Charlestown School Updates
For members of our learning community - December 21, 2018
We had a wonderful week at Charlestown School!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
4th Grade Holiday Concert: Singing, Running Awards and Plank Challenge
Crazy Hair and Outfits Day
CHS Floral Design Students teach our 4th graders how to make holiday arrangements.
Gingerbread Men mailed to our K students from other K classes all over the US!
Thank you to Noah Thomas for organizing a winter gear drive at the Jingle Bell Run!!!
The donations will be delivered to RICAN today!
RIDE School Ratings
We will continue to persevere with a goal of earning 5 STARS!
Click this link to learn more about our rating and to see the rating for any other public school in RI.
https://reportcard.ride.ri.gov/SchoolSnapshot?SchCode=98104&DistCode=98
We are persevering towards 5 Stars!
RICAS Results Released by RIDE
While our overall percentages of students who met expectations have decreased, our scores continue to be some of the top scores in the state.
- In English Language Arts, were are the #15th highest performing RI Elementary School.
- In Mathematics, we are the 17th highest performing RI Elementary School.
We look forward to reviewing more data reports shared by RIDE in our continued quest to help all students to meet or exceed expectations on state assessments.
Individual student reports will be mailed to us by RIDE soon and will be sent home with students.
Feel free to click this link to review school and district data:
Charlestown School 2018 RICAS Results
and comparisons with RI student performance
RIDE School Ratings: Use of a new Accountability System
Rhode Island will be using new formulas for rating each school, besides student performance on State Assessments.
The following additional data points will factor into overall school ratings:
- Student Chronic Absenteeism (students who miss 10% or more of school days, regardless of the reason for their absences).
- Teacher Attendance
- Suspensions
RIDE has created an Attendance Leaderboard that is updated daily based on school attendance data.
We currently have one of the lowest chronic attendance rates in the state. I appreciate parent support with having your child present at school as much as possible, and don't want children at school when they are sick!
Dreambox Math Morning Program
We will be inviting more students when we review student scores on recent assessments.
Please contact Mr. Spears if you feel that your child would benefit in participating in this program. Sessions are held daily from 8:00-8:35 in the library. Students work at their own pace on the library computers with support and guidance from Mr. Spears.
Illness Guidance for Parents from Nurse Coulson:
REMIND
Click this private link (you can't search for this group on Remind) to sign up to receive short text message reminders about school events, cancellations etc.
Signing up is free, easy and private.
If you are already signed up for a teacher's group, go back into the app or website and add another group using this code below. Remember, you can't search and find this.
Our code is 2bga2e
Charlestown School PTO
http://www.charlestownschoolpto.com/home.html
PTO Meetings are typically held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the Art Room.
Childcare is Provided and the meetings are relaxing, social and fun!
Sex Offender Registry
Upcoming Events:
Wed. January 2nd - first day back after December break
Thurs. January 10th - Early Release Day
Mon. January 21st - No School - Martin Luther King Day
Fri. January 25th - Progress Reports Issued
SAVE THE DATE: PTO SPAGHETTI SUPPER - FRIDAY JANUARY 25TH, 2019
There will be no February Vacation week in 2019.