Principal's Pen
February 10, 2023
Important General School Information
Dear Parents and Families of Julian Curtiss School,
The LinkIt Parent Portal has been updated with winter benchmarks for grades K-8. Parents can see results for STAR Early Literacy for kindergarten and first grade and math and reading benchmarks for grades 2-8. Parents can sign in with your official parent email address (i.e. the address where you received this email).
If you have never activated a LinkIt account, you should have received an account code today, Friday morning from registration@linkit.com with the subject line, “LinkIt Parent Portal Account Registration - Greenwich Public Schools.” Remember to check your spam folder if you don't see it. The GPS Linkit FAQ page has answers to common LinkIt questions and account troubleshooting.
As our winter Greenwich Benchmark Assessments (Linkit Form B) are being reported, here is some helpful information for parents of students in grades 2-5 Greenwich Benchmark Guidance (video) and Greenwich Benchmark Guidance (pdf)
Also, as a reminder, check the K-8 webpage for helpful math videos and IXL resources that are located on the K-8 Curriculum web page for mathematics. The videos provide examples of what and how concepts are taught in each lesson. The IXL practice is a way to reinforce skills.
Have a wonderful February break!! We will see on Tuesday, February 21st!
Trish McGuire and Matt Hartigan
If you can be anything BE KIND!
The links are:
- visually encouraging – something all of the children would see often and feel encouraged by
- ongoing – nothing we need to limit or could potentially run out of, because kindness never runs out
- collaborative – something that acknowledged that a single act of kindness contributed to the whole group
- beautiful – something that the children would love and cherish and want to nurture
- open-ended – something where children could acknowledge each other, themselves, or others
Thank you to our Student Council Members, Lawson Janosov, Zachary Chaney, Grant Gacicia, Cael Zulli , Paul Tynan, Lucia Ernst, Autumn Levine and Sienna Grant!
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER!
CONGRATULATIONS TO JC BAND STUDENTS EMMA DANIELE-GOMEZ AND JAYDEN DANIELE-GOMEZ FOR REPRESENTING JULIAN CURTISS!
CONGRATULATIONS TO JC ORCHESTRA STUDENTS CAL HENNIGAN, MARIELA PEREZ ROSARIO AND PAUL TYNAN FOR REPRESENTING JULIAN CURTISS!
WAY TO GO MS. BROWN AND MS. SANFORD!
Sign-Up for the Mom-Son Dodgeball Tournament!
Notes from Mr. O'Brien
A big thank you to all the parents who attended this year's Gymnastics Open House. It was great seeing parents and students smile and have fun together. For those who were unable to attend, there will be an open invitation to our Field Day later in the year.
Field day will be May 26th! Mark your calendars!
IMPORTANT DATES
February
13-20 - February recess - Schools Closed
21- School resumes
Principal Trish McGuire and Assistant Principal Matthew Hartigan
Email: Trish_McGuire@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Website: https://jcs.greenwichschools.org/
Location: 180 East Elm Street, Greenwich, CT, USA
Phone: 203-869-1896