December 17, 2021
Dear Boston Collegiate Families,
Thank you to all who joined us last night, both in-person and via Zoom, for our second Family Forum of the year. Here is the Zoom recording. I am deeply appreciative of your engagement and investment in our school community.
As a reminder, we will have a half day on Monday, December 20th, with dismissal at 11:30 AM. Yellow school buses will run as usual.
Additionally, we will not be sending a school-wide update next week. I hope the winter break and holiday season brings both joy and rest to you and yours.
Warmly,
Jenna Ogundipe
Executive Director
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Upcoming Events and Announcements
Lower School Student Council Field Trip
The Lower School Student Council will head to Frog Pond on Monday!
Lower School Afterschool
There will be no afterschool programming next week. All students are encouraged to take the bus or other means of transportation. We will resume with programming when we return from Winter Break!
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COVID-19 Updates
There will be no student pooled testing next week due to the shortened week. If you want to get your student PCR tested on your own, here are some links to some test sites in Boston: https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-health-commission/covid-19-testing-sites.
Below, please find a summary of our community’s pooled testing, symptomatic testing program, test-and-stay program, and community positivity rates for the week:
- Staff pooled testing resulted in 0 positive pools.
- Student pooled testing resulted in 2 positive pools and 1 inconclusive pool, yielding 2 positive results.
- 3 students were administered a rapid test through our symptomatic testing program, yielding all negative results.
- 7 staff were administered a rapid test through our symptomatic testing program, yielding all negative results.
- 45 students participated in our test-and-stay program, yielding 1 positive result.
- 2 students and 0 staff tested positive through outside testing.
- With this data, the BCCS positivity rate this week is 0.74%.
In total, 0 staff and 5 students across grades 5-12 have tested positive this week.
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Enrichment
(Arts and Athletics)
Athletics
The winter athletic season is in full swing. All the information for games, practices, and any athletic information can be found here.
Looking to stay active over the winter? Volleyball club is a great way to hang out with friends, meet new people, and learn the game if you’ve never played before! Brianna Gomez will be the student volleyball club moderator, and Mr. Tith will be the teacher-facilitator. Sign-ups for individual people or groups can be done through the Google Classroom Code: [ r4tfaib ] The club consists of scheduled games at the Little House for all participants to be determined. The volleyball club will be run as a casual league. Therefore, there are no formal positions. We will use casual substitutions so that first-time players do not have to worry about where to go on the court. Remember that Volleyball is a physical activity, so it will require Family ID to participate.
Arts
The Lower School Talent Show will take place next Wednesday morning from 8:30-10:00 AM. Acts include pieces from Broadway’s Hamilton to stand-up comedy routines and cartwheels. A recording will be made available for families.
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Resources
Found in Translation
A Language Access Fellowship program is designed to level the playing field for talented, driven low-income and homeless bilingual women. It is free-of-charge; includes common-sense supports such as on-site childcare, transportation assistance, mentoring, and career coaching; and leads directly into jobs paying. They are hiring now please click here for more information.
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Highlight of the Week
Check out Volume 1 of our student-published Lower School Newsletter. Our School Newsletter Club meets each Tuesday with Ms. Hafferkamp during lunch!
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17 de diciembre 2021
Estimadas Familias de Boston Collegiate,
Gracias a todos los que nos acompañaron anoche, tanto en persona como via Zoom, para nuestro segundo Foro Familiar del año. Aquí está la grabación de zoom. Estoy profundamente agradecido por su compromiso e inversión en nuestra comunidad escolar.
Como recordatorio, tendremos medio día el lunes 20 de diciembre con salida a las 11:30 AM. Los autobuses escolares amarillos funcionarán como de costumbre.
Además, no enviaremos una actualización para toda la escuela la próxima semana. Espero que las vacaciones de invierno y la temporada navideña les traigan alegría y descanso a usted y a los suyos.
Atentamente,
Jenna Ogundipe
Directora Ejecutiva
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