Save the Date!

Citizen Schools will be hosting our Fall 2010 WOW! Showcase on Thursday, December 16th from 6pm - 8pm at Keith. More details about schedule will follow. Student attendance is highly necessary to make the event a success and we hope that you'll bring along family and friends to see what our students have been learning!

November Newsletter Posted!

Check out our November 2010 Newsletter now posted in the Documents section.

Citizens of the Week
Each week we recognize a student or students who have gone above and beyond and exemplify Citizen Schools values— leadership, joy, respect, courage, teamwork, perseverance, vision, and pride. Below are our C.O.W.s from the first two weeks of program! Please join us in celebrating their hard work and leadership on campus!

Isaiah Diaz (8GA)
Brandon Gonzalez (7B)
Jacob Mendes (6C)

No Program Days
There will be no Citizen Schools on the following days in November:

Monday, November 1st (Professional Development Day)

Thursday, November 11th (Veteran’s Day)
Monday, November 22nd—Wednesday, November 24th (Thanksgiving Break)

Important Reminders

Attendance: Our minimum attendance expectation is 80% and we strive for 90% from each of our students. Please help us achieve our goal by ensuring that your child is at program every day. If your child does need to miss program, please call the office or send in a note so that we are aware.

Early Dismissals: We are in the office each day from 9am—2:15pm. If you need to pick up your child early, please call before 2:15pm. After school hours, all doors to the building should be locked to ensure your child’s safety, so please call prior to 2:15pm or send a note in if you need to dismiss your child early. If it is an emergency and you need to dismiss your child suddenly after the start of program, please call the Campus Director’s cell phone: 774.473.3262. Cell phone reception at Keith is VERY limited and our staff are engaged with teaching and supervising our students so we ask for your cooperation in calling before 2:15pm whenever possible.

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, November 10th
Report Cards go home

Wednesday, November 17th, during program
Wonderbowl Exploration
We will leave Keith at 3:30pm. Any student staying after should report to program by 3:20pm.
Any early dismissals will need to take place directly from Wonderbowl.

Wednesday, November 17th, 5:30pm—7pm
Citizen Schools Talent Show Potluck
Food served at 5:45pm and the show will be begin at 6pm.

Thursday, December 16th, 6pm—8pm
WOW! Showcase
Come see what our students have been working hard on all semester long!
This is an IMPORTANT night—please ensure that your child will be able to attend.
Family and friends are welcome.
More details to follow.

Keith to Re-Open on Friday, November 5th

We've missed you all! Citizen Schools will resume program on Friday, November 5th for Friday Extension participants and on Monday, November 8th for the rest of Citizen Schools participants.

Check out links to the Standard Times Coverage on the fire:

Keith to Reopen After The Fire (South Coast Today, 11/4/10)

Keith fire clean up nearly complete, but no school today (South Coast Today, 11/3/10)

October News!

The first two weeks of program have flown by! We’ve spent the first two weeks learning about what Citizen Schools is and what we do, teambuilding, and having some fun. With apprenticeships and our academic support curriculum starting this week and our first exploration and choice time starting next week, we’re off and running!

Upcoming Dates and Events:

Monday, October 18th—During Program: Downtown NB Exploration. We will be leaving campus at 3:30pm and will not be back until dismissal at 5:30pm.
If you need to contact us while we’re on the trip, please call the Citizen Schools cell phone at 774.473.3262. Please note: We will not be able to accommodate early dismissals on this day as we will not be on campus.

Wednesday, October 20th—5:30pm—7:00pm: Halloween-themed Potluck! Break out those Halloween costumes, bring your favorite dish to share, and come meet other Citizen Schools families and staff members! Prizes will be handed out for the best costume, most creatively dressed family and more! Please note: Students may NOT wear their costumes to school, but may bring them to change after Citizen Schools or families may bring them when they come.

For more news and updates, check out our October Newsletter in the documents section!

Lauch Week is Finally Here!

Dear Citizen School Families,

We are very excited to launch program this coming Monday, October 4th!

Two of the most important things your child will do during the first week of program are:

1.Become familiar with the new parts of program.
2.Get to know their Team Leaders and meet other students in the program.

Team Leaders have been looking forward to meeting their students. We have been spending a lot of time preparing a fun first week, and hope the kids enjoy what we have planned.

On Thursday, students will have their first apprenticeship fair of the year; they'll have a chance to rank their favorite apprenticeships. Here is a list of some of the apprenticeships they can choose from:

1.Architecture/sustainability
2.SPIN Nutrition
3.Who wants to be a Millionaire?(Financial investing sponsored by Fidelity)
4.Foods of the world(also sponsored by Fidelity)
AND MANY MORE...

We will be in touch soon!

Sincerely, Citizen Schools

Launch Delayed Until Monday, October 4th

To all Citizen Schools parents and students at Keith Middle School: We will not be launching program on Monday, September 27th as previously anticipated. We will, however, launch on Monday October 4th.

It has been a long wait for our returning and new staff members; we're all very excited and eager to welcome the newcomers and can't wait to see our returning students!

Looking forward to the start of a successful year,

Citizen Schools Staff

Welcome to Citizen Schools at Keith Middle School

Hello and welcome to all! We are the Citizen Schools team at Keith Middle School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. As we craft this page, we will be providing more information about our mission and our program.

We will update our site shortly, and thank you in advance for visiting!

Sincerely,

The Citizen Schools staff