaign
to promote student achievement in a number of curriculum area. The MTA
Boston Celtic Honor Roll program rewards students with a B average or perfect
attendance. The Bruin's By The Numbers program promotes math by asking
student to complete age appropriate problems based on hockey. The Music Matters
initiative, conducted in association with classical radio station WCRB, send members
of the New Philharmonic Orchestra around the state to visit schools and talk to
students.
For more information on Reading Matters programs and tips on promoting
student achievement, visit:
If you would like to make a contribution toward a gift
please make check payable to Liberty School Sunshine
Fund and forward to Kara Wishart at Liberty School.
Please join us as we celebrate another stop on the
Farewell Tour
for
Joe Rose
A Jimmy Buffett Dance Party
Buffett attire preferred
Friday, June 6, 2008 ~ 7 - 11 p.m.
Sons of Italy Hall
161 King Hill Road, Braintree
Cost per person: $35
DJ, Hor d'oeurves and Gift
Please R.S.V.P. by May 23, 2008 to
Dotty Burkett, South Middle School
Make checks payable to South Sunshine Fund
Please join us for an afternoon of honoring those retiring from East…
Joe Belmosto ~ Maureen Byrnes ~ Shirley Cardello ~ Ken Thomas
… as well as those who are moving on to new endeavors
Friday, May 30th ~ 3:30pm to 6:30pm
Irish Cultural Centre, Canton, MA
RSVP by May 16th to Janis Stevenson
$25 payable to East Middle School
Donation includes cost of gifts and food.
hors d'oeuvres, salad, pasta bar, bread ~ cash bar will be available.
Terri Barosky's Retirement Party
May 22nd, 2008
Please respond ASAP if you plan to join us.
Thank you,
Andrea Gilarde and Jessica O'Malley
East Middle School
Congratulations to all
who are retiring this year!!
