Tiogue's Weekly Family Newsletter
June 13, 2020 - No.39 Have a great summer
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP DURING DISTANCE LEARNING - please read.
I am extremely proud of the work our educators and all of our parents & guardians at Tiogue put forth during Distance Learning. Your unwavering dedication to the children helped to lessen the blow of not having 'normal school' over the past 3 months.
Words can not express how much we all want to thank the children, too!
Students aged 5 to 11 years old were asked to become independent learners (so young and so early) in many cases, and excelled well beyond adult expectations. They took control of their learning, and helped to make this process easier.
School is about community, togetherness, pride, and of course, education. We all did the best we could to keep the learning moving forward while also maintaining a high level of collaboration and interpersonal relationship(s) with all of you. Here at Tiogue we pride ourselves with creating positive relationships with our families, and I truly feel that we proved that to you during Distance Learning.
No matter what the Fall of 2020 may bring, we will be there, standing side by side with you again, planning for the future of OUR CHILDREN.
Many of us have endured great loss over the past 3 months, but our collective Tiogue Family has helped to weather the storm.
Thank you again for your partnership and willingness to share your life and your children's lives with us. As Tiogue Principal, I hope that you know and that you feel that we were there for you...no matter what you may have needed, during this pandemic.
Stay positive. Stay Strong. Stay Safe.
We will come out on top.
Farewell to our Grade 5 students - Best of Luck at ASFMS next year!
IMPORTANT: Picking Up Your Child's Belongings - we will be back in touch later in the summer
Any items not retrieved on June 10th or 11th will be held and distributed when school resumes or during a one day pick up session sometime in August. We will be back in touch about this at a later date.
We will take into account when Yearbooks and Original Works items arrive at the school.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Fifth Grade Celebratory Parade - Saturday, June 6th
Summer Reading Information is available on our School Website, PTA FaceBook Page, and was sent home in student bags/belongings last week
Information will be available online all summer as well.
GO TO OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE TO FIND THE DOCUMENTS - CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THEM
June 2020
Dear Family,
Tiogue Elementary School is pleased to participate in the annual Gordon Orthodontics Summer Reading Contest. Tiogue is proud to have earned a school prize last year for our students’ summer reading work!! This year Gordon Orthodontics will award prizes to the school and class that reads the most!
During the summer, be sure to note each time your child reads by him/herself or with someone else. Tiogue students must return all completed book logs by Friday, September 4th!
At the Coventry Public Library Summer Reading Program theme is “Imagine Your Story”.
Visit http://www.coventrylibrary.org for more information.
For details on the annual Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program and student journal, visit www.barnesandnoble.com/b/summer-reading/.
Showcase Cinemas is hosting Bookworm Wednesdays. For details, visit:
www.showcasecinemas.com/programs/kids-and-families/bookwormwed.
Information regarding all these programs and other learning resources can be found at https://tiogueschool.squarespace.com/.
Let’s READ, READ, READ to start the 2020-2021 school year strong!!
Grade 5 Families: Click on these special messages from Feinstein Middle School
Please check out the website for information regarding Class of 2027.
For those interested in joining band or orchestra, view this special video from Mr. Costa, Musical Director at the Middle School.
Reminder: Due to delays caused by COVID-19, we have not yet received yearbooks or Original Works items. We will contact you at a later date for pick up.
Important Links to Help ALL RI FAMILIES
Some resources in RI for families
FCCP (Family Care Community Partnership)- Coventry Tri-Country (Washington Kent) The contact person we have is Sean Walsh 401-789-3016 ext: 2315
GrandsFlourish Grandparent's parenting grandchildren support group, West Warwick 1-401-954-9163
KidsLink- Emergency assessment for mental health, triage for children's mental health
FSRI- Mental health and social service agency, provide mental health treatment to children, families, and adults (both home based and Outpatient services). Also provide DAYTIME emergency assessments for children and adults
United Way 2-1-1
Whether you need to find daycare for your child, get financial assistance for a utility bill, find a mental health counselor to help you in a crisis, or connect with any other kind of community service, you'll find all the answers you need by calling 2-1-1.
www.211ri.org
HealthSource RI
Information about health insurance plans, including RIte Care.
www.healthsourceri.com
1-855-840-4774
Office of the Child Advocate
Protects the legal and special rights of children in RI DCYF care.
www.child-advocate.ri.gov
401-462-4300
Rhode Island Legal Services
RILS is the State's major law firm for low-income people with civil legal problems.
www.rils.org
401-274-2652
BrightStars
BrightStars provides free, statewide information and referral services to families that are looking to find a child care and/or early learning program. BrightStars is the state’s Quality Rating and Improvement System for child care and early learning programs. Participating programs meet research-based quality benchmarks on a scale of one to five stars.
www.brightstars.org
401-739-6100
TeethFirst!
Information and resources about children's oral health.
www.teethfirstri.org/parents-families
and
Grab-n-Go Meals Continue This Summer!
Our Nurse's Corner:
News From the Health Office:
Hi, I am available by email: daguannogina@coventryschools.net, phone: I will call if you email me, and by the video conference application called Zoom: I will email you an invite for any health-related concerns or questions during this time.
-Gina D'Aguano MS, MEd, RN, CSNT
About Us
Email: giustidomenic@coventryschools.net
Website: http://tiogueschool.squarespace.com/
Location: 170 East Shore Drive, Coventry, RI, United States
Phone: (401) 822-9460
Twitter: @domgiusti