Weekly Bulletin
BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY
April 6 - April 10, 2015 | Week 30
Upcoming @ BAA:
Announcements for Students:
• Monday, April 6: Teacher Day to Write Conference Reports; No
regular classes except Gr. 10 Dance | MCAS Reading Makeup | Senior Grant Support Session, 11am-3pm in Mac Lab
• Tuesday, April 7: ADVISORY during P2 | Senior Grant Support
Session, 3:30-5pm in Mac Lab
• Tuesday, April 7-Wednesday, April 8: Gr. 10 Dance Benchmark
• Wednesday, April 8: MCAS ELA Make-up | Community and
student voice conversation during Tutorial in Assembly Hall |
Yearbook Committee will meet during lunch in room 400 |
Prom Committee will meet during lunch in room 337
• Thursday, April 9: Afrika Lives! (all day 9th grade pullout) |
National Honor Society will meet during lunch in room 216 |
Senior Grant Support Session, 3:30-5pm in Mac Lab
• Friday, April 10: End of Term 3 | SAT Boot Camp for Juniors;
1:30pm in room 304
• Saturday, April 11: SAT Practice Test for Juniors, 8am-12pm
• Monday, April 13: Term 4 Begins | Red Sox 1st Home Game
• Tuesday, April 14: Senior Grant Finalist Proposals due at 5pm
• Tuesday, April 14; Wed., April 15; Fri., April 17: Theatre 2 Jury
• Thursday, April 16: Family Conference Day
Message from Ms. Clark:
Have you heard of Sir Ken Robinson? He is an international researcher and speaker about the power of creativity and the arts.
If you haven’t watched any of his Ted Talks on YouTube, I highly
recommend you do. His latest book is about “Creative Schools,”
and I’m very proud to say that Boston Arts Academy is among
the schools featured. He writes in this new book that “[t]he
Boston Arts Academy model substantiates what I’ve seen in all
my work with schools around the world: building the curriculum
around students’ interests leads to them performing at
higher levels in all areas.” He says about BAA that we are a place
that believes in “appreciating the individuality of the student
body, seeking potential at every turn, and constantly striving
to move the school forward in the face of constant change.” I
hope you are as honored and excited to be recognized by Sir
Ken Robinson as I am.
And I hope you have a great week!
Announcements for Families:
• Family Conference Day is Thursday, April 16 and will be held
at BAA. Your student’s advisor will be contacting you in order
to schedule an appointment for you and your student. Please
be advised that due to new city regulations, we are unable to
make parking available in front of the school. Depending on
availability, the following may be options: metered parking on
Boylston St., 2-hour parking on Van Ness St., or street parking on
Ipswich St. between Lansdowne and Boylston St. (the section
that runs parallel to I-90/Mass Pike). Please plan accordingly.
• Parents of seniors: Please know that we accept Senior Dues
anytime throughout the school year. You may send cash or a
check, made payable toBoston Arts Academy, to Ms. Gomez
in the main office. Senior Dues are $120.
• Seniors, the yearbook is coming!
1. Come and work on your personal page for the yearbook.
Mac lab sessions Monday, April 6 11am-3pm, Tuesday, April 7
3:30-5pm, Thursday, April 9 3:30-5pm.
2. Fill out the Yearbook survey including nominations for
superlatives, memories with Ms. O’Halloran, and “You know
you go to BAA when...” by Wednesday, April 8 at: tinyurl.
com/baa2015yearbook
3. Send your photos of seniors to: baa2015yearbook@gmail.
com.
• If you were delayed because of snow on the days between
and after the snow days (Jan 30, Feb 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13),
please submit a note to the office if the tardies/class absences should be excused. Please ensure that your name,
the date(s), your advisor’s name, and your parent/caregiver’s name and phone number are included. All notes should
be turned in by Tuesday, April 7.
• Honoring Haitian Flag Day: There will be a meeting in room
302 on Tuesday, April 7 during lunch for students and staff
interested in participating in a performance to educate the
community and celebrate Haitian history & culture/arts.
• JUNIORS interested in preparing for the SATs: BAA is offering
a two-day SAT boot camp: an info session on Friday, April
10 1:30-3:30pm, and a full-length practice test on Saturday,
April 11 8am-12pm. If you want to attend, pick up a commitment form in the main office. Completed commitment forms
are due to the main office by Tuesday, April 7 by 2:45pm.
• Louder Than A Bomb: Youth Poetry Slam Festival! We are
putting together a team to perform in theYouth Poetry Slam
festival. If you are interested in joining the BAA Team, please
see Dr. Jackman by Wednesday, April 8 for more info.
• Library News: The Library will be open this Saturday, April 11
from 9am-1pm. This is a good time to complete projects and
homework before Spring Break.
• Green things grow! BAA has a garden plot, right next door in
the Fenway Victory Garden. It is located in the Fens, many
of us walk past it going home. Come join us to plan out a
garden, get the space ready, and plant flowers, fruits, and
veggies! You can visit all summer and harvest what we grow.
Info sessions are Monday, April 13 during lunch and Tuesday,
April 14 after school in room 312. See Mr. Bobrow if you can’t
make it, but want to grow with us!
• The 2015 Lit Circle List is finalized (see reverse side). 7 of the
12 choices were selected by student Lit Circle Ambassadors.
Thank you! The lists are posted around the school. Please
consider becoming a Lit Circle Leader for the Fall 2015 Lit
Circle Book Discussions. Think of a teacher with whom you
might like to co-lead. Please see or email Ms. Froggatt if you
are interested.
• Ms. Smith from the PIC will be in the Wellness Office on
Wednesdays from 9:30am–5pm. If you need help with your
resume, finding a job, or you have an upcoming interview,
please stop by the Wellness Office during her office hours.
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weekly bulletin
BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY
April 6 - April 10, 2015 | Week 30
Additional Announcements for Students:
2015 Summer Reading Literature Circle Discussion Book List
FICTION
The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler
Black Boy White School by Brian Walker
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.
Eve by Anna Carey
Flash Point by Nancy Kress
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Roundhouse by Louise Erdrich
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
White Cat by Holly Black
MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY
All Souls by Michael Patrick MacDonald
NONFICTION
Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor by Ken
Silverstein
POETRY
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
GRAPHIC NOVEL
Blankets: An Illustrated Novel by Craig Thompson
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