Superintendent's Community Update
June 15, 2022
A Message from Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain, Ed.D.
Dear Newport Schools Parents, Families, and Staff:
It’s the last week of school! You made it!!
On behalf of Newport Public Schools, I want to thank our entire school community for coming together and working through another difficult school year, and emerging even stronger on the other side. COVID continued to present us with many challenges, but we worked through them and kept our focus on 100% in-person learning, where we know our students do best.
We are closing out the school year with our new Rogers High School groundbreaking ceremony this Friday at 11:00am. Please join us as we celebrate the start of construction on this transformational project for future generations of Newport students!
This will be the last Superintendent’s Community Update of the 2021-2022 school year. I’ll be back in touch with our first edition of the 2022-23 school year on August 24th with updates about the start of the 2022-2023 school year. I am hoping to hold a virtual Town Hall meeting on August 31st with the time to be determined. I will keep you posted.
Have a great summer everyone!
Sincerely,
Colleen Burns Jermain, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Un mensaje de la superintendente Colleen Burns Jermain, Ed.D.
¡Es la última semana de clases! ¡¡Lo hiciste!!
En nombre de las Escuelas Públicas de Newport, quiero agradecer a toda nuestra comunidad escolar por unirse y trabajar durante otro año escolar difícil y emerger aún más fuerte del otro lado. COVID continuó presentándonos muchos desafíos, pero los superamos y mantuvimos nuestro enfoque en el aprendizaje 100% en persona, donde sabemos que a nuestros estudiantes les va mejor.
Estamos cerrando el año escolar con nuestra nueva ceremonia de inauguración de Rogers High School este viernes a las 11:00 am. ¡Únase a nosotros para celebrar el inicio de la construcción de este proyecto transformador para las futuras generaciones de estudiantes de Newport!
Esta será la última actualización comunitaria del superintendente del año escolar 2021-2022. Volveré a estar en contacto con nuestra primera edición del año escolar 2022-23 el 24 de agosto con actualizaciones sobre el inicio del año escolar 2022-2023. Espero celebrar una reunión virtual en el ayuntamiento el 31 de agosto con la hora por determinar.
Te mantendré informado. ¡Todos tengan un excelente verano!
Sinceramente,
Colleen Burns Jermain, Ed.D.
Superintendente
Rogers High School Class of 2022 Graduation
Last Friday we had a beautiful evening for the Rogers High School Class of 2022 graduation ceremony. It’s fair to say that some of our students were quite literally “flipping out” with excitement as you can see from this wonderful photo taken by the Newport Daily News. Once again, congratulations to all of our Rogers High School Class of 2022 graduates!

Graduación de la clase de Rogers High School de 2022
Senior Banners
Senior Banners are up and now everyone can see our new RHS graduates.
Thank you to the parents, City Hall and School Department workers for climbing those ladders and getting those banners up in time for graduation!

pancartas para personas mayores
¡Gracias a los padres, trabajadores del Ayuntamiento y del Departamento Escolar por subir esas escaleras y levantar esas pancartas a tiempo para la graduación!
Early Dismissal Times for Friday, Last Day of School
Friday, June 17th is the last day of the 2021-2022 school year. To ensure all our students, teachers, and staff have the opportunity to attend our new Rogers High School groundbreaking ceremony, we are dismissing Newport Public Schools early on Friday:
● Rogers High School - 9:15am dismissal
● Thompson Middle School - 9:45am dismissal
● Pell Elementary School - 10:15am dismissal
Horas de salida temprana para el viernes, último día de clases
● Rogers High School: salida a las 9:15 a. m.
● Escuela secundaria Thompson: salida a las 9:45 a. m.
● Escuela Primaria Pell - Salida a las 10:15 a. m.
JOIN US FRIDAY FOR THE BIG DAY!! EVERYONE IS INVITED!! Friday Groundbreaking for Our New Rogers High School
This Friday at 11:00am, please join us for the groundbreaking ceremony for our brand new state-of-the-art Rogers High School building. Families, friends, and students are all invited to attend. We would love to see our Newport families, students, and teachers in the audience, and our students there to help us with shovels in hand to “break ground.” There will be a very brief indoor ceremony in the auditorium to share remarks from our guests and then at 11:30 we will be heading outside for several rounds of dirt shoveling with the many guests and community leaders and volunteers that have made this all possible. Thank you in advance to our partners for providing refreshments including Del’s Lemonade, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, and our own NACTC culinary treats serving after the ceremony. We look forward to seeing you on Friday!

