First Term Grades/Parent Conferences
In the next week or so, we will be sending information about parent-teacher conferences, which is scheduled for November 14. We use an online system for registration, and parents can sign up for five minute meetings. These are intended for us to have facetime with as many parents as possible, and we are well aware that people feel constrained by the time limits.
If you find yourself needing more time, simply reach out to your child's counselor or the teacher for a follow up call, email, or conference.
First term grades are closing next week, so that will help provide some insight on conversations you may want to have come November 14. Do not feel obligated to wait, though, as teachers are in constant contact with many families and guardians beyond the formal night of conferences.
Our parent-teacher conferences can be accessed at: uxyhs.schoolappointments.com. Registration for the site is open, but parents will not be able to book appointments until notification next week.
Mr. Smutok, UHS honored
At the 2019 Project Lead the Way State Networking Conference, held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on October 21, 2019, Uxbridge High School was recognized for having more than 25 students earn qualifying scores on PLTW End-of-Course assessments. UHS was one of only ten schools recognized and was the smallest school in the cohort. More than 70 total students at Uxbridge HIgh School earned “Distinguished” or “Accomplished” scholar records based on their EOC assessment, which likewise describes “skill clusters” and student competence based on their snapshot performance on the assessment.
Additionally, as a surprise award, engineering teacher and PLTW lead Michael Smutok was recognized for continuously adjusting his instruction and curriculum to meet the changing needs of his students, while supporting the endeavors of PLTW across the state. Mr. Smutok is a Community Lead for PLTW who serves on the Networking Conference Planning event, while working on continuous opportunities for growth of the PLTW program in Uxbridge and the Commonwealth as a whole.
We speak often of the intersection between curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Project Lead the Way courses, the training for our teachers, the instructional practices, and the research-based instruction prepare our students for life beyond high school, embed many critical skills, and offer our students connections to industry and higher education. These successes can be attributed to the excellent curriculum, instruction that challenges students, and commitment to authentic learning that engages students every day.
Winter sport registration
Registration for winter sports is now open via FamilyID. For the winter, we offer several sports at UHS, including winter track, cheer, and basketball, while we offer cooperative hockey, alpine ski, and wrestling programs.
For the winter, we anticipate having two levels of girls basketball (varsity and JV) based on the anticipated registration numbers, while we will offer three levels of boys basketball (8-9, JV, varsity). Cheer is a competition season, and winter track is open to all student-athletes grades 8-12.
Winter sport registration is available at: https://www.familyid.com/organizations/uxbridge-public-schools
BVT Interest for Grade 8
If students are interested in visiting BVT, they should stop by the Guidance office to pick up and BVT Field Trip permission slip. The field trip will be on Friday, November 8, which is a half day for UHS. Students who would like to attend and typically take the bus, will have to coordinate their own transportation. Permission slips must be returned by Tuesday, November 5.
Week That Was
We had an amazingly busy week at UHS these past seven days, with league champions (cross country, field hockey), state conferences, student learning conferences, field trips, in-depth learning in the classroom, competitions, and many student activities getting involved with civic responsibilities. To that end, this week’s Week That Was video has some amazing footage capturing the different elements of our week. We hope you enjoy!
The video can be seen here:
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