Monday Morning Message
January 22, 2024
About Us: Rainbow Elementary School
Principal: Mrs. Maria Stauffer
Assistant Principal: Mr. Jeff Kuciapinski
Attendance Office: (rbattendance@casdschools.org).
The mission of the Coatesville Area School District, rich in diversity and committed to excellence, is to create innovative educational experiences, which are funded by the taxpayers, supported by the community, delivered by dedicated teachers and administrators, to ensure all students will become responsible, contributing global citizens.
Research shows that attendance is critical to student achievement. We want to emphasize the importance of your student’s attendance in both a virtual setting and a brick and mortar setting. If your student is absent or you plan for your student to have an early dismissal, please email excuse notes to rbattendance@casdschools.org within three days of the absence.
Email: staufferm@casdschools.org
Website: https://www.casdschools.org/rainbow
Location: 1113 West Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 383-3780
Facebook: facebook.com/coatesvilleSD/
Twitter: @CASDRainbow
Rainbow Students Follow the Wildcat Code!
1.Be respectful
2. Be responsible
3. Be safe
This Week's Schedule Rotation
1/22 Day 6
1/23 Day 1
1/24 Day 2
1/25 Day 3
1/26 Day 4
January Lunch Menu
A Message from Mrs. Stauffer
Dear Rainbow Families,
This week our staff will be meeting individually with each student to complete a brief assessment as a progress check on students’ reading skills by administering the Acadience Universal Screener. Much like measuring a child's height and weight, this assessment provides an indicator of a child's overall growth in reading. The purpose of this assessment is to obtain baseline data on the strengths and weaknesses of individual students in reading and to guide the teacher's classroom instruction.
Acadience Reading tests skills that are necessary for learning to read. Children who learn these skills become good readers. The skills are:
• Phonemic Awareness: Hearing and using sounds in spoken words
• Phonics: Knowing the sounds of the letters and sounding out written words
• Accurate and Fluent Reading: Reading stories and other materials easily and quickly with few mistakes
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding what is read
Acadience Reading is made up of six short individual tests. Because each test focuses on a different reading skill, your child may be given two to four Acadience Reading tests depending on his or her grade level. Each test takes approximately 1 minute because the tests are used only as indicators. Much like using a thermometer to take a child’s temperature is an indicator of overall health, each test is an indicator of how well a child is doing in learning a particular early reading skill. The scores tell us whether a child is likely to be “on track” for learning to read or whether a child may need some help in learning important reading skills. Your child’s teacher will use the information to better help your child. For example, Acadience Reading test results may tell us that we need to spend more time teaching your child how to “sound out” unknown words.
Acadience Reading is used to identify children who may need extra help to become good readers and to check up on those children while they receive the extra help to make sure they are making progress. Acadience Reading also may be used to make decisions about how well our school’s overall reading program is working for all children. Acadience Reading will not be used to grade your child. We are working hard at school to make sure that every child is on target for success, and we thank you for your efforts at home. Together, we will help your child become a successful reader.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Stauffer
Winter Concert January 25th
It might be cold outside, but it will be warm and cozy tomorrow evening at Rainbow. You are cordially invited to Rainbow's 2024 Winter Concert Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Our Winter Concert will feature the 4th and 5th grade choruses and select members of the band and orchestra as small ensembles. Performers should arrive at 6:30 PM! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow to support our young musicians.
CASD Spelling Bee Results
Congratulations to all of our super spellers for a job well done!
Thank you to Mrs. Mastromarino for organizing the District Spelling Bee and for supporting our students. A big thank you as well to our judges and scorekeepers: Mrs. Snyder, Mr. Fisher, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Wadell, and Ms. Kiszley
SPELLING BEE RESULTS
Congratulations to the Rainbow District Spelling Bee participants! On Thursday, January 18th, students participated in the District Spelling Bee.
Congratulations to Kings Highway for overall points! They will be receiving the trophy.
Congratulations to Rainbow Fourth Grader Aubree Everitt who came in first place in the Fourth Grade Spelling Bee!
A big round of applause to the super spellers below!
The results of the Bee are as follows:
Grade 3
Ben Zittle, King's, First Place
Taranjeet Badh, King's, Second Place
Carina Santilli, Caln, Third Place
Grade 4
Aubree Everitt, Rainbow, First Place
Emmanuel Neba, Caln, Second Place
Hazel Kozak, King's, Third Place
Grade 5
Kedron Eschborn, Reeceville, First Place
Justin Barrios, Caln, Second Place
Aiden Phillips, East Fallowfield, Third Place
The top Grade 5 students below will represent the CASD in the County Spelling Bee:
Kedron Eschborn, Reeceville
Justin Barrios, Caln
Aiden Philips, East Fallowfield
Aiden Parlett, King's Highway
Kaleb Clemson-Graham, Rainbow
Congratulations to all the spellers!!!!
District Science Showcase
CASD families are invited to walk through the CASH cafeteria to view projects. Students who will be moving on to the CCSRC (Chester County Science Research Competition) will be given an opportunity to present to adult volunteers who will provide feedback. Interested students in grade 3 may also make a presentation. Projects in grades K-2 will be on display only.
Saturday, Feb 3, 2024, 10:00 AM
CASH Cafeteria
2023-2024 Code of Conduct and Technology Handbook
The purpose of the Elementary Discipline Code is to assist students in developing a positive attitude toward self-discipline, regular attendance and socially accepted behavior. The Elementary Discipline Code is intended to ensure that each student has the opportunity to benefit from the maintenance of a learning environment that is safe, conducive to learning and is free from unnecessary distractions. Below you will find a button for the Elementary Discipline Code. You can also access the Elementary Discipline Code by clicking here. Please review the document with your student
Title Information
Your child attends Rainbow Elementary School, which receives Federal Title I funds to assist students in meeting state achievement standards. Throughout the school year, we will be providing you with important information about this law and your child’s education. Please review the attachments informing you about your right to request information about the qualifications of the classroom staff working with your child.
In Case you Missed it!
PTO Corner
Let your imagination soar! The yearly Rainbow Yearbook Cover Design competition kicks off now! Please submit your designs to the Rainbow PTO by January 26, 2024. Find all the specifics in the flyer below!
Interested in what the PTO is up to? Please connect with us on Facebook, Instagram @Rainbow_Elementary_PTO_CASD and through our PTO Website at https://www.runpto.com/u/casd_res_pto/
Message from the School Nurse
Dear Parents,
These winter months are cold and flu season, in addition to COVID-19. Chester County has seen a peak in influenza and RSV. It is a great time to remind our school community of the measures we take to keep students healthy and prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
· We reinforce the following with our students: wash hands frequently, eat healthy meals, drink plenty of water, get at least 8 hours of sleep per day, and stay home if you are sick.
In addition, we request that you, as parents, join us in keeping our school healthy by keeping your child home when he/she is sick. For example,
· Students are to be fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever reducing medication before returning to school.
· Students with vomiting or diarrhea are to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school.
· Students with blisters and/or honey-colored crusts should remain home until cleared by a doctor or until after 24 hours of antibiotic treatment.
· Students with pink eye “conjunctivitis”/eye drainage may attend school once they have been on medication for 24 hours or receive clearance from a doctor stating it is non-infectious.
· Students with symptoms of or exposure to COVID-19 should follow the CDC Guidelines for Exposure and Isolation.
January and February are typically the months with the highest number of cases of illness. Notices of exposure to illnesses are not sent home in backpacks.
Instead, consistent healthy habits, remaining home when sick, and exclusion of ill students by school nurses are utilized to control the spread of communicable illness.
Thank you for reinforcing these healthy habits with our students. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our school nurse.