Charlestown School Updates
For members of our learning community - May 19th, 2017
Horace Mann Crystal Apple Award
Kindergarten visits Kettle Pond
CHS Chorus Concert
PTO Girl's Night Out
State Testing:
All Rhode Island public schools will be transitioning to new state assessments in 2017-2018. 3rd and 4th graders will be participating in a new assessment called the RICAS. The assessment will mirror the new Massachusetts State Assessment called the Next Generation MCAS. The number of testing sessions will likely decrease from seven PARCC sessions to five anticipated sessions. A new state science assessment is being developed and will be piloted next year. Our school will not be participating in state science testing as science testing will move to grade 5.
Survey Works Data
Thank you for your participation this winter with completing the Survey Works Parent Survey. You can click this link to see results from our school and all schools in our state. Parents, staff members and students (gr. 3-4) participated in the survey.
4th Grade Parent Volunteers Needed
We need a parent to coordinate designing and printing Tee Shirts.
We also need parent volunteers for the 4th grade Picnic on June 15th.
Please email Ms. Miceli or Mrs. Beaudry if you can assist!
PTO Run at Ninigret on Sat. May 27th at 9:00
Information will be sent home with students.
Adult Volunteers are needed to assist with registration and race safety.
Please email Dr. Moffitt if you can help.
Tick Information and Removal Tips
Mrs. Coulson wants all parents and staff members to know that year may be a VERY bad year for ticks.
Easy 3 step removal without tweezers or pulling out by hand..
- Soak a cotton ball (Q-tip, tissue piece, paper towel etc) in liquid soap.
- Place the cotton ball on the tick.
- Rotate counter-clockwise and the tick comes off whole!!!
Sunscreen
Poetry Slam
We encourage all students to participated in Chariho's 4th Annual Elementary Poetry Slam. A form was sent home recently regarding this great event. Please get your slips into the main office as soon as possible. See flyer below. Reminder that the actual poem must be handed in by June 5th.
Kindergarten Registration Continues
Please call our office if you still need to come in and register your child.
Documents needed for Registration:
- Locator Card - Proof of residency issued by Town Hall
- Birth Certificate - (Children must turn 5 by September 1, 2017)
- Immunization Records
Please feel free to forward this message to parents of incoming Kindergartners.
Bussing Request Form 17-18
Please click this link to complete transportation request form for the 2017-2018 school year. Paper copies will be completed for all incoming K students as part of the registration process. If you have an incoming K students, you don't need to include them on this online form.
Thank you again for an amazing Teacher Appreciation Week!
PTO Memorial Day Family Event for 3rd and 4th graders
Charlestown School PTO is inviting all third and fourth graders and their families to march in the Memorial Day Parade. All marchers must report to Ninigret Park by 11:30 on Sunday, May 28th. We will board buses. The buses will bring us to the beginning of the parade route at Andross Hardware. The last bus leaves Ninigret at 11:45. Another option is to meet at Andross Hardware by noon. Roads will close at noon. We will have a short rehearsal when we get to Andross Hardware. Please be sure that your child wears comfortable shoes because the parade route along Rt 1A (Old Post Rd) is 2 miles. Your child can wear any combination of red, white, and blue- get creative! The parade starts at 1:00, so you might want to bring a lunch or snack to eat while we are waiting.
We will march toward the beginning of the parade. When we finish the parade, we will board buses at the end of the parade route and return to Ninigret Park. If you need additional information, please contact linda.beaudry@chariho.k12.ri.us.
Upcoming Events:
Future Events:
MON. May 22 - Gr. 3 and 4 to Rhode Island Philharmonic
Fri. May 26th - Gr. 3 Field Trip - Brown and Allen Only
Sat. May 27th - PTO 5K Run/Walk at Ninigret at 9:00 am
Mon. May 29th - Memorial Day - No School
Wed. May 31st - Field Day and Cook Out (parents need background check to volunteer)
Tues., June 20th - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Gr. 4 Moving Up Day Ceremony will be held Monday, June 19th from 9:30-10:30 am.
Our last day of school is now Tuesday, June 20th
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School Calendar for 17-18
The School Committee recently approved the school calendar for 2017-2018: