Coventry News
September 27, 2022
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Fall Fundraiser/Movie Night: Friday, September 30th
Dunk Tank ticket presale, $5.00 per family. Dunk Tank ticket at the door day of, $5.00 per family. Movie ticket presale, $5.00 per family. Movie ticket at the door day of, $7.00 per family. Please bring bag chairs or blankets for the movie. Our goal is to raise $10,000 at this event in order to continue to run all the fun things the PTA supports. Please help us reach our goal! Thank you for your support!!
*If you are unable to join the fun event and want to make a donation, feel free to send it in with your child's name and DONATION for PTA*
Ice Cream Eating Contest
Yes, you read that correctly! At our Family Movie Night we will have our FIRST EVER ice cream eating contest. Take your best shot at trying to out eat Mr. Grubbs or Dr. Schaefer. Good Luck!
Dunk Tank
Back by popular demand is our world-famous dunk tank. Let's see who can hit the bullseye and knock Mr. Grubbs or Dr. Schaefer off the platform and into the water. Mr. Grubbs cannot be knocked down.
Raffle
During Movie Night, there will be many raffle prizes. Bring cash to enter as many as you can. Here is a sneak peek at some raffle prizes: Principal or Assistant Principal for a day, gym time with Mrs. Gorman, Slime Fun with the 5th-grade teachers, Sphero Robots with Mrs. Sanchez, Lego Building with teachers, donut eating, pancake making, and many more!
District 47 Parent Communications Survey
Fall Book Fair: 10/3-10/7
1-2-3-4 We Declare a Coin War!
Starting MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26th, bring in your coins and drop them into the jug in your classroom. We will collect coins Monday, 9/26 through Friday, 9/30. The classroom with the most coins will win a PRIZE! We will be competing by grade and the winners will be announced at Movie Night! All donations will support our students, teachers, and help the PTA plan fun activities throughout the school year. GAME ON!
OLSAT and NNAT Assessments for 3rd & 5th Grade
Between October 3-21, 3rd and 5th grade students at all District 47 elementary schools will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT 8) or the Naglieri Nonverbal Test (NNAT). The OLSAT, a widely used measure of abstract thinking and reasoning ability, assesses students’ verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal skills. This year, the OLSAT test will be administered online (rather than paper/pencil) and will take approximately one hour. Teachers use test results to assess students’ learning strengths, predict success in school, and assist in the identification process for admission to the district's extended curriculum program. Based on language proficiency, some English Language Learner students may benefit from participating in the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) rather than OLSAT. Such determinations are made by individual school teams. The NNAT is a nonverbal measure of cognitive ability and reasoning used in the identification of gifted and talented students. This year, the NNAT will be administered online (rather than paper/pencil) and will take approximately 30 minutes. Additional information about specific OLSAT or NNAT assessment dates may be provided by your child’s teacher. Please contact the school should you have additional questions regarding OLSAT or NNAT assessments.
ParentVue
Reporting Student Absences via ParentVue
District 47’s attendance reporting procedures are changing for the 2022-23 school year. If a child will be absent from school, parents/guardians must log into ParentVue to report the absence before the start of the school day -- by 8:50 a.m. (preK and elementary) and by 7:30 a.m. (middle school). Once logged into ParentVue, click the Report Absence button to complete the quick, two-step process. If you need help logging into ParentVue or have questions, see the links below or contact the parent help desk at hd@d47.org.