Good evening. I am writing to
inform you that the Marshfield Public Schools will be “Homework Free” across
the district from Thursday Night, November 10th through the Veterans Day
weekend.
This is the second year that we have gone “homework free” in
conjunction with Veterans Day. In part,
as the district focuses a great deal of attention on the social-emotional
well-being of our students and staff, we are looking to give them a break from
homework. For some, schedules and stress
levels continue to grow as the year progresses and having homework free nights
will help relieve some of that stress.
In addition, time away from homework will allow our students and staff,
and their families, to focus on the importance of recognizing Veterans Day,
which takes place on November 11th. In
lieu of homework, I hope that members of our school community will find the
time on Veterans Day to thank a Veteran they may know for their service to our
country. The person they reach out to
could be a relative, a neighbor or a friend.
In addition, if members of our school community can attend the Veterans
Day Ceremony at 11 AM at Veterans Memorial Park, it would be greatly
appreciated by an amazing group of men and women who have served our country so
valiantly over the years.
We will be scheduling a few additional homework free nights later in
the school year as well. We will send
out further information as we get closer to those dates.
Thank you and have a good night.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey W. Granatino
Superintendent
