The Clayville Chronicle
May 2018 Edition
From the Desk of Mrs. Francis
Spring is upon us and we are down to the final two months of the school year. Our students have been working diligently to meet all of their goals! It is important to keep up this momentum throughout May and June. Please continue to encourage your student to put their best effort into making each remaining school day count.
We have a very busy few months ahead. Please refer to the list of upcoming events below.
Warm Regards,
Courtney Francis
Announcements & Reminders
- It is important that students adhere to appropriate school attire for the spring. As outlined in our handbook: Shoes with open toes, sandals, clogs, and flip-flops are not safe for the recess field, stairs and where objects could be dropped on children’s feet.
- District Policy requires all parents and school volunteers to maintain a current BCI check and to RENEW all BCI checks yearly prior to volunteering in classrooms/school or field trip activities. Please contact the school office if you are in need of a form.
5 Parent Tips to Keep Children Engaged at the End of the School Year
The school year is coming to a close, the weather is getting nice, and the students are getting antsy. For parents, these last few weeks before summer can feel like a marathon, attempting to keep your children from completely checking out from the classroom mentally—without losing your own sanity. Looking for some fresh ideas? Here are five things parents can do at home to keep their children motivated in the classroom through the end of the school year.
1. Give in to the great outdoors
Once the air warms up and the sun comes out, the pull of the great outdoors is hard for all of us to ignore. Make a point of quenching your child’s thirst for time outside during the hours you have with him or her at home. Walk to the local park after school, sign him or her up for an outdoor sports league, take a weekend day trip to go hiking, or simply eat dinner in the backyard as a family. Any time you spend outside with your child will help manage his or her need to escape the indoors while he or she is busy learning in the classroom.
2. Ask questions
Contrary to what you may hear from your child, his or her time in the classroom is valuable right up to the last day of the school year. Teachers are racking their brains every bit as hard as you to keep students busy and learning during the final weeks of school. Help them out by making a concerted effort to get your child talking about that learning at home. Avoid the impulse to focus on upcoming summer activities or indulge in complaints, and ask your child about what the day’s lessons included. As always, express your own interest in those topics—enthusiasm for learning is infectious.
3. Maintain a routine
The days may be getting longer and summer activities may be getting started, but that’s not an excuse to disrupt the school year routine. Make a point of maintaining consistency in your child’s homework time, family mealtime, bedtime, wake-up time, and any other daily rituals you have. This will help keep your child in the mindset for school and improve his or her focus in the classroom right up to the last day of the school year.
4. Reflect on the year
For students, each school year is a distinct experience. As the school year is wrapping up, make it a priority to help your child reflect on all that he or she has learned and done in the classroom over the past nine months. Try having your child write a letter to his or her younger self from the start of the school year—what advice would he or she offer, what challenges can he or she expect, and what should he or she look forward to? This kind of reflection is a great way to get your child thinking about all the progress he or she has made throughout the year and motivate him or her to keep up the academic momentum.
5. Provide some incentive
Never underestimate the motivating power of a little reward. Think about different incentives you can offer your child for displaying continued effort and achievement at school during these final weeks. Maybe it’s an extra hour of TV time if he or she finishes all of the night’s homework before dinnertime or a special outing if he or she achieves a certain grade in a subject that has been challenging. Big or small, dangling a carrot can make a big difference in keeping your child engaged at the end of the school year.
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(Source: http://blog.edmentum.com/5-parent-tips-keep-children-engaged-end-school-year)
PAWsitive Office Referrals!
Tootles!
Ronald McDonald House Donation
District Wide STEAM Showcase
Featured below are the videos created by NEED Club students in grades 1-3 and pictures from our Robotics competition with students in grades 4 and 5. We are so proud of our Wildcats!
Grade 4 Buncee Presentations
Grade 2 Book Tasting
Pre-K Dinosaur Thematic Unit
Grade 5 Shared Writing Project
Fraction Fun in Grade 3
Investigating Air in Grade 1
Kindergarten Explores Measurement
School-wide Reward!
Blended & Personalized Learning Conference
Administrative Assistant's Day!
PTO Gentlemen's Choice Event!
PTO Ladies' Choice Event!
Thank you, PTO!
Upcoming Events!
