September, 2010
Dear Woodville Parents and Guardians,
I would like to welcome you all back for the 2010-2011 school year! I would also like to extend a warm welcome to those families who are new to the Woodville School. We are happy to have you here and we will be working very hard together to educate your children.
School will begin on September 8th. The school day will be Monday through Friday and will begin at 8:40am in the cafeteria with the Pledge of Allegiance. Instruction will end at 2:45pm Monday through Friday.
Students should not arrive at the school before 8:20am as there will be no adult supervision prior to this time. All teachers will be on duty for the first few days of school and children should find their teacher and line up with their class. If your child is having trouble separating from you please ask a staff member to help (we have lots of experience with this!) For the afternoon, Instruction will end at 2:45pm and students will be dismissed to the playground in the back of the school. Parents picking their children up will need to park on Farm Street, or in the High School parking lots and walk to the back of the Woodville. Parking is NOT permitted in the Woodville School parking lot.
I am extremely happy to welcome the new staff to the Woodville School.
Mrs. Lauren Gill: Mrs. Gill will be a new Paraprofessional working in Laurie Sokol’s Preschool classroom. Most recently, Mrs. Gill has been a Substitute Teacher within the Wakefield Public Schools and worked at both the Elementary and Middle School levels. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology from the University of Lowell. Before developing her interest in working within the schools, Lauren worked for both LL Bean and Fleet Bank. She volunteers her time by coordinating the Galvin Buddy program, and working with Elementary students in math, computer lab, and library. Lauren also volunteers with the Special Olympics of Massachusetts working on the Summer Games.
Mrs. Joyce Reilly: Mrs. Reilly will be a new Paraprofessional working in the BEST Program with Margaret. She comes to us from the Greenwood School, where she’s been working as a SPED Paraprofessional since January. Before that role, Mrs. Reilly worked as a substitute teacher in Wakefield, was a Reading Teacher and Paraprofessional in Medford, a Permanent Substitute in a second grade classroom, and a Kindergarten/Lead Preschool Teacher for Bright Horizons. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Merrimack College and has completed graduate courses at Salem State College. In addition, she has taken courses in Attention Deficit Disorder, Portfolio Assessment, the Chicago Math Series, Reading Recovery Lecture Series, and a Sign Language workshop.
Mrs. Elaine Hughes: Mrs. Huhges will be our new Technology Teacher working at both the Woodville and Greenwood Schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the US Coast Guard Academy and a Master’s Degree in Education from Old Dominion University in Virginia. She also holds a certification as a Project Management Professional. Mrs. Hughes taught Technology and Social Studies to students at St. Ambrose Catholic School in Annandale, VA. Before coming into Education, she worked as a Project Manager in the IT field. She also served in the United States Coast Guard as a Lieutenant and held roles in the Regional Exam Center, Marine Safety Office, and as a Desk Watch Officer. She volunteers as a Woodville School Council Parent Representative and for the Girl Scouts.
Mr. Frank Marino: Mr. Marino will be joining us at the Woodville as an Art Teacher. Mr. Marino is a long-time Wakefield teacher and has been in the district for 25 years. He was most recently at the Galvin Middle School and Greenwood Schools. He will now be teaching Art at the Dolbeare and Woodville Schools. Frank holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art from Salem State and a Master’s Degree in Education from Lesley University. He is looking forward to teaching elementary Art.
Mrs. Lisa DiIsso: Mrs. DiIsso comes to the Woodville from the Salem, MA district where she was first a Kindergarten Teacher and then a Reading Recovery and Title 1 Tutor. At the Woodville, Mrs. DiIsso will be a Reading Specialist and she will be teaching Reading Recovery and Intervention. She will also serve as a literacy resource for our staff members. She is a highly qualified educator who holds her Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Salem State College. She has her Reading Recovery certification from Lesley University. Lisa has a proven track record in being able to raise student achievement through her interventions with students. Her experience will be a huge benefit to the students and teachers in Wakefield. In fact, in 1993, Lisa was named “Teacher of the Year” at Salem State College.
Mrs. Denise McCarthy: Mrs. McCarthy will be our new Building Substitute. Most recently, she has been a substitute teacher in Wakefield in the Elementary and Middle School levels. Before that, Mrs. McCarthy was a Special Education Paraprofessional at the Coolidge Middle School in Reading. She has volunteered in many different capacities at her children’s school in Reading and has volunteered as a Religious Education Teacher for her church. Denise holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Salem State College. She has recently enrolled in a Master’s Degree Program in Education and she will begin courses this fall.
Mr. Zachary Ahamateros: Mr. Ahamateros will be our new custodian taking Joe Long’s spot. Zach will be working ½ time at the Woodville and the other ½ time at Wakefield High School. Zach is a graduate of the Northeast Metro Tech Vocational School and the Kaplan Institute. He is coming to us after working in maintenance and housekeeping at the Life Care Center in Stoneham, MA. He is very excited to begin in the schools and use what he has learned through his schooling and previous job to keep Woodville in tip-top shape.
Ms. Susan Mason: Ms. Mason will be joining the Woodville as a 1:1 Nurse working with a student. Ms. Mason attended the Somerville School of Nursing and is a Registered Nurse. She has worked as an OR Tech at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. In addition she was an RN in the Labor and Delivery Department. She’s worked as a school nurse, in doctor’s offices, and in home care settings. She is excited about starting with us.
Mrs. Donna Delaney: Mrs. Delaney will be joining us at the Woodville as a Paraprofessional in Mrs. Sokol's PreSchool class. Mrs. Delaney comes to our school from the Huckleberry Hill Elementary School in Lynnfield where she was a Special Education Aide for the past two years in Kindergarten and Grade 1. Prior to that, she worked as a Teacher's Aide at the Canterbury Children's Center in Wakefield, where she worked with PreSchool children. Mrs. Delaney holds a Bachelor's Degree in Administration from Merrimack College. She used to be a parent volunteer and very involved in the PTO when her children were in Elementary School in Wakefield.
We also have some internal changes within the school.
Mrs. Marie Chirichello will be a Paraprofessional in Ms. Bedrick’s second grade class.
Mrs. Lynn Goddard will now be working full-time in Miss Ellen’s preschool class.
Mrs. Megan Lucas will be the Preschool Speech Therapist.
Ms. Marina Kontos has moved from 4th grade to 1st grade.
Mrs. Judy Scacchi will be moving to a part-time schedule this year.
There were also a lot of wedding bells ringing this summer! Ms. Lauren Holmes became Mrs. Ross and Ms. Christine Purrington became Mrs. Nelson.
I am also very happy to announce the creation of The NEW Parent Resource Center in the lobby of the Woodville School. The Parent Resource Center has a lending library and lots of information on parenting, child health and safety, and education. Please stop by and check it out!!
The Woodville School and Wakefield Public Schools updated our websites over the summer. You can find many helpful resources online such as: calendars, menus, forms, online payments, etc. Check out our site at: www.wakefield.k12.ma.us. I hope you enjoyed your summer and I look forward to working with you and your families to provide the highest level of quality education for our students. Best wishes for a successful school year!
Sincerely,
Mr. Middleton-Cox
Principal
