Charlestown School Updates
For members of our learning community - March 17th, 2017
Report Cards will be sent home on Monday, March 20th
Please read your child's report and contact myself or your child's teacher if you have questions or concerns.
4th Grade High C Presentations
4th Grade Electricity Projects
We hope that many students will share their projects with others at the upcoming Artessy at CMS on April 1st.
PLEASE complete Survey Works Surveys...we appreciate your feedback!!!
ALL PARENTS and encouraged to give feedback about our through SurveyWorks, a statewide survey that asks you questions about the learning environment of schools.
YOU CAN COMPLETE THE SURVEY AGAIN TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR MULTIPLE CHILDREN IN YOUR FAMILY!
Family Access Code: 98104family
If you don’t have access to the Internet, please contact our main office to access a paper survey,
Thank you for the 55 completed surveys by our parents!
With an enrollment of 270, we're hoping for at least 270 responses.
The PTO Parents Night out has bene rescheduled for Friday, March 24th
More spaces are available if yod like to attend. Please contact Abby Garrepy for more information.
Eating the Rainbow In March
In an effort to get students to eat the recommended 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, the cafeteria and the school nurse are teaming up to have students “Eat the Rainbow” in March. The cafeteria offers a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables every day, for the students eating their colorful fruits and vegetables they will get a sticker from the staff. We make it fun by assigning different colors for different days of the week!
Week 2
March 20-24
Monday - Orange
Tuesday - Yellow
Wednesday - Red
Thursday - Green
Friday - Rainbow day you pick!
Week 3
March 27-31
Monday - Yellow
Tuesday - Red
Wednesday - Green
Thursday - Orange
Friday - Rainbow day you pick!
March 27-31
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.
FLASH updates
Due to some congestion with parking out front, parents of students in ....
Karate,Hip Hop and Piñata Making
May park out back and pick their child up in the cafeteria via entering the back door.
Updated Transportation Policy
Student Registration: Each parent/guardian requesting transportation services to and/or from a Chariho school, so long as the requirements of I.A. above are met, must register in accord with guidelines established by the Superintendent of Schools. Parents/Guardians of students who attend private schools located in one of the member towns must register as if the student attended a Chariho school; all elements of this policy shall apply. Parents/Guardians of students who attend private schools within Chariho’s transportation region (Region 4), but outside of the District, must register for transportation with the Statewide Student Transportation System.
Approve of transportation requests will be rescinded when a student does not utilize transportation services for ten (10) consecutive days if there is no notification with reasonable explanation to the transportation provider.
Please see the link below for more information.
https://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/sites/default/files/policy/transprt_revised.pdf
Budget Update
All-day referendum vote regarding the proposed FY18 Budget will be held on April 11th. We encourage everyone to vote.
You can also review public budget documents:
https://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/budget
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions about the budget.
Upcoming Events:
Mon. March 20th - Report Cards Issued
Wed. March 22nd - Bubble Assembly Sponsored by PTO
Fri. March 24th - PTO Parent's Night Out
March 27-31 Kindergarten Registration Week
Future Events:
Fri. May 19th - PTO Girls Night Out
Sat. May 27th - PTO 5K Run/Walk at Ninigret at 9:00 am
Our last day of school is now Tuesday, June 20th
You can follow me on Twitter - @jenpooreri
School Calendars for 16-17 and 17-18
http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/sites/default/files/2016-17_chariho_school_calendar.pdf
The School Committee recently approved the school calendar for 2017-2018: