School News

Dear Chenery Families,It was wonderful to see so many caretakers turn out for our back to school night last Thursday!  Please see this week's newsletter.Respectfully,Barbara O'Brien, Interim PrincipalRyan Holland, Assistant Principal

Dear Families,Congratulations to all Chenery students for completing their first full week of school! We look forward to seeing parents, guardians, and caretakers at our Back to School Night, coming up this Thursday, September 21st from 6-8pm. An agenda for the evening is linked in this week's parent/guardian newsletter which is linked HERE.  Respectfully,Barbara O'Brien, Interim PrincipalRyan Holland, Assistant Principal

Dear Chenery Families,We hope you had a wonderful and slightly cooler weekend! You should expect to recieve a Parent/Guardian newsletter from Chenery administration every week during the school year.  Please click here for this week's newsletter.Respectfully,Barbara O'Brien, Interim PrincipalRyan Holland, Assistant Principal 

WELCOME TO THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR! We are all excited to get back to school and welcome our Chenery students back as we continue the process of truly becoming the Chenery Upper Elementary School.

We will host a quick tour of the CUE on Friday, September 1st. Tours are for students only to give them a chance to see their new learning environment. Parents can drop children off by the back parking lot entrance and wait with them before the tour begins. Students will be dismissed in the same area.

We are happy to announce that Ms. Barbara O'Brien has been offered the position of Interim Chenery Upper Elementary School Principal, starting on August 7, 2023. Her contract will be for one year, through June 30, 2024. Ms. O'Brien is the former Principal of the Albert F. Argenziano School in the Somerville Public Schools. Most recently, she served as the Interim Principal of the Beebe School in Malden, Massachusetts, so she knows the uniqueness of an "interim" role quite we...

After several weeks of interviews, reference checks, and communication with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education we write to inform the Chenery community that we are in the very final stages of contracting with an experienced Principal.

The Summer Reading Lists are a joint project of the Belmont Public Schools and the Belmont Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Belmont to make reading a habit, raising both their interest in and level of reading. All middle school students are expected to read over the summer.

Dear Chenery Families,This week’s Parent/Guardian Newsletter is one to provide resources to help your students during summer. I ask that you still play close attention to the upcoming dates section as we still have final events and celebrations to be mindful of.A huge thank you to all of the event planners and volunteers who have helped make our eighth grade events a success. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of the big smiles on their faces and sharing some laughs with them.To our 8th ...

Dear Chenery Families,Please find this week's newsletter helpful in supporting your student's last week's of school! There are still many upcoming celebrations and events to be aware of. For instance, tomorrow is the first day of our book fair! You should also take note of student council information about yearbooks and supply boxes.I wish you all a great week, and if you would like to join us first thing tomorrow morning at 8:00 am in the Large Community Room, pl...