Festival of Trees

Thank you to Patti Beckman and the Birch Meadow student council for putting together a wonderful tree for the REF Festival of Trees fundraiser.  The tree theme was ice cream.  Gift certificates and decorations were a part of this wonderful Birch Meadow tree.  Thank you to the parents who supported the student council efforts.

A Note From the School Psychologist (Blog)

A Note From the School Psychologist (Blog)
Our school psychologist, Dr. Robyn Sullivan, has started a blog on her EDLINE page.  Please click on the link above to see her latest blog posting.

Birch Meadow supports Coats for Kids

Birch Meadow is supporting Anton's Coats for Kids program this winter.  Please donate new or gently used Coats which helps provide warmth to those in need.

https://www.antons.com/cfk/

Rotary delivers thesaurus to Grade 3 students

Thank you to the Reading Rotary who provided a thesaurus to each of our third grade students.  This reference is a wonderful support to the students in Reading.

Common Core Information for parents

Supporting your child with instructional standards by grade level in the area of mathematics.

Supporting your child with instructional standards by grade level in the area of English Language Arts.

Birch Meadow receives a visit from Secretary of Education - Paul Reville

Secretary Education of Education, Paul Reville, came to visit Birch Meadow on Thursday. The Secretary selected Birch Meadow due to the quality of instruction in our school related to technology integration. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. John Doherty; School Committee Member, Chuck Robinson; Principal, Eric Sprung; and a group of classroom teachers first met with the Secretary to share how technology has become part of the culture in Reading Public Schools and at Birch Meadow. Following the conversation, Secretary Reville visited classrooms to see how teachers use technology to teach the Common Core Standards. The town of Reading and Birch Meadow PTO provide the wonderful technology resources, while the teachers provide the quality of instruction highlighting the reasons for this visit. Please see pictures from his visit below. I have added a few additional photos on our Shutterfly site.

Mrs. Erb's Art Page: Three Dimensional drawing using Light and Shadow

Mrs. Erb's Art Page: Three Dimensional drawing using Light and Shadow - Don't forget to check out Mrs. Erb's art blog.  It is wonderful!