Student Council Spirit Month
Show your Clayville School spirit each week in May!
May 4th – Crazy Hat & Hair Day
Show off your craziest hair style or hat and
bring a donation (no monetary donations please) for the Scituate Animal Shelter.
Cat treats, dry and canned food, soft toys, Purina Kitten Chow
Dog treats (Milk Bones, Beggin’ Strips), dry and canned food, hard toys
Paper towels, scouring sponges, laundry detergent, dryer sheets
May 11th – School Color Day
Wear your spirit wear, Feinstein clothing or as much purple as you can to show your school pride and bring a donation for the Izzy Foundation.
Visit https://theizzyfoundation.org/ for more information on this organization.
May 18th – Tie Dye Day
Wear your craziest tie dye clothing and bring in donations to help the homeless.
Sleeping bags, tents, travel size wipes, deodorant, travel size hand sanitizer, lip balm and travel size sunscreen.
May 25th – PJ Day
Wear your PJs and
bring peanut butter or jelly to kick off the food drive.
Reading Week!
Clayville School will once again be hosting a reading week!
- Theme: Reading is a Voyage
- Date: 5/21-5/25
- More details to come soon!
Spring Scholastic Book Fair
It's time to Paws for Books... at our Annual Spring Scholastic's Book Fair! Visit Clayville Library for our fun pet themed fair May 21 - 25, 9 am - 3:30 pm & during Arts Night for awesome books plus games & prizes!!
All proceeds used to purchase books for our classrooms, library & students. Volunteers needed! Please email RandiMedici@gmail.com if you'd like to help!
Middle School Orientation Night!
Field Day 2018!
Celebration Event Dates:
- June 19th - Kindergarten Celebration
- June 20th- PreK Celebration
- June 21st- Grade 5 Celebration
Nurse's Note
CLOSED TOED SHOES with strap/back
· For the safety of your child NO FLIP FLOPS OR OPEN TOED SANDALS are allowed at school
SUNSCREEN
· Have your child apply sunscreen
every day before school.
USE SUNSCREEN THAT IS:
*SPF 30 or higher
* Broad spectrum (protects from UVA & UVB)
* Water resistant for up to 40 –80 minutes
To learn more go to www.aaa.org (American Academy of Dermatology)
LYME DISEASE
· Protect your family from Lyme disease by:
* Use insect repellent with 20-30% DEET.
* Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming in doors.
* Look for ticks, especially under arm pits, behind knees, in the groin area and in the hair.
Reasons to suspect your child may have Lyme disease:
* You know or suspect your child has been
exposed.
* Your child is experiencing symptoms such as rash, fever,
chills, fatigue, joint or muscle pain or facial paralysis.
To learn more go to www.CDC.gov/lyme (Centers For Disease)
PTO Update!
News from the Scituate School Committee
News From the Local Advisory Committee
NORTHWEST SPECIAL EDUCATION REGION
LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LAC)
(Serving Foster, Foster/Glocester, Glocester and Scituate School Districts)
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
at the
Northwest Special Education Region
23A Theodore Foster Drive
No. Scituate, RI 02857
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND CALL 647-4106
Dates to Remember:
- May is Student Council Spirit Month!
- 5/1-5/2: RICAS Math Testing Grade 5
- 5/3: PTO Meeting @ 6 p.m. in Clayville Library
- 5/7-5/11: Teacher Appreciation Week!
- 5/8-5/9: RICAS Math Testing Grades 3 & 4
- 5/9: School Nurse's Day!
- 5/11: Bike Safety Presentation with Officer Parenti
- 5/11: PTO Restaurant Night @ Smashburger
- 5/15: Spring Picture Make up/retake Day
- 5/16-5/17: Grade 5 NGSA (science) Testing
- 5/21-25: Spring Scholastic Book Fair & Reading Week!
- 5/22: School Improvement Team Meeting @ 3:30 p.m.
- 5/23: Arts Night!
- 5/24: Middle School Orientation 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Stay in Touch!
Email: courtney.francis@scituateschoolsri.net
Website: http://www.scituateri3.net/Clayville/
Location: 3 George Washington Highway, Clayville, RI, USA
Phone: 401-647-4115
Twitter: @Mrs_Francis7