2021-22 Respect, Responsibility, and Regard

12.16.21

Dates for the Calendar

Friday, December 17th - Progress Reports Go Live at 2:30pm
Friday, December 24th - Friday. December 31st - No School (Holiday Recess)
Friday, January 7th - Bishop Spirit Day
Wednesday, January 12th - PTO Community Meeting
Wednesday, January 12th - Bishop Day at Wilson’s Farm
Monday, January 17th - School Holiday - MLK

Hello Bishop Families ~

Progress reports go online through the Parent Portal within Powerschool, this
Friday, January 17th at 2:30pm

Bishop Diversity and Inclusion Group - History UnErased

The Bishop Diversity and Inclusion Group (DIG) invites Bishop and APS
administrators, teachers, parents, and caregivers to attend a virtual meeting hosted
by History UnErased, an education non-profit bringing LGBTQ history, and other
previously erased histories, into the mainstream curriculum.

The 30-minute presentation will provide an overview of the Intersections & Connections
curriculum, which is integrated with K-12 state standards and includes LGBTQ history as it
intersects with race, gender, class, nationality, and other aspects of America's identity. The
curriculum is a one-time cost per school. It includes three intertwined components: virtual
professional learning, ongoing support with monthly office hours and special programming,
and a growing library of digital LGBTQ-inclusive primary source-based instructional
resources for K-12 classrooms.

The information session will take place on Monday, December 20, 2021 from 7pm – 7:30pm
(EST). To join the session, please use this link: https://zoom.us/j/96824473658
For more information about History UnErased and the curriculum, please see these videos:
https://youtu.be/CKILoHUl7aU or https://vimeo.com/456681464

You can also visit the History UnErased website at https://www.unerased.org.

We hope you can join us! If you cannot attend but have questions/comments about History
UnErased or you would like to be added to the Bishop DIG email list, please email the
Bishop DIG at bishopdig@gmail.com

Rainbow Alliance Update

All students of Bishop School are invited to a meeting of the Rainbow Alliance on Monday
12/20 from 2:30-3:15. Contact Aly Frank (afrank@arlington.k12.ma.us) with any questions!

DATES TO TRACK:

➔ Friday, December 17th - Progress Reports Go Live at 2:30pm

Student progress reports will be available to view via the Powerschool Parent
Portal, Friday, December 17th @ 2:30pm. If you have the need for a hard copy of your
child’s progress report, please request this through your homeroom teacher.

➔ Family/Teacher Conferences to be Held in JANUARY

Thursday, January 6th - Evening Conferences 6:00-8:00pm
Tuesday, January 18th - Early Release at 11:30am for Conferences
Tuesday, January 25th - Early Release at 11:30am for Conferences
Your homeroom teacher will be reaching out to you, if they already haven’t, to
schedule your fall conference in the near future.

Details to Note - Conferences on the 18th and 25th will be either in person or
remote (you and your homeroom teacher will work this out when scheduling).
The January 6th Evening Conferences will BE REMOTE ONLY

BISHOP PTO NEWS AND UPDATES

Donations Still Needed for Arlington EATS Snack Program at Bishop

The snack program at our school, supported by Arlington EATS, makes sure that our
children have access to nourishing snacks throughout the school day. Our goal is to provide
snacks to any child who needs one so that there is no stigma attached to being hungry. With
this as our guiding principle, we know we will feed children who simply forgot their snack,
are growing, are extra hungry or are from a family that is struggling to put food on the table.
Research shows that students who are consistently hungry are more likely to have
developmental and educational issues. Giving children snacks allows them to concentrate
on learning - not on their hunger. The snack list is drawn from the pre-approved Arlington
EATS safe snack list.

We ask that if you can afford snacks, please provide them for your child daily. If a snack is
forgotten, one will be provided. However, please be sure to explain to your child that the
snack provided is not a replacement for their snack (if they do not like theirs). The school
snacks are only provided if their snack is forgotten or if they are extra hungry.

If you have the ability, we ask that you help support our snack program so that we can
always have enough for all children. Each teacher has their own bagged snack pack in
their classroom, which is replenished as needed.

