Dear AKF Families,

As we head into the weekend, we wanted to share a couple of friendly reminders! Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 1st, so please remember to turn your clocks back one hour before heading to bed Saturday evening. We hope you enjoy the extra hour of sleep!

Looking ahead, we are excited to connect with families during parent-teacher conferences the week of November 23rd. These conversations are an important part of building strong home-school partnerships and provide an opportunity to celebrate your child’s growth, discuss their progress, and work together to identify ways to support their continued learning and development. We value your perspective as your child’s first and most important teacher, and these conversations allow us to share insights, answer questions, and ensure we are working together toward common goals. We encourage all families to make time to connect with their child’s teacher.

Thank you for your continued partnership and for all you do to support our AKF community. We hope you have a wonderful fall weekend!

Warmly,
Anne

[email protected]

508-854-4800 ext 4122

During a recent writing lesson, first graders in Mrs. Mosetty’s class practiced writing about a text they had recently read. Mrs. Mosetty provided individualized feedback, helping students strengthen their understanding of complete sentences and expand upon their ideas with greater detail. Students were encouraged to think more deeply about their reading and communicate their understanding through thoughtful, well-developed writing.

As many of you know, our classrooms are supported by a wonderful team of adults who work together each day to help every student grow and succeed. Providing meaningful learning experiences means recognizing that children learn in different ways and that each student brings their own strengths, experiences, and learning needs to the classroom.

During this week’s half-day professional development, our teaching teams spent time collaborating and planning the upcoming weeks of curriculum. A significant focus of this work was ensuring that appropriate supports for our students receiving special education services and our multilingual learners are intentionally built into the everyday lessons and learning experiences taking place in each classroom. Rather than thinking of these supports as something separate, our goal is to make learning accessible and meaningful for all students as part of our core instruction.

We also build dedicated What I Need (WIN) time into our daily schedule. During this time, students work in smaller, targeted groups based on their individual learning needs. These groups provide opportunities for additional practice, skill development, enrichment, and extension. By working in smaller groups, our teachers and support staff can provide more focused instruction and respond to what students need most at that point in their learning.

This week, our third graders stepped into some exciting new leadership roles by helping lead our morning announcements! At this point in the school year, our third graders are ready to take on greater responsibilities.

Each morning, partnerships of students make their way to the main office to deliver the announcements over the school loudspeaker. Together, they lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, share whether we will be enjoying outdoor recess, and announce the day’s lunch options.

3rd Graders will soon also be helping our younger students to get their breakfasts and run a Monday morning google meet for the whole school!

As the new Elementary Librarian, I had the pleasure of meeting all of your children this week! It takes a village to raise a child and I’m excited to be a part of that village for our Abby Kelley students. My goal is to grow our students’ skills in using a library and understanding and assessing information. While I am new to Abby Kelley, I am prepared to support our students, having worked as an educator for over a decade and as a student currently in the middle of my 2nd Master’s degree. Prior to this, I served as an elementary librarian, was a classroom teacher for 4th and 2nd grade, a reading tutor, and even worked as an aquarium educator! I’m excited to be a part of the Abby Kelley community and look forward to getting to know your children better as the school year unfolds.

Our young artists are hard at work creating their very own Art to Remember masterpieces! Each student is turning their creativity and imagination into a special piece of art that families can treasure for years to come.

🖍️ What’s Next?

• November 2: Personalized order forms will be sent home with your child.

• December 14: Orders are expected to arrive—just in time to make wonderful holiday gifts!

❤️ Your Purchase Makes a Difference!

When you order a keepsake featuring your child’s artwork, you’re doing more than celebrating their creativity. Our school receives 25% of the profit, helping support our AKF community!

We can’t wait for you to see the amazing creations our students are making. Keep an eye out for those order forms in November!

Questions? Please reach out to Mrs. Roy at [email protected] or call 508-854-8400, ext. 4306.

We are so pleased to share with you the members of our AKF Executive Director Search Committee:

Nicole Mikucka, AKF Trustee

Karina Abeddy, AKF Trustee

Amelie Cabral, Director of ESL and Family Engagement Center

Rob Kerr, High School Principal

Michael Penney, HS College/Career Counselor & International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator

Jen Connors, Middle School Team Leader Grade 5

Lindsay Burns, Elementary School Instructional Coach

Mercy Amo, High School Parent and Parent of an Alumnus

Joseidy Norford, High School Class of 2028

Robert Jones, Owner and Chief Empowerment Officer of T. Lee Associates

We have partnered with Sarah Ferguson, from vChief to manage this candidate search. During the month of November we will be holding listening sessions both in person and via a written survey to hear from you, our stakeholders of Abby Kelley, as to what qualities you would like to see in the next leader of our school. We will listen to you, take your valuable input and formulate a meaningful job description that will be posted by mid-December.

As we continue through this important process and fulfill our mission, we are seeking a strategic, visionary, and collaborative leader to guide our school into its next chapter. We invite you to ask questions, give us your opinions, and reach out to any of us on the committee to share your thoughts. We will continue to keep you updated on this most important task ahead of us.

Thank you for your dedication to our school!!

Sincerely,

Kathleen Greenwood, Trustee & Search Committee Chair