1. Francis T. Bresnahan School New Parent Information Night
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

2. Welcome and Introductions
Amy B. Sullivan, Principal Kristina Davis, Principal
Anne Doble, Assistant Principal Gina Anderson, Team Coordinator

5. OFFICE LOCATIONS
Amy B. Sullivan, Principal (Lower Administrative Wing)
Kristina Davis, Principal (Upper Office Area )
Anne Doble, Assistant Principal (Upper Office Area)
Gina Anderson, Team Coordinator (Lower Administrative Wing)
Preschool and Kindergarten Lower Office
Located at Door #2 (side of school)
Lori Morasse, Secretary
Gael Phillips, Receptionist
Grades 1-3 Upper Office
Located at Door #1 (front of school)
Deann Boulay, Secretary
Elaine LeBlanc, Receptionist
Health Office
Located in the Lower Lobby- 1st Floor, Door #2
Nelson Lane, School Nurse
Michelle Thivierge, School Nurse
Cathy Riccio, School Nurse Leader

6. Preschool and Kindergarten: 1st Floor
CLASSROOMS
Preschool and Kindergarten: 1st Floor
Grade 1 and ½ of Grade 2: nd Floor
½ of Grade 2 and Grade 3: rd Floor
Shared Spaces
Gymnasium: 1st Floor, Upper Lobby
Library Media Center: 1st Floor, Upper Lobby
Cafeteria- 1st Floor, Upper Lobby
Art Room- 2nd Floor, Room 222
STEM Room- 2nd Floor, Room 235
Music Room – 3rd Floor, Room 335

7. School Hours Program Hours Grades 1-3 8:20 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Full Day Kindergarten
Half Day AM Kindergarten
8:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Full Day Preschool
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
5 Day Extended Learning Preschool
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
4 Day Extended Learning Preschool
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday
Half Day AM Preschool
8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Half Day PM Preschool
12:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday

8. A RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM APPROACH
“Creating safe, challenging and joyful schools”
Arrival and Dismissal Time
Bus Communities
Teaching Recess
Common Language
Learning to Do Lunch
Community Meetings
Emphasizing social, emotional and academic growth in a strong and safe school community

13. Eyes ahead. I’m ready for the hall. My hands are hanging by my side.
I’m standing straight and tall.
Voices off.
Eyes ahead.
I’m ready for the hall.
Eyes ahead.
I’m ready for the hall.

14. Clipper Values Respect Am I showing respect for myself?
Am I showing respect for the rights and worth of others?
Am I showing respect for school and community property?
Am I showing respect for the environment?
Am I showing respect for others’ views?
Am I respectful in my written and spoken communication to others?
Kindness
Am I showing kindness by treating others the way I want to be treated?
Am I showing kindness by promoting the welfare of others?
Am I showing kindness by being patient with others?
Am I showing kindness by acting with empathy and compassion?

15. Innovation
Does my work stretch my understanding?
Am I approaching problems in new and different ways?
Are we advancing innovation in all areas?
Do I foster and celebrate creativity in all of its different forms?
Do I understand the purpose of innovative practice?
Is the innovative practice rigorous as well as creative?
Perseverance
Do I know how to approach a problem without a clear answer?
Am I willing to take risks?
Do I recognize what is holding me back?
Do I set goals for myself?
Am I able to use strategies to overcome challenges?
Am I doing my personal best?

16. Responsibility
Do I accept responsibility for my actions and my words?
Do I accept responsibility for contributing to my class or group?
Do I accept responsibility for my personal growth?
Do I accept responsibility for making ethical choices?
Do I accept responsibility for contributing to my local or global community?
Do I take ownership of my responsibilities?
Reflection
Do I think before I act?
Do I give sufficient time for reflection before I take action?
Am I willing and able to make change and act based on the feedback I receive?
Do I value my own work and that of others?
Do I have an understanding of my learning style, strengths and weaknesses?
Do I define success in a variety of ways?

17. Recess and Lunch There are 3 lunch and recess periods daily.
10:40-11: :30-12: :20-1:05
Some classes will have recess before lunch and some classes will have recess after lunch.
All Full Day Kindergarten classes and 5 Day Preschool classes eat lunch in the cafeteria.
4 Day Extended Day classes have lunch in their classrooms.
Grade levels are integrated for lunch.
Grades 1-3 have recess on the large playground.
PK/K have recess on the fenced-in pirate ship playground.

18. Recess/Outdoor Play

19. Pamela Kealey, Director of Food Services
Overview of the Chartwell’s Lunch Program

20. Welcome to Newburyport Public Schools Food Services

21. An introduction to your child’s lunch experience:
Every child is assigned a 4 digit Pin number which they use to purchase lunch.
Your child’s teacher will provide the Pin number to each student on the first day of school.
Your child will enter their 4 digit Pin number into an easy to use Pin Pad at the cash register.
This pin number can always be found in the online Aspen Family Portal and is identified as the POS Pin
This number will remain the same as long as your child is a student in the Newburyport Public School system

22. Free/Reduced Lunch Program
National School Lunch Program
Applications will be sent home with your child on the first day of school or can be found at anytime on the district website.
Program is income based and can be applied for anytime during the school year if circumstances change.
If you receive a letter prior to the start of the school year indicating you qualify for free lunch you do NOT need to fill out an application.
Contact Food Services Department with any questions.

23. Breakfast Program
Breakfast Program will start on 9/17/18 at the Bresnahan School
$1.75 Full
$.30 Reduced
Research supports what educators and school officials see every day in our nation’s schools: a well-nourished child who starts the day with breakfast is more likely to be at school, a better learner, and willing to participate in the classroom*
*Imberman, S. and Kruger, A. (2012). THE EFFECT OF PROVIDING BREAKFAST ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM AN IN-CLASS BREAKFAST PROGRAM. [ebook] Cambridge, MA: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH. Available at: [Accessed 19 Aug. 2018].

24. Manage School Lunch Payment Online!
Head to
to view your child’s transactions and pay your bill!

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Or Pay Through the MySchoolBucks App!
Available for Both Apple and Android Devices
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And View the Menus Through the Nutrislice App!
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27. You can find me, Pamela Kealey, at:
Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me, Pamela Kealey, at:

28. Special Education Team Coordinator
Gina Anderson
nts/Special-Education/index.html

29. The Big Yellow School Bus
Salter Transportation:
Lee Lamkin, Director of Transportation
Bus passes are in the process of
being mailed home.
AM ROUTES
PM ROUTES
All Kindergarten students must be picked up from their bus stop by a parent/guardian/or adult designee who must show the parent/guardian pass to the bus driver on a daily basis.

30. Arrival 8:05-8:20 AM – Kindergarten – Grade 3
Bussers
All buses arrive at the front of the
building at Door # 1 (High St. Entrance)
Each bus is assigned a Bus Leader-
a teacher who lead the effort in improving bus behavior and build community among
bus riders.
Bus Leaders will board the bus when it arrives at school each morning.
Bus Leaders will greet children, review expectations for entering the school, and check in with the bus driver.
Students will enter the building at Door #1 by the Grades 1-3 Office. Kindergarten students will proceed to the gymnasium to meet their teachers and line up by class the first few weeks of school. Grades 1-3 students will proceed to their classrooms using the stairwell next to the gymnasium.
Please have children ride the bus the 1st day of school to get used to the routine.

31. Arrival 8:05-8:20 AM – Kindergarten – Grade 3
Walkers
Walkers (students literally walking or biking to school) should enter the school at the front door #1.
Kindergarten students will proceed to the gymnasium to meet their teachers and line up by class the first few weeks of school.
Grades 1-3 students will proceed to their classrooms using the stairwell next to the gymnasium.
Bike racks are located at the side of the school near Door #2 and in the back of the school behind the playground.

32. Arrival 8:05-8:20 AM –Kindergarten – Grade 3
Riders
Students who are driven to school by a parent are RIDERS.
Drop off is on the side entrance of the school accessible only by North Atkinson St.
Please enter the driveway and proceed to the side of the building.
Take a left at the last entrance to enter the drop-off queue.
Once in the drop-off area (alongside the sidewalk at the side entrance of the school), pull all the way forward towards Murphy Ave so that cars can be stacked the full length of the sidewalk.
Students dropped off in the queue should be able to independently exit from the vehicle.
Students may only exit on the passenger side.
Once in the queue, you must wait for a staff member standing close to the Murphy Ave. exit to signal that cars may exit.
There are barriers preventing cars from trying to circumvent cars in front of them in the queue. Please remain in the drop-off lane at all times.
To exit, please proceed straight to Murphy Ave. to take a RIGHT only on Low St. OR
Take a left at the end of the queue and proceed around the back of the parking lot to exit back onto North Atkinson St. Only a RIGHT turn will be allowed onto North Atkinson St.