How you can help:

● Purchase pre-approved snacks through our Amazon Bishop Elementary Snacks
● A link can also be found through our PTO website: www.bishopschoolpto.com
● Volunteer to be a parent snack coordinator

Due to safety concerns and logistics, we are unable to offer perishable snacks or fruit.

We thank you, in advance, for your help. Please reach out to Marisa Silveri with any
questions.

Bishop Spirit Wear Make Great Holiday Gifts

Is your family in the market for new spiritwear? Bishop Bear sweatshirts, T-shirts and long
sleeve shirts are great gifts for the whole family! Take a look at our current sale and be
ready for our first Bishop Spirit Day of 2022 on Friday January 7th!

AmazonSmile for Bishop PTO

The holidays are here, and it’s the perfect time to make sure you’re signed up for
AmazonSmile and have chosen ‘John A. Bishop PTO’ as your charity of choice.

Did you know you can sign up for AmazonSmile in just three steps? AmazonSmile will
donate 0.5% of all eligible purchases to Bishop at no cost to you! As of November 2021,
Bishop PTO has received over $1700 in charitable donations through AmazonSmile.

Visit https://smile.amazon.com on your web browser and sign in with your Amazon
credentials. Choose "John A. Bishop PTO" to receive donations. To join AmazonSmile from
the mobile app, open the app and find "Settings" in the main menu. Tap on "AmazonSmile"
and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

This is an easy way to support Bishop. Also, anyone can add Bishop as a charity for
AmazonSmile so please forward this information to family and friends who may want to help
support our awesome community!
Shop at Wilson Farm Day
Wednesday, January 12th
Bishop School's “Shop at Wilson Farm” Day is Wednesday, January 12th. You can shop
anytime between 9am - 7pm, and 20% of your pre-tax purchase amount will automatically
go to the Bishop PTO.

Almost anything in the store counts towards Shop at Wilson Farm Day: produce, grocery
items, baked goods, prepared foods, items from the Garden Shop, meats, seafood and
much more. Excluded items include CSA shares, gift cards, case orders and/or other bulk or
custom orders. Happy shopping!

Your PTO Dollars at Work

Lalana Kagal, our Bishop Supplies Coordinator, replenished the supply closet with paper
towels, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer and water. Bishop staff have access to these
supplies as needed for their teaching spaces. Thank you, Lalana, for coordinating this effort.

Community News:
Interested in getting information to the Bishop community? Information that you’d like to share
with the Bishop community can be included in the weekly Principal’s Update. Please email the
relevant information to Amanda Maltais (Communications Coordinator, Bishop PTO) at
aemaltais@gmail.com

Varallo Orthodontics Partners in Education Program

At Varallo Orthodontics, we love giving back to our community in any way we can! Varallo
Orthodontics has started the Partners in Education Program, or P.I.E. For every patient in
grades K-8 who starts orthodontic treatment with us, we will donate $25 to the patient’s
school PTO. To schedule a free consultation or find out more, visit us at varalloortho.com.

Research Study for National Institute of Health

The Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is
recruiting children between the ages of 8 and 11 years to participate in a research study
funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the learning patterns of children with typical and
atypical language development. We are looking for children who were late to develop
language, have received services for language or learning difficulties, or still have difficulty
with language, reading comprehension, or learning. We are also recruiting children with
typical language development.

More information can be found at: https://rally.partners.org/study/does_your_child_stru

Payment is $120 for completing all study visits. We provide free all-day parking near our lab
in the Charlestown Navy Yard. We will mail you a report of your child’s scores on the
cognitive and language assessments. Please email us at cnglead@mghihp.edu or call us at
(617) 724-7363 if you are interested or if you have any questions.

Stay Up to Date
Bishop PTO Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BishopPTO/

Websites:
Bishop School (general info, links to the school system):
http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/bishop/
Bishop School (news and events): https://bishopschool.net/
Bishop PTO: http://www.bishopschoolpto.com/
DIG website: https://bishopdig.weebly.com/. To join our mailing list, please email
bishopdig@gmail.com