Reporting an Absence
You can continue to call the school absence line and leave a message 24-hours a day. The number is 781-944-7831, option 1. Now, you can also email an absence to KillamAttendance@Reading.k12.ma.us. Either way, letting us know will help us make sure the Killam community is safely in the building or at home.
Killam School Council
We are pleased to announce the 2022-2024 Killam School Council members. Tonia McGuire and Katie Cole will be joining as teacher representatives. Marc Cerasuolo, Brian Jarmusik, and Chris Mauro are our parent and community members. As part of our work, we will be looking at our focus areas of equity, sense of belonging, and academic rigor in regards to our Killam School Improvement Plan and Reading Public Schools district goals.
We invite community members to join our meetings. All meetings held on Tuesday, 3:15-4:15 PM virtually unless otherwise posted.
October 25, 2022
January 17, 2023
April 11, 2023
June 6, 2023
2022 Spring MCAS Data
As you may know, the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) publicly released spring 2022 MCAS results this past week. More information can be found by visiting DESE’s website and clicking on the “Assessment” tab. Parents/guardians of students who participated in spring 2022 MCAS will receive their individual student results the week of October 10th. Additionally, I will be sharing information about our school’s results with families in October, via a video. At the October 6th school committee meeting, the central office team will present an overview of the spring 2022 MCAS results. While we use a variety of assessments to monitor student learning, MCAS helps us monitor broad systems and identify areas needing further investigation and attention. As such, data will be reviewed and analyzed with our staff to support our school improvement efforts. As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions.
National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. The Reading Public Schools is committed to the success of all students. This is a district priority and for students of color, and different religions and background to feel like they are included in this “all” then they need to see themselves in the Reading Public Schools. What does that look like? Well, it’s what we hear in our announcements, it’s what we hear from the adults working in the building, it’s what we learn in the classroom through lessons and assignments, its emphasizing it to our staff to celebrate and teach these things, it’s what we see on the walls in the halls as we transition from class to class, and it’s what we are having for lunch from off our lunch menu. We want to launch this work by recognizing different cultures and experiences within our community.
Check out this virtual bookshelf that Kim Adamo, our library media specialist, put together that shares stores and videos about the Hispanic culture.
Speech and Language Ideas
Occupational Therapy Activities
Reading METCO Found Family Program
The Reading Public Schools is looking to support all students build lifelong relationships, experiences, and memories. Once such way is through our Reading METCO Family Found Program. Read below for more information.
Killam Found Family: https://forms.gle/sYfC6iZ9VY3C311v7
Parent PlusPortal Access
As a parent guardian of a child in the Reading Public Schools, you have access to the Parent PlusPortal. The Portal will be used throughout your child’s academic career as it is where you update your child’s emergency contact information, view report cards, and beyond elementary school, see your child’s grades in real time. It also acts as a communication portal between you and your child’s teacher where oftentimes, different academic links, notes, or activities are shared.
If you are a returning parent, your account is still active. If you are new parent guardian and have not received access, please reach out to our school administrative assistant, Jackie Maglio at jaculen.maglio@reading.k12.ma.us. At that point, you will receive a separate email with your PlusPortal login information. The subject line of the email is Important! Killam School PlusPortals login. This is a confidential portal that is linked to your email account. You have 48 hours to activate your Portal account using the temporary password supplied through the email. Once you login, you can update the password and personal information.
Ms. Sarah Leveque, Principal
Email: sarah.leveque@reading.k12.ma.us
Website: http://reading.k12.ma.us/killam/
Location: 333 Charles Street, Reading, MA, USA
Phone: 781-944-7831
Facebook: facebook.com/JWKillamSchool
Twitter: @Killamnews