33. Riders Entering the School
Door 3
2nd Floor
Door 2
1st Floor
Door 4
3rd Floor
Students should enter the school at the designated door for their floor:
Door 2: 1st floor students (closest to the offices.)
Door 3: 2nd floor students (middle door)
Door 4: 3rd floor students (closest to Murphy Ave.)
All staff members are on duty in the morning and stationed at designated areas (crosswalks, entrances, stairwells, corridors, etc.) to greet students and supervise arrival. We will also have a transition team available to help students to their classrooms during the first few days of school.
All kindergarten and grade 1 students will wear their name tags given to you during the Meet and Greets . All kindergarten students will be escorted to the gym upon arrival where kindergarten teachers will be waiting for them.
Entrance doors are blue

34. Preschool Arrival- 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.
There is no drop-off area or queue for preschool-aged students.
All preschool students arriving by car must park in the main parking lot (North Atkinson side entrance).
Please enter the parking lot at the second entrance.
The 1st row of parking spots will be designated as visitor spots for parents. There is no parking for visitors in the driveway area. These spots are assigned to teachers.
Please escort your child across the crosswalk to
Door #2 Miss Sue AM/Miss Samantha
Door #3 Miss Karen & Miss Jessica, Miss Sue PM
Door #4 Miss Giovanna & Miss Tanasi
A teacher will meet your child at their designated door.
To park- enter at 2nd/middle entrance to lot
Visitor Parking-
1st Row
Door 2-
Miss Sue AM, Miss Samantha
Please use crosswalks
Door 4
Miss Giovanna & Miss Tanasi
Door 3
Miss Karen,
Miss Sue PM

35. Dismissal: Kindergarten – Grade 3: 2:50 p.m.
Bussers, Boys/Girls Club, Y Afterschool Program
Kindergarten bussers will be escorted to the gymnasium and greeted by their bus leader who will escort them to the bus.
Grades 1-3 Bussers and Boys/Girls Club to Door #1
Y Afterschool to the cafeteria

36. Dismissal: Kindergarten – Grade 3: 2:50 p.m.
Riders
All students picked up by a car will be dismissed through the side entrances.
Every student will be assigned a pick up door:
Door #2
(closest to offices)
All kindergarteners and any 1st, 2nd or 3rd grader with a kindergarten sibling
Door #3 (Middle Door)
All 1st and 2nd graders with no younger siblings and 3rd graders with a sibling in 1st or 2nd grade but not kindergarten.
Door #4 (Murphy Ave)
All 3rd graders with no younger siblings
Once your child is assigned a door, this will be their default door all year even if there dismissal may change on a given day.

37. Riders continued… Please follow the same procedure as the morning.
Enter from North Atkinson St., proceed up the driveway and enter into the queue for pick-up at the curb alongside the side entrance.
Display your placard with your last name which will be given to you at the Meet and Greets on August 30th.
Placards will be color-coded by what door your child(ren) are assigned to in order to expedite the pick-up process.
Door 2=Yellow Door 3=Pink Door 4 = Blue
Please pull all the way up in the queue so that we can fit as many cars as possible.
Please roll down your window and tell a teacher who you are here to pick up.
Teachers will call students via walkie-talkies from their pick up doors.
Please be patient we will be taking attendance and checking off each student as they are picked up to ensure they are being dismissed to the correct person.
Wait until a staff member closest to Murphy Ave. signals for your car to exit.
Remember right turns only from Murphy Ave. onto Low St. and from the driveway to North Atkinson St.

38. Walker Dismissal- Kindergarten- Grade 3: 2:50 p.m.
Walkers will be dismissed through Door #1 at the front of the building.
Parents escorting their children should wait for them on the ramp by the flagpole. Please refrain from waiting for your child directly in front of Door # A staff member will check off students as they are dismissed to parents.
Walkers can walk down the driveway towards North Atkinson St. or out the front of the school towards High St.
A walker is considered a student who is physically walking home from school and not being picked up in a car.
Please do not park on the abutting streets and attempt to pick up a walker. This will cause great dissention with our neighbors and abutters. If you are picking up in a vehicle, your child is considered a rider and you must drive onto school property and either enter the pick-up queue or park in a visitor parking space to dismiss your child.

39. Preschool and Half Day AM K Dismissal 11:15 a. m
Preschool and Half Day AM K Dismissal 11:15 a.m. (PK) 11:30 AM (K), 1:00 pm (PK), 3:00 pm (PK)
Bussers will be dismissed at their departure time from Door #1 at the front of the building.
Riders and Walkers will be dismissed at their departure time from the side of the building. If you are picking up your child in a vehicle, please park your car in the front row in the parking lot and walk to your assigned door to sign out your child.
To park- enter at 2nd/middle entrance to lot
Visitor Parking-
1st Row
Door 2
Miss Sue AM
Miss Samantha
(11:15 a.m.)
Door 3
Half Day K: 11:30 a.m.
Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Gershuny &
Mrs. O’Malley
Preschool:
Miss Karen (1:00 p.m.),
Miss Sue PM (3:00 p.m.)
Door 4
Miss Tanasi (1:00 p.m.)
Miss Giovanna (3:00 p.m.)

40. 2018-2019 Newburyport PTO Co presidents: Solen Moriety, Erin Bergeron
Co presidents:               Solen Moriety, Erin Bergeron
Vice President:             Amanda Bugli (temporary)
Treasurer:                   Pam San Antonio 
Assistant Treasurer:   Shannon Cormier
Communications:         Amanda Bugli 
Secretary:                      Nicole De Pena
IT:                                Brooke Welch
                                 Aly Aiello
Multicultural Chairs:    Joanna Fernandes 
                                        Andrea Eigerman
PreK/K:                       Melissa Potter
                                    Amy LeBlanc
                                        
Molin:                          Katie Suchecki
                                 Nicole Page
 Nock:                       Alex Coir
                                     Aly Aiello

41. Volunteer Registration
Please complete the Bresnahan School Volunteer Program Registration form for each student at the Bresnahan school and return it to the office. Click here  for the electronic version of the form. Hard copies of the form are also available in the offices.

42. CORI Fingerprinting Any type of volunteering
*monitored contact with students, adult employee present
Volunteering for the lunch room, playground, or an overnight field trip.
*direct and unmonitored contact with students
Bring the completed CORI FORM along with your driver license to the Administrative Assistant at our school office. 
Book an appointment with MorphoTrust at
Select MA as your state
Select “Online Scheduling”
Enter your name
Agency/Sector: select "PreK - 12th Grade Education (ESE)
Application type: select “All other school personnel”
Confirm your choice. 
You will need to enter a Provider ID:
Bresnahan School     
Valid for 3 years
No Fee
Does not expire
$35.00 Fee

43. Clipper Fun Day Thursday, August 23rd
Meet Classmates
Meet Clipper the Sea Dog
Touch a Bus
Visit the Cafeteria
Explore the Playground
Preschool
pirate ship playground
Kindergarten
larger playground
9:00-10:00
Miss Sue Simon’s  AM Class: Green Dinosaur
Miss Sue Simon’s  PM Class:  Red  Balloon
Miss Sam Maguire’s 4 Day Ext Learning  Class: Yellow Sun
Mrs. Carroll’s Class:  Blue Whale
Mrs. Gershuny’s Class:  Purple Mitten Mrs. O’Malley’s Class:  Goldfish
Mrs. Herzig’s Class:  Green  Sneaker
10:30-11:30
Miss Karen Sullivan’s 4 Day Ext Learning Class: Purple Cat
Miss Giovanna Foster’s  5 Day Ext Learning Class:  Blue Star
Miss Tanasi Fahey’s Full Day Class: Green Frog
Mrs. Bouchard’s Class:  Red Leaf  
Mrs. Duguie’s Class: Yellow Bird
Mrs. Ouellette’s Class:  Orange Pumpkin
Mrs. Beeler’s Class: Green  Apple

44. Opening Schedule
Preschool and Kindergarten Parent and Student Visitation Day: Thursday, August 30th
Preschool and Kindergarten students and their parents are invited for a special visit. On this day you will be able to meet your child’s teacher for the first time, explore the classroom, and learn about basic classroom and first-day procedures.
8:30-9:00: 4 Day AM and 4 Day Extended Preschool Programs
9:00-9:30: 4 Day PM, 5 Day Extended and 5 Day Full Day Preschool Programs
10:00-10:45: Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Gershuny, Mrs. O’Malley, and Mrs. Beeler’s Kindergarten Classes
11:15-12:00: Mrs. Bouchard, Mrs. Duguie, Mrs. Herzig and Mrs. Ouellette’s Classes
First day of school for Kindergarten and Preschool students: Tuesday, September 4th

45. Thank you for attending tonight
Stay connected!
School Website: bresnahan.Newburyport.k12.ma.us
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