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The School Year is Starting!!! The School Year is Starting!!!
First Day of School--Tuesday August 29, 2023
We look forward to welcoming all of our students back to school on Tuesday August 29th.
1) Breakfast is available for all students beginning at 7:40 AM in the cafeteria. Note that the building is NOT open to students before 7:40 AM.
2) All 6th grade students (whether eating breakfast or not) meet in the cafeteria. There will be staff in the cafeteria informing students as to their homeroom. 6th grade homeroom teachers will pick up their homeroom students from the cafeteria starting at 7:55.
3) Upon arrival to school, 7th grade students meet in the gym. 7th grade students wishing to eat breakfast may do so in the cafeteria and walk to the gym once finished. There will be staff in the gym informing students as to their homeroom.
4) Upon arrival to school, 8th grade students meet in the auditorium. 8th grade students wishing to eat breakfast may do so in the cafeteria and walk to the auditorium once finished. There will be staff in the auditorium informing students as to their homeroom.
5) All students will receive copies of their schedules in homeroom on Tuesday. Schedules will not be available to view in ASPEN until that time.
6) Dismissal is at 2:30 for all students.
6th Grade Chromebook Distribution
All 6th graders will receive their chromebook and charger in the first three days of school. WPS sent an email to all 6th grade families with a "Device Acceptance Form." Families must complete this form in order for their child to receive a chromebook. If you did not receive an email from WPS (search your spam folder) contact the McDevitt office and we can send a paper form home with your child.
AM/PM Car Drop Off/Pick Up--Very Important Reminders
Students who are being dropped off in the morning should do so following the blue traffic lines shown on the map linked here. Please note that the back driveway (marked with a blue arrow) is the only location for student drop off in the morning (at 7:40) or student pick up in the afternoon (at 2:30). To protect the safety of our staff and to preserve parking spots for our staff, please do not drive through the Teacher Parking lots in order to drop off your student or park in staff parking spaces prior to dropping off your child. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
End of Summer 2023: Dates to Remember
August 29, 2023 -- First Day of School for All Students
September 1, 2023 & September 4, 2023 -- No School for Students
September 22, 2023 @ 8:30 AM--Principal-Parent Coffee (Spanish)
September 26, 2023 (6:00-8:00 PM) -- Back to School Night
September 27, 2023--Early Release Day for All Students (12:30 PM dismissal)
September 29, 2023 @ 8:30 AM--Principal-Parent Coffee (English)
WPS 2023-2024 bus routes can be found by clicking on the bus below.
School Supply Lists
If financial hardship prevents you from being able to acquire school supplies, please reach out to a counselor or administrator (contact information linked below) so that we can provide assistance.
Supply Lists--2023-2024
McDevitt Administrators & Counselors
Assistant Principals
Jaime Wakefield: Assistant Principal
Grade 6 (Voyager)
& Grade 8 (All clusters)
Phone: 781. 314.5613
Tedd Markos: Assistant Principal
Grade 6 (Quest)
& Grade 7 (All Clusters)
Phone: 781.314.5591
School Counseling Team
Ana Siemering - Grade 6
Lauren Ferro - Grade 7
Jeanne Bell - Grade 8
Kaitlyn Vallejos - Bilingual (All Grades)
School Nurse
School Breakfast and School Lunch
For the 2023-2024 school breakfast and lunch remains free for all students. Nevertheless, all students must still enter their four digit Mosaic Pin number in order to receive a lunch. You will find the four digit Mosaic Pin number on the demographic tab in Aspen. See here for an example of where this is located. A card with this number will be given to all students at the beginning of the year and it will be expected that students remember it. Students will have opportunities to practice using the code with their card during the first week of school.
Now Hiring!
Waltham Public Schools still has immediate openings across the District including here at McDevitt. You can view a list of current openings here.
McDevitt PTO Web Site
We will be posting regular updates from the amazing McDevitt PTO in this section. The Web Site is a great resource to start!