¡¡ÚNETE A NOSOTROS EL VIERNES PARA EL GRAN DÍA!! ¡¡TODOS ESTÁN INVITADOS!! Viernes de inauguración de nuestra nueva escuela secundaria Rogers
Newport Community School Summer Programs for Thompson & Rogers Students
Our One Newport community partner, the Newport Community School, will be offering summer learning and academic recovery program opportunities to Thompson Middle School and Rogers High School students. Click here for more information.

Programas de verano de Newport Community School para estudiantes de Thompson & Rogers
Thompson Student Artwork Selected for 11th Hour Racing Team Art Contest Display
11th Hour Racing is hosting a unique event on ocean health and sailing at Fort Adams State Park from June 12th through 18th. The 11th Hour Racing Team is a high-performance ocean racing team with sustainability at its core, working to inspire positive action among sailing and coastal communities and global sports fans to create long-lasting change for ocean health. The team partnered with Thompson Middle School for a student art contest. Congratulations to all of our Thompson students whose work will be displayed!

Obras de arte de los estudiantes de Thompson seleccionadas para la exhibición del concurso de arte del equipo de carreras de la 11.ª hora
Island Moving Company Gets Pell Students Moving!
Last Friday, our One Newport community partner Island Moving Company worked with our Pell Elementary students on a fun and interactive music and dancing experience incorporating the themes of Community, Peace, and Equality. Thank you Island Moving Company for giving our students this wonderful experience!

¡Island Moving Company hace que los estudiantes de Pell se muden!
Sankofa Juneteenth Celebration This Saturday
Our One Newport community partner Sankofa Community Connection will be hosting a Juneteenth celebration this Saturday at the Great Friends Meeting House from 3pm-9:45pm.

Celebración del diecinueve de junio de Sankofa este sábado
June 20th Newport & Middletown Public Schools Regionalization Discussion Sessions
On Monday, June 20th, Newport & Middletown Public Schools will jointly hold two community discussion sessions regarding the proposal on November’s ballot to create a regional school district. Please come to get the facts about this proposal and the many benefits to Newport and Middletown students, teachers, and taxpayers.
● Session 1 - Monday, June 20 from 3:30-5:30pm at the Wyndham Newport
● Session 2 - Monday, June 20 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Wyndham Newport
More sessions will be held in July and August. Please mark your calendars for July 25 & 26 and August 22 & 23. We hope everyone joins the conversation.

20 de junio Sesiones de discusión sobre la regionalización de las escuelas públicas de Newport y Middletown
● Sesión 1: lunes 20 de junio de 3:30 p. m. a 5:30 p. m. en Wyndham Newport
● Sesión 2: lunes 20 de junio de 6:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. en Wyndham Newport
Se realizarán más sesiones en julio y agosto. Marque sus calendarios para el 25 y 26 de julio y el 22 y 23 de agosto. Esperamos que todos se unan a la conversación.

Newport Public Schools Administration Office Closed July 1-11
Oficina de Administración de las Escuelas Públicas de Newport Cerrada del 1 al 11 de julio
2022-2023 Newport Public Schools Calendar
We have finalized our calendar for the 2022-2023 school year. Use this link to download a copy. Note that the first day of next school year will be September 7th.

Calendario de las Escuelas Públicas de Newport 2022-2023
Health & Wellness Committee Survey
This year our Health and Wellness Committee has been focusing on ways to strengthen our social emotional learning curriculum (SEL). Mental and physical health are important to everyone. It would be a great help if you could take 3-5 minutes to fill out this survey.
Families: https://forms.gle/7A95GEr9Z5FwLPZJ9
Staff: https://forms.gle/v7ye2e1AaByunnbeA
Encuesta del Comité de Salud y Bienestar
Familias: https://forms.gle/7A95GEr9Z5FwLPZJ9
Personal: https://forms.gle/v7ye2e1AaByunnbeA
TeamFAME and TMS
TMS 8th grade students are among the first class to complete the four-year program at TeamFAME. Through partnership with the International Tennis Hall of Fame, TMS students participate in this enrichment program and recently celebrated their accomplishments on the court and in the classroom. Thank you to our partners at TeamFAME! Read more about the program and accomplishments here.

TeamFAME y TMS
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