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The next community meeting for the Pollard Middle School Project will be Thursday, August 21 at 6:30pm on Zoom. We hope you can join us to learn more about the project and share your valuable input as we shape the future of our schools and community.
Visit the website: tinyurl.com/NPSPollardProject
“On holiday” in the UK this week! Karen & I toured London and Edinburgh and hiked the Cotswolds and Yorkshire. The people, weather, food and a pint (or two) all superb. Cheers!
01.08.2025 15:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Best wishes to Needham’s Kate Fitzpatrick who retired July 4th after serving the community for many years, the last 20 as Town Manager. Kate has been an exceptional leader & strong ally for the students, staff & families of the Needham Public Schools. Thanks for everything, Kate!
08.07.2025 19:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s time for Pollard! Staff and designers coming together today to envision what a renovated or new 6-8 building might look like. The community is invited to learn more and share ideas on July 9th. Details soon.
26.06.2025 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Happy last school day, Needham Public Schools! What a year it's been. Huge thanks to our students for their incredible growth, our families for their invaluable support, and our faculty and staff for their exceptional commitment. Enjoy a safe summer, everyone!
16.06.2025 17:07 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Members of the Needham High School Class of 2025 share advice, talk about favorite teachers & offer perspectives and laughs in “10 Minutes with the Class of ‘25”Check it out: tinyurl.com/bznzwje2
11.06.2025 12:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wishing our students, families and staff who are celebrating Eid al-Adha happiness, peace and prosperity!
07.06.2025 15:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A great send off yesterday on Memorial Field to the Needham High Class of ‘25!
02.06.2025 20:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Needham High School Class of ‘25 Senior Clap Out at each elementary school today!
28.05.2025 19:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What are we doing about cellphones in school? Watch the latest “10 Minutes with…” video to hear about our plans to limit phones & help students navigate social media in a healthy way: tinyurl.com/NPSPhones
23.05.2025 19:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to the Needham Public Schools retiring staff members we celebrated this week and whose service to our students and families represents a combined 587 years! We will miss you!
22.05.2025 18:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A wonderful homecoming to Astronaut Suni Williams who came home to Needham today to visit students at Sunita L. Williams Elementary School, Pollard Middle School, and Needham High! Go Rockets!
#NeedhamMA #SunitaWilliams #NASA
Lots of focus at Eliot today…2nd graders collaborating on text to understand inferences and 5th graders finishing up their creative clay house projects!
14.05.2025 20:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to Pollard Middle School METCO students who won 1st Place at this weekend’s annual Tenacity Challenge, an academic and creative competition!
12.05.2025 15:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, Needham teachers! Your passion and dedication inspire us every day. Tag a Needham teacher who has made a difference for you or your child and tell us what makes them special! 👇 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #Needhamma #ThankATeacher
06.05.2025 16:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out May Superintendent's Update secure.smore.com/n/14jsb
02.05.2025 19:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
April Break ‘25 means Needham High students are performing their music in Italy and helping to build a school in Guatemala! Go Rockets!
28.04.2025 12:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Sending belated Happy Baisakhi wishes and a peaceful Good Friday to those observing.
Wishing you all a wonderful, relaxing, and fun April Recess!
Latino Night! This Thursday, April 17th from 5PM - 7PM join the Latino Hispanic Student Union in the Needham High School Cafeteria for music, food, and fun! All are welcome to this community event. Free entry!
15.04.2025 13:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A blessed and happy Passover to our students, families and staff celebrating the holiday!
14.04.2025 13:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Incredible achievements for Needham Speech & Debate at the 2025 Massachusetts State competition! Their hard work and dedication have paid off. We're also thrilled to celebrate that a phenomenal 17 students are qualified to represent Needham at Nationals in Chicago! #needhamma #speechanddebate
11.04.2025 17:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Eid Mubarak to our Muslim students, families and staff celebrating the end of Ramadan!
01.04.2025 16:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Needham High School Chorus members, here with chorus director Mr. Vanderwoude, get ready to take the stage at Symphony Hall Saturday at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association All State Festival!
01.04.2025 16:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Students discuss their COVID experiences 5 years later in my latest “10 Minutes with”video: tinyurl.com/10MinWithMar25 You’ll get a kick out of some of their reflections!
28.03.2025 11:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out my latest blogpost…DOGE in the Needham Public Schools: npssuperintendent.blogspot.com (It’s not what you think!)
24.03.2025 15:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Suni’s back safely! Welcome home to you and Butch. We can’t wait to see you soon!
19.03.2025 14:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It was great to read to Newman Elementary first graders Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad’s The Proudest Blue, a story about two sisters - one of whom wears her hijab to school for the first time. A wonderful story with a strong message!
14.03.2025 18:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Another typical weekend for #NeedhamPublicSchools! Students at the First Tech Challenge Championship, Artists dazzling the community at Art in Bloom, & the cast of “Mamma Mia!” getting ready to perform to another sold out audience!
12.03.2025 18:